7/12/08

Hey people,

Another action-packed week draws to a close and an even busier one starts. Tons going on, now pay attention 007…

Last week:
On Sunday Nathan and those who were there talked about the people of Israel disobeying God in the Old Testament, and about how God warned the Israelites through the prophets, before sending them away into exile. They talked about how God expects the people of his covenant to behave, and ended the session with a discussion concerning God's anger, and watched this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6_3Va-X1pk which is great and worth watching (good bit on righteous anger). I think it ties in with a thread on the bulletin board about how church needs more men. In the same thread I challenged Nathan to a fight to the death (still waiting for laser quest, or other reasonable excuse)- the bulletin board is awesome and everyone should go visit!

On Sunday evening there was Fusion. The Fontainebleau lot failed to turn up. Pfft. Anyway, much amusement was had- if you weren’t there, you missed out on multi-person skiing (the MAN-TEAM won, just to rub it in), unbelievably amazing chicken, and a very good (and funny) talk about talking to God to your friends by an outside speaker. There were also lots of people there, including a few new faces, which was great.

My crystal ball tells me:
Friday evening- MADAGASCAR 2!!!!! Meet at St Quentin en Yvelines Ouest Cinema at 20h15, or miss out on penguins…

Saturday- from 10h00 onwards, in the youth room, make Christmas cards to sell at the Christmas market the next day- this is quite important!

Sunday morning- no youth group :( there will be a nativity play in the morning instead. After the morning service, we're holding a stand during the Christmas Market. We need volunteers to staff it.

Sunday evening- Carol service, followed by the Christmas Market stand again.

Friday 19th- after Carols Under the Stars, YOUTH SLEEPOVER. “Invite all your friends! Get dancing shoes on! Boom baby! It's awesome! Yeah! Yeah!” according to Nathan. He’s right; it will be awesome, because I will be there to make it so… I think (might be in L.A.)

And then it will be Christmas, when over-eating and woolly jumpers become not just prevalent, but socially acceptable! I can’t wait.

More news about the next Fusion dates in 2009 to come, watch this space. Well, not this space exactly, it might be above or below slightly, but y’know.

Don’t forget- Soul Survivor meeting is on Sunday the 11th after the morning service.

Lastly, apologies to Clare Kenchington for spelling your name wrong last week- my mum’s middle name is spelt the same way, I really have no excuse…

Have a truly excellent week, all of you, and good luck to those with interviews!

Ed