BUOY - Youth Group
1/21/12
What's next......
feb- 26 Buoy
march- 4 Buoy Games
march- 11 No Buoy - Silent Auction to raise $$ to go to camp.
march- 18 Buoy Games
march- 23-24 Outreach Event/Overnight @ Covenant Harbor (estimated cost - $3/student)
march 25 NO Buoy
Looking Ahead.........
april- 1 Buoy
april- 8 NO Buoy - Easter
april- 15 Buoy
april- 22 Buoy Games
april- 27-28 Event Timberlee Trek Camping (estimated cost: $15/student)
april 29 NO Buoy
may- 6 Buoy
may- 13 Buoy Games
may- 20 End of the Year Party at Divas 9:30-1pm (estimated cost: $3/student)
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WHAT WE ARE LEARNING: Kyle (aka Diva) challenged us to think about what percentage of our life we are living/giving to God. Kyle shared with us times in his life that he had lived 90% for himself and 10% for God.... etc... then shared what happened when he flipped and lived his life 100% for God- trusting God for the rest.
Luke 9:23-24 "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it."
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Thanks for your patience with my "lack of posting". I am now leaving "new born land hibernation" and hope to post once a month with what's going on in our Buoy world.
And now some pix from our middle school winter retreat DEEP FREEZE at Covenant Harbor!
12/15/11
What's next......
jan- 8 Buoy
jan- 13- 15 Deep Freeze @ Covenant Harbor JR HI ONLY
jan- 15 SR HI ONLY Games @ Caribou (buy your own drinks)
jan- 22 Buoy
jan- 29 Buoy Games
Looking Ahead.........
feb- 5 Buoy
feb- 12 Buoy Games
feb 17-19 Deep Freeze @ Covenant Harbor SR HI ONLY
feb- 19 JR HI Games @ Caribou (buy your own drinks)
feb- 26 Buoy
march- 4 Buoy Games
march- 11 Buoy
march- 18 Buoy Games
march- 23-24 Outreach Event/Overnight @ Covenant Harbor (estimated cost - $3/student)
march 25 NO Buoy
april- 1 Buoy
april- 8 NO Buoy - Easter
april- 15 Buoy
april- 22 Buoy Games
april- 27-28 Event Timberlee Trek Camping (estimated cost: $15/student)
april 29 NO Buoy
may- 6 Buoy
may- 13 Buoy Games
may- 20 End of the Year Party at Divas 9:30-1pm (estimated cost: $3/student)
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WHAT WE ARE LEARNING: Are you ready? Cuz God has a plan for you!
This past month we talked about God truly having a plan for each one of us. Are we ready for His plan? Do we know that He has great things for us?
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
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And now some pix from our Christmas in Chicago Celebration!
White Elephant Gift Exchange and it's randomness!
bring on the candy!
and of course.... the bacon wallets!
Buoy Leader Christmas gifts....
Bunny- headlamp pix. =)
kissing the frog!
yup, white elephant is fun!
Playing "4 on a couch" - I think the guys and "anna boy" won two rounds in a row.
celebrating joy in bedheadedness!
high school girlies
middle school guys
middle school girlies
high school dudes
our whole group
our chicago "hostesses with the mostesses"! Don and Leslie, you guys are amazing. Thank you for letting our group crash, eat and essentially take over every year for our Christmas Celebration! You two bless us GREATLY!
the bean!
38 weeks pregnant with 14 students in Chicago.... a celebration kiss for Gow and I (leaders).
italian skills
ice skating
at the German "baby Jesus" market....
We had a great time downtown- Merry Christmas to you all!
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11/8 Are we living how God planned and designed each one of us to?
Jaber challenged us to be bold and to live the life that God planned for each one of us.... just as David did....
"For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed." Acts 13:36
Last week we talked about how loving others requires self sacrifice. Our challenge was to sacrifice something this week (with the support of our small group) as an act of love to God.....
1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spirituala act of worship. Romans 12:1-2.
And now, as we gear up for our Buoy Baked Goods Silent Auction to raise funds to send our students to Deep Freeze Winter Retreat 2012 at Covenant Harbor.... some photos from last years Deep Freeze to inspire us all!
Cheers to Deep Freeze and crazy "make me wanna hurl" drinks that I believe all three of these guys drank.
Chapel time.
The PLUNGE!
Gow, after his Polar Plunge and his hike back to the guys cabin... barefoot.
Belly Bumpers- Yeah!
Extreme Sledding - whipped around behind a quad.
Hannah! Working and being the amazing Middle School Girls' Small Group Leader at the same time .
Our girls' cabin - we bunked with Millard Covenant (Elkhorn).
Saturday Night's Fiesta
Our entire Anchor Covenant/Covenant Harbor and Millard Covenant Group.
A big "Thank You" to our Church body that has so faithfully baked and bought goods to raise the money to make Deep Freeze possible for all students!
Thank you for believing in our students and the power of God working at a weekend retreat.
Deep Freeze 2012 dates....
Jan. 13-15 Middle School
Feb. 17- 19 High School
What else is ahead.....
Dec-4 Buoy
Dec 9-10 Christmas Celebration (white elephant) in Chicago
10/16 As" buoys" - we can know who we are- because of WHO we are anchored to....
"Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Him who is the Head, that is Christ.
From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work." Ephesians 4:14-16
We praise God for a chance to "be the body" - that we can meet each Sunday night to grow together, challenge each other, pray together and live the lives HE has designed us to live.
And now some photos from our Fall Fun day at Richardson Adventure Farm.....
And honor is due to the High School Guys team that won the Corn Maze Competition! Way to go Cooper, Sam and Gow!!!
Upcoming events....
Oct 20-22 CHIC fundraiser Garage Sale
Oct-23 Buoy
Oct-30 Buoy Games - halloween
Nov-6 Buoy
Nov-13 Buoy Games
Nov-27 NO YG - thanksgiving
Dec-4 Buoy
Dec 9-10 Chicago Christmas Celebration
9/11
"Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love..." Ephesians 5:1&2a
Let the school year begin! Our Back to School BBQ was a blast! Here are some photos from our time at the Mundorf's casa....
"Dude Hazey Ewe, Wendy Simi?" That is a question we ask you to think about... and think about it some more..... I will post more on that in the posts to come, but really ask yourself..."Dude Hazey Ewe, Wendy Simi"?
(yup, it's a lil riddle... think on it and email me if you think you have figured it out)
we played "Poop Deck"
Another competition.... who can hold a note or make a sound for the longest?
Nicole's singing.... "AHHHHHHH" =)
Who can take the biggest step?
Our teams.... middle school gals and their mommas.
the guys' team and their dads "
the high school gals and folks.
This Ephesians verse shows the direction we will be heading with YG this fall....
"Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love..."
Please be praying for our leaders and students as we talk and pray and study on HOW to live this verse out.
And here is the fall schedule - all Sunday evening activities will be at the Gowan House.
Sep-11 Buoy
Sep-18 Buoy games
Oct-2 Buoy Games
Oct-9 Buoy
Oct-15 Fall Fun
Oct-23 Buoy
Oct-30 Buoy Games - halloween
Nov-6 Buoy
Nov-13 Buoy Games
Nov-27 NO YG - thanksgiving
Dec-4 Buoy
Dec 9-10 Chicago Christmas Celebration
8/27
Wow, August is quickly rushing by!
Today is our YG Back to School BBQ at the Mundorfs! Hope to see y'all there 3-7:30. We will be giving the scoop on all things for this upcoming year...
- CHIC
- Theme, Tshirts and direction
- A few changes in how we will do things...
- Calendar of Events
- and time for you and your family to hang out, eat and get to know your small group leader.
And now.... photos from our two August events. First, our pizza & movie night.
And then pix from our tubing (Neal DeVries boat driver) and pier event (hosted by Cheryl Petrie). We are truly blessed by you guys who support our YG! Thanks so much!
That's it for today, I will sign off with the verse that we talked about alot at our YG Camping Trip in July, and that we will refer to often over the upcoming year.....
Ephesians 4:29
New International Version (NIV)
29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
8/8
YG, our summer is winding down. We have one more summer event and then our back to school BBQ kickoff!
Here are the dates...
August 20 (Sat.) Boat/Ski/Tube and hang out at Sydney's Pier 2-9 pm RSVP needed
August 27th (Sat) Back to School Family BBQ @ Mundorfs 3-7:30pm RSVP needed
And now, some photos from our July camping trip!
6/26
YG Pool and Pizza Party last wednesday! It was a bit chilly... but as you can see... the cooler temps didn't stop a single one of our students!
Anna Sunshine
Kalib and Shane.... striking a pose.
a wee bit of chicken fighting occurred.
fun hair!
creating a YG - human whirlpool!
trouble. this spells trouble. they look all serene don't they? next photo....
yup, I think Gow and Maggie were the champs.
Syd and Anna with their underwater handstand skills.
Syd... =)
the girls of the group that night- and a bunch of underwater fun!
More summer YG events... please RSVP
July 9-10 (Sat-Sun) Camping Kettle Moraine Campground 2pm-3pm
July 23 (Sat) Hot Dog Contest and Slippery Watery Game @ Hundts 3-10pm
August 20 (Sat.) Boat/Ski/Tube and hang out at Sydney's Pier 2-9 pm
August 27th (Sat) Back to School Family BBQ @ Mundorfs 3-7:30pm
Hope y'all can join us!
6/2 YG Summer Events (RSVP needed for all events)
June 22nd (Wed) Pizza and Swimming Pool Dave & Kathy DeVries' 5-8pm
July 9-10 (Sat-Sun) Camping Kettle Moraine Campground 2pm-3pm
July 23 (Sat) Hot Dog Contest and Slippery Watery Game @ Hundts 3-10pm
August 20 (Sat.) Boat/Ski/Tube and hang out at Sydney's Pier 2-9 pm
August 27th (Sat) Back to School Family BBQ @ Mundorfs 3-7:30pm
More details to be emailed out.... Please RSVP to all Summer Events and all graduating 5th graders are welcome to join!
And now... pix from our End of the School Year BBQ.
We started with some DQ birthday-goodness in Kalib's honor....
Sam working the camera....
"Los Hombres" team..... yes, they were champs in our hardcore Kickball match.
"Las Mujeres" we may have lost- but we had heart and spirit like no other!
Hannah enjoying some BBQ!
Getting ready to rock Jack's world!
5/16
We were "brick makers" at Covenant Harbor this past weekend as we helped camp get ready for summer. Our group of YGers, parents and some Harbor staff cut, dented, grooved, aged and painted bricks for this summer's camp theme stage castle!
Jack and Emma taking off their "safety masks" for a quick smile.
Jane, harbor staff and part of our yg staff, carrying "castle bricks" and her detailing tool.
Sam, pounding away, muscling shape into a brick.
Syd, demonstrating "Safety First".
5 brick builders... it looked somewhat like Santa's workshop in there.
We had a great time. The students got to use saws, paint and ended the evening with a cold boat ride, some mini golf, bball and just soaking up the Covenant Harbor Bible Camp atmosphere.
Last night was our final "Caribou Small Groups" of the school year.
Next Sunday, May 22nd from 10am-1pm we will be BBQing at Kyle's in Delavan. Please RSVP to me and join us for some burgers, games and fun.
Summer Event Dates to be posted soon.......
4/29
We had a great time last week at the Brewers game as they SMOKED the Astros!
Celebrating a home run!
Supper at Five Guys- WOOT WOOT!
A pre- game pix while we were still relatively warm and dry.
I asked Ang. if she could give me a line for our new webpage, here it is........
"YG is amazing...you meet new people, have fun, eat FOOD, grow in your faith and plain out have fun!"
Coming up....
5/1 YG Caribou @ Caribou Coffee 6:45-8pm - Small Group Fun
5/8 YG (Youth Group) at the Gowans 6:45-8:30
5/14 Covenant Harbor Work Day 9am- supper
4/6/11
Hello - you have arrived at the Anchor YG (Youth Group) page!
This is the place to check out the latest YG happenings, upcoming events and also see some pix of our group.
Jack - doing the "polar bear plunge" at Winter Camp - Deep Freeze 2011. And yes, that is ice and snow you see behind him. Jack and Gow were the two crazy brave ones to take the plunge from Anchor.
This week ........
4/10 YG at the Gowans 6:45-8:30pm.
4/13 helping prepare, serve, share and clean up for the Men's Homeless Shelter 4-6:30pm
4/13 RSVP needed for the Brewers game on 4/22
Coming up........
4/17 YG Caribou @ Caribou Coffee 6:45-8pm - Small Group Fun
