SYATP

My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

John 17:20-23

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It's tough being a Christian student today. We're forced to make a lot of choices about who we are, and who we're not. We're supposed to be deciding on our future, when the present is hard enough to deal with.

We have a lot of dividing lines drawn for us. They're invisible, but we see them clearly every day. The grade we're in, the kind of grades we make, overachievers, underachievers, geniuses, slackers. The groups we hang with--jocks, preps, goths, sk8rs, gamers, or geeks. As a Christian, the church we attend, how we pray, the way we worship, and how we interpret the Bible. And yeah, even in 2007 race can still divide. Many of us are asking, "Where do I belong? Who cares about me? Why don't I fit in?"

See You at the Pole™ isn't about groups, grades, clothes, or churches. It's about praying. It's about all of us coming together and laying aside all the labels for one day, simply to call out to God, just as Jesus did in John 17 and say, "Lord, may we be one in you--whether jocks, preps, geeks, Pentecostals, Baptists, Catholics, freshmen, or seniors--may the world believe that You are real and have sent us to touch other through you, regardless of the dividing lines drawn by a broken world!"

So are you in? Are you ready whatever group you're in, to join us in the circle?

Join your generation of faith on Wednesday, September 26, at 7 a.m., GATHER at your school flagpole, UNITE in the name of the One Who died to save you, and PRAY for your school, friends, and families. COME TOGETHER, just as Jesus prayed we would.

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SEE YOU AT THE POLE!

Back to School BASH!

Hey, folks! There are 40 people going to the Braves' Game!!

We'll have info to pass out on Wednesday with all the details. I'll post it here, too.

Back to School Bash!

Back to School Bash!
August 4 (Saturday Night)
Doors open at 5:00 pm
Lockin until Sunday Morning
Hey, dude. You'll be already for church!

Cost:
$20 early bird special until Wed. July 25
$25 from Jul 26 thru Aug 1
Sorry, no additions after August 1

The night features...

Disco Night at the Braves' Game

Ticket for Braves' vs. CO Rockies (Woohoo!)

Ticket for Post-Game Concert by Mercy Me

Late Night Hoopla at the Chruch...

Games, movies, I heard something about Guitar Hero 80's,

snacks, light breakfast before church, and a few surprises.

Invite your friends!

But remember, you have to have your

cash or check when you sign up!

PARENTS:

We need drivers to and from the game.

Depart at 5:30 pm on Sat, return after concert.

You don't have to sleep at the church with us!

We will pay for your parking pass ($10),

You pay for your tickets ($20).

Sunday Night Bowling - All Summer!

Hey, folks. We will be bowling every Sunday night during the summer, possibly longer. Here are the details...

Every Sunday Night

8 pm - 1 am (Come at 8, stay as long as you like.)
Bowling at Brunswick
Cosmic bowling & Christian music
2749 Delk Rd SE Marietta, GA 30067-6204 Site link
$5 door fee ($2 goes back to Gateway Student Ministry!)
$1 per game
$1 shoes
($10 gets you 4 games & shoes, plus you help us raise some moolah!)