Join us for a weekend spent digging deep into Mark 12:30-31 and determining how we can keep our sparq lit for our God.

We will spend time together in praise, prayer, and discussion about the weekend’s topic. There will also be plenty of time for play: hiking, volleyball, gaga ball, bb guns, fishing, canoeing, swimming, and the ever-popular BLOB. Bring your favorite board game to share and a snack for our communal snack area.

This is a prime opportunity to grow closer to others in both your personal and church families. The retreat is for all demographics – no matter your age or family composition, there is something for you.

If you are like most of us, you are feeling some stress from circumstances in your life.  Sometimes the stress we face feels unbearable.  But even daily stress can take a toll.  Medical professionals tell us stress is a killer.  It is a risk factor for heart disease, strokes and many other diseases.  Because stress makes such an impact on our lives, the Health and Emotional Wellness Ministry will be providing a workshop on how to cope with stress March 31^st from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in room 213. In order to know how many stress workshop booklets we need to have we would like for you to register for the workshop by March 30^th by contacting Don Davis at 512-864-4489 or  ddavis619@msn.com.   Following are the areas the workshop will be covering:

How stress and anxiety impact our physical and mental health through the major systems.

Ways exercise can reduce stress and the benefit exercise has on our bodies and emotions.  Also covered will be a review of the best exercises and as well as how nutrition can combat stress.

Discussion concerning how drugs and chemicals can cause agitation and anxiety that can worsen stress.  Also covered will be an overview of drugs to treat anxiety, agitation associated with stress.

 How to spot the warning signs that stress is affecting the relationship between a husband and wife along with what to do about it.

What emotional stress is, it’s affects on our thinking and feelings, and how to let God, through His Word, help us deal with our emotional stress.

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The statistics are scary – research suggests that 85% of church attending children stop going to church when they leave home. When asked why, they refer to irrelevance and hypocrisy.

Operation FX was initiated by a focus group of parents here at Georgetown that recognized these statistics as a real threat to our children’s spiritual lives. We decided that basically taking our kids to church and letting the Sunday School teacher do all the work, did not follow the model in Deuteronomy 6:6-9, and decided to expect more of ourselves:

“These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.”

Although the church is a vital resource to our children’s spiritual development, we realized that expecting the church to spiritually raise our kids is unrealistic.

Operation FX partners the efforts of the Headquarters (church) and Home Base (parents) to help our Special Agents (children) know, love and serve God every day.

Headquarters provides:
·  Curriculum - every Sunday morning, all classes Kindergarten to Fifth grade will be taught the same lesson. On Wednesday this lesson will be reinforced – ensuring we all have something to discuss in the car on the way home.
·  Memory Missions - each age level will receive an eight week Memory Mission that will be reinforced at Headquarters and Home Base, helping our children know God’s word by heart.
·  Special Operation Service - each month kids and parents will have an opportunity to work on a service project that benefits our community. Home Base provides the reinforcement of the things learned at Headquarters with a 20 minute initiative – five minutes each day to: Pray (when you get up), Sing (as you go along the road), Talk (when you sit down) and Read (when you lay down.)
All of us can help! You can teach or assist in a classroom, and all of us can pray for the children and young families of our congregation!

This year we’ll be talking about the Majesty and Mystery of God faciliated by Pam Hayhurst, Carolyn Endsley and LaNelle Laird. Books will be available for purchase at class for a minimal fee. Childcare will be provided, if necessary. Usually, the ladies enjoy a pot-luck luncheon or eat out the first Wednesday of each month.  Contact Pam Hayhurst at 512-864-7769 to learn more.