Reality YM

No no no

2011-08-30T13:37:00.001-07:00

Whoever is responsible for putting Harold's head in a bucket of jell-o just know we are not entertained. Andrew was weeping in the corner for an hour and Peter hasn't been seen since yesterday. Whoever can name the person responsible for this cruel act will be rewarded 1,500 points for their team. Evidence must be presented.

- Sad and Disturbed Youth Guys

Andrew is Homeless

2011-08-30T09:47:00.000-07:00

Okay, he isn't really "without a home" but his computer is. As we are getting him a new desk (as his other one had to be moved) I like his current setup. What do you think? Jr. High Pastor appropriate?

High School Summer Camp

2011-07-25T14:57:00.000-07:00

It seems there has been some confusion about camp this year so I wanted to answer any questions that you may have by reading your thoughts and posting those answers here.

1. We leave Sunday and check-in for camp is between 4-5 pm we leave Friday and pick-up is at 9am, please be on time as I can't leave and see my two precious sons and beautiful wife until you get your kiddos.
2. You are responsible for getting yourself both to and from camp, carpooling is encouraged.
3. If you are unclear about how much you owe for camp please email me (PNA0226@gmail.com) or message me on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pna0226) as I will be at camp with the Jr. Highers for the majority of this week and have no cell phone service but I will have access to the interweb.
4. If you are looking for the camp forms, they are all right here.
5. The theme is in fact 80's, there will be a dress up day on Thursday, so get your crimp and neon colors on.
6. I don't know what cabin you are in until I get checked in on Sunday afternoon so stop asking.
7. I am not going to tell you everyone who is going because my memory is that bad and my desire to do so is that little. See you at Sugar Pine!

Hiking the Mist Trail

2011-07-12T17:37:00.001-07:00

For anyone who wants to come with us or is thinking about coming with us on Sunday, we are hiking the Mist Trail to the top of Nevada Falls.

We are meeting at the church at 6am. I will have donuts for breakfast, if you don't like donuts, to bad, you better eat something else. The Mist Trail is named so because we are hiking next to a waterfall and you will get wet. Because of the water you need to wear appropriate clothing (i.e. no white shirts) and many hikers bring a pancho for this part of the trail, you do not have to, but you can.

The total cost is 10 dollars and
permission slips will be available Sunday morning, at the church office or right here.
Bring a sack lunch and PLENTY of water, if you have a camelback that would be the best option.
Wear hiking boots or tennis shoes you can walk comfortably in. It will be cold in the morning and hot in the afternoon so shorts and a sweatshirt would be optimum.

Dinner is included in the cost and we will be home between 6 and 8 depending on how fast we hike. If you have any questions please email me as I will be in jury duty, again, Pna0226@gmail.com

Please let me know if you are going to be joining if you haven't already. See you Sunday.

- Peter

Car Wash

2011-07-05T10:53:00.000-07:00

So you are going to camp? Sweet, you want 70 bucks knocked off the price? Me too, so, we are getting our car wash on this Sunday from 12-3. We are pre-selling tickets and if you want the money, you gotta help seel the tickets. We have 10 tickets for each of you to sell, if you don't have them yet come get them from the Church office anytime this week. Call Peter if you have any questions, call Laurie if you have any concerns. See you Sunday.

Quick Update

2011-06-21T23:23:00.001-07:00

We are split into two teams, they are as follows:

Team 1 Team 2
Diana Peter
Alex Gandalf
Cody F. Stephanie
Cody N. Anthony
Jacob Kelsi
Host: Chelsea Trent
Wyatt
Host: Maggy

Team 1 was at a day school for K-8 today, lots of kickball, worship music, and kids. Rumor has it they had an incredible time and did so while talking to them about Christ and His love for all of them.

Team 2 started by serving over 1000 meals to people in need at the St. Vincent de Paul lunch room in Oakland. It was almost everyone's favorite service project thus far. Our student ate lunch with some of the men and women their and were asked to just talk to them about their lives. In the afternoon team two split into two teams and walked up and down mission street with 20 dollars in hand and asked to go meet some people's needs in the community. It was an incredible stretching experience for all of them. Your students will have some very real and powerful stories when they get home and I would encourage you to talk through what they saw and did this week with them as they have done some pretty incredible stuff and probably don't even realize it. Have a good night and enjoy the heat (sorry that was mean, it will get up to about 72 tomorrow here). Goodnight!

Coffee (The Urban Grind)

St. Vincent de Paul, Trent is leading a meeting.

Nicaraguan food (pork tamales and fried cheese and plantains)

Goldberg. The goalie!!!!!!

Mission Trip

2011-06-20T23:19:00.001-07:00

Hey Mission Trip Parents and Guardians,

We had a small mix up and we will be returning on FRIDAY afternoon not Saturday. Please make arrangements to get your student then. I will have your kids call you to inform you of our exact arrival time once we are getting closer. Sorry for the mix up.

We are having an incredible week thus far. Our students are learning and growing in what it means to truly be God's hands and feet. They will have some pretty incredible stories for you when they get home.

See you Friday and please pray for our safety and effectiveness.

- Peter

Lands End

Ethiopian food.

Our home.

City Hall

Alex Harrington

Mission Trip Health Insurance

2011-06-17T15:59:00.001-07:00

Last thing i forgot to tell you we needed, it is crazy what you find when you read the fine print. We need copies of the front and back of our students insurance cards. Please bring these with you on Sunday. Also in case you missed it, here is the list of things you need to pack/bring. Thanks!

What to Bring to San Francisco

2011-06-15T17:12:00.000-07:00

***IMPORTANT***

Mission Trip students, we need you to be at the church on Sunday at the 8:30 and 11:00 services so our congregation can pray for us and for our trip to the Bay Area. We will be meeting back at the church to leave at 1:00PM, please eat before you get here as your next meal won't be until after 5.

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The following is straight from CSM's website and are their rules, please don't ask me to make any exceptions as they are not my rules to break. Thanks.

Things to bring with you to the City:
o An attitude of FLEXIBILITY!
o Towel, wash cloth.
o Personal toiletries (shampoo, soap, toothbrush, shower shoes or flip flops, sunscreen, etc.)
o Your Bible, a pen and a journal.
o A reusable water bottle. Tap water in both S.F. and Oakland is some of the best in the country.
o Warm clothes to sleep in (the sleeping quarters can be cold at night!) and an extra blanket for warmth.
o One-piece swimsuit (summer only—you may be going swimming with some ministry sites that work with
children).
o Flip-flops or other shower shoes for showering.
o Sleeping bag and pillow. Air mattresses (twin size only) and extra blankets are also suggested.
o Work clothes: most sites prefer loose jeans/long pants, t-shirts, closed-toe shoes, non-skid soles.
- Shirts that expose the shoulders (tank tops, halter tops, muscle shirts, etc.) may NOT be worn.
Shirts must be long enough to tuck in or to raise arms without exposing midriff or underwear.
Neither shirts nor pants can be tight, and shirts cannot be low-cut. Shirts must NOT be low cut.
- We must wear long pants to ministry sites (Capri's don’t count). This is for safety purposes, plus, it’s
cold here!
- Shoes must be closed-toed and have backs on them.
- Sweatshirt or jacket for day or evening. (SF Bay Area is NOT sunny California) Always be prepared for
rain, fog, and wind.
- NO college or professional sports paraphernalia. NO single color outfits. NO bandanas.
- Hats must be worn bill forward.

Things NOT to bring to the City:
o Clothes that don’t fit dress code.
o Cell Phones, iPods, PSPs. Radios, walkmans, TVs, etc. (Students cell phones and pagers will be
confiscated for the week.)
o Valuables (except your Bible!).
o Large amounts of money (except $5-$20 to purchase a CSM t-shirt).
o Hats, bandanas, college or professional team clothing. NO single color outfits.
o Weapons (guns, switchblades, firecrackers, etc.).
o Alcohol, tobacco and/or drugs.

Four things to remember about the City:

The people who live in the city come from many different places, backgrounds and cultures.
The people of the city work hard at preserving their cultures…they are proud to be Asian, Latino, African American, Eastern European, Middle Eastern, Native American, etc.
You will bring your suburban/rural culture with you. You will naturally look, act and talk like suburban/rural people.
Sometimes these cultures are in conflict. Please remember to respect the cultures of the city that are different from your own. Do not make fun of or put down the dress, actions, food, or music of the cultures that you come in contact with. This also includes different religious groups, ethnic cultures, sexual orientations, political views, etc.

Sunday Night Sundae Fight in Review

2011-06-05T23:17:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the pictures from tonight's festivities, to all who came I hope you had a blast and we will see you next week...

Sunday Night Sundae Fight

2011-05-25T15:08:00.000-07:00

It's kind of like this...

June 5th, 6:30-8:30, bring your own shaving cream and rock your 80's clothing.

Lift Letter

2011-05-23T11:09:00.001-07:00

Fellow Youthers,

‘Tis the time of year for two things; 1. Throwing Shaving cream at one another in an attempt to get your friends as messy as humanly possible, and 2. Go to San Francisco and serve the needs of thousands of people in a week that you will never forget. Without any further ado, here is more info about both of those items:

Sunday Night Sunday Fight: I will say this is probably my most favorite event of the year. Why you may ask? Because we get to destroy each other with shaving cream, ice cream, and chocolate syrup for a solid 30 minutes before going down a 75 foot slip and slide. It is going down Sunday June 5 at 6:30, I hope you are able to make it (if you aren’t, I will find you and get you messy anyway). Two changes this year from last, it is an 80’s Prom theme, if you need inspiration go watch ‘The Breakfast Club’ it will give you a nice broad range of clothing options from that time period. The second change is this year it is bring your own shaving cream, I don’t care how much you bring, in fact, the more there is the messier we get. A cheap option is to go to dollar tree and I recommend getting the foaming type of shaving cream, not the gel. Also, Manifesto is going to be leading us in worship that night.

The Mission Trip is fast approaching (like my segue?) and if you are going with us I hope you have your letters out already as I will be sending out balance dues the week of June 6^th. If you are not going with us I would ask that you would keep our team in your prayers as we go on this life changing journey. For many on our team it will be their first taste of missions and at times can be not only incredibly humbling but also overwhelming. Pray that God would be seen and glorified through the work of our team. Thank you all for your support ahead of time. Happy Youthing.

Sunday Night Sundae Fight

2011-05-18T11:30:00.000-07:00

Oh yes, it is definitely happening again. Check out last year's event.

Sunday Night Sundae Fight 2010 from Reality YM on Vimeo.
This is what happened last year, 4 times as fast as it actually did. This year will be bigger and messier. Wear your 80's prom clothes and bring your own shaving cream. See you then!

Youth Mission Trip to The City

2011-03-31T11:46:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, it is time to get the ball rolling for our annual Mission Trip and this year we are going to serve the people of San Francisco. We have a mandatory informational meeting for all students and parents of students interested in going on Sunday Night at 5:30. Permission slips, financial obligations, fundraising, and general information will be distributed so please make it a priority to be here, See you at the Youth House!

Baby Silva

2011-03-10T19:04:00.001-08:00

Denver and Amanda's beautiful baby Addison. We love you both!

Winter Retreat 2011

2011-02-16T18:07:00.000-08:00

Winter Camp?

2011-02-03T18:58:00.001-08:00

Who is ready?

- Peter

Rides and Ryan Warner

2011-02-03T11:07:00.000-08:00

One thing I wanted to make sure you know is that EVERYONE HAS A RIDE TO CAMP. BRING YOUR STUDENT TO THE CHURCH AT 6, WE HAVE OUR DRIVERS READY TO TAKE YOUR STUDENTS TO AND FROM CAMP.

I also wanted to let you all know a bit more about our speaker Ryan Warner. Ryan loves to live life to the fullest, he is a disciple, adventurer, marathoner, triathlete, lover of scripture, and can grow an amazing beard, as you can see. This weekend he is going to be tearing into the life of David and talking about the Way of the Warrior, and frankly I cant think of any better person to learn about it from. I am ecstatic to learn from him and even more excited to have our Jr. and Senior boys share a cabin with him.

Orange Team

2011-02-02T14:20:00.001-08:00

The Way of the Warrior Winter Camp 2011.

Orange team is gonna roll.

- Peter

What You Need for Camp

2011-02-01T10:19:00.000-08:00

Depart: 6:00 PM Friday from the Church

Arrive Home: 3:15 PM Sunday at the Church

What to Bring:

Sleeping Bag and Pillow

Bible, Notebook, Pen

Towels

Personal Hygiene Stuff (deodorant, shampoo, soap, toothbrush, etc.)

Warm Winter Clothing (Warm Jacket, extra socks, extra pants, there may be snow)

Clothes to get muddy and messy

Tennis Shoes

Beanie,

Boots

Flashlight

Spending Money (We may stop on the way up or back, no promises though)

Any medication that may be needed, please label them and give them to your camper and inform me.

Things not to bring to camp…

(If you bring these items your parents will be called to come get you.)

Tobacco, Drugs, Alcohol

Fireworks, matches, lighters

Weapons (That includes Airsoft guns and knives…)

Winter Camp 2011

2011-01-18T12:30:00.001-08:00

Sequoia Highlands Camp. You Coming?

YouTube Video

- Peter

Winter Camp

2011-01-18T09:22:00.001-08:00

Denver and I are going to do the final walk through at camp and make sure the RZR works up there. It is strictly business though.

- Peter

Reality YM High School in Review Week 10

2011-01-17T10:27:00.000-08:00

Series: Romans (2 of 15)

Message in a Sentence: We all at some point are going to have to stand before God and face His judgment. His judgment is based on your heart, he doesn't compare you to others and His judgment is accurate.

(We are going to have students and leaders recorded reading our nightly scripture for the duration of this series, if you are interested let me know.)
Romans 2:1-16

Romans 2:1-16 from Reality YM on Vimeo.

Worship: Every Move I Make, Majesty, The Wonderful Cross
Worship Band: Peter Anderson, Matt Hull, Marisa Statton, Stephanie Nash.

Fun and Games: We did ice breaker games, including one that we learned on our Mission Trip to Yakama, Washington. We also played, "Bring Me" where I call out an item and the first team to bring me the item gets a point, my favorite was 5 strands of hair. Marisa is now slightly bald.

On Deck: Romans (Week 3 of 15).

First Time visitor?

2011-01-12T11:38:00.001-08:00

Sweet, leave us a comment and let us know you were here.

Reality YM High School in Review Week 9

2011-01-10T11:32:00.000-08:00

Series: Romans (1 of 15)

Message in a Sentence: Everyone can readily recognize God but we choose sin over Him and due to the God gives us over into more sin, it is a, "descent into distortion."

(We are going to have students and leaders recorded reading our nightly scripture for the duration of this series, if you are interested let me know.)

Romans 1:16-32 from Reality YM on Vimeo.

Worship: Heaven Song, Hosanna, Cannons
Worship Band: Peter Anderson, Matt Hull, Marisa Statton, Tim Carothers

Fun and Games: Tonight as our first night back we had a 3 on 3 broom ball tournament, the winners (Team Cat Scratch Fever) got 10 dollars each to Starbucks.

2011 Winter Camp Bumper

2011-01-05T14:56:00.001-08:00

Our speaker Ryan Warner, our theme, "The Way of the Warrior"

2011 Winter Camp Bumper 1 from Reality YM on Vimeo.

Sunday Nights are Back

2011-01-05T14:17:00.000-08:00

High School Sunday Night from 6:30-8:30, we are back in the swing of things and kicking it off with some fun. We are playing Youth House Broom ball, 3 on 3 so get your team together and sign up at the door, winners walk away with a gift card from Starbucks and bragging rights. Also hear more about our winter retreat and meet our speaker Ryan Warner. See you then Reality YM.

2011 Winter Camp

2010-12-30T15:52:00.000-08:00

Winter Camp is fast approaching and I want you to have the information as soon as possible so make sure to check here whenever I post something new. Dates are February 4th-6th and we will be departing from the church at 6pm and getting back around 4 on Sunday afternoon. A 25 dollar deposit is required to hold your spot. Total cost of camp is 80 dollars due by January 23rd. I uploaded the Medical Release Form here so you can print it out and bring it to me, there will also be forms available at the church. I will be out of the office until January 4th. Any questions please let me know.

Christmas Sweaters

2010-12-13T11:31:00.001-08:00

Last night at our over the top Christmas sweater party. Jr. High yours is on Wednesday.

Pete and Denver

Lockizzle

2010-12-09T10:20:00.000-08:00

So you want to hang out with 50 of your closest friends for 10 hours when normally you would be sleeping or reading the same status updates of Facebook? That's crazy, no one does that. No Billy, that isn't crazy, you are.

December 17-18, 9 PM to 7 AM we are having our annual High School Christmas lock-in.
Cost: $25
Included: All the food and fun you can handle, and something you all get to take home that I am not allowed to talk about because if I did you would vomit with excitement all over your keyboard and nobody wants a vomity keyboard.

Also: We will be finishing up our campaign to raise money for malaria nets in Africa and as it stands we are still $170 short of our goal.

HVZ

Alex Harrington. Hope for the Future.

2010-12-08T17:54:00.001-08:00

These are the only types of students our ministry produces.

Lift Letter for December

2010-12-07T14:11:00.001-08:00

Fellow Youthers-

It's the most wonderful time of the year for chestnuts roasting on an open fire while Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer is dreaming of a white Christmas, is it not? That is why there are some important dates we need you to put on your calendar because in the midst of the crazy fun of the season we don't want your student to miss out on that crazy fun. High School students have a big one on the horizon, it is December 17th-18th, our annual Lock-in. The total cost is 25 dollars but for what we have going on that night it is going to be a steal for them. The shindig starts at 9 pm and concludes PROMPTLY at 7 am the following morning, if you need to pick your student up early please make arrangements with me before hand as the whole church will be locked. Dinner will be provided as will all of the snacks their little hearts could ever desire and a wonderful array of donuts and coffee to send them on their way. I am ecstatic about it and I hope your kids are too.

Winter camps are coming up as well, I am still waiting on the detailed specifics of Winter Camp so I don't have much more information than you do other than wherever and whenever we go, it will blow your students mind! Other than that there is only one more date and that is Wednesday the 15th for the Jr. High students we will be having our Christmas party and white elephant gift exchange that night. Please have your student bring a wrapped gift (not in duct tape please) under 5 dollars in value as well as wearing there most over the top Christmas sweater they can find, I want these sweaters to look like Mrs. Claus got way too caught up in the Christmas season.

As normal we will be shutting down our programming over the Christmas break so we will not return until Sunday December 9th for the High School students and Wednesday December 12th for the Jr. Highers. Fun stuff is upon us! Enjoy your holiday season and stay away from the figgy pudding.

Happy Youthing!

Reality YM High School in Review Week 8

2010-12-06T14:44:00.000-08:00

Teaching Series: Greater Than (Week 4 of 5)

Sermon in a Sentence:The collective "we" is greater than the single "me".
Length: 27 min.

Message: One of the cornerstones of Christian living is to do it in community, not alone. I talked about my time of being physically lonely when I went to Chico State as well as my time of being emotionally and spiritually lonely when my Dad passed. Scott shared about his time in Ithaca, New York being 3,000 miles away from his friends and family and how he had to adjust. We are called to live in community and in that community serve the same way that Jesus did with his disciples, together.

Games/fun: Ninja Assassin. The goal of the game is to be the last surviving person. 3 ninjas start with ski masks, everyone else is romaing the darkened church. To kill a ninja you take their ski mask, for a ninja to kill the run two fingers across the neck of their victims. Each game took 10-15 minutes, Kevin Carothers and Denver Silva were two of the amazing ninjas last night.

Worship Band: Scott Bergstrom, and Matt Hull

On Deck: Greater than Week 5

Reality YM High School Review week 7

2010-11-23T13:56:00.000-08:00

Teaching Series: Greater Than (Week 2 of 4)

Sermon in a Sentence: In order to become greater, you must become less, whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Length: 20 min.

Message:It is of utmost importance to give, it is of huge importance to share the things you have and the wealth you possess. The time you volunteer, the money you give, the skills you offer are all valuable things, but doing them for the sake of being recognized isn't the point of doing them. We are called to give out of being the "least of these" so we must give from an "I'm not worthy of the grace God has given me" standpoint.

Games/fun: Assassin. The goal of the game is to be the last surviving person. The game is still going as Connor King, Cody Nash, and Wesley Viau are still trying to assassinate each other. A winner is expected by Christmas.
Worship Band: Scott Bergstrom, Peter Anderson, Matt Hull and Stephanie Nash

On Deck: Greater than Week 3; Everyone deserves to be served.

Mosquitoes Suck

2010-11-15T10:59:00.001-08:00

In High School I was expected to get decent grades, keep my room relatively clean, help with chores when asked and be respectful and obedient to my parents. I did all of those things with ease (most of the time). But I always felt a sense that there was more for me, that I could be accomplishing more with my adolescent years. I took that feeling and am cramming it down the throats of our Jr. high and High School students who are in turn going to help end the spread of Malaria.

Malaria is carried by mosquitoes and if you have ever been to a baseball game at night in the summer time you know two things, first, ring pops are the best thing to buy from the snack bar, and second, mosquitoes are most active at night. So what we are going to do is donate money we raise to purchase mosquito netting to provide a safe place for people to sleep at night so they will not get the disease.

Seems too easy right? It is, 10 bucks can save the life of a person in Africa. We will be running this campaign through December 17th which is also the night of the lock in. Our goal is to save 30 lives by then and I hope you will consider helping us.

If you want to help send money with your student on Sunday or Wednesday Night, find me during church, drop it in the office with Dena. We believe we can make a difference in this world and it starts with baby steps. Consider this our first baby step.

Reality YM High School Review week 6

2010-11-15T09:47:00.000-08:00

We didn't have a review for last week due to the Great Pumpkin Chase but we did have a blast and a team of 2 8th grade girls and a freshman girl won the whole thing. Pretty Awesome.

Teaching Series: Greater Than (Week 1 of 4)

Sermon in a Sentence: We are called to have faith and works go hand in hand, so we need to expect more out of ourselves and start working.
Length: 20 min.

Message:Just like a record player to an mp3 player Reality YM is good but we can make it better and one of the ways we are doing that is balancing the amount of fun we have with the amount of people we can serve. We talked about how faith without works is dead, and with that challenged our students to raise enough money to buy 30 nets to keep 30 people in Africa from getting bitten by Malaria carrying mosquitoes. The nets are 10 dollars each and last night we brought in $36.78. We want to reach our goal of 30 nets (300 dollars) by the night of the lock-in (December 17).

Games/fun: Murder in the Dark
Worship Band: Scott Bergstrom and Stephanie Nash

On Deck: Greater than Week 2; We all deserve a future.

Check out this guy.

2010-11-11T09:40:00.002-08:00

Youth House Updates.

2010-10-29T16:48:00.001-07:00

Exciting Youth House Changes. Big thanks to Denver, Jeremy, and Case for all their help as well as all our Jr. High leaders for their super clean up. Here's some pics.

In Him,
Peter Anderson

Reality YM High School in Review Week 4

2010-10-25T13:41:00.000-07:00

Teaching Series: Rahab, Ruth, and Esther (Week 3 of 3)

Sermon in a Sentence: Esther appealed to the King to save the lives of her people just as Jesus appealed to his father to save the souls of His.

Length: 29 min.

Message: We started by telling the story of Esther, how Uncle Mordecai told her to keep her faith quiet so she could be a part of the King's Harem. Long story short she thwarted Haman's plan to get all of the Jews killed by risking her own life to appear before the King. We need to be okay sacrificing for those who need our help, we need to be okay appealing to others for the sake of the outcast.

Games/fun: Wiffle ball, smores, mafia.

Worship Band: Scott Bergstrom

On Deck: No Youth on October 31, enjoy your Halloween and be safe. Following that, the Great Pumpkin Chase IV.

Reality YM High School in Review Week 3

2010-10-18T09:34:00.000-07:00

Teaching Series: Rahab, Ruth, and Esther (Week 2 of 3)

Sermon in a Sentence: We are nobodies from nowhere, but those are God's favorite people to use.

Length: 32 min.

Message: Susan Boyle was a nobody from nowhere Britain, she had zero expectations of her and then burst onto the scene with one of the most powerful voices to ever come out of a quaint little woman. Andres Torres spent 90 percent of his professional baseball career in the minor leagues, then he was diagnosed with ADHD, got medicated is no the starting center fielder, leading base stealer, and most inspirational player on the 2010 NL West Champions San Francisco Giants. Ruth was no one from nowhere (Moab) but God used her dedication and servants heart to bless the entire world because through her relationship with Boaz came their son Obed his son was Jesse and Jesse's son was King David who is directly related to Jesus. God chose to use the love of a penny less woman from a strange country to bless all of mankind.

Games/fun: Smores and wink assassin. It was more of a relaxed hang out night since the competition series was so structured and game oriented.
Worship: Empty Me, I can't remember the others off the top of my head right now.

Worship Band: Scott Bergstrom, Peter Anderson

On Deck: Rahab, Ruth, and Esther (3 of 3)

Alex is Confused or Awesome

2010-10-14T19:57:00.001-07:00

Alex reppin Selma in Immanuels cheering section. Not afraid of the competition.

In Him,
Peter Anderson

Reality YM High School in Review Week 2

2010-10-11T10:17:00.000-07:00

Teaching Series: Rahab, Ruth, and Esther (Week 1 of 3)
Sermon in a Sentence: It isn't about what you know, it is about who you know.
Length: 53 min.
Message: So often we think that in order to be closer to God we have to scratch and claw our way to His mercy seat. That if we can just be this much better God will love us that much more and frankly, that isn't the case. We see a Harlot named Rahab in Joshua 2 and we find out that it isn't about what she knows (being a lady of the night) but who she knows (the spies who introduce her to God.) It doesn't matter where you are or how big your sin is, God can handle it and beyond that, wants to handle it.

Games/fun: We had fake mustache night. It was a good ice breaker/crowd pleaser. After some pictures and giggling we played a ultimate basketball with 2 liter bottle helmets. The object is to score as many stuffed balls into the goal as you can, however, once you catch the ball you cannot move until you pass the ball off. If the ball touches the ground it's the other teams ball. Furthermore, there is one person per team with a helmet and a 2 liter bottle velcroed to the top that if that gets knocked off with the ball then it is worth 5 points. It was a lot of sweaty fun.

Worship: Everlasting, Blessed be Your Name, Come Thou Fount

Worship Band: Scott Bergstrom, Marisa Statton, and Matt Hull

On Deck: Rahab, Ruth, and Esther (2 of 3)*
*We will be outside the next two weeks so please bring a lawn chair and a coat hanger for smores.

Fake Mustaches? Yes please!

2010-10-07T14:18:00.001-07:00

Me thinks everyone should get one of these on Sunday Night.

In Him,
Peter Anderson

Can You Ride a Bike?

2010-10-06T07:28:00.000-07:00

Saw this little guy this morning, enjoy!

Reality YM High School in Review wk. 1

2010-10-04T09:19:00.000-07:00

Teaching Series: Facebook (7 of 7)
Sermon in a Sentence: Your relationship with God isn't about you, it is about God.
Length: 1 hour 55 min.

Message: This week was about how too often we approach God for the wrong reasons. We seek out God so we won't go to hell or so we can see our Grandparents again rather than seeking Him out just for the sake of being with Him. Our lives can be transformed through the gospel that God unfolded for us as we investigated the different lives of the disciples and the journey they made from ambiguity to world changers.

Games/fun: We played a new game, "Ultimate Conquest and Total Domination of the Opposing Forces." We will never play it again after I got hit in the eye with a tennis ball. We got 150 tennis balls donated from a local racket club and the object of the game was to 1. get as many stuffed basketballs onto your side without getting hit, 2. make tennis balls into the goal, and 3. Hit velcroed two liter balls off of our leaders helmets. Like I said, it was good times until i got aced in the eye.

Worship: Heaven Song, Cannons, Our God
Worship Band: Scott Bergstrom, Marisa Statton, Stephanie Nash, and Peter Anderson

On Deck: Rahab, Ruth, and Esther (1 of 3)*
*We will be outside the next three weeks so please bring a lawn chair.

Captain Spock Amazingness

2010-09-30T11:45:00.001-07:00

It's future day, Kevin is upset At those who dressed in Star Wars garb, obviously Star Wars took place a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away. Live long and prosper my friend.

Mac v. PC Commercials

2010-09-20T11:05:00.000-07:00

These are the videos we have been showing to kick off our talks about Facebook. Wes and Trent Viau have done a great job putting them together for us. The last one will be up next week.

Games Tonight

2010-08-29T08:16:00.001-07:00

Oh Yeah, this is happening, Tonight for you High Schoolers and Wednesday for Jr. High. You DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS!

Hiking Trip

2010-07-14T15:39:00.000-07:00

WATER (At least 4 bottle or the equivalent in a camelback)
Tennis shoes are fine hiking boots if you have them
Shorts
TShirt
Sweatshirt
Permission Slip (Available tomorrow morning if you don't already have one)
10 dollars (Cash please as we would like to use it tomorrow night for dinner)
Sack lunch (Something easy like pb&j, please not a lot of sweets, sugar crashes aren't conducive to hiking)
A Camera if you have one

Don't bring
iPods
alcohol
drugs
tobacco
knives
guns

Waterslides

2010-06-30T16:18:00.000-07:00

Hey Jr High, we are going to Wild Water Adventure Park on July 21st. We are meeting at the church at 10 AM and we will be returning at 5 PM. The cost is $25 and you need to bring a sack lunch for the day. We will provide drinks for everyone and some light snacks but bring your own lunch. It's gonna be rad, sign up next week in the Youth House.

Hey High School Girls

2010-06-30T16:12:00.000-07:00

If you are going to come please leave a message on my Facebook page, my blog, or text me or Amanda.

Just Kidding

2010-06-30T11:14:00.000-07:00

Toy Story 3

2010-06-29T10:00:00.000-07:00

Hey High Schoolers, we are going to see Toy Story 3 at 11:20 today. Meet us at the Selma Theater and bring money to get in as well as for any snacks you want. The movie runs 2 hours long, see you then!

4 Mile Trail

2010-06-25T09:39:00.001-07:00

Okay High School, I have been talking about it for years and now we are really gonna do it. We are going hiking on July 15th in my favorite place on earth, Yosemite National Park. The cost is $10 and you need to bring a sack lunch and PLENTY of water (Camelbacks are the best, or a water filtering waterbottle). The trail in actuality is 9.2 miles long and will take us about 8 hours to do, so we have to leave the church early, like 5 AM early. If you want to do some workouts before to get your legs ready I would suggest running bleachers to work those glutes. Any questions, let me know. Here are some pictures of the trail views.

Bible Studies

2010-06-24T10:02:00.000-07:00

We are kicking off 5 bible studies for the entire Summer, here is the info...

Jr. High Girls- Fridays at Noon with Diana at 2373 Stephanie Lane in Selma (This Friday, 6/25, will be in the Youth House).

Jr. High Boys- Fridays at Noon with Peter in the Youth House.

High School Girls- Wednesday Nights at 7:00 with Amanda at the church.

Jr./Sr. Boys- Wednesday Nights at 7:00 with Denver at the church.

Frosh/Soph Boys- Friday Mornings at 10:00 with Peter in the Youth House.

Staring Competition

2010-06-24T09:49:00.001-07:00

Yakama 2010

2010-06-24T09:14:00.001-07:00

Click here to download all of the pictures from our Yakama Trip.

We Aren't Here

2010-06-11T11:06:00.000-07:00

Yes, I realize the irony of this video.

Mission Trip

2010-05-27T10:25:00.000-07:00

Hey if you are going on the mission trip with us we leave in exactly 16 days. Make sure anyone who is supporting you financially is getting their money back to us as soon as they can. We are going to have a meeting for parents and students at the youth house at 5 o'clock on June 6th. This meeting is mandatory if you are going on the mission trip with us.

I am excited to see what God is going to do through us and in us on this trip, continue to pray for those in Yakama Valley as well as our students who are going as well. Peace and grace.

In Him,

Peter

Pedro

2010-05-20T16:09:00.000-07:00

Meet Pedro

2010-05-19T17:02:00.001-07:00

Youth Tonight 6:30-8:30. I'm interviewing my long lost exchange student Pedro via satellite. Don't wanna miss it.

In Him,
Peter Anderson

Sunday Night Sundae Fight

2010-05-19T09:33:00.000-07:00

No Youth

2010-05-04T09:22:00.000-07:00

High Schoolers, hang out with your mom, buy her some flowers, make her some dinner, and empty the dishwasher. It's her day, Mother's day. Don't show up to Youth, we won't be there. (Mothers Day tip: Make a card for your mom, draw it write on it, sign it, hey eat that stuff up whether you are 2 or 25... trust me.)

Pizza Booth

2010-04-27T15:13:00.000-07:00

If you are a student going on the mission trip or a parent of a student and haven't signed up to work yet, please let me know what time(s) you are able to work. Call me 896-5842 or email me pna0226@gmail.com

Bad parenting??

2010-04-23T14:00:00.001-07:00

Does taking this picture make me a bad parent??

Happy Earth day

2010-04-22T23:29:00.000-07:00

So apparently I need to link videos from YouTube to my blog this way or else it's abusive, My bad, but here's the video again. Happy Earth day!

Jr. High Games

2010-04-22T14:06:00.000-07:00

2 Games last night, Wink Assassin, which was a blast and this one, no name that I know of yet. Someone want to give it one? Leave it in the comments section.

This was for the Championship of the World.

I'm in a bubble

2010-04-22T12:50:00.001-07:00

No, you didn't read that wrong, I'm in a bubble inside my office.

MacGyver of the Week.

2010-04-20T09:52:00.000-07:00

This video is property of CBS.

Lift Letter for April

2010-04-20T09:19:00.000-07:00

Fellow Youthers-

Good afternoon, I hope you are all doing well, I hope you are at least in a better mood than I am. Yesterday, it was 81 degrees outside, I played in the yard with my dogs, Cooper got to splash around in his little pool, and all was right in the world. Today, however, it is raining and grey out. Just when I think we are done with water this happens. But this isn’t about my feelings, this is about your Youth and their ministry, so lets jump in.

The Raisin Festival is a mere two weeks away, so please come on out and buy pizza from us, or bump-its, we are selling both. Pizza will be standard price but bump-its will be on sale for 3 dollars each or 2 for 5 bucks. That’s like getting them for free, not really, but still its really cheap. Also, if you are the parent of a student who is going on our mission trip, we need volunteers to work the pizza booth alongside our students. Give me a call and I will let you know when we need workers.
For Jr. High we are in the midst of a series called The Myths where we are looking at different myths and misconceptions regarding our faith, its been fun thus far. And for High School we started our MacGyver series on Sunday night. MacGyver actually showed up, it was crazy. Any questions, concerns, or thoughts give me a call and as always, happy youthing.

In Him,
Peter Anderson

Mission Trip

2010-04-16T13:41:00.001-07:00

Hey students and parents, if you are going on the mission trip you are required to work the booth for a minimum of two shifts (Four Hours). Parents/Guardians of those going, we need parental supervision there and I cant be there all the time so please sign up for a spot where it says "A:"

The money we raise will be split equally into each persons account.

Note: The list will be available at church on Sunday, this was just so you can get an idea as to when you would like to work.

It's Happening

2010-04-16T13:16:00.000-07:00

Two More days High Schoolers...

Wipe Out

2010-04-14T14:38:00.001-07:00

This is a bit late but I know a few of you have wanted to see it so here it is, The icy tube run at Sugar Pine, and yes, that is me in front. One thing I would like to note is the snow balls flying at my head as I am about to die. Compassion is one thing we put a premium on in our ministry...

The Myths

2010-04-14T13:27:00.001-07:00

New Sermon Series for our Jr. Highers starting tonight from 6:30-8:30. We are going to be talking about the Myths concerning God tonight and how we can get rid of those. Should be a fun 5 week series.

New Blog New Announcement

2010-04-13T15:09:00.000-07:00

Here is our new Announcements page, I realized that my blog about my life and that of pertinent news should be separate but you can access both from either page. So here is where our announcements can be found and with that super smooth segway, our High School students are going to be launching into a new 4 weeks series this week. Here is our video promo