Thursday, April 30, 2009

SSMBY Autoshop & SOAR info...

This week is SSMBY Autoshop week.  With our Cub Car Race coming soon we thought it would be fun to spend a night working on our cars.  If you’ve given you’re block to Kevin then he’ll have it ready on Friday…if not and you still want to make a car then you’ll have to find another way to get it cut.  We’ll have sandpaper and craft paint at the church, but make sure that you bring your own can of spray paint.

If you aren’t making a car that doesn’t mean that you can’t come on Friday.  Come to hang out anyways. 

On an entirely different note…I need to know who is interested in going to Montreal this summer for SOAR.  The dates for it are July 8-22.  It’s going to be a great opportunity to get closer as a group, worship God together with other groups, serve God and see a bit more of what He’s doing in other parts of Canada.  The cost is $450 plus travel expenses, but we can do a bunch of fundraising to lower the cost.  There were a few people who put up their hands when I asked two weeks ago, but I need to have a more definite number, so talk to your parents about it and be ready to let me know on Friday if you’re able to come.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Bible Study

Bible study tonight is at 7:00 pm at my house.  We're going to be looking at the 2nd half of Ephesians Chapter 1, so if you have a chance read it over before you come.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Youth Sunday!!!

Youth Sunday is so close and I have to say that I have loved working with all of you on this.  I know that I say this often, but I really like you guys a lot!

Our next choir practice is today at 4:00 pm at the church.

Tomorrow for youth we will be going through the service step by step so that everyone knows what they're supposed to do and when on Sunday.  If you're doing something for the service and you're a bit nervous that's okay (I'm a bit nervous too) hopefully when we go over it all tomorrow it'll feel a bit better.

We'll be meeting at the church on Friday at 7:00 pm.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Youth Choir Practices

So, next Sunday is youth Sunday and we had our 2nd youth choir practice today during Sunday School...it sounded a lot better than it did after our first practice, but we still have a ways to go.

The next practices are:

Monday at 4:00 pm at the church
Tuesday at 7:00 pm at the church

Try your best to come to these practices. It's okay of you can't make it, but please do try to come...perhaps I'll bring a treat for those of you who come.

Friday, April 17, 2009

Air Bands

Wow, this is really late and I'm not sure that anyone will be reading this before coming to church, but as you can see in the "Coming Soon..." side bar we are doing air bands tonight.  Hopefully you've gotten your band together and perfected your performance, but even if you haven't, there should be some time to get a band together during the sound check/warm-up time.  

We'll also be talking a little bit more about Youth Sunday, which happens to be NEXT SUNDAY!!!  

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Bible Study

Bible study is tonight at my house at 7:00 pm.  See you there.

Thursday, April 09, 2009

Easter Stuff

Easter weekend is here and tomorrow is Good Friday.  We won't be having youth tomorrow night because the weekend is packed with church and family get togethers.  We will however, be having church tomorrow morning.  There is a Good Friday service tomorrow at 10:45 am and I hope to see you there.  It'll be a time for us to think about the sacrifice that Christ made for us on the cross and a time for us to respond by taking communion together.  I love Easter services and I definitely want to encourage you to come.

We also have the Sunrise Service on Sunday morning.  We'll be meeting at the church at 6:00 am or at the gazebo in N.O.T.L. at 6:30 am.  I know that this is pretty early, but again, it's a time for us to celebrate what happened on the cross and the fact that Christ was resurrected and therefore we have life!  From what I understand this service isn't usually very well attended, but again, I want to encourage you to come...you might be missing a few hours of sleep, but in the long run you'll be gaining a lot more.  Let me know if you want to come.

Because of the Sunrise Service we won't be having Youth Sunday School this Sunday, but Mrs. Dahl has asked us to hide the Easter eggs for the Sunday School Easter egg hunt, so please come to the church at 9:30 to help with that. 

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Girl/Guy Bible Study

It has been a long time since we've had a girl/guy Bible study, but tonight is the night!  So, that means all the guys need to meet Mark at the church at 7:00 pm and all the girls need to meet me at my house at 7:00 pm.  

Friday, April 03, 2009

Gym Games & Brainstorming

Tonight, we’ll be playing gym games so please wear appropriate shoes.

Youth Sunday is quickly approaching, so we’re going to take a bit of time at the beginning of youth tonight to brainstorm and start putting together this service. In case you don’t know what Youth Sunday is, it’s a Sunday morning church service where we get to be in charge and show the rest of the church what we’re learning and how God is working in our lives. If you were at church this past Sunday you will remember that it was Kids Club Sunday, so the we got a bit of a glimpse into what the Kids Club does and whatnot. However, unlike Kids Club Sunday, Youth Sunday is all us. We’re going to lead the worship singing, do the ushering, and preach the sermon.

Here’s a quick outline of some of the ideas that I have for things to include in the service:

Instead of one big sermon we’re going to do 3 smaller sermonettes (8-10 minutes each)

3 Sermonettes
Worship Team
Special Music
Video
Prayer Cards
Children’s Church Dismissal
Ushers
Scripture Reading

These are just some of my ideas, so feel free to bring other ideas to our brainstorm meeting tonight.

In order to add a sense of unity to the service I suggest that we have one main Bible scripture or verse that we work around. This verse should have to do with what we do/talk about in youth (by youth I mean Friday nights, Tuesday Bible study, Sunday School, retreats, mission trips…basically everything that we do as a youth group). My suggestion for a scripture passage is:
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself.” Matt. 22:37-39

Again, if you have a different passage in mind then feel free to suggest it tonight. Remember that we want it to be a passage that goes with what we do/talk about in youth.

See you tonight.