Important Dates

Wow, is it cold or what? I moved to Florida to avoid giant coats and mittens!! Speaking of cold this winter is going to prove to be a lot of fun for High Tide and there are some dates that you need to be aware of...

• Sunday, Nov. 30th is FREE NIGHT. From 6:30-8 Studio 4:12 will be open for you to bring your friends, listen to music, play games, and just hang out. Join us!
• Tuesday, Dec. 2nd we're going to play games with the residents of Glen Oaks Nursing Home. We'll meet at the church at 6 and carpool over.
• Wednesday, Dec. 10th from 5:30-7:30 is the next Student Action Team meeting
• Sunday, Dec. 14th and Tuesday, Dec. 16th is the spiritual gifts Discovery Class. If you've ever wondered how God has wired you up to serve within the church come find out. Materials cost $10.
• Sunday, Dec. 21st is the High Tide Christmas Party from 8-10 pm following the last Christmas Production
• Sunday, Dec. 28th NO HIGH TIDE
• January 23rd-25th is the High Tide Winter Retreat in Ocala!!!!!!!!! Money is due by FRIDAY, JANUARY 9TH and the total cost of the retreat is $140.00 (which includes, camping for two nights, all meals once we get to Ocala, transportation, & t-shirt).

As always...let me know if YOU need anything!! Call or text:) See you tonight for New Community Classes!!

Tye Die

Wow, what an amazing night at the Safety Harbor Wine Festival last Saturday night!! Way to go to all of the girls (and guys) that participated in donating products, tie dying, selling, and everything else that went into the fundraiser!




Anyway, I just got an update from Chris (our worship pastor and my husband) who is in Kenya on a trip to visit Elijah's parents and he sent this picture of one of the kids in the village that they visited today...





So the Tie Dye went Global!!!!!!! Yay God!

Glen Oaks Trip Postponed

Hey all!!

Thanks for all the interested in serving the residents at Glen Oaks Nursing Home!! I'm so excited to serve with you as we invest in the lives of the seniors in our community.

Unfortunately, we've had to postpone our trip. But no worries...we're still going:)

The trip was originally planned for Nov 11th but has bee moved to TUESDAY DECEMBER 2ND at 6:00pm.

Can't wait!!

Teenage Faith Development

I was reading a great article from my friends over at the Fuller Youth Institute today about faith development in teenagers and how it affects the lifespan of their commitment to Christ and it got me thinking.

When I was in junior high and high school I was attending a church from the "believe it because" tradition. Now, overall, I had a fantastic experience that God used to transformed my life BUT when I got to college I was confronted with a flood of confusion over issues that I thought someone had figured out for me a long time ago. Turns out, part of my faith development had been hindered all those years I was taught never to question or explore my relationship with Jesus Christ and His relationship to the rest of the world.

My dream for the students at Cypress is to build into them a healthy sense of faith AND exploration. I want them to know what they believe but also WHY they believe it. I don't want their faith to get pulled out from under them like a cheap rug when someone questions where they stand and I don't want them to embrace legality over relationships with people far from God.

I've included the article in the link below. I know I'll be revisiting it in the coming weeks as I listen for God and discern how we can honor God as a ministry and how I can honor him with my own children as they begin to explore what He's all about!

http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2008/11/riding-the-highs-and-lows-of-teenage-faith-development/

Credit, Cash, & Compassion

As we enter the holiday season High Tide is going to be spending the next few weeks of it talking about money. We're going to be talking about credit, saving, giving, being smart, avoiding "stupid tax" and hopefully saving you some of the really dumb mess ups and "oops" moments that we, the adult volunteer staff, have experienced over the years.

If you have job, ever want a job, like to buy stuff, or want to be rich someday you DON'T want to miss this series!

Sunday Rewind

WOW, what an amazing night! Thanks to the adult volunteers and Student Action Team for making sure our first annual Fall Open House Party was a success!! Thanks also to Chris Cox for leading us in some great worship!

Like I said, this was our first annual Fall Open House Party and I think it went better than any of us had expected. This event is a free event open to all the students in our community. The purpose? To open our doors and allow anyone and everyone a safe opportunity to come and see what High Tide is all about.

We saw three students accept Christ for the first time and many of you expressed a need to make a commitment to God or get rid of the things that were standing in your way of reaching your full potential! Way to go! You made such huge decisions last night and we are so proud!

The momentum shouldn't stop there. Join us next week to get plugged into the amazing community of students that make up High Tide, connect in our new small group formations and see where God's next steps for you might lead!!

See ya then!