Hi,

     I have no great advice for you this week. I know what you are thinking. This must be a day late April fool's joke, because Steve never seems to run out of advice for parents. Well you are right. It is hard for me to not give you advice, or give my staff, my wife, or my kids advice. I guess I am guilty as charged.

     In spite of my penchant for advising, I think that instead of giving you advice this week, I will use this space for some most important things that you need to know.

WORKCAMP FORMS ARE DUE! There is still time for you to get workcamp forms in for this summer. You need to do all you can to enable your youth to attend our summer mission trips. Here is a link to download a form.

We are still looking for dedicated parents to go on workcamp. We cannot do what we do without our parents. Who knows? It might change your life. Contact Sedonia or Lynell for more info. (By the way, God knows.)

Youth (7-12) Confirmation is April 26th. For more info, contact Sedonia or Lynell.

Don't forget our annual Holy Week Bible Study next week at the Refuge. Encourage your youth to start their day with a good breakfast and great fellowship, and awesome devotionals led by the youth staff. High School begins at 7:00 am and Middle School at 7:40 am. We can help get high school types to schools and we will have church buses for the middle school gang. Send two dollars with your youth for breakfast.

Check out the new and improved church web site. www.mdumc.org

Make sure that your family celebrates Easter by being a part of the many special services beginning this Sunday with the children's Palm Parade. Here is a link to everything that is happening here at Memorial Drive Church for the next week and a half.

                            That is enough for now. See you Sunday.


                            Steve

p.s. I almost forgot. It is time for us to send out care packages to our college gang. We have a large list and need your help in reaching out to our college crowd and encouraging them and letting them know that we love them. We have names and addresses in the youth office and will be in the Friendship Court this Sunday. Call and get a couple of names and brighten up their day with some goodies.