[reallifenewsletter] FCC - YS Student E-mail Newsletter #172

Howdy!

So far I've only heard that Michael P is going on the ski trip. I'm
sure we'll have a great time! :)

Seriously though, please get back to me on who's coming. For you in the
youth group, this would be a great thing to invite people you are
praying for to.

Just as a reminder:
Ski Trip
Feb 26 2005
Holiday Valley NY
We'll leave early in the AM (say around 6-7AM) and get back around 9PM.


Costs:
Lift Ticket - $44
Ski Rental - $21
Snowboard Rental- $27
Gas $8
Food $20 (estimate since each person
will get/bring their own)

Remember to bring permission slips for persons under 18 (below is some
standard text that you can use).

We'll probably meet and leave from the Althausen's

The youth group is on to reading Acts together, as well as "Case For
Christ, Student Edition" by Lee Strobel. Great stuff!!

All for now...
-Nathanael

Permission Slip Sample Text:
To Whom It May Concern:
I of , , parent/guardian of
give permission for him/her to attend the Freedom Center
Church youth ski trip on February 26, 2005 in Holiday Valley, New York.
In addition, I give permission to Nathanael L'Heureux, Emmy L'Heureux or
their designee to attain emergency medical care for him/her if
necessary.


Signed:_______________________________________

Printed Name: ________________________________
Date: ________________________________________

Medical Insurance Information (fill out or send copy of medical card)
Insurance Company:____________________________
Policy Number:________________________________
Group Number:_________________________________
Claim Phone Number:___________________________
Other Information:____________________________


Here is a version with blanks to be filled out:

To Whom It May Concern:
I __________________________________ of _______________________,
_________, parent/guardian of _____________________________ give
permission for him/her to attend the Freedom Center Church youth ski
trip on February 26, 2005 in Holiday Valley, New York. In addition, I
give permission to Nathanael L'Heureux, Emmy L'Heureux or their designee
to attain emergency medical care for him/her if necessary.


Signed:_______________________________________

Printed Name: ________________________________
Date: ________________________________________

Medical Insurance Information (fill out or send copy of medical card)
Insurance Company:____________________________
Policy Number:________________________________
Group Number:_________________________________
Claim Phone Number:___________________________
Other Information:____________________________


YS STUDENT E-MAIL NEWSLETTER #172
February 14, 2005

Contents
1. Something for Your Heart
2. Surf Report
3. Forgettable Fact
4. Potent Quotables
5. Parting Shot


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1. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART

Valentine's Day. The very thought makes some people melt with gooey
warmth and tingle all the way down to their toes. They move their legs,
yet seem to glide above the ground through the power of love.

Other people are shy. Hopeful. Tentative. Maybe a little desperate. To
them, Valentine's Day brings anxiety and confusion, if not outright
terror. Do they dare risk sending a valentine card or gift to that
person they find so special? If so, what if they get nothing in return?
Worse yet, what if their gesture is rejected?

And then there's a third group of people for whom Valentine's Day is
just another reminder of how alone they are. They don't feel anxiety or
fear; they know better than to expect anything. They walk unaccompanied
through a barrage of chocolates, flowers and affectionate couples. It's
not that they WANT it that way; it's just the way things are.

If you've ever felt the pain of loving and losing, you're not imagining
it. Recent research reveals that any kind of social exclusion registers
at the same place in your brain (the anterior cingulate cortex, for you
science types) as physical pain. Researchers suggest that the "pain" of
being turned down for a date, not invited to a party, breaking up or
otherwise being excluded socially (or romantically) is just as real as a
punch in the gut.

But then, genuine love has long been associated with pain. The world's
greatest act of love involved a grown man being stripped naked, mocked,
tortured and hammered to a cross with spikes through his body. With very
few exceptions, he was rejected, betrayed and forsaken. And when the
soldier thrust a spear into his side, the blood and water that poured
out suggest that Jesus' heart had literally "broken" as he hung there
for the world to scorn.

But the lesson we need to remember during this Valentine's Day week is
that genuine love always overcomes pain. After enduring ultimate
rejection and being knocked down, Jesus got back up. And his
resurrection was the event that provides an endless supply of God's love
and fuels our own loving relationships.

So if you're getting dozens of valentines this year, count your
blessings. If you're taking a risk and hoping for the best, good for
you! (Not everything in life works out the way we hope, but we still
need to keep trying.) And if you haven't yet overcome pain and
loneliness in your search for love, please don't give up. Give it some
more time. Right now you can be assured that God loves you every bit as
much as he has ever loved anyone else. And by the time you begin to
comprehend the full extent of God's love, surely some other people will
come around as well.

In the meantime, when people tell you the pain of rejection or of lost
love is all in your head, they may be right. But you can respond with
the authority of the scientific community behind you: that doesn't mean
it hurts any less.

On your own ...

Read Isaiah 53:1-12.
http://biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible?language=english&version=NLT&passa
ge=Isaiah+53%3A1-12

When we think about Jesus, it's usually an image of victory, power and
supreme authority. But that's the end result of Jesus' life and
ministry. The BEFORE picture is quite different. List the painful
experiences Jesus endured because of his love for us. What can we learn
about real love (not mushy Valentine's Day love) by examining both the
before and after images of Jesus?

2. SURF REPORT

~ True Love Waits
Give the gift of purity--to yourself and your sweetheart--this
Valentine's Day.
http://www.lifeway.com/tlw

~ Candy Quiz
Think you're a candy expert? Test your knowledge with this tricky quiz.
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/quiz/candy/1.html

3. FORGETTABLE FACT

Orchids release a chemical that make bees drunk.

4. POTENT QUOTABLES

We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love, never so
helplessly unhappy as when we have lost our love object or its love.
- Sigmund Freud

Love does not die easily. It is a living thing. It thrives in the face
of all life's hazards, save one--neglect.
- James D. Bryden

Whoever has loved knows all that life contains of sorrow and of joy.
- George Sand

5. PARTING SHOT

Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.



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