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merry CHRISTmas fun time this week!

jr and sr high together

don't miss it...fun stuff...a few surprises too.

-please bring a plate of your favorite CHRISTmas treats to share and a couple of canned goods for under the Angel Tree!

the need to be careful...

just a note to those wondering...pastor tom broke his nose via a saw kickback on saturday while installing the new stage flooring for youthscape. he's generally very careful but...well...things happen. he's read and re-read this bulletin from the power tools institute and shares it with you so you can be safe too...espeically this part...


PREVENTING TABLE SAW KICKBACK
Kickback is the ejection of the workpiece from the saw back towards the operator. Table saw kickback may be caused by:

	•	the kerf of the workpiece closing up and pinching the rear of the saw blade.
	•	wedging of the workpiece between the fence and the rear of the saw blade (fence not parallel with saw blade).
	•	a crooked cut which causes the workpiece to bind against the sides of the blade as it passes through.
	•	edge of a workpiece against the fence not straight.

Pavarotti & Bono (U2) -- Ave Maria (Live)

weekend wrap-up 12.09.07

things were a little different tonite. we combined the times with the jr and sr. high together and put together a practical time of serving for the xtreme kidz CHRISTmas musical CHRISTmas in Reverse. what surprised me was the number... 66 if you included the adults. impressive! i thought for sure when we suggested a time of serving was the goal...that some would stay home. we actually had a few visitors too. good stuff.
Lesson Topic: Christmas in Reverse - a serving time
Attendance: Jr. Hi. Average Sr. Hi.-Average
'Fun Factor': Above Average - serving others is always great fun!
Volunteer Involvement: Average
Music: Above Average - we sang just three CHRISTmas songs to get in the mood before heading over to serve... including "you're a mean one, mr. grinch..." do like that line...stink, stank, stunk! it was fun.
Lesson Quality: Above Average
Length of Lesson: 58 mins
Student Response: Above Average

*a ht to kurt johnson @ saddleback. i borrowed his idea of doing a weekly wrap-up as a good tool to keep everyone informed on our exploits.

not sure i can wait....is it may yet?

oh yeah! its coming... things maybe a little more savage than we remember....

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weekend wrap-up 12.2.07

Jr. Hi: what's christmas to me?
thought for the week: Because of Christmas, nobody needs to wonder what's next.
Sr. Hi: began with this A Christmas Momemt video and Breath of Heaven.
What if? a response to Global AIDS Summit-watched part of Francis Chan's challenge from summit.
*in both sessions students shared their impressions of watching and what the "take away" was for them. Again...that they...teenagers can impact the larger world.

Attendance:
Jr. Hi.-Below Average
Sr. Hi.-Average
'Fun Factor': Average
Jr. Hi. - Breakfast of Champions word scramble
Sr. Hi. -Christmas Song Sing-a-long Trivia

Volunteer Involvement: Below Average
Music: Excellent - a very impressive acoustic set...nicely done.
Lesson Quality: Above Average
Length of Lesson: 20 mins
Student Response: Above Average

youth summit...live its saturday!

so we began the day with a short conversation with tony steward who has been blogging from the summit @ saddleback. to sum it up after our 10 minute conversation, tony offered that the take away for our students...you can make a difference...yes one person can impact the world.


the first segment was excellent...but right now the session with Francis Chan is absolutely amazing...do we really believe the spirit of God is in us? and the question is posed... what if...thats the words...what if...can our students change the world?