Tuesday, February 22, 2011

YF Winterness this Saturday (26th) No YF on Friday

It was great to pack our room on Friday to study and reflect on John 10 and Psalm 23, we shared about how important it is to recognize Christ as our Shepherd and have that relationship with Him where He guides, protects and knows us. Can we tell the difference between His voice and a strangers? At the end we asked you which was currently your biggest need: the need for direction/purpose, the need for protection from thieves/robbers, the need to know Him more. Some of you were praying about playing a shepherd like role in a younger Christian's life, imagine what it would look like if every generation of believers did that. We read from Psalm 23 and meditated on that passage as each of us highlighted how the Lord spoke to us in that passage.

This Saturday (26th) is YF Winterness, this is a day of winter fun as Ray & Esther have opened their home for us again (same place as Fall Retreat in 09)! There will be skating, snow games, hot tub, bonfire etc. Bring appropriate winter clothing/boots, skates, modest swimwear (for hottub) etc. For those that have registered meet at CCCO (116 Empress) at 8:30am on Saturday morning and arrange to be picked up no later than 9:30pm. YF is Saturday this week so there is no program on Friday night, next week will be Family Feud on Friday, March 4th as usual.

This Sunday (27th) we will be interacting with the lesson "What is Happening when you Pray?" from chapter 6 of 'Experiencing God'. Some passages you could read in advance include Eph 3:20-21; 1 Cor 2:10-12 and the death of Lazarus in John 11:1-45.

Ongoing:
There are baptism opportunities this Easter service, if you have been praying about baptism please let me know as soon as possible! :) I'll be sharing at the Lisgar Collegiate Christian club next month and I'm available to the rest of you as well, I really want to know how I can serve you and your schools too! Let me know if you would like to catch up and pray together too!

Upcoming (mark your calendars):
Getaway: Know my Voice. Ten Four (March 18-20). FORM attached in e-mail "Get your forms in by March 6th.... March 6th... the price is $115, $115, one fifteeeeeeeen."
30 Hour Famine: We are doing the 30 Hour Famine this year! I've asked the other pastors and they are down. April 8-9th!
For those who are prayerfully considering missions in Ouje, our dates would be June 26th - July 2nd. There is potential that the trip could be longer than previous years, but that is the Teen Camp date. Pastor Enoch and I hope this doesn't overlap with exam dates as it has in previous years.

See you all on Friday!