Crosspointe Middle School Ministry

Reroute Recap Days 3 and 4: Students began day 3 by serving at Cradles to Crayons in Philadelphia. They sorted and cleaned books and made cards for recipients. We also had some tourist time in Philly. On day 4 we traveled to Baltimore where we packaged and distributed food with Happy Helpers for the Homeless.

Reroute 2022 Recap: Days 1 and 2

Our adventure began by cleaning up trash on the James River with Sails Angels in Richmond, VA. After a LONG day of travel day 2 included grocery shopping for the team, serving at the Diaper Bank of Philadelphia as well as sorting books and t-shirts at the Philadelphia Book Bank!

As we navigate our own emotions and conversations with our children, here are a few resources regarding the tragedy in Texas yesterday (provided by Orange Curriculum). In the Dropbox link, you'll find conversation guides, as well as a video from Sissy Goff, a children's counselor, from Raising Boys and Girls. She speaks specifically about this tragedy. Feel free to download and send/post as needed. We are with you in navigating this, and please don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions or would like to discuss further.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/go1gp0835n8vll4/AAA2FQSrhYFLZLAok4pi5eRba?dl=0

https://theparentcue.org/5-ways-to-support-your-kids-during-scary-times/

https://theparentcue.org/pcl-66-how-to-talk-to-your-kid-about-crisis/

Sissy Goff Shared with Dropbox

Reroute is a serving adventure for middle school students!

Where: It's a mystery! Part of the adventure is being surprised by the destinations! Don't worry parents, you will receive a full itinerary on the day of departure with contact numbers and physical addresses of each location. We'll serve with a variety of nonprofits in the communities that we travel to.

Why: For students, orienting a week of their summer around others and their needs is powerful! Serving puts hands and feet to God's heart for others. Also, serving can be a lot of FUN!

How much: The cost is $900 (to be raised over the next 6 months).

Deadline to apply: December 18th

Apply here: https://crosspointechurch.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/1125/responses/new

Ugh. Waiting is hard. Especially when we’re waiting for a new series to arrive. Well, good news! This week, we’re starting a new series called Countdown to Christmas. 

We can't wait to see our middle school students for Edge Christmas Service at 10:00am to 11:00am TOMORROW, Sunday, December 5th!!!!

We'll be in the Den, our student room upstairs and across the bridge. Edge is what we call our Sunday morning large group middle school service.

Bust out your ugly Christmas sweater and come ready to par-tay! Middle school students are invited to our Christmas Party on Friday, December 10th 6:30 to 8:30pm. We'll play some Christmas games, have an ugly sweater contest, and some fun surprises. This event is totally free, and a great opportunity to invite friends! Link to register in bio!

Last Sunday our middle school life groups bought and wrapped Christmas presents for the residents of Jubilee Home in Durham, NC. We love seeing our middle school students embrace the spirit of generosity this Christmas! We love our leaders for helping to guide them in being thoughtful about their gift giving!

Bullying is something we’ll all encounter at some point, whether we’re being bullied, see someone being bullied, or are the bully ourselves. So let’s talk about it! Catch our new series Trending this week! We'll be talking about it in our small groups 6:30 to 8:00pm at Crosspointe on the Clubhouse hallway!

What do you do when someone does you wrong? If we’re honest, most of us would admit we want to get even, right? Well, God actually asks us to do something different; God asks us to find a way to move on. And in our series, Moving On, we’re going to talk about how to forgive! We hope to see you at life group INSIDE Crosspointe tonight at 6:30pm!!!

Our middle school life groups created some INCREDIBLE trunks for Trunk or Treat today! We love the way they came together to create a great experience for our community!

We had the BEST time at Phillips Farm yesterday! We had all the fall fun with our middle school life groups!

We love our Sunday night middle school life groups! We're learning about what it looks like to follow Jesus together.