No Life Groups Tonight! Come Bowling With Us!

There are no Life Groups tonight because of Spring Break. So come bowling with us tonight at Warrior Lanes from 8p to 10p. It costs $10 and it includes 2 hours of Xtreme Blackout Bowling and shoe rentals. Bring your own money for food if you want. Hope to see you there!

SPRING BREAK MADNESS 2009!

Some people think that the Madness has to do with Basketball this March, but we know that it's really about Student Ministries and all the fun stuff we have going on this week! So be sure to join us for all the fun and invite your friends to come with you! There's no reason to be bored!

Here is the Line Up:


TUESDAY – March 17th TOKENS ARCADE
11:30am – 4:00pm
Meet & Pick Up at the Church (Parent Drivers Needed)
Cost: $20
Includes Lunch, Transportation, 1 Game of Lazer Tag, 1 Round of Mini Golf and 10 Game Tokens


WEDNESDAY – March 18th
XTREME BOWLING @ WARRIOR LANES
7:30pm – 10:00pm
Meet & Pick Up at Warrior Lanes
190 Laurel Street, Waukee (Across Hickman from POG)
Cost: $10 plus bring money for food if you want


THURSDAY – March 19th LUNCH AND A MOVIE @ JORDAN CREEK
11:30m – 3:00pm
Meet & Pick Up at Jordan Creek Dew Zone
Cost: $10-20 for Food and Movie Ticket
More Details to follow when movies are released

If you have any questions or if your parents want to help out with any of these events, email us at students@pointofgrace.com. Thanks and hope to see you at all the fun activities! Bring a friend with you!

30 Hour Famine Postponed!

Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you know that the 30 Hour Famine has been postponed until Spring in order to allow more people to get involved in the experience. So if you have been raising money, then keep up the good work, and if you haven't getten involved yet, be sure to pick up a packet this weekend from the Habit Shack! Look forward to more details to be announced soon! For more information please feel free to email students@pointofgrace.com and we will get back to you!

New Series's Start This Weekend!

This weekend we start talking about SEX!
Don't miss any of the four weeks of the new series on dating sexual purity starting March 1st and going through the 22nd. This will be an incredible series, full of practical wisdom, fun stories and honest conversation about an awkward topic.

The series for The Spark (6th-8th Grade) is called:


The series for 4ORTY 2WO (9th-12th Grade) is called:


You won't want to miss this. See you Sunday!

NO STUDENT SERVICES THIS WEEKEND! (2/22)

There will be no Student Ministry Services this weekend because we are going to be gone at SNOWFEST! So please enjoy the morning services with your parents this weekend and we will be back next weekend (March 1st) for the beginning of our new series called "BIRDS & BEES" (for the Spark) or "UNCENSORED" (for 4ORTY 2WO).

Last Week to Sign Up for SNOWFEST 2009!

This weekend is your last chance to sign up for SNOWFEST 2009! It is only 2 weeks away and only costs $200 for the whole weekend, including transportation, life tickets for 2 days on the slopes, hotel, and food. If you would like to go, please pick up a sign up sheet at the Habit Shack in the Student Zone this weekend! Hope that you can join us!! For more information feel free to email us at students@pointofgrace.com or call us at 515.987.9595 ext. 116.

Chick Night - THIS FRIDAY!

If you are a girl....DO NOT MISS CHICK NIGHT!

This is one of the premier events for girls in the DSM area each year. This Friday, February 6th, from 7pm until 8am on Saturday, February 7th. This overnight event is filled with fun, food, games, friends, prizes and tons of memories! The goal of this night is to help girls to develop a positive self image as well as learn the value of partnering with other girls as friends, rather than seeing them as competition. We do this through conversation, door prizes, videos and great student a leader interaction. It's a great night and you do not want you to miss it!

For more information call Katie at 515.987.9595 ext. 122 or email her at Katie@pointofgrace.com or you can pick up a permission slip at the Habit Shack during a weekend service!

*Chick*Night*
February 6-7th, 2009
7:00p - 8:00a
$10.00 and a permission slip due at check in...
First time guests get in for free!

Chick Night!

If you are a girl....DO NOT MISS CHICK NIGHT!

This is one of the premier events for girls in the DSM area each year. This year it is from 7pm on Friday, February 6th until 8am on Saturday, February 7th. This overnight event is filled with fun, food, games, friends, prizes and tons of memories! The goal of this night is to help girls to develop a positive self image as well as learn the value of partnering with other girls as friends, rather than seeing them as competition. We do this through conversation, door prizes, videos and great student a leader interaction. It's a great night and you do not want you to miss it!

For more information call Katie at 515.987.9595 ext. 122 or email her at Katie@pointofgrace.com or you can pick up a permission slip at the Habit Shack during a weekend service!

*Chick*Night*
February 6-7th, 2009
7:00p - 8:00a
$10.00 and a permission due at check in...
First time guests get is for free!

NO LIFE GROUPS THIS WEDNESDAY (1/7/08)

This Wednesday (January 7th) we will not be having Life Groups. They will resume next Wednesday, January 14th at normal time in your host homes. If you are not in Life Groups and would like to join, then grab a Life Group Sign Up card this weekend and bring it home for your parent to sign. Next Wednesday is the Jump In Point for Life Groups for this upcoming series on Temptation. If you do not make it in this time the next Jump In Point is March 4th. Hope you will make it on Sunday for the beginning of our new series on temptation called, "ALL IN."

A Note from Katie and Kurt...

Just a reminder that we will not be having Student Ministry Services (The Spark - Sundays @ 9:00 and 10:30a or 4ORTY 2wo - Sundays @ 7:00p) the next two weeks. So on Dec. 28th and Jan. 4th you can chill at home or go with your family to "big church," but we won't be doing anything. We will see you January 11th for the start of our new series, "ALL IN." Have a great break!

NEW SERIES!!

We hope that you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! We will not have Student Ministry Services until January 11th, so that you can spend the holidays with your parents, and be together as a family! We hope that you will take advantage of this time to be together, make memories and share in the wonder of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.



We will begin having The Spark (6th-8th Grade) and 4ORTY 2WO (9th-12th Grade) on January 11th, 2009 when we will start our new series on temptation called "ALL IN" We hope that you will join us!

Life Group Christmas Party!

Don't miss out on the Life Group Christmas Party! This Wednesday, December 17th from 7-9pm in the Student Zone at Point of Grace! We will have a ton of good food, fun games, festive music and gift exchange! So come and hang out with us and bring a wrapped White Elephant gift to participate in the gift exchange. Don't spend more that $5 on something (or even better, find something in your basement!) Can't wait to celebrate with you!

ADVENT CONSPIRACY

On December 6th, we will start our new Christmas series called ADVENT CONSPIRACY. Don't miss out on this two week series, as we re-examine the Christmas story and it's implications in our lives today. For more insight on the topic of ADVENT CONSPIRACY, check out this video:

NO LIFE GROUPS THIS WEDNESDAY (11/26) OR STUDENT SERVICES THIS WEEKEND! (11/30)

Just a reminder that due to Thanksgiving, we will not be having Life Groups this Wednesday (Nov. 26th) or Student Ministry Services this Sunday (Nov. 30th). Please enjoy the main service with your family this Sunday in the Main Auditorium, and eat a whole lot of turkey on Thursday! See you in two weeks on December 6th for the start of ADVENT CONSPIRACY. See you then!

Summer Camp - I know right?

Check out this video for Summer Camp! The cost is only $499 per person until February 1st, 2009! That includes everything, 5 days in Branson, MO in a sweet hotel, a trip to Silver Dollar City, charter bus ride, t-shirt and three shows/concerts! You will not want to miss out on Kristian Stanfill, Francis Chan, Leeland and the David Crowder Band, who will all be at camp this year! Its going to be amazing, so graba permission slip from the Habit Shack during a weekend service and get signed up before its sold out!


Student Life Camp 2009 Branson from Student Life on Vimeo.

Dont Miss This Weekend!

Last weekend, we learned how we can get in the game and participate in the cause of Christ rather than just be spectators. This coming weekend is one that you do not want to miss! We are finishing out our INVERTED series, and we will be turning in our commitment cards with the whole church as we sacrifice together to advance God's presence in our community!

This weekend, come prepared to fill out a commitment card to tell the church how you will get in the game and be a part of the WHYi Campaign. Let's live this INVERTED life together and show the church and the community that students don't just focus on themselves but will sacrifice so that others can be reached!

POG Student Ministry Staff

TWLOHA Tour is Tomorrow Night!!

The TWLOHA Tour will be at Point of Grace TOMORROW NIGHT!! (Friday, October 10th) from 7-10:30p. Tickets cost $5 at the door. Between the Trees, Nevertheless, and Dan Evans from NBC's "The Biggest Loser" will be playing, and Renee Yohe will be speaking about her battle with depression, self-image and cutting and how she found healing in Christ from her new book "Purpose for the Pain."

This is ONE TIME EVENT, unlike the Valley/Waukee football game which happens every year and the outcome is always the same! If Cody Tennison (who is PLAYING in the game) is coming as soon as it's over, you can make it too! You do not want to miss this!

Purpose for the Pain is the inspiring story of a young woman’s battles through addiction, depression and self-mutilation. In heartbreaking detail and poetic outpourings, Renee Yohe (the inspiration behind the non-profit movement, To Write Love On Her Arms) chronicles her journey from self destruction to new life. Over four years of journal entries, she takes readers through her deepest moments of despair to the hope on the other end. Renee’s story is a light of possibility to anyone who feels trapped by darkness.

You do not want to miss this night! Grab some flyers and bring all your friends!
http://www.twloha.com

FUSE - Fall Getaway is only 1 week away!

There is only one week left until the deadline to sign up for FUSE! You do not want to miss this event! Our Fall Getaway is up in Boone, at the YMCA Camp and we bring it all! It's an incredible weekend where you will be challenged to grow closer to your friends, more in love with God and more passionate about changing their campus. It's an incredible weekend! It's only $120 which includes programing elements, food, lodging, transportation, games, prizes and a t-shirt! There are also optional activities available at a small extra cost. Registration is at 3:30p on Friday, October 3rd at Point of Grace and we leave from camp at 4:00p. We will return at 5:00p on Sunday October 5th. A signed parent permission slip is due at the time of registration. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, October 1st! Don't miss out. There is a huge difference in the connectedness of students who go on this trip and those who do not. Set a great trajectory for the year and sign up for FUSE!


Also, our band KEY TO THE CITY will be recording a live worship album at FUSE, and you will want your voice on that!

TWLOHA Tour - October 10th

The TWLOHA Tour will be at Point of Grace on Friday, October 10th from 7-10:30p. Tickets cost $5 in advance or $8 at the door. Between the Trees, Nevertheless, and Dan Evans from NBC's "The Biggest Loser" will be playing, and Renee Yohe will be speaking about her battle with depression, self-image and cutting and how she found healing in Christ from her new book "Purpose for the Pain."

Purpose for the Pain is the inspiring story of a young woman’s battles through addiction, depression and self-mutilation. In heartbreaking detail and poetic outpourings, Renee Yohe (the inspiration behind the non-profit movement, To Write Love On Her Arms) chronicles her journey from self destruction to new life. Over four years of journal entries, she takes readers through her deepest moments of despair to the hope on the other end. Renee’s story is a light of possibility to anyone who feels trapped by darkness.

You do not want to miss this night! Grab some flyers and bring all your friends!
http://www.twloha.com

Life Group Kick Off Party!

TONIGHT IS THE LIFE GROUP KICK OFF PARTY!
If you want to be in Life Groups, be sure that you are at the Kick Off Party tonight, Wednesday, September 17th at Point of Grace in the Student Zone from 7 - 9 pm. You will find out who is in your group, who your leader is and where they will meet. If you have signed up be sure to be there, and feel free to come and get involved tonight. Don't miss out on this chance to get plugged in!