Some of you often contact me on facebook, so this is just to let you know that I will be off of facebook for the next 40 days for Lent! Facebook is one of my addictions; often instead of reading the Bible I'll be on facebook; instead of doing schoolwork I'm on facebook (even during class!); instead of doing my dishes I'll sit and creep around on facebook. I'm hoping and praying that these next 40 days will allow me to draw closer to God in times when I would be on facebook instead (plus, maybe my apartment will get a little more clean!). There's a couple other things I'm giving up too, but this is the only one you need to know about ;) Email me if you need to get a hold of me!
Don't forget about the parents' meeting this Friday night also! See you all then.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Weeee (or Wii) & Parents Meeting!!!
I'm looking forward to dominating the Mario Kart tournament this Friday (or losing miserably and being shown once again just how old I am truly getting)! There will be prizes & I think this week I'll ask you each to bring something for a snack and I'll provide the drinks!
Parents, please do not forget that there is a meeting from 9:30 - 10:00 PM. If your teen(s) is/are coming to Serve '09 I ask that one parent/caregiver attends this short preliminary meeting.
God bless you all!
Parents, please do not forget that there is a meeting from 9:30 - 10:00 PM. If your teen(s) is/are coming to Serve '09 I ask that one parent/caregiver attends this short preliminary meeting.
God bless you all!
Friday, February 20, 2009
Prayer Item
News reports are coming in reporting that David Northcott, executive director of Winnipeg Harvest, is recovering at home from complications with a heart condition. Obviously Mr. Northcott has a very stressful job, but it is one that helps out thousands of people across the province each day. Let's join together in praying for Mr. Northcott over this week. Also, if you sign up for the free email recipe at http://www.peakmarket.com/ Peak of the Market will donate 50lbs to Winnipeg Harvest!
Remember, Christ promises that "where two or three are gathered in My name, there am I in the midst of them." Please don't hesitate to email Mike if you ever have a prayer request for yourself or friends. That's what he's here for!
Remember, Christ promises that "where two or three are gathered in My name, there am I in the midst of them." Please don't hesitate to email Mike if you ever have a prayer request for yourself or friends. That's what he's here for!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Oatmeal!!!
My brain is like a bowl of oatmeal lately; bland and mushy. So I forgot we have a congregational meeting at church on Sunday, March 1, which means that won't be a good time to have a parents meeting. So, hopefully for the last time, we will change the date.
PARENTS MEETING @ WILLOWLAKE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM.
PARENTS MEETING @ WILLOWLAKE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM.
Monday, February 16, 2009
The Birds, Bees, and God
Please remember that this week we will be at Cornerstone! This means you get dropped off and picked up there!
OK, so as the title of the post suggests and as has been mentioned, this week there will be a presentation on healthy/God-pleasing sexuality at Cornerstone. Quick true story: a few weeks ago I was sitting at my desk in my apartment attempting to do some school work, but as is often the case was distracted by thoughts of the youth group. I was thinking about how I could go about having "the talk" with the teens on sexuality, purity, etc. A few minutes into my thinking and an email pops up from Sandra at Cornerstone that says something like "Mike, a Christian group from Crisis Pregnancy is doing a presentation on healthy sexuality at our church. Would your group like to come?" So I said yes.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Parents: when I called on Friday to let you know about youth group for last week being cancelled I had also mentioned that I would like to have a parents' meeting on the 27th from 9:30 - 10:00 pm in regards to Serve '09. I wasn't thinking too clearly, as we are having a Mario-Kart tournament that night, and the point of it was to be an "outreach" night; a night where it will be easier for the teens to invite friends to than a "normal" (hah, what's normal with me in charge?!) youth group, and it would be best to devote the entire 3 hours to that. So I am wondering if it would work for you parents to have a quick meeting after church on March 1st? We could either have it at 11:30 am instead of Sunday School, or at 12:00 right after SS (we can do whichever the majority prefers, if this works). It won't take long - a half-hour max; I just want to let everyone know what some of the expenses are, and get some suggestions from the parents about what I should be thinking of as we begin to plan for Serve and make sure that we have open lines of communication for the trip! Parents can either email me your preference, or just let me know via the comments section below about which option works best and I'll make a decision shortly and let you all know! Thanks :)
Teens: start telling your friends now about the Mario-Kart tournament on the 27th. We will have some sweet prizes (don't ask me what, haven't figured that out yet!), food, and 3 hours of adrenaline filled Mario-Kart racing!!!
I hope you all enjoyed Riel day!
OK, so as the title of the post suggests and as has been mentioned, this week there will be a presentation on healthy/God-pleasing sexuality at Cornerstone. Quick true story: a few weeks ago I was sitting at my desk in my apartment attempting to do some school work, but as is often the case was distracted by thoughts of the youth group. I was thinking about how I could go about having "the talk" with the teens on sexuality, purity, etc. A few minutes into my thinking and an email pops up from Sandra at Cornerstone that says something like "Mike, a Christian group from Crisis Pregnancy is doing a presentation on healthy sexuality at our church. Would your group like to come?" So I said yes.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Parents: when I called on Friday to let you know about youth group for last week being cancelled I had also mentioned that I would like to have a parents' meeting on the 27th from 9:30 - 10:00 pm in regards to Serve '09. I wasn't thinking too clearly, as we are having a Mario-Kart tournament that night, and the point of it was to be an "outreach" night; a night where it will be easier for the teens to invite friends to than a "normal" (hah, what's normal with me in charge?!) youth group, and it would be best to devote the entire 3 hours to that. So I am wondering if it would work for you parents to have a quick meeting after church on March 1st? We could either have it at 11:30 am instead of Sunday School, or at 12:00 right after SS (we can do whichever the majority prefers, if this works). It won't take long - a half-hour max; I just want to let everyone know what some of the expenses are, and get some suggestions from the parents about what I should be thinking of as we begin to plan for Serve and make sure that we have open lines of communication for the trip! Parents can either email me your preference, or just let me know via the comments section below about which option works best and I'll make a decision shortly and let you all know! Thanks :)
Teens: start telling your friends now about the Mario-Kart tournament on the 27th. We will have some sweet prizes (don't ask me what, haven't figured that out yet!), food, and 3 hours of adrenaline filled Mario-Kart racing!!!
I hope you all enjoyed Riel day!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Youth Cancelled Feb. 27/09
I think I phoned everybody, but just in case, youth is cancelled this week. See you next week at Cornerstone (remember to drop-off and pick-up there!).
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Coming up & going down
Hey all. I hope you all got at least one day off of school or work because of the weather this week! I'm unfortunately not feeling so hot; I've yet again developed a case of strep throat, complete with a high fever and chills today :( Hopefully I will be feeling better for youth at Willowlake tomorrow night.
Don't forget that the church will be holding a family day on Monday, complete with tobaganning!
For youth next week, we will be attending Cornerstone Baptist Church for a presentation on healthy and God pleasing sexuality. Please be sure that you drop-off & pick-up at Cornerstone!!! The following week (Feb 27) we will meet on our own at Willowlake for a Mario-Kart tournament! Also, we will be holding a parent's meeting for half an hour at 9:30! Please ensure that at least one parent is able to attend, as we will be planning for Serve '09!!!
Be blessed.
Don't forget that the church will be holding a family day on Monday, complete with tobaganning!
For youth next week, we will be attending Cornerstone Baptist Church for a presentation on healthy and God pleasing sexuality. Please be sure that you drop-off & pick-up at Cornerstone!!! The following week (Feb 27) we will meet on our own at Willowlake for a Mario-Kart tournament! Also, we will be holding a parent's meeting for half an hour at 9:30! Please ensure that at least one parent is able to attend, as we will be planning for Serve '09!!!
Be blessed.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Missionfest Manitoba
A few of us attended Missionfest Manitoba's youth & young adult kick-off tonight at Immanuel Pentecostal. Local band Six5One started the evening by leading the packed sanctuary (seriously, the place was packed; there's nothing quite like the smell of 2,000 sweaty teenagers :S) in Worship. Be sure to check out their Myspace in the link above. Juno award winner, and also local gal, Amanda Falk, closed the evening in worship. In between these amazingly talented musicians we were blessed to listen to the special guest speaker, George Verwer. George shared his testimony, and was open & honest about his own struggles in life, how God continued to use him through these struggles, and how God has kept him humble. He also reminded us that we can be missionaries in a variety of ways, using whatever gifts God has given us, and that a mission field doesn't necessarily have to be half-a-world-away. Take a visit to George's website here.
Blessings
Blessings
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Serve '09!
Well, we've started our fundraising, it's time to find out who's coming for sure! We'll need a $50 deposit by March 6th if you plan on attending! We will also have a couple more fundraisers to do very shortly. One is called "a quarter a klick". The idea is simple: for every kilometre we are travelling, people can sponsor each of us for just a quarter for each klick. This way everyone you know can likely help you out. If they want to sponsor you for 100KM of the trip then they'll give you $25; if they can only afford to sponsor you for 1KM then they'll give you a quarter! According to Google Maps, we have 816KM to travel, so that is the potential of $204 each! I'll have a letter drawn up soon (in a couple weeks) that you can use so people know what's going down.
If you are interested, you can view the Serve '09 website here.
If you are interested, you can view the Serve '09 website here.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Money In the Bank
Today's fundraiser was a great success! After covering our expenses we still raised $415. The teens worked hard Friday night and today and it payed off with a good start in our fundraising efforts for Serve '09. There will be a few more fundraisers to do, including another lunch in March (most likely). If everyone works this hard for each fundraiser we'll have no problem meeting our needs for the trip!
This week we will be going to MB Missionfest on Friday night. Be sure to email Mike by Monday night if you plan on attending so he can set up transportation. We should leave Willowlake by 6:15 and pick-up will be at 10:00.
Peace
This week we will be going to MB Missionfest on Friday night. Be sure to email Mike by Monday night if you plan on attending so he can set up transportation. We should leave Willowlake by 6:15 and pick-up will be at 10:00.
Peace
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