OWLS Banquet Dinner

Welcome back to normal weather everybody!  I assure you I did not bring this snow with me when I came...I blame the Kilmers.

Anyway, I just wanted to remind everyone of the OWLS' Banquet Wednesday night.  It is our PRIVILEGE to dress up and serve the dinner that night.  A few things to remember:
Dinner officially begins at 5:30, so WE NEED TO BE THERE AT 5:15 at the latest.
Teens need to DRESS UP.  Let's show a lot of respect in how we present ourselves.
We will have RAVE Youth Worship immediately after this at our regular time of 6:30.

***ALSO, we have traditionally set up and decorated for this in lieu of TNBS.  This time, we'll do both.  On Tuesday night, we'll meet at church at 6:00 to decorate, and then have bible study after that.***

This is a GREAT way to bridge the typical generation gap, and connect with a beautiful, wise group of wonderful people!  Please encourage your teens to come to this, whether they usually come to TNBS or not.  We need all hands on deck!

FACEBOOK FOLLIES SCAVENGER HUNT

I know a LOT of you guys are stuck at home bored to tears, so here's a little fun Rachel and I came up with to get you going a little.  Boredom kills so here's how to stay alive...

Ok here's how it works:

1. Accomplish each mission in this list and take a picture of whatever it says.

2. Create a photo album called FACEBOOK FOLLIES SCAVENGER HUNT and upload the pictures to it.

3. Text me when you're done!

Ok, here's your list:

1.  (500 pts.) MOUTHFUL:  Your mouth full of food

2.  (2000) MUM'S THE WORD:  You as a head to toe, toilet paper mummy

3.  (500) A TIGHT FIT:  Get all the way into a clothes hamper

4.  (2000) NERDS RULE!:  Dress up as a nerd (and do NOT just dress up as me..)

5.  (1000) SNOW FACE:  Your face covered in snow

6.  (3000) THE TIN MAN:  A life sized person made of household items

7.  (2000) PILE IT ON:  You wearing at least 20 different articles of clothing

8.  (1000) TEA PARTY:  You having a tea party with stuffed animals or manly action figures

9.  (500) TRICKY FEET:  Cross your toes

10. (500) FISH OUT OF WATER:  You pretending to be a fish

11. (500) SPOTLIGHT:  A scary, flashlight-in-the-dark face

12. (1000) BALANCING ACT:  Balance 4 books on your head

13. (500) CHUG A LUG:  Drink directly out of the milk or juice jug

14. (1000) UPSY DAISY:  Turn one piece of furniture upside down

15. (2000) FLASHBACK:  Your mom or dad fixing your hair EXACTLY like it was when you were 5

16. (2000) CAMPOUT:  Make a tent out of plankets and such

17. (1000) USE YOUR HEAD:  Do a head-stand

18. (1000) SWEET N' SOUR:  Eat a cookie or something like it, dipped in mustard

19. (1000) BLACK OUT:  Black out your teeth (be creative)

20. (1000) TEN CANS:  Stack 10 cans in a tower

Bonus: (1 point) Cross your eyes (Hey, it could be a tie breaker!  What have you got to lose?)

YOU WILL HAVE UNTIL 4:00 TO PUBLISH YOUR ALBUM ON FACEBOOK.  Don't forget to text me when you're done!!  Rachel and I will add up the points, and determine the winner.

THE WINNER WILL BE DECLARED "COOLEST PERSON ALIVE" ON MY FACEBOOK STATUS FOR AT LEAST 3 DAYS.  And you will receive honors and a prize and at the SOUPerbowl Party tomorrow night.  Let the games begin!!

INDESCRIBABLE RETREAT

I hope you've heard about the retreat from your kids.  There's no way I could do it justice on here.  Maybe tomorrow when I've have more sleep. :)  Here are a few pictures to tide you over till then..

FEBRUARY EVENTS

January is almost gone and February is coming up strong!  Here are a few upcoming things.  You'll receive more details on these as their dates approach, but here's your February Rundown!

SOUPERBOWL PARTY:
Superbowl Sunday, Feb 6.  After evening services, we'll go over to the Plesses' for the Superbowl.
The SOUP part comes in with EVERYBODY BRINGING CANS of soup or any other canned food.  We will have a BOYS vs. GIRLS competition to see who brings the most cans, and the winning team gets to give the losing team a makeover right there on the spot.  Should be interesting either way..

OWLS' BANQUET:
Wednesday night, Dec. 16, the youth need to arrive, DRESSED NICELY, at 5:00, and we will begin serving dinner at 5:30.  


CHRISTEENS:
Our annual trip to the Christeens Youth Rally in Russellville, AR will be Feb 26-28.  The cost for this trip is $35 which includes lodging and a T-shirt.  We have to register no later than Feb 9, so please sign up on the list on my office door.


***ASK YOUR KIDS WHAT E429 MEANS!!  Have some conversations about it at home!***

GREAT CRAVE!!

What an AMAZING night of CRAVE last night!  For those that weren't there, here are a couple pictures of what we ended the night with.

We had eaten our nachos; we had played our games.  While we were worshiping in the Youth Room, I felt a tap on my shoulder.  I turned to see who it was, and even though the lights were out, I could immediately tell it was Stephen Holroyd.  I asked him what was going on, and after a short pause to collect himself, through the tears, we simply said, "I wanna get baptized."  So we migrated to the auditorium and welcomed a new brother into the family of God.  

WINTER RETREAT LIST & INFO

***PLEASE NOTE:  The deadline to pay is Sunday, January 23.  Please pay Keith Whitehead.  THANK YOU!***

Hello RAVE families!

I'm so excited about the Winter Retreat!  This will be my first weekend trip here, and I can't wait.  Here's the low down..

THEME:  ONE(1)  It's based on the verse Romans 12:5.

WHO:  ALL youth groupers, JR. and SR. High

WHAT:  This is a weekend long trip away from the distractions of every day life.  It's a chance for our teens to really focus on the things that are important.  This particular retreat will focus on how God wants us to be close as a youth group and as a church so we can encourage and inspire each other on our faith journeys.  I'm really excited about the plans, and I really want to encourage everybody to come.  We're going to come back with a whole new outlook on youth group life.

WHEN:  January 28-30.  We'll leave around 5:30 on Friday, and return around lunch time on Sunday.

WHERE:  Tulakogee Retreat Center

HOW MUCH:  $40** covers it all (meals, lodging, shirt, etc.) Please pay Keith ASAP so we can get the business end of things taken care of!

WHAT DO THEY BRING:  Warm clothes, BIBLE, a few pens or pencils, games/sports equipment, BEDDING (sheets or sleeping bag, pillow, etc.)

I know we had several gone last night due to the Springdale/Har ber game, but here's who has signed up so far.  IF YOUR TEEN WAS NOT THERE AND YOU WANT TO SIGN THEM UP, or if they are signed up and can't go, please email me and I will update the list.

Asencio, Kristina
Bradley, Kevin

Couch, Lara
Crawley, Shelby

Davis, Kaitlyn

Dill, Tabitha

Embry, Leslie

Franklin, Noah
Gadberry, Hayden

Hankins, Elizabeth
Haskins, Grant

Haskins, Madison

Hood, Hannah

Holroyd, Katie

Holroyd, Stephen

Hughes, Morgan

Kinne, Ashley

Kinne, Elizabeth

Mayes, Jared
McCain, Hailey
McCain, Jessica
McCain, Taylor
McCain, Zac

McClure, Caleb

McClure, Chase

Pardun, Lindsay

Parker, Lindsey

Passmore, Chandler

Poulos, Josh
Tejada, Manny

Toon, Dylan
Townley, Payne

Ussery, Sarah

Valentine, Macy

Whitehead, Saxon

Wilson, Sean
Young, Sarah

**If cost is a problem, talk to me privately and we WILL work it out.  NOBODY misses a trip over money.

FOOD n' FRIENDS this SUNDAY!

Happy Friday Everybody!

Just a little update on Sunday:  As you've hopefully heard by now, the CRAVE we had planned to have this Sunday is going to be on January 23.  More details on that very soon, but  this Sunday night we're going to have a Food n' Friends, so keep the friends coming!  We're going to eat in the gym after church, and then load up on the bus and go BOWLING.  I would recommend bringing about $10 for shoes and 2 games.  It's gonna be a blast!  

CHECK BACK HERE THE NEXT DAY FOR PICTURES!