Your local oviedo leadership team is diligently praying for and putting together an incredible year for northland oviedo, here are some highlights:

Children’s ministry: new environment, electronic check in, curriculum, parent and kids connection events, and more!
Student ministry: high school and middle school youth group, area bible studies, parent and kids connection events, and more!
Adult ministry: women’s studies, means studies, couples groups, parenting groups, bible studies, ‘be a part of it’ pathway (welcome to northland, new/young believers, membership, spiritual giftings, leadership), community picnic, volunteer appreciation party and event, and more!

We have incredible local service connections:
Sonshine thrift/hope foundation: help serve the homeless, needy and hungry of our community with bags of food or clothing
Boystown: needs list as well as event nights at the community center

We are honing in on the focus of our family…To connect with one another, to deepen our faith walk with christ, and to live that out everywhere, everyday!

Please join us and be a part of it with us, be a part of this with him!!!

Keep up to date by reading the paper (pg 7 is the oviedo page), checking the blog, reading the emails, stop by the nocc and visit, give us a call!!!

Blessings, see you sunday!!!

AXIS WEEKLY: life in student ministries at Northland Oviedo
Offices: 561 Mitchell Hammock Rd. - Oviedo – 32765
Sunday Services: 3225 Lockwood Blvd. - Oviedo - 32765

Coming Down the Pipe.
Middle School Ministry (MSM)
8.24.08 Axis: MSM Hagerty HS 11-12:15pm
8.31.08 NO Axis: MSM
9.2.08 Axis: MSM The NOCC* 6:30-8pm
9.5-7.08 LugRox Retreat** (with Northland in Longwood)
9.7.08 NO Axis: MSM (due to retreat)
9.9.08 Axis: MSM The NOCC 6:30-8pm
9.14.08 Guys/Girls ABS (Area Bible Studies) Hagerty HS 11-12:15pm
-See below for more info-
* The NOCC (Northland Oviedo Community Center) is located at 561 E. Mitchell Hammock Rd in Oviedo
** MORE INFORMATION TO COME ON THE LUGROX RETREAT THIS WEEK!!

High School Ministry (HSM)
8.24.08 Axis:HSM The NOCC* 6-7:30pm
8.31.08 Axis:HSM The NOCC 6-7:30pm
9.7.08 Axis:HSM The NOCC 6-7:30pm
9.14.08 Axis:HSM The NOCC 6-7:30pm
* The NOCC – The Northland Oviedo Community Center (561 E. Mitchell Hammock Rd. Oviedo FL 32765)

What Are The Changes This Fall?
There are two main changes happening with MSM this fall:
Axis:MSM is being moved from Sunday mornings at 11am to Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8pm
ABS (Area Bible Studies) are being moved to Sunday mornings at 11am

MSM: Area Bible Studies (ABS)
These groups will provide for more of a small group atmosphere, and will be gender specific
They will be on Sunday mornings at the 11am service at Hagerty HS

MSM: LugRox Retreat
Coming September 5-7
Partnering with the Longwood site of Northland for this event!
Will have details this week to you…

If you have any questions or concerns about anything that is happening, please feel free to contact Erica Emler, Student Ministries Coordinator at erica.emler@northlandchurch.net

We have for the third year partnered with boystown in a backpack drive for their kids. We are very close but still in need. The following list includes them and some other families in our community that are still in need, please bring all donations to service in oviedo this weekend so we can get the backpacks to the kids in time for school next week!!!

Thank you for being you Oviedo!!!

high school/middle school
backpacks - 6 girls and 3 boys
notebook paper - 23 packs
composition books (traditional version)– 30
folders w/pockets and prongs - 36
index cards (3×5) – 19 packs
rulers - 14
pens – 18 packs
pencils (1 doz.) – 6 packs
glue sticks – 8
scissors – 5
highlighters – 6 packs
colored pencils – 10 packs
markers (tall and thin) – 8 packs
white glue – 20

Elementary
backpacks - 1 girl, 3 boys
markers (thicker) – 4 pack
pencils (1 doz.) – 4 pack
glue sticks – 8
scissors – 4

Please call or email michelle smith with any questions/comments
michelle.Smith@northlandchurch.Net

Blessings!

Your local Oviedo leadership team is diligently praying for and putting together an incredible year for northland Oviedo, here are some highlights:

Children’s ministry: new environment, electronic check in, curriculum, parent and kids connection events, and more!

Student ministry: high school and middle school youth group, area bible studies, parent and kids connection events, and more!

Adult ministry: women’s studies, means studies, couples groups, parenting groups, bible studies, ‘be a part of it’ pathway (welcome to Northland, new/young believers, membership, spiritual giftings, leadership), community picnic, volunteer appreciation party and event, and more!

We have incredible local service connections:

Sonshine Thrift/Hope Foundation: Help serve the homeless, needy and hungry of our community with bags of food or clothing
Boystown: needs list as well as event nights at the community center

We are honing in on the focus of our family…To connect with one another, to deepen our faith walk with Christ, and to live that out everywhere, everyday!

Please join us and be a part of it with us, be a part of this with him!!!

Keep up to date by reading the paper (pg 7 is the oviedo page), checking the blog (http://blogs.northlandchurch.net/blog/sites/oviedo/), reading the emails, stop by the nocc and visit, give us a call!!!

Blessings, see you Sunday!!!

AXIS WEEKLY: life in student ministries at northland oviedo
Offices: 561 Mitchell Hammock Rd. - Oviedo – 32765
Sunday Services: 3225 Lockwood Blvd. - Oviedo - 32765

Coming Down the Pipe.

Middle School Ministry (MSM)
8.6.08 ABS:Movie Night* The NOCC 5-7pm
8.10.08 PARENT MEETING Hagerty HS 11-11:30am
FALL KICKOFF!! The NOCC 6-8pm
8.12.08 GUYS ONLY: Fun Spot 1:15-6:30pm
8.13.08 Last ABS of the SUMMER at the Nasby’s Yard** 6:30-8pm
8.17.08 Youth Group Hagerty HS 11-12:15pm

* Movie will be G or PG rated and previewed
** Contact Erica Emler for directions to the Nasby’s home for ABS

High School Ministry (HSM)
8.10.08 PARENT MEETING Hagerty HS 11-11:30am
FALL KICKOFF!! The NOCC* 6-8pm
8.17.08 Youth Group The NOCC 6-7:30pm
8.24.08 Youth Group The NOCC 6-7:30pm

* The NOCC – The Northland Oviedo Community Center (561 E. Mitchell Hammock Rd. Oviedo FL 32765)

PARENT MEETING

ALL parents are invited to come check out Axis Student Ministries! We’re going to be talking about who we are, what we’ve been up to, and where we’re headed!
When & Where - Sunday, August 10 during the 11AM service (11-11:30am) back in the middle school wing. (There will be signs in the front foyer and in the Children’s Ministry area to direct you.)
Students can come, there will be a short group planned for them while you are in the meeting. One of our youth volunteers will be heading this up for them!
A light brunch will be provided also.

***If you are not able to attend the parent meeting on Sunday, August 10 at 11am there will be fall schedules attached to AXIS Weekly the following Monday.***

FALL KICKOFF

ALL middle school and high school students!
Sunday, August 10 from 6-8pm
We are going to be grilling up burgers, participating in some new Olympic events, and figuring out what ‘Citius, Atius, Fortuis’ means!
This is also our launch for our new High School Ministry (Axis: HSM)! We’re excited about jumping into the world of High School students!
Middle School and High School will normally be split up during the year, but for this one event we’re going to come together.

GUYS ONLY: Fun Spot

ALL Middle School guys are invited to a day at Fun Spot in Orlando! (www.fun-spot.com)
The price of one wristband includes a 3-tier go-kart track, arcade games, all rides, and soda!!
When: Tuesday, August 12 from 1:15-6:30pm
Where: Meet at and will return to The NOCC
Cost: $17.50/person plus lunch
We need 10 guys to go in order for this price to stick, so please let Erica know if you are going by Monday, August 11.

Hot Culture Quote from the Center for Parent and Youth Understanding (www.cpyu.org)

“After leaving the nest and seeing some of the world and seeing all kinds of people, my brain has a little bit of a question mark about what I believe. I’m still searching.”
- Pop singer Katy Perry (born Kathryn Hudson) and daughter of two pastors, Entertainment Weekly, August 1, 2008, p. 29.

Katy Perry is a pop singer who has a hit song on the radio called ‘I Kissed a Girl.’ She grew up in a conservative home and is the daughter of a Christian pastor. She put out songs regarding faith in 2001, and now in 2008 she has produced ‘I Kissed a Girl.’ Just a little taste of culture today. If you want to check out more quotes like this, or articles on the culture today and parenting head to www.cpyu.org.

Questions? Comments? Email Student Ministries Coordinator at erica.emler@northlandchurch.net

Matthew 4:4: Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”  This is right out of the Old Testament, Deuteronomy 8:3, and is typical of how Christ answered Satan while tempted in the desert, with God’s Word!  He did not debate or even discuss, Jesus simply and powerfully used the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God! 

Do we use it the same way?  Do we see it as the ultimate weapon we have against all that ails us, wars against us or even confronts us?

I will be honest with you, I do not as I should.  I know that this is true, that His Word is what will sustain me, guide my paths, direct my steps, lead me to the fear of God, knowledge, wisdom and understanding as it says over and over in Proverbs…but I still do not rely upon it as I should?  Am I alone? 

I am about to begin a series of blogs that will continue the dialogue (I hope, that is where you come in) fsuggested in the article that just ran on the Oviedo page of the newspaper.  I will do so here, through the Oviedo blog page that will try to dive deeper into this discussion.  I am doing this because I have seen it in my own life, I have heard it from peers around me, leaders above me, what I read, what I see, what I notice all around me…we are NOT reading the Word of God as we ought to, relying upon it for sustenance.

Now this is not a condemnation, this is not even a proclamation.  It is rather the beginning of a discussion.  I am not all that sure of where it will go or what questions it will answer but I do know this…it is one that needs to be had…LOUDLY, with one another, as a community of believers! 

I start with admitting myself that I get so busy with school books, devotionals, small groups, magazines, etc that I too often neglect the most important reading of all…HIS WORD!!!  It is, as the Scripture above states, like bread (or food in general), what MAN LIVES ON!  If that is true, are we EATING?!?!?  If not, what can we do about that?   How can we encourage one another to EAT? 

In an attempt to be clever, a bit catchy, and maybe cause some to be a bit confused, I came up with a simple question that might at least in some small way, cause us to create accountability for one another.  What if when we saw one another we simple asked, “DIDYA EATYET?” (translated: did you eat yet?) 

Could this simple question cause a stir, one that would make one know that we cared enough about each others health and well being to ask, “Did you have lunch yet?” “Want to go get some dinner?” “Would you like a snack?”  All questions we already ask, but what about the really important one, that we probably do not ask as much, “Did you spend time reading God’s Word today?” 

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Children’s Ministry Summer Events

First of all, I’d like to say how blessed I am to be a part of the Children’s Ministry at Oviedo.  The dedication and hard work of those that serve our children is phenomenal.  Thanks to all who volunteer their time and energy to invest in the lives of these children.  We also have a fantastic group of children that are hungry for God.  From nursery to 5th grade, it is incredible to see how much they are learning and the joy they are experiencing in doing so!

I would like everyone to be aware of the four following summer events planned for the kids.  These events are open to children entering Kindergarten through leaving 5th grade.  The cost for the events is minimal and all the events will help serve the purpose of our families getting to know each other better in a fun environment.  All events except the Bible Study require at least one parent to stay and siblings are welcome!

If you are interested in any of these events, please stop by the Children’s Ministry check-in table for further details and to sign-up, or call Paul Dunscomb at 407-937-1778. 

Thanks and I look forward to seeing you this summer! 

Paul Dunscomb, Childrens Ministry Coordinator Oviedo

Hello to each of you!  I hope this summer does not have you too hot already…ok so I am pretty sure it does!!!

Well that makes the cool air of Hagerty High School and the amazing Fellowship, Worship and Community at Northland at Oviedo all the more appealing!

Couple of quick reminders:

1.  The SANFORD CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER BABY BOTTLE DRIVE ended last weekend so IF YOU TOOK A BABY BOTTLE home to fill with coins, cash or checks and forgot to bring it back to the OVIEDO SITE last weekend, PLEASE DO SO THIS WEEKEND!!!  If you can’t make it then, PLEASE stop by the Community Center on MONDAY AM, they need to be returned to the Center ASAP!!!  Thanks in advance for your generosity and cooperation!!!

2.  The ALL NEW and IMPROVED VOLUNTEER CENTRAL is up and running.  This is a centrally located place of information for AL VOLUNTEERS at NORTHLAND.  This includes SUNDAY SERVICE TEAMS, HELPING HANDS, ANYTHING YOU CURRENTLY DO TO VOLUNTEER, as well as THOSE OF YOU INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING IN THE FUTURE.  The goal is to use this simple, 5 minute survey to collect info on anyone and everyone interested in or currently serving at Northland and/or in the community.  I took it and it was only 5 minutes.  That will then begin a process which will put the right ministry person in touch with you ASAP to get you plugged in or just let you know they are ready when you are!  No obligation, just preparation information.  The rest will be up to you to say “YES” to or not, your call.  Here is the BIG PLUS:  By being in the database you are eligible for invitations to special events, discounts, etc for Volunteer Central Enrollees ONLY!!!  PLEASE go to the website OR fill out one of the GREEN FORMS this weekend and drop it in the offering box!!!  Thanks for your participation!!!

https://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=919610&responseCheck=false

3.  GO TO THE NEW AND UPDATED CONSTANTLY OVIEDO BLOG!!! Articles from various Ministry Leaders, Congregation Members, and Me!!!  This is a great way to stay connected to one another and another way to BE A PART OF IT!!!

http://blogs.northlandchurch.net/blog/oviedo/

4.  Go JUMP IN THE POOL OR LAKE, IT IS HOT!!!  SEE YOU SUNDAY!!

As always, THANKS FOR BEING YOU AND BEING A PART OF HIS KINGDOM TOGETHER!!!

Jeremy Jobson, Associate Site Minsiter

HELPING HANDS OVIEDO TEAM:

I just wanted to personally THANK each of you that signed up to come out and help us accomplish God’s work in Geneva these last 2 weeks. The project has gone great and we are almost done! For those of you who had things come up at the last minute or were unable to sign up, we have one last opportunity for you to come out THIS SATURDAY JUNE 14 from 830a-200p and help us knock out the painting that is left. It should only be a half day, depending on how many show up to help, that is where you come in!

PLEASE REPLY TO Jon Vice ( jvicebls@cfl.rr.com ) with your expected attendance, the more people the faster it is complete and the better fellowship we have while working together! Invite a friend, neighbor, etc to join you.

Some cool stories have already surfaced in this project of God at work with us (i.e. last week a stranger stopped by to help out, his name was CHRISTIAN!!!)

As always, drinks and food will be provided as well as t-shirts for those that have not picked theirs up yet!

I truly appreciate all you have already done and these all too important last efforts of the whole team to finish the work we have been given! PLEASE COME JOIN US THIS SATURDAY AND BE A PART OF IT!!!!

Have a blessed week!