SNOW DAZE 2012
INFO FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND PARENTS
COST : $150
$50 Dollar Deposit due by DEC 11th to reserve your spot. – Use a youth event registration envelope. Place the completed registration form and a check made out to Springbrook into the Youth Drop Box in the Atrium.
Balance of $150 Total Due by Jan 15th - Place the check made out to Springbrook in the Youth Drop Box in the atrium.
Missing either deadline will result in a $20 dollar up-charge.
When:
· Meet at Springbrook Friday, January 27 at 4:30 p.m.
· Arrive Back at Springbrook Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 3 p.m.
Where: Lake Geneva Youth Camp and Conference Center, which is just across the Illinois border in Wisconsin
Who: Students in grades six through eight and their adult sponsors / leaders
Emergency Contact and Information: Pastor Justin 847-530-6272 or justin@springbrook .org
Youth Group Information: www.springbrookyouth.org
What: This winter retreat will challenge students to have a deeper relationship with Christ. Our goal is to see students’ faith challenged and changed through Biblical teaching, worship, and more fun than you can write down on paper. For example:
· Even if there is no snow that weekend; they make their own snow
· Four Seriously Fun Gatherings—with live worship and Pete Sutton
· Youth Group Breakouts and Small Groups
· Indoor Climbing Wall
· Indoor Gym
· Toboggan Run
· Tubing Run
· Ice Skating
· Hockey
· Game Room: carpetball, foosball, etc....
· Playground
· Snow Games
· Snack Shop
About the organizers: Snow Daze is a Converge MidAmerica Middle School Retreat. We have assembled a group of youth pastors from the suburbs of Chicago and combined their gifts and talents to offer a great winter retreat experience to all MidAmerica churches. We would love to have you join this year. This winter retreat will challenge students to have a deeper relationship with Christ. Our goal is to see students’ faith challenged and changed through Biblical teaching, worship, and more fun than you can put on paper.
What to Bring:
· Bible, pen, & journal or notebook.
· Sleeping bag and pillow
· 2 pairs of shoes (indoor and outdoor)
· Warm clothes (long underwear, warm socks, winter coat)
· Boots, snow pants, winter hat, scarf, gloves
· Bath towel and washcloth
· Toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, soap, shampoo
· Flashlight, camera
· Cell phones are not to be used except to contact parents. Cell phones are the sole responsibility of the students.
· Medications should be packed in a ziplock bag with only what is needed during the event. Instructions on dosage and timing should be written out and placed in the back with the medication. The student’s name should be written on the bag. Bring the ziplock bag into registration and give it to Pastor Justin.
What NOT to Bring:
· Ipods, mp3 players, radios, CD players, alarm clocks with radios, etc.
· Gameboys, tvs, wii, etc.
· Valuable jewelry, expensive items
· Tobacco, alcohol, illegal drugs, etc.
· Silly string, fireworks, etc.
· Weapons of any kind
Speaker: Pete Sutton is our speaker this year. Pete grew up in Batavia, IL. He is the Middle School Pastor at Christ Community in St, Charles, IL. Pete is married to Jocelyn (whom he met in high school) and they have five children.
Theme: Our theme is ARMORED! While we all might dream about a peaceful, problem-less life, the reality is much different. Using the word pictures in Ephesians 6, Pete is going to help us understand how to handle what life throws at us. The Christian life is not one without problems, but it does give us the strength to stand up during those struggles.
Worship: As always we will have four opportunities during the weekend for our students and leaders to connect with our awesome God. Through music, Scripture reading and drama, students will draw closer to God.
RULES
#1) UNITY + SAFETY :
We focus on what the group is doing and taking care of each other.
Come out of the world – Ipods, cell phones, and video games distract and disconnect you. If we see them used during group times, we confiscate them. You can pick them up after the event is over from whoever confiscated it.
Stay together – Your leader must be aware of where you are at all times, especially when we travel. Seatbelts must be worn whenever we are in the car.
No pairing off during youth events. Romance, flirting, dating, and dumping need to happen at some other time and place.
Play together – Everyone capable of participating should participate.
No excluding people or invitation only events. Everyone is invited to every activity.
Worship together – Keep your attention on the One who is worthy or our worship. If you get tapped on the shoulder by an adult, go find a new place to sit.
Learn together – When a person is leading, give them your attention. Shoulder tap rule applies here too. (If you get tapped on the shoulder by an adult leader, find a new place to sit)
Grow together – Support the direction of your small group by contributing relevant stuff.
Adult to student ratio’s must be 2 adults for every 12 students.
See adult leader policies to find out what rules our leaders must follow.
#2) HONOR :
We take care of the people God surrounds us with.
Absolutely no insults, even if it is just kidding.
No closed circles (Think U shapes) Make room for people to join in.
No mean spirited pranks or picking on people.
We wear modest clothing.
No form fitting clothes
No cleavage or crackage
Pants, skirts, skorts, and shorts must go past the fingertips and sit on the hips.
We take care of the things God gives us.
Clean up after yourself (Wrappers, drinks, ect.)
If you take it out, you put it away.
If you leave stuff, it will be put in the church lost and found.
Take care of church property.
Keep your feet off the chairs and furniture.
Count the cushions then add one and that is how many people can sit on a couch
Sports, running, throwing, wrestling, and other rough activities should go to the gym or outside.
Don’t take out items/equipment without adult permission.
Don’t touch instruments unless you are playing in the worship band.
Don’t use equipment for personal enjoyment (games, facebook, videos, secular music, ect...)
#3) SUBMISSION : We submit to authority and support our leaders
Attending here means that you agree to follow the rules and obey the leaders, any person who refuses to do this will be sent home.