Hermantown Community Church

Youth - Altered Student Ministries

Our Mission: Reconciling people back to God through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. II Corinthians 5:17:21

REGULAR EVENTS

Weekly, Semi-Weekly and Monthly

YOUTH LEADER MEETING Monday Monthly @ Kyle's 6:30 pm

WORSHIP PRACTICE Mondays, Semi-Weekly @ HCC 6-7:30pm

TECH TEAM PRACTICE Tuesdays, Semi-Weekly @ HCC 6-7:30 pm

POWER PRAYER Wednesdays, Weekly @ HCC 6:00 pm

FIRE PROOF Sundays , Weekly @HCC 12:30 pm

7-9th grade Bible Study

THINK ABOUT IT!

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world,

but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Romans 12:2

What's Up ?! with Pastor Kyle

Be sure to keep checking our web

page for current events and topics!

What Up? Altered,

Hey Guys,

Love stinks!!

There's a reason they call it falling in love...because it hurts. Maybe not at first, but it eventually will. Think about it. We run around like idiots when we like someone, doing crazy things we'd never do otherwise, to get their attention. We risk the possibility that our love won't be returned. We open our heart to someone for them to fill it with shards of glass and rejection and kick it to the curb. Then, if the person actually likes us back, we begin the process of mutual self-inflicted torture. The people you love are the people you hurt the most and those same people are given access to a whole part of our lives that no one else sees; hopes, dreams, insecurities, odd habits, hidden thoughts, that at some point intentionally or unintentionally they'll use against you. Talk about vulnerable! And then the statistics tell us we have a small chance of actually making it. Falling in love hurts, falling out of love hurts more, but I think it's the sudden stop at the end that destroys us. People can give and take their love away at any moment and for the strangest reasons. When it comes down to it, love stinks. So why do we want it so badly? Why do we chase it, sing about it, watch and read about it, obsess over the latest celebrity marriage and divorce of the week? What is it about love that makes us behave this way? Maybe the problem isn't with love. Maybe we're the ones that are broken. Love does exist; real, genuine, selfless love. It's just rarely seen in the truest form. That's why we're so amazed by it when we do see it. It's the reason the story of Jesus is still known today, because He is love. The Bible says He'll never leave you or forsake you. He won't dump, divorce, or deceive you. He'll never walk out on you, never break your heart. This is the love the world needs to experience, and it's your job to share it with them!

See you this month at Altered.

Pastor Kyle & Kari Chamberlain

Join us every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

for Altered- Youth Ministry.

Note to parents: If you would like to receive the Altered Parents E-mail Newsletter, please send an e-mail to the main church e-mail address, listed on the contact page of this website, requesting it and we'll get you on the mail list.

Upcoming Events

February 2012 Events:

UPDATE ON OUR: LOVE STINKS NIGHT!!

Our goal was to exceed our Biggest Night in Youth Group history.

This event was a HUGE SUCCESS!

We had 140 teens come.

28 were 1st time visitors.

30 COMMITTMENTS TO CHRIST!!!!!!

Praise God for His work in the hearts of many!!

February 24-26: SNOW DAZE See this page for more info.

Sunday, February 26: NO SUNDAY SCHOOL

SOMETHING NEW!!

Open Gym for BB every Wednesdayat 4:30 before Altered.

Starts Feb. 22, 2012 at HCC. Join us for some weekly fun.

SNOWDAZE

February 24 - 26, 2012

Camp Jim in Pillager, MN

Speaker: Terrance Tally

Basketball, Volleyball, Floor Hockey, 2 Tubing Courses,

Broomball, Dodgeball Tournament &

Untalented Show/Lip Sinc Contest

Cost is now $90.00 per student

Leave HCC 2/24 @ 3:45 pm and return to HCC 2/26@ 3pm

See Pastor Kyle and/or Kari Chamberlain.