This Friday night from 7-9:30pm we are going to be having a movie night instead of sled-a-ramma. There is no snow so I guess sled-a-rama will have to wait until 2013.

Instead we are going to watch the movie Courageous. This is a faith based film which talks about the need for Christians to stand up for what they believe in. Here the synopsis:

Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, David Thomson, and Shane Fuller are confident and focused. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. While they consistently give their best on the job, good enough seems to be all they can muster as dads. But they’re quickly discovering that their standard is missing the mark. When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God … and to their children?

You can find out more info here:

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/courageous

I will not be there on Friday night because Malora is taking me to NEW YORK CITY to celebrate my 30th birthday! Have fun without me because I will be ringing in turning 30in the big apple!

This Friday night we are having an Ability show at the church from 7-9pm.

What’s an Ability Show? It’s like a talent show but like 100 times better.Everyone has abilities, talents, and skills that we can use to honor God and serve others. It’s time to share them with the group. Sign up to share your ability.

It could be music, art, dance, Lego building, web design, math, acting, juggling, beat box, rapping, jump rope, animal wrestling, cooking or baking, crafts, sewing, sport, film making…anything.

It would be awesome if everybody brought some ability they have to share with the group.

Sign up: http://signappnow.com/sheet/7GREXhrZ

* Hopefily the video gets your minds thinking about what you can do.

This Friday night we have Life Groups for youth. We will be talking about Heart and what we are passionate about. We will also be talking about Moses who is a pretty cool dude.

We will be meeting for Life Groups from 7-9pm. Here are the locations for the Life Groups:
Jr. High Guys
The Voegtlins
170 Septer Close NW
(403) 547-5484

Jr. High Girls
The Jantzis
92 Hawkfield Cres. NW
(403) 241-0851

Sr. High Guys
The Morleys
21 Tuscany Hills Bay
(403) 374-0674

Sr. High Girls
Bria Cridland (not the Shaw’s this week)
104 Hidden Ridge Close
(403) 455-5694

Next week we were going to do the Underground but it is way too cold to either be cooped up in our house or to go outside. So, we are going to meet a the church instead and do an ABILITY SHOW. What’s an Ability Show? It’s like a talent show but like 100 times better.

Each of us has abilities, talents, and skills that we can use to honor God and serve others.

It’s time to share them with the group. Sign up to share your ability.

It could be music, art, dance, Lego building, web design, math, acting, juggling, beat box, rapping, jump rope, animal wrestling, cooking or baking, crafts, sewing, sport, film making…anything.

It would be awesome if everybody brought some ability they have to share with the group.

Sign up: http://signappnow.com/sheet/7GREXhrZ

This Friday night at youth we are going to begin a series looking at your SHAPE for ministry. We are going to start it off by looking at spiritual gifts. God has given each one of us a unique gift that we are supposed to use to strengthen the Body of Christ.

We are going to meet at the church for Upper Room from 7-9pm. It would be great if you all could read Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, 28-31 and Ephesians 4:11-16 in advance. You should also bring your bible with you as well.

Next week, we have Life Groups. I will have maps on locations on Friday for our life group host homes this semester.

There will be no sled-a-ramma tomorrow night as planned. Instead, we will be meeting at Market Mall from 7-9pm for a super secret mall hunt. We will divide into teams and you will have to solve riddles and find clues around the mall. The team with the most correct answers at the end of the night wins.

We will meet by the Starbucks (near Sport Chek) in the mall promptly at 7pm and end the evening at Market Mall at 9pm. The game will begin at 7:15 so don’t be late. Invite your friends to come out for a fun night at Market Mall!

We will reschedule Sled-A-Ramma for Feb. 3rd instead. I assume we will have snow by then, or maybe we can skip winter this year. With the reschedule of sled-a-rama, the missions trip, and my 30th birthday we are going to cancel Youth Advance this year. We will not be going as a group this year, but will definitely be going next year!!

Also, come out to DCC this Saturday morning from 9am – noon for a bottle drive to raise money for the Sr. High missions trip. Anyone can come because the more people we have, the better. You can also drop off any bottles you may have at the church from 9-12 as well.