High School Retreat Wrap Up
Posted: April 8, 2009
Toward the end of the Psalter, you can find the Psalms of Ascent (Psalm 120-134.) Worshipers who were making pilgrimage to Jerusalem for one of the major feasts of the Jewish calendar would sing these together on their way up to that great city. In one of the Psalms of Ascent, King David belts out “How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1)
This past weekend, 55 high school students and 25 adults spent two days living together and it was “very good and pleasant!” They traveled to Pine Cove Timbers retreat center, a brand new facility near Tyler, TX. In the midst of this picturesque setting, the students and adults had the opportunity to worship together, pray together, and play together. Indeed, they were able to “live together in unity!” At the beginning of the weekend, several different groups of students and adults got on school buses together and journeyed east to Tyler. By the end of the weekend, they returned as a group – tired and weary from their play, strengthened and encouraged in their faith, and also united together as a family. In fact, there is a new energy and sense of excitement as we move forward to see what the Lord is going to do in and with this amazing group of students and team of adults He has put together!
If you are an adult, parent or student who would like to get plugged in to this group, we would love to speak with you. We regularly gather for worship on Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. upstairs in the Archgate Youth Praise Center (we will not be meeting on Easter Sunday.) We also have i2i groups (accountability and Bible study groups) that meet throughout the week in various locations in our community. Finally, we have monthly moments where our students can fellowship, hang out, and have a great opportunity to invite friends to be part of the group. Our next fellowship moment is a Destination Scavenger Hunt on Sunday, May 3. We’ll load up into cars and scatter out into the community for a fun-filled scavenger hunt followed by sharing a meal together at one of our fine North Texas dining establishments. For more information about the High School Ministry of Christ Church, please contact our youth minister, Pam Coghlan, at 214-291-5019.