Last day for Winter Retreat discount!

Well I guess you have one more day to save a few bucks on our upcoming winter retreat in February, get your registration in by tomorrow! You can either place it in the youth Dropbox outside of the Youth Pod at room 106 or put it in the church's mailbox!

Remember that there is only one service tomorrow at 10am (I'll also be preaching for part of it).

Happy New Year and we'll see you this coming Wednesday as we kickoff youth group in 2012!

Off Campus Xmas Parties!

All of our small groups will be meeting at homes off campus THIS WEDNESDAY for our last youth group meeting of the year.  See bottom of page for Winter Retreat info!

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The 6-7th grade girls will be meeting at the White's house at the normal time (5:43-7:15pm) and will be eating pizza and decorating cookies!  Don't forget to bring sprinkles to share and dress up "dressy" if you'd like!

Here's a map from HCC (A) to the White's (B) located in Bridgewood the community closest to the bridge.

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The 8th grade girls will be meeting at Chelsea's from 5-7pm and should bring a pizza topping!

Here's a map from HCC (A) to Chelsea's (B) in Whitley Hills (2nd entrance).

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And all the guys will be meeting at the Graffe's at close to the normal time (5:43-7:30pm) for some good ol' hangout time!  We'll have a $5 or under (free works good too, just be creative!) White Elephant Gift Exchange (something goofy/fun/tasty) and feel free to bring a snack to share. 

Here's a map from HCC (A) to the Graffe's (B) in Whitley Hills (2nd entrance).

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Have fun!  Youth Group will start back up January 4th and 959 on Sunday January 8th!

Remember, get a discount on our February Winter Retreat if you sign up before the end of the year!  Registration forms can be downloaded by clicking here. And here's the link to our Scholarship Forms.  Please contact Jen with any questions!

X-Mas X-travaganza!

Have some sweet ugly Christmas-ware?  Sweaters? Vests? Hats?...Even heard someone wanting to bring their Christmas pants (in all honesty, kinda scared about that one!).  Then wear them tomorrow as we hold a Christmas Competition!  Don't have one?  Come anyway to check out my ugly sweater...it's glorious.

(Here's a taste...)

We'll play some Reindeer Games and talk about why Christmas is such a big deal.  So don't miss it and bring your friends!

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Next week will be our small group Christmas parties and they will all be off campus!  We'll post all the details including time and directions next week so be sure to check back!

The 6-7th grade girls will be meeting at the White's house at the normal time (5:43-7:15pm) and will be eating pizza and decorating cookies!  Don't forget to bring sprinkles to share and dress up "dressy" if you'd like!

The 8th grade girls will be meeting at Chelsea's from 5-7pm and should bring a pizza topping!

And all the guys will be meeting at the Graffe's at close to the normal time (5:43-7:30pm) for some good ol' hangout time!  We'll have a $5 or under (free works good too, just be creative!) White Elephant Gift Exchange (something goofy/fun/tasty) and feel free to bring a snack to share.

Again, address's and directions will be posted next week so start planning what you'll be bringing!

Group Nite and Poinsettias

Tomorrow we'll wrap up our 3 week Group Nite series on the Bible by playing some games and talking about the benefits of memorizing Scripture.

For Parents, good questions to ask your students:

• How mighte memorizing verses from the bible help you in everyday situations?
• If we didn't have the Bible, how would we learn about God and his desires for our lives?  Would that even be possible?

If you sold Poinsettias for our Summer Mission Trip fund raiser, they will be available to be picked up This Thursday afternoon and all day Friday.  Please make arrangements to pick them up and deliver them this weekend.  Please make sure that you keep them out of the cold (left on someone's doorstep or in the car in the garage overnight) so as to keep them from wilting too early.  There may be an opportunity to sell more this weekend so if you are interested, please contact Jen!

Remember that our Winter Retreat forms are out and available at youth group, in the Ed. Building at the church and on our website: www.hccfuel.com!  Forms turned in BEFORE the end of the year get a discount!  And remember, scholarships are always available!

Next week (12/7) will be a fun youth group of Christmas themed games and a talk about what Easter has to do  with Christmas!  Then our last youth group of the year will be Dec. 14 and they will be Small Group Christmas Parties!  These will be the same small groups we've been meeting in during our Group Nites (6-7th grade girls, 8th grade girls, all guys).  Where and when will be posted the next two weeks so be sure to check back!

Thanksgiving Eve and Unofficial Movie Night

Our Thanksgiving Eve Service is tomorrow from 7-8pm-ish, so we WON'T have our regular Youth Group Night but encourage all our students and their families to come to the service instead!  It's a cool, laid back service where we take a moment to reflect on what we can be thankful for this past year.

Afterwards there's been a 10+ year tradition called the "Unofficial Movie Night" where a bunch of us all head to a movie at Galaxy Theaters together.  It's called "Unofficial" because we won't buy your ticket (which we recommend you do before going to the service) or give everyone rides from service.  But we'd be thrilled if you came and hung out with us!  There's nothing like going to a movie with 80+ people made up of our Middle School and High School students and their friends and family, not to mention former students back on break!

The movie this year is "Arthur Christmas 3D"! And the time will be 9:15pm!

Can't wait to see you there!

Turn Poinsettia Forms In Sunday!

Your Poinsettia Mission Trip Fundraiser forms need to be turned in Sunday!

If you can't get them in the drop box (outside Room 106 in the Ed. Building) while the church is open, contact Jen  and let him know that you'll be dropping them into the church mailbox.

The Poinsettia Fund Raiser is one of a handful of fund raisers that we will be doing for our mission trip to 'The Yak' this summer.  Registration for this mission trip will come out soon.  Dates are on our online calendar (found on the bottom of our website: www.hccfuel.com) and will be from July 8-14.

Poinsettias will be delivered to the church, Friday Dec. 2nd.  Please make arrangements to pick up the ones you sold so that you can deliver them that weekend.

Please contact Jen with any questions.

Also remember that there will be NO YOUTH GROUP this Wednesday due to our church's Thanksgiving Eve Service from 7-8pm.  We do however encourage all our students to come to this laid back service and bring their friends and family.  This short service is an opportunity for us to gather together to reflect over the past year and thank God for how he has been present in our lives.

After the service many Middle School, High School and even former students (and their friends and families) are known to go to the family friendly movie at Galaxy.  We call it the "Unofficial Movie Night" because we don't buy your tickets or arrange rides for anyone.  Though we'd be super excited to see you there!  This 10+ year tradition usually has 80+ people connected to HCC attend the same movie together!  We'll post Monday night which movie we're planning on going to and we recommend buying your tickets before the service starts.

Group Night and Winter Retreat Registration!

This Wednesday after some games we'll continue week two of our new Group Nite Series on the Bible!  This week we simply talk about how to navigate the Bible and why it's important for us to do so if we call ourselves Christians.

Question suggestions for Parents:

1. Which parts of the Bible are easiest for you to read?  Which ones most difficult?  Why?
2. What was the most interesting thing you learned about the Bible today?
3. Why is it important for us to try to do what the Bible says?

Winter Retreat Registration is out!  Consider coming out to Camas Meadows with us the first weekend of February!  Click here for the Registration.  Save money by turning it in before the end of the year!  And as always, scholarships are available!  Those forms can be found on the right hand side of our website at www.hccfuel.com .  

Also remember that this is the last week to turn sell poinsettias as a fund raiser for our mission trip this summer to Yakima!  Forms can be found at the church and need to be put in the youth dropbox or the church mailbox by THIS SUNDAY.  Any Poinsettias you sell you'll need to pick up from the church on Dec. 2 to deliver.  Mission Trip Registration will be out later this month and the trip dates are July 8-14.  Please contact Jen with any questions.  This is the first of a handful of fundraisers we will be doing all year long.

Mass Hangout!

Our first Mass Hangout of the year!

Bring your friends and gear up for a night of running around and playing games!

Mass Hangout is built around being an easy night to bring a friend and give them a chance to play and meet others that go to youth group and give them an opportunity to get to know your cool leaders!

So don't be shy, who are you bringing?

Group Nite IV!

Tomorrow we start a new three week (Nov. 2, 16 and 30) series focused on the Bible. After a few games we will talk about foundational topics—in other words, learning facts about the Bible.  We'll focus on 2 Timothy 3:14-17, which encourages us to recognize and remember that the Bible is inspired by God, helps us know what is right and what is wrong, and is used to prepare and equip us to do good things.


Parents:
I encourage you to spend time talking with your student about this week’s lesson. Here are some questions you might want to ask:
•If you could sit with God over lunch at your favorite fast food restaurant,
    what would you ask? What would you like to know about God?
•What role do you believe the Bible plays in the lives of people who
    follow Jesus?
•How might your life look different if you “leaned” more on the truths you
    find in the Bible?

Next week will be our first "Mass Hangout" of the year!  Mass Hangout is a night were all we do is play games and hang out together.  It's set up to be a very easy night to invite friends and give our youth leaders time to play and talk with our students and their friends.  So start thinking about who you are going to bring!

Fall Retreat Update!

Just got an update from heather and the students are doing great!

Lots of fun and games, some horseback riding and rock wall climbing as well.

This is the largest group of students we've ever taken to the Thunder Fall Retreat and it's also the largest one with a capacity 340 students and leaders attending!

That kind of crazy excitement is a lot of fun and I can't wait to hear the stories and see the pictures during this Wednesdays Retreat Recap!

They've had a long day and will be back at HCC by about 1pm Sunday!

Fall Retreat and Group Nite III and Eli Easton

Here's our Fall Retreat Packing List:

And click here for a link to the packing list.

If you're going, please remember to bring a packed dinner! Also please note the updated extra activities you can sign up for (these are just the ones that cost extra - plenty of other stuff to do there!).

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As for today, we will be finishing our first Group Series with our third lesson on I-dentity. Previous group nites have been on "Who I Am" and "Who I'm Not" and tonight we'll talk about "What I've Been Created to do."

We'll start in the Sanctuary and after our welcome and a few games, we'll break into these groups: 6-7th grade girls, 8th grade girls and all guys.

For Parents -

If you'd like to discuss this lesson with your student, here are some questions to consider asking:

1. How can serving other people help you grow as a follower of Jesus?
2. Tell me about a time when you made a positive difference in someone else’s life. How did that experience affect you?
3. What do you think are some unique things that you contribute to your small group, youth group, or church?

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And some more pictures of Jen and Rachel's newborn son, Eli and his "I don't know if I like this car seat" look, are on the way!

Eli James was born last Thursday (13th) at 11:59pm. He has 10 fingers, 10 toes, 2 proud parents and a pretty cute face!

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Registration for our summer mission trip to Yakima ("The Yak") available next month so please keep your eyes out for it! Our first fund raiser will be the first two weeks of November selling Poinsettias so start thinking about family, neighbors, and businesses that might buy them!

Pizza & Praise This Wednesday!

Our first Pizza & Praise of the school year is coming up!

For those of you that haven't been to one, we'll meet in the Education Building and have dinner together (so bring $3 and come hungry!) and finish the night with some worship (Heather will be leading us in some songs!).

It's a great night so we'll see you there!

Group Nite II

Tonight we're continuing our Group Nite series about Identity. Every other week we'll meet at our regular time (5:43-7:15pm) but after playing some games we'll break into smaller groups and go through this Bible Study together!  Two weeks ago we talked about what it meant to find our identity through Jesus Christ and that a friendship with Him is the only "hat" God wants us to wear because it should affect every part of our lives.  Today we're going to be looking at three things God wants us to avoid to help us lead a better life.  Those choices are: Don't let other people's opinions define you, don't focus on just yourself, and don't focus on other people's appearances.

After our welcome and a few games, we'll break into these groups: 6-7th grade girls, 8th grade girls and all guys. We'll start in the Sanctuary but to help High School set up for their Lip Sync night, we'll end in room 101 in the Education Building.

For Parents -

If you'd like to discuss this lesson with your student, here are some questions to consider asking:

1. Why does the Bible say that trying to win people's approval can create problems?
2. What are some of the signs of a person who lives selfishly?  What are some of the signs of a person who lives selflessly?
3. Think about the last time you were judged or evaluated based on how you looked or dressed or acted. How did you feel?  What did you learn from this experience?

We are still accepting registration for our Fall Retreat to Camp of the Cascades later this month (Oct. 21-23).  Registration can be picked up at church or downloaded from our website (hccfuel.com).  Scholarships are also always available.

We are also going to have registration for our summer mission trip to Yakima ("The Yak") available next month so please keep your eyes out for it!  Our first fund raiser will be the first two weeks of November selling Poinsettias so start thinking about family, neighbors, and businesses that might buy them!

Staff Q&A Night!

Come tomorrow night for our annual Staff Q&A Night!  We've been collecting your questions over the last few weeks and we'll spend the evening playing games and hearing our awesome volunteers try to answer all of them!

So bring a friend and come ready for games and a chance to learn more about your leaders!

Also our Fall Retreat is next month (Oct. 21-23) and you can save $15 if you get your registration form (Click here for link) in by Oct. 5th!  Remember that we always have scholarships available (Click here) and everyone needs to have a Medical Release Form (Here) filled out which is good for all our trips through this school year.

All these links are also permanently posted on the right hand side of our website www.hccfuel.com.

 

Group Nite I

Tonight we'll start off a new type of night for us called Group Nite. Every other week we'll meet at our regular time (5:43-7:15pm) but after playing some games we'll break into smaller groups and go through Bible Studies together!

We'll start by breaking into these groups: 6-7th grade girls, 8th grade girls and all guys. If groups get too large (we hope we have this "problem"!) we'll consider breaking them down even more.

Our first series is on Identity and tonight we'll cover who we are. We'll talk about the different pressures students feel to act a certain way to certain groups they are around and what it would look like if we simply were who God wants us to be to all of them instead.

For Parents -

If you'd like to discuss this lesson with your student, here are some questions to consider asking:

1. We talked about the different "hats" we wear in life. What are some hats they see themselves as wearing? What are some hats you as a parent/adult wear?
2. We encourage them to see that God wants us to wear one hat everywhere we go - a follower of Jesus. What might it mean to wear that "hat" every day? How would life look different?

Pac Nite XIV!

It's back! Our annual Fall youth group kick-off is coming, are you ready? Who are you inviting?

For the last 13 years we've started our Middle School youth group by packing students into things!

How many students can fit into a hula hoop? In a fridge box? In a Worship Search Committee meeting? On a couch? And of course our infamous Maytag Relay (and much more!).

Come for a ridiculous amount of fun and don't forget to bring your friends!

Our youth groups are every Wednesday from 5:43-7:15pm for current 6-8th graders.

Visit www.bit.ly/fuelfall2011 for a link to our Fall Newsletter/Calendar!

Summer Trip Videos!

Here's our Summer camp Video at Camp Spalding:

Camp Spalding 2011 from Jen Easton on Vimeo.

And our Gleanings for the Hungry mission trip:

Gleanings Mission Trip 2011 from Jen Easton on Vimeo.

Summer Dessert THIS WEDNESDAY! 6:30-830

Our annual Summer Dessert is a mere day away!

Come bring your family and friends as we eat some sweets and see and hear what happened on all our trips this summer.

We'll see videos of the middle school and high school summer camps and mission trips as well as hear stories from students.

It's always great to be able to look back at the busy summer and see what God was doing all around us!

And you'll also get to hear about all the happenings this Fall - like Pac Nite next week!

P.S. We didn't break a World Record last week but we thank everyone for their help in laying down a couple thousand feet of pennies! Fun was had and we learned a ton in case we decide to try it again next year.

Help Us Break a World Record Today! 1PM

We have all the pennies we need to break the World Record for Fastest Mile of Pennies (which is 2hr 16min and 9sec). Click here for the Guinness Web Page.

We have our location set at the Tennis Courts at Sehmel Homestead Park (Click here for a Map)

We even have the day and time set as TODAY (8/30) at 1PM.

All we need now...IS YOU! Come on, you've always secretly wanted to be part of breaking a world record so here's your chance! Bring friends, bring family, hey you could also bring some snacks to share, I won't stop you!

There's no better way to finish the summer!

Pennies for our World Record are here!

We have all the pennies we need to break the World Record for Fastest Mile of Pennies (which is 2hr 16min and 9sec). Click here for the Guinness Web Page.

We have our location set at the Tennis Courts at Sehmel Homestead Park (Click here for a Map)

We even have the day and time set as THIS TUESDAY (8/30) at 1PM.

All we need now...IS YOU! Come on, you've always secretly wanted to be part of breaking a world record so here's your chance! Bring friends, bring family, hey you could also bring some snacks to share! I won't stop you!

And don't forget:

---Friday @6:30pm we have Tony Campolo speaking at our church.

---Sunday is our CMJ Sunday (Compassion, Mercy, Justice) where instead of having our regular worship times, we instead meet together in groups and do service projects. You can sign up for one by clicking here or you could TELL Jen Easton that you want to go with him to Kenneth Leo Marvin Memorial Park (Behind QFC) to help clear out Scotchbroom. Sign up with Jen and meet at the church at 9am with work clothes and gloves and some loppers or other yard tools to cut/pull out these plants.

---Monday is our Annual Summer RAINIER GAME! (Check out this earlier post for more info.)

Busy Weekend and Rainiers Game!

Friday @6:30pm we have Tony Campolo coming to speak at HCC for a Dessert and Fundraiser!

Sunday is our 'CMJ Sunday' (Compassion, Mercy, Justice) where we will NOT be meeting for a church service but instead be 'church serving' by doing community service projects. You can sign up for one online (at www.harborcovenant.org) or by clicking here. If you don't know what to sign up for, just meet me at HCC at 9am and come help me clean up scotch broom at Ken Leo Marvin Park behind QFC! (Please bring work gloves and some yard tools!)

And MONDAY!

That's right our annual Rainier Game is THIS MONDAY (29th)!

If you want to go, PLEASE LET JEN/HEATHER/MIKE know so that we can have enough tickets bought and seats on the bus to get you there and back!

We'll be meeting at the church at 5pm. Tickets will cost $15 per student and will include a hot dog, chips and soda (other family members only $10).

This is the game where we cheer on the OPPOSING teams Right Fielder from the Tucson Padres! Will it be Chris Denorfia? Matt Clark? Bobby Kielty? Who knows (It'll probably be Bobby)? We won't until we get there, the only thing we do know is that that guy is the most amazing player EVER!

So if you want to have the most fun ever at a baseball game, grab your friends and family and come out to the game with us!

Bring a friend, bring your family, bring a jacket and don't forget to contact us by email or phone  to make sure your on our list!

Can't wait to see you all there!

Summer Hangout Tuesday!

Whew! What a summer! Six days after getting home from our Mission Trip down in Fresno, we were off for Summer Camp in Spokane!

And what a week at summer camp it was, don't forget to put the Summer Dessert on September 7th on your calendar to hear all about our trips!

This Tuesday (8/16) afternoon we will be meeting at the Hagen's house for a Summer Hangout from 4:30-6pm. We'll run around a bit and have some hot dogs on the grill. So bring a friend, bring a snack to share and come for some fun!

Here’s our address: ...

Home phone: ...

Cell: ...

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Directions from Safeway:

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Camp Spalding Pack List!

We will be meeting Sunday Aug. 7th @ 6:30 AM at Chapel Hill and returning Saturday, Aug. 13th around 6PM at Chapel Hill.

The remaining balance is to be received by 2pm Friday Aug. 5th (If that is a problem please contact Jen Easton). Payments can be left in the drop box outside the Youth Pod (room 106).

Please direct any questions to Jen Easton at HCC! Thanks!

Jen Easton’s Office:

Keep track of us traveling at: 

To have these travel updates texted to your phone.

To Send Mail:

(Name of camper), c/o Camp Spalding,

If you are mailing anything, please mail by Wednesday!

Camp Spalding Phone

What To Bring:

1. Sleeping Bag/Pillow

2. Flashlight

3. Sunscreen/Insect Repellent

4. Towel

5. Toiletries

6. A Light Jacket Or Sweatshirt

7. Swim Suit (One Piece Only!)

8. Bible/Pen/Notebook

9. Shoes for Activities

10. Water Bottle

11. Camera (Optional)

12. $10‐15 For Two Fast Food Road Meals

(More Is Optional For the cafe or Snack Bar at

camp and the camp store also sells shirts, etc if

interested)

What not to bring:

Personal Electronic Devices like iPods/gaming (things that have a headphone jack) due to them being Anti‐Social, Weapons, Drugs, Alcohol, Pets, expensive Personal Items, bad attitudes, or scuba diving equipment. Cell phones can come but we insist that they are left with leaders to keep distractions to a minimum. There is no cell service at the camp and they will be handed back on our return home to help coordinate pick‐ups.

Gleanings Pack List!

Click here for our PDF pack list.

• Pillow & sleeping bag

• Sleeping pad (no air mattress’s please)

• Towel & Swimsuit (one piece please)

• Bible and pens

• Light jacket or sweatshirt

• Water Bottle (or “Camel Pak” backpack)

• Flashlight

• Closed‐toed work shoes (might not make it home)

• Toiletries (soap, shampoo, deodorant, etc)

• Hat & sunscreen & chapstick w/sunscreen

• Work Clothes (no spaghetti strap tank‐tops)

• Work gloves (optional)

• Money for 4 fast food on the road lunch meals (at least $20‐25) and more is optional for snack shop, souvenirs, etc. (we can hold money per request)

• Shower flip flops

• 2 days of Work clothes (Goodwill Run!) Shorts are fine

• Camera (optional)

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We recommend that you pack everything into a big duffle bag if possible because they are easier for us to pack into a vehicle than hard cases (I have some to lend). They will also have Washers and Dryers there for everyone to use (and we will!) if that helps motivate everyone to pack less!

Contact Jen with balance inquiry’s. They will need to be paid in full by Friday July 22.

We will be meeting Saturday July 23rd @ 7:45am! Please eat or bring breakfast! It’ll also be a long drive so any cd’s (appropriate music please!), car games, and snacks are welcome! We will return Aug. 1st around 7pm.

We will also try to update our blog every night so check it out! (hccfuel.com) And we’ll post travel updates on twitter.com/hccfuel.

What not to bring: Personal Electronic Devices like iPods/gaming (things that use headphones) due to them being Anti‐Social, Weapons, Drugs, Alcohol, Pets, Expensive Personal Items, bad

attitudes, or crystal chandeliers.

Cell phones can come but we ask that they are left with leaders to keep distractions to a minimum.

Please contact Jen Easton with any questions: 

Penny World Record Postponed - Kickball Ensues!

Due to a mix up with the bank, we will NOT be attempting to break our Penny World Record this afternoon.

But since we were planning on meeting at Sehmel Park anyway, we've switched to renting the Tennis Courts to Renting a ballfield for Kickball!

Everyone you know is invited! Middle School, High School, families, if you got legs and can attempt to kick a ball, come out from 3-5pm at the 3rd Ball field at Sehmel Park.

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If you want to bring some snacks, I won't stop you.

It's a Pool Party! Tuesday 12-4pm!

We're having a pool party at the Stakset's from 12-4pm tomorrow! We'll have some lunch on the BBQ but if you want to bring a snack, feel free!

For those helping with VBS this week, you may want to carpool together from the church (the Stakset's live 1.5 miles away - map and address below).

And don't worry about the weather - the sun will come, and if not we have propane heaters and the hot tub! Don't forget to bring your swimsuit, towel, and friends!

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Jen's Cell: ---

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Happy 4th! Hangout Tuesday!

Come hangout Tuesday Night for some games and pizza from 5:30-7pm at the church.

Those that are helping with VBS (Vacation Bible School) can stay and go to the 7pm training meeting. For those that can't make tomorrows training meeting, there will be another one on Thursday night at 7pm.

Summer Schedule and Gleanings Team Meeting Tuesday

Tuesday from 4:30-6pm we will be having a Gleanings Team meeting at HCC!

Only a handful of Camp Spalding spots remain so get yours in now! Spots are first come first served and plenty of Scholarships are still available (those forms are both online and by the youth ministries room at church).

The following is from our Summer Schedule that will be mailed out this week but can also be found at our website and by clicking here:

Middle School Ministry@ HCC This Summer

Don’t forget to check our website for weekly updates!

You can also sign up there for all future updates to be

emailed directly to you.

www.hccfuel.com

7/5 - Pizza @ HCC followed by VBS training (pizza 6pm, VBS training 7pm)

• Come hang out and if you are signed up to help for VBS, stay for

the training! If you can’t make this training day, there will be

another one on Thursday Night (7/7 @7pm)

7/11-7/15 – VBS

• 7/12 will be our Stakset Pool Party after VBS (12-4pm)

weather permitting - Check website for directions!

7/18 – Penny World Record – 3-6pm at Sehmel Park Tennis Courts

• If you are in Middle School, come to participate otherwise just

come to cheer us on as we try to break a world record of laying

down the fastest mile of pennies.

7/23-8/1 Gleanings Mission Trip!

8/7-8/13 Camp Spalding Summer Camp!

8/16 - 4:30-6pm - Summer Hangout @ The Hagen’s

Check website for directions!

8/27 - Middle School and High School Staff and Youth Commission Training 9am-6pm

(location TBA)

8/28 – Compassion, Mercy & Justice Sunday @ HCC

• Instead of our regular 9am/6pm Church Worship times, you will be

able to sign up for various projects around the area to serve our

community!

8/29 – Annual Rainier’s Game (6-10:30pm)

• For over 10 years we’ve been going to a Tacoma Rainier’s game and

cheering for the OPPOSING TEAMS Right Fielder! This will be the

most fun you’ll have at any baseball game, bring your friends, bring

your family! Stay tuned for info on the cost for food and ticket.

Remember to Always check the blog and facebook!

Camp Spalding Spots Filling Up!

As it turns out we only have a handful of spots remaining for our summer camp!

Spots are first come first served, after that we will start a waiting list and try hard to get you on the trip!

Forms are at the church and online at www.hccfuel.com.

We will be mailing out a summer calendar this week so stay tuned!

And remember that our Sunday Worship change this week, they'll be at 9am and 6pm.

Junebalation! Wednesday 6-8PM!

It's here! The last school year youth group night!

Come join us as we combine our Middle School and High School Youth Groups for a Hawaiian themed party!

Ugly Hawaiian shirts are encouraged as well as bringing a friend.

And please note the time change: We'll be meeting from 6-8pm!

CHill Friday Night from 7-9:30pm!

Just one more reminder, the last all area CHill (at Chapel Hill) of the school year is FRIDAY NIGHT from 7-9:30pm!

CHill is an all area Middle School hangout!

Please remember to bring some picture I.D. with you. If you don't have one (or can't find yours) you can still come in but need an adult to walk in and verify who you are.

Bring your friends! Better yet, get your parents to give them rides!

No money is needed but their Diner will be open for snack foods/drinks.

See you there!

TRIKE RACE!!!

It's here! This Wednesday is our 13th Annual Trike Race - and by the looks of it...rain is more likely than shine (so dress accordingly!).

Make sure you bring a friend and know what theme your group is going for.

Don't be late, especially if your team still needs to put its finishing touches on your trike!

For those of you new to the Trike Race, each of the 4 teams pick a theme, build a trike and race them around the church property completing different activities at stations all around the course.

Much fun will be had and then we'll finish off the school year next week with a combined (middle school and high school) youth group from 6-8pm.

Trike Building Small Groups!

This Wednesday we will continue meeting with at the church but in our Small Groups:

6&7 Grade Girls w/Lauren and Ashley

8 Grade Girls w/Rachel and Julie

6 Grade Guys w/Jen, John, Blake and Jacob

7&8 grade Guys w/Richard, Brad and Spencer

Your goal will be to have you and all your friends try to start/finish building your trike for the Trike Race the following week (6/1)! Come ready to build and finishing the details of your theme.

We will also be having a Parent Night for Incoming 6th Graders from 5:30-7:30pm. This will be a time for parents to hear about the upcoming summer hangouts and camps as well as what youth group will look like in the Fall. We'll also talk about trying to understand what Middle School students are going through and how they can help. For more information, please contact Jen Easton. And remember, this is a time for the Parents, not the incoming 6th grader (your time will be this summer!).

Parent Night For Incoming 6th Graders

For Clarification our Parent Night for Incoming 6th Graders will be next Wednesday (May 25th) from 5:30-7:30.

If you are the parent of an incoming 6th grader, then this night is for you. Jen

Easton and Mike Stelle will help you wade into the waters of middle school by discussing the wonderful realities of adolescent development as well as introducing you to the Middle School Ministry at Harbor Covenant. As part of this night you will have the opportunity to sit in on part of a middle school youth group and see it in action! If you have any questions about this night (example –“Is my current 5th graders supposed to come to this?” answer – “No…this is just for you") please do not hesitate to call.

Trikegate Party!

That's right, our annual Trike Race is only a few weeks away! This Wednesday we will be breaking up into our 4 teams and deciding what theme you'll be going for and what you will make it out of.

For those of you new to the Trike Race, it'll be the 14th one we've done here at HCC! At the end of every year, our small groups build a trike to race around a course at church. It's a ton of fun so get your friends involved! The groups this year will be 6th grade guys, 7-8th grade guys, 6-7th grade girls and 8th grade girls.

Wednesday will be mostly a brainstorming night but if you have props for themes or something to build off of, bring them! In previous years we've had trikes built out of trash cans, lawn mowers, shopping carts, boogie boards, baby strollers, wheel chairs...even trikes! Get creative and get down here this Wednesday!

Our summer camp forms for Camp Spalding our out! Spots are limited so get them in!

We're also having a parent night for those parents with incoming 6th graders. Don't miss it! If you have any questions please get a hold of Jen or Mike at the church.

Switcharoo!

Just like last year, tomorrow we're doing a Switcharoo!

Mike and Heather will be coming over from leading the High School Youth Group and run the Middle School instead! And I'll be teaching High School during their Youth Group time of 7:30-9pm.

So if you want a little taste of what it's like to be in High School, we'll see you tomorrow!

Remember that Camp Spalding registration is out and spots are limited!

And those going on the mission trip to Gleanings, we'll be having a team meeting THIS Sunday from 1-2:30pm. Pick up your replacement car wash tickets and get selling!

IIT316!

Hey everyone! Tomorrow will be a IIT316 night so bring a friend and bring your Bible!

Camp Spalding registration will also be available so be sure to grab one or two!

And for those of you going on our mission trip to Gleanings this Summer, our replacement Car Wash tickets have arrived so be sure to pick them up. Also our next Team Meeting will be on Sunday May 15th from 1-2:30pm.

Movie Night 7-9pm

Don't forget that because of Spring Break we're watching a movie tonight from 7-9pm instead of our normal Youth Group time of 5:43.

Bring a friend, bring a snack to share, bring something cushy to sit on!

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!...And Wednesday.

Just a reminder that tomorrow is Easter so there will be no Sunday School class (or 959 as we call them). Instead there will be three Worship Opportunities at 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00am.

Don't forget about neighbors and friends that would love to be invited to go to church with you!

Also as this is Spring Break for the Public Schools, we won't have our regular Youth Group on Wednesday. Instead we will be having a movie night that Wedensday from 7-9pm! Bring a friend, bring some snacks to share and something comfy to sit on!

Easter Reality

This Wednesday we'll be playing some games and talking about what Easter really means to us.

Next week is Spring Break for public schools so INSTEAD of our normal youth group time, we will have a movie night at the church from 7-9pm! So bring some friends, snacks and something comfy to sit on!

Pizza & Praise! Bring $3

This Wednesday we'll have a pizza dinner together and finish the night in worship!

Our very own Chris Herron will be leading us in song as well!

Don't forget to bring $3!

CHill Tonight from 7-9:30pm!

Just one more reminder that the all area CHill at Chapel Hill is TONIGHT from 7-9:30pm!

Please remember to bring some picture I.D. with you! If you don't have one (or can't find yours) you can still come in but need an adult to walk in and verify who you are.

Bring a friend!

No money is needed but their Diner will be open for snack foods.

See you tonight!

ps: We will be having our Gleanings Team meeting THIS Sunday from 1-2:30!

IIT316, Friday Chill, Calendar and more!

This Wednesday is another IIT316 Night (Stands for 2 Timothy 3:16). We'll kick off the night with games and finish by going through a passage in the Bible.

And remember to come out to the all area CHill hangout THIS Friday from 7-9:30pm!

Here's also a link to our new Calendar/Newsletter that we call The Station:

www.bit.ly/HCCspring2011Calendar

We mail one out quarterly if you are on our mailing list. Let me know if you'd like to be on it and you can pick up a copy at youth group or right outside The Youth Pod in the Ed. Building.

Those of you on our Summer Mission Trip to Gleanings, we have our 3rd Training Meeting this Sunday from 1-2:30pm!

World Record Night!

It's that time again!

Come and bring your friends as we try to smash some Guinness World Records!

How close to beating some of these records can we get? This will lead us to the question, "How close to Heaven can we get on our own?"

Come geared for fun and good conversations!

No 959!

No Sunday School this Sunday due to the High School L.O.G. Retreat at the Church this weekend.

Sunday School is cancelled for all ages except children's (up to Grade 5).

Our Station Newsletter (and 3 Month Calendar) is being mailed out this week! If you don't get one in the mail by Youth Group Wednesday, please grab a copy at Youth Group and sign up for our mailing list!

IIT316

Tomorrow is IIT316 so bring a friend and bring your Bible!

IIT316 stands for 2 Timothy 3:16 and we'll get together for some games and then we will dig into a Bible passage!

Also there will be NO Sunday School (959) THIS Sunday due to the High School L.O.G. Retreat at the church this weekend.

Our Monthly Gleanings meeting will also be pushed back to April 10th!

Fort Wars!

That's right! THIS Wednesday we finally go back to our regular time of 5:43-7:15pm after 3 weeks of School Break, Winter Dessert and Ash Wednesday Service we're kicking off this March with Fort Wars!

This will be our 3rd annual Fort War so bring your friends, bring some materials for fort building (blankets, pillows, rope, etc) and leave the angry babies behind!

Don't be late, we'll spend the first half of Youth Group in our grades building a fort to defend your group with (we'll have some furniture available for you) and the second half will be everyone shooting each other with foam finger rockets. You and your friends can't miss it!

Daylight Savings!

Just a reminder that you need to "Spring Forward" and set your clocks ahead an hour tonight!

I know, it's sad we loose an hour of sleep but just think-an extra hour of sunlight in the evenings!...Course the sun would need to be out...Yeah you're right this stinks.

Either way, set your clocks before you go to bed so you don't wake up late for church!

Ash Wednesday!

There will be NO Youth Group for either Middle School or High School THIS Wednesday because...

Our church will be having an Ash Wednesday Service from 7-8pm and we want all our students (and their family/friends) to come to this instead!

Ash Wednesday starts off the 40 days of Lent that lead up to Easter. It will be a very reflective time and a great way to start preparing ourselves for Easter.

Slideshow and next week

Here's The Winter Dessert Slideshow!

2011 Monopoly Weekend Winter Retreat from Jen Easton on Vimeo.

As the last post said, the link to our photo site where you can download any picture you saw in the slideshow is located here: www.hcc.smugmug.com/Middle-School/Winter-Retreat/Monopoly-2011

Remember to hover over any pictures you like and give them a thumbs up to have them show up on the front page of the site!

The link to the High School Slideshow of Beach Freeze is here: http://vimeo.com/20088159

Remember that next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday so instead of having youth group, we encourage our students to bring their friends and families to the Church-wide Ash Wednesday Service from 7-8pm. It's a great way to prepare for the Lent season leading up to Easter.

Youth Group for Middle School will then go back to it's original time of 5:43-7:15pm on March 16th with Fort Wars! (Stay tuned!)

Winter Retreat Pictures!

The Winter Dessert was so much fun, thank you all for coming!

Here is a link to all the Photos from our Monopoly Weekend: Winter Edition Retreat!

http://hcc.smugmug.com/Middle-School/Winter-Retreat/Monopoly-2011

If you saw a picture you liked from the slideshow, you can download it from here. And don't forget to thumb up ones you like!

The slideshow will be posted tomorrow on Vimeo.com so stay tuned!

And remember, next week is Ash Wednesday Service. There will be NO YOUTH GROUP but come and bring your family and friends to the 7-8pm Service. If you've never been to a Ash Wednesday Service, check it out because it's a great way to start preparing for Easter next month.

Sunday and Wednesday!

For those of you in Confirmation: We have our luncheon from 12-1pm at the church. We'll provide the food, you just provide us with what you're learning so far!

For those of you on the Gleanings Mission Trip: We have our meeting from 2-3pm! Come ready for some more team building fun and info about our trip!

For those of you that are 8th grade Leaders on our mission trip: We will be meeting from 1-2pm to continue planning out trip details.

Wednesday!

Wednesday is our annual Winter Dessert! Come and bring your family and friends for a some delicious dessert and to see and hear what we did on our Middle School and High School Winter Retreats! This night is not only for those who went but also just important for those who didn't. Come and get an idea of what we did and maybe start thinking about coming next year! Also it's great for our 8th graders to get an idea of what to look forward to next year.

So we'll see you THIS Wednesday from 7-8:30!

Next week will also be a little different as we cancel youth group and invite our students and their friends and families to attend our Church's Ash Wednesday Service.

Regular time of 5:43-7:15pm youth group will come back on March 16th with our 3rd annual Fort Wars! Bring friends, bring pillows, bring blankets, bring attitude!

Movie Night Cancelled!

Due to the incoming blizzard...

Our movie night that was scheduled for tonight, will be cancelled.

Instead, grab a sled and have some fun!

We'll see you at the Winter Dessert This Wednesday from 7-8:30!

Movie Night and Gleanings Info!

Instead of Youth Group THIS Wednesday we will be having a movie night from 7:15-9:15pm! Bring a friend, bring a snack to share, bring something comfy to sit on (like a blanket or pillows).

(If the timing sounds odd, it's to make it easier for parents who also have to pick up and drop off their High School students who have a movie night from 7-9:30pm.)

Next Wednesday will be our Annual Winter Dessert which is for the whole family. We feed you some dessert and see and hear what went on during the middle school and high school winter retreats. And this still worth going to even if you didn't attend either trip! It gives you an opportunity to see what went on in case you'd like to go next year as well as for 8th graders to learn about trips for next year.

On Sunday from 2-3:15pm we will be having our second Gleanings Mission Team Meeting! If you haven't sent off your support letters, get it done! Also remember to turn in your Gleanings permission slips.

Stupid Cupid and the Next 4 Weeks

This Wednesday we will be doing a night about Valentines Day. Don't worry, you don't need a date but do bring some friends as we play some games and talk about why Valentines can be silly.

Next week the Public Schools are on President's Break so we won't be having Youth Group. We will try to put together a hangout time so check back next week for details.

March 2nd will be our Winter Dessert so bring your family and friends to see and hear how our High School and Middle School Winter Retreats went! It'll be from 7-8:30 and dessert will be served (so it's not just a clever name...).

Then bring your family and friends back the following week from 7-8pm as we have a church-wide Ash Wednesday Service. If you've never kicked off Lent (the 40 days leading up to Easter) with an Ash Wednesday service, please come and experience it! We won't be meeting for youth group this week.

But we will be starting back up our regular 5:43-7:15pm youth group on March 16th with our 3rd Annual Fort Wars!

Gleanings Info!

Those going on our Mission Trip to Gleanings we'll be meeting after church on Feb. 27 so please keep that on your calendar! If you haven't sent out your support letters, do so soon! Contact Jen with any questions.

Gleanings and Retreat Recap!

Tomorrow will be our Retreat Recap night where we'll play some games and talk about what we did and learned from our winter retreat this past weekend. This is not a night just for those who went, quite the opposite! We do our Retreat Recap nights to keep everyone on the same page with what was shared so make sure you come and bring a friend!

For those signed up for our Gleanings Summer Mission Trip, your next fund raising opportunity is serving THIS Friday at our Annual Sweetheart Banquet. Be here from 5:15-8:30pm to help with setup, serving and cleaning up. If you can, please wear a white button up top with black pants/skirt in case we need extra help serving (don't worry if you don't have this to wear). If you cannot make it during that time, please contact Jen Easton immediately to see when/where we can plug you in to help decorating or cleaning up.

Also don't forget to mail out your support letters before our next Mission Team Meeting on Sunday, February 27th. If you need more information about those, please contact Jen Easton.

Small Groups and Pack List!

This Wednesday we will be meeting in separate guy/girl groups at HCC!

Girls: bring nail polish and a snack to share for some hang out time and pampering.

Guys: start stretching now for a night of running around and the craziness that is Matball! (Just think: trash cans and tennis balls mashed up with ultimate frisbee.)

Both of these are a Great opportunity to invite some friends and hang out with your leaders!


Now for those that are going to our Winter Retreat THIS WEEKEND, here is What To Bring:

Sleeping Bag/Pillow
Flashlight
Towel
Toiletries
Jacket and Sweatshirt
Bible/Pen/Notebook
Camera (Optional)
Boots for snow (or extra shoes!)
A few bucks for snack store (Optional)
Gloves, hat and extra socks recommended!

A Snack but NO dinner will be provided Friday night so please bring a sack dinner for the road!

 
Now What Not To Bring:

Personal Electronic Devices like mp3/iPods/gaming (things that use headphones) due to them being Anti-Social. Cell phones can be used to call parents on the way home but if seen used otherwise they will be removed.  Also please no Weapons, Drugs, Alcohol, Pets, Expensive Personal Items, or funny looking hats.

We will be meeting Friday Feb. 4th @ 3:45pm at Harbor Covenant. I understand this might be running a little tight but just let me know if there will be any issues. It's just that the sooner we hit the road, the sooner the fun starts!        

We will be returning Sunday, Feb. 6th @ 2PM. (Before the SUPER BOWL!)

PLEASE BRING A SACK DINNER FOR FRIDAY!

Please direct any questions to Jen Easton at HCC. Thanks!

CHill Tonight from 7-9:30pm!

CHill (All Area Middle School Event) at Chapel Hill's lower hangout area will be open from 7-9:30pm!

Don't forget to bring your student ID or you'll need an Adult to check you in!

MASS HANGOUT!!!

Mass Hangout THIS Wednesday! Which friends are you inviting? Is your family able to give them a ride?

What?! You don't know? Well ask them and find out! Don't worry, I'll wait....

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... Sweet, they can? Awesome.

Don't forget that Winter Retreat forms are due so get them in if you are planning on going! And if money is the reason why you can't go, grab a scholarship form and talk to Jen (so he can tell you how excited that you are going!). You won't want to miss this trip!

Also any parents that would like an excuse to spend the weekend in Leavenworth, Cashmere or Wenatchee while their kids are having an awesome time at the retreat (Feb. 4-6) and would like their gas comped (for transporting students...) please let Jen know!

And finally, this Friday is another "Chill" at Chapel Hill! This all area middle school event is a must so we'll see you there!

Pizza & Praise! Bring $3

Tomorrow we'll be in the Education building, eating some pizza and finishing the night in some singing!

Sign ups need to get in this week for our "Monopoly" Winter Retreat and remember scholarships are always available!

Registration for our Gleanings Mission Trip are due tomorrow. Spots might be full but it couldn't hurt to be on the waiting list if you were still interested.

Our first Gleanings Training meeting is this Sunday from 1-2:30pm! (Please make lunch arrangements!)

Next Wednesday is Mass Hangout so continue thinking and praying about which friends you want to invite!