Beginning of May Update

Hello All,

Impact Spots are FILLED. Any additional add ons will be done at the full price of $210 per teen. I will be sending out paperwork soon that each teen and parent will need to fill out and get back to me. The remain balance will be do before we leave.

Senior Dinner & Sunday - For Jr. & Sr. Parents, each of you should have gotten a letter in the mail telling you all about that weekend. I have seen that the Jr. Parent’s have started an email to get the dinner planned. Great Job! Senior parents, if you have any questions, let me know. Please stick to the deadlines set for this event.

Camp registration will begin soon. Camp is July 14-20th this year. Cost will be $110 per camper. (They raised the price a bit, so we had to as well). Camp is available to all students going into 3rd grade - Graduates.

Summer Intern Housing - I am still looking for someone to house our Summer Intern. If you have a spare bedroom and would like free transportation for your teen all summer, this is for you. Trey, our intern will be here in a few weeks and I need to get a place secured. Thanks!

Summer Kick-off Lock-in - This will be May 31st. I am looking for HELP!!!! I know not many of you want to stay up all night, neither do I. But what I need is some shift workers, and someone to come in at 6 and cook breakfast. Start thinking about how you can help. If it’s from 10-12 or 12-4 or 6-8 during breakfast. Just be thinking about it, and let me know. Part of the event will include going to the Wahoos game that Friday night, so if you help early, you get a free baseball game! Woohoo!


Speaking of Summer. Our Full Summer calendar will be available once the intern arrives and he gets a chance to add his ideas and events in. It is going to be a great summer. Please be praying over it.

Final thing - Bayou La Batre Mission Trip Planning - For those teens going on that trip, we are rescheduling the Luncheon to raise funds. This weekend May 5th, had a few conflicts that were unseen. I dropped the ball on updating everyone about this, please forgive me. I am think June 9th or 30th. I also plan to get our other fundraising things together by the end of this month and get our teens working for their money.

Quick update on 3.22.13

2 things happening tomorrow!

• March 23rd - Reimagine Warrington - We will be helping to give out clothes with the clothes closet. We plan to leave Gateway at 9, so arrive a few minutes early. Bring money for lunch and dress accordingly, we may be dealing with some rain.

• March 23rd - Easter Egg Hunt at Gateway - 2-4pm. If you go with us to Warrington, we will travel back together for the this event.

• March 26th - Service Opportunity - For those who are off of school next week, please meet at 8:45 to go do clean up work at a members house who needs a lot of attention.

• Dress for yard work and bring money for lunch

• March 29th - Gateway Good Friday Worship - We want encourage all of our families to join us for a special time of worship and focus on the Cross as we prepare for Easter weekend.

• March 30th - Viewing of “the Passion” - We will meet at 6:00 to watch the movie. Please plan to have a permission slip signed, which I will give out this week. Eat dinner before you come. We will have some time after to pray and talk about the film.

• March 31st - EASTER Sunday - Please join us for a special Easter morning. The Teen Bible Class will be focused on Easter and then in Worship with the whole congregation.

• April 1st - Impact Deposits - We have 20 spots for impact and $50 secures your teens spot. Remember Impact is for those going into 8th-Graduates.

• April 17th - Best Night Ever - Things are coming together for this awesome night we are going to have together. Inflatables are rented, snow cones bought, worship is being planned, t-shirts on the way, and God is getting us ready. I have encouraged our teens to have 100 people here, that means bringing 3-4 friends each. Please encourage your teen to do this.

• Note to Adults: I have already had some volunteer to help with the cooking, hot dogs, that evening. If you still want to help with that you can. Also, I need people who will “Man” each activity, as well as some who do crowd control, and building security. So think about where you can help and tell me if there is something specific you would like to do. I will have an official duty sign up the first week of April.

• Also I will need some help, from teens, the evening before to help prep our car bash and get other thing set up for the event.

• April 19-21st - Spring Retreat - $30 for each 7-12th grader. We will begin at the building around 7 on Friday night and end after church on Sunday. Still need another set of adults to stay (Any young marrieds want to stay?).

I think that is it for this week! Have good one, and let me know if you have any questions. All of this info will be posted online as well.


- Sean

Here is the latest

Let me mention first the "Spring Festivus" trip that was planned for March 1-3. After meeting and talking with our Student Leaders, we have decided that there just was not enough interest and availability to make the trip happen. What we have decided is that a more local and cost effective Retreat would better benefit our group right now. I will have a new date set soon and details as well.

Here are some things happening in March:

1. Renaissance Fair - March 2nd - Who doesn't love Ye Ole Jousting? We are gonna meet at 10 am at Gateway to go to the fairgrounds for this. It should be a lot of fun. Bring $10 to get in the fair and any money for souvenirs and lunch. We should be back around 2pm.

2. ECS Auction Volunteers - March 9th - We will help serve food at the annual ECS auction. Please be at Gateway at 4:30pm. Should be able to leave around 7-7:30pm. Please dress nice (white dress shirt and black pants/skirts are preferable). Dinner will be provided

3. Bayou La Batre Mission Meeting - March 13th - For HIGH SCHOOL teens and parents of teens who want to go on the summer mission trip, plan to meet in room 22 following classes that night

4. Best Night Ever - April 17th - This "Lawn Party" is quickly approaching. I want you to start thinking of how you can help. I will need all parents to make this a success. Watch your emails for me asking you what you can do to help.

5. "Broken" A Good Friday Event At Gateway - March 29th - Gateway will have a special worship event on Good Friday this year to set our hearts and minds for Worship on Easter Sunday. This will be a time of praise and reflection of the cross. Please make plans to join us.

6. "Passion" viewing - March 30th - To continue our Easter weekend, I would like to gather teens and parents, to watch "The Passion" together. This is a "R" rated movie, so permission slips will be necessary for teens whose parents do not join us.

This Weekend 2.15-2.17 2013

Here are a few things happening this weekend. Join us for all the awesomeness!!!

1. Homeless Outreach is tomorrow from 10:30am-12:30pm

2. Sunday we start back up "Four12" meetings. These are for HIGH SCHOOL students. We will stay after worship, grab lunch, and spend some time in prayer, talk about student leadership in our group, talk about plans for the group, and a few other things. Student's need to bring a change of clothes, $5 for lunch, and their Bible. We will stay all the way up until Share Group. If students have homework, they are welcome to bring it, so that they can get some work done. We will have time for that.

3. We will have share group at normal time for everyone, middle & high school, at 5:30-7:15 in the teen room. 

4. After Share Group we will stay after to play some games or watch a movie. Make plans to pick up around 9:30 pm.

Happening Soon

Here is just a brief idea of some things around the corner to mark down.

• February 3rd - Super Bowl party at the Ray’s. (No transportation will be provided, so please find a ride) We will start before the game and go till it’s over. Address will be provided the week of. Boys bring a bag of chips & 2 liter of soda. Girls bring a dessert.
• February 9th - We need some Child care help at the HomeBuilders Valentine's Day Party. In the Gym from 5:15-7:30pm. 
• February 10th - Area Wide Devotional in Mobile - Meet to leave Gateway at 2:15pm and get back at 8:15pm. Bring any NERF guns you have for an activity there.
• February 17th - Four12 (Leadership Training for High Schooler) after worship. We will have lunch and learn till Share Group that night. 
• March 1st-3rd - “Spring Festivus” retreat in Anniston, AL. Check the "Spring Retreat 2013" link to the right for details.
• March 9th - ECS Auction Help - We will help serve at that dinner. Lots of help needed
• March 17th - Four12

Don't forget Wednesday Night Worships at 6:30pm, Bible Study on Sunday at 9am, and Share Group on Sunday at 5:30-7:15pm.

Remember to LOVE.SERVE.LIVE in 2013

Christmas Party 2012

11.14.12

Here are 7 things to know: 

 

1. Gateway Fall Family Feast - TEENS you need to be here at 5 to help get ready and be prepared to serve food. WE NEED YOUR HELP!

2. Four12 - Our High School leadership training will meet tomorrow night at my house. 5:30-7:30. Dinner provided. Lots to talk about, tell me if you can make it or not.

3. Homeless Outreach - This Saturday is our monthly outreach. 10:30am-12:30pm. This is a great opportunity to serve. 

4. Bayou La Batre - This Sunday some of you will be going with Derek to worship at the Bayou La Batre church. If you are going, you need to bring about $15 to cover lunch and snacks. Meet at the building at 7am to leave.

5. Gateway Christmas Program - The program is December 16th. Some of you will have a role to play. I will update you on practice times and dates when we get the roles filled

6. Chili Basketball Classic - December 9th, This is the annual game of young guys (teens/college) vs. old guys (married folk). There will be chili, hotdogs, etc. Things will start at 5:30pm

7. GSM Christmas Party - December 8th. Details and cost soon.