LOOKOUT!!

In our fifth year of the  Jr. High Mission Experience we will again work through the mininstry of Camp Lookout. Camp Lookout is based on Lookout Mountain and is part of the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church camping program. We will participate in their Junior High Service Camp which is a mix of service work to the camp, service to the homeless, helping the community churches, aiding the widows in the community, and all the fun that can happen at camp (swimming, creek stomping, caving, etc).

Junior High Missions experience is open this year to graduated 6th graders thru graduated 8th graders (the 6th grade grads is a new addition).

When: June 7th – 11th. We will leave the church parking lot approximately at 6:00am on Monday the 7th and return around 2:00pm on Friday the 11th.

Where: Camp Lookout, which is on top of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga area, but its actually in Rising Fawn, GA as addresses go

Cost: $200 dollars which includes your meals and activities while at camp. You will need to bring some money for food on the road & some camp memorabilia. Selling Missions Stock is available after Easter to help offset the cost of the mission & encouraging others to get involved in your missions experience.

Limit: We will limited on our group size depending on the Adult Leadership available. We hope to take a missions team of 24, with 6 – 8 adult or young adult leaders. Because of the work related projects at the camp, not all our leaders have to be driving adults, but we do need a good number to get down there. If you are interested & have questions related to committing to the missions team, give Gavin a call or email.

Deadline: April 18th – Deposit $75 & Paperwork (Camp Lookout Registration Form 2010 & CAMPER HEALTH FORM 2010)

Note: Taking a Missions Stock Packet, available Sunday after Easter, will be considered a sign of committing to the missions team.

More Info: Camp Lookout Parents Guide 2010 Service Week

Photos from

• 2009 CampLookout
• 2008 CampLookout
• 2007 CampLookout
• 2006 Memphis SOS

Any future questions about the Jr. High Mission Experience, feel free to call or email Gavin

Ski Trip is this weekend. Due to the size of our trip I’ve expanded our transportation and our housing. This affords us some flexibility to add one or two more folks. So if you had plans that fell through, give me a shout As Soon As Possible!! We have just over 40 folks going, so it should be a crazy good time.

Itinerary: We will jet from the church parking lot in a big ole’ bus at 3:30 (or the earliest we can get everyone out from school, JP2 gets out at 3:15, so it will probably be 4ish), head up to the slopes grabbing a quick bite to eat, ski late into the night at Perfect North (like 1am, its really cool).

Those who have never skied will have lesson options and some of us adult leader types will help you get through the equipment rental process.

We will then head back to lodging at Higher Ground Retreat Center just a few miles from the ski slope, grab a few hours rest, wake for breakfast, a time of devotion and then hit the slopes for the rest of the day. Ending around 5-6pm then heading home. Should arrive home around midnight.

Packing List

• Money for food (we have breakfast covered, but other than that, you’re on your own)
• Ski Gloves
• Ski Pants
• Nice Warm Jacket (preferably one that doesn’t get wet)
• Long Underwear
• Ski / Knit Hat
• Glasses or goggles (something to hold them on as well)
• Chap Stick
• Other under garment clothes (sweatshirt, pants, etc)
• Sleeping Bag & Pillow (needed cause we’re staying in bunkhouse type setting)
• Pillow and/or Blanket (for the bus for those that can sleep on the bus)
• Toiletries (I don’t want to smell your inevitable stink)
  • Towel, Shampoo, Body Wash, Toothpaste, etc.
• If you think of something more, go ahead and put into a bag. Just think WARM and DRY and you will do just fine.

If you want to drop your stuff off early (so you can come over right after school) let me know and we will have the conference room open in the morning of Friday or Thursday evening to stick your stuff. Then you can just come on over and get on the bus ready to go.

If you have not turned in your Perfect North Ski Slope Release Form or the HFUMC 2009-2010 Health / Release Form, please bring those along with you on Friday or give to me sometime tomorrow around WNT / Ash Wednesday Service.

See many of you on Friday!!

shalom

-gavin

Check out the slopes here:
URL: http://www.perfectnorth.com

yes it was a crazy snowy time that weekend, but we were able to stay quite Warm at Warmth in Winter. our group was small by some of our standards, but it was one of the most gelled groups in years. Everyone did great, being where they needed to be, and no incidents to speak of.. or that I am aware of. Check out our PhotoSet from Warmth in Winter 2010.

After just a nuts day of weather apocalypse we made the trek down from Hendersonville to Murfreesboro for Warmth in Winter. We made it just in time for the start of the 1st session. Captured ourselves a front row seat (no doubt the weather enabled some of that). Here’s some shots from the day. Look for more photos at our Flickr pages

Hey All,

Sorry for being absent this week leading up to Warmth in Winter, I was taken out by that stomach bug. I will spare you the details, but I am doing much better now. Anyways, here’s some info for those going to Warmth in Winter this weekend.

The trip is on, regardless of what Nashville snow storm we get. I’ve had assurances from the bus company that it can handle the trip to Murfreesboro & back. We will meet up at the church at 5:00pm, so if you need to drive a bit more carefully due to your local road situation do that. If you want, you can come up to the church earlier to avoid any road nervousness. By early I am thinking like 3pm, if you need to drop off earlier than that give me a ring.

Packing List:

• Bible
• Normal Clothes
• Warm Clothes (We will go for a walk to get dinner)
• Money for Dinner Saturday Night, late night pizza, drinks, books & other nick-nacks
• Pillow Sleeping Bag, for those of you who cannot share a bed (we have nice big rooms, but you won’t have a bed all to yourself)
• Camera
• Backpack (if you want to carry around freebie stuff)
• Swimsuit (there is a pool of some nature there, I’ve seen pictures)
• Sunscreen (prob won’t need it, but it’d be funny to see someone putting it on)
• Sled (honestly, don’t think there is hill around us, but you never know, haha!)

We should return around 12:30 on Sunday. Could be a bit later if roads still warrant more caution.

Some of y’all were asking for the rooming list: Hendersonville FUMC WnW Rooming

It was a bit crazy getting out of the church parking lot, but the Camping Retreat was a whole lot of fun. Just check out some of the photos from the weekend.

Are you planning on going on the Fall Camping Retreat? Well, I had set it into the early part of the fall so that we could have it before Brooks showed up.. Oh well for that plan. We are still determining if our leadership is comfortable in making the trip happen. In the mean time, here are two pieces of paperwork that will be crucial for the trip to happen.

1. Whitewater Rafting Release Form : this is for the river guide company. I believe the file says its 2008, but it is what they sent to me & their is no end date on it that I could read.

2. HFUMC Youth 2009-2010 Health & Release Form : this is for everyone in the youth community. It is our release form for the whole year when we do events. It has three parts, emergency information, health insurance info, and a photo/video release. The first two are pretty explanatory, we also ask for a copy of a current health insurance card (hospitals, should we need it ever, like to see cards). The photo/video release is to affirm permissions to use photos/videos taken at HFUMC happenings for website, newsletters, trip updates, etc. If you have specific questions about use feel free to contact me.

We will need both forms for those camping this weekend.

Many have asked. Many have wondered. “What will this years camping retreat look like?”

Look no further. August 22nd – 23rd we will set off for Hiwassee/Ocoee State Park for camping & outdoor fun. Sunday the 23rd we will embark on a two hour tour down the middle of the Ocoee River, one of the most world class rafting spots around. Rafting will be with the folks at Adventures Unlimited

Cost: $40, which covers your camping, food, and rafting.

Register: Click here to test our Online Registration, your username is maybe first initial & last name. password is maybe last name.

Pack List: (if you do not have some of the equipment, don’t buy first, ask, we probably have extras)

• Tent (if you have one, don’t go buy one)
• Sleeping Bag & Pillow
• Swim Trunks
• Water Shoes or Shoes you don’t mind getting Wet (for Rafting, sandals/flipflops do not count)
• Flashlight or Headlamp
• Camp Chair / Hammock
• Clothes for swimming in natural environment (ie. something a bit sturdier than a skimpier bathing suit)
• Bug spray
• 2 Towels (one bath, one beach)
• Long sleeve shirt or jacket for cooler weather
• Pants for the same cool weather
• Pillow
• Toiletries
• general Clothes for weekend
• Camera
• Raincoat
• Bible (for devotional times, wonder who all will remember)
• Long pants and shirt that you’d be cool getting dirty if we are going caving
• Book you want to read
• Sunscreen
• Shower shoes (it’s a pretty primitive bathouse)
• day hike Backpack
• Flashlight
• Some $ for the Road

Schedule : Saturday

• 8am depart church, be there with all your gear & a bag lunch
• 12/1pm arrive at campsite
• Set Up Camp
• Park Exploration
• 6pm Dinner
• 7:30pm Vespers Service
• 9:00pm Evening Camp Game
• 10:00pm Camfire / Smores

Sunday

• 7am Wake, Start to Break Down Camp
• 8am Breakfast
• 9am Last of Packing & Cleaning
• 915am Depart for Rigger group
• 10am Off to the Rapids
• 12pm Off the River
• 1pm Change clothes, Heading Home
• 3/4pm Arrival Back at Church

Camping Trips Past:

• Pics from 2007 Trip
• Pics from 2006 Trip
• Pics from 2005 Trip