TUESDAY- 12.4.07- Tuesday Morning Breakfast Crew – If you want to bless some grateful 8 o’clockers, join us from 7:30 AM till about 8 AM in the Palmer Museum patio area to give out breakfast bars and hot chocolate. It will get your day started out on the right foot!

TUESDAY- 12.4.07- Connections will once again gather in the Garden Room at 7 PM. This week we will shift our focus to Wrapped UP: Heading Home For Christmas. I will share some tips for making the most of the break time. Larry Theisen, one of my many bosses, will share some of his insights from the parent perspective on having college kids home for the holidays. We will also take small group time to make some cards to send to Emily Faber in Benin. We want to let her know she is not forgotten here!

WEDNESDAY- 12.5.07 – HUB lunch goers will meet around noon near Barney’s.

THURSDAY- 12.6.07 – Prayer in the HUB will begin at 12:15 p.m. in room 208.

FRIDAY- 12.7.07 – Bowling Night is BACK! We are all booked for 30-40 people from 10:15 pm – 12:30 am. The cost is $30/lane, which will cost about $6 per person, which includes shoes and the 2 hours and fifteen minutes of bowling time. We’ll meet at the Pollock Library at 9:45 PM.

SATURDAY- 12.8.07- There will be a Breakfast and Cookie sale to benefit a team going to Myanmar from Calvary (Ginger and Jacqueline are on this team) from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

IN THE NEAR FUTURE

FRIDAY- 12.14.07 – the 18th Annual Ponserosa Christmas Extravaganza will return. The party will kick off at 7 PM with rides leaving from the Pollock Library at 6:45. There will be PLENTY to eat and another round of New Life White Elephant gift exchange.

Leadership Advance: January 10-12 – Register on-line at leadershipadvance.org and let Johnny know. We will be putting together a New Life group for L.A.

Spring Break & Honduras mission opportunities are just around the corner. It’s not too early to start thinking about how God wants you to be involved. We’ll return to New Orleans for Spring Break to continue rebuilding from Katrina. We are working to get the cost of break down to $50 for the week, but space is limited to 10 people.

**SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS**

From John Petrilli:

Attention anyone and everyone! A document is attached to this email. It contains information regarding teams/roles that benefit Connections (our weekly group meeting) and the general goings-on of New Life. If you’re interested in helping out, please take a look at the sheet and contact John Petrilli (jdp926@psu.edu) by December 20. This is a good opportunity to seek God out and ask Him how He wants to use you to advance His kingdom, regardless of whether or not it’s in a specific role with New Life!

From Élise Rodgers:

I am looking for two females to live at 412 Gerald Street next year. This is the townhouse which my father owns and where I currently live. I do not want to live here alone however and there are three bed rooms and two bathrooms – and I only need one bedroom, so of two other girls to live here each could have her own bedroom and one would have her own bath and the other would share with me. Rent is $275 per person per month and there are individual leases. Water , sewer, garbage, and parking are all included and the only amenities that are worked out among the renters are electric and cable (the house is set up for wireless cable high speed internet). I believe my dad would also throw in a bus pass (the H line comes right behind the house) if a renter did not want to have a car. If you are interested, contact me at emr190@psu.edu, call at 717-201-9291, or talk to me about it at New Life!