I AM REBEL Series!

I can’t believe it’s been so long since my last post! Everything has just been crazy with the launch of Crash and Satellite 56 (our 5th and 6th grade ministry), but I’m back!

Our current message series is called, “I AM REBEL” and we’ll be talking about things that truly need people standing up and rebelling against. It seems that today, most teens rebel against things that don’t matter, and our hope through this series is that they might find the strength and courage to stand up and rebel against true injustices in this world. It’s going to be a fun series!

Also, this week (Sept. 9) we’re going to have an inflatable joust during the pre-service time. It’s going to be a good one tonight!

Have FUN!

Matt

CRASH Starts Wednesday (Aug. 26)!!!

Crash, the weekly worship experience 7 months in the making, starts THIS WEDNESDAY!!! Join students all over this great city at the Lake Hills Worship Center, as we kick-off Crash!! Doors will open at 6:30pm for all the pre-service fun including: PS3, Wii, XBox, Basketball, Homework Help, Pizza ($1/slice), friends, and so much more! Then, at 7:30… let the worship begin! We’ll be outta there by 8:30, so make sure your ride knows!

And… if… that… wasn’t… enough… we are giving away FREE SHIRTS and OVERLORD will be making an appearance!!!

So, don’t miss out on all the fun tomorrow, Aug. 26, for our very first Crash!

Have Fun!

Matt

NO Summer Nights this week or next (August 12 and August 19)

Wanted to let everyone know we won’t have Summer Nights this week or next. We will be having a SUMMER FINALE PARTY at the Richard’s house on Sunday, August 16, from 6pm – 9pm. We’ll be swimming, grilling, playing basketball, ping pong, lawn golf, and so much more! So don’t miss out on this crazy-awesome conclusion to the really sweet summer we’ve had! The Richard’s address is 10200 Amwell Cove, Austin. TX, 78733.

Also, we’ll be launching Crash starting Wednesday, August 26, in the LHC Worship Center, and you’re NOT going to want to miss this!!! It’s a mix of Aftershock, Super Week, and a whole bunch of sweet new things we’ve come up with and will happen every Wednesday from 6:30 – 8:30 in the LHC Worship Center!

Have Fun!

Matt

Super Week THIS WEEK (July 29 – 31)

Let me try and explain these legendary few days taking place at the Lake Hills Worship Center July 29 – 31. We’ll be having team competitions, some killer worship sets led by Mark Groutas and his crew, not-to-be-forgotten messages by our very own Chris Larsen, Austin original treats by names you know and love… Mangia’s Pizza, Amy’s Ice Cream, and Hey Cupcake… and after party concerts!!! If your student enjoyed Aftershock, this is going to blow their minds! It’s going to be an incredible few days in the lives of students all over this great city!!!

DETAILS

Who: Student entering 7th – 12th Grades

When: Wednesday, July 29 – Friday, July 31; 5:30pm – 9:30pm

Cost: FREE

Where: LHC Worship Center

Register: www.LHC.org/superweek

SUPER WEEK SCHEDULE

5:30pm – 6:00pm *Registration

6:00pm – 9:30pm *Super Week

Have Fun!

Matt

Party Barge, Monday, July 20 (MUST RSVP)

Join Middle Schoolers from all over the ATX for our second Middle School Party Barge Event! It’s going to be some good times! We will be providing dinner (hotdogs/hamburgers), so your student can come hungry (unless they don’t like hamburgers and hotdogs, then they will need to bring something with them). Make sure to send them with a towel and sunscreen, as we will be on the boat for 4 hours. The event is FREE, so they will not need any money. We will have water and other drinks on the boat with us as well. Info for the trip is below, if you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. Thanks so much!

Registration: Email Matt at mwilliams@LHC.org

Location: Emerald Point Marina (it’s where Carlos ‘N Charlies is, take 620 NORTH and turn LEFT on Hudson Bend Rd.)

Date: Monday, July 20

Time: Boat will be departing at 3pm (please be there by 2:30 so we can leave at 3pm)

What to Bring: Towel and Sunscreen and anything else you might want on the boat

In Case of Emergency: If you need to contact us in the event of an emergency, please call 512.784.1606 (please only use this in the event of an emergency, students are allowed to have their cell phones on the boat)

Friday Night Fever is this FRIDAY, July 17

Join us at the Worship Center this Friday night for something called, “Friday Night Fever”!!! We’ll have the game systems hooked up on the flat screens in the lobby, the basketball goal set up outside, and then a huge game of Capture-the-Flag-in-the-dark. It’s going to be a great time of hanging out, playing some games, and running around in the parking lot fully donned in glow-in-the-dark necklaces. You won’t want to miss this game night!!!

TIME: 8:00pm – 10:30pm

LOCATION: The Worship Center

WHAT TO BRING: $5 for pizza, drinks, and snacks (you may also want sneakers for the capture-the-flag part)

WAR GAMES this FRIDAY (JULY 10)

FRIDAY, JULY 10: CHUCK NORRIS DAY

Join us at the Warehouse for a little thing we like to call, “War Games”!!! In the past you’ve heard of Crud Wars… well this is that, and so, so much more!!! We’ll be partaking in a food fight, we’ll be traveling down the messy slip-n-slide, we’ll be launching some water balloons, and we might even bust out a couple dozen bottles of shaving cream. So, don’t miss out on this super messy, super fun day of War Games!!!

Time: 11am-1pm

Location: The Warehouse

What to Bring: Old clothes (you might not want them when we are done), a fresh change of clothes, an old pair of sneakers (you’ll definitely want sneakers since we will be running around in the big field by the Warehouse throwing stuff at each other, you can even donate your old sneakers when you’re done!), a towel, and all your friends!

*We will not have lunch at this event, so please come already fed, or ready to eat post War Games

Please contact Matt Williams for more info (mwilliams@lhc.org or 512.784.1606)

Parent E-Newsletter List

Starting this week, I will be sending out a weekly E-Newsletter with lots of stuff on the ministry. Here’s the info on that newsletter and it’s in a form that you can copy/paste it and forward it on to any other families who you think might be interested in receiving the E-Newsletter.

Thanks!!!

Dear Parents of an incoming 7th and/or 8th grader,

I will be sending out a weekly E-Newsletter with everyone going on in the Middle School Ministry including message series, events, where we’re headed, and more. If you would like to be a part of this E-Newsletter, please email me (mwilliams@LHC.org) with the email address you would like it sent to.

In addition to this new E-Newsletter, the Middle School Blog (lhcmiddleschool.wordpress.com) and the Middle School Website (www.LHC.org/middleschool) will continue to be updated regularly. We still have a lot of summer left and a ton of sweet things planned for the Middle Schoolers to participate in before we kick off the new Fall semester.

Please feel free to forward this on to any families you think might be interested in being included! Thanks so much for all your help in ministering to the Middle Schoolers of the ATX!

Matt Williams

Director of Middle School Ministries

Lake Hills Church

Main Event this FRIDAY, JULY 3, 11am-2pm

FRIDAY, JULY 3: CHUCK NORRIS DAY

Join us at Main Event for some games, bowling, laser tag, glow-in-the-dark putt-putt and good fun for our Chuck Norris Day Part 2. For those who are unfamiliar with the Main Event experience, don’t miss out! It’s a huge place full of arcades, bowling, laser tag, putt-putt and so much more! You can check out their website, www.MaineventUSA.net for more on this really sweet place!

Time: 11am-2pm

Location: Main Event (if you’re coming from Lakeway, head NORTH on 620 then turn RIGHT at Hwy. 183 and stay on the feeder and turn LEFT onto Anderson Mill Rd. and Main Event will be on your RIGHT in the Anderson Arbor Shopping Center)

What to Bring: $15 (which will get you bowling for 1 hour, 1 game of laser tag, a $10 game card, 2 slices of pizza and a medium drink OR unlimited bowling or laser tag) You can also check out their website www.MainEventUSA.net for a list of everything they have and how much it costs.

Please contact Matt Williams for more info (mwilliams@lhc.org or 512.784.1606)

Party Barge, Monday June 29, 3pm-7pm, MUST RSVP

We’re hitting up a “Just for Fun” Party Barge this coming Monday, June 29. It is limited to the first 40 students to sign up, so make sure you get signed up soon. All you have to do is email Matt Williams at mwilliams@LHC.org and tell him you want to go. If you miss out on this one, don’t worry, we have another one coming up on July 20.

THE DETAILS

Location: Emerald Point Marina (it’s where Carlos ‘N Charlies is, take 620 NORTH and turn LEFT on Hudson Bend Rd.)

Date: Monday, June 29

Time: Boat will be departing at 3pm

What to Bring: Towel and Sunscreen and anything else you might want on the boat

In Case of Emergency: If you need to contact us in the event of an emergency, please call 512.784.1606 (please only use this in the event of an emergency, students are allowed to have their cell phones on the boat)