Hello families,
Happy Halloween! . . .
Well, not quite yet but we are getting closer! October is here and we hope you all are ready for the scary costumes and sugar highs that come with it.
We want to thank all the parents that showed up to our last Parent Meeting! In it we discussed our vision and mission statement for our student ministries as well as introduced something that we want to be central to our ministry that we'll to explain further for anyone who missed it:
Host Homes
We're excited to introduce a way for our students and parents to connect within our minsitry. If you're interested in being more involved in your child's life, the other students in this program and want to create a space for meaningful interactions, we invite you to join Host Homes. Our vision for this program is to provide our students with opportunities to connect with parents or people who are in a different generation than them and build a sense of community. We'd love to see parents open their homes to host various events and activities. For example, you could host a board game night, a movie night, a bible study, or any other gathering that interests you. Students will sign up for the events that align with their preferences so that you will not get 20 students but 4-7 students, giving them a chance to build relationships with you and for you build something with them. This is designed to be an intergenerational ministry that benefits both students and parents. It's an opportunity for our students to learn from you, and for you to learn from our students. In this time especially in our culture we are believing that the older generation are to stay way from students but that is completely wrong. Parents we need you, we need you to pour into our students. We understand that building relationships can be challenging and it can seem daunting hanging with middle schoolers or high schoolers, but we believe it will be a rewarding experience for everyone involved. We hope you're as excited as we are about this opportunity to strengthen our community and create lasting connections. Pray about this and pray how you can be apart of this!
Email us to express your interest or concerns. Additionally, there will be a sign-up sheet available on October 9th for you all.
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Pumpkin Palooza
Pumpkin Palooza is going BIG this year! On October 25th we will be having our annual Halloween party in the Lake Avenue Parking Lot from 6:00PM to 8:00PM. We are planning things like a costume runway competition, a bouncy house, and a massive trunk or treat area. There will be food available for purchase and plenty of games and pumpkins to carve. However, WE NEED YOU! We want this to be a Pasadena event, not just a Lake Avenue event, so spread the word! This event is open to all ages of kids so tell your schools, your friends, and your neighbors. We'll be providing pamphlets you can hand out soon to help with this. Thank you for working with us to make this event bigger than just Lake Avenue.
Winter Camp
We are finalizing details on Winter camp for around the beginning of February with Camp Pondo! This is going to be a powerful experience for the students and hopefully one of deep connections between peers and leaders so we really encourage participation in our youth camps. We want to get an idea of how many are interested so if you think you'd like to send your students just fill out the form below, this does not lock anything in, it just gives us a better idea of how to plan going forward. Thank you!
Interested in Camp
Junior/Senior Life Group
We have a life group for Juniors and Seniors in High school that will be hosted at Bob Jenks house from 7-9pm every other Tuesday. It is happening next week (Oct 10th). This will be a time for the upperclassmen to connect and live life with each other. It will be at this address: 333 Linda Vista Pasadena CA 91105. If you have a Junior or Senior who is interested sign up below:
SIGN UP HERE
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Upcoming...
Events to remember!
Pumpkin Palooza: October 25th in the Lake Ave Parking Lot. Trunk or Treating, pumpkin carving and more.
Reoccuring:
These are the events happening every week.
Junior/Senior Life Group: Every other Tuesday there is a Life group for Juniors and Seniors at Bob Jenks house from 7-9pm. Reach out and let us know if you have a student who is interested.
Tuesday Night Hangouts: Every Tuesday in the Warehouse from 5pm to 7pm. Middle-school, High-school and Young adults will be welcome to join and play sports intergenerationally.
Wednesday Nights: 6:30pm in the Warehouse and 8:30pm pick up in the warehouse. Games, worship, and small groups.
Sunday Mornings: 9:30am in the Warehouse and hangout as long as you want, we play games, have worship and have a sermon.
Thank you all for your help and support.
-LakeaveSM
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