All Saints with some All Hallows' Eve flavor

hey there folks!

Who knew that carving pumpkins was so much fun? Actually, it is one of my favorite things to do this time of year. I love carving pumpkins. We break out the stencils and carving tools to create some wild pumpkins at our house. Pumpkin carving was way cool at EYC. I think people just enjoy creating, destroying, making a mess, etc. We also had a bake-off between Janet, Paula, and Mary. They took the pumpkin seeds and made a bunhc of different batches of roasted pumpkin seeds. They all were delish! Check out the pics:

Paint Ball

Sunday (Nov. 8)
Cost $30
1 pm - Meet @ St. John's
6-6:30 - Return to St. John's
We are going to play paintball at Ballbusters
They have a great fields and set up for paintball.
We are going to play for about 3 hours.
Come and join us!
Email Dorian to let him know you are coming.
Friends are welcome to come along.

IMPORTANT!
Please Bring:
Ballbusters Waiver
St. John's Permission Form

From Paint Ballin'!

Wear dark clothes that you don't mind ruining
(You may get really dirty. you will get paint on you)
Wear layers
Wear closed toe shoes (running shoes, boots, etc.)
Bring a water bottle

Wacky and Busy Weekend!

Hey there folks,

This past weekend was a wild and crazy one. Saturday, to kick it all off, an intergenerational group got together to volunteer their time for the Fall Home Works Blitz. Brandon Templeton headed up the project. The installed new doors inside, installed new railings on the back stoop, cleaned the yard, and did a whole lot more.

At about lunch time, we had another group head down to Gravatt for 24 (Sr High Fall Retreat). The theme was the Wizard of Awes. Very cool stuff. The weekend was filled with discussions, sharing, singing, games, free time, prayer, the Eucharist, and a whole lot more. It was a great weekend learning how God is with you in the tornadoes and the Emerald Cities of life. We also explored how to respond to God's blessings. Great stuff.

Before the weekend kicked off, I went to the Hammond vs Heathwood B Team football game. We had a few youth on Hammond's team: Samuel Miller (#62), Lang Phillips (#15), and Wells Mealing (#77). They played hard, but unfortunately did not come out on top. It was great to see them in action!

Check out all the pics below:

24:


Home Works Blitz


Hammond vs. Heathwood


Blessings,
dorian

SR HIGH SKI TRIP!

When: Jan 8-10
Cost: $165
Where: Winterplace

Trip Includes: 2 nights hotel lodging, 1 day lift ticket (Sat) and ski rental, 1 lunch voucher, continental breakfast, and a ski trip tshirt.
Different Upgrades will be available for a cost: snowboard, etc. You may also be able to receive a credit if you have your own equipment.

DEADLINES:
Nov 15: $65 Deposit Due (sign ups are allowed after this date)
Dec 7: Final Payment Due (If you have not submitted payment by this date, you will be dropped from the trip)

DEDUCTIONS
NON-RENTER (TBD)
NON-SKIER -56.00

UPGRADES
SNOWBOARD (TBD)
LESSONS FREE!


Itinerary (subject to change):

Friday, January 8, 2009
3:30pm Meet at St. John's
4pm Depart St. John's
9pm Check in AT Winterplace for skis/lift tickets, etc
10-11pm Arrive and check into hotel
10:45pm Group meeting
11:15pm Adult Meeting in the lobby of our hotel.

Saturday, January 9, 2009
6am Continental breakfast
7am Morning Prayer
7:15am Depart for Winterplace (drive is 15 minutes) Rentals open at Winterplace
8am Slopes open
SKI ALL DAY- Lunch at slopes at the Winterplace (we will be given vouchers)
Dinner (TBD)
10-11pm Evening Worship

Sunday, January 10, 2009
TBD

ART SHACK! We're Back!

Check out the pics from Sunday:



A great time was had by all. As you can see, we traced our outlines and then painted inside our outline. We were to paint something that represented our gifts/talents...maybe just something that represented ourselves. It was a ton of fun! How often do you get to paint whatever you want on a wall? Pretty awesome. Thanks to Paula and Mary. Thanks to all you youth. You rock.

blessings,
dorian