GIRL SWIM
Well the weather is finally starting to feel more like summer, just in time for the countdown for school to begin! But that doesn't mean the fun is slowing down as we had a great turn out for our last host home of the summer Sunday night. The rain stopped in time to give us a nice, muddy court for volleyball (sorry to the mothers who had some extra laundry!) and a great night of fellowship. And the summer wouldn't be complete without a pool party!! Below is a report from Deb Burkhardt about last week's Girl Swim!
Girl swim made a big splash! Last Wednesday our teen girls enjoyed a wonderful night filled with fun, food and water! The evening began with a flip flop hunt: Girls searched the pool grounds hoping to find a flip flop and when they found a match, the pair was theirs to keep! Congrats to Morgan Martzall for guessing the number of goldfish in the bowl.
After a short game of beach ball volleyball, the heat drove everyone into the water where we played gutter ball, sharks & minnows, and Marco Polo. Before enjoying their dinner, the girls had to dive for their drink of their choice. Pizza, snacks served in sand buckets, cupcakes with sharks, and Swedish fish swimming in blue jello were on the menu.
After dinner it was back in the pool for a penny dive and an exciting water relay. The "Mermaids" took on the "Flying Fish" as they raced across the pool with challenges such as pushing a beach ball with their nose, diving and swimming with a soaking shirt (very hard to get on and off!), and lastly swimming with a dive mask and fins! The summer night ended with lots of laughs at the diving boards where Victoria Jones and Emily Biechler took home two of the prizes for winning the Crazy Dive Contest!
Many thanks to Jenna Watkins, Lyn Patterson, Laura Henry and Deb Jones for helping to make the night a huge success!
This Week
- Man Gym: Today 3-5pm
- Barnstormer Fundraiser Game: Sun Arrive at 11:45am
- Deeper Bible Study: Weds 10:30am-Noon (Days 45-49)
- Dorney Park Sign Up Deadline: This Sunday
The expectation of each person in the group is to read the assigned 5 passages and take notes on WHAT? SO WHAT? and NOW WHAT? so that we can discuss questions and application together on Wednesday mornings.
To Read for August 12th: Days 45-49
To Read for August 19th: Days 50-54
To Read for August 26th: Days 55-59* Our last Bible study for the summer!
Barnstormer Fundraiser Game: Sunday August 16th
Volunteers arrive by 11:45am, yes, that's right, it's an early afternoon game and we need to be there at 11:45am. This should be a busier game because it's a Sunday afternoon.
Dorney Park: Thursday August 20th, NOT August 13th
We're meeting at the church at 8am and heading out to Allentown for an awesome day of fun and rides. Cost is $45, and students MUST sign up by August 16th. Permission slips must be filled out as well. Money is needed for food in the park or teens can bring bagged lunch/dinner. We'll bring a cooler. The park closes at 10pm but we'll head out whenever the group starts to get bored :)
Summer Wake Party: Sunday August 23rd, 4-8:30pm
Located at the Bigler Lake (1780 Wabank Road), we'll be mourning the end of the summer with our second annual celebration with barbeque, swimming, boating, and relaxing.
Barnstormer Fundraiser Game: Friday August 28th + Fireworks!
Volunteers arrive by 5:15pm *This is going to be a BUSY one! For those who helped with July's game, this one will be even crazier and so we are in need of at least 30 volunteers.
MP3 Conference: Saturday August 29th
Leave from Grace at 8:45am, back at 10pm
This is an equipping conference for middle and high school students that is focused on motivating and equipping them to share their faith with their lives during the school year to their peers and community. Packed with worship, prayer, Bible study, small groups and other activities and experiences, this will be a huge motivating step for the school year. Sign ups are required. Cost is $25 and includes lunch and dinner. The conference is held at Lampeter UMC.
