The Importance of Church Camp

I know when this time of year rolls around, as youth leaders, our hearts become heavy for the students that we see are not planning to go to camp with us this summer. Those who have been, know the impact of getting away from all the clutter and distraction in our lives and just being completely available to whatever God wants to do in in our lives. In eight years of going to camp I have never seen God fail to meet with the students and leaders in our youth group. He convicts, encourages, breaks hearts, mends hearts, builds relationships within the youth group, sends rest and peace and most of all just meets each of us at our point of greatest need. For my own children, this has been the one summer event that everything else is planned around. I believe this is an amazing tool that God uses to recenter our kids and help them to build a support system to face the struggles that teens are bombarded with on a daily basis.

Smoking Chickens?

It's that time of year again to wash, smoke, and sell our chickens (and pork this year). Pathway Baptist's own Certified Holy Smoke is ready to help us out again. We'll be washing and selling chicken June 1-3, so keep these days open. Parents can drop off their youth at the old Main Street church at 3:45 pm on Friday in the gravel parking lot. Do not park in Draffens lot on Friday since they are open until 4:00!!! The washing should last about 2 hours at most (end around 5:30 pm). We'll meet again to start selling chickens on Saturday at 11:00 until 3:00 (we'll wash chickens again in-between). Students may want to bring a sack lunch on Saturday and a cold drink - we will have a cooler available. This fundraiser is an easy non-salmonella way to earn some money for camp. Students are pro-rated for their time based on their arrival and departure from the fundraiser. The more we sell, the more money goes to each student.

Q: How much does this delicious BBQ cost?
A: Chicken $7
Pulled Pork per pound $7 (Sunday only for the pork)
Q: Can people buy in advance?
A: Yes! See Dan on Sunday for a ticket.

Working at the Car Wash Update

The two car wash fundraisers for church camp have helped students earn roughly $1000, which will be pro-rated based on the amount of time each student was at each car wash. We will be dividing the money out between 20-22 students at each car wash. Special thanks to Calvert City Quick Lube and 1st Kentucky Bank of Draffenville for generously donating the water and location. Special thanks especially to Kenny and Beth Solomon who worked so hard with our youth to make sure we all gave a product worthy of Pathway's name. We met quite a few people who had never heard of our church and our students did a terrific job of representing Christ to the community.

Ichthus 2007

This year's theme for the Ichthus music festival in Wilmore, Kentucky is Uprising. Check out the website and see a full list of the bands and speakers that will be performing this year. Let Dan know asap if you plan to attend. Tickets are $90 (includes all three days plus the food and gas that we are providing), or you if you are over 15 years old, you can sign up to volunteer as a worker for 9 hours and earn a free ticket. We depart from the Ministry Center Thursday, June 14 at 6:45 AM (yes, AM). Bring a lawn chair, clothes you don't mind getting sweaty in, toiletries, extra water, bed roll, bible, and some clothes for Sunday morning (we return Sunday, June 17 around 9:30 AM). We'll provide the food for daily meals, but bring extra money if you want to purchase fast food or stuff from vendors.

Have You Turned In Your Medical Release Form?

Church camp is June 25-29 this year and we are pumped. Camp Cedarmore requires every student with his/her parent(s) to fill out a medical release form. All medical release forms must be notarized (see Dru Donald) and turned into Dan by June 10, 2007, along with the remaining balance for church camp. The total cost we are asking students to pay to attend Cedarmore is $220 (roughly $150-200 less than the national average). There is one more fundraiser before camp this weekend - be sure to participate!