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PRINCETON, IL (December 2, 2009) \u2013 High school students at Princeton Covenant Church<\/a> recently spent a week living in intentional community at the church.
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\n\"Leaves\"The students were inspired by Romans 12:2<\/a>, says Julie Musselman, the church\u2019s youth director. They lived together Sunday, November 8, through Saturday, November 14.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal was to counteract society by giving up our cell phones, TV, Internet, and other technology that distracts us from spending intentional time together – to put ourselves aside for a week and serve one another,\u201d Musselman says.<\/p>\n

Each morning, students ate breakfast together, with one member of the youth group leading a devotion. They then attended school. After classes and following extra-curricular activities, students reconvened back at the church for free time, which generally was spent playing board games, ping-pong, snacking, and doing homework.<\/p>\n

\"Worship\"The kids took turns preparing and cleaning for dinner and then gathered again for the meal. \u201cThis was one of the highlights each evening,\u201d Musselman says. After the dishes were cleaned, the group met for worship.<\/p>\n

A different activity was planned for each night:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sunday \u2013 High school students led the junior high group in worship. They later watched and discussed the movie \u201cSlumdog Millionaire.\u201d
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday \u2013 A guest speaker shared about his experience living in intentional community in Fiji.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tuesday \u2013 Developed strategies for breaking free from hectic lifestyles.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wednesday \u2013 Attended a Young Life meeting.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thursday – The band Foster, which includes several members of the CHIC band, led a community wide worship service that drew up to 60 students. They also explored the question, \u201cWhat if we really cared?\u201d Students told Musselman, \u201cIt was just like being back at CHIC, only less people.\u201d
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Served dinner at a homeless shelter and spent time with guests.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday \u2013 Scrubbed the church and raked leaves for a woman in the community.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The teenagers also led the church\u2019s regular worship service on November 22 and shared about their week. The high school group told the gathering they had learned, among other things, that technology can leave a person feeling isolated, how to decide what is important, that people were made to be social, and the world didn\u2019t revolve around them.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of the kids claimed our week together to be the best week of their life,\u201d Musselman says.<\/p>\n

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