WRBC Youth TEAM

HOOP-IT-UP

When?  Monday, April 6th from 6:30 to 10:30 PM

Who?  7th-12th Grade Teens (for either churches, youth groups, or Cedar Valley schools)

How Much?  $8 Per Person (covers meal and door-prizes)

Prize Drawings?  Nintendo Wii with Wii Sports, Deca-Sports, 2nd Controller, and 2nd Nunchuck, a PSP with Case, Memory Card, Movies, Games, Screen Covers, and T-shirts

What?  Youth Rally with Speaker Lance Augsburger (Pastor Mike’s cousin), Pizza Feast, Basketball Tournaments- Sr. High (9th-12th) Guys 3-on-3, Jr. High (7th-9th) Guys 3-on-3, 4-on-4 Coed, Youth Leaders 3-on-3, Dunk Contest, and Three-Point Shoot-Out, Big-Screen Basketball, Video Game Tournaments, Board-Games, and MORE!!!

Need To Do What?  Youth Leaders and Churches need to call Pastor Dave at 233-3545, ext. #125 and let us know the number attending from your church or youth group by Thursday, April 2nd.  This will help us prepare food adequately.  If you’re attending as an individual, just call and say so by Thursday, April 2nd.

Schedule:  Rally in auditorium, Pizza Feat in Fellowship Hall, Tournaments in Gym, Big Screen Basketball in Fellowship Hall, Board Games, Video Games, etc.

NOTE:  Tournament Sign-Ups will be the night of the rally.  If you want to participate and don’t have a team, come anyway… We’ll find you a team.  Everyone who wants to play will get to play!

Tonight at Youth TEAM, we begin our new series entitled, “Do Hard Things.”  This is going to be a great series that will probably take us through the first part of May to complete.  The series centers around the idea of stripping away low expectation from our lives and developing a greater passion for living out our Christianity.  There is a chance that we might attempt to take a group of teens to one of the conferences hosted by the Harris brothers who authored the book, Do Hard Things.  Books will be available for teens and parents at the lowest Internet prices, I can find.  Please encourage your teen to be present at each of the sessions.Here’s the tentative schedule:  March 25th – Jr. High watches Scott Gregory DVD with Paul and Nicole Kestel.  SR. HIGH has Lesson #1 with Pastor Dave.  April 1st – SR. HIGH watches “DVD Short” in Fireside and Paul and Nicole Kestel lead discussion groups following-up on previous week’s lesson.  Jr. High has Lesson #1 with Pastor Dave.  April 8th –  Jr. High watches “DVD Short” in Fireside and Paul and Nicole Kestel lead discussion groups following-up on previous week’s lesson.  SR. HIGH has Lesson #2 with Pastor Dave.  April 15th –  SR. HIGH watches “DVD Short” in Fireside and Paul and Nicole Kestel lead discussion groups following-up on previous week’s lesson.  Jr. High has Lesson #2 with Pastor Dave.  April 22nd –  Jr. High watches “DVD Short” in Fireside and Paul and Nicole Kestel lead discussion groups following-up on previous week’s lesson.  SR. HIGH has Lesson #3 with Pastor Dave.  April 29th –  SR. HIGH watches “DVD Short” in Fireside and Paul and Nicole Kestel lead discussion groups following-up on previous week’s lesson.  Jr. High has Lesson #3 with Pastor Dave.  May 6th –  Jr. High watches “DVD Short” in Fireside and Paul and Nicole Kestel lead discussion groups following-up on previous week’s lesson.   SR. HIGH has Lesson #4 with Pastor Dave followed by “DVD Short” and discussion groups.  May 13th – Parents Invited Night with Jr. High and Sr. High TOGETHER for Series Conclusion, Snacks, and Blooper Real:-)

Wednesday, March 18th the WRBC Youth TEAM will be hosting a “Giant Gym Night” from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.  Bring or wear your athletic clothes, shorts, socks, shoes, etc. as we will be playing basketball, volleyball, and dodgeball.  All 6th-12th graders are invited.  We’ll have a short devotional/prayer time during the night and snacks at the end of the evening.  If the weather is supper nice… we might even play Ultimate Frisbee outside.  Come ready to have some fun!!!

Due to the conflict with Spring Breaks at our schools AND the FBBC orchestra & bell choir… we’ve postponed the Parent/Teen Lunch & Learn to Sunday March 29th from 11:45 AM to 1:30 PM in the Fireside Room (as FBBC orchestra & bell choir will be in the Fellowship Hall).  Please RSVP to the Church Office – 233-3545 and check out more information on the “Parents” tab.

Some of the original flyers said that the Hoop-It-Up Rally was on April 4th… that is incorrect!

Hoop-It-Up Youth Rally and Basketball Tournament is on Monday, April 6th from 6:30 to 10:30 PM.

All 7th-12th teens are invited… Lance Augsburger (Pastor Mike’s cousin) is speaking, and…..

“Yes!” We’re giving away a Nintendo Wii and a PSP (Playstation Portable).  Bring your friends.

Pastor Dave has been invited to speak at a youth lock-in on March 27-28 hosted by First Baptist Church in Geneseo, Illinois (about 2.5 hours from Waterloo).  The cost is $15 per person.  Teens will also need money for supper on Friday night and breakfast on Saturday morning.  Our plan will be to leave from WRBC at 6:00 PM on Friday night and return to WRBC around 9:30 AM on Saturday.  This is an all-night youth event with dodgeball, basketball, swimming, sumo suits, relays, volleyball, and more… at a community center.  NO SLEEP!  Bring clothes for the following activities:  basketball, athletic shoes & socks, volleyball, relays, swimming (girls: modest one-piece / guys:  swim trunks, no racing swim trunks), water-bottle, snacks, pillow and blanket (for the ride home), and your Bible (Yea… PDWT will use that   Teens can sign-up as early as March 4th, but no later than capacity or Wednesday, March 25th.  iPOD and personal music devices are allowed - Please no secular music or personal video game systems.  As we will only be taking one vehicle, we must cap the number who can attend to no more than 25 teens.  Pastor Dave will be the only youth sponsor on this trip.  Parents can get more information by contacting Pastor Dave.

***Pastor Dave brings “The Thunder” back in the glory days!

Where?  SnowStar or Buck Hill (we’ll put it to a vote on Wednesday, March 4th)

http://www.skisnowstar.com/

http://www.buckhill.com/winter/main.shtml

When?  Saturday, March 7th

Who?  7th-12th Grade Teens and Sponsors

What Time?  7:30 AM to 10:00 PM (could change to earlier, depending on weather and desire of the group)

How Much?  $60 full ski/snowboard rental with lift ticket / $35 for lift ticket / $20 Tubing (3 hr. block / Additional hours cost $8 an hour)

CHANGES?

T-shirts?  Teens who regularly attend Wednesday night WRBC Youth TEAM who attend the Ski Trip, can pick-up their “free” T-shirt from Pastor Dave’s office after Sunday School on Sunday, March 8th.  (T-shirts NOT picked-up on March 8th will not be included in the cost of the Ski Trip and are not “free.”  Remaining T-shirts will be sold for $10 each – first-come/first-serve.)

Meals?  (A CHANGE FROM BEFORE) Teens will need money for breakfast (quick gas station convenience stop along the way), lunch at the ski lodge, and supper (MacDonald’s on the way home).

What?  No registration or need to pay fees ahead of time… Just sign-up on Wednesday, March 4th or contact Pastor Dave with your intent to attend.

Permission Slips?  Please pick-up your permission slip on Wednesday, March 4th (if you haven’t already filled it out), and bring your permission slip with you on Saturday.  Teens who do not have a completed permission slip on Saturday morning, will not be allowed to attend the Ski Trip.

Bring?  Wear outdoor/athletic clothing.  Be prepared for cold and wet.  Bring a change of clothes for the ride home.  Bring money for extra hours for tubing, breakfast, lunch, and supper.  Leave all music playing devices and video game systems at home.  Cell phones are allowed and the responsibility of teens to care for during the day.  Please avoid excessive casual talking and text sending. 

NOTE:  If you pre-registered for earlier trips, but are NOT planning to attend this Saturday – Please see Pastor Dave for your deposit repayment.