Summer is Here!
Summer is upon us and big things are in store for Hillcrest Students!
We are putting the pedal to the metal this Summer and challenge the students at Hillcrest to make this time really count!
Life Groups will meet every Sunday morning – Middle School at 9:30 and High School at 11:00 in the student suite. These continue to be at the center of our ministry and if you are not connected to a Life Group then YOU ARE NOT CONNECTED! These small groups provide with an opportunity to grow alongside students your age and gender. In addition, the bulk of the opportunities to serve our community come out of our Life Groups as well. If you are not connected but you want to be, then contact us today!
Wednesday nights are going to look a little different. We will still open the Pier every week at 5:00 for food, games, and hang time. We will still kick off at 6:30 all together. The difference will be that at 6:45 we will bust out into small groups and you will spend your Wednesday nights this summer being trained in the basic spiritual disciplines of the Christian faith. We are calling it “Pier: Boot Camp”. We are having a special kick off at 6:00 out at Hillcrest Park on Wednesday, June 2nd (bring your swim trunks) and then launching into P:BC the next Wednesday, the 9th, in the Pier (do not bring your swim trunks). Bring your Bible, bring a journal or a notebook, and bring a desire to be whipped into shape for the sake of your King!
Sunday nights are going to be INTENSE! If you are a middle school student, then you will be spending your Sunday nights at a local home with a pool and a group of leaders who will be leading you through a time of Bible study (and marco polo). High School students will have the opportunity to participate in our first ever Student Leadership Training course. This is not for the weak of heart (or mind). There is a syllabus, quizzes, a paper, and guest lecturers. The standard will be set very high, but I know you guys are up for it! Both of these groups will be meeting each week (except July 4) from 6 to 8 starting June 13th! High School will be meeting in the Pier and location details for Middle Schoolers are coming really soon so stay tuned!
AND OF COURSE THERE’S THE BEACH! Every Thursday (starting June 10th) we will be meeting at a location out at Pensacola Beach just to throw the frisbee, eat hot dogs, play in the waves, and work on our tan! We will meet at 10 a.m. and be outta there at 3:00 p.m. Transportation will NOT be provided, so you need to arrange a drop off and pick up situation. We will be providing a map to the specific area of the beach in the days leading up to the 10th. We will not meet on June 24th due to VBS.
You can find a full calendar of Summer events here and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
I hope you will join us in STEPPING UP this summer and making your time out of school count for the Kingdom of God!
2010 FUGE Camp
Save The Date!
We will be attending Centrifuge camp this summer at the Ridgecrest Conference Center right outside Asheville, NC. The dates of camp are July 4 – 9. Set these dates aside now and stay tuned for details and registration opening soon!
Buckets of Hope
I am very excited about a Serve opportunity next Wednesday in the Pier. Students will be participating in the “Buckets of Hope” campaign of the Southern Baptist Convention.
BOH is a chance to directly participate in Haiti earthquake relief. Hillcrest Students have already raised over $800 for two orphanages in Port Au Prince, but now we have the chance to join hands with other cooperating churches and continue to support the relief effort on the ground there.
It works like this:
- Pack a five gallon bucket with a designated list of dry food items
- Seal the bucket with a locking lid
- Place a $10 in an envelope and tape it to the lid, this is for shipping
- Once this bucket reaches Haiti, it will be delivered to a family where it has the potential to feed them for over a week
The goal is to ship out 130 Buckets of Hope from Hillcrest. All of the supplies have already been gathered. The buckets, lids, and dry goods have been donated. The $10 bills were raised by the adults in Pastor Jim’s Wednesday night Bible study. We are going to pack and ship them. The students and children will be working on this project this coming Wednesday so be in prayer that God can use this as a Christ-honoring time of sacrifice and service.
If you REALLY wanna be prepared, check out this instructional video below:
Love you guys! See you in the Pier on Wednesday at 6:30!
DNOW 2010
DNow 2010 is upon us.
real faith • real community
Any and all information that you will need for the weekend is included in this post, but let me first say how excited I am that you are taking part in this weekend. God surely wants to do great things in the student ministry and events like this one are often a catalyst to connecting students to a discipleship process. Plus it’s gonna be a BLAST!
Here is the information that you came for:
Schedule (that you need to know about):
- Friday, February 26, 6:00 p.m. | Students arrive at church for dinner in NW Hall
- Friday, 6:01 p.m. thru Sunday 12:14 p.m | meals, fun, Jesus, rock and roll, dodge ball, sleep
- Sunday, February 28, 12:15 | Students go home
What To Bring
- Bible
- Notebook
- Pen
- Sleeping Bag
- Pillow
- Soap/Shampoo/Basic Hygiene Stuff
- Towel
- Clothes For Two Nights
- Snacks (all meals are provided)
What Not To Bring
- iPod
- Tobacco/Alcohol/Drugs
- Firearms Of Any Kind
- Laptops
Transportation
If you are driving then there is no form necessary HOWEVER if you are planning on riding with a student driver, then you MUST fill out this Permission form and bring it with you Friday night to give to your Host.
Time Away
If, for any reason, you have to leave DNow and then return at any point in the weekend you need to fill out this “time away” card and bring it with you Friday night to give to your host.
FINALLY, if you have not seen the commercial promo yet, check it out:
If there is anything not addressed in this post that you still have questions about then feel free to call me or my assistant, Joyce, here at the church at 476-2233.
Get ready. This weekend might just change your life.
Don’t Be A Poser
Don’t Be A Poser – DNOW 2010
real life • real community
If you’re a student from Grade 6 – Grade 12, you don’t want to miss the biggest weekend of the year in the life of Hillcrest Students. DNOW is an intense weekend of life and community. Students will be in small groups all over Pensacola digging deeper into the Bible. For more information be sure to check out the Hillcrest Students website at students.hillcrestchurch.com.
