On September 17-19, we had 49 youth and 12 adults who went to Spring Hill for our Confirmation Retreat. The retreat was our "kick-off" for the 2010-2011 year. We had a great time. Below is a picture/song/video highlight of the week.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Series One: Sacraments
On Sunday, september 26th, we will begin a 4-week series on the Sacraments. We will spend two weeks on baptism and two weeks on communion. Below is a video message (1 minute) on what the highlights of the teaching time will be. Below the video will be the schedule for the series.
September 26: The Sacrament of Baptism
October 3: Word With Water
October 10: The Sacrament of Communion
October 17: Take and Eat
We hope to see you out for all four weeks as we take a look at the Sacraments and what they mean for us as a church body.
September 26: The Sacrament of Baptism
October 3: Word With Water
October 10: The Sacrament of Communion
October 17: Take and Eat
We hope to see you out for all four weeks as we take a look at the Sacraments and what they mean for us as a church body.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Spring Hill 2010
This past weekend, our numbers dropped a little with illness and other commitments that came up. However, we still took a large group and we had an amazing time. The above picture is our group picture. Listed below will be a few individual pictures to give a feel for the weekend.
Paint Ball
Climbing Wall
Z-Ball
Dinner
Theme
One: God / Faith / Life
What are you going to do with the one life that God has given you to live ?
Friday, September 17, 2010
Big Stuf
Over the next few weeks, we will be putting up many different promotions about Big Stuf. These will be official promo's from them and from other churches that have gone. Big Stuf camps and the ReThink Group is a great organization and they put on a top-notch camp. Check out the promo below. Benbeath the promotion, there is some more information about the camp.
The camp is located on the beach in Panama City Beach, Florida. The great thing about this location for Big Stiuf is that the hotel, meals and worship times are in the same location. Also, Big Stuf rents out the whole hotel. So, it is a secure site. While on the beach, we are out in front of the hotel and with students and adults from the camp there; there are eyes and ears all around.
The beach also has lifeguards and uses the flag system. So, if the waters are choppy, we will know. They will have the flags out and individuals will be checking the area to make sure everyone is following the rules.
We are looking at a great trip. We hope that many students will go on the trip and they can ask those outside CTS to go on the trip. The morning and evening services will uplift them and challenge them and their souls will be filled.
Also, for your information, one of the reasons that I have chosen Big Stuf is that they are the organization that we do our sunday night curriculum from. Also, if you have seen the 7-Checkpoints around the ARC (which have been very important in the lives of the students the last few years), they come from Big Stuf / ReThink. We as a church are connected with them and I (Jeff) have done 5 Big Stuf trips in the past and they are a great group of individuals.
More Later.
The camp is located on the beach in Panama City Beach, Florida. The great thing about this location for Big Stiuf is that the hotel, meals and worship times are in the same location. Also, Big Stuf rents out the whole hotel. So, it is a secure site. While on the beach, we are out in front of the hotel and with students and adults from the camp there; there are eyes and ears all around.
The beach also has lifeguards and uses the flag system. So, if the waters are choppy, we will know. They will have the flags out and individuals will be checking the area to make sure everyone is following the rules.
We are looking at a great trip. We hope that many students will go on the trip and they can ask those outside CTS to go on the trip. The morning and evening services will uplift them and challenge them and their souls will be filled.
Also, for your information, one of the reasons that I have chosen Big Stuf is that they are the organization that we do our sunday night curriculum from. Also, if you have seen the 7-Checkpoints around the ARC (which have been very important in the lives of the students the last few years), they come from Big Stuf / ReThink. We as a church are connected with them and I (Jeff) have done 5 Big Stuf trips in the past and they are a great group of individuals.
More Later.
Spring Hill: Here We Come !!
In two hours, we will be packing up the buses and headed off to Spring Hill in Seymour, Indiana. We will be taking 60 folks up with us. A few of our students and adults had to "back down" because of some illnesses. We will be praying for you as you are back here resting. This should be a great weekend. The theme is ONE. Next week, we will have many pictures, stories and recaps from the weekend up on the blog and then next week (Sept. 26), we will begin our first series.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Off & Running
Crosstrainers kicked off on Sunday morning and it was a great experience. It was wonderful to see the 110+ folks in there from confirmation students, peer guides, and adult leaders.
We introduced the class, what we were studying and showed promo videos for Jr High Believe and Big Stuf Camp. We then showed a video song that the students and adults enjoyed. Afterwards, we broke them up into their 13 small groups and gave them time to get to know one another.
There are many great things to look forward to this year and one of them is coming up just around the corner ----- FALL RETREAT.
Over the next week, we will be giving you information on the schedule and what we learned. The next two items on the calendar are the following:
- spring hill: sept. 17 - 19 ( be at the church by 4:45)
- sept. 26 at 10:45 - series one: sacraments begins
I look forward to the journey.
We introduced the class, what we were studying and showed promo videos for Jr High Believe and Big Stuf Camp. We then showed a video song that the students and adults enjoyed. Afterwards, we broke them up into their 13 small groups and gave them time to get to know one another.
There are many great things to look forward to this year and one of them is coming up just around the corner ----- FALL RETREAT.
Over the next week, we will be giving you information on the schedule and what we learned. The next two items on the calendar are the following:
- spring hill: sept. 17 - 19 ( be at the church by 4:45)
- sept. 26 at 10:45 - series one: sacraments begins
I look forward to the journey.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
CT Adult Meeting
On Wednesday night, we had a great meeting. We, as adults, discussed many things. Here is a brief agenda of what was covered:
- Welcome & Introductions
- Small Group Assignments
- Spring Hill Retreat: This Year & Next
- Big Stuf Camp 2011
- Cross Trainers Survey Results
- Web Blog Update and Groups Contributing to it
- Flow of Class: Tweaks in Scheduling
the discussion flowed well and we are anticipating a great year which will kick off on September 12th. September 12th will be a time to get to know each other and then we will have our retreat on Sept. 17-19 and we will be off and running on Sept. 26th with class.
- Welcome & Introductions
- Small Group Assignments
- Spring Hill Retreat: This Year & Next
- Big Stuf Camp 2011
- Cross Trainers Survey Results
- Web Blog Update and Groups Contributing to it
- Flow of Class: Tweaks in Scheduling
the discussion flowed well and we are anticipating a great year which will kick off on September 12th. September 12th will be a time to get to know each other and then we will have our retreat on Sept. 17-19 and we will be off and running on Sept. 26th with class.
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