Christmas Eve Eve Tonight!

Traveling during Christmas Eve or planning on having lots of family arrive the next few days and might not make it to a Christmas Eve service?

TONIGHT, we have our first ever Christmas Eve Eve service at our regularly scheduled Monday Night 7pm service!  It'll be a small and laid back feel with acoustic worship in our new gathering place.  There'll also be activities for the kids so you can bring the whole family.  Hope to see you tonight!

Otherwise, we have three Candlelight Services Tuesday night for Christmas Eve:

5pm will be very family oriented and would be a great service to bring the kids to!
8pm will be our traditional worship style with the choir and brass musicians!
9:30pm will be our acoustic style much like the Monday Night service.

Lots of options, I'm (Jen) most excited for our new Monday Night and 9:30 services, consider trying something new with us!

Youth Group will start back up on January 8!

Ugly Sweater Addendum!

Forgot to mention that we'll be having an "Ugly Christmas Sweater" contest. So break out your best stuff (and it doesn't have to be a sweater, could just be a festive outfit)!

LAST YOUTH GROUP of the year! As well as for Jen and the Martin's!

Tomorrow will be our Christmas Themed Mass Hangout!  A perfect time to bring some friends to have some fun at church, just games and hangout time on the menu!

It will also be Jen's last Youth Group (he will be resigning from his position, but not the church, on December 31).  And Brad and Lauren Martin have a baby on the way due in January!  So they will literally have their hands full in the new year, so make sure to come by to wish them luck and some last minute baby name ideas!

Though Youth Group will be done after tomorrow until it picks back up with Pastor Mike Stelle on January 8 (same time, 5:43-7:15pm) there are plenty of happenings at church this month!

Our Advent services are in full swing on Sundays (8:30am and 10am) and Monday nights (7-8pm).  We will also have four Services for Christmas Eve starting with our Monday night Christmas Eve Eve service (Dec 12/7pm) and 3 Christmas Eve Services: 5pm Family, 8pm Traditional and 9:30 Acoustic (all Candlelight Services).

So bring your family and friends this Christmas!

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Camas Meadows Winter Retreat Registration will be available soon!  So keep and eye out for them at church and posted on our website: www.hccfuel.com!

It'll be for Jan. 31 - Feb. 2!

Poinsettias and Merry Jesus-mas!

Poinsettias have arrived!

If you sold any for this mission trip fundraiser, you will need to come pick them up today or tomorrow to deliver them!  Please remember that these flowers don't do well in the cold so as you plan your deliveries, don't leave them on doorsteps (call ahead to make sure people are home) and do not leave them in cars/garages for long periods of time.  They will be in Room 101 in the Education Wing.

Half of our Nez Mission Trip spots are filled!  If you're considering on going to Idaho with us this year, grab a form (by clicking here) and ask Jen/Mike any questions you may have!  Registration will end and our first Team Meeting will be January 26!

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This Wednesday we will be having our Merry Jesus-mas night.  We'll play some games and talk about Christmas and what it's all about.

Next week (12/11) will be our last youth group of the year.  It'll be a Mass Hangout - Christmas style!  Be sure to invite (and transport!) your friends these next few weeks.

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Registration for our Camas Meadows Winter Retreat (Jan. 31 - Feb. 2) will be out soon so keep watch!

A few accidental omissions for tomorrow!

During our Thanksgiving Eve service an offering will be taken for Covenant World Relief to provide emergency food to the Philippines island province of Leyte following the destruction caused by Typhoon Haiyan.  You can read more about that here: http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/11/12/cwr-partners-delivering-relief/

We are also having a Tree-lighting/service-project/potluck-dinner event this Sunday night from 5-7pm to kick off the Advent Season!  Wednesday will be the last day to drop off items for the stocking stuffer service project!  These stockings will go to the foster kids at A Place Called Hope for Christmas. We are still looking for toddler items as well as things for boys and individually wrapped snack foods.  If you don't know what to give, you can also leave a donation as we will be buying anything we'll need more of.  

Finally, a letter went out to the congregation last week about my (Jen Easton) resignation for at the end of this year.  To read the letter click here.  And please don't hesitate to follow up with me on any questions you may have.  Thank you.

No Youth Group BUT We do have the Thanksgiving Eve Service!

There will be no youth group this week because we are having our annual Thanksgiving Eve service from 7-8pm!  It's a quick and wonderful time for everyone to gather together and spend a moment reflecting on the many ways that God has taken care of us this past year.

So bring your friends and family over to not just celebrate our Lord but to stop and thank Him! 

Afterwards will be our annual "Unofficial Movie Night!"  It's unofficial because we are not buying you tickets, providing transportation or having you sign medical release forms. We're just letting you know that after the T-Eve Service, a bunch of us will be going to the 9:05 Frozen movie at the GH Galaxy theater! 

It's opening night for that movie so consider buying your tickets ahead of time. Often we have groups between 60-100+ associated in some way to Harbor Cov, it's crazy fun!

We'll pick up Youth Group again on December 4 with "Merry Jesus-mas" and our last one of the year on December 11 for our Mass Christmas Hangout!

Thankfulness and No YG Next Week!

Tomorrow we will dive into the idea of Thankfulness.

What are you thankful for?

Next week (11/27) we won't be having Youth Group because our church will be having our annual Thanksgiving Eve Service from 7-8pm.  We would love to have our students come and bring their friends and family for this short time to stop and remember the past year and all of God's faithfulness.

Afterwards we that there will be something that has been dubbed, "The Unofficial Movie Night" where for over a decade the youth group has gathered together to watch the current family friendly movie together.  We will post the movie time as soon as they are posted, it is recommended to buy tickets early, some years we have over 100 people associated with Harbor Covenant there (students, their families, friends and past students)!

It's called unofficial because we don't have you sign a medical release, we don't organize rides or buy you tickets!

This year we will be seeing the movie Frozen!

A Night on Your Relationship with Your Parents AND POINSETTIA FORMS ARE DUE!

This Wednesday instead of doing a Group Nite, we will kick off by playing some games and then finish the night with Jen talking about families and a wake up call on our relationship with our parents.  Don't miss it!

THIS WEDNESDAY is also when our Poinsettia Fund Raising forms are due!  We've been encouraging our students to sell poinsettias for our Summer Mission Trip to The Nez.

Extra forms are located at church, here: (Click Here!) and on our www.hccfuel.com website.  From that link you can download them to your computer (they are in pdf format) and print them.

Mike's Jr High Life!

This Wednesday Mike Stelle, our Associate Pastor of Youth and Young Adults will be in Middle School land!
In addition to some crazy games and some amazing prizes Mike will be looking back at his Middle School years:

YES - there will be pictures
YES - there will be stories
YES - it will be funny
YES - Mike used to have hair

For more details you'll just have to show up!
Bring a friend or five!

Group Nite! Prizes for Clever Halloween Costumes!

We're back from our Fall Retreat at Camp of the Cascades!  

Consider dusting off an old (or new!) costume for our costume contest Wednesday night!

Then we'll recap a bit on all that happened on the retreat, play some games and finish the night in our guy/girl small groups with our last lesson in the 3 part series on living a missional life!

Lots to cover to finish out our October so come and bring a friend!

Next week Jen will be out of town but our Associate Pastor Mike Stelle will be filling in with some crazy games and going through what Jr High was like for him!

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Summer Mission Trip registration forms have been reprinted and available at church as well as posted online (www.hccfuel.com) for those that have been asking!

Mass Hangout Tomorrow! Fall Retreat Info!

Mass Hangout!  Our first of the school year.  This night is designed to be a relaxed, game focused night so that it would be easy to invite new people to check out the group and meet the leaders.

So who are you bringing?  

Parents, consider offering to transport your students friends to eliminate as many obstacles as possible.  Maybe offer to pick them up if the other family would drop off after?  Get creative!

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TODAY (TUESDAY) is the last day to sign up for the Fall Retreat!  Contact Jen Easton  today if you are interested or planning to sign up!

This weekend those signed up for our Fall Retreat to Camp of the Cascades will be meeting at church on Friday at 5PM at our main entrance.  We will return by 12pm Sunday.

What to pack:
(We will only be gone for 2 nights so please don't overpack!)

• A Sack Dinner! (Our first meal there will be Breakfast on Saturday)
• Clothes
• Warm Jacket
• Sleeping Bag/Pillow (you will not need a sleeping pad)
• Bible/Journal/Pen
• Towel/Soap/Shampoo/Toothbrush/Etc
• Flashlight
• Good shoes to walk around in
• Money for extra activies (see below)/snacks (all optional)
• Prizes for best Super Hero themed costume!

There will be plenty of free fun activities for everyone to do but these below will be available for those that would like to pay extra to signup for.

• Climbing Wall - $3
• Zip Line - $5
• Paintball - $10 (please bring clothes for)
• Trail Rides - $12

What NOT to bring:

• Cell Phones (can be left with a leader)
• iPod/MP3 Players/Anything-with-a-headphone-plug (they're anti-social)
• Weapons/Alcohol/Drugs
• Bad Attitudes
• Ziggurats 

Please contact Jen at church with any questions!

Group Nite! Fall Retreat Registration Due Soon!

For our second Group Nite of the school year, we are going to continue looking at what it means to live a Missional Life.  This week’s lesson was built around Matthew 9:35-36. This passage is one of several places in the Gospels where Jesus is described as having great compassion toward hurting people. The compassion was often felt toward large groups of people; many of these people were physically sick, and all of them needed spiritual healing, too.

So come out tonight, bring a friend and after running around a bit we will be breaking into our guy and girl small groups and going through the lesson with them.

Also, THIS is the last week to turn in Fall Retreat registrations and this will be our last Wednesday night to turn them in as well!  Next Wednesday will be too late!  So get your forms in.  They can be found at church and online (www.hccfuel.com). Drop them off at the lock box outside of room 106 in the Education wing or if it's after hours, in our mailbox located behind the church by the portables.

Here's a quick video from last year!




NEXT WEEK is our first Mass Hangout of the schoolyear!  This night is built for inviting your friends so plan ahead on who you want to invite.  Also remember to talk to your parents about possibly needing to give rides for your friends to try to eliminate as many obstacles as possible for them!

Pizza & Praise Tonight! (Bring $3 for a Pizza Dinner)

Come tonight with $3 to share a Pizza dinner with all your friends followed by Praising our God through song!

Next week we will continue our Group Nite series!

If you haven't signed up for our Fall Retreat that is at the end of this month, forms are at church or can be printed from our website (www.hccfuel.com).  Contact Jen with any questions!  There is also a way to sign up for both the Fall Retreat and our Summer Mission Trip (The Nez).

See you tonight!

Group Nite!

It's our first Group Nite of the school year!

We'll kick off with some games and finish the night by splitting up into guys and girl groups to go over our 3 part series on what it means to have a "missional lifestyle".  We do this because we realize that having a small group is important and we desire to give our students a taste of that.  And we also know that even though the information is the same, guys and girls (and even grades) process them differently and we want to provide a place to do that!

This Wednesday we will be going over Romans 3:9-28 which talks about how we all are in need of salvation and how when we experience true forgiveness, how that should change how we live our lives.

And just a friendly reminder, our Fall Retreat is THIS month from Oct. 25-27 and the "$10 Discount" deadline is Oct. 11th!

Fall Retreat Registration

And we also have Registration out for our Summer Mission Trip to Idaho!  It's out early so that we can be helping students with year round fundraisers including the Poinsettia one they can be doing right now!

There is also a way for them to sign up for both trips, have your student bring home the sheet explaining how or contact Jen Easton soon!

The Nez Summer Mission Trip Registration

Also click here for the 2014 Medical Release Form and the Scholarship Form!

Lifeline Tonight! 5:43-7:15pm

Tonight we will kick off with some crazy games and end the night hearing about Director Jen Easton's life in Middle School as well as from some of our awesome volunteers.  What was their relationship with God like for them then?

Middle School is tough.  Many adults are willing to say that they'd like to go back to a period in their life, often their 20's or college or for some even high school.  But you'll never hear anyone say that they'd like to go back to when they were in middle school!  So is it an awkward time for everyone?  And how do you do more than just survive it?

We'll see you tonight!

We also have registration for our Fall Retreat to Camp of the Cascades (Oct. 25-27) as well as for our Summer Mission trip to The Nez in Idaho (July 13-19) available!  They will also be uploaded to our website (www.hccfuel.com) later this week.

PAC NITE TOMORROW!

It's back! Our annual Fall youth group kick-off is THIS Wednesday (9/18), are you ready? 

Who are you inviting?
Who are you bringing?

For the last 16 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? A car? 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.

Summer Dessert! 6:30-8pm!

Fall is here and school has started which can only mean one thing - the Summer Dessert!

This Wednesday night (9/11) from 6:30-8pm come for some ice cream and time spent looking back at all that God did this past summer as well as looking forward to all that is going to be happening this school year!

This night is not only for Middle School and High Schoolers but for the whole family and every one of your friends so make sure you invite everyone!

Our first Middle School Youth Group will be next week, Pac Nite returns for a fun night of squeezing you and your friends into hula hoops, maytag boxes, closets, you name it!

Rainier Game Correction and Gleanings Update!

The Rainiers are NOT playing THIS Wednesday!

They are however playing NEXT Wednesday the 28th so that will be when our crazy Baseball game will be!

This is the game where for nearly 15 years we've been going to a Rainiers game to root for the opposing teams Right Fielder!  He has no idea that he will have 60+ people cheering for him and it's quite a laugh.  You can't miss it, it's the best way to finish off your summer!  

Tickets will cost $15 and come with transportation from Harbor Covenant to Cheney Stadium and a meal voucher for a Hot Dog, chips and a soda!

So pay your $15 at the church office or put it in the metal drop box outside the Youth Pod (Room 106 in the Education Wing) this Sunday or as soon as you can!  First come, first served!  Also make sure that you have a Medical Release Form filled out (if you've gone on any trips with us this year you should be fine).

We'll meet at church at 5:30pm
We really need you all to pre-purchase your tickets so we know we have enough seats!  So contact Mike or Jen and get your money in!

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And for our Mission Trip Gleanings Crew: Our Wild Waves delayed debrief will be the following day, Thursday Aug. 29th!

Times will be sent out soon but wanted to make sure most of you would be able to make it so please contact Jen with a yeah or boo-hoo soon!

Post VBS Pizza Summer Hangout!

Vacation Bible School starts tomorrow (Monday) and we often have middle school students helping out with the little kids.  So since a bunch of you will be there anyway, when it's all over we'll have some pizza and hangout time for you all from 12:30-2!  You don't have to be helping out at VBS to come for the hangout, you just have to be a middle school student!

Also be aware, a date has been set for our Annual Rainier Baseball Game!  Next Wednesday on the 21st, mark your calendars and bring your friends!  For the uninitiated, this is the game where for nearly 15 years we've been going to a Rainiers game to root for the opposing teams Right Fielder!  He has no idea that he will have 60+ people cheering for him and it's quite a laugh.  You can't miss it, it's the best way to finish off your summer!  More details to come soon!

Island Lake Summer Camp Info!

Summer Camp is upon us!

We will be meeting THIS Sunday at church at 3pm!

From there we will head out for camp 40min North in Poulsbo.

Temperature should be in the 80s all week and then we will be back at church about 10am on Saturday.

Letters and packages can be sent to your student at this address: 12500 Camp Court NW Poulsbo, WA 98370

What to bring to camp:
Sleeping bag and pillow
Fitted sheet for bunk bed (optional)
Toiletries (towel, soap, toothbrush, etc.)
Footwear for showers and waterfront
Change of clothing and shoes (5 days, 6 nights)
Towel & swimsuit (one-piece or modest tankini for girls)
Warm jacket
Flashlight
Bible, notebook, pen (Bibles available)
Skateboard or skates (for skate park participants)
Leather boots and jeans (for Moto-X participants - must be 4'8"+)

What to leave at home:
Cell phones
iPods/MP3s, DVD or CD players
Radios
Fishing gear
Knives
Fireworks
Personal sports equipment
Animals
Expensive items
DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT: alcohol, drugs and weapons of any kind
Antique porcelain figurines

For all other questions, please check the camps FAQ page: www.cristacamps.com/programs/summer/summer-camp/island-lake/#island-lake-FAQ
or contact Jen Easton!

Summer Hangout Today 4-5:30!

Our first summer meeting since getting back from our Mission Trip is this afternoon from 4-5:30pm.  We'll meet at the church, play and dig through our Bible's a bit!

Summer Camp is to Island Lake this year (August 4-10). As always, scholarships are available!

August's Summer Hangout will be on the 12th! Place TBA.

We're still looking for help with Vacation Bible School (Aug. 12-16) so let Jen know if you're willing!

And stay tuned for our Rainer Baseball Game announcement for the end of August!  This is our infamous summers end, all ages hangout where we cheer on the unknowing opposing teams Right Fielder!  You've never had this much fun at a baseball game!

Island Lake Summer Camp Registration!

This summer we are going to summer camp at Island Lake! Camp is August 4 - 10. Here are the forms you'll need to register. You need BOTH in order to attend camp:

Registration: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5NG5R6--FMcSDQ0VXRZWVRxZU0/edit?usp=sharing

Island Lake Medical Release: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5NG5R6--FMcR0VUQUp3Rk5hVDQ/edit?usp=sharing

Summer Hangout Tonight! And Gleanings/Summer Info

We are in our Summer Schedule so Weekly Wednesday Night Youth Groups are done until September!

We will be doing a few Summer Hangouts around our summer trips.  Our first will be TODAY at church from 4-5:30!  We'll be hanging out, eating ice cream and digging through a Bible passage!

Then we will leave for our Gleanings Mission Trip from July 6-15.  
These summer hangouts are for incoming 6th through incoming 8th graders.  Our graduating 8th graders are encouraged to jump into the High School summer hangouts.  They will next meet after they get back from their Panama Mission Trip.  They meet on Sundays after church.  More info will be available here: http://hcchsministry.blogspot.com/

These summer hangouts are for incoming 6th through incoming 8th graders.  Our graduating 8th graders are encouraged to jump into the High School summer hangouts.  They will next meet after they get back from their Panama Mission Trip.  They meet on Sundays after church.  More info will be available here: http://hcchsministry.blogspot.com/
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Our next Gleanings Meeting will be on Sunday the 30th.  We'll meet at the 8:30 service to be commissioned by the congregation.  After that we'll exit to have our meeting until the 10am service where we will be commissioned again.  You can stay for the 2nd service or head home with your family after the 10am commissioning!


Our next Summer Hangout will be on July 22 from 4-5:30pm.  If you want to host a summer hangout, please contact Jen!

Summer Camp is to Island Lake this year (August 4-10)!  Turn in your registration by the end of this month to save $100 from last years camp price!  And as always, scholarships are available!

August's Summer Hangout will be on the 12th!  Place TBA.


Here is the Gleanings Pack List and Info:

·   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)

·   Flashlight

·   Closed-toed work shoes (might not make it home)

·   Toiletries (soap, shampoo, deorderant, etc)

·   Hat & sunscreen & chapstick w/sunscreen

·   Work Clothes (no spaghetti strap tank-tops)

·   Work gloves (optional)

·   Money for 4 fast food 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!)

·   Camera (optional)

We recommend that you pack everything into a big duffle bag (I have some to lend) if possible because they are easier for us to pack into a vehicle than hard cases.  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 5.

We will be meeting Saturday July 6 @ 7:45am!  Please eat or bring breakfast!  It’ll also be a long drive so any cd’s, car games, and snacks are welcome!  We will return July 15 around 7pm.

We will also try to update our blog every night so check it out! www.hccfuel.com

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 paper mache masks.

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

No Youth Group Tomorrow but Here's What's Happening!

We are in our Summer Schedule so Weekly Wednesday Night Youth Groups are done until September.  We will be doing a few Summer Hangouts about twice a month around our trips.  Our first will be This Monday at church from 4-5:30!  We'll be hanging out, eating ice cream and digging through a Bible passage!

More times and places to come.  If you want to host a summer hangout, please contact Jen!

These summer hangouts are for incoming 6th through incoming 8th graders.  Our graduating 8th graders are encouraged to jump into the High School summer hangouts.  They will next meet after they get back from their Panama Mission Trip.  They meet on Sundays after church.  More info will be available here: http://hcchsministry.blogspot.com/

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Our next Gleanings Meeting will be on Sunday the 30th.  We'll meet at the 8:30 service to be commissioned by the congregation.  After that we'll exit to have our meeting until the 10am service where we will be commissioned again.  After that you can stay for the 2nd service or head home with your family!

LAST YOUTH GROUP! 6-8PM Pirate Night combined with High School

I think the title said it all!

THIS Wednesday will be our last Youth Group of the school year!

It's Pirate Night and will be combined with the High School Youth Group from 6-8pm.

Summer Camp forms to be uploaded soon!  Incoming 6th through incoming 8th will be able to sign up for our Island Lake summer camp from August 4-10th.

And Outgoing 8th Graders will have the opportunity to sign up for the High School summer camp, Oasis (who go with Chapel Hill and Believers Fellowship) from July 31-August 4th.

TRIKE RACE WEDNESDAY! Last Youth Group Next Week! Gleanings Meeting!

It's here!  Our annual Trike Race is here!

Here are your grades theme:

6th - Rainbow wigged construction workers

7th - Disney

8th - Duct Tape Duck Hunting

Show up a bit early if possible to finish getting ready with your group!  Contact Jen or your leaders with any questions!

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Next week will be our LAST YOUTH GROUP OF THE SCHOOL YEAR! It will be combined with the High School youth group and meet from 6-8pm!

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Our next Gleanings Team meeting will be THIS Sunday from 1-2:30pm!

Pit Crew and Summer Camp!

Our 15th Annual Trike Race is just around the corner!

This Wednesday we will be meeting at church and then splitting into our grades to build our Trikes and finish our teams theme.  So contact Jen at church if you're still unclear on what your grades theme is and what to bring.

....And...Our Summer Camp Registration is finally out!

Here's the gist:

We are changing gears and headed to Island Lake this year! If you turn in the registration before the end of June, Summer Camp this year will end up costing $315 which is $100 less than last year!  Also each cabin will have the opportunity to play paintball and ride the dirt bikes (must be at least 4'8") for free!  Registration can be picked up at church and will be uploaded to our website (www.hccfuel.com) shortly so that you can download and print them from home (please download the pdf and not just print screen from the website).

The dates are the same that they have been all year, August 4-10!

Mass Hangout!

Last one of the school year!

What friends are you bringing?

Mass Hangout is a night designed to be an easy way to invite your friends to Youth Group.  We'll be playing a bunch of games all night and provide time for our leaders to hangout with you and your friends.

We'll also have Summer Camp Registration available!  So be sure to grab some!

And as a reminder, next week is Pit Crew, where you'll be breaking into your groups to finalize your themes and trike for the June 5th 15th ANNUAL TRIKE RACE!  If you have a base to build a trike off of, tell your leaders (and don't forget to ask your parents!).  Trikes in the past have been made out of many things: lawn mowers, garbage cans, boogie boards, shopping carts, wheelchairs, baby strollers, even tricycles!

Last Group Nite of the School Year!

We're finishing our last Group Nite series tonight talking about Peter and how he wanted to walk on water like Jesus.  What's the boldest thing you have ever done as a follower of Jesus?  Come tonight to play some games, talk about the upcoming TRIKE RACE, and dig into the book of Matthew and hear about this crazy dude who WALKED ON WATER!

IIT316 Tonight! And some Summer Camp info!

Tonight is a IIT316 (2 Timothy 3:16) night!

Ever heard the term "the writing on the wall" in a book, movie or tv show?  It's a term that often speaks of impending doom for the character.  Did you know that reference comes from a Bible passage?  

So bring your Bible and bring a friend as we play some games and jump into the book of Daniel to find out why the Bible talks about a disembodied hand writing on a wall and how that can have anything to do with us!

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Summer camp details are finally getting finished, we'll have registration out for you this next week!

The dates have been the same all year: August 4-10

And as we promised at the Winter Dessert, it will be much cheaper this year from last year!

Group Nite and Gleanings Community Rent-a-Kid

This week, we are continuing a three-week series (4/10, tonight, and 5/15) on the topic of “Dangerous People.” Each lesson focuses on a biblical character who did the right thing despite the risk of alienation, death, or rejection. We'll talk tonight about Ester, using Ester 4 as our primary passage of Scripture.

Last time we talked about peer pressure, tonight we will talk about being bold when we see injustice in our world. Making a decision to follow Christ is a defining moment because we become a part of something bigger than ourselves. Being a Christ-follower gives us a purpose that is bigger than our own.

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For those going on our Gleanings Mission Trip:

We will be doing Community Rent a Kid this coming Saturday, May 4th - we will be helping PenMet Parks clear trails on Bujacich (near the Fire Dept Headquarters near the Women's Prison). We will meet there at 9 am. Park at the Fire Dept Headquarters on Bujacich... You will see signs for "off leash area parking" to the left when you first pull in. Please park there.

We will all meet in the parking lot. Wear pants and closed-toed shoes.

Things to bring...
Work gloves
Lunch
Water
Hat/Sunscreen

Tools will be provided

here's a link to the Fire Station: http://goo.gl/maps/Bs8xJ

Address: 10222 Bujacich Rd NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332

You are to be worth $25/hr ($200 for the day).  You can collect the money beforehand or after (though after can sometimes be more difficult).  

Please contact Jen with any questions.

Pizza & Praise This Wednesday ($3)

This Wednesday we are having Pizza & Praise!  So bring a friend, bring an appetite, bring a few bucks and we'll start the night eating together and finish the night lifting our Lord up through songs.

If you weren't sent our quarterly calendar, please let Jen know and we'll add you to our mailing list.  Until then, you can pick one up at church and youth group and also download it from dropbox by Clicking Here.

Group Nite Tonight

This week, we are starting a new three-week series (tonight, 5/1/, and 5/15) on the topic of “Dangerous People.” Each lesson focuses on a biblical character who did the right thing despite the risk of alienation, death, or rejection. We'll talk tonight about Daniel, using Daniel 1 as our primary passage of Scripture.

 Is peer pressure a big issue for you and your friends, or do you think adults place too much emphasis on it? Come to small group tonight to talk about it.

Also Click Here to link to our new Spring Station

Easter Was...

This past weekend was Easter!  So lets talk about it some more.

Why is Easter such a big deal?

What's the deal with eggs and creepy bunny costumes?

Come for games and to have your questions discussed (and hopefully answered!).

Group Nite!

For Group Nite's we start off playing some games and then break into smaller groups where we go through a short Bible study series.

Our small groups will finish a two-week series (tonight and two weeks ago) on the topic of worship, and this second lesson focuses on honoring God through everything we do, not just through part of our lives or only through music.

We will look at Romans 12:1-2, a passage that talks about how we should be living sacrifices to God. 

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Gleanings Mission Trip people!  We have started our last big fundraiser!  If you don't have your Community Rent-A-Kid forms, grab them tonight and start getting people involved!

IIT316!

This Wednesday is IIT316!

What's that you ask?  Well a night where we play some games and then grab a Bible (we have a bunch here but if you remember, bring yours from home!) and dig into a passage to figure out how it could apply to our lives.

The strange name stands for 2 Timothy 3:16 which says, "All Scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness."

If that's true, then we should be able to meet up later and find out how a talking Donkey from a book in the Old Testament could be relevant to us today...and we will!

So bring yourselves, your friends and your Bible if you got one and we'll see you soon!

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Gleanings alert!

We have a just a few spots left for our mission trip so if anyone was still interested in going, please contact Jen pronto because we are just starting our next big fund raiser and we want you to be a part of it!

There will be Rent-a-Kid forms to pick up at Youth Group for all those going on the trip!

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And Easter is coming up!  Our church will have services at 8, 9:30 and 11am, please come and join us!

Group Nite!

For Group Nite's we start off playing some games and then break into smaller groups where we go through a short Bible study series.

Our small groups will begin a two-week series (tonight and on 3/27) on the topic of worship, and this first lesson focused on placing God at the center of our lives because He is the only one worth our worship and adoration.

We will look at Deuteronomy 6:1-9, a passage that reveals God’s desire for his followers—people whose lives would be defined by full commitment and devotion to him. In verse 5, we learn that God wants us to love him with all of our heart and all of our soul and all of our mind—every part of who we are. This passage is full of the type of love and passion that we can have for the God who created us. The words are powerful and meaningful and truly explain the meaning of worship: putting God in the center of our lives and putting God first in our soul, our mind, and our heart. 

Parents, here are some questions you might want to use this week as you talk with your student about our lesson:

·         How do you think God feels if we choose to worship something or someone else, instead of worshiping Him?

·         What are some common obstacles teenagers face to obeying God and loving God fully?

·         What are some ways you can show God your devotion this week—including through your attitudes and actions toward other people?

Fort Wars and Confirmation

Wednesday is our crazy Fort Wars night!

Bring whatever supplies (your parents will let you bring) to build your 'typical' home fort (ie: sheets, cushions, rope, tape, cardboard, etc).  You may want to arrive a few minutes early and don't forget to BRING your friends!  You may want to ask your parents if they can give them a ride to youth group.

We'll spend the first part of the night building our forts in groups divided by grades.  Then we'll play a few rounds "warring" with each other using foam darts!  It'll be a night of silliness that you and your friends won't want to miss.

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On a completely different note, our Middle School Sunday School class has been going through a Confirmation Lesson every week.  However, 7-8th grade students who have been going to the Sunday School class and would like to finish the school year being Confirmed should consider filling out our Confirmation packet.  If they do, we will pair them up with an adult leader who will meet with them a few times a month to encourage, and help answer questions.  The registration can be found by clicking here or on our website: www.hccfuel.com.  Direct any questions to Mike Stelle or Jen Easton.

Winter Dessert!

It's that time again!  Come THIS Wednesday night from 6:30-8pm for our Combined Middle School/High School/Friends and Family Winter Dessert!  There will be dessert, there will be videos of our winter retreats and we'll hear from some students that went on the trips. 

Who is the Dessert for?

• A great reminder for those who were on the trips
• Great info for those who couldn't make it
• A look ahead for 8th graders about their next years winter retreat
• Friends and Family who haven't gotten a lot out of their students about the trip!

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Our Gleanings Mission Trip Team Meeting will be this Sunday (March 3rd) from 1-2:30pm.

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Regular Youth Group time will begin again on March 6 (5:43-7:15pm) with Fort Wars!  Come a bit early with all the materials your group will need to build their own pillow fort! We'll spend the second half of the night shooting each other with foam finger rockets!  This will be a silly night that will be perfect to invite a bunch of your friends.

No Youth Group Over Break but Girl's Small Group Tomorrow!

There is no Youth Group this week due to Presidents Break.  We will however have a girls small group at church from 6-7pm to continue the relationship discussion from last week.  We'll have some root beer floats and girls will be able to ask Jen or Heather questions on dating, relationships, and friendships.

We'll start back up on February 27th with a combined Middle School/High School/Friends and Family Winter Dessert from 6:30-8pm!  There will be dessert, there will be videos of our winter retreats and some students will share about there trips.

Who is the Dessert for?

• A great reminder for those who were on the trips
• Great info for those who couldn't make it
• A look ahead for 8th graders about their next years winter retreat
• Friends and Family who haven't gotten a lot out of their students about the trip!

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Our Gleanings Mission Trip Team Meeting will be pushed back to March 3rd from 1-2:30pm.

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Regular Youth Group time will begin again on March 6 (5:43-7:15pm) with Fort Wars!  Come a bit early with all the materials your grade will need to build their own pillow fort (you may need some friends for this)! We'll spend the second half of the night shooting each other with foam finger rockets!

Stupid Cupid Night and Ash Wednesday Evening Service

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day.  Do you want to know why that can be a silly holiday for a middle school student?  Then meet us in Room 101 (entrance is from the back of the Education Building) for youth group and don't forget to bring a friend (and like always, you don't have to be dating this person!).

We will be ending youth group early (6:55pm) to let students that want to go to the church's Ash Wednesday evening service (7-8pm) with their friends and family!  If you don't want to attend (even though you should!) you can get picked up at 7 or hang out with some of our cool youth leaders until the normal 7:15pm pickup time.

Next week is Presidents Break and we will NOT be having Youth Group.  And the following Wednesday (2/27) will be the Winter Dessert so bring your family!

Minute to Win it Night!

This Wednesday our volunteer staff team is presenting: Minute to Win it Night!

Think you have what it takes? Bring your friends and see how many games you can complete inside a minute!

And as the construction on our new space gets closer to completion, we will again meet in Room 101 which is accessible from the back of our Education Building.

Group Nite and Winter Retreat Info

This Wednesday we have another Group Nite to finish our 2 part series on friends!  What do you like most about your closest friends? What are some ways you’re influencing the friends in your life? Come to and share your thoughts.

Do to construction and how they are working on the floors now (that we can't walk on) we'll be meeting in Room 101 in the Education Building for the next 2 weeks.  The entrance will be from the back parking lot.  I apologize for the inconvenience but it does mean that we are really close to our new space being done and our new easy-to-find front doors! 

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Winter Retreat Info!

THIS Friday we will be meeting at 1:30pm outside our "Old Front Doors" (the front left of our campus) to head out for our weekend Winter Retreat to Camas Meadows (West of Wenatchee of of Hwy 97)!  Eat lunch or bring one for the road because our next meal won't be until dinner.

We will be returning Sunday Feb. 3rd before 2pm.  We'll update our travelling on our twitter account: www.twitter.com/hccfuel 

Please direct any questions to Jen Easton at HCC. Thanks!
Harbor Covenant Church
Camas Meadows:
www.camasmeadows.org

Make sure you also have your filled out Medical Release form (click here) which is good for all Youth Group events for this whole school year. If you filled one out for our Fall Retreat, as long as the info is up to date, you're fine.What To Bring:
1. Sleeping Bag/Pillow
2. Flashlight3. Towel/Toiletries
5. Jacket and Sweatshirt (There is tons of snow!)
6. Bible/Pen/Notebook
7. Camera (Optional)
8. Boots for snow (or extra shoes!)
9. A few bucks for snack store (Optional)
10. Gloves, hat and extra socks recommended!

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 books on 16th Century Russian Poetry. Thanks.

Winter Retreat and Gleanings Team Meeting on Sunday!

Our winter retreat is around the corner (Feb. 1-3) and registration must be turned in by THIS SUNDAY!

Packing lists will be available at Youth Group and posted here online by Monday.

PLEASE REMEMBER: We will be meeting at HCC at 1:30pm on Friday! Please plan accordingly to be packed and transported to church on time. If it helps, you can also bring your bags to the church before and store them in the Youth Pod (Room 106 in the Education Building).

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This Sunday (27th) is also our first Gleanings Mission Trip team meeting! We'll be meeting from 1-2:30pm! We'll be answering all the initial questions about the trip and playing some name and group building games. Parent's are always welcome to sit in, but the attention will be on the students.

Pizza & Praise - Bring $4 for Dinner! Also Winter and Mission Trip Info

On our Pizza and Praise nights, we kick off the night sharing a pizza dinner together.  Afterwards we move to worshiping together through songs.

There's something about sharing a meal together that is really cool.  These nights give us another way that we can be more of a family for each other.  Worship to our God also happens in all sorts of ways but we realize that our students don't always have a chance to do so through song.

So come spend some time with us, eat and sing and go home with a refreshed and with a new focus.

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Our winter retreat is around the corner (Feb. 1-3).  Packing lists will be available at Youth Group and posted here online later this week.  PLEASE REMEMBER: We will be meeting at HCC at 1:30pm on Friday!  Please plan accordingly to be packed and transported to church on time.  If it helps, you can also bring your bags to the church before and store them in the Youth Pod (Room 106 in the Education Building).

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This Sunday (27th) is also our first Gleanings Mission Trip team meeting!  We'll be meeting from 1-2:30pm!  We'll  be answering all the initial questions about the trip and playing some name and group building games.  Parent's are always welcome to sit in, but the attention will be on the students.

Group Nite and Winter Retreat!

Group Nite is this Wednesday!

We are starting a new two week series (Part 2 on 1/30) on making good decisions.  Part 1 will focus on the decisions that we make at school.  We will look at Romans 7:21-25 and how the Apostle Paul told the Christians in Rome that he was in a constant battle where he desired to do the right thing but continued to fall short and do the opposite and how familiar a struggle that is with students today.

Also we continue to have sign ups for our Winter Retreat to Camas Meadows (West of Wenatchee off of Hwy 97).  It's a fantastic trip and we are looking to bring our biggest group yet so don't miss out!  And remember that we LEAVE EARLY on Friday Feb. 1 so please make arrangements on getting to church BY 1:30pm!  A half day at school will still count towards their attendance but also helps us get out to the camp early enough on Friday to do more and fill out our weekend better.

Registration is on our website but can also be found by clicking here.

Also make sure that you have an up to date 2012-13 Medical Release Form found by clicking here.

Our Winter Calendar/Station Newsletter is also out!  Please contact Jen Easton if one was not mailed to you and we'll make sure you're on the list for the Spring.  Until then you can pick up a copy at church/youth group or online at our website (or by clicking here).

Next week is Pizza and Praise, so bring $4 and come hungry for a pizza dinner and some worship!

And We're Back! Mass Hangout!

Bring a friend to Mass Hangout and kick off the new year with a bunch of fun and games!

Mass Hangout is a night where our leaders get the whole night to play with you and catch up or just get to know you!

We split up the night with some time to hang out and play some games as well as some time playing big group games.  You and your friends don't want to miss it!

We'll meet back in the Worship Center during our usual time of 5:43-7:15pm, see you there!