Youth-Friday Sept. 1-Rediciput

It's REDICIPUT...basically that means that you get in groups get money to go and buy rediculous clothing from the thrift store and then you choose someone from your group who is willing to get dressed up in said rediculous clothes...and then we all go to play mini-put with those people in those rediculous clothes!

So, Bring about $10 for the mini-put and maybe a snacky.

Also bring some money to give towards our global mission project...Grumpy will take an offering for that.

Make sure you all spread the word!

Chekit

Well, well, it seems our little guessing game is too easy. The last set of eyes do indeed belong to nathan. To make things a bit more difficult I"ve decided to reduce the picture to one eye, and we'll see how you guys do. Guess away.

More Swimming!!

This Friday we'll be heading over the Sawatzky's for swimming and hanging out! So, bring your bathing suits again, and get ready for some fun!! Meet at the church at regular time.

Friday-Youth-Pavement Chalk Murals and Swim

Hey all, so this Friday we're invoking the artist and the athlete in you to come out...YEAH, this IS a HUGE strech for me!

We'll be meeting at the church at usual time 7:30pm (but hey you can come early if you want and chillax in the youth room for a while)...But for youth we will be doing some pavement chalk murals at the church. So bring your creativity for that and have fun with it. I'm going to connect our wonderous art with the "Summer Fest" our church is doing so our pavement murals will serve a greater end than just an outlet for our creativity!

Then, Hannah Willems has been so kind as to invite the group to her house for some swimming! So bring your swimwear as well. We'll head there around 9ish and hopefully the weather will be good for it!

Tom out...

Josh Duerrstein's Baptism!!!

Hello Everyone, So Josh Duerrstein is getting baptized August 27 and I already sent out an email, but I'm going to make a post here as well...

Feel free to continue to let others know as you see fit...now then here from Josh is "The Deal" (T.D.)

SO heres the deal, I Josh Duerrstein am geting baptized ont the 27th of August, and you people are invited to come. It will take place durring the 11AM service [at Southridge Church] and there will be a kind of party thing after [at the Duerrstein's] in which you can indulge yourselves in food (probably pizza and beef on a bun) and swimming and trampolining (the act of bouncing on a trampoline). There may also be a volley ball ball net set up for volleying and balling. Oh and i live at 1515 5th street if directions are needed [either to Southridge or my place] u know how to contact me...I hope.

Finally one of the most crucial parts of an invite. the R.S.V.P which if you were wondering is a fancy french acronym* that stand for reponde sil vous pait (spelling may or may not be correct and may have violated copywrite laws in 38 or more States of America). As you can probably tell im bored, but i would like all of you to follow through with this R.S.V.P thing as so the amount of food purchased will be enough for the attendees to consume. Any further questions and you can reach me here or at the phone 905 687 1708. I will be at camp next week so it would be preferable if i were to be contacted before Sunday morning.[Josh out...]

*nota bena: we all know how Southridge members can't get through any conversation/email without the use of at least one acronym, so I guess now Josh has proven to the wider community that he's ready to join Southridge!

You know I'm just playing Josh I [Tom] am extremly excited that Josh is getting baptized and with the risk of emptying our pews I encourage you all to go and support him! I myself WISH I could be there but seeing as I've missed a bunch of Sunday's at Scott St. this summer and will be missing this coming Sunday to be at camp, I just can't do it (I am a paid christian after all ;) )...I hope to be at the lunch though...I never turn down a free lunch.

Aids. Care Now.

Hey all, I'm not sure how many of you got my email or not, but either way I want to draw your attention to a new link in our links section. It is for a new MCC website that is trying to cast light on the work they are involved in for the aids crisis affecting our world (esp. Africa). You can also get to the site by clicking on the heading of this post or go to: http://www.aidscarenow.org/

I just came back from a leadership summit where one of the sessions was an interview between Bill Hybels and Bono and it again drove home for me the urgency of the need for Christians to take action to work to stop this crisis!

I would be EXTREMELY interested to hear any suggestions and idea's how our youth group or church could engage this issue in any way shape or form...please, pray, think and if you can, GIVE.

SUPER-AWESOME-FUN-NIGHT

Hey all,

This Friday Youth will be at REGULAR time [7:30pm]...but that's about all that will be regular about it!

I can't give you any details about the night other than that I've put it into the hands of master mind Grumpy Phil Klassen and anyone else he choses to involve AND that the night is going to be Super-Awesome-Fun*.

So come on out, bring your friends...7:30pm Scott St. Mennonite Brethren Church, SSMBY super-awesome-fun-night!!!

Tom out...

*That is provided you all come with a good attitude and help to make it such!

NEW EYES!

OK, the last pair of eyes have been up long enough and some of you were right and some of you weren't. Well, for all of you who guessed kelly, you guessed correctly and for all the rest of you, too bad. So here's your next set of eyes, so you can guess away.

Talent Show/Guys & Girls Night

FIRST OFF, YOUTH STARTS EARLY THIS FRIDAY...
MEET AT 6:30PM! PASS THE WORD AROUND!

Hey all, yep so this Friday is our youth group Talent Show so come one come all and bring your talents! You don't have to perform a talent to come, you could just watch, but I warn you that wouldn't be as fun! Do something...anything...trust me it will be a lot more fun. Go ahead think outside of the box...do gymnastics...balance a broom on your nose...whatever...I know our youth has a TON of talent!

THEN, AFTER THE TALENT SHOW...

We're having a guys and girls night...that's right...the ladies will be hanging out with the girl adult leaders for an all nighter (so bring whatever you need for an all nighter). They'll be doing what girls namely do at all nighters...i.e. talk about us boys!

As to the guys, we will be going to Gar Wiens place also for an all nighter...bring whatever you need for the night and bring your swim trunks if you like, the pool will be open until 10pm so lets not dilly dally and lets go straight there after the talent show. We'll be celebrating Gar's return to Canada and to being an adult leader in our group and giving a big final hurah to Mike as he's retiring as adult leader. For this we'll be doing what guys do at all nighters...namely eat meat and talk about barbecuing meat! We'll also talk about some other stuff probably, but mmm the meat. It's bring your own and don't hurt Gar's feelings by bringing something silly (unless it's for health or ethical reasons). I suggest a nice steak!



mmm...STEAK!

NO YOUTH--re: mission trip 2006

Everyone, there will be NO YOUTH on Friday July 28th, because of the mission trip team is away.

Youth will be back and in full effect the following Friday (August 4th) ...which is the Tallent Show, so get practicing your tallents!

Peace

Tonight-YOUTH-Karaoke lounge!

Hey all,

Alrighty, so tonight our youth is going karaoke. It's gonna be like a straight up Karaoke lounge. So you can come on out, lounge about and if the spirit of song takes a hold of you, then by all means feel free to torture...er, entertain the rest of us! You don't have to sing, but one you get a couple hot chocolates into you, I'm sure you will!

Here we are!

So, here we are... we've learned how to be tool safe thanks to Mr. Kasper, and we'll be on our way to Cherokee Cove this Saturday. For those of you who aren't coming on the trip, please pray for us while we're away.

Here's who's going...

Heidi, Kelly, Alina, Nathan, Paul, Robert, Josh, Phil, Jordan, James, Tom, Vic, Kevin, Sabrina, and Charity

Things You MUST Remember for "The Trip"

Here is a list of some of the things we mentioned at the meeting tonite that you need to remember....

• bring ID to cross the border. either a passport, or your birth certificate and a piece of photo ID (drivers license, student card etc.)
• bring one set of chruch clothes. boys - no jeans, no shorts, collered shirt. girls - skirt (knee length or longer), no tank tops
• bring american spending money, enough for 6 or 7 meals, snacks, and other things ($100 should do the trick)
• pack no more than a mid sized duffle bag, and a carry along bag. bring it to the church friday nite, so we can pack it into the vans
• be at the church at 6am sharp saturday morning

this is not an exhaustive list, but is a list of some of the important things that you may be inclined to forget

World Marble Championships

Phil " Grumpy" Klassen as he shoots for the win in the World Marble Championships held last friday night at Lincoln Centennial
Public School. It was a tight match but, "Grumpy" as his fans call him, just squeezed into the leadership positions with this amazing ten yard shot. When asked how he did it, he modestly replied " It was nothing, I just put the marble in the hole." Mark Durksen finished a close second.

Retreat Weekend

Alright everyone, so this weekend is our retreat. If you think that you're coming and haven't got your form and money in you had better think again and talk to Pastor Tom! Don't just show up on Friday because you'll be sadly surprised...

Alright now that we have that ugliness out of the way, for all of you who are coming...we're meeting at the church at 5pm. If you have a tent that we can use, bring it and let Pastor Tom know. Bring cutlery for yourself...if you're not sure what else to bring...it's on the retreat form...if you're still not sure, just ask Pastor Tom or even comment on this blog and I'll respond here.

See you all on Friday...pray that I (Tom) am feeling better by the weekend (I'm still battling quite the cold) and pray that we have an awesome weekend!



We should be back on Sunday between 4 and 5pm.

Tonight: Schoolyard Games!

Alright, so tonight is Schoolyard Games...so bring your Skip-It's, your Pogo-Balls, your hopscotch taw's, your skipping ropes (double dutch anyone?)...pogs (do the kids still play pogs?)...most of all bring your marbles, cuz I wanna win some people's marbles! We'll be playing all the good old schoolyard games...4 square, hopscotch, marbles, equipment tag, red light green light, etc. I can't wait!

Be prepared to loose dem marbles!

Retreat Forms Due Tonight!

The title says it all...get in your forms and money TONIGHT!

Need Your Help!

Hey Everyone, this Saturday (July 8th) we're having a car wash and we need ALL OF YOU to help! Come to the church for 8am so that we can hopefully be going full steam by 9am. The proceeds go to support our mission team, so this is a good chance for you to in a way be a part of the ministry that we'll be doing in North Carolina/Tennessee. We really need your help to make this a success and are depending on it for the trip.

Thanks, Pastor Tom out...

Mike Moments

Well some time ago I put up a post called "Tom Moments"* under the auspices of the thought that it'd be nice to hear stories about us as youth leaders. I said I'd put up a different leader each month (but I missed last month) so, this month's leader is Micheal Klassen.

Now then you [yes you!] are to write a story about him the comment section. Feel free to tell any sort of memories or comments you would like about Mike. Well, get cracking!

*Tom Moments are archived May4 if you'd still like to put in a punch there.

More eyes

Seeing as most of you, actually all of you have guessed correctly, I'll try and stump you with another set of eyes.