RYM @ PANAMA CITY BEACH

SO I know this is Lakemont aka LATE-MONT but we have to sign ya'll up ASAP for RYM this summer! Our final payment and name list is due May 1st! So here is the info... talk to your parents and let Krystal or Ryan know ASAP if you can go!

DATES: July 7th - 12th, 2008

COST: $250.00 Deposit of $50.00 is due April 30th.

PLACE: Panama City Beach, FL.

SPEAKER: Rev. John Stone, RUF Knoxville, TN

THEME: The Incarnation- Christianity, properly understood, is a claim that God almighty came down from heaven, revealing and embodying truth in the person of Jesus Christ. God is not an abstract notion, godliness is not learning a bunch of "God-facts", and being a Christian is not a flight from this material world into the netherworld of disembodied spirituality. "The Word becamce flesh and dwelt among us." This is Christianity; this is good news. God took our nature. God walked our streets, worked, sweated, played, feasted, lived and then died for our redemption! It is an outrageous claim that no other religion can make. It is because of the INCARNATION of God that Christianity is not a flight from the material world, but rather seeks to see redemption in the material world. The INCARNATION- God punching a hole in the universe and coming down- means nothing less than that he is committed to making himself known to us, saving not only our souls but our bodies, and to redeeming and restoring the beautiful yet broken world in which we live. Nothing less than a full understanding of the INCARNATION will lead to a robust Christian life that not only talks about truth in the abstract, but also embodies it in real life. During our week together, we will talk about the INCARNATION and it's relationship to salvation, art, music, matter, food, and a life of fulfillment. Simply put, the INCARNATION means that God didn't come to "Save you" out of the human life, but to redeem you in the midst of it!

We hope that you will join us and Westminster for this week away!

AGAPE SPRING PROJECT

This Saturday is the AGAPE SPRING PROJECT and we need your help! We will meet at Lakemont between 7:45 and 8:00 AM. We will leave at 8:00 AM and head to St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church. There will be a short devotional lead by Pastor Cone, Sr. Pastor of St. Paul's, and then we will get to work. We will work at three different sites from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Lunch is provided. Please wear modest work clothes and closed toe shoes and bring a pair of work gloves. Also bring the liability form signed and filled out by your parents. If you have any questions please call Krystal at 706.736.5011.

NEW PICS

Hey little buddies,
I am currently updating the pictures and videos. I have some fun pictures from the Stavale's Roast and Toast, The Egg Hunt, Steven's Creek Kid's Club, The Yount's Serving Saturday, and the Hang Out at the Evan's. So check those out! Thanks again for all that have served at Serving Saturdays, Kid's Club, and The Scripture Egg Hunt. PS... April 30th is .31 cent night at Baskin Robbins. We can go after Youth group and get a scoop of ice cream for .31 cents! We hope that you will join us LYM for the last three School LYMs before Summer! Remember there is no LYM May 14th or 21st.

SERVING SATURDAY AT THE YOUNTS LAKE HOUSE

Hey buddies,
This Friday and Saturday we will be heading to the Yount's Lake House to help them with some spring cleaning. We will meet at the Riverview Middle Parking Lot at 6:00 PM. If you need a ride from the church contact Krystal. You will need to bring PJs, a sleeping bag and pillow, Tooth paste and tooth brush, modest work clothes and closed toe shoes, and work gloves are a must! Also bring your favorite board game, card game and midnight snack to share. Dinner Friday night and breakfast and lunch Saturday will be provided. We will leave the lake house around 2:00 PM and be back at Riverside Middle at 3:00 to 3:30 PM. We hope that you will come and have fun with us and work hard with us and eat yummy pancakes in the morning with us! Call Krystal, Matt or Trish, if you have questions!

SPRING BREAK! WOOT-WOOT!

So it's official, Spring Break is here! Most of you are probably getting out of Augusta for a week of rest and relaxation with your family and friends. For those that are staying in Augusta here are a few tips...

1. Avoid Washington Road! Avoid it like you avoid folding laundry or cleaning the toilet!
2. Eat out now, not during Master's Week. Prices on menus mysteriously change during that one week. Maybe you can learn to cook something new and fun like ... Crab Cakes!
3. Walk places! gas will be a little more next week so just get in some exercise and walk everywhere.
4. If you are going to the tournament wear sunscreen, do not take a camera and do not take a cell phone! And keep a lookout for John Sartelle, our speaker at YoWAW. He will be around!
5. Visit someone from Lakemont. This is a great chance for you to think about others and to use that open schedule to visit or send a card to someone that might not expect it!

Mainly I wanted ya'll to know that we will not have youth Wednesday April the 9th due to Spring Break. We will see you the following week at LYM and the next weekend, April 18th and 19th for the Serving Saturday at the Yount's Lake House. Have a great week everybody~