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Mall Scavenger Hunt

April 6 - 3:00 p.m.

This is a favorite event for our youth! The annual mall scavenger hunt will be Sunday, April 6, starting at Christ Lutheran at 3:00 p.m. This event is for youth in grades 5-12. We form teams and then attack a shopping mall in Madison, looking for clues and answers to many questions. This is also a time to have your friends help you shop for that new outfit or pair of shoes. Pizza will be served, and we should complete the event by 7:00 p.m. Adult drivers/chaperones are needed. Please see Pastor Paula, Rich Hosfeld, or David Erdman with any questions.

“Superheroes”

Open Gym Event for 2nd-4th Grade Youth

April 13 - 2:00 p.m.

While the older youth have a weekly open gym event in our new gym, or family activity center, it is now time for an “open gym” event for 2nd-4th grade youth and their families. The date of this open gym is Sunday, April 13, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Please join us for an afternoon of games, fun events, and surprises. Please come dressed up as a superhero and participate in the “battle of the superheroes.” Please see Pastor Paula, Rich Hosfeld or David Erdman with any questions.

Men in Mission Host Father/Child Dinner

April 23—6:00 p.m.

Fathers have some crazy ideas for their kids!

In the early 1980’s Robert Asp, a schoolteacher who had never sailed or built a boat, decided to do just that. Not a fishing boat, mind you, but a hand-built, seventy-six-foot replica of a Viking ship that ended up seeing its crew—Bob’s children—safely across the Atlantic Ocean.

On Wednesday night, April 23, beginning at 6:00 p.m., the Men in Mission invite all fathers and children to come to church for a meal and video presentation of this Father/Child adventure. Tom Asp, a son of Robert, who sailed the boat across the ocean, will be with us to answer questions and help tell the story of his father’s dream and how it changed the lives of his children.

Please plan to join us. The meal will be kid-friendly, the program about 50 minutes long, and I know from past experience that it is really worthwhile for all who share the time. This year, spend some time with your son or daughter at Christ Lutheran and learn about a father’s dream for his children that may not be so different than your own.

Early Release/No School—Afternoon of Thursday, April 24

The Youth Ministry Team invites youth (grades 5-12) and their friends to join us for an afternoon of activities at Christ Lutheran on Thursday, April 24. First, join us at noon for lunch and some open gym time. After lunch, we will pick up garbage along our adopted highway (weather permitting). Yes, it’s a dirty job, but someone needs to care for the environment that our God has given to us! If we do a good job picking up trash, we will stop at the local Culver’s for some frozen custard. Finally, we will return to Christ Lutheran for some other chores and surprises. Please join us! Adult chaperones and drivers are needed for this event—please see Pastor Paula, Rich Hosfeld, or David Erdman with any questions.

Summer Bible Camp 2008

While our difficult winter continues, now is the time to act for summer Bible camp! Nearly fifteen youth are already signed up! Christ Lutheran will again be attending Sugar Creek Bible Camp in Ferryville, WI. Brochures and additional information are now available—please also see

www.sugarcreekbiblecamp.org

or contact Pastor Paula, Rich Hosfeld, or David Erdman with any questions. Target dates are June 15-17 for the half-week “Pilgrims” program for youth going into grades 3 or 4, and July 20-25 for the week-long programs for youth going into grades 4-12. Christ Lutheran is again offering $100 or $50 camperships for youth attending summer Bible camp. An additional $10 savings is available from Sugar Creek if you register with a friend who has never attended summer Bible camp at Sugar Creek. Please return completed registration form and $50 deposit to the church office—if interested in the half-week “Pilgrims” program, please act as soon as possible, since this program will fill up quickly.

Senior High “Sugar Creek” Mission Trip

(This year’s eighth graders through seniors)

June 15–20, Cost: $100

(The actual cost is $200,

but each person will receive a $100 campership.)

Sugar Creek Bible Camp has been given 50 acres of land on Gull Lake near Brainerd, Minnesota. They need help developing that site into a Bible camp. Our mission trip this summer, to help them develop the site. Right now, all that is on the site is a port-a-potty.

We will leave Stoughton at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 15, camping at Crosslake Campground (about 20 miles away). On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday we will work from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and build a little storage shed to store equipment in, work on trails, build a campfire cook site, and put in a dock. We will also be donating $750 towards the purchase of that dock. Thursday will be entirely devoted to playing. We will return on Friday. Estimated time of arrival home is 6:00 p.m.

When not working, there are a number of things we can do for fun: swim, sun, fish, golf, sail, kayak, check e-mail at Aunt Bea’s (across the street from the campground), and eat our daily ice cream cone at the local ice cream store. We will camp at a campground where Pastor Paula’s family has been camping for years. It is absolutely beautiful, with huge campsites, two swimming beaches, a clean lake, fish to catch, great bathroom and shower facilities, and golf courses in the area with weekday and twilight deals. We will sleep in tents and trailers, cook our own food, and enjoy daily Bible studies and nightly campfires. If you plan to golf or fish, you will need to bring additional spending money.

THANKS! A big thanks to everyone who has helped prepare the youth rooms in our new facility. A big thanks also goes to adults who have helped chaperone events over the past couple of months. The Youth Ministry Team needs help every day to plan and carry out all the opportunities we have for youth ministry in our new facility.

Pop Machine—The pop machine in our church is provided by the Youth Ministry Team, with profits going towards youth programming at Christ Lutheran. The machine is located in the education wing near the restrooms. In addition to pop, the machine also offers juice, water and two flavors of Gatorade. Thanks for supporting this pop machine and youth ministry at Christ Lutheran.

The next Youth Ministry meeting is on June 1 at 7:00 p.m. The Youth Ministry Team still needs more help to plan and carry-out all the opportunities we have in the new facility. The Youth Ministry Team has a new structure with sub-groups that focus on specifics for grades 2-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Please contact Rich Hosfeld, Pastor Paula, or David Erdman TODAY if you can help with one of these teams.

Want to help raise funds for Christ Lutheran Youth? It is as easy as shopping at Pick 'n Save! Christ Lutheran Youth are participant #115750 for the Pick 'n Save “We Care” Program. Pick 'n Save has changed its policy and will only recognize one participant per shopper. Please make sure that Christ Lutheran Youth is the first group listed for your Pick 'n Save card. Thanks to past efforts, we receive a quarterly check in the amount of $100 from Pick 'n Save.

Thanks! Because we don’t say it enough, THANKS to all the parents, adults, and high school youth that have helped at youth ministry events over the past months. It is this help that causes youth ministry at Christ Lutheran to be successful. Thanks again!