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Foundations: Sexuality

Hope your weeks have been going well. I had a TON of fun with you all last week, and I'm looking forward to the week ahead.

This month in Foundations we're going to be talking about Sexuality. We've talked about relationships and boundaries, and now we're going to touch on the Biology of what God has created, and also about how that affects us. It should be a slightly awkward (or not) conversation, and plenty of fun too!

Parents, I'd encourage you to follow up on this conversation at home. Touch base on relationships, as well as your own thoughts. A good ice breaker for some otherwise tough conversations!

Things get started at 6:30 PM... see you then!

All-Nighter

Exams are ALMOST done! It's time to celebrate! We're having our yearly all-nighter!

This year, we have all sorts of awesome fun things planned. We're starting off the evening heading to Langley for lasertag, then coming back to Abbotsford for some late night bowling, and (I'm still confirming it) hopefully heading to the ice for some skating (I'll update tomorrow when I know, but plan to bring your skates!).

Then we'll come back to the church for night games, cookies, popcorn, board games and movies! It's going to be a blast. Something you definitely don't want to miss.

The all nighter costs $25, and things get started at 6:30. Pickup is Friday morning at 8AM.

Parents, we have some help for Friday morning, but we could use a few extra hands to help make breakfast!

Got questions? Give me a call or send me an e-mail!

Update: 26/01/2012 @ 11:38 AM - Just a quick update on tonight, we ARE going skating, and there WILL be skate rentals! Cost to you is $25 for the event, and $2 for the skates. Just let us know when you sign in and pay the additional money, and we'll get it all arranged when we get to the rink!

See you all tonight at 6:30! The bus leaves at 7, so don't be late!

Discussion Night: Juno

UPDATE: 19/01/2012, 4:10PM - Youth will be happening tonight! There will be snow later, but it shouldn't affect us. See you all at 6:30!

Once again, some things have changed! You like change, don't you? Because of the many things that are going on around Bakerview lately, we've decided to change tomorrow's Boys/Girls night into a movie + discussion night. Yes, there will be popcorn.

We're going to be watching the movie Juno, and having a discussion afterwards about the importance of relationships, and how they play out in our lives. The movie deals with a variety of things that many of you see each and every day, and we want to talk about them!

Parents: I do want to warn you that the movie deals with some fairly deep themes, if you haven't had a chance to watch it. You have the freedom to not send your youth, and I want to give you fair warning about the kind of conversation we're going to be having, and the media they'll be watching. You can see a full rundown of the movie, and it's themes at http://www.pluggedin.ca/videos/2008/Q1/Juno.aspx

We'll get started at 6:30 tomorrow night! Because of the weather, please check your e-mail or the blog before you come to youth. I will post a final update on whether youth will be happening. We'll make a call based off of the weather before then!

Foundations: Friends

Hello Everyone!

It's that time of the week once again! We're getting together for youth! You're likely gearing up towards your exams for the end of the month, but I wanted to give you one shining piece of news for that... at the end of exam week, we'll have our all-nighter! It will be the Thursday night, and I double checked that none of you will have exams on Friday -- you'll have the day off.

For those of you who also have been on Facebook recently, I hope you're keeping the Kroeker family in your prayers as they go through this time. It's not an easy thing with a family member sick, and we as a community can uplift them both in prayer and action.

Tomorrow night we'll be getting together at the regular time to talk about relationships. We're starting our series on relationships talking about cross-gender friendships, and how we look at others. Bring your Bible's with you. I'm looking forward to the conversation!

See you tomorrow!

Murder Mystery

Didn't get much of a chance to breathe before you were back at school this year, unfortunately! I hope things have kicked off right for you, as you prepare for exams at the end of the month.

We're kicking things off at youth in style! Bakerview is having it's own Murder Mystery, and only YOU can help solve it! There will be mini games, running around the church, and clue's galore. Who can solve the riddle, though? It's going to be a church-wide game of Clue! You'll have to gather clues as a team and sort through what happened.

Things get started tomorrow night at 6:30! See you then!

Christmas Banquet!

A reminder that tomorrow... at 6 PM, we've got our annual Christmas Banquet! The food has been bought, the Christmas decorations are here... and we've got lots of fun activities planned!

There will be photo ops, lots of fancy dressed people (including you!), and great food. You don't want to miss it. The cost for tomorrow night is $15!

We're going to be decorating the Great room earlier in the night, and we need your help to make it awesome. Things get started for decorating at 4:30, so be here as soon as you can with some great ideas. Feel free to bring your own flair to the night as well.

See you tomorrow night... and let me know if you're decorating! Don't forget that the dress code is formal!

Amazing Race

I'm going to come right out and say it... tomorrow is going to be EPIC. It's the Amazing Race!

We've got parents and leaders driving, there will be events of skill, speed, appetite, cunning and wonder! All in all, the night should take you around 3 hours. Make sure that you bring clothes appropriate to the weather, and some shoes that you can run in!

At the end of it, if your team is the fastest, there are 5 pairs of movie tickets + popcorn/pop up for grabs! There are also bonus prizes for best pictures, etc. So make sure to bring along your digital cameras!

You will be fed dinner during the amazing race, so you will not need to eat beforehand! The cost for the night is $10. You need to be there at 6 PM -- do not be late. Once the taskmasters have been sent out to set up their stations, teams will be formed, the rules explained, and you will be sent out on an awesome adventure. The night will wrap up at 10 PM and you should be back at the church by then.

If you have any questions, give me a call!

Pastor Stephen

Small Groups

Hi Everyone!

Hope your weeks are going well, we're almost at Christmas! I missed most of the snow last week... But it's a new week, and all I get is rain!

This week is our last Small Groups before Christmas. That means it's a great time to get together with your groups and have all sorts of festive times! We'll be doing things a bit differently this month. The girls will be meeting at houses around town, while the boys are meeting at the church. So make sure you read carefully!

Tonia and Elisa's group will be meeting at Tonia's house. If you live on this side of town and need a ride, have no fear! Elisa can be at the church for 6:30 so you can catch a ride with her. Just let her (or me) know, so we can have it arranged! Come prepared for Christmas Cookie Baking, Decorating and other festive times! Check your e-mail for the address, or contact me directly.

Ruth and Amber's group will be meeting at Ruth's house. Again, if you need a ride out to Ruth's house, we will have rides from the church at 6:30. Let me or Ruth/Amber know if you'll need a ride! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to give Ruth a phone call on her cell. Call me for contact information or the address if you need it!

Cory's group will be meeting at the church.

Dennis' group will also be meeting at the church!

Things will be wrapping up at the usual time, 9:30. So if you (or your youth) is at a different location than the church, please be sure to be there around that time to pick them up!

If you have any questions, feel free to give me a call, and have a great week!

Stephen

Boys/Girls Night

Hi Everyone!

Pay close attention to this blog post, because tomorrow night is going to be different than normal! The boys and the girls will be meeting at different places, and doing very different things!

Girls: You will be meeting at Amber's place at 6:30 for a bonfire, smores and more night! You need to bring a flashlight, a blanket and a great attitude! Amber's place is located in the Mount Lehman area... so if getting there is an issue, please contact Tonia beforehand to arrange a ride. Please check your e-mail or contact me directly for directions/address!

Boys: We're going to meet at the church at 6:30 PM. And you need to bring $4 with you. We're going to head to a driving range to hit some balls (bring some clubs if you'd like!), and then we're heading over to Dennis' place for a fire and some goodness!

After the usual youth activities, Dennis will be hosting a sleepover at his place for the remainder of the night. Cory and Dennis will both be there for the night. You can expect some video games, a movie and lots of snacks.

Parents, if your youth is attending the sleepover, pickup time is 11 AM. If you're looking for directions/address, please check your e-mail or give me a call!

If your youth is not going to attend the sleepover, I will drive the van back to the church for 9:45 PM tomorrow night for pickup.

It's going to be a great evening! If you have any questions, feel free to get ahold of me.

See (most of) you tomorrow night!