SUMMER LUNCH
PTCC has the unique privilege of partnering with Frisco Family Services in their first annual "Summer Lunch Program 2007”. Our church will help by providing sack lunches to school-aged children in Frisco whose parents may have difficulty providing for them. If you are available during the week of June 4 – 8 to help prepare lunches from 9-11 am at the building and/or serve and play with children from 11:30 am -1:15 pm at Stonebrook Village Apartments, we invite you to sign-up at the YES table on Sunday. All the details will be provided at the YES table. If you have further questions, a team will be at the YES table the next 2 Sundays or you may contact Christine Ortega (coordinator) at christine.ortega@sbcglobal.net.

ADVENTURE CAMP
Signup Deadline May 27
PTCC children and friends completing grades 3-5 are invited to "Deal or no Deal" June 11-15. The week will include awesome adventures, bowling, Hawaiian Falls, Bible lessons, a Rough Riders game, an overnight campout and more. Cost of the adventure is $160. Applications and $50 deposit must be in by Sunday May 27. Register at the Yes! Table or email Jeri Taylor.

PT JOB OPENING
We have a part-time job opening at PTCC for director of finance. The job requires someone skilled in accounting and bookkeeping. If you are qualified and interested, or if you know someone who is, please see the job ad on our website.

MEN’S MINISTRY GOLF TOURNAMENT
This spring’s golf tournament will be held Friday, May 18, at Twin Creeks Golf Club in Allen. The 4-man scramble will begin at 8:00 AM. Cost is $50 and includes driving range, bag service, green fee, cart with GPS, lunch and prizes afterwards. Registration forms are available at the Yes! Table at the Men’s Ministry area.

MEN’S COLORADO ADVENTURE
PTCC Men are invited to Durango, Colorado July 30-August 3 for an outdoor adventure. Pick up a registration packet at the Yes! Table at the Men’s Ministry area for further details or on the website.

WOMEN’S RETREAT
Looking for a weekend get-a-way this summer? Some fun before the school year kicks in high gear? Well, you’re in luck! PTCC Women’s Ministry is having their first annual Women’s Retreat on Friday, August 17th - Saturday, August 18th at Lantana Lodge. This weekend will include great teaching, worship, and tons of fun! Cost is $80, and a $40 deposit is due upon registration. The full payment will be due by July 1st. Spots are limited, so sign up now at the YES! Table.

PARTNERSHIP
Take the next step in your commitment to God and to PTCC by becoming a partner, our membership program. Partnership focuses on five biblical principles that we call the 5Gs: Grace, Growth, Groups, Gifts and Good Stewardship. You may complete the self-directed Bible Study found on our website or you may attend our next partnership class on Sunday, April 29th from 9:30 AM - Noon at the PTCC building. Sign up at the Yes! Table today!

ONLINE GIVING
Make your life simpler by automating your giving. Follow the easy directions at www.prestontrail.org to setup for debit or credit card for regular giving and dream big donations. All transactions are secure and will appear on your regular statement.

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

Good Stuff Going On!

In the words of rocker Alice Cooper:

School’s out for summer . . .

No more pencils
No more books
No more teacher's dirty looks

Out for summer
Out till fall
We might not go back at all

I’ve been out of school for several decades now and still there is an inner sense of release that fills my spirit each year at this time . . . “School’s out for summer” means sleeping in, a respite from homework, later bedtimes, snow cones, and trip’s to far away places.  Even though we’ll be kickin’ back a bit, I wanted to remind you we’ve got some good stuff going on at Preston Trail.

A lot of us have big plans for this Memorial Day weekend.  Make sure, though, that they include worship Sunday morning.  Paul is going to be challenging us with a strategic message on a sixth “G” we are adding to our church’s strategy—GO!  We’ve sensed the Spirit leading us to begin a concerted effort to extend the compassion of Christ to our community and world in tangible ways.  A question we have been asking ourselves a lot lately is this, “If Preston Trail were to disappear from the face of the earth, would our community miss us?”  We want the answer to that to become a resounding YES!

Then, Monday about 100 youth and sponsors leave for Panama City Beach for Youth Camp 2007.  A dynamic speaker, Lee Taylor, and an awesome worship band will be leading our students in a week of spiritual and relational growth under the Florida sun.  Our 3rd-5th graders are not going quite that far, but they’ve got Adventure Camp June 11-15.  This Sunday is the last day to sign up, so don’t let your kids miss a week that could shape their hearts for God!

One last thing, I want to commend you again for your faithfulness in giving in these first five months of the new year.  As you know our expenses went up exponentially when we moved into the building, but our people have responded with overwhelming generosity.  As we move into the summer though, it’s imperative that we don’t have a large drop off in financial support.  Financial consultants tell us over and over again that people give to great visions.  Well, here’s one I’d like to paint for you this summer . . . imagine with me for a moment cool and well lit rooms in our new building . . . can you see them, can you feel them? 

As you probably realize this is our first summer in our new building, and we aren’t sure how much it is going to cost to keep it up and running in these summer months.  So, having ample resources to support our student and children’s ministries and enough to keep the building functioning are two big needs we have.  One of the methods that many of our people have started utilizing is Online Giving.  Below you will see a direct link to setting up this service.  When you sign up you ensure that your generosity will be consistent and that we will have a steady flow of resources to keep our ministries running at full tilt.  If you think this feature would help you, please click on it now and you will be set up in no time.

As the Apostle Paul says in Ephesians 5:16 let’s “make the most of every opportunity” this summer!

Blessings,

Jim

ONLINE GIVING
Make your life simpler by automating your giving. Follow the easy directions at www.prestontrail.org to setup for debit or credit card for regular giving and dream big donations. All transactions are secure and will appear on your regular statement.

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Calendar at a glance...

May 28 - June 2 Youth Camp 2007, Florida

June 11 - 15 Adventure Camp

June 24 - Discover Preston Trail - 11:00 AM, Corner Office

July 15 - Partnership Class - 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

July 30 - Aug. 3 Men's Colorado Adventure

Aug. 17 - 18 Women's Retreat