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Dear Harbor Light Christian School Family,

It has been an incredible and smooth start to the school year! As my letter this month, I wanted to share a note I read with the middle and high school students about my prayer for them for this school year.

As we gather today for our retreat, I can’t help but reflect on the journey we’re all on together—students, teachers, parents, and friends. And today, I want to share a wish that’s on my heart for each and every one of you.

A song keeps coming to mind as I have been praying for this year and for the retreat. It is a song I listened to often my first year of teaching, from the band Rascal Flats and it is called “My Wish…” So I’ve written my note in the form of that song… only slightly different.

My prayer for you is that you keep God, your first love, first in everything you do. I pray that no matter where this year takes you, no matter the challenges you face, you’ll always keep Him at the center of it all. May your hearts always be drawn back to His, no matter what paths you walk down, and may His love be the compass that guides your every step.

I pray that in the busyness of life, you never forget the One who loves you most. When the world pulls you in a hundred different directions, I hope you find the strength to stop and remember the One who gave you breath, the One who has a plan for your life that’s greater than anything you could ever imagine.

And more than anything, I pray that you never lose sight of the truth that God’s love for you is unwavering, unchanging, and unconditional. He’s the One who should be first in our hearts, and my deepest hope is that you will always seek to love Him with everything you have.

So as we go through this day together, let’s remember to keep our hearts focused on Him, our first love. Let’s make it our mission to put Him first, not just today, but each day this school year, and for the rest of our lives.

That’s my prayer for you.

Please join me this year in PRAISING the Lord for the opportunity to provide Christ- centered education to students in northern Michigan and join me in PRAYING for hearts to be set on fire for the one who loves us most.

In His Service,

Kelly Dutcher

September

19 Senior Leadership Trip Chapel

20 HLCS Fall Family Fun Night

October

3 Pastor Appreciation Chapel (K-12th Grades, 1:30 - 2:30)

24 Local Missions Days

Our HLCS Calendar is updated continually and can be viewed at http://www.harborlightchristian.org/calendar

** Please check the athletic calendar before traveling to a game, the calendar is updated continually. Click HERE

SOCCER:

September

9/23 Alcona Home (5 PM)

9/24 TC Bulldogs Home (5 PM)

9/26 Oscoda Home (5 PM)

October

10/1 McBain NMC Away 5 PM

10/3 Crossroads Home 5 PM

10/4 Tawas Home 5 PM

10/7 Roscommon Away 5 PM

10/10 Buckley (NC) Home 5 PM

JV/V Volleyball:

September

9/19 (JV/V) Alanson Home 5:30 PM

9/24 (V) St Michael Home 5:30 PM

9/26 (V) Alba Home 5:30 PM

9/28 (V) St Ignace Tournament Away 9:00 AM

October

10/1 (JV/V)Mackinaw City Home 5:30 PM

10/3 (JV/V) NMCA Away 5:30 PM 4:30 PM

10/5 (JV) Pickford Tournament Away 9:00 AM 6:45 AM

10/12 (V) NLC Conf Tournament @ Boyne Falls Away 9:00 AM 7:30 AM

10/17 (JV/V) Pellston (JV-Elem Gym V-HS Gym) Away 6:00 PM 4:45 PM

Middle School Volleyball

September

9/20 Alba Away 5:30 PM

9/23 Vanderbilt Home 5:30 PM

9/27 NMCA Home 5:30 PM

October

10/4 Wolverine Away 5:30 PM

10/8 Alanson Home 5:30 PM

10/10 Boyne Falls Home 5:30 PM

10/15 Ellsworth Away 5:30 PM

10/19 Conference Tournament Away 9:00 AM

Middle School Football:

September

9/24 Sault Ste. Marie Home 6:00 PM

October
10/1 East Jordan Away 5:00 PM

10/8 Joburg Home 5:00 PM

10/15 Mancelona Home 5:00 PM

10/22 Elk Rapids Away 5:00 PM

Just like last year, but even BETTER!

Join us at Uncle Frank's Apple Town to reconnect after summer, meet new families, and simply enjoy the beauty of Fall! We highly encourage you to join us!

**Pulled Pork Sandwich/Hot Dog, chips, and a drink available for $5.

(Open to current HLCS families, Grandparents welcome.)

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Join us as we serve the Lord by serving students. Interested in Volunteering? Contact Danielle Urman at: durman@harborlight.org

At the beginning of each school year, we pause for one day and take the 7th - 12th grade students off campus. We break them into smaller groups and create times for connection between students, staff, and volunteers. We cultivate worship and a deeper relationship with the Lord to start the year.

It is an integral part of our first week of school to create the atmosphere for the year and we are so grateful for everyone who helped make this possible this year. THANK YOU!

Want to hear about the retreat from students? Click the link below!

Be sure to put these dates on your calendar! It is a special opportunity to stay plugged in to what your students are experiencing at school, and it is a great way to boost your child's morale!

Last November we reached out to our community about a needed library refresh, and you SHOWED up. Thank you for pouring into HLCS and our students.

Our library staff, Becca Chamberlin and Danielle Urman have worked tirelessly over the summer on the transformation. Katherine Johnson, Elementary Principal and Reading Interventionalist, spent many hour scouring book sites for good deals and ordered over 125 new, age-appropriate books (in the header photo).

Danielle has also helped assemble new topic focused backpacks that students can check out, STEM kits to be used at school with fun experiments, and more.

Now that the library project is complete, we would love for you to see it! Stop into the school from 8-3 and we will give you a personal tour. In the meantime, please take a peek at the before and after video below and photos of the new items for students to check out!

Interested in supporting HLCS, please contact:

Jennie Cope

Director of Mission Advancement

231-347-7859

jcope@harborlight.org

You won't want to miss this year's HLCS Jubilee. Mark your calendars and plan to join us in March!

Has HLCS had a positive or life-changing impact on your life or that of someone you love? Please share these stories with us so we can keep letting others know what a wonderful difference we can make! Send your experience to jcope@harborlight.org.