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Arborlawn's Graduating High School Seniors 2015

Arborlawn's Graduating High School Seniors 2015

 

George Bean

Family: Adair, George & Natalie

High School: Trinity Valley

Activities & Honors: AP Scholar, football, basketball & lacrosse

Future: University of Missouri

“I am thankful for the positive influence of Abby & Dave, good friends and great times at youth and on mission trips.” 

 

Hannah Brown 

Family: Larry

High School: Paschal High School

Activities & Honors: Varsity tennis, National Honor Society

Future: Texas Tech for Mechanical Engineering

“I thank God for my family who supports me and my friends who are there for me. Always make time for church/youth because one day you won’t be able to. Always take a week of your summer to go on mission trips. They’re unforgettable and grow closer to people and grow your faith.” 

  

Connor Cassady

Family: Quintin, Jill & Molly

High School: Fort Worth Country Day

Activities & Honors: Football, soccer, golf & photography

Future: University of Oklahoma, major in business with a minor in Spanish and photography, eventually go in law school and get an MBA.

“I thank God for my family. My favorite memory is the 2012 mission trip- I really enjoyed going to Galveston and being able to work with everyone. I was able to work on the house with my group and meet many new people.”  

 

Travis Crawford

Family: David, Donna & Matthew

High School: Paschal High School

Activities & Honors: Football, UIL Accounting, National Honors Society

Future: Texas Tech University, major in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Business construction management.

“I thank God for my amazing church and my friends family and teacher that helped me get where I am today and all the opportunities God has blessed me with. My favorite mission trip was Memphis. I’ll always remember Tom Harkider calling John Grady and I the “Super Smash Brothers” because we were the two lifting the sledge hammers. Even though we were tearing apart the houses, we knew another group will follow behind to rebuild. My memories of Arborlawn with stay with me throughout my life. The mentoring, support and love from the staff and congregation has been a huge support and blessing to me. I’m so lucky to have a church where I feel so loved and I appreciated all of you!” 

 

Ashley Deats

Family: Deborah

High School: Arlington Heights High School

Activities & Honors: National Honors Society, Senior Steering Committee

Future: Texas Christian University for Fashion Merchandising. I plan to move to New York after college.

“I thank God for the ability to move and help. Some don’t have the opportunity to move around and use their bodies to help others. I am healthy and able to help others. When I first came to Arborlawn in 7th grade I remember being welcomed and warm and nice people. Do not take Sunday nights for granted; make these friendships last. Another memory would be senior night at every mission trip. It never fails to make me cry. Those nights and trips are something I will never forget.” 

 

Drake Denison

Family: Michelle, Val, Mike & Donnie

High School: Paschal High School

Activities & Honors: 3 time Regional qualifier for Wrestling. All District Junior & Senior year for Football

Future: West Texas A&M University. Full ride to go for football. Go into law and become a sports agent.

“I thank God for every opportunity this youth program brought me, all the blessings so far in my career and life, and all my friends and family. Cherish every moment and new day this youth program brings. Every small group session when my Senior Group went to Chicken Express, I would somehow spill my drink or just completely drop and destroy my cup. In public I was not a klutz, but in small groups I was known for it.” 

 

 Lindsey Feldman

Family: Alan, Christine & Josh

High School: Paschal High School

Activities & Honors: Top 7% of my class, National Honor Society, Volleyball, Habitat for Humanity and the JDRF

Future: University of Texas at Austin in the College of Natural Sciences. I want to become a Pediatric Anesthesiologist.

“I thank God for family, friends and the amazing support I have received from my church family. My favorite memories are attending Mission Trips every year. There are many stories to tell every year you go. It is life-changing and I highly recommend it to everyone.” 

 

John Grady

Family: Lisa

High School: Paschal High School

Activities & Honors: National Honors Society, Sports Athletic Trainer

Future: Texas Christian University to become an athletic trainer

“I thank God for all my friends and family and all the opportunities I have been given. I also thank God for my amazing church family and church home. Get involved as much as possible. Do everything you can for others. Don’tever stop creating hilarious memories and stores.”

 

Nicholas Jerige

Family: Kimberly

High School: Paschal High School

Activities & Honors: Football (3 year letterman) Powerlifting (3301B District Champion) Wrestling

Future: Texas Tech

“I thank God for family, friends and fellowship. Don’t take your time in high school for granted. The days are long but the years are short. Cherish the small moments.”

 

Kyle Keiss  

Family: Tom, Sharon, Ryan, Whitney & Julie

High School: Arlington Heights High School

Activities & Honors: AHHS Orchestra & Theatre, Marching Band, Jazz Band, National Honor Society, Yellow Jacket Scholar, TMEA All Region Orchestra, Fort Worth Youth Orchestra

Future: Drake University for Musical Theater

“I thank God for my parents, brother and sister, my teachers: Vivian Potts, Sheila Turner, Glen Turner, Janice Whorley and David Wiebers. My girlfriend Lizzie for inspiring me to get my grades up and go to college. My advice is to be open minded. You don’t know what you are capable of accomplishing until you try. Colleges come in all sizes. Pick the one that’s best for you.” 

 

Ryan Mackechnie

Family: Stuart, Jennifer & Kody

High School: Paschal High School

Activities & Honors: Basketball

Future: Texas Tech and study mechanical/civil engineering

“I thank God for providing me with a great church family and surrounding me with awesome friends and giving me the chance to have fun opportunities.” I remember my first mission trip when Mark Milrany spilled our water cooler so we made up a nickname and called him “The Cooler Killer.” Advice for younger kids is to get as close with your friends as you can before you go off to college.” 

 

Mary Layne Million

Family: Clark, Debra & Sarah Rose

High School: Paschal High School

Activities & Honors: Radio Shack Scholar, Paschal Society for Academic Promise, Paschal Society for Academic Success, FWISD Director of Athletics Scholar Award, FWISD Academic Letter Sweatshirt, National Honor Society, Paschal Girl’s Gold team, Student Council and Photography Club. 

Future: University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK for Business or Belmont University in Nashville, TN for Music Business.

“My favorite church activity was helping with Trunk or Treat” 

 

Woods Pate

Family: Mukherjees, Kuhlmanns

High School: Paschal High School

Activities & Honors: Cross Country (9th – 11th), National Honors Society, Teen/Artist Project at the MoMA, bat field research for TCU, AP Scholar with Distinction

Future: St. Edward’s University in Austin to study biology and minor in studio art.

"I’m thankful for my friends and church family, who have shown me so much love and selflessness. I’m thankful for the many opportunities to succeed. I’m thankful for my life and hope to make the most of it. I was given the chance to go to Haiti on mission trip. Our group had gone to a cliff to watch the sunset. I sat down, and Pam and Audrey sat down next to me and hugged me for a few minutes. It may seem like a small thing, but to me, it was huge. Even when you feel completely alone, just know you have the whole church family who loves you and supports you 100%. Pam and Audrey helped me remember.” 

 

Tara Tillery

Family: Blair, Dirk & Tate

High School: Arlington Heights High School

Activities & Honors: National Honors Society, DECA, Honors Dance program, Seniors Steering committee, Yellow jacket scholar, Heights Academic Excellence Award, Homecoming Court finalist, Senior Superlative Award Winner for Most Photogenic 

Future: University of Texas at Austin to major in education and be a teacher and one day become a principal.

“I thank God for my amazing family, my friends and the countless blessings in my life. Have fun while you can, make the most of your time and if things get stressful, remember God has a plan and things will get better.”

 

Audrey Young

Family: Pam, Richard, David, Matthew, Roo & Kiwi

High School: Paschal High School

Activities & Honors: Volleyball, PIP Talk Finalist, NHS, Playwright for Festival of the Kid

Future: Texas A&M University, majoring in Animal Science. I want to be a veterinarian.

“I thank God for my parents who are my role models and nothing short of amazing, my two older brothers who push me to do great things and my church family who helps strengthen my walk with Christ, my small group leaders, Becky and LeeAnn and the college interns. I found God is someone you can confide in without being judged. God is here to love and provide support through lots of different people. Church family, small groups, mission trips, Abby and Dave are here and want to help with these things. Have faith in God and your church family.”

Arborlawn Students: BIG Meeting Sunday, August 24 at 6:00 p.m.

 
By Abby Johnson
 
Calling all 7th through 12th grade students, parents, small group leaders, and anyone who’s interested in knowing more about Arborlawn Student Ministry!
 

We have a meeting this Sunday, August 24, at 6:00 p.m. that we call our BIG Meeting, in the SAM Building. This is where we give parents our lineup and program changes for the 2014/2015 School Year. We will be making some pretty major program changes that we’re real excited about so you won’t want to miss out! We’ll serve a meal and present over dinner. (Students can come along to eat and play in the Gym.)
 
Some of the things will talk about include: 1) Cowtown Shakedown – our back-to-school event on August 31 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. – an Amazing Race-type evening and scavenger hunt that will take you all over Fort Worth. 2) Junior High Worship moving to Sunday Mornings. 3) Wired and Anthem (Junior and Senior High Sunday evenings). 4) Fall Retreat. 5) Spring Retreat. 6) Mission Trips.
 
There will also be a mandatory Small Group leader meeting at 5:00 p.m. and a meeting for Seniors and their Parents at 7:00 p.m. Hope you plan to be there!
 
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Arborlawn Students 2014 Mission Trips

 
By Katie Cantwell
 
During the month of June the youth group traveled to Roswell, New Mexico and Acton, Texas for the annual Senior High and Junior High mission trips.
 

The students did construction work on homes for four days in the local community. Such work included building wheel chair ramps, home repairs on windows and doors, yard work, and painting the outside of homes.
 
“My favorite part of the trip was seeing our clients' faces at the end of the week and how appreciative they were,” said by incoming senior, John Grady.
 
The Junior High students worked for three days on a farm that provides fresh produce to local food banks. The students harvested vegetables, pulled weeds, and repaired a pheasant coop.
 
Incoming seventh grader, Anna Schumacher, said her favorite part of junior high mission trip was getting to know the other students by working in the different groups every day.
 
Through the month of July and August be sure to check the Arborlawn Students website for the scheduled weekly activities. Also, check out Student Ministries videos here.
 
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Student Mission Trips Fundraiser During the Month of May

 
We had such an amazing amount of great art and goods donated for our Noodles & Doodles fundraiser that we couldn’t help but want to share some of the impressive talent with the whole congregation!  
 

Throughout the month of May, Arborlawn Students will be silent auctioning all kinds of goods – photography, pottery, children’s clothes, and more – at four stations throughout the church. The display cases in the Gathering Area, a table outside of the Worship Center, and a couple of tables in the Lower Commons will host the auction items. These stations will rotate each week, so no matter where you normally travel through the building you should get a chance to see it all. Proceeds for the auction will go to our Summer Student Missions.  
 
This year we travel to Roswell, NM with our Senior High and to Granbury to work with Project 44 with our Junior High in the month of June.  
 
Thank you so much for your support and we hope you enjoy and bid on some art!
 
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Arborlawn Students: Noodles & Doodles This Friday Evening, April 25

 
The Arborlawn Students group invites you to join them this Friday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. for Noodles & Doodles! The cost is $5 at the door and that gets you a lasagna dinner and entry into the silent auction.
 

There will be photography, art, pottery, crafts, and other items all made by the adults and students of Arborlawn. Come out for a fun night of food, fellowship, and bidding. All proceeds go to support student summer missions trips.
 
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Arborlawn Students: Noodles & Doodles to Raise Mission Trip Funds Friday Evening, April 25

 
The Arborlawn Students group is holding our 2nd Annual Noodles & Doodles Art Auction & Dinner from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 25 in the Family Life Center. We enjoy a spaghetti dinner and have a silent auction of art and goods from students and other church members. It was a blast last year and we hope you’ll come check it out!  
 

All proceeds from Noodles & Doodles go to our Student Summer Missions. Last year this one event raised almost $4000! Do you have items to enter in the silent auction? We're looking for art and other goods such as pottery, drawings, photography, paintings, quilts, offers of dinner, guitar lessons, sporting tickets, etc. For more details about how to participate, contact Abby Johnson.
 
Dinner tickets are $5 and are available at the door or online.
 
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Arborlawn Students: Noodles & Doodles to Raise Mission Trip Funds Friday Evening, April 25

 
The Arborlawn Students group is holding our 2nd Annual Noodles & Doodles Art Auction & Dinner from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 25 in the Family Life Center. We enjoy a spaghetti dinner and have a silent auction of art and goods from students and other church members. It was a blast last year and we hope you’ll come check it out!  
 

All proceeds from Noodles & Doodles go to our Student Summer Missions. Last year this one event raised almost $4000! Do you have items to enter in the silent auction? We're looking for art and other goods such as pottery, drawings, photography, paintings, quilts, offers of dinner, guitar lessons, sporting tickets, etc. For more details about how to participate, contact Abby Johnson.
 
Dinner tickets are $5 and are available at the door or online.
 
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Arborlawn Students: Noodles & Doodles to Raise Mission Trip Funds Friday Evening, April 25

 
The Arborlawn Students group is holding our 2nd Annual Noodles & Doodles Art Auction & Dinner from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 25 in the Family Life Center. We enjoy a spaghetti dinner and have a silent auction of art and goods from students and other church members. It was a blast last year and we hope you’ll come check it out!  
 

All proceeds from Noodles & Doodles go to our Student Summer Missions. Last year this one event raised almost $4000! Do you have items to enter in the silent auction? We're looking for art and other goods such as pottery, drawings, photography, paintings, quilts, offers of dinner, guitar lessons, sporting tickets, etc. For more details about how to participate, contact Abby Johnson.
 
Dinner tickets are $5 and are available at the door or online.
 
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Arborlawn Students: Spotlight on LeeAnn Wendell

 
Most of you know LeeAnn Wendell. She’s starting working with us over the summer as one of our summer interns. She stuck around last semester as one of our small group leaders with the 7th grade girls. Now, she’s one of our Community Specialists with Nick!  
 

LeeAnn is from Rhome, TX and she’s now at UTA. She’s very active in the Wesley Foundation at UTA where she’s served in a leadership capacity since she was a freshman. LeeAnn also lives in a Neo Monastic house (which is a fancy way of saying that she lives in Christian Community)... you should ask her about this!  
 
When we met LeeAnn she voiced a real call to ministry. You can see that through her daily activities. She was working at Michael’s in the framing department and that was the one thing that fell outside her strong ministry call. We are excited that we were able to offer her a position that allows her to focus more on what she loves - being in ministry with students. She might still be able to frame a picture well... but she doesn’t have to work that job anymore!
 
LeeAnn is here with us Sundays and Wednesdays, but her focus is being outside the church walls. If you have something going on, we’d love to support you. Let us know what activities you're involved in!  
 
We are thankful for LeeAnn and her continued ministry with us here at Arborlawn Students!
 
[Editor’s Note: This is the latest installment of the Spotlight series from Arborlawn Students. Subscribe to the weekly email at ArborlawnStudents.com.]
 
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Arborlawn Students: Spotlight on Nick Hamilton

 
[Editor's Note: This article is from the December newsletter from Arborlawn Student Ministries. Subscribe here.]
 
Our December Spotlight is on Nick Hamilton. Nick has been with Student Ministries for a little over two years now. He is no stranger to the group. He first started volunteering during Wired and Anthem playing drums for a year before becoming a Summer intern in 2012. He regularly teaches Junior High Sunday school and helps with Summer and Sunday Night Programming.
 

Starting in January, Nick will be joining the Student Ministries team in an expanded capacity. His responsibilities include focusing on being involved with the students where they are: at school events, sporting events, teaching Sunday school and continuing to help lead worship.
 
Eighth grader Matthew Crawford said, "Nick is always willing to help you beyond church and youth. He comes to support us at school events and gives us advice on what to do in our school lives."
 
"It is so great that Nick loves to support our teens at church and in the community," says Abby Johnson. This past semester, he made it to most of the football, volleyball, other sporting events, and a couple band competitions to support our students, and he will continue to do so into the spring sports seasons, as well as attend any plays or concerts that our students are in. "He has already expanded our ministry in some really great ways beyond our walls here at church, and we look forward to bringing Nick into more roles."
 
We have been blessed with the energy, enthusiasm, and commitment that he continually brings to our group. We are so excited to welcome Nick to the staff!
 
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Arborlawn Students: Spotlight on Flour Power

 
[Editor's Note: This article is from the November issue of the monthly online newsletter distributed by Arborlawn Student Ministries. See the subscription link here. The group’s latest project is the sale of holiday popcorn to benefit the Arborlawn Community Garden.]
 
Our November spotlight is on the faces behind Flour Power. Flour Power started as The Flour Girls led by Annie Rheuark and Phoebe Austin-Weeks for their service project in Confirmation in 2011. Annie and Phoebe decided to take their love of baking and combine it with a way to serve the community by selling baked goods to raise money to benefit various organizations. For their first sale, they sold $500 worth of cupcakes to benefit the Arborlawn Food Pantry. The girls also received an Honorary UMW Pin in Christmas of 2012.
 

“It is amazing to me that Annie and Phoebe (with parents help) had been doing all the work themselves,” says Donna Crawford. “It is a huge undertaking and they have done an amazing job of organizing everything while also raising money for some great organizations.”
 
The 2012 Confirmation Class decided to help the Flour Girls as their class service project. With the goal of having other students to help on an on-going basis, Annie and Phoebe recruited Confirmand students and renamed the group Flour Power. Students who have helped with Flour Power include (but may not be limited to... we rounded up what names we could) Shelby Parker, Michael Collins, Erin Ainslee, Faith Carlson, Grace Salvaggio, Anna Baggs, Zhara Martin, Jessica Puckett, Ryan Fox, Matthew Crawford, Travis Crawford, Ryan Hill, Madilynn Mar, Maci Neilson, Caroline Cooke, Alli Fain, Megan Smith, Kate Boller, and Alyssa Nunez. Adults who have helped include Melissa Austin-Weeks, Lora Rheuark, Edwin Rheuark, Donna Crawford, Debbie Hutchinson, Karen Fox, Shannon Collins, Laura Salvaggio, Barbara Michel, Brad Bowen, and John Sutter.
 
Melissa Austin-Weeks says: “Baking sweets for change has not only benefitted many people in need, but has taught these children how to budget their funds for the purchase of supplies, to develop culinary skills, explore opportunities to serve agencies in the community, to learn time management, and to identify and execute the steps in project management.”
 
Since the beginning, Annie, Phoebe, and Flour Power students have raised close to $3,000 for a variety of non-profit organizations, including Family Pathfinders, Habitat for Humanity, the Arborlawn Snack Sacks program, the community garden of La Trinidad UMC, and the Wounded Warriors project. Way to go Flour Power, you guys are great!
 
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Student Ministries holding mission trip fundraiser at Potbelly November 7

 
You can help Arborlawn Student Ministries raise funds for Summer 2014 Missions on Thursday, November 7 at Potbelly (Hulen and Overton Ridge; 4825 Overton Ridge, Fort Worth, 76132, 817-292-0362).
 

Stop by anytime between 5:00-8:00 p.m., grab your dinner, and our students will receive 25 percent of the store's net profit during those hours. Join in the fun, have a great meal, and fellowship with friends for a good cause!
 
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Project 44 Mission Day for all church members and friends: Saturday, November 16

 
Everyone's invited to Project 44 Mission Day on Saturday, November 16. This family-friendly, inter-generational mission day is a trip to Project 44 in Granbury. Project 44 provides fresh goods to local food pantries. There will be work appropriate for all ages.
 
All church members are invited to go along on this project with Arborlawn Student Ministries and Arborlawn Children's Ministries - as a church family. The cost is free, except for dinner at Babe's Chicken. We will leave the church at 8:00 a.m. and return around 7:00 p.m.
 
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Arborlawn Student Ministries: Spotlight on Mike Trinka

 
[Editor's Note: This article is from the October issue of the monthly online newsletter distributed by Arborlawn Student Ministries. See the subscription link here.]
 
Our October Newsletter features Mike Trinka, one of our adult volunteers. A constant presence in the life and happenings of Student Ministries, Mike has been with us since our beginning in 2005. Mike has always attended Sunday night youth activities - he has fulfilled several roles including playing his guitar and singing as worship leader, being an adult volunteer, organizing games, and, currently, serving as a small group leader.
 
Mike is one of the Sunday night small group leaders for our senior boys. Mike has spent Sunday evenings with this group since they were in eighth grade - the past five years. During that time, he has helped them mature from teenagers to young men, sharing his humor, wisdom and time with them each week. While they love his lessons and actively participate, their favorite thing about Trinka might be the delicious desserts he brings to class! Frozen ice cream pie and sopapilla cheesecake are among their favorites!
 
Most famously, Mike along with his wife Jenni have worked hard in the kitchen every summer on senior high mission trips. From hand rolled enchiladas to pulled pork to enough banana puddin' to feed an army... adults and students alike look forward to what the Trinkas will serve up next.
 
Victoria Briscoe has seen him in many facets of Student Ministries. She has this to say: "I have a distinct memory of Mike Trinka during one specific Sunday night youth several years ago. He planned group games for us back then, and this particular night, his game involved oranges, panty hose, and one's head. He demonstrated that we were to put the orange in the bottom of a panty hose leg, stick our head into the opening of the hose like a mask, and swing the orange around by moving your neck and upper body in a circle in an effort to tag other orange and panty-hosed people. It might sound strange (and it was), but this was such an entertaining, fun, and memorable game that Mike was very enthusiastic about. This simple memory of seeing Mike with panty hose smooshing his face and walking around swinging an orange around his neck represents a lot about who Mike Trinka is - a faithful man, always ready to serve others, always giving 100% of his energy for those around him, a respectable role model to our youth, and an all around fun guy."
 
Thank you Mike for all you do for our students! You are so appreciated.
 
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Arborlawn Student Ministries: Spotlight on John Grady

 
[Editor's Note: This article is from the September issue of the monthly online newsletter distributed by Arborlawn Student Ministries. See the subscription link here.
 
In our monthly newsletters, we are going to start featuring spotlights on individuals active within Student Ministries: Students, Small Group leaders, Mission Trip Volunteers, etc. This first little story goes out to John Grady.
 

John is a junior at Paschal High School. During the school year, John is always quick to volunteer. He is a regular help for the Audio/Visual team at both the weekly youth worship and the InSearch worship services. But this summer, we found out there are several more talents in John. Arborlawn is a pretty active place when kids are out of school. From camps to mission trips to Vacation Bible School, there was one thing in common around here – John Grady. Each time there was a call for student volunteers, John answered. By the end of the summer, heads of programs and events were seeking him out… They had seen his valuable contributions and into his serving heart.
        
For Karen Gossett, John Grady was a blessing in many ways this summer at Arborlawn. “We saw him drive a golf cart during Annual Conference, help during VBC and Camp Vine, and work hard on two mission trips. But my favorite memory of John happened on the last day of Camp Epic."
 
“John supervised the building of a slip-and-slide for the Epic campers. A group of young children gathered at the top of the slide; they were excited, but cautious about participating. A few brave souls tried to slide, but didn’t have the body weight to make it all the way down to the bottom of the slide."
 
“John sat down at the top of the slide and started coaxing the little children to him. ‘Come on, this will be fun, I promise!’ ‘You are going to be glad you did this.’ The first brave soul sat in front of John, and John pushed on his back with all of his might! The child screamed with laughter as he went down the slide! Now even with John’s help, the little child still needed assistance to the bottom, so youth helpers stood about halfway down the slide and grabbed ankles and gave another mighty push to the bottom! It was a spiritual lesson to those who observed. How often does God coax and encourage us to start on an exciting but scary journey? And don’t our Christian brothers and sisters come alongside and encourage when we get stuck halfway down? And when we finally make it, the entire group cheers and whoops and hollers and celebrates!”
 
Karen thanks John and sends a big kudos to him, “who gave of his time, his imagination, his creativity, and his strong back to make a difference in the lives of so many!”
 
Kim Cordell says, “I appreciate John's willingness to do whatever is asked of him. When I asked him to come up Sunday evening before VBC started to run through all of the sound checks for me, John was there. When I asked if he could be in the Worship Center early every morning to start the music as the kids arrived, John was there. He was a technician, a shepherd, a leader, and so much more during VBC. John is a wonderful role model for the young children of Arborlawn, and I am proud to have him serve beside me!”
 
We are thankful for John and his willingness to sacrifice his time and energy and serve others. From the organizers of Annual Conference, Mission Trips, Camp Vine, Camp Epic, and VBC… we thank you, John Grady!
 
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Leanne Hadley speaking here September 24: "Helping Your Child Understand God"; first 150 attendees get a copy of her book "When You Pray As a Family"

 
Arborlawn is hosting a special workshop called Helping Your Child Understand God with Rev. Dr. Leanne Hadley here on Tuesday, September 24, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the Worship Center. The workshop is sponsored by Arborlawn's Children's Ministries, Student Ministries, and Prayer Ministry and is for parents, grandparents, and caregivers of children.
 
The first 150 attendees get a free copy of "When You Pray As a Family," a book Rev. Dr. Hadley co-authored with Rueben P. Job. Rev. Dr. Hadley is based in Colorado Springs and is the founder of First Steps Spirituality Center - 1stSteps.net.
 

Reserved child care is available by contacting Nell Cantwell (817-731-0701).
 
It's hard for us to imagine, but God loves our children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews more than we do; and he has a plan for them, too, just like he does for each of us grownups. What we are hoping to accomplish with the evening workshop is to equip parents and caregivers to strengthen their relationships with their children and to build their relationship with God as a family and individually. Leanne will be giving the attendees specific tools and ideas for parents to become the spiritual leaders of their families. The workshop will be for parents and caregivers of very young children through the teen years.
 
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Leanne Hadley speaking here Sept. 24 on "Helping Your Child Understand God"; first 150 attendees get a copy of her book "When You Pray As a Family"

 
Arborlawn is hosting a special workshop called Helping Your Child Understand God with Rev. Dr. Leanne Hadley here on Tuesday, September 24, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the Worship Center. The workshop is sponsored by Arborlawn's Children's Ministries, Student Ministries, and Prayer Ministry and is for parents, grandparents, and caregivers of children.
 
The first 150 attendees get a free copy of "When You Pray As a Family," a book Rev. Dr. Hadley co-authored with Rueben P. Job. Rev. Dr. Hadley is based in Colorado Springs and is the founder of First Steps Spirituality Center - 1stSteps.net.
 

Reserved child care is available by contacting Nell Cantwell (817-731-0701).
 
It's hard for us to imagine, but God loves our children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews more than we do; and he has a plan for them, too, just like he does for each of us grownups. What we are hoping to accomplish with the evening workshop is to equip parents and caregivers to strengthen their relationships with their children and to build their relationship with God as a family and individually. Leanne will be giving the attendees specific tools and ideas for parents to become the spiritual leaders of their families. The workshop will be for parents and caregivers of very young children through the teen years.
 
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Leanne Hadley speaking here September 24: Helping Your Child Understand God

 
Arborlawn is hosting a special workshop called Helping Your Child Understand God with Rev. Dr. Leanne Hadley here on Tuesday, September 24, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the Worship Center.
 

The workshop is sponsored by Arborlawn's Children's Ministries, Student Ministries, and Prayer Ministry and is for parents, grandparents, and caregivers of children. Reserved child care is available by contacting Nell Cantwell (817-731-0701).
 
Rev. Dr. Hadley is based in Colorado Springs and is the founder of First Steps Spirituality Center - 1stSteps.net.
 
It’s hard for us to imagine, but God loves our children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews more than we do; and he has a plan for them, too, just like he does for each of us grownups. What we are hoping to accomplish with the evening workshop is to equip parents and caregivers to strengthen their relationships with their children and to build their relationship with God as a family and individually. Leanne will be giving the attendees specific tools and ideas for parents to become the spiritual leaders of their families. The workshop will be for parents and caregivers of very young children through the teen years.
 
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Arborlawn Students: summer missions fundraiser September 18

 
It's never too early for planning for next summer's student missions! Join Arborlawn Students on Wednesday, September 18 at Mama's Pizza (Bryan Irvin location only).
 

 

For both carry-out and eat-in orders, tell Mama's your supporting Arborlawn Students and 20 percent of sales will go straight to Arborlawn Student Summer Missions. Thank you for your support!
 
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Leanne Hadley speaking here September 24: Helping Your Child Understand God

 
Arborlawn is hosting a special workshop called Helping Your Child Understand God with Rev. Dr. Leanne Hadley here on Tuesday, September 24, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the Worship Center.
 

The workshop is sponsored by Arborlawn's Children's Ministries, Student Ministries, and Prayer Ministry and is for parents, grandparents, and caregivers of children. Reserved child care is available by contacting Nell Cantwell (817-731-0701).
 
Rev. Dr. Hadley is based in Colorado Springs and is the founder of First Steps Spirituality Center - 1stSteps.net.
 
It’s hard for us to imagine, but God loves our children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews more than we do; and he has a plan for them, too, just like he does for each of us grownups. What we are hoping to accomplish with the evening workshop is to equip parents and caregivers to strengthen their relationships with their children and to build their relationship with God as a family and individually. Leanne will be giving the attendees specific tools and ideas for parents to become the spiritual leaders of their families. The workshop will be for parents and caregivers of very young children through the teen years.
 
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ArborlawnUMC.org