Winter Retreat!!!

This Friday is the winter retreat!!!!  We'll be meeting at the church at 5:30 on Friday and please be on time and if you have not yet given me your permission form and money then MAKE SURE YOU REMEMBER!!!

A few things to make sure you bring:

• Bible, notepad and pen
• Sleeping bag and pillow
• Clothes
• Towel, deodorant, toiletries
• Winter jacket, snow pants, mittens, scarf, toque, etc.
• Ice skates (if you want to go skating)
• A bit of money for the stops we make on the way to and from camp (this is optional...you really don't have to buy anything at the stops if you don't want to)

Let your parents know that we'll be back at 4:00/4:30ish on Sunday.

See you Friday!

Bible Study and pancakes

There is a little change in Bible study today. Instead of meeting at my house, we’re going to meet at the church at 7:00 pm. I also want to invite all of you to come to the church at 6:00 pm for pancakes.

In case you don’t know, today is Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Tuesday. Shrove Tuesday ('shrove' stems from the old English word 'shrive', meaning 'confess all sins') is the day before Lent.

Lent commemorates Jesus' 40 days in the wilderness, and it is Christian tradition to mark this period by fasting. So Shrove Tuesday was cleverly invented to use up the ingredients that were given up for Lent - milk, butter and, particularly, eggs - which may not be eaten again until Easter.

So, come to the church at 6:00 pm to participate in Shrove Tuesday.

This Friday and more...

This Friday we'll be meeting at the church at 7:00 pm for a creative photo night.  Please remember to bring your retreat form and money.  The retreat is next week!!!

I also want to give you a bit more information regarding the March Break Service Trip (Mar. 16-18).  We're going to Waterloo for the three days and we'll be volunteering at a soup kitchen called St. John's Kitchen in the mornings and then going to a drop-in centre for street involved people in the afternoons (click on St. John's Kitchen to get to their website).  We'll spend our nights sleeping in a church and in the evenings we'll have the opportunity to visit some local attractions.  

Tom Friesen (the previous youth pastor at SSMBY) is helping me organize the trip and he actually works at the soup kitchen and drop-in centre, so for those of you who know him it'll be a great chance to spend some time with him and see what he's up to now.  The trip is going to cost $50 and I can only take 8 people (possibly less if I'm the only one who can drive), so let me know a.s.a.p. if you're interested in coming...and if you're not interested in coming then seriously, think about it because it's going to be great!

RETREAT FORMS!!!

Remember to bring your retreat form and money!!!  The retreat is really close!

SSMBY Love Connection

Are you ready for SSMBY Love Connection??? Really, how many of us are? This Friday is sure to be packed with fun and awkward moments, but come on out and have a good laugh.

We’ll be meeting at the church at 7:00 pm and the night will start with us having the opportunity to hear a genuine love story that’s been 43 years in the making…the Eitzen’s have asked if they could come and share their story. Then we’ll be playing some valentine’s themed games that are sure to produce some laughs.

See you then!

p.s. bonus points for anyone dressed valentinesy

No bowling...

I regret to inform you that we will not be able to go bowling this week.  Youth will however still be awesome!  We'll be meeting at the church at the usual time (7:00 pm), so come on out for a great night of fun.

Girl/Guy Bible Study

I'm back!  I'm not sure how I feel about this cold, but it's good to be back to real life and I'm excited to see all of you again!

In case you've lost your handy-dandy SSMBY Calendar, I thought I'd remind you that it's girl/guy Bible study tonight, so guys meet Mark at the church at 7:00 pm and girls meet me at my house at 7:00 pm.  

Also, remember that this Sunday is our spaghetti dinner and pie auction and it's going to take all of us chipping in to make this go smoothly.  This is basically the fundraiser that makes our budget what it is, so think about what you can do and how you can help.  I'm hoping to get about 20 pies, so please think about what kind of pie you can make and set some time aside on Saturday to make one.  The first time I baked a pie was at youth a few weeks ago, but I'm excited to give it a shot and see what I can come up with...although, I did ask my mom to help me out with it...  Anyhow, let me know if you can bake a pie and what kind you're going to make.  And if you don't normally come to Sunday school on Sundays then please try to come if you can because that's when we'll be doing all the cooking and prep for the spaghetti dinner.  Come to the church at 9:30 am on Sunday.

Thanks for being so great!