We had a fantastic time Wednesday night at AYF! Forty-five (count ‘em-45!) students turned out for some super worship and a Rob Bell video called “Rhythm.” We broke into discussion groups to talk about living our lives in tune with God. Props to our awesome seniors (14, I think) for leading the discussion groups. We’ve heard feedback of fruitful discussions- if you want to continue, you can post a comment (this is a blog, after all). Oh yeah, the calendar works now- really =)

Some Important Reminders:

1. If you are going to Williamsport on Friday night, please be at the church by 5:15 pm (earlier is better), and bring some money for entrance to the football game, snacks, and ice cream with the Fishers. ($10-$15, depending on how much you plan to ea)

2. The last day to sign up and pay for Switchfoot/Relient K is Sunday!!! Just signing up will not get you a ticket- you need to actually turn in the money ($20) by Sunday @ 6pm. The men’s ministry will be collecting $ on Sunday morning. The preferable payment is a check made out to the church (write concert ticket on the memo line), but you can also pay in cash as long as you put it in an envelope with your name on it!

3. Broomball- come on out and bring your friends. AYF is paying for friends who are new visitors, everyone else should bring $5. And real shoes, no flip flops.

We have really had a few exciting weeks at AYF! Hopefully, we’ll get some photos posted soon! Some great news- we have a new Pastor of Youth Ministries! Paul Allen and his wife, Becca are moving to State College this week, and will officially start with us next Wednesday, October 17th! Please keep them in your prayers as they move, travel to a wedding, and prepare to take on the challenge of ~50 teens and a new baby!

Also, the AYF google calendar is back! Click the link to the right (at the top of the column) for a list of all our upcoming events! Please note that if you want to attend the Switchfoot/ Reliant K concert in November, you need to sign up and pay ($20) by this Sunday, October 14th so that tickets can be ordered!

5th Quarter at the Stauffer’s house!
Don’t miss our first 5th Quarter of the year tonight at Derek and Tatum Stauffer’s house after the SC game vs. Chambersburg. Boys- please bring a drink, and girls- please bring a snack to share. You can come even if you don’t go to the football game.  And bring your friends!

(The Stauffers live at 3136 Williamsburg Court in the Stonebridge development. You can arrive any time after 9 and gt picked up by 11:30!)

Sunday Afternoons are Awesome…
…especially if you’re hanging out with AYF at Spring Creek Park. We are planning an afternoon of games and sugary snacks for all AYF students and their friends. Meet at the church at 4 pm to caravan to Spring Creek Park; we’ll return around 7:15 to coincide with the end of the evening service and AWANA.

If the weather is rainy, come anyway! We’ll head to Meyer Dairy for ice cream (bring a few $) and then we’ll come back to the church (upstairs library) to play games and have a time of fellowship.

Can you believe it’s already September? And school’s about to start! We can’t wait to see you all on Wednesday night- what a great way to relax and fellowship after school. AYF starts at 7, but come a little early and hang out in the narthex. Meet some new friends and catch up with everyone. We’ll welcome our new 6th graders, too! For those of you that are new- we finish up between 8:15 and 8:30. Parents- you’re always welcome to stop in and see what’s going on!

Please join us at 7pm tonight (Sunday) for a farewell reception for Karl and Bethany. They are traveling to Williamsport later tonight; please pray for safe travel and blessings as they begin their new ministry tomorrow!

There will be no AYF this Wednesday, August 22. Enjoy your week off and we’ll see you next week as we prepare to kick off the new school year!

The girls’ canoing day today at Stone Valley is going to be postponed to a later date due to the weather. We’ll let you know about a new date for it!

Hey Everyone,
Just an update about our movie night tonight.

We’re still on for 8:30pm, but we will move inside to the big screen because of the weather. The Prestige is about 2h 10m long, so we’ll be finished up shortly before 11pm. Hope to see you tonight!

Hi Everyone!
Just a few reminders for this week:

• If you have not yet turned in your hoagie money, it is past due! Please bring it with you to AYF tomorrow night.
• Tomorrow night AYF is having a movie night on the lawn, and will not be meeting at our normal time. We’ll be at the church from 8:30pm – 10:30pm and we’re watching The Prestige. S’mores, popcorn, and drinks will be provided
  • Feel free to bring along a snack to share
  • Bring along your own blanket or lawn chair
  • Invite your friends to come out!
• LIFE-ers leave this Sunday @ 9am. Keep us in your prayers.
• FIFTY6 will be meeting Sunday night in room 203 from 6pm – 7pm.
  • No regular small groups this week – it’s an off week for you!

Don’t forget, if you sold hoagies for LIFE 2007, your money is due at AYF tomorrow night!

It’s going to be a great night tomorrow – we’ll see you there!