Christmas Boxes

Mentors, grab your mentees and families and head over to 6100 Cedar Springs on Saturday to help pack Christmas boxes and write Christmas cards to local families!  A great way to serve together this holiday season!

Trading Bravery for Dependence

Check out this video as Rachel Pieh Jones talks about the difference between bravery and dependence.  At first glance, it may seem like bravery is the thing needed to be a parent, or in our case a mentor, but ultimately we ought to rely more heavily on God than on any courage we might be able to summon up.



May He increase your joy as you follow Him.

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."  Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.  That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties.  For when I am weak, then I am strong.  - 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

Fair Day

Fall Festival

 

~Voice of Hope is hosting its annual Fall Festival~

Here is an opportunity for your family and your mentee's family 

to get together for a great time of fun and fellowship.

SHINE

Introducing the SHINE wall! This year we will be highlighting a young man and a young lady each week, who have demonstrated SHINE. The idea for the SHINE wall is taken from Matthew 5:16 that says "Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deed and praise your Father in heaven." So we are encouraging students to:

Scholastic Achievement: "Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding." Proverbs 3:13

Helpful to others: "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others" Philippians 2:3-4

Integrity: "Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No', 'No'." Matthew 5:37

Neighborly: "Love your neighbor as yourself" Leviticus 19:18

Enthusiastic Participation: "David...danced before the Lord with all his might." 2 Samuel 6:14

Each student selected will be awarded a certificate, and their picture will be placed on our SHINE wall in the hall at Mercy Street, as well as on our blog.

Family Game Night

 

FUN for the whole family ~ Games and Ice Cream

Connect Four

Twister

Candy Land

UNO

And MORE

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

6:00-7:30pm

in the Cafe

Super Thursday

Please join us for a SUPER good time of worship, games and the word.

Camp

Off to camp we go!

Campers need to arrive at Mercy Street

Sunday, August 12 @ 10:30am

Mercy Street will hold an early check-in

Saturday, August 11 @ 5pm

to organize campers luggage by cabin

A packing list has been mailed to your student;

below is a list of what they should bring:

Bedding(twin sheets or sleeping bag) and blanket

Pillow

2 Towels and washcloths

8 Loose fitting T-shirts

8 Modest shorts

2 pair of jeans or long pants (for horseback riding)

Underwear (10)

Socks (10 pairs)

Flip flops or sandals for the pool

One piece swimsuit and shorts to wear over them

(If all the student has is a 2 piece, a dark shirt and shorts will need to be worn)

2 sets of Pajamas

Closed toe shoes-one for wearing around camp, one for getting dirty

Toiletries

Insect repellent

Flashlight

Bible

Pen/Pencil

Notebook

Medication, if needed

Happy 4th

Here are a few firework shows for you to

enjoy with your mentee and their family:

Duncanville

Fireworks, bands, water slides, fun for kids and the entire family

Armstrong Park

300 E. Wheatland Rd

Duncanville, TX 75137

Price: Free

Hours: July 4 - 4pm to 10pm

Fair Park Fourth

Fair Park - Dallas, TX

1300 Robert B. Cullum Blvd.

Dallas, TX 75210

www.fairpark.org

Price: Free/$10 to park in Fair Park/ride DART's Green Line Rail to the Fair Park Station

Hours: July 4 - 4:30pm to 10pm; fireworks - 9:30pm

Kaboomtown

Addison Circle Park

4970 Addison Circle Drive

Addison, TX 75001

www.addisontexas.net

Price: Free

Hours: July 3 - 5pm to midnight; dusk - fireworks

Camp work days

 

Pine Cove camp work days

If your mentee has signed up to go to camp, and they missed the work days offered in June, please contact Nicole Livingston at Nicole@mercystreetdallas.org to make arrangements. Each camper must complete 2 work days as part of the application process in order to attend camp. Work days must be completed by July 31.

Reading camp

Reading and Play Camp was a great success! 

Thank you for encouraging your mentee to come out and participate.

Here are a few pics for you to enjoy!

Mercy Street Reading and Play camp

2012 Summer Reading and Play Camp

Monday-Wednesday, June 11-13 and 

Monday-Wednesday, June 18-20

Location: The Backyard @ Mercy Street

Time: 11am-1pm

Lunch will be provided

Fun ~ Games ~ Stories ~ Reading ~

Snow Cones ~  Swimming

 

Come enjoy a night on Broadway as the 

G.W. Carver Fine Arts Department presents

A Part of 

The Broadway Junior Collection™

Thursday, May 17, 2012 @ 7pm

Friday, May 18, 2012 @ 7pm

Tickets:

Adults $5.00

Children $3.00

 3719 Greenleaf Street

Dallas, TX 75212

972-794-3600

 Please come out and support our community STARS