Three quick things…

Just 3 days away…PGA Tour golfer Lee Janzen will be our special guest at a special Overflo Student Night on Thursday, October 30 at 6:45pm. He will be sharing about his life on and off the golf course. And in addition, one student will have the opportunity to play golf with Lee Janzen! Yes, this is how…every student in attendance will be entered into a drawing and one student will be given the opportunity to challenge Lee Janzen 1-on-1 on the Tiger Woods 2009 video game! It is gonna be a blast. Invite your friends as well as your family! As an added bonus, we will be giving away 4 tickets to the Ginn golf tournament. Your parents may want to win that, so bring them out with you! Oh yeah…nachos and cheese will be served too!

Don’t forget to sign up for New Year’s Revolution in Tampa on December 30, 31 and January 1! Space is limited and spots are filling up fast! You can sign up today at TheOverflo.com. By the way, the bowl-a-thon sponsorship deadline has been extended to next Thursday, November 6! And the competition is on at 727 for that too! Ask someone if you missed out on the details!

And lastly, come and be a part of 727’s Costume Night this Saturday, November 1 @ 727! Dress up in your favorite costume and see if you’ll win the grand prize! Oh, so what is the grand prize? Come and see! Please remember that this is a church activity so stay away from the Friday the 13th look-a-likes as well as all the gothic junk. And don’t come to the Saturday 6:00pm service if you are dressing up! We don’t want everyone to think you’re psycho!

Well, have a great week! I’ll see you on Thursday!

Stoked about Lee Janzen,
Pastor Barry

FCA and Andy

Two Monday afternoon thoughts...

1. If you are at one of these schools, come on out to a FCA club this week! You don't have to be an athlete, as a matter of fact, most are not. It is all about getting together with our Christian friends and getting to know God a little better!


2. Got to spend some time at lunch today with Brother Andy at his home! He is recovering and doing well. He is building up his strength slowly. He looks a lot thinner too! Actually lost 34 pounds so far. He misses everybody and looks forward to being back soon! His ultimate goal is to be 100% so he can go to New Year's Revolution. Keep him in your prayers.

Well, off to do another project...

Stoked about this Thursday night at Overflo Student Night as we "Lock Up Your Life",
Pastor Barry

No Flo, Get Fundraising, and Fantastic Friends

1. Don't forget...there is NO Overflo Student Night tonight! Everyone's got the night off as Parkview is having special Home Connects this week. Make sure you are here next Thursday, October 23...


2. Get plugged into the 1st New Year's Revolution fundraiser!

Get a Bowlathon card from Rachel Mitchell this weekend! And if you already have fun, here's what you need to continue to do...ask individuals to sponsor you for $5 each. They do not need to be there on November 15. They just write in their name in the box (or you do) and you collect the $5 right then. You turn the card in when it is full along with the cash. You can ask for more cards. Rachel Mitchell is the one you turn everything in to. You will then be credited $4.25 out of every $5 you turn in directly to your New Year’s Revolution account. The person that sells the most sponsors (hopefully at least a couple cards) will be credited $100 extra towards their account. If there is a tie, we will do a drawing. Now mark your calendar for November 15 from 12noon to 3pm because that will be the day we bowl!

3. I just wanted to give a shout out to all the Overflo leaders as we have the night off...

Patrick and Staci Haffey
Mark and Kim Saltmarsh
Renee Stauffacher
Stacy Taing
Katie Taing
Michele Erickson
My wife, Laura
Marjorie Bostwick
Dave Compton
Ricky and Jessica Farmer
Darren Libby
Andy Jelsik (get well soon! we miss you!)

Thank you to each one of you! Overflo appreciates all you do! Your weekly faithfulness to Overflo Student Night, 727, extra events, phone calls, emails, and all that takes place at Parkview and Overflo is Christ-honoring! May God reward each one of you greatly!

Well, enjoy the night off! See you at 727!

Stoked about the weekend,
Pastor Barry

The Official Video of New Year's Revolution!

Click above to watch the official video of New Year's Revolution. And for more trip details including itinerary, brochure, and registration....click onto TheOverflo.com today!

New Year's Revolution Clue #6

So you stoked about New Year's Revolution? I am and I think many others are too! What till you see the promo video tomorrow night at Overflo Student Night! It rocks. Well, here's clue #6...

On the way back from Tampa, we are heading to Downtown Disney to hang out for the late afternoon and early evening on Thursday, January 1!

You'll have a great time browsing around the shops such as the "World of Disney" which is the largest Disney store in the world...


And you can have a blast getting creative at LegoLand...

Yes, that is all made out of legos!

There's plenty to do there! All sounding good to you?

Well, gotta head to "Fields of Faith". Talk to you tomorrow night at Overflo Student Night!

Stoked about NYR,
Pastor Barry

New Year's Revolution Clue #4 and #5

Now you know the location is in Tampa, the late night fun is Tampa Grand Prix, the service project of feeding the homeless at Metropolitan Ministries Homeless Shelter, the hotel accomodations of the Wingate, so what's left?....

The plot thickens.... so I will give you 2 clues today...

The first one is we will be challenged at 3 sessions through spiritual growth led by our friend, Steve Aenis. Steve is no stranger to Overflo! He is stoked about being part of New Year's Revolution!


The second one is we will be eating at Chili's Restaurant one night and Giordana's Pizza (the best deep dish pizza in America) another night.

It gonna be a great 3 days! Make your plans now!

Talk to you tomorrow,

Pastor Barry

New Year's Revolution Clue #4

And where are we staying while at New Year's Revolution? The Americana Inn in Pigeon Forge? Absolutely not! We will be resting comfortably for 2 nights at the Wingate Hotel in Tampa, Florida. This place is awesome! I was there on Friday and you should see the recent renovations which include flat screens in your hotel room!



Well, I gotta get back to finalizing the video for New Year's Revolution which will be shown this Thursday at Overflo Student Night!

Stoked about New Year's Revolution,
Pastor Barry

New Year's Revolution Clue #3

Here is something that will change your life, or at least your perspective on life while you attend New Year's Revolution 2008-2009...

You will have the awesome opportunity to serve a meal to the homeless families of Tampa while at NYR. We will be visiting the Metropolitan Ministries and participate in a 3 hour dinner shift.

In addition, you will be part of great service project! More details in the next few days!

Stoked about New Year's Revolution,

Pastor Barry

Be @ 727!

It's Saturday afternoon and hopefully you will be @ 727 tonight! We are in our second week of "Teens vs. Parents"! If you weren't there the 1st week, you can still join in! I am stoked about adding new men Overflo volunteers to the mix @ 727! Guys, this will allow you to get more connected in a smaller group size.

As you will notice tonight, I will not be there. I am in Alabama speaking at a youth retreat for a friend of mine's youth group. I arrived last night and spoke right when I got here. I then spoke this morning, will do again tonight and then twice tomorrow morning. It has been fun, but extremely cold here! This morning it was 14 degrees here!

I am glad to be here but certainly look forward to being back in Florida, near my wife, and hanging out with the greatest students in the world...Overflo! As an added bonus, I will be showing you a clip or two at Overflo Student Night of my trip here.

Well, I'll let you run! Missing everyone!

Stoked about God,
Pastor Barry

New Year's Revolution Clue #2

All right...are you wondering what we are going to do while in Tampa? Well, one of the late night activities is on Tuesday, December 30 around 8pm as we head to....


Everyone will have an opportunity to play a game of putt-putt golf, ride the family go-kart track, and play video games in the arcade! We'll have a great time.

Now this is just about 10% of the amount of fun we are going to have.

Stay tuned for more...

Stoked about 727 tonight,
Pastor Barry

PS....we are heading out right now to video soemthing else we are going to do at New Year's Revolution!

So Where Are We Heading?

Well, the minds are racing today as all of Overflo is trying to figure out where we are heading for "New Year's Revolution" on December 30, 31 and January 1. So you want to know? Okay, I am actually in the city right now scoping out everything for our trip. So far, it is gonna be off the chains. Everyday is going to be non stop action and fun. Oh yeah, I almost forgot...you want to know the first clue...ok...here it is... we are heading to..

That's right...the coolest place on the west coast of Florida....Tampa! Why Tampa? Well, you will have to wait and see over the next few days!

Trust me...New Year's Revolution is gonna be great. Well, I am heading out to investigate another detail of the trip right now....

Talk to you tomorrow,

Pastor Barry