INCITE STUDENT MINISTRY - MISSION MEXICO 2007
The student ministry of Preston Trail Community Church will be heading to Mexico for our upcoming mission trip. The dates for this trip are Saturday, March 10 - Wednesday, March 14th (Spring Break). Keep them in your prayers.

PT SOFTBALL
If you are 18 years or older and are interested in playing softball (men’s or co-ed) this spring on a PTCC team, sign-up at the YES! Table and you will be contacted with further details.

MEN'S MINISTRY
PTCC has a new and exciting men’s ministry designed to help men build strong friendships with other Christian men, become better husbands and/or fathers, and grow closer to God. Sign-ups already have exceeded expectations but there's still time to get involved. The schedule and details are on the website. Email Matt Moss for more information.

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LIFE GROUPS
Sign up at the Information Table or email info@prestontrail.org and get involved in a group!

Time Change, Spring Break, and Compassion

It’s time change weekend, so here’s the reminder you may be waiting for – set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed Saturday night. Daylight savings time means that the days will be longer, which in turn is a reminder that Spring is here and the weather will be enjoyable for most of the next two months. (How’s that for optimism?!)

This year, time change weekend kicks off Frisco’s spring break. Ditto for McKinney.  Due to the exodus of many families for vacations or family getaways, PTCC has made some scheduling adjustments. The three biggies are:

1. Women’s Ministry Bible Studies will NOT meet on Tuesday March 13.

2. Men’s Ministry Bible Studies will NOT meet on March 14 or 16.

3. Incite Life Groups will NOT meet on Wednesday March 14.

But we still have great services planned for both Sunday March 11 and March 18. This Sunday the 11th, Jim will speak on “Gluttony,” the fourth of the seven deadly sins that we’ve been looking at recently. I don’t want to give away the surprise video, but let’s just say that you’ve never seen anything like this before! And on the 18th we will delve into that deadly sin called “Greed.” BTW, our worship planning team is gratified that so many of you have expressed thanks for this “dis-integrate” series – the messages, the songs, the creative elements, the stage set-up, etc. Our hope is that every Sunday is a day when you can invite your unchurched friends to come with you, fully confident that what is planned for that day will benefit both of you.

One last thing – and this is a cause for celebration and prayer. During Spring Break we will be sending out two teams from PTCC to show God’s compassion to people in destitute circumstances. Here’s the lineup:

1. Our Student Ministry is leading a trip to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico March 10-14. Twenty-five teenagers and twelve adults will be serving in an orphanage where the children are impoverished. Assisting around the orphanage with daily chores, helping to improve the facility, and loving on kids will be the primary ways these servants will be showing the love of Christ to orphans. Pray for safe travel, team unity, daily flexibility, and a deep love for these children that will translate into many acts of mercy and compassion.

2. Six folks from the PTCC family are heading to Aceh, Indonesia to continue the work of Compassion Frisco, responding to the devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged that region 27 months ago. Half of the group will be returning; the other half will be making their first trip. Their job is clear – to rebuild community and restore hope in a land that could easily lose both. Teaching English, computer skills, and cooking skills to adults, and playing games with children will be how this team demonstrates Christ’s compassion. Pray for safe travel (it’s a long trip!), understanding of Muslim culture, and love for the Acehnese that will make them want to know why we came to help.

God is truly doing some great things in our church … in north Texas … and around the world. “May your Kingdom come on earth, as it is in heaven.”

Prayerfully,

Paul Basden, senior pastor

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