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Written by Tim Schmoyer
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
 2008 Summer Schedule
 Here are most of the dates you need to know for this summer. More events may be added later, but here's what you can mark on your calendar so far. Pick up printed copies at the youth kiosk at church.
May-June
May 18 -- Sunday School's last day (am)
May 18 -- Sr. High Worship Band Practice (5:00-6:30 pm)
May 18 -- Impact’s final meeting (7:00-8:30pm)
May 25 -- Cinnamon Roll Fund Raiser (Bake and package)
May 30 -- Burning Bush at New Life Church (6:30-8:30 pm)
June 8 -- Graduation Sunday Service
June 9 -- Soul Fuel Sr. High (7:00-9:00 pm) Tim's home
June 12 -- Soul Fuel Jr. High (7:00-9:00 pm) Tim's home
June 16-30 -- Belize Missions Trip
June 22 -- Wake 'n Ski (TBD)
June 29 -- Wake 'n Ski (TBD)
July
July 6 -- Belize Missions Report in Church
July 6 -- Wake 'n Ski (TBD)
July 7 -- Soul Fuel Sr. High (7:00-9:00 pm) Tim's home
July 10 -- Soul Fuel Jr High (7:00-9:00 pm) Tim's home
July 11 -- Parents Dinner (6:00-8:00 pm) Tim's home
July 13 -- Wake 'n Ski (TBD)
July 16 -- Outdoor Movie Night (9:30-11:30 pm) Tim's home
July 20 -- Wake 'n Ski (TBD)
July 27 -- Wake 'n Ski (TBD)
August
Aug. 3 -- Wake 'n Ski (TBD)
Aug. 4 -- Soul Fuel Sr. High (7:00-9:00pm) Tim's home
Aug. 7 -- Soul Fuel Jr. High (7:00-9:00 pm) Tim's home
Aug. 8 -- Parents Dinner (6:00-8:00pm) Tim's home
Aug. 10 -- Wake 'n Ski (TBD)
Aug. 11 -- Soul Fuel Sr. High (7:00-9:00 pm) Tim's home
Aug. 14-16 -- M.U.U.U.C..E. Jr. High at Faith Cov. in Mpls
Aug. 18 -- Soul Fuel Sr. High (7:00-9:00 pm) Tim's home
Aug. 21 -- Soul Fuel Jr High (7:00-9:00 pm) Tim's home
Sept. 2 -- First day of School for District 206
 Soul Fuel: It's definitely not fun to be unprepared when you are called on to answer a question in class. Maybe that's why the Bible tells us that we must "always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have" (I Peter 3:15). God wants us to be ready to give solid answers to people who get curious when they see us live and give our faith. Soul Fuel will help you become effective and relevant to those who are seeking Christ or are trying to tweak their Christianity.
 Parents Dinner: We realize that the parent is the most influential person in every student's life, so we want to enjoy a dinner with you and discuss how the youth ministry can support you best. We'd also love to hear how your teenager is doing spiritually so we know better how to encourage him/her at church. Sign-ups for parents will be made available both at the youth kisok at church and on our website.
 Wake 'n Ski: Almost every Sunday Jr. Hig and Sr. High students get together at someone's house enjoy an afternoon of water skiing, tubing, wake boarding, knee boarding and more. Afterwards we feast on a cookout together and do a quick 10-minute Bible lesson that's outreach oriented for your pre-saved friends that you invite. The cost is $5/person to help cover gas and food, but your unchurched friends come free!
Make sure you're on our TXT message list so you get instant last-minute cancelations notices if the weather goes bad or the location changes.
May ParentLink: Teenagers and Jobs
 This month's topic is teenagers and jobs. Just in time for the approaching summer, your family can start talking about whether kids are ready to work. It also dives into other aspects of employment. Together your family can explore attitudes about work, what kind of rewards your teens expect from their jobs, and how they know when they're overworking. Download it here.
Pictures from The Journey's scavenger hunt
 We had a great time last night doing the Photo Scavenger Hunt! You all did an excellent job! We checked out all the pictures last night on the big screen while eating ice cream, but now they're online so you can check them out more closely and post your comments.
The Journey's Photo Scavenger Hunt Pictures
YouTube video of the week
Some girls from The Journey singing the National Anthem in a public place during last night's Photo Scavenger Hunt.
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Written by Tim Schmoyer
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Saturday, 03 May 2008 |
C-Group raking project
Both the Monday and Wednesday C-Groups are having their first of two raking nights this coming Wednesday, May 7, at Lake Blackwell, by Holmes City. Meet at the Ripley's and together you'll walk over to the home you'll be raking. Anyone who comes late after practices can look for and follow the signs by Ripley's to easily find the place. It is right across the lake from their home. (drive 9 miles west of Alexandria on Highway 27. Turn left at the intersection just past Holmes City, the Strawberry Patch, there will be a sign for raking at that interesction. You'll see one more sign. Follow it.) Please bring rakes if you have them, gloves if you need them, and an attitude for some fun servanthood. After you finished raking, you'll head back to Ripley's for a hotdog supper and bonfire.
150 FREE movie tickets for Expelled
 I have 150 free movie tickets for the film Expelled, with Ben Stein, which opens at Cinema 9 this weekend and will play for only two weeks. If you want to see the movie, please contact me or find me at church and I'll be happy to give you as many tickets as you need. If you haven't heard of the movie, basically it's a documentary advocating for an open discussion between Intelligent Design and Darwinism in public academia. It's quite fascinating. Here's the trailer on YouTube.
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Written by Tim Schmoyer
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 |
Impact meeting at my house this Sunday evening
Due to prom being rescheduled to Sunday evening, Impact (Sr. High Youth Group) will be at my house this Sunday night for a laid-back time to just chill together, have fun, eat snacks and talk. I live at 2404 Little Sweden SE in Alexandria. See you at 7:00 PM!
Cinnamon Roll Fundraiser
Another Belize fundraiser is coming up on May 25 selling Cinnamon Rolls. If you're interested, here are the time slots you can sign-up for:
Take Pre-orders between church services: May 11 and 18
- 9:30-10:00 AM
- 10:45-11:15
- 12:00-12:30
Baking and distributing the Cinnamon Rolls at church: May 25
- 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM
- 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
We also nee a couple people to stay until 12:30 PM on May 25 to finish selling and help clean up.
Sign-up on the youth kiosk table at church.
New Facebook App: Xtreme Daily Bible Study for Teens
 This week I finished building a Facebook application for a ministry in Nashville, TN, that I do web development stuff for. Add the brand new application to have a new Bible study for teens delievered straight to your Facebook profile every day. It also shows up in the left sidebar in Facebook so every day when you login you can start with a peice of God's Word.
Add the Xtreme Daily Bible Study Facebook App
You can also subscribe to the daily Bible studies via email or iTunes:
Xtreme Bible Study Podcast in iTunes
Xtreme Bible Study Email
YouTube Video of the Week
Japanese Binocular Soccer
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Written by Tim Schmoyer
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
Parents, please call me!
Parents: I'd like to meet with each you to discuss your teen's spiritual progress and brainstorm ways we can work together to see growth take place in their life. Whenever it works for you, call me here at church and we can have an easy phone conversation or let's schedule a time to meet and talk. The church phone number is 320-763-5659, or my email address is
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Final Burning Bush
 The final Burning Bush of all time is Friday night, May 30, at New Life Church. We'll experience a great time of worship led by Joe Schoenack and band followed by a time of honoring all of our graduating seniors. Invite your friends because it's going to be a great time, especially since it will end with free pizza for everyone! As always, Burning Bush is for students in 7th-12th grade. It all kicks off at 6:30 PM and should end around 8:30 PM.
Christian hip-hop/reggae artist, Ryan Daniel, at Minnewaska H.S.
Glenwood Lutheran Church is hosting a Ryan Daniel in concert on Wednesday, May 7th. He is a Christian Reggae/Hip-hop artist who travels with a full band, D.J., a light show, and break dancers. The concert will begin at 7:00 PM at the Minnewaska Area High School Auditorium in Glenwood, MN. Admission costs $3.00 and a canned food item per person. If you would like to sample his music you can go to http://www.myspace.com/rdsod. Flyers are available at the youth kiosk at church.
Ending The Journey with a Party on May 7!
 The last official night of The Journey is April 30. However, we're going to end The Journey for this year with a photo scavenger hunt the Wednesday after that, May 7th. Each small group will pile into their leader's car and drives around town with a digital camera to take pictures from a pre-determined list (for example, "Take a picture at Wal-Mart with at least 3 employees -- 100 points"). After an hour, we'll meet at church again, tally up the points and watch a slideshow of everyone's pictures in the Ministry Center while eating some snacks. Arrive at church a little earlier than normal because you'll be leaving with your small group leaders right at 6:30 PM!
Final youth worship band practice times
 The final youth worship band practices are Wednesday, April 30, for Jr. High and Sunday, May 18, for Sr. High. The band is open to anyone who wants to participate. Just show up at 5:00 PM with your voice and/or instrument.
Summer backpacking trip for Sr. High
This summer one of our Monday C-Group leaders, Tyler Johnson, is working with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) in the Seirra Nevada Mountains leading camping and hiking trips. If you're interested in going on a trip with him, you'll spend 5-6 days on a back-packing hike, rockclimb, rappell a Peak ascent, explore caves, learn how to respond to wilderness emergencies, and more. You'll also recieve in-depth Bible studies led by various youth pastors. Find out more at http://www.seaandsummit.com/. The total cost for airfare and camping supplies will be around $600. For more information, contact Tyler:
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or 320-491-3106. Flyers are available at the youth kiosk at church.
YouTube video of the week
Polar Bear Treadmill
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