The Beacon May 2014 Issue | Page 5

D V 8 Romans 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed (dV8) by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is – his good, pleasing, and perfect will. Our youth group is open to all adolescents in grades 6 through 12. You do not have to be a member of Burton to attend and friends are always welcome. As a matter of fact…we encourage our youth to BARF at every event. (Bring a Real Friend). Our normal dV8 events are Sundays from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (with exceptions for special events which will be advertised in advance) at “The Place” a.k.a. the youth room of the education building. May 4, 2014: We will be playing one of the youth groups favorite games… “Murder in the Dark”. With the game, the more people the more fun. So be sure to invite your friends. May 11, 2014: No dV8 because of Mother’s Day. Spend some quality time with your Mom. May 18, 2014: ARK- The youth will be meeting at “The Place” to impleme nt an Act of Random Kindness. We will meet at the church at 5:00 p.m. and will be leaving the church to perform the ARK by 5:15 p.m. So… don’t be late. May 25, 2014: We will be playing a game called, “name that quote” and prizes will go to the persons that know their movie quotes. Then we will be previewing a video by Toby Mac called, “Speak Life” AtlantaFest 2014 What do you get when you bring together more than a quarter-century of tradition, seventy bands and speakers, and over 20,000 people? AtlantaFest. AtlantaFest features four days of music and ministry from today's top Christian artists and communicators at an affordable cost, and is known as "THE Christian Music Festival" to thousands of people from hundreds of churches across the Southeast. AtlantaFest is set in the heart and beauty of Stone Mountain Park, and offers guests not only the music and ministry of the festival, but access to the sights and activities found only at Stone Mountain. This year’s AtlantaFest will be from June 9-15, 2014. We will be white-water rafting and the hotel rooms have already been reserved. The cost of this event will be $100.00 per youth and the payment is due Sunday, May 25 at dV8. Airsoft Games Our dV8 youth group has resumed playing airsoft on specific Sunday’s of the month. Those wanting to play are encourage to show up at 3:30 p.m. on specified Sundays wearing long sleeved clothing and pants. Youth can bring there own guns and we have some that we can supply by the church. Also, youth are not allowed to play without eye protection gear. For the month of May, the youth will be playing Airsoft on: May 18, 2014: 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. May 25, 2014: 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.