1.9.09 MIDDLE SCHOOL BROOMBALL
A crazy night of hangin' out with new and old middle school friends playing on Snoopy's Ice Rink!!! It's a late night but super fun.....get your homework done Friday so you can sleep waaaayyyyyy in on Saturday!

Dress warm, wear your tennis shoes and bring lots of energy!

Cost: $10 at the door & Snoopy's Permission slip - available here, at the church or when student(s) are dropped off

Drop off (at 11:00)and pick up (at 12:00) at Snoopy's Home Ice Arena

2.13.09 - 2.16.09 HIGH SCHOOl WINTER RETREAT
The high school winter retreat is in February. This year it is one day longer!!!! We will leave on Friday and get back on Monday!!! How awesome it that!!! Also, even though its a whole day longer... its only $20 more than last years retreat and as always we have scholarship assistance so that everyone can go! You can down load the brocure by clicking here.

Registration Deadlines:

•Early Bird Registration Deadline is January 21st and the early bird rate is $135. Scholarship request forms are also due by the 21st.

•The Regular Registration Deadline in February 4th and the regular rate is $150. No registrations will be accepted after February 4th.

7.11.09 - 7.17.09 CHIC 2009
CHIC (Covenant High In Christ) is the triennial youth conference of The Evangelical Covenant Church.
CHIC exists to:
•be a catalyst that inspires Christ-like change
•challenge students to see themselves as part of something bigger
•inspire students towards the journey of following Christ.

CHIC happens at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN. To read more about CHIC, click here.

CHIC packets are being sent out to all the Emmaus high school students and you can download a .pdf version of it here. Read all about CHIC and get ready to sign up!

CHIC 2009 FUNDRAISERS
CHIC is awesome, but its costs money... lots of money, but we really want everyone to be able to go and we don't want money to get in the way! So, we have scholarships and stuff... and we also do lots of fundraisers. We have awesome team of parents that have offered to serve as the Fundraising Team and they will coordinating the 6 different fundraisers that we will be doing between now and next April. We will have 3 fundraisers where students can do some fundraising on their own (selling chocolate) and three fundraisers we will do as a group!

The first of three independent opportunities (i.e. a fund raiser done on a student's own initiative) is the See's Candies Winter Fundraising - Forms can be picked up Wednesday evenings or Sunday mornings and are due (with payments) Wednesday, December 3. Students earn 50% of what they sell!

The first of three community fundraisers (a group effort fundraiser....the more you help, the more 'shares' you earn towards the CHIC cost) is the Christmas Concert Bake Sale on December 6 & 7!

Several areas are still open for opportunities to participate and earn shares toward reducing your student(s) cost. Please email Susie Williams at swilliams0618@gmail.com to sign up and ask any questions, etc. She is the head guru for CHIC fundraising! :D

Following are the opportunities:

Baking baked goods for the Bake Sale! (NOTE: if any middle school parents love to bake and want to help, I don't think we'll deny you the opportunity :)
Please see the attached handout that includes the baking information.

Bake Sale Prepping of Cookie and Brownie Jars - Friday, December 5 @ 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. (1 spot open)

Selling at one or more of the Christmas Concerts -
4 pm Show: Saturday, December 6 @ 3:20 - 4:00 p.m. setup; 5:30-6:15 p.m. sell goods (5 spots open)
7 pm Show: Saturday, December 6 @ 8:30 - 9:15 p.m. sell; 9:15-9:30 clean-up (4 spots open)

4 pm Show: Sunday, December 7 @ 3:20 - 4:00 p.m. setup; 5:30-6:15 p.m. sell goods (3 spots open)
7 pm Show: Sunday, December 7 @ 8:30 - 9:15 p.m. sell; 9:15-9:30 clean-up (2 spots open)

Selling Sunday morning before and after second service, December 7 @ 10:40-11:20 a.m. & 12:10-1:00 p.m. (6 spots open)