merry christmas everyone!

MERRY CHRISTMAS! MERRY CHRISTMAS! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

i hope everyone had a wonderful christmas with their families and friends. the candelight service at avalon was beautiful - it was great to see all of you there who came!

a couple of reminders for this week:

• no youth group on december 27th (we resume on january 3rd - and your memory verse can be recited then)

  lock-out is rescheduled for january 5th

  we have tentatively scheduled another trip to golden pond for january 13th
  at 12pm (more information to follow - please
  keep this date open on your
  calendars)

  please continue to pray for joel. so far he is recovering
  very well
  and we want to pray that he continues on that track

have a wonderful new year, and i will see you all in 2007!

attention! attention!

due to 20 mph winds, thunderstorms and the possibility of floating away, we are RESCHEDULING the lock-out for:

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JANUARY 5, 2007

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every other detail remains the same ... time, place, etc.

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tonight please feel free to join us for a movie!

we are seeing "night at the museum," rated pg, at west oaks 14. we will meet at the entrance to the movies at 5:30 p.m. and parent pick-up is at the same location at 8:00 p.m.

tickets are $8.00 with a student id.

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please call me with any questions:

home: 407.905.5678

cell: 407.496.4636

see you there!

important update

we will not be having youth group on wednesday, december 20th.

please pass it on.

:)

see you friday for the lock-out!

bible verse!

But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. "This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

Luke 2:10-12

football ... sign-language ... baseball ... track ... drama ... lacrosse ...

if anyone is involved in any extra-curricular activities, like sports or drama or anything like that, please send me your schedule! you can give it to me at youth group, at church or you can email it to me.

i'd really like to attend some of the events in which you all are involved, so give me the details so i can come and support you and cheer you on!

verses and birthdays and parties ... oh my!

here is the memory verse for december 13th:

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. -Isaiah 9:6

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also, please be sure you wish these guys a happy birthday!

• steven campbell - december 9th


• katie campbell - december 10th

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mark your calendars for the oldham's christmas open house for the adults and youth on saturday, december 16th at 7:00 p.m.!

7537 pointview circle
orlando, florida 32836

please bring a dessert or finger food to share. dress will be christmas casual. you can r.s.v.p. by emailng mrs. oldham or calling her: cmtidbits@aol.com or (407) 351-0836

attention nacho libre party goers

NACHO LIBRE UPDATE! NACHO LIBRE UPDATE! NACHO LIBRE UPDATE!

please take note: the nacho libre party at 6:30 p.m. on wednesday, december 13th will be held at a NEW LOCATION!!!!

mary gooseman has graciously agreed to host the party at her house! make sure you tell your parents to take you here on wednesday night:

1502 acropolis circle

ocoee, florida 34761

you can mapquest it, you can call me for directions, or you can grab a handout on sunday night at church.

PLEASE pass this information on to anyone you know who is going and might not read the blog. thank you :)

i can't wait to see all the nacho libre food you guys are bringing: smiley-face salads, corn on the cob, nachos, bull cake ... this is gonna be a blast!

hope to see you there!

be aware ... be very aware ...

hey guys!

this blog is going to be your connection to security and all its goings-on. please make sure you are checking this page frequently, even daily, for updates and information that are important. it will have dates, locations, times and deadlines for all of our upcoming events. speaking of which, here are some right now:

• lock-out on avalon hill december 22, 2006 at 4:00pm. for directions, please see www.avalonpca.org. be sure to wear clothes to get dirty in and bring clothes to sleep in, a flashlight, a bible, pen/paper (notebook or notepad), a sleeping bag and pillow, a tent (you can talk to your friends about sharing!), junk food (for those midnight snacks) and remember to be well-rested! we will be up all night :) this is a great event for bringing friends!





• middle-school mid-winter 2007 january 26-28, 2007. forms are due to me no later than tomorrow. if you would like to go and you miss the deadline, the price will go up a bit but you can still go - so see me for the forms and all the necessary paperwork - we'd love to have you! tenth avenue north (an amazing praise band) will be performing and dan shipes, the high school youth pastor at seven rivers presbyterian, will be the guest speaker. kim and liz, you're all set to go, right????





• golden pond communities visit had such an amazing response, i'd like to make it a monthly or every other month trip. the residents would love to see us, and i'm sure we'd love to entertain them with guitar, piano and songs. don't you already miss bill? anyway, please comment on this post with your thoughts, ideas or suggestions about upcoming golden pond events.



• nacho libre party december 13, 2006 (during normal youth group hours). the location will either be at the salvo's home or the netzorg's home - details on that to follow. be sure to bring a nacho libre-themed snack to share (if you haven't seen the movie, use your imagination!). this is another red flag for friend invitations!

mark your calendars, and either comment here or email me with any questions (dayna@avalonpca.org). you can also feel free to call my cell (407) 496-4636 and please, if i don't answer, LEAVE A MESSAGE. my service is quite unreliable out here. i will get back to you as soon as i can!

kim's campout

kim had a campout on her property two weekends ago. since i've been out of town, this is the first chance i've had to post some (hilarious) photos. for some reason everything loaded backwards, so the story goes from finish to start.

brooke, you should send me the ones from your camera :)