Matthew 5:16 & Random Acts of Kindness

Matthew 5:16 says "In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."

I have been burdened over the last month or so to really try to live this and to show Jesus' love. I have thought there would be no better way to do this than through random acts of kindness. I'm sure you've all seen the many ways to do this - taping quarters to a soda machine, leaving baby diapers and wipes at a changing station, paying for the customer behind you in a restaurant or store, all complete with a note of explanation. Some of the ones I've seen are very simple, others are quite elaborate.

So, I'm issuing a challenge to each of our AHG families.......

I challenge each family to complete one Random Act of Kindness by Valentine's Day (can be done on Valentine's Day also) - so by the end of the day on February 14, I challenge you to have completed one RAK.

Take pictures of your family throughout the process. Send the photos to me (Erin).

*As a side note - you can also count this type of project as service hours for your daughter*

Ceremony 1/15/13 - Help Needed

We are in need of a few things still for the ceremony on Tuesday night:

2 bottles of sprite

Italian Ice/sherbet – pineapple (white in color) - need 2 quarts

Please let me know if you are able to help in providing any of these items.

Thank you!

Reminder & Announcements - January 8

We have a regular meeting tomorrow night - January 8, 2013. We hope to see everyone there! We will be practicing for next week's ceremony.

There will be a sign up sheet for some needed items for the ceremony. Please stop by the table outside the PowerUp Room tomorrow night to see if you can help out.


Other upcoming events:

January 15 GLAM - Mid-year Awards Ceremony
January 22 Leaders' Meeting
January 25 Sleepover
January 28 Chick-fil-a Spirit Night
January 29 No meetings - some squads are meeting - see specific emails from leaders

Upcoming Events!

Saturday, January 5 - Tenderhearts will be doing a service project. See emails from leaders for specifics.

Tuesday, January 8 - Regular meeting - Welcome Back! - We will be doing a practice run-through of the ceremony from 7:20-7:45 so if your daughter is not in her normal classroom just wait in the hallway and they will return as soon as we have finished our practice.

Tuesday, January 15 - Mid-Year Awards Ceremony - Please plan to attend to encourage your daughter! We will start around 6:45; girls should still arrive at 6:30.

Tuesday, January 22 - Leaders' Meeting - no girl meetings

Friday, January 25 - Annual Sleepover! Watch for more details. K and 1st grade girls require a parent to stay with them.

Monday, January 28 - Chick-fil-a Spirit Night

Tuesday, January 29 - Fifth Tuesday - no meetings unless your leader has specified differently - I know the Tenderhearts are meeting.....

Save the Date; Plan to Attend!

Our Mid-Year Awards Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, January 15 in the Worship Center at CBC. We will get started around 6:45.

Please plan to attend with your daughter(s).