EQUIP ANNOUNCEMENTS
published 19 october 2011
happenings in the next week
wednesday: 19 october 2011
THE GATHERING This weekly class taught by Matt Kendrick is a great mid-week fellowship. Check it out at 7pm on the second floor of the Sports & Fitness Center.
OPEN GYM This weekly Bible study is an outreach to athletes in the area. Be encouraged at 7pm on the second floor of the Sports & Fitness Center and then join in the basketball and/or volleyball games afterwards.
friday: 21 october 2011
CARES from 6pm – 7pm Members of our class regularly serve the residents of La Costa Apartments at 6100 Ohio Drive, Plano, TX, 75024 (NE corner of Spring Creek and Ohio). Kids Club / Pumpkin Carving. Kids 12 and under join us for pizza and pumpkin carving. Contact Bradford if you'd like to help out (rag...@yahoo.com).
SOFTBALL Always a good time - on the field, in the dug-out, and around the bleachers. We play at 8pm and 10pm. If you're not playing, come hang out with us at the fields as we cheer on the team.
saturday: 22 october 2011
SATURDAY NIGHT SERVICE at 6pm. The preaching team is leading the church through a series about spiritual warfare called Invisible. There's usually a group from the YS ministry sitting on the left side of the auditorium.
sunday: 23 october 2011
SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE at 9:15am in the main sanctuary. If you didn't catch church on Saturday night, there's a service at 9:15, just before our class.
EQUIP CLASS at 11am in the PCA upper school building. We recently started a 40 week study over the book for Romans. We've covered Romans 1 and 2 so far. If you want to read ahead, our teacher Matt Kendrick will be taking us through more of Romans 2 and 3 this Sunday.
DALLAS LIFE From 5:45 – 7:15ish. Downtown. Serving the homeless at a worship service. Contact Beth for directions and more info (Isabe...@gmail.com )
monday: 24 october 2011
WOMEN'S BOOK STUDY meet at Beth's house from 6:45 - 8pm. Discussion will be on chapters 11 - 13 of "Battlefield of the Mind." Contact Beth for directions and more info (isabe...@gmail.com).
MEN'S BOOK STUDY off week. Next meeting will be Oct 30 at 7pm at Corner Bakery (Park & Preston); covering chapters 3 – 5 of “Knowing God.”
missions
dallas life
Contact Beth (isabe...@gmail.com) if you're interested in sharing the Gospel with the homeless at a local shelter. The next event dates are Oct 23 and Nov 20, both at 6pm.
operation clothe-a-child
Join Natalie, Beth, and Bradford on Saturday, Oct 29 at 7:30am to help with Operation Clothe-a-Child (Info and Registration at http://cacfrisco.i-volunteeronline.com/). Please register on the website. Email Beth for carpooling information (isabe...@gmail.com)
CARES
Other upcoming CARES events are:
Saturday, October 29 5:00-7:00PM Frito Pie, sweets and treats / Costume Contest. 3 volunteers needed.
Sunday, November 20 time TBA Thanksgiving Dinner. 10+ volunteers needed.
mission trips
For those of you who plan ahead, there's a trip to Boston in April and July 2012. There's also a YS trip to the Amazon in Nov 2012. Contact the YS office to get a jump start on next year.
turkey bowl
be there.
All YS guys and girls are invited to play Flag Football on Sunday, November 6 at 1:30pm at the PCA football fields. Sign up in class this weekend. Invite a friend. $10 to play, $10 to buy a t-shirt, or the combo deal $15 play + t-shirt. Cash only! Pay at the door. It's going to be a great time for all!! You won’t want to miss it!
know your church
don't forget!
Fall Festival: This annual fall outreach event, taking place on Monday, October 31 from 6 – 9 pm, is expected to draw an estimated 20,000 people to Prestonwood. Get involved and sign up to help out with a booth! Sign-ups in class this weekend. (it’s really fun – YS usually get stationed at the big blow up toys). The church is now accepting donations of candy in anticipation of this outreach event at the boxes throughout the main building. prestonwood.org/fallfestival
Fall Follies: The Student choir is presenting classic scenes from hit Broadway musicals on October 22 and 23. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit the spring and summer student music mission trips. http://www.prestonwoodstudentworship.org/follies
PowerLunch: Networking event each Tuesday this fall.
Men's Friday Morning Bible Study: Meets at 6:30am every Friday. Churchwide.
know your community
events in town
Now - October 23: State Fair of Texas
October 28 - November 6: Partners' Card Benefiting The Family Place
December 4: White Rock Marathon and Half-Marathon
leadership
Questions? Contact either of our class directors: Bryan Gibbs (bgi...@capis.com) or Erin Spivey (erings...@gmail.com). Our class is taught by the Young Singles Minister Matt Kendrick (mken...@prestonwood.org).
birthdays
Join us in celebrating these upcoming October birthdays!
Oct 23 Maria Scriven
Oct 29 Bradford Jordan
prayer
Equip wants to be a class of prayer. Have a prayer request? Email Bradford (rag...@yahoo.com).
twitter
a crowd worth following
@equipPBC tweets from equip class
@ysministry tweets from young singles ministry
@jackngraham tweets from our pastor
@jarrettstephens tweets from our teaching pastor
sites
some of our favorites
1. connect with others on the YS facebook page: www.prestonwoodyoungsingles.org
2. find many resources of the church on the main page: www.prestonwood.org/plano
3. need a little help getting your financial house in order? check out www.prestonwoodfoundation.org
blog
check out the blog maintained by the leadership team for devos and other thoughts: http://equipleadership.blogspot.com
Thanks for reading this week's announcements!
If there are any errors in this email or you feel that something was left off by accident, please email Elizabeth (eann...@gmail.com).