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!

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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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.

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.

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!

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!

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!