Are you curious about the international missions trips that NorthWood offers?  if so, we would like to invite you to our FAQ session on January 22.  Glocal Impact Pastor Matt Robertson, along with Vietnam and Mexico trip leaders, will be available to answer any questions you may have about our work in these countries.  During this meeting, we will be addressing general questions about international travel as well as specific questions about our work abroad.

If you are considering joining one of NorthWood’s many Glocal Impact mission trips then this meeting is a must for you.  We will be meeting at 12:30pm in The Plex.  Lunch will be provided.  For more information, contact MattRobertson@NorthWoodChurch.org.

Get your monochromatic outfits ready!  The Young Adult New Year’s Eve Black and White Party is coming up.  It’s December 31 (of course!) in The Plex.  Wear your favorite black and white outfit and enjoy live entertainment and great food while you hang out with your friends.  A free photo booth will be a fun way to remember the evening.

The cost is only $10/person.  Doors open at 9:30 pm, and the program begins at 10:15 pm.  Start your new year right with NorthWood Young Adults.  For more information, contact YoungAdults@NorthWoodChurch.org.

7th and 8th graders — You can party all night long with your favorite friends at our Middle School All-Nighter.  The fun starts at 9:00pm on Friday, January 27 at the Watauga Community Center on Indian Springs Road.  You can play basketball, dodgeball, rock climbing, and more.  Drinks and snacks will be provided.

Then at 1:00am, everybody will get on buses and go to Whirly Ball/Laser Whirld in Hurst where you’ll be playing whirly ball (a mix of basketball, lacrosse, and bumper cars) and laser tag non-stop.  There will be drink and snacks available for purchase and we’ll provide breakfast that morning. Arcade games are also available if you want to bring money for that.

The cost is $35/person.  To register, stop by the table in the Village or go online to NorthWoodChurch.org.  If you need more information, contact DanielLangford@NorthWoodChurch.org.

The Celebrate Community festival at The Academy at West Birdville on November 12 was a tremendous success. Everyone had a great time celebrating with the kids and renewing our friendships with the families and individuals whom we have worked with over the past few years in our Home Makeover and Building Community projects.

Children and parents alike had a great time playing games, eating great food, having their faces painted, getting their pictures taken, and much more.  NorthWood volunteers were also able to help academy students and their families receive important health and social services they would not normally be able to access.

Here’s a look at Celebrate Community by the numbers:

·         50 Adult ESL sign-ups
·         130 NW, Haltom Middle students and AWB staff volunteers
·         145 Flu shots given
·         150 family photographs donated
·         430 families registered
·         1,600 hot dogs and hamburgers served
·         Thousands of smiles…………….

But of course, Celebrate Community is about more than numbers.  It’s about being the hands and feet of Jesus.  It’s about reaching out to our Haltom City neighbors, showing them the love of Christ.  That’s what NorthWood members did with their monetary gifts, donations of candy for prizes, and their time.

On behalf of all the Academy at West Birdville students and their families, thank you for your generous gifts.  And a special thanks to all of our NorthWood student and adult volunteers who worked so hard on Saturday, and to the Haltom Middle School and Academy staff and volunteers who helped out as well.  We hope to see you again next year as once again we “Celebrate Community.”

16 teams battling it out to see who would be crowned champion and take home the coveted Turkey trophy in this hallowed pigskin showdown.

In the Middle School division, the Woodchucks made the sacrifices, put in the long, hard minutes of practice, and came away winners at the Watauga Recreation Center.  Team captain Stephen Cortez so eloquently distilled the overwhelming emotion of the moment in his postgame statement when he said, “Hey, we won!”

In the high school division, it was the Team Win who walked away with all the glory.  Central High School’s practice field had never seen football played the way these guys played last Saturday, and maybe it never will again.

Best of all, through Turkey Bowl V, NorthWood Youth Ministries raised funds for the Birla Orphanage in Hanoi, Vietnam.  This money will make it possible for the orphans to play their brand of football, which we call soccer.  It will provide everything they need to field two teams, including equipment, uniforms, and  transportation to the games.