Stillnaz Youth Ministry Update 3/11

Stillmeadow Families,

Good morning! Tomorrow is Ignite! I am reflecting on baptism this week and praying we our youth will identify completely with their Savior. Jesus' baptism was an opportunity for Him to identify who He was and to identify with us. He was the Son of God! This was a baptism of repentance, why would He need to do that? Jesus used His baptism as a starting point of His ministry to show the world He would live into the purpose of His Father. He also choose to identify with us. Ralph Earle says...

"He did not need a baptism of repentance, but this act was a symbol of His whole earthly career which was a baptism into the experience and sufferings of human life. It spoke of a close identification of Christ with human need."

Our baptism now calls us to identify with Jesus as a new creation, to tell the world we will live into the purpose of Jesus and identify with Him in the work He did on the cross.

So this week, in our year of relationships, we are talking about baptism and what it symbolizes in our relationship with Jesus! Talk to your child about baptism and what their baptism meant to them as you reflect on Easter and Jesus' resurrection. If your youth has not been baptized and has expressed interest through discussion or question, there is a baptism class on March 17th!

This weekend is FOL! If your teen is registered, you will be receiving a separate email with all the details!

Here are a few highlighted announcements for the week and below are a few announcements to help us serve, grow and invite!

Mission Week registration is here!

https://stillnaz.shelbynextchms.com/external/form/893239f0-266a-4049-afbc-bd58083a2893
A few notes about registration:

- You will register with Stillmeadow first then be redirected to register with Servants
- On the Servants registration, there are lists of jobs, feel free to chose" I am willing to help."
- Also on their registration they will ask about dates and dinner; You can select 8-4 for Monday-Thursday and Yes for dinner. Friday the 28th you can chose "Not available."
-If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!

Baptism Sunday is Easter Sunday! If you or your teen are interested in being baptized, please reach out! There will be a baptism class on March 17th!
Tuesday, March 19th we will be having a special speaker come from Greenlight Operations. Greenlight Operations work with sex trafficking victims to provide housing. She will speak about injustice in the world and our call to it. All families are welcome to attend! We would love to have everyone there! Invite whoever you would like to invite!
Thank you to all who have already responded to the social media phot release form. If you haven't already, please take a moment to complete it!