May 1st Event: Bowling

When: May 1, 2009
Time: 7pm-10pm
Where: Three Point Bowling (click for directions)
Cost: $12 (includes 3 games and shoes)

Students will meet at the bowling alley.

Event at East Lake Toho

Dear Parents,
Our Hard Knocks event for this upcoming week has been postponed for a later date. We are still planning to have an event for the students at East Lake Toho - the site where we held our fall retreat during the day.
When: March 28th, 2009
Time: 11am-3pm
Cost: $10
What: Lunch is provided and there is a beach, a playground and just about anything else you can think of at a lakeside beach. Bring your footballs, soccerballs, waterguns…whatever you need to have a fun time hanging out at East Lake Toho.

Directions:
East Lake Toho


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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me!
Phil
406-967-6141

February Update

Dear Parents,

2009 so far has been a great year for our student ministry. Hopefully your student(s) was able to have meaningful experiences during our 4 week sessions where we separated the High School and Middle School students. Facilitating "Generation Change" with our High School students was fun for me, and I really think that each of them was presented with not only a biblical perspective of how to be a good steward, but also came away with practical applications for living a God honoring life.

Our Friday Night Lights have been something that I believe our students are enjoying. The original intent for these events was to create an atmosphere where our students could feel comfortable to invite their friends who have not made a significant commitment to Christ, and it still is. Pray with us as we continue to offer evangelistic opportunities as well as discipleship opportunities for students within our community.



As we head into March, I want to let you know of something that I am going to be encouraging the students to participate in. It is a campaign put out by blood water mission called "Forty Days of Water." For more information go to: bloodwatermission.com/40days. We will be collecting money for this each Wednesday as an extension of our already exisitng One Water:One Life campaign.

For a list of events please check back periodically on our main site for the most up to date information .

Thanks again for allowing us to help your student become an engaged follower of Christ. Please continue to pray that God would use CSO to reach the thousands of students in our community who have yet had the opportunity to experience an authentic relationship with Christ and His people.

Soli Deo Gloria

Bonfire Event

Dear Parents,

I wanted to let you know of an event we have coming up January 9th for your student. Please visit our student website for more info

momentumonline.org

Pastor Phil

December 12th Christmas Party

Dear Parents,

I just wanted to let you know of our upcoming event called "A White Elephant Christmas" Party. Please visit our main student ministry site for more information.

-Pastor Phil

Momentum Update

Dear Parents,

For all who have made the necessary adjustments to your schedule to have your student participate in our weekly fundraisers, I want to say "thank you." Thank you for involving your student in an event that not only helps them with fall retreat costs, but finds them serving others with their peers.

I do want to let you know that this Wednesday, October 15, is the last week of Wed. Night Dinner Fundraisers. We still have other fundraisers available. For more information, please see Carly McGrinn.

We are also in the midst of planning a PARENT APPRECIATION BREAKFAST for Saturday November 22, 2008 so please note that date on your calendars!

God Bless,
Pastor Phil

2008 Fall Retreat

2008 Fall Discipleship Retreat
November 13-15th

Dear Parents,

Our annual Fall Discipleship Retreat is upon us. This year we are going to be holding our event at the Lake Aurora Christian Camp & Retreat Center, in Lake Wales, FL. The cost of this camp per student will be $140. If your child is involved in our fundraiser events, they can apply those monies to the cost of their camp. This summer our Summer Discipleship Camp cost was almost $400 per student, but because of our successful fundraisers, we were able to keep the cost down at $125 per student. I feel very confident we can do the same for this event.

So what are we going to do at our Fall Discipleship Retreat?

Like our summer camp, these events are designed to take your student out of their "comfort zone" and place them in an atmosphere where a connection with Christ - and a deep understanding of what God's Word has to communicate to their lives - is top priority.

By the end of this year's fall retreat, they will have sat through 5 intensive discipleship sessions where God's word is taught "verse-by-verse" and where they each will have an opportunity to connect with Christ through worship and prayer.

Of course, with any of our events, our students will have fun. This year, our venue will have tons of things for them to do, like canoeing, basketball, and more. We will also have team building challenges where the students will definitely get the chance to work together to solve a task. All of this is planned with the belief that God cares about the relationships we build with others, and especially with those who are brothers and sisters in Christ.

Here's the breakdown:

• Cost: $140 per student
• Deposit: There is a $30 deposit due by Oct 22. (this will be applied to total cost, not in addition to the $140 cost, and is non-refundable)
• When: We leave Nov. 13 @ 4:30pm from the church and will be back on Nov. 15th in the afternoon. Detailed info TBA.
• Fundraisers:

Option 1:
Every Wed night we are hosting a fundraiser dinner. Students should arrive at 5:30pm to help out. Those who participate will be able to benefit from the proceeds.

Option 2:
We are also selling Entertainment Books for $25. Each book a student sells will pay for $5 of the total camp costs

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me or Carly McGrinn. If you would like to reach me via email you can do so at pastorphil@calvaryso.com.

God bless,
Pastor Phil