TUESDAY- 12.11.07- Our last Tuesday Morning Breakfast Crew of the semester – 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. This week we’ll be passing out some homemade Christmas cards. It will get your day started out on the right foot!

TUESDAY- 12.11.07- Connections will also wrap up for the semester in the Garden Room at 7 PM. This week we’ll spend some time saying “goodbye” to 3 seniors who will be leaving this semester.

WEDNESDAY- 12.12.07 – HUB lunch goers will meet around noon near Barney’s.

THURSDAY- 12.13.07 – Prayer in the HUB will begin at 12:15 p.m. in room 208.

FRIDAY- 12.14 – 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. (For the White Elephant thing… you basically find something hanging around your room, that you would be happy to pas along to another “grateful” New Lifer! Wrap it in anything, or you can wrap it at our house, and we will put it under the tree.)

Finals Dinners – If you need a study break next week, be on the lookout for Finals Power Meals on Monday and Tuesday nights.

SATURDAY- 12.15.07-New Life Photo Shoot! Kelly Mendick would like a parting New Life Group shot at the Nittany Lion Shrine, so for whoever is available, we’ll gather at the shrine next Saturday at 1 PM and between now and then, pray for good weather!

IN THE NEAR FUTURE

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.

InCounter ’08 – will be happening February 8-10 once again at Camp Joy-El in Greencastle, PA. The cost for the weekend is $80 – BUT – I am working on getting it scholarshipped down to $50 for everyone. No Guarantees yet, but I am confident! As always, don’t let the finances be a barrier for you. Sign ups will be at Connections tomorrow night, and if you need more details, just let me know, or talk with one of the numerous New Life InCounter veterans.

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 also working to get the cost of break down to $50 for the week, but space is limited to 10 people.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

A few New Lifers will celebrate birthdays next week and over Christmas break. Let’s cheer them on!
*Emily Hand – 12/17 – (ehand@psu.edu)
*Joe Wilck – 12/22 – (jhw15)
*Lindsay Stratcko – 1/6 – (lms5102)
*Brad Ottino – 1/9 – (bao5002)

**Myanmar Mission Team – including Ginger and Jacqueline – will leave Dec. 27 and return before classes begin. PRAY for our girls and the entire team as they serve behind enemy lines!