Weekly Updates!

“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.” -Abigail Van Buren

Announcements:

1) Join us this Sunday in College Bible Study at 10:30am in the Allen Room for the last week of our Short Series! We'll have coffee and donuts too!

2) This Sunday evening at 6pm will be FREE! Meal at the Park! Join us at Will Hair Park for some food, games, and fellowship! We'll have Kerrburgers for dinner. Yum. There will also be kites, washers, and other sports equipment, but feel free to bring your own game! 

Here is a map from HSU to Will Hair Park. http://goo.gl/maps/aiDtj

Here is a map from ACU to Will Hair Park. http://goo.gl/maps/ONhVD

3) The last week of Home Teams is April 29th-May 1st! This would be the ideal week to plan any end-of-the-semester parties!

4) If you have any old t-shirts you want to get rid of, bring them by our upstairs offices to donate them to the Abilene State Supported Living Center. Any size will do, and all will be much appreciated!

5) Where are you going this summer? Email us at college@pdbc.org and tell us where you'll be this summer if you're doing any summer missions! We want to pray for you!

Have a great day!

Upcoming Events

“More does not exist...and as we pursue it...we lose ourselves.” -Tyler Braun 

Announcements:

1) Join our College Ministry Sunday morning at 9 as we serve the Abilene State Supported Living Center for the morning of We Are The Sermon! 

There will be plenty of different ways we can help:
-Make 200 corsages and boutonnieres
-Build a fence
-Work in the Sensory Garden
-Garden work around Administration Building
-Work on patios
-Work in flower beds

Don't forget the 15mph speed limit. it's strictly enforced, so be careful! We'll work from 9am-noon. At noon we'll have hotdogs and cookies!

2) Clear your calendars on April 28th for Night at the Park! It will be an evening of food and fellowship, so keep an eye out for more details!

Have a great day.

And for this week...

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. -C.S. Lewis

Announcements:

1) Join us Sunday morning for College Bible Study at 10:30am in the Allen Room! We'll be continuing the second week of our Short Series!

2) We will have FREE! Meal this Sunday at 7pm in the Fellowship Hall sponsored by our PDBC Primetimers! There are 100 tickets, so email college@pdbc.org to reserve one, or drop by our office.

3) We Are The Sermon is coming up on Sunday, April 21st! We will spend all morning serving the community at the Abilene State Supported Living Center. Lunch will be provided. Keep an eye out for more details!

Have an awesome week.

Happy April!

"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future." -Paul Boese

1) Don't forget that our kitchen is still under renovation, so don't think we've forgotten about FREE! Meal. If you're not sure whether there is a meal for any given week, check our Facebook or Twitter pages. We send out an announcement Sundays at noon letting you know whether or not we will have food. Our Facebook page is Pioneer College Ministry, and our Twitter is PioneerCollege.

2) Join us this Sunday for College Bible Study at 10:30am in the Allen Room! We will have coffee and donuts and announcements, then split up for different class sessions! There will be four options for you to choose from for the hour:

     - Birds and the Bees
     - The Gospel of Mark
     - Holy Vocabulary
     - Self-Guided Room

We're excited for these changes, and we hope you will partake in the experience with us!

Have a great day, and don't get tricked by those sneaky April Fools jokesters!

Easter Weekend

Hey everyone and Happy Easter!

For those of you in town, join us on Sunday morning for Easter Worship at 8am for the gathering in the Conference Center at Pioneer Drive or at 10am for our church-wide Easter Celebration at the Abilene Civic Center (1100 N 6th St., Abilene, TX 79601).

College Bible Study and FREE! Meal will not meet this week. For those traveling, we hope you have a safe trip and look forward to seeing you when you return.

Have a wonderful day!

FREE! Change, Experience Easter, & Easter Pageant!

"The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves." -Helen Keller

Announcements:

1) This Sunday is FREE! Brunch! We will have a good breakfast for you, and then we will discuss FREE! Change that will be taking place in College Bible Study! Starting April 7th, we will meet together in the Allen Room at 10:30am for announcements, coffee, and donuts. After that, there will be three options of different classes you may choose to attend. Come this Sunday as we discuss what those options will be!

2) Tuesday, March 26th, we will be hosting the Experience Easter event! This year, it will go from 7pm-11pm. There will again be several different rooms to facilitate reflection on the Easter story, and you are encouraged to bring a journal if you wish! Come and go as you please. 

Here is a list of the different rooms:

-Our Stories

-Lectio Divina, Solitude, & Journaling

-Passion of the Christ/Lord's Supper

-Prayer Labyrinth

-Encouragement

-ACTS Prayer & Prayer for the Nations

-Continuous Worship

-Stations of the Cross

We've also added these new rooms this year:

-Ash Wednesday

-Water Room

It's going to be a great event for reflection, so we really hope to see you there. Invite your friends as well!

3) There is no FREE! Meal on Sunday evening!

4) You are invited to the 2013 Easter Pageant at the Abilene Civic Center! This year's new presentation is told from the perspective of the prophet Isaiah and uses over 400 musicians, cast, and crew to tell the story of how Jesus saves. Tickets are available at the Church Office.

The following are the presentation times:
 -March 23 at 7:30pm
 -March 24 at 3pm
 -March 28 at 7:30pm
 -March 29 at 7:30pm
 -March 30 at 3pm

Have an awesome week. :)

Spring Break is on the Horizon!

“What the soul is to the body, that Christians are to the world.” -Diognetus

Announcements:

1) If you are still here in Abilene over Spring Break, there will still be Bible Study for you at 10:30am in the Allen Room on Sundays!

2) There is no FREE! Meal on March 10th or the 17th.

3) College Leadership will be hosting the Easter Experience on March 26th in the Cafe from 7-11pm. The Easter Experience is a self-guided journey of reflection and restoration. From a prayer labyrinth, to continuous worship, to a place of solitude and journaling, each station will offer you a new way to experience the Lord's presence.

4) Spring Break is almost here! Let's remember to keep anyone traveling over the break in our prayers. Let us know if there is something specific you would like us to pray about!

Have a good day. :)