St. Paul's May, 2003 Christian Messenger NewsLetter

Proverbs

We will continue our study of Proverbs this month.

Our study themes and schedule is

May 7 – Proper Speech

May 14 – NO STUDY

May 21 – Emotions

May 28 – Wealth & Poverty

Come to the Lords Table

Please note that as of July 2003 communion will be served the first Sunday of every month.

The schedule of communion until July is

May 18th & June 8th(Pentecost)

Children and Communion

A small group of interested adults have met twice to discuss how we would implement such a practice. Presently we are seeking information from other churches that do allow children to receive communion in order to learn from them. We will continue our discussion at the Education Ministry Team on May 19th at 7:30 p.m.

Senior Youth Group

MAY’S SUNDAY MEETINGS

May 04 – Sunday Meeting – Parents, Can’t live with them, but you can’t live without them.

May 18 – Sunday Meeting – I am Christian, do what I say not what I do

Junior Youth Group

Sunday, May 11, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Worship Service Participation Perform Skits

Sunday, June 1, End of Year B-B-Q

Vacation Bible School

July 28 – Aug 1

Give your child, your neighbor’s child, your sibling’s child, the greatest week of the summer. SIGN them up for VBS.

If you are looking for a thrill yourself then sign up to teach, assist with teaching and crafts, help Pastor Rich sing or the kitchen ladies serve snacks.

Call the church office at 732-828-0020 or speak to our Head Farmer Rita Migliore.

Scholarship Application

Scholarship applications are available in the church office for all students who are: Graduating from high school this June and will be enrolling in college or a school of professional studies.

Matriculating students in college or a degree program.

Does Rap Put Teens at Risk?

Teens who spend more time watching the sex and violence depicted in the “reel” life of “gansta” rap music videos are more likely to practice these behaviors in real life, suggests one of the first studies to specifically explore how rap videos influence emotional and physical health.

After studying girls between the ages of 14 and 18 who viewed these gangsta videos for at least 14 hours per week were far more likely to practice numerous destructive behaviors. Over the course of the one-year study, they were:

Three times more likely to hit a teacher.

Over 2.5 times more likely to get arrested.

Twice as likely to have multiple sexual partners.

1.5 times more likely to get a sexually transmitted disease, use drugs, or drink alcohol.

This isn’t the first time that rebellious music has been blamed for society’s ills. From Elvis to Columbine, the songs of music-obsessed youth have often been blamed for anti-social behavior.

“Most children between ages 2 and 18 spend upwards of seven hours a day ingesting some sort of media,” says Susan Buttross, MD, FAAP, chief of child development and behavioral pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. “We know that with any type of repeated media exposure, a desensitization can occur that makes these behaviors seem normal. So this finding doesn’t surprise me at all.”