the month of:  May

Sunday, May 4th or Wednesday, May 7th
BigStuf Critical Informative Meeting (must attend one)
10:30 - 11:00am (Sunday) or 6:00 - 6:30pm (Wednesday)

Parents and students who are participating in this year's BigStuf experience must attend on of these two offered meetings.  This meeting will offer critical information pertaining to travel itineraries, a "what to bring; what not to bring" list of need-to-knows, and any additional information about food, spending money, emergency numbers, etc.

the month of:  June

Monday, June 9th - Monday, June 16th
BigStuf Summer Conference
Panama City Beach, Panama City, Florida

Wednesday, June 19th
BigStuf Celebration and Follow Up Dinner
5:30 - 7:30pm at Prairie Lakes Church Cafe

You've gone to BigStuf, God moved you and shaped you like never before, but now what?  When?  Why? and How?  Well, this night is strategically designed to put legs on what our students experienced in their hearts and minds throughout their week in Florida.  If we truly want to equip and encourage our teenagers to becoming self-initiating, reproducing followers of Jesus, then how do we practically take what they experienced and turn it into a fearless passion and pursuit of God back home in the Cedar Valley?  Come celebrate, share, and heart the vision cast for the fall of 2008.  Let's come together and dream about what can and will define us as we pursue the God who has shaped us for the big stuff!

Please RSVP by June 17th to attend

Saturday, June 28th - Sunday, June 29th
Sturgis Falls Festival After Hours Tent City
at Prairie Lakes Church Rock Pile

Pitch your tents, camp out with any and all of your friends on the sacred Rock Pile grounds of Prairie Lakes Church.  Enjoy great food, late-night music and campfire conversations, all the while enjoying the Sturgis Falls Festival during the day!  This event is open to middle and high school students.  There will be specified camping boundaries for tents and for each age group with a neutral food and gathering area for all to connect! 

Please reserve (RSVP) your tent city location and register by June 22 for only $10/person, which pays for your breakfast and evening meals and secures your spot at the Rock Pile!

the month of:  July

Wednesday, July 9th
Beerman's BIG Give
9:00am - 1:00pm in the Cedar Valley (meet at Prairie Lakes Church)

Don't miss this incredible opportunity to give big!  With a small amount of cash and a large amount of heart, students will be sent out with a challenge to creatively grow their funds and use their funds, in order to give back and give big to the "Least of These" in the Cedar Valley, all for the glory of Jesus Christ!

the month of:  August

Wednesday, August 20th
2008-2009 All-New Student Ministry Year Kick-Off
6:00 - 10:00pm at Prairie Lakes Church