Retreat Recap!

highlandgenesis — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:55:45 +0000

Some random facts about the Retreat 2009

Severe storms woke everyone at 4:30 in the morning Thursday. We survived 80 mile an hour winds, trees falling down everywhere, and lighting that didn’t stop.
Due to the storm, our power was out almost all day Thursday. No showers, no toilets, and no electricity. Regardless, we managed to “session” every time without all the luxuries of the world. Imagine that.
Friday night we regained power through out the entire camp. Students got showers, staff rejoiced!
After Friday night was over, 4 students made decisions to follow Jesus Christ and a massive amount of students got right with Jesus through heart change.
Regardless of all the “problems”, the Word got preached every time. The spiritual disciples were encountered and implemented and we came together to redefine who we are in the body of Christ. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

What an awesome week! If you weren’t there, you missed out big time!

Spring Retreat

highlandgenesis — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:56:18 +0000

Sign-up today in the GeNESIS room

June 17th-20th!

Easter Update

highlandgenesis — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:53:28 +0000

Due to Easter, No GeNESIS April 12th.

See you April 19th.

Saturday April 4th

highlandgenesis — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:22:39 +0000

New Stuff!

highlandgenesis — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:24:32 +0000

We have added some new tools for everyone to use at thegenesiswebsite.com.

1. We put a reading guide for you to follow as we walk through our current study. For example, this semester we are currently in the book of Daniel. That means we put up the weeks that we will be walking through each chapter in case you miss a week or are behind. By clicking on the “current Study” tab, you know what chapter of Daniel to read so you’re prepared for Sunday night.

2. Our New Calendar is up and running under the Calendar tab. This feature displays our current calender filled with events and activities, giving you the option to download a personal copy for yourself. This is a great tool to use for your own personal calendar and to help you get to GeNESIS events on time!

3. We put a “tools” tab up for you to use to help maximize your personal study. Under the tools tab you will find helpful ways to establish daily reading plans for personal Bible reading, ways to help understand what your actually reading in the scripture, and practical ways to apply what you just read in the Bible to your life!

4. We’re on facebook! Add us to your groups by clicking on the facebook logo on the right hand side of the page. We would love to have you in that group!

Hope this helps!

Super Bowl Party Info

highlandgenesis — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:56:51 +0000

The Skinny (that’s details…)

Who is invited? Everyone in the GeNESIS Youth Group (junior and senior high)!
What is it? A Super Bowl Party Silly! (That’s where we watch the last game of pro football. Weird, right?)
When is it? Sunday Night February 1st from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Where is it at? Jordan and Bethany’s house (4422 Fairview Road Pocahontas, IL 62249 For direction click here)
Why are we doing this? Because we are awesome! (duh?)

Please bring a 2 liter of pop (or soda for those of you from the south) or a bag of chips/snack/something edible for those of you who can provide. We’ll do the rest!

See ya’ll Sunday!

News and Updates for January

highlandgenesis — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:30:29 +0000

Hey everyone! I wanted to post some important information regarding the events and activities scheduled for the GeNESIS group in January.

GeNESIS Group Meetings.

January 4th – Our first night back as a group! Expect to have a great time playing games, singing worship songs, and breaking into the first part of our new study on the book of Daniel.
January 11th – Plan on dressing warm on this night. We will be outside for a good chunk of the night at a “special place” in town. (It’s a secret where we are going so please don’t ask. If I told you where we were going I would have to kill you and that’s just not a nice thing to do to someone now is it?)
January 18th and 25th – We will be resuming regular GeNESIS meetings with some crazy nights of games, worship, and our study on Daniel.

Deeper Bible Study.

This month (and maybe next) we will be studying the book of James as a group on Wednesday evening. Deeper will meet in Jordan’s office at church (it’s the one room in the middle of the church, you can’t miss it) from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. This study is only for high school youth only.

Other Events…

This month we will be taking our Juniors and Seniors in High School on a Christian college trip. The information for this trip is as follows.

Who: Juniors and Seniors in High School
What: A Christian College trip to with The Difference youth group in Monmouth, IL
When: January 19th through the 21st (NOTE: Your student will have to miss school, see below for info)
Where: Ceaderville University, Grace College, Cornerstone University, and Moody Bible Institute
How Much: $75 (What a Deal!).

NOTES TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS: Since we will be attending colleges, the best time to visit is during the week. By visiting during the week, the student coming on campus has the opportunity to attend classes, chapel, and other events that are taking place on campus.

It has come to our attention that some parents have a few reservations in letting their student visit schools due the absence of missing classes at home (you, as a parent, will have to call the school to excuse your student). While this is understandable, the students also are uneasy due to the possible inability to get out of finals (as some students desperately want to do. I can fully understand!).

HOWEVER, each student at the high school is allowed to miss two (2) days with an excused absence (visiting colleges counts as an excused absence) and still be able be excused from taking finals if they are passing the class. In addition to missing two days of excused school, a student can also miss up to four (4) days, of excused absences, and still be excused from taking finals in they have an A in all their classes. The work against your student attending the college trip is great. However, the benefits of attending a Christian college are priceless. We would love to see as many students as we can attend this trip. Please see Jordan for more information regarding this activity.

For all other info this month, please click the calendar tab to read our newsletter. All other information about our group can be found by clicking the tabs on the site above.

We hope to see you soon!

Important News and Updates for December

highlandgenesis — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:07:35 +0000

Information about December that you need to know for parents and students. It’s going to be an awesome month!

Weekend of December 5th-7th.

December 5th – The Junior High Girls will be having a sleep over at the home of Tim and Melody Shouse. It will start around 7-8 pm. Tim and Melody live on 330 Kingsbury in Highland (right across from the church). All girls need to bring proper sleep-over attire and anything else they will need for the evening.
December 6th – After the sleep-over on Saturday Morning our junior high girls (and possibly a few guys) will be gathering at the Shouse’s to bake cookies at 9:00 am. This should go a couple of hours. We will play it by ear.
December 7th – PHAT SUNDAY – junior high and high school GeNESIS – 6-8 pm @ the church. Our students will be assembling cookie boxes ( why we are cookie cookies on Saturday) for the people who work for our community (Police department, Hospital, Fire Department, etc.). After they are assembled our students will be delivering the boxes to the various community organizations. After the delivery we will have numerous Christmas activities and games to finish up the evening.

Weekend of December 13th-15th.

December 13th - All students who are planning on serving the church breakfast on Sunday the 14th need to be at the church at 7:00 pm to help set-up. This is for both junior high and high school students. We should be done around 9 pm.
December 14th – Sunday morning – The students will be serving the church breakfast. All students need to be at the church 8:00 am to help set-up the breakfast and get ready to serve. Sunday evening – PHAT SUNDAY – junior high and high school GeNESIS – 6-8 pm @ the church. We will be having a white elephant gift exchange and recapping serving breakfast at the church. For the gift exchange students need to bring something they don’t desire having anymore/funny gift to the church (wrapped) for that evenings events.

Other Events…

Deeper Bible Study (high school only) December 10th and the 17th from 7-8 pm. This will be in my office at church. No Deeper is scheduled for December 3rd and the 24th.
No GeNESIS on December 21st or December 28th due to Christmas and the events surrounding the holidays. Have an awesome Christmas break.

For more info please click the calendar tab to read our newsletter and other information regarding the month.

See you soon!

BonFire and Hay Ride Info

highlandgenesis — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:42:14 +0000

bonfire-flyer

Click on the above link to get all the information regarding this Sunday’s bone fire and hay ride!

See you Sunday!

The Great Godfrey Corn Maze

highlandgenesis — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:11:12 +0000

Here is Everything you need to know about this Friday’s trip to the Great Godfrey Corn Maze.

Who: GeNESIS Youth Group
What: The Great Godfrey Maze is two maze trails cut into 7-acres of corn in Glazebrook Park. This year, the corn is cut into two trails in wild safari animal shapes! Visitors from all over can enjoy getting lost in the maze’s twisting turns, dead-ends and traps! THIS IS NOT A HAUNTED HOUSE OR HAUNTED FIELD OR HAUNTED ANYTHING!
When: Friday October 17, 2008. We will meet at the church at 5 pm and leave from there. (We will be eating dinner together)
Where: Glazebrook Park (Godfrey, Illinois. Around Alton)
Why: Corn? Midwest? Why not!
How Much: $15. This includes dinner and maze entry fee.

See ya Friday!