Regressive Dinner

When: Friday, December 19, 6pm – 9pm

Where: Meet at the Church 

What:  Details in your LIFE classes

DNow '08 4 days away!

Looking forward to a great weekend!!! If you have not received a registrant confirmation packet, please contact the office to get one. See everyone THIS Friday @ 6 PM!

DiscipleNow 2008

Sign-ups for this event will be ending this Sunday, Oct 19! Make sure you get on board for this great weekend. Parents, interested in being a host home? Give us a call at the office and we can fill you in on the details.

DiscipleNow 2008

Students, you do not want to miss this year's DNow . . . signups begin this Sunday (9/28)! Here are some of the details:

Dates: Nov 7-9
Theme: Becoming . . . Finding my IDENTITY in Christ
What separates you from the other 6.7 billion people on this planet?
All the session will be built around this theme of discovering who you are to be in Christ!
Cost: $60
Deadline: Oct. 19

Two ways to sign up: online or call church office (222-9306)
FAQ - for students and parents who have no idea what DNow is.

LIFE class Parent Luncheon

What is it?
A time for you to meet your student’s LIFE teacher, hear about teaching content, how you can serve and what the year holds for our student ministry.
When?
Sunday, Oct 5—12:00-2:00.
Where?
Fellowship Hall
Do I need to sign up?
Yes, for us to have enough food, please sign up  or call the church office (222-9306). Please do this before— Sunday, Sep 28
Questions?
Call Lisle or email ldrury@lagrangebaptist.com

Major Event Dates

Here are major event dates for 08-09.

Oct 12 - tentative kickoff for DEEPER
Oct 15 - 7 @ night - SOHS
-this event is with the Middle School Assemblies with 7 Project
Nov 7-8 - DiscipleNow 08
-signups begin Sunday, Sep 28
-theme: "becoming"
Feb. 27-28 - Passport to Purity Getaway
April 24-25 - Vertical Reality
-we are doing one combined (high school and Jr. high) VR this year.
June 15-19 - LMissions
July 6-10 - StudentLife Camp

Hopefully this helps your family planning!

7up Luncheon

Parents with incoming 7th graders or if you are new to our ministry – we have a special lunch planned for you. On September 7 you will have an opportunity to hear about our ministry and how it serves you and your student. At this meeting, you will meet the adult workers, hear about our values as a ministry, the content we will be teaching and much more. It will be an informative time. Look for more info and details in the mail. The date is September 7 from 12:00-2:00 in the youth area – lunch will be served. See you there.

StudentLife Camp @ Cedarville University

Dates: July 7-11


Cost: $250 (1/2 off each subsequent child, maximum for a family $500)


Details: Signups end Sunday, June 8.





LMissions and Camp will be on the same signup card that you can get in the youth area or online.

Training Dates for LaGrange Missions

Training dates for LMissions. Please calendar the below mandatory training dates that your student must attend.

• Sun. June 1 – 12:00-4:30: Backyard Bible Club Mania
  ALL students participating in LMissions



• Sun. June 8 – 12:00-2:00: BYBC Neighborhood Blitz
  ALL students participating in LMissions

HS Vertical Reality '08 - Tentative Schedule

Friday, March 28
4:30 Meet at LBC
6:30 Arrive/unpack
7:30 game time!
8:30 Solitude
9:00 Session #1
10:30 Family Group
11:00 Bonfire – by lake
12:00 Lights out

Saturday, March 29
8:00 Breakfast
8:30 game time!
9:00 Solitude
9:20 Session #2
10:30 Break
10:40 Session #3
11:45 Family Group
12:30 Lunch
1-4:00 Rec/free time
4-5:00 Pack/load vans
5:00 Supper
6:00 Session #4
8:30 Depart
10:30 Back @ LBC

StudentLife Camp 2008

When: July 7-11

Where: Cedarville University

Signups begin in March

For more information, check out http://camp.studentlife.com/

LaGrange Missions 2008

When: June 16-20

What is LaGrange Missions?

Sharing the love of Christ in our community through meeting physical and spiritual needs. It is one way for us as a church to unite together and promote the gospel in our community.

The PLAN
To work on seven construction sites and operate seven backyard Bible Clubs (BYBC).

The NEED
You! Will you pray about your involvement this year in LM '08? Here are some ways you can serve...

• jobsite leaders
• material runners
• van drivers
• lunch workers
• homes for showers (for students)
• BYBC sites
• BYBC adult leaders
• many other opportunities

How do I get INVOLVED?
Come by the table set up in the foyer starting March 23 to get an info brochure.

Looking forward to a great week!
LMissions Planning Team

JH Vertical Reality '08

When: April 25-26 (meet @ church 5:00 PM Friday back on Saturday at 5:30 PM)

Where: Cedarmoore Retreat Center

Focus: THE WORD

Cost: $50 (covers everything)

Bring: Stuff to stay overnight, pen/pencil, sleeping bag or sheets, pillow, outdoor clothes

Sign-ups begin at the end of March

High School Vertical Reality '08

What is VR all about?

Vertical Reality weekend about us learning to use the ‘means’ God has given us to develop an intimate relationship with Him. Each year we focus on a spiritual habit, which are means that we use to grow in our love and joy in God. That is our goal, our desire, the reason why we engage in spiritual habits – to get more of God!

Who: High School Students

Dates: March 28-29

Cost: $70 (due March 28)

Where: SpringHill Camps http://www.springhillcamps.com/ Freetown, IN

Theme: the CHURCH . . . Why? That is the question we will seek to answer. Come! This weekend has the potential to have a radical impact on the way you view the church as well as what you do every Sunday!

What to Bring:

• Bible and pen
• Bedding (sleeping bag, bed roll, pillow, whatever you need to sleep on)
• Bathroom stuff (toothpaste, soap, etc.)
• Towel and wash cloth
• Recreation and casual clothes
• Comfortable shoes(will be doing some walking)

What NOT to bring:

• ipods, mp3, CD player, radios etc.
• Nintendo, Gameboy, Sega or Playstation
• “Girl” magazines (17, Vogue, Teen, etc.)
• Prank stuff (water balloons, water guns, shaving cream, etc.)
• Cell phones (If you need to touch base with your child, call the numbers above. We are trying to prevent as many distractions as we can, and the reality of the situation is that many of them will receive calls from boy/girl friend or friends, which can cause distractions.)
• T-shirts with questionable decoration/wording
• Alcohol, tobacco products

Last day to sign up—Sunday, March 9

Register Online now!

Passport 2 Purity 2008

Parents,

Take time to investigate this great opportunity with your child!

What: Passport 2 Purity is a guided weekend retreat for a father & son or mother & daughter to prepare the sons and daughters to make make wise Biblical decisions.

Who: Parents and students who are in Middle School (The target audience is 6th grade, but the material is suitable for those in 7th and 8th grades as well.)

When: February 22-23, 2008

Where: Hyatt Place Louisville -East (Maps & Directions to Hyatt Place Louisville-East or call the church office for directions.)

How do I sign up: online or in the foyer.

Click here for more information.

DiscipleNow '07

DiscipleNow will be November 16-18. Signups in the Student Area or online now through end Sunday November 4th. The cost is $50.

Psalm 96 says, "...great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised...all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols..." There is ONE Lord who reigns over all things and we have ONE life to be lived for this ONE Lord.

Come be a part of a weekend that will challenge and encourage your living for this ONE Lord.

Click for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

5th Quarter - New Date!

What: Rock wall, mechanical bull, flag football tournament (deadline for team sign-ups is Oct. 17th), food, live music, prizes (i-pod Nano, other stuff), and bonfire.

When: Saturday, November 3rd, 7-11

You're invited to have fun and hear a story of God's work at LaGrange Baptist Church.

Power-Plant Recap

Students from our church joined more than 150 students and their leaders June 23-29 for a PowerPlant national project in Pittsburgh, PA.

During the week, we spent our time surveying two neighborhoods, Point Breeze and Homewood, that surrounds Zoe Community Church. We learned what being "On Mission" really means throughout the week: Becoming personally involved in meeting the needs of others while sharing the love of Christ. Each morning we had training sessions on church planting and evangelism and closed the evening with the Gathering (a time of singing, praying, teaching and hearing testimonies of God's activity during the day). On Tuesday night, we saw some of the sites in Pittsburgh, the highlights were eating at Joe Mama's and riding the Incline.

Thank you for your prayers! It was a challenging week for our students. Going door to door in an area that has the highest crime rate in Pittsburgh can be a little alarming! I was very proud of our students' work - they were awesome! Many of them requested that we organize some survey work in our community so that we can better know the needs of our area, and how the church can better meet those needs - hopefully we will be doing this on Wednesdays after youth during the summer.

I will be posting more pics later this week on the student web page - so come back!

(Please click on any picture here to see more detail in a new window)

PowerPlant 2007 Update

Lisle gave out an information sheet that said he would be blogging and giving updates on our website. However, he does not have internet access, so there actually won’t be any updates. You can go to http://www.power-plant.net/ and send an “e-couragram.” The “project location” is Zoe Community Church.

LBC Goes To The Bats!

LaGrange Baptist Church invites you to a church wide event at Louisville's Slugger Field to watch the Louisville Bats play Indy. Game time is 7:05PM. There will be post-game fireworks and the ZOOperstars ("Zany & hysterical characters that entertain the crowd with their dance routines and crazy skits. Fun for the whole family!"). Sign up in the foyer or in your Sunday School class. If you don't have a Sunday School class, please consider joining one! For more information click here!

Parent Event Information

For those who were not able to make the Parent Event Info Meeting on Sunday, February 25 – here is the info (pdf) that was covered.