Lazer Tag Cancelled

Notice to all youth: due to the ridiculous amount of snow that's about to be dumped on us, there will be no youth lazer tag tonight as planned.

(Ed. note: it's spelled 'laser'. Light Amplification through the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Turst me, ah no cuz of mah grate lernings.)

WinterFire 2008

Just a reminder: WinterFire 2008 will be taking place in the First Cathedral in Bloomfield, CT this weekend. Night services will be held Thursday and Friday nights, February 14th & 15th. Day sessions will be held on Friday and Saturday.

Because of this event, there will be no youth group meeting on Friday, February 15th! Contact the church office if you'd like a ride and we'll hook you up with one.

The Next 30 Days

Can these old weblog bones live again? I think so! Here's the skinny on what's happening this month:

• February 1st - Youth Bible Study


• February 7th - Empower New England prayer meeting


• February 8th - Youth meeting


• February 14th-16th - WinterFire (check it out at WinterFire.org!)


• February 22nd - Laser tag - details to follow


• February 29th - "Dedicated for the Cause" youth lock-in

Remember, you can always keep up with the latest changes to the schedule using the Acts II calendar. Youth-specific events are also shown on the youth calendar. You have no idea how many boxes of calendar treats I went through to get them to do that, though.

We're looking for someone to man (or woman) the youth weblog. If you're interested in keeping up with youth events and commenting on the crazy things we do, please contact the youth webmaster using our contact form.

Return from Beyond the Void

Yup, I was slacking off with this weblog. I've even neglected my personal weblog for nearly a month now, so all I can say is that at least I'm fairly even-handed. Now that I've returned, there are new photos in the Flickr pool for you check out. That should catch you up on the last couple outings; I don't have many more pictures, though, so you'll just have to come to everything in order to eliminate the film intermediate and see it all.

There will be a youth social this Friday from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Be sure to call or email if you need directions or a ride.

Happy New Year

It's half a day away, but here's wishing you a happy new year, anyway.

To start off the new year, there will be a Visioncasting Banquet on New Year's Day at the church. Youth meetings will be at the church every Friday at 7:30 pm as usual, except for January 27, when we will be attending the CT District Youth Lock-In.

Lastly - and this isn't youth-specific - instead of prayer groups this month, meetings will be held at the church from 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm. (Except for the 24th, when the annual business meeting will be held.)

That enough for ya?

We Turned the Light On

The 2005 Youth Retreat, Life With the Light On, took place November 18th and 19th. Here's an account from one of our own:

Life With the Light On was a great success. Everyone arrived Friday evening with sleeping bags and pillows in hand. We had an hour lesson in which we learned several different things. One was the 4 things you need to have before making decisions - prayer, the bible, knowledge of your circumstances, and good advice. After that it was time for pizza and games like Guesstures, Mad Gab, Catchphrase, and I believe there was even a game of dodge ball (or should I say dodge bean bag). We also found many different uses for light sticks. Then it was lights out at 1am . . . 2am . . . 3am . . . 4am . . . finally, everyone was asleep at 4:30am.
The next morning was beautiful. Some of the early birds went on a short walk and then Nathaniel, Doniece, and Antoinette provided a delicious breakfast. Following that, we all learned the importance of devotions. It's all about relationship with God. It was great, as you could really feel God's presence. Then there were separate lessons for the boys and girls. Finally we all went canoeing out on the pond - well, everyone except our fearless leaders. All in all it was a great time of fun, fellowship, and learning.

[Thanks to Page Martin]

Apologies go to Antoinette, because we initially misspelled her name.

Retreat 2005

Boating IX
Originally uploaded by Grayman.

Pictures are in from the 2005 Youth Retreat, held in Woodstock, CT. The retreat was a great success, and we look forward to posting an account shortly. Until then, be sure to visit the youth group pictures page!