Ignite ‘09

I want you to imagine your first day in heaven.  You are walking along the streets of gold, enjoying the perfect weather, and you run in to one of your old  school friends…and then another…and then another.  Man, did everybody in your school have a personal relationship with Christ? 

Now imagine asking each of those schoolmates how they learned about God and his love.  They smile and say…YOU! It could be…if you want God to use you.  How cool would that be?

That’s why you need to attend Ignite ‘09

You can check out the band SINCLAIR HERE

Extreme Week 2009 is here!!!

I have waited all year for this!  Extreme Week is finally upon us!!!  And it is going to be AWESOME!!!!  For those you who have never experienced Extreme Week, I can’t really explain it.  But maybe this video from last year can….

Extreme Right?  Well that is like the toddler version compared to this year!  Here are the details you need to know for 2009 Extreme Week:
Dates: Sunday, August 9th – Thursday August 13th at Sycamore Creek Church
Time: 8:30pm to 10:30pm (yea that’s right!  It’s Extreme….at Night!!!)
For Who:  Any student entering 7th grade – class of 2009 high school graduates
Cost:  FREE!!! (but if you want to help purchase supplies, see the very bottom)

What else?  Oh yeah.  Each night has a theme.  Click on the list below to see the themes for the nights!

Need a 2009 Medical Release Form?  Click here
Want to help with the needed supplies? Click EXTREME WEEK 2009 SUPPLY LIST. Just do me a favor- let me know what you are providing so I don’t buy it!

World Changers 2009 Video

CLUB ZERO

If you are a 7th – 12th Grade student, then you need to know about Club Zero.  With a DJ playing the latest dance music, video games, pool table and snack shack, Club Zero is a party waiting to happen!

The only thing missing is you! So grab your friends and join us for Club Zero. Dance, Play. Chill. It’s all at Club Zero!

When: Friday, May 22nd 8pm -11pm
Where: Sycamore Creek Church “The Toaster”
Who: All students 7th – 12th Grade
Cost: Free!!! (snacks will be available for purchase)

30 Hour Famine – Friday May 29- Saturday May 30th

Two Dollars.  That’s home much money 2.1 billion people in the world live on each day. Today more than 840 million people will not get enough food to eat.  26,ooo of those people will die.  Oh and that is just those who are under the age of 5.  Hunger may not be a problem for you, but it is a problem.

That’s why we are participating in WorldVision’s 30 hour famine.  We are going to go without food for 30 hours so we can experience just a little of what a lot of people in the world deal with every day.

Here are the Details for the 30 Hour Famine-

- Stop eating at 1pm on Friday May 29th- no snacks, no candy, just water and juice
- Meet at the church at 7pm Friday night for the 30 hour Famine Event
- We will stay the night at the church so bring a sleeping bag, pillow, change of clothes, toiletries, etc.
- Wear comfortable shoes, we are going to be walking through neighborhoods collecting non-perishable food for the Pickerington Food Pantry
- We will attend the Saturday night Service at Sycamore Creek and then break fast together after the service.
- Parents can pick you up any time between 7 and 8 pm Saturday Night

I know it may be hard to think about not eating for 30 hours, but that is only because you have never had to do that before.  Join us for the 30 hour famine and see what it means to be truly hungry!

Human Bowling Video

Ok so if you missed Cross Current on May 3rd, you missed Human bowling.  But I wanted to be sure you got to see it so, here is the video

Video Recap of the Fashion Show

Man we had a blast with the Thrift Store Fashion Show!!!  In case you missed it, here is a little video I put together to give you just a little taste of what you missed.  Enjoy!!!

Thrift Store Fashion Show

Thrift Store Fashion Show
Sat., May 2nd 5pm to 9pm
Meet here at Sycamore Creek Church
Bring $15 to buy your fashion show costume
Invite Parents and others to attend fashion show at 8pm

Here’s how it will work:
All students 7th – 12th grade are invited to join us.  We will meet at SCC at 5pm.  We will then travel to the Volunteers of America Thrift Store where students will have roughly 1 hour to design, plan and purchase their outfit for the Thrift Store Fashion Show. We will then return to SCC and students will get ready to model their outfit on the “catwalk”.  Parents and friends are invited to attend the fashion which will begin at 8pm.  Students outfits will be judged- categories and criteria will be announced before the students go shopping.

One-Liners

One-Liners.  Those classic quick response thoughts that we use all the time.  Every one of us has a few of these that we use all the time. Some of my favorite one-liners have to be “Even a blind squirl finds a nut once in a while”, or “your mom!!!” (classic, but don’t use it on your family!), and probably my new favorite one “Ooh, that’s going on facebook!”

But as I thought about it, it hit me- we do this with the Bible too!  We have our go to verses, those verses that we use in situations when we don’t really want to take time to formulate a response.  We say things like “All things work together for good”, or “Don’t judge or you will be judge”.  Classics!

But do we understand these verses?  I mean is there a deeper meaning to some of the most used verses in the Bible? Maybe there is a promise we are missing, or maybe we are using them wrong. 

So over the next few weeks, we will be exploring one verse each week to see what we can learn from some the most famous Bible “One-Liners”.

So if you are a teen, join us at 6pm for Cross Current at Sycamore Creek Church and learn a little bit more about the One-Liners

YEC Schedule Change

We have changed our original plan for YEC!  With Spring sports in full gear, we have realized that many of our students would not be able to attend YEC if we go down a day early.

So in the spirit of YEC, we have adapted our schedule to allow more students the chance to attend.

Here is the new YEC Schedule:
When: Friday, April 10th
We will meet at Sycamore Creek Church at 4:30pm and will return at 1:30am Saturday Morning
Where: Nutter Center at Wright State University
Cost: $20 plus money for a fast food dinner

If you are interested in going, please let Scott know as soon as possible.

What is YEC?
YEC is an event put on by the Southern Bapstist of Ohio yearly.  This year’s theme is “Unchained”.  Students will be challenged to live in Christ’s Freedom.  Looking at the schedule, they have some great stuff lined up.  If you want to see the schedule or learn more about the actual event, click here