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Written by Tim Schmoyer
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Friday, 29 June 2007 |
 We're home!
 Thanks for praying for us while we were in New Jersey this past week. No one else besides Dana and Ryan came down with the 24-hour stomache bug, so thank you very much for your prayers. Camp went very well. All of our youth group kids did an outstanding job as counselors. They handled various situations with great insight and wisdom, loved on kids and made a visible impact on eternity in the lives of the inner-city campers. From my perspective as a director, the schedule was very unpredictable for reasons outside my control. It had the potential to be a pretty chaotic camp, but the counselors really stepped up to the plate and made it a huge success. They truly did an outstanding job. In appreciation for their servant attitudes, Ryan even bought all of us tickets to see Phantom of the Opera on Broadway in NYC! You can see all our pictures from the trip here.
Vacation Bible School help needed
 Julie Barnes is looking for volunteers to help with VBS this year, July 16-20, 9:00 to 11:45 AM. She still needs crew leaders, game helpers, a Wednesday guy drama person, nursery, and craft helpers. If you're interested in helping out, please contact Julie by calling the church (320-763-5659) or eamiling her at
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I'm on vacation
Yup, I'm heading out of town again, this time for vacation. Dana and I will be at her family reunion in Oklahoma and then visiting friends in the Dallas area. Please continue to contact
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in the church office with your questions, info and youth ministry communication needs.
Free daily online Bible studies for teens
 A new international youth ministry called Xtreme Youth Alliance launched last weekend on over 80 Christian radio stations all the country. I'm in charge of coordinating their online daily Bible studies and have recruited a couple students to help write the studies. The idea is to make it a Bible study by teenagers for teenagers. Sam, Sarah, and Allison are the authors from our youth group and they've been writing outstanding Bible studies so far! If you'd like to get these Bible studies delivered straight to your email Inbox every morning, visit here and sign up!
Bible studies start at the Schmoyer's house
Bible studies start at the Schmoyer's house in July. Check out our online calendar to see when your age group is meeting and to get directions to our house. Just to clarify, there are no grade restrictions for these Bible studies. Grade assignments are only an attempt to split the group into smaller more manageable sizes and to create age-appropriate discussion. If you want to come with friends who are in a different grade, that's totally fine. Bring a bathing suit to go swimming in our lake (weather permitting) along with a towel, sunscreen and dry clothes. Also bring a snack or a drink to share with everyone, your Bible, and a friend.
Monday Night C-Group Camping Trip
The Hurlbut's Monday Night C-Group is going on a camping trip to Battle Lake. They'll leave at either 9am or 3pm and return to the church on Tuesday, July 10th by 3pm. To sign up or for more information, contact Karen Hurlbut at 320-886-5589.
July ParentLink Newsletter is published
 The July issue of The ParentLink Newsletter is now ready. With the world powers coming together to talk about the issue of poverty throughout the world, and with Bono's ONE campaign, now is a great time to get teens involved with social issues, specifically poverty in the world and in the United States. As Christians, we are called to help the poor. My prayer is that this issue will encourage and motivate your families to act, to help, and to be a light for Christ in this world. Download a PDF version here.
Canoe Trip updates
 Remember that the dates for the canoe trips are July 15 for Jr. High and July 29 for Sr. High. Mark these dates on your calendar for a great time on the Crow Wing River with Gloege Canoe Outfitters. Plan to attend the 8:30 AM worship service at church and then leave immediately afterwards. More info including cost and signups are coming from Meri Ripley.
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for more info.
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Written by Tim Schmoyer
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Monday, 25 June 2007 |
So far camp has been going very well. This group of Alexandria youth group kids have been excellent counselors. They're all very flexible, they've stepped up to the plate during critical times and they've done a great job of being role-models, sharing testimonies, teaching Bible studies and leading devotions. They've organized their kids well and have handled difficult situations with maturity and wisdom. We've already started to see some life change taking place in these student's lives. Even yesterday one of Maggie's campers came up to me all excited and said, "Mr. Tim! Guess what? I learned a lot in Bible study today. I learned that Jesus is God and that he was put in Mary's belly and she didn't even do anything nasty."
I do have a prayer request for all of you, though. A pretty violent 24-hour stomache virus is starting to spread. It was brought on camp by a lady who had it the day before, spread to Ryan (one of our camp leaders) who was out of commission all day yesterday and passed on to Dana who got sick during the night. That leaves only me, Tim, in charge of all leadership responsibilities now. We're praying with all our strength that God will control what is completely outside our control and will prevent me, the counselors and the campers from catching it, too.
Here are some prayer requests from each of the counselors that they'd like to share with you to pray for, too:
Jenna and Rachael
-- Angel (a camper) is very quiet and starting to come out of her shell.
-- Dena is finally getting along with everyone in the cabin.
-- Kenya might have pink eye and is homesick
Brittney
-- Pray that Lillian will believe in God
-- Pray that the girls will get along
Maggie
-- Pray for Zippora and that the girls in the cabin will start to include her. Pray that Zippora starts to be nice to all of them.
Luke
-- Tymir is homesick
-- Zach is sad because the others laughed at him. Pray that I will help him see that Jesus loves him.
Spencer
-- Amil is aways tired. Pray that he will have energy.
-- Jason wants to be in charge and talks too much.
-- Zach just came to my cabin. Pray that he will fit in.
Laura and Lindsey
-- Saige is constantly being picked on by all of the other girls. Pray that they'll get along and that Saige will find her pillow.
-- Pray that Airiana will feel included.
-- Pray that we will have the right words to use while trying to answer their questions.
Thanks for praying for us! Today is our last full day with the campers before they go home tomorrow. I know it will be difficult for some of these campers to leave their counselors and probably difficult for some of the counselors to say goodbye to their campers.
I'm still updating the website via text message throughout the day and I've added pictures every night. To see what's going on, visit AlexandriaYouth.com.
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Written by Tim Schmoyer
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Tuesday, 19 June 2007 |
Wake 'n Ski starts this Sunday!
 Make sure you keep up with the youth group calendar this summer for all the Wake 'n Ski locations. This Sunday is at the Ferguson's at 2:00 PM. Get directions from this Sunday's bulletin insert or directions to all the Wake 'n Ski locations from the orange handouts on the table outside my office door. Remember, the cost is $5/person to cover the food and gas. Out of respect for those providing their boats, equipment and food, please remember the $5. Also, girls, remember that you are required to wear one piece suits or wear a shirt on top (tank tops or whatever are acceptable).
If you haven't done so yet, sign up your cell phone to receive text message Wake 'n Ski updates and cancelation notices. Visit the front page at AlexandriaYouth.com and sign up.
For more information or questions concerning Wake 'n Ski, please email
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or give him a call.
New Jersey Angel Tree Camp Update
 This Thursday morning 11 of us are flying to New York City to put on a camp for inner-city children who all have at least one parent in prison. Please pray for Tim, Dana, Spencer, Peter, Luke, Brittney, Lindsey, Maggie, Laura, Jenna and Rachael this week as we work with these children. Pray that the Lord will work through us in providing opporuntities to introduce these children to Christ.
I'll be frequently updating the front page of AlexandriaYouth.com via text message throughout every day on the trip, so check it often to keep up with the play-by-play of what's happening. Every night I'll also do my best to post pictures from the day in the site's photo album. Feel free to register an account and leave your comments on the pictures.
Website update
If you're a student and haven't hung out on our youth group website yet, we're really having a blast on it and encourage you to join us. So far in the 10 days the site's been live, there's 604 messages covering 66 different topics, all posted by other students! Register an account and join us! It's a great way to get to know other people in our youth group.
FREE CD contest update
Congratulations to Damian, Keegan and Amy for being the first three students to correctly identify these 5 movie audio clips! They each won a KJ-52 CD. Keep your eye on the website for more upcoming contests to win free stuff.
Canoe trip dates!
The dates are finalized: July 15 for Jr. High and July 29 for Sr. High. Mark these dates on your calendar for a great time on the Crow Wing River with Gloege Canoe Outfitters. Plan to attend the 8:30 AM worship service at church and then leave immediately afterwards. More info including cost and signups are coming from Meri Ripley. Contact her for more info.
I'm out of the office for a couple weeks
I will be out of the office this Thursday, June 21, to next Thursday, June 28, and will then be on vacation from June 30 to July 9. I'll be back in the office on July 10. During this time, please direct all questions and correspondance to the youth ministry administrative assistant in the church office,
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Open slots for the Belize fundraiser
The fundrasier has been awesome so far! If you still want a chance to earn money toward your Belize missions trip account, there's some open slots available for this week.
Thursday, June 21 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM: still need 3 students.
Friday, June 22 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM: still need 1 student.
Friday, June 22 from 12:00 to 2:00 PM: still need 3 students.
Friday, June 22 from 2:00 to 4:30 PM: still need 1 adult and 2 students.
Saturday, June 23 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM: still need 1 sr. high student or adult.
Saturday, June 23 from 12:30 to 2:30 PM: still need 1 student or 1 adult.
Saturday, June 23 from 2:30 to 4:30 PM: still need 1 student or 1 adult.
Contact Mary Ronning to claim your spot.
Sonshine Festival signups
 Connor Murphy is putting together a trip to the Sonshine Festival this summer, a huge gathering of Christian bands. The dates are July 12-14 and takes place in Wilmar, MN. Tickets cost $63, excluding food and any merchandise. Signups are on the table outside my office door at church. Contact
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for more information.
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Written by Tim Schmoyer
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Wednesday, 13 June 2007 |
Our Belize fundraiser starts tomorrow! There's still a couple open slots if you're interested:
Friday, June 15: Hot dog lunch
12:00 to 2:00 PM needs 1 adult and three students
Saturday, June 16: Root beer floats
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM needs 1 adult or Sr. High student
12:30 to 2:30 PM needs 1 adult or Sr. High student
2:30 to 4:30 PM needs 1 adult or Sr. High student
Thursday, June 21: Hot dog lunch
10:00 AM to 12:0 PM needs 3 students
12:00 to 2:00 PM needs 1 student
2:00 to 4:30 PM needs 2 students
Friday, June 22: Hot dog lunch
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM needs 1 adult and 3 students
12:00 to 2:00 PM needs 1 adult and 3 students
2:00 to 4:30 PM needs 1 adult and 2 students
Saturday, June 23: Root beer floats
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM needs 1 adult or Sr. High student
12:30 to 2:30 PM needs 1 adult or 2 Sr. High students
2:30 to 4:30 PM needs 1 adult or Sr. High student
To claim a spot, either email
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or come in to the church and sign up on the sheets outside my office door. Remember, this fundraiser is open to all Sr. and Jr. High students and the more hours you work the more money you raise for your mission trip account.
Found: green UND zip-up sweatshirt
If you lost this sweatshirt at the Rosengren's, please contact
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to get it back.
Outdoor Movie Night rain plan
It's supposed to rain tomorrow all day. If it's rainy, the event will be canceled and rescheduled for a later date. A cancellation notice will be posted on our website at www.alexandriayouth.com, so be sure to check it out before making the trip to our house.
Movie sound clip contest update
The contest is still going on! So far only one person has correctly identified all five movie audio clips and won a free CD. The contest is still open for two more winners and two more free CDs. If you haven't checked it out yet, test your movie memory here and win one of the final two CDs.
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