Upcoming Events

Want to know what’s gonna’ happen? You should check out the calendar.

Another way to get a quick overview of current events is to check out the most recent Youth Page from the Grapevine.

Here are a few highlights of things you probably don’t want to miss:   

{August 10′}

 

Minute to Win it- Freshmen Challenge

Hope Lutheran Church — 6-8pm

Date: August 22, 2010

We would like to welcome all the Freshmen (Class of 2015) in style at our “Minute to Win it” - Freshmen Challenge. This will be a time we can make the new freshmen feel welcome and it will be a night for the freshmen to show off the skills they will offer us in the years to come! Be ready to participate in 60-Second challenge games that are sure to be a blast! The Life - High School Ministry of Hope Lutheran Church is excited and ready for an amazing new year of fun activities, programs, and ministry. Come help us kick off a great year Minute to Win it Freshmen Style! Can’t wait to see you there!

 

the Answer (k-12th) - Parents Information Meeting (2010-2011 School Year)

Wednesday August 25th, 2010  — 5:30pm

It’s a new school year and we know your calendars fill up quickly.  the Answer youth ministry has planned a parents informational meeting that we expect all  youth  and there parents  to attend. At this yearly meeting we will have the 2010-2011 medical forms available to fill out and other important forms and other  information that you may need about our ministry. This meeting will help you to understand what our ministry is all about and what are goals are for the year.  It’s very important to make every effort to attend this information meeting. We make every effort to make our ministry one where your child can experience God through several different aspects of living a Christian life but we can’t do it alone. We need to be on the same page as the parents who are in the lives of there children everyday. Thank you and see you at the meeting.

 

{September 10′}

 

See You at the Pole  2010 (SYATP)

September 22, 2010 — All Day

What if you gathered with other Christians around the flagpole at your school on the morning of September 22 and laid this petition before God, “Father, may Your will be done on my campus as it is in heaven”? What if all of you really meant that prayer? What if your youth pastor stood ready to help you make this a reality?How would that change your school? How would that change the lives of your friends and fellow students? See You at the Pole™ can provide a powerful connection between you and the other Christian students on your campus to pray and reach out all year long. Let See You at the Pole™ be a kick-off for you to truly make a difference this year. Take your place in history with millions of other students on this Global Day of Student Prayer. Click Here to visit http://www.syatp.com/ and learn more about this amazing movement happening all over the country!

 

 

Refresh - the Answer Family Retreat

(the Way, the Truth, and the Life)

September 24th-25th, 2010

@ Calvin Crest

Please mark your calendars for some quality time with your family! We will head up to Calvin Crest for a Night and a Day to relax and refresh our lives with the word of God and the people we love so much but sometimes forget to see or appreciate our very own family God has blessed us with. Pastor Adam Knudson will speak during the weekend guiding us through scripture and the word of God with a refreshing take on the world we live in today as Youth & as parents of youth. We will have a guest muscian/band  lead us in worship for the retreat and when they are chosen we will post who it will be so keep your eyes out for that! We are excited for this new idea to become a reality and with your help, support, and prayers it will. Thank you. More information to come!

 

{October 10′}

 

Sierra Pacific Synod Youth Committee - High School Retreat: GLOBE - Gods Love Over Beloved Earth.

(For those who are interested in leadership positions in the greater ELCA)

October 15th-17th, 2010

@ Mt. Cross- Felton, CA

This will be an amazing chance for our High School youth to take on a position on the Sierra Pacfic Synod Youth Committee and an opportunity for you to have a great weekend with other Lutherans from around northeran california. This trip usually includes an awesome afternoon on the beach with fun, games, and relaxation. We will focus on building a greater relationship with Christ while absorbing the beauty of the Santa Cruz area. Please keep your eyes out for more information.

 

{November 10′}

 

Sierra Pacific Synod Youth Committee- Jr. High Retreat: Gods Gym-Excersise Your Faith.

Novemeber 12th-14th, 2010

@ Mt. Cross - Felton, CA

A weekend away from the world that we get so wrapped up in is always nice! If you are in 7th or 8th grade join us for an amazing weekend at Mt.Cross. We will enjoy camping in the Santa Cruz mountains, hear an amazing speakers, worship together, and get to meet other Lutheran’s from around Northeran California. It’s always a blast to be together and grow in our faith together as Christians. Keep your eyes out for more information on this exciting event!

 

 

 {March 11′}

 

Acquire the Fire (ATF)

March 18th-19th, 2011

@ Peoples Church - Fresno, CA

Cost: $40

 Collisions happen all the time. It’s part of our human experience. Some are accidental, others intentional; they can be physical or emotional. Either way, people get hurt. Some collisions are trivial, like stubbing your toe or skinning your knee. Others are devastating—being constantly bullied at school or harshly abused at home. Injuries from most collisions leave prominent scars, but the most traumatic collisions take place inside and leave wounds no one will ever see. Countless people live in broken families with broken hearts. Everywhere people are used, abused, ridiculed, rejected, ignored, and abandoned. They live with the hurt, pain, and destruction of these collisions everyday. You may see it in their eyes, you may notice it on their arms, or you may not notice it at all.

Acquire The Fire is confronting collisions head on. Young people from coast to coast will hear that God wants to comfort, heal, and put them back together. Although the enemy continues to steal, kill, and destroy, Jesus binds up the brokenhearted, proclaims freedom to the captives, and releases prisoners from the darkness. God is the only one who can restore a soul, heal a heart, and change a destiny. God will mend the broken at this year’s Acquire The Fire. Visit www.acquirethefire.com for more imformation.