Pictures and Videos from the Summer Dessert!

Here's all our pictures and videos from our summer trips!


The Yak 2012 from Jen Easton on Vimeo.

And pictures stored on our Smugmug page: http://hcc.smugmug.com/Mission-Trips/Middle-School/The-Yak-2012-Slideshow


Camp Spalding 2012 from Jen Easton on Vimeo.

And pictures stored on our Smugmug page: http://hcc.smugmug.com/Middle-School/Summer-Camp/Camp-Spalding-2012

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.

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.)

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: 

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!

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.

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

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!

Poinsettias Are Here!

So our Poinsettias from our Mission Trip Fund Raiser are in the Youth Pod!

If you sold any please swing by the office today or tomorrow to pick them up so you can deliver them!

We suggest you pick up them up today ESPECIALLY if you sold some to your teachers at school so that you can bring them tomorrow (Friday) instead of Monday.

It would be a good idea to call people about delivery's ahead of time because you won't be able to leave these flowers outside in the cold because they are very sensitive. Try also not to leave them in a cold car or garage for an extended amount to time.

Thanks and good luck!

Christmas 101 and Poinsettias!

This Wednesday we'll get you in the Christmas Spirit with our night of "Christmas 101!"

We'll play a bunch of games and talk about the importance of why we celebrate this day.

A prize for the one wearing the "best" Christmas sweater!

Also a reminder to those that sold Poinsettias for our mission trip fund-raisers, you'll need to pick them up by Friday evening. They will also arrive Thursday afternoon for those wanting to get a head start on delivering (just give me or Heather a call to make sure when they arrive on Thursday). Please remember to not leave them out in the cold (on doorsteps, etc) because they tend to be very sensitive to the low temperatures!

Next week we have our small group (guys and girls) Christmas Parties so make sure you grab your postcard at Youth Group on where it'll be!

No Regular Wed. Night - Overnighter!

This Wednesday, instead of meeting at our regular time of 5:43pm, we're going to START youth group at 9pm right as High School is finishing! Then we will run around like crazy, play games, hang out, and watch movies until 10am the following morning (no school the following day due to Veteran's Day)!

Registration forms need be in so we know how many to plan for so if you're still thinking about coming or have friends that are interested, please contact Jen Easton right away!

The registration form can be found at the church or on our website.

Much fun to be had so don't miss it!

P.S. Our registration for our mission trip to Gleanings down in Fresno California is out so pick one up or download a copy from our website! We already have a fund raiser going on right now so grab some poinsettia forms from the church and start thinking of neighbors, family, and even business's that might be interested in purchasing some! They will be available for delivery (by the students) by Dec. 3rd and all the proceeds go to your Mission Trip!

Summer Calendar and Yak: Day 3!

Wednesday:

Today we switched from kids club to work projects. We got in the car and were soon at our work sites. We were the second group to paint this week. It was really fun trying to paint up high; the ladders were a bit wobbly. No fears though, we were all safe with the help of our ladder buddies. Our evening activity tonight was a trip to Imperial's Garden a farm that's nearby. It was a really fun experience to just walk down the fields and eat cucumbers and peppers. Can't wait for tomorrow!

-Lizzie

Our groups switched roles today with mine working on the house our other group had started. The homeowner's name is Monica and she was really sweet. I think we can finish up on our last day tomorrow, our group was all over it today. Our opposition will be the temperature which will be in the 90s. This will be fine for most of us, unless you're stylish like Spencer and need to paint in a pinstripe suit...

-je

P.S. Here is our Summer Station, this is a calendar of our next few months! Please check it out, there should be something to do each week. A hard copy will be mailed to you this week but if you ever need to check it out online a link to it is on the right hand side of our webpage (www.hccfuel.com).

Summer 2010 Station Cal

Yak: Day 2 and 3

Monday:

Yesterday was so much fun! Devo time was nice and peaceful. I'm gettiing to know more of what it's like being a mission worker and helping people for them and not for summer spending money. I was lucky to hang out with a bunch of kids at "Kids Club" yesterday. Playing games and watching a skit for Bible stories. Then for our night activity we went to Wapato and listened to Cory and Philip (Native Americans from the Yakama Tribe)tell about the Yakama Native American culture and history. CLub was fun, I really liked the songs we sang.

-Mav



Tuesday:

Today was epic! Some people finished painting houses and my group finished our half of Kids Club. Kids Club was amazing because the kids that come are like the Energizer Bunny! We also had many theme songs such as "Sweet Caroline", "Don't Stop Believing", and "Fruit Salad" (an incroyable song by the Wiggles). We all are looking forward to serving more people tomorrow!

-Five Oh (Daniel)



Our students are doing awesome! It's been great watching them play with those kids, giving them piggy backs for hours and hearing about the work crews painting and interacting with the families that live there. Today we also went to a retirement home and our students were able to spend the morning with the residents there, painting nails and playing games. Another bonus Today was that Chandler made it over from being stuck in Panama after the High School Mission Trip! Funny to think that 24 hours ago she was over 3000 miles away. Tomorrow we switch up work duties and two of our groups will start painting houses and one will head over to Lions Park for Kids Club!

-Jen

Yak Mission Day 1

Today was really fun. My car rocked out to Disney and the old Gleanings CD. At the rest stop some of us played Ninjas and had fun hanging out. Being back at Yakama is really fun. It brings back so many memories from 2 years ago. I am really looking forward to working with my friends, getting to know people, and learning about serving God.

-Maddie


The students were awesome today and the drive couldn't have gone smoother. Lots of meetings and mixers as we got to know everyone from the other three churches. Our group is being split into three different teams. Two of them will be doing the Kids Club program at the park and the other one will be painting! Lots of excitement, praying it lasts all night long and motivates them to get up in less then 7 hours to start our day! God is good!

-Jen

TRIKE RACE!

That's right, the annual Trike Race is upon us!

Time to don your teams theme costumes and get ready for a flurry of wheels, pedals and fun!

We will be racing around the Church property completing tasks at different stations aiming to be the team with the best time.

Don't be late!

P.S. for those going on The Yak mission trip this summer, our meeting is being pushed back to June 9th! But car wash tickets are here so pick them up tomorrow and continue raising money for our trip!

IIT316 and 30 Hour Famine!

This Wednesday we will be playing some games and diving into some Mark 10! Bring your Bible!

We will also be talking about how we are joining Believer's Fellowship, Chapel Hill and Lighthouse Christian School on April 30th and May 1st for 30 Hour Famine. Those who want to participate will refrain from eating after lunch that Friday (4/30) and we'll meet that evening together playing games and learning about the billion people around the world who experience hunger everyday. We'll meet back up Saturday morning to do some service projects and end the afternoon with a meal together.

For more information of World Vision's 30 Hour Famine, click here: www.30hourfamine.org And I'll give more information as we get closer to the date.

Also a reminder to those going on our Yak Summer Mission trip, our next meeting is schedule for Sunday (4/25) and please remember to be sending out your support letters! If you still have questions about them please contact Jen!

Some Reminders!

Also our FIRST Yak Mission Trip meeting is THIS Sunday from 1-2pm in room 101!

Looks like we still have 2 spots open so if you are still considering on going, let me know! For all those who are still thinking of going, please come out to the meeting, I'd hate for you to sign up later and miss it!

Parents are more then welcome to attend, but by no means is it required.

Sunday night our church will have it's second Sunday Evening Lenten Service from 6-7pm. We invite all our students and their families to come!

And please don't forget that this Wednesday is our Winter Dessert from 7-8:30pm! Check out how our winter retreat to Camas Meadows went and see what the High Schoolers did on theirs! Oh, and also we'll feed you some dessert! Please invite your family and friends to come!

IIT316 and more!

Tomorrow don't forget your friends, your Bible or your ability to play some games!

Also our FIRST Yak Mission Trip meeting is THIS Sunday from 1-2pm!

Next week invite your family and friends to our Winter Dessert from 7-8:30pm! Check out how our winter retreat to Camas Meadows went and see what the High Schoolers did on theirs! Oh, and also we'll feed you some dessert!