Rugbys the ball pass it on!

Show your true cantabrian colours tonight... wear something red/black...

Meet at church at 6:45pm sharp. We are off to the Sands house to watch the rugby final: Crusaders v Hurricanes!

Bring $2 towards some kai.

Feel free to bring a mate. See you then ;)

Koru #2

Tonight was the 2nd Koru programme. It went really well. No broken teeth, or trips to the hospital ;)

We doubled in numbers! There were 8 young people in total plus the koru team. 1 new boy & 3 new girls.

I asked the 3 new girls (who I know from Holiday programme) how they knew Koru was happening as they don't go to Waltham School... and they said they saw the sandwich boards that I had put out there today! Wohoo. Go the sandwich boards :) Plus one had got a flyer at the Waltham Fun Fair - so well done to everyone who helped out with the info stall!!

Steve did a wee talk tonight about Friendship, and best friends. He shared how it's cool to have best friends but even our best friends can let us down sometimes... but Jesus will never let us down. He is the ultimate best friend who loves us heaps. Was really cool.

Well done all the leaders & helpers who turned up tonight. Was real cool to see ya there doing your thing.

So the next Koru programme is on 2nd June. We asked the kids if they wanted to cruise over to the Quiz Nite that's happening at church. They were all keen so we are going to meet at 6:30pm that night for fish n chips, and then cruise over to the Quiz Nite.

Thank you God for a great nite! Bring on the next one...

Hanmer Weekend Coming Up!!!

Put Friday 30th June to Sunday 2nd July in your diarys, calendars or woteva you use... cas to celebrate the end of Term 2... we are off to Hanmer for the Weekend!!!

We have booked 2 big houses for 2 nights. This will be a fantastic weekend away together... hot pools, mountain biking, walks, horse riding, 6 person bikes around Hanmer town, playing cards, hanging out.... sound good?

Only 6 weeks away!!!! Woooohhhooooooooo!!!!

(More details to come)

 

Some impressive "B"costumes

 

A good B Nite Out

There was some pretty impressive dress-up costumes for the Progressive Dinner B Bus Trip...

A bowler, a batsman, a baby, a businesswoman, 2 brides, blue boy, brooke fraser, ballerina, beach babe, biker, blonde, black (FBI agent)...

PROGRESSIVE DINNER B BUS TRIP...

MEET @ 6PM TOMORROW NIGHT WITH $5. WE WILL BE BACK AT 10PM.

THE THEME IS THE LETTER B. WE ARE GOING AROUND A FEW HOUSES, TO EAT DIFFERENT COURSES... STARTING WITH B! (DON’T HAVE TEA BEFORE YOU COME)

WE HAVE A 41 SEATER BUS... SO BRING A FRIEND!!! WILL BE A TOP NIGHT.

DRESS UP SOMETHING STARTING WITH B...




SUM IDEAS:
BOB THE BUILDER, BEYONCE, BOTTLE, BLONDE, BASKETBALL PLAYER, BOX, BARBIE, BATMAN...

(IDEAS FROM STEVE JAEGER SO BLAME HIM FOR THE GREAT SUGGESTIONS!!!)

Soul Purpose

Hey I'm not sure how many have checked out the link on the side bar "SOUL PURPOSE" but if you haven't... you should! It's a real cool site aye. They publish a magazine specifically for young people in NZ for free. You can ask for a free copy, otherwise just read online.

It's got heaps of cool stuff about music, life, faith, current events....

Here's a cool article about Learning Forgiveness... check it out

"I used to think that Christians had it sweet. From what I saw they were never angry, sad, confused or lost. I thought they were sort of super-human, never actually feeling the normal emotions that everyone else let consume them. Like energizer bunnies on party-pills they were always happy happy happy.

After becoming a Christian myself, I tried to take on this persona that I had seen. I had been saved, and now got to hang out with the Creator of the Universe! Man, did it get any better? I started on this awesome journey, adamant that I would follow Jesus with all my heart and never sin again. One slip up after another, I came to realize that this wasn’t going to happen. The glow of salvation was starting to wear off and I was back in the world, totally disheartened that I couldn’t just stop sinning. I was definitely a child of God, so why couldn’t I get it right?

Eventually I grew tired. The cycle of sinning, and then begging for forgiveness, sinning again, and going back to the start, had worn me down. I had no one to blame but myself. One day, after a huge session of tears, I prayed to my God who seemed so far away. I didn’t feel like I was getting any better, this sin riddling my soul. It was time to give up. I’m sorry Lord, I can’t do it.

Going to Church that night, not really feeling like it at all, I knew the message was meant for me. There’s nothing that we do to deserve forgiveness. It is a free gift of God’s grace. But further than this, it has all been paid for. Every one of our sins, past, present and future, were fully counted for by Jesus Christ when he died on the Cross. At the point of accepting Him into our lives we accept this forgiveness for every sin we have done and will do in the future. We are no longer focused on begging always for forgiveness. Instead now we thank God for the amazing love that was poured out on the Cross and in the knowledge that we are still sinners, ask God for his help to become more like Christ. This does not warrant us to go out and sin, but instead compels us to obey out of love for what Jesus has already done." by Kimberley V

Dig Deeper: Romans 6, Romans 8:1-4, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Right on!

Youthgroup starts up again this Wednesday!! Wohoo.

So hope to see you & your lovely face at 7pm in the youth centre.

Right on!!