Bayside Youth Group

2012 Youth Retreat - 4 Weeks from Today!!!

2012-02-10T14:35:00.002-06:00

That's right, in exactly 4 weeks we will be leaving for our 2012 Bayside youth retreat. This exciting and amazing event is for all students in 7th-12th grade. All are encouraged to bring a friend, or many friends! All students attending must have an updated 2012-2013 permission slip on file at Bayside. You can get these from me any Sunday or Wednesday. Also, the cost is only $60! That includes a youth group t-shirt that we promise is going to look awesome!

At the retreat we will have awesome times of worship, powerful and challenging messages, great food, small group times, sledding, carpet ball, ping pong, foosball, dodge ball, night games, volleyball, basketball, prizes and so much more!!! You will not want to miss it.

So get signed up today! Or the next time you are at church or youth group. Bring your money and your slip if you haven't turned it in yet.

4 WEEKS!!!

-PT

The Eyes of the Lord are searching...

2012-02-07T10:55:00.002-06:00

As I was reading through my Bible in 90 days (part of my 12 challenges in 2012) the other day, I came across a verse that stood out. I want to share it with you to see what you think:

2 Chronicles 16:9:
"For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the Earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him."

Are you fully committed to him?
Is your heart strengthened?

I sure hope so...mine is! Make a comment about this verse if you like!

-PT

No Senior High youth group on Sunday, February 5

2012-02-02T22:55:00.000-06:00

Just wanted to remind everyone that we will NOT be having senior high youth group this coming Sunday, February 5th.

Enjoy the Super Bowl.

We will be back to normal youth group on Sunday, February 12th. Have a great weekend!

-PT

Bayside Bowl VI Results

2012-01-31T10:59:00.005-06:00

We had another amazing Bayside Bowl on Sunday. The weather was perfect as it was a sunny day, no wind, 18 degrees, and we had some snow on the ground! We had the most students ever at a Bayside Bowl and the most to ever play in the football tournament! We also had dodge ball, soccer, video games, air hockey, foosball and many other indoor games. AND we had amazing home made pizza, cupcakes, brownies, and pop! What a great day! Thanks to everyone who came and enjoyed our sixth annual Bayside Bowl. Here is the report from the football tournament:

Zakk Attack - 4th place overall

Once again I am amazed that every year we have such good competition and close games. This year was the closest the tournament has ever been. All four teams could have won the Bayside Bowl. There were three tie games in the first round. And once again the championship game came down to the last play!

Green Giants - 3rd Place overall

In the first round each of the four teams played the other teams once. Here are the results:

Team Extreme - 8
Stars - 8

Green Giants - 8
Zakk Attack - 8

Team Extreme - 13
Zakk Attack - 13

Green Giants - 7
Stars - 6

Green Giants - 14
Team Extreme - 0

Stars - 15
Zakk Attack - 13

After the first round we determined playoff seeds based on these standings:
1. Green Giants 2-0-1 (+15)
2. Stars 1-1-1 (+1)
3. Zakk Attack 0-2-1 (-2)
4. Team Extreme 0-2-1 (-14)

Stars - Runners Up and 2nd place overall

In the playoffs it was Green Giants vs. Team Extreme and Stars vs. Zakk Attack. Team Extreme pulled off the upset as they beat the Green Giants 14-12 after stopping a late 2-point conversion. In the other game the Stars dominated Zakk Attack and easily won 24-0. The championship would be Team Extreme vs. Stars.

In the championship both teams played great defense. The Stars scored first and converted for an 8-0 lead. Team Extreme came back to score and convert to tie the game at 8-8 with little time remaining. The game would go into overtime and both teams scored and took the free extra point in the first overtime to make the game 15-15. To start the second overtime, Team Extreme scored again and chose to take the free extra point for a 22-15 lead. The Stars scored on their possession but chose to go for 2 points and win the game. However, Team Extreme made the tackle at the goal line and left the Stars 1 yard short of victory. Team Extreme won 22-21 in 2 overtimes! Members of Team Extreme were Mike Casper, Casey Canfield, Noah DiPuma, Tina Lurndal, Philip McCotter and Max McKenzie. Mike Casper was selected as the most valuable player. In the tournament Mike had 4 touchdown passes, 2 touchdown catches, a touchdown run and an interception returned for a touchdown. Great job Mike!

Team Extreme - CHAMPIONS and 1st place overall

Some other highlights included Grant Hanson scoring the most touchdown catches with 5. Nathan Tunell and Bryan Gibson were right behind him with 4 each. Scott Paulson had the most touchdown passes with 8, Kyle Casper had 6, and Zakk Grandahl had 5. We also had lots of girls play this year, which made it all the more awesome. Tina Lurndal became the second girl to ever win the Bayside Bowl. Last year Megan Tunell won and was the MVP.

Overall it was a great event. Hope you all enjoyed it. For more pictures check out our Facebook page. Thanks to Morgan Peterson who took all the pictures!!!

-PT

Let it snow - Bayside Bowl is Sunday!!!!

2012-01-28T12:14:00.002-06:00

The snow arrived just in time - as we have our sixth annual Bayside Bowl on Sunday from 3pm until 6pm. Come out for free food, games and the football tournament. It's going to be a blast!

The winning team will hoist the coveted Bayside Bowl and have their names written in permanent marker on the beloved trophy.

Hope to see you there!

-PT

Campus Missionary Breakfast this Saturday

2012-01-26T15:08:00.002-06:00

This is a call to all our Campus Missionaries:

If you are a student that has committed to being a missionary on your school campus this school year - you are invited to a free breakfast at Barker's Island Inn this Saturday, January 28 - at 10:00am.

Come for a great time to catch up with other Campus Missionaries, a time of prayer, and breakfast. Did I mention that breakfast is free?

Hope to see you there!

-PT

Bayside Bowl VI is this coming Sunday!!!

2012-01-24T01:05:00.001-06:00

2011 Bayside Bowl Champions - Team Sparky

Excitement is building as our 6th annual Bayside Bowl is approaching. This coming Sunday, January 29th, from 3pm-6pm. We will have the annual football tournament, games in the youth room, and games in the fellowship hall. This will include video games, foosball, air hockey, ping pong and much more. We will also have FOOD! It is going to be a blast! All students in 5th-12th grade are welcome to join us. ANYONE is welcome to join the football tournament. We will split the teams up evenly and have a great, fun, and competitive tournament.

For a little history lesson - here is a look back at our Bayside Bowl. This includes results, champions, MVPs and fun facts:

In 2007 we started a tradition in our youth group with the Bayside Bowl. It started as an event for our youth to come and hang out on a day off from school. But now it has evolved into one of our biggest annual events. We have had many students and adults participate in the Bayside Bowl. Every year has been different but it always is a lot of fun. And every year the championship game has come down to the final plays.

Bayside Bowl I was on February 8, 2007. We had 3 teams battling for the new Bayside Bowl trophy. (The trophy was either a bowl or flower vase that I picked up from Goodwill for a total of 75 cents! But just imagine what it is worth now!) On that day the temperature was 13 degrees and there was very little amounts of snow. In the championship game the Nation of Domination defeated Well Oiled Machine by a score of 42-37. Well Oiled Machine had taken the lead on a touchdown and 2 point conversion with about 1 minute to go. However, the Nation scored on a long touchdown pass to win the game late. Tommy Casper was voted the Most Valuable Player.

Bayside Bowl II was on February 7, 2008. This year there were 4 teams participating, there was much more snow, and the temperature was 20 degrees. Both the defending champions Nation of Domination and Well Oiled Machine were returning. It was Well Oiled Machine that absolutely dominated the first round of games, winning all three games by a combined score of 53-0! They met up in the championship with the Nation of Domination once again. And it was another classic. The game ended up tied at 28-28. In overtime the Well Oiled Machine stopped the Nation on the first possession and then scored a touchdown to win 34-28. Tyler Tollefson was voted the Most Valuable Player.

Bayside Bowl III was on February 12, 2009. We had the most teams ever participating as 5 teams played on a day that was cold and icy. There was minimal snow and the temperature was 15 degrees. This year there were no first round games as it ended up being a double elimination tournament. Once again the Well Oiled Machine dominated play and earned its way back into the championship game, this time against the Saints. It was a close game but the Well Oiled Machine held the lead throughout the game. The Saints scored a late touchdown but failed the 2 point conversion and the Well Oiled Machine hung on to win 26-25. Tommy Casper was voted the Most Valuable Player in a losing effort as the Saints quarterback.

Bayside Bowl IV was on January 30, 2010. It was the first time the event was held on a Saturday. The temperature was 13 degrees and there was a small amount of snow. There were 4 teams competing and it marked the return of the Nation of Domination. In the first round the Nation returned with style, winning all three games. Once again they faced off against the Well Oiled Machine in the championship game. The Nation led throughout the game and held off a late comeback by the 2 time defending champions to win the game 36-32. Tommy Casper was once again voted as the Most Valuable Player.

Bayside Bowl V was held January 29, 2011. Once again it was a Saturday afternoon, this time there was plenty of snow (about 15 inches) and the temp was 25 degrees. We had three teams competing for the coveted Bayside Bowl trophy. In the championship game Team Sparky defeated The Terminators 22-21 with a two-point conversion after a late touchdown. Megan Tunell became the first ever female winner of the Bayside Bowl AND was voted as the Most Valuable Player.

Bayside Bowl Champions:
I-Nation of Domination
II-Well Oiled Machine
III-Well Oiled Machine
IV-Nation of Domination
V-Team Sparky

Bayside Bowl MVPs:
I-Tommy Casper
II-Tyler Tollefson
III-Tommy Casper
IV-Tommy Casper
V-Megan Tunell

Bayside Bowl fun facts:
-Grant Leach is the only 3 time winner of the Bayside Bowl
-Luke Tunell and Erick Tunell are the only 2 people who have played in every Bayside Bowl
-Megan Tunell is the only girl to ever win the Bayside Bowl
-there have only been 3 undefeated teams in the Bayisde Bowl - Well Oiled Machine did it twice (08 and 09) and Nation of Domination did it once (2010)
-the most points scored in one game at the Bayside Bowl was in the very first championship when the Nation of Domination defeated Well Oiled Machine 42-37
-there have been 2 overtime games - the championship of Bayside Bowl II and the semi-finals of Bayside Bowl III
-there have been 2 tied games - both games involved the same team (Lord's Army) during Bayside Bowl II
-the lowest scoring game in Bayside Bowl history was a 7-0 victory in Bayside Bowl IV for the Nation of Domination over the defending champion Well Oiled Machine

Hope to see you this Sunday for Bayside Bowl VI

-PT

My official 12 Challenges in 2012

2012-01-22T22:59:00.002-06:00

Tonight at youth group I revealed my 12 in 2012 list. This is all part of our theme of God-honoring goals. We are challenging every Bayside youth group student to come up with at least 1 God-honoring goal in 2012. Feel free to comment on this post if you want to share your God-honoring goal with everyone. Here is my list:

1.Read through the entire Bible in 90 Days

2.Serve Dinner at a homeless shelter

3.Memorize Philippians 4

4.Switch places with Sarah for a day

5.Write a letter to Garrison and Josiah

6.Run a half mile in under 2:15

7.Stay clean shaven for a month

8.Perform a song for youth group

9.Participate in “Night Without a Home”

10.Participate in a food challenge

11.Eat a raw egg “Rocky Style”

12.Speak in Donald Duck voice for one whole youth group

I will post updates throughout the year, as well as have updates during youth group. And as you can see from the list above, many of these events or challenges will take place during youth group. And if not, I will certainly report them during youth group.

Here goes...

-PT

Campus Missionary Breakfast

2012-01-19T11:36:00.003-06:00

We are having a special breakfast for Campus Missionaries on Saturday, January 28, at 10:00am, at Barker's Island Inn.

This meeting is for all students who have committed to being a Campus Missionary this school year. We will hang out and have a time of fellowship and we will pray for you guys.

The only cost is to pay for your own breakfast. The restaurant there has pretty good prices and you probably won't have to spend more than $5-$7 for a good sized breakfast. Also, if you don't want to eat breakfast or can't afford it - you can still come! Just come and hang out with us.

SATURDAY
January 28
10:00am
Barker's Island Inn

See all you Campus Missionaries there!

-PT

New Carpet Ball Champion

2012-01-17T10:24:00.004-06:00

We have yet to announce the completion of our 2011 Bayside youth group carpet ball tournament. Although the tournament didn't finish until 2012 - we have a new champion:

Nathan Tunell is Bayside youth group's 2011 Carpet Ball Champion. Nathan continues a line of champions from the Tunell family. In fact, this is the 5th straight year we have had a Tunell win the championship. Nathan is pictured here with his brother, Erick, who was the 2010 champion. Another interesting fact is the last 4 champions have come from the same household! And if you include last year's Bayside Bowl MVP from that household - that's a lot of hardware!

Nathan easily defeated Cody Casper in a two-week championship match by a score of 5-1. It was his fifth straight victory in the tournament - the most ever in the history of our prestigious carpet ball tournament. His closest match came in an exciting 5-4 victory during the quarterfinals against Michael Johnson.

Congrats Nathan! You're the champion! Get ready to defend the title because in a few months the winter will subside and we will start up the 2012 tournament!

-PT

12 in 2012

2012-01-14T22:21:00.002-06:00

For 2012 I decided that I am going to attempt to accomplish 12 goals or challenges from our youth group. On Sunday night at Senior High youth group I will be speaking about God-honoring goals. Our encouragement to all the students will be to find and accomplish God-honoring goals in 2012.

With that I will also give a challenge to the students of Bayside youth group to help me come up with my 12 goals or challenges for 2012. Some will be God-honoring goals, some will just be for fun - but no matter what they will be a challenge. I will take all the suggestions from this Sunday and create a full list of 12 goals that I will attempt to accomplish this year.

One God-honoring goal that I am already attempting is to read the entire Bible in 90 days. Another fun challenge that a former youth group student gave me was to grow out a mustache and keep it for a week. Just a couple ideas to get your minds thinking...

If you have any suggestions, make a comment on this post and I will put it up for consideration.

-PT

How Great is our God?

2012-01-12T00:17:00.001-06:00

Share a comment regarding something that impresses you about God.

The Star of Bethlehem

2012-01-09T00:24:00.002-06:00

Tonight at youth group we watched an amazing video called "The Star of Bethlehem." It is a really spectacular documentary about God's amazing plan for us, Earth, Jesus, salvation, heaven, etc.

In the video it talks about the stars and how the Bible and science work together to show some amazing truths in the sky regarding the birth and death of Jesus Christ. I would highly recommend this video. If you were there or have seen it, please make a comment about your thoughts on this film.

For more information about the film and topic visit the website, bethlehemstar.net

Our God is an AWESOME God!

-PT

Senior High Youth Group is back tonight - finally!

2012-01-08T11:54:00.003-06:00

After a two week hiatus because of Christmas and New Year's Day, we are back to regular youth group for Senior High students in 9th-12th grade on Sunday nights from 6:30pm-8:00pm.

I hope that you all come out for a great night. I look forward to seeing you all there!

-PT

Indescribable

2012-01-04T22:54:00.002-06:00

Tonight at youth group we watched a video called "Indescribable." It is a message given by a guy named Louie Giglio. He is an author, speaker and musician. He has written many worship songs that you probably know. In the video he talks about how awesome and amazing God is, which we all know and believe to be true.

He begins talking about the stars, galaxies and the universe. And how BIG they are. And how SMALL that makes us - meaning us here on Earth. He shows a lot of really cool pictures of stars, galaxies and space that just blow your mind. The neat thing was how he ended his talk.

It all led to the picture above. This is a picture from the Hubble Telescope of "X structure" at the core of Whirlpool Galaxy. This picture is of the center of the Whirlpool Galaxy some 23 + 4 million light years away from Earth.

Our God is pretty big. Our God is pretty cool.

"Indescribable"

-PT

Youth Group is back on this week!

2012-01-03T10:10:00.002-06:00

That's right. We are back on this week! After Christmas and New Year's holidays, it's time to get back to youth group.

AMP and JR HIGH will start back up on Wednesday, January 4th.

SR HIGH will start back up on Sunday, January 8th.

Hope to see you there this week!

-PT

Here comes 2012

2012-01-01T07:54:00.003-06:00

Happy New Year!!!

Just a quick reminder that we will NOT have Senior High youth group tonight due to the New Year Holiday. We will be back to the normal schedule next Sunday night, January 8th. Come and see some cool surprises for the new year!!!

Hope you all have a great day and I look forward to seeing what God does through Bayside youth group in 2012!

-PT

Good-bye 2011

2011-12-31T19:40:00.002-06:00

Well 2011 is coming to a close today. It has been a year with highs and lows, but overall we have been blessed by God. My top 3 memories from 2011:

-Family memory - taking our family down to Minneapolis for a vacation and going to Mall of America, the science museum, the children's museum and many other fun places.

-Personal memory - our amateur soccer team, "The Bridge," took first place in the Duluth Amateur Soccer League this summer with an overall record of 11-2-1.

-Youth group memory- our 2011 retreat, "Clean Slate." There were so many amazing memories from this retreat, and overall we could feel and see God moving in our students. It was a great weekend.

I hope you all had a great 2011 and look forward to seeing what God has in store for 2012. If you want to share a memory from 2011 or a goal/resolution for 2012 - please do so in the comments.

Have a happy new year!

-PT

No AMP or JR HIGH youth group tonight

2011-12-28T09:24:00.000-06:00

Just wanted to remind everyone that there will NOT be AMP or JR HIGH youth group tonight. There is no family night. There is no dinner.

We will meet again with the normal family night, dinner, and AMP and JR HIGH youth group next Wednesday, January 4.

Have a great winter vacation!

-PT

No senior high youth group tonight

2011-12-25T11:30:00.003-06:00

Just wanted to remind everyone that we will NOT have youth group tonight.

But we wish you a Merry Christmas!!!

-PT

Merry Christmas

2011-12-22T13:10:00.002-06:00

We wish you a Merry Christmas! I hope that everyone in our youth group has a great Christmas. Remember the reason that we celebrate Christmas is the birth of Jesus Christ. Be bold for him this season!

And remember we will not be having Senior High youth group on Sunday, December 25th - because it's Christmas day! Enjoy the day with your families!

Merry Christmas!

-PT

JR HIGH and AMP Christmas party

2011-12-20T11:18:00.002-06:00

Just wanted to remind everyone that this Wednesday night is our JR HIGH and AMP Christmas Party. Come on out for a fun night of games and treats.

Also, if you are in senior high you are invited to come and watch a special Christmas DVD - "The Star of Bethlehem." It is a video giving proof for how Christmas was an astronomical event that proves God and the Bible's truths through scientific research. The video will show in the sanctuary and is for all adults and students 9th grade and up.

Hope to see any of you on Wednesday. And don't forget to come at 6pm for dinner!

-PT

Hail to the Chiefs!

2011-12-18T15:31:00.002-06:00

Well after a long, long many weeks - we are finally changing the colors of the blog. Our promise was to keep it Packers colors until the Packers lost - which happened this afternoon.

It was a hard fought game but in the end the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Green Bay Packers - so here's to the Chiefs!

Don't worry Packer fans - you're still the Super Bowl favorites!

-PT

Senior High Christmas Party & Gift Exchange

2011-12-17T23:00:00.003-06:00

Sunday night at 6:30pm is our Senior High Youth Group Christmas Party. We will have treats and games.

If you plan on coming please bring a wrapped "white elephant" gift to exchange. A "white elephant" gift is anything from your house that you don't really use that someone else might be able to use. It can really be anything you want. If you absolutely can't bring a gift, still come because we should have extra gifts. We want you to be there. And it will be lots of fun.

Hope to see you Sunday night. 6:30pm-8:00pm.

-PT

FAMILY FEUD!

2011-12-15T13:19:00.003-06:00

Here are some pictures from family feud last week:

-PT

Senior High Youth Group

2011-12-11T10:17:00.002-06:00

Tonight we have senior high youth group on Sunday nights at 6:30pm until 8:00pm. It's going to be a fun night. We have a special game to play - The Family Feud! And we will be talking about the cost of not wasting your life. The Packers game will be ending as we begin, so we'll have that on as well.

Plus, there is a possibility of a visit from Tom the Potato. You got to be there to know what I'm talking about.

Hope to see you tonight.

-PT

Bayside Youth Retreat is in exactly 3 months!

2011-12-09T03:15:00.001-06:00

That's right. Our 2012 Bayside youth retreat is exactly 3 months from today. It will be March 9th-11th. At Storybook Lodge in Gilbert, MN. The theme will be "Hide and Seek." Cost is $60. You must have a 2012 permission slip on file to attend. And your friends are welcome. You will be able to start registering and signing up after the new year.

As we get closer to the retreat, I will be posting great moments and memories from retreat past. Make a comment and share if you have any, or email me and maybe your memory can be profiled on the blog!

The above logo was from our 2007 winter retreat. The theme was "Where Are You?" and it was held March 9-11, 2007. It was an excellent retreat as we had 36 students attend and our speakers were Michelle Tunell, Scott Paulson, and me. We still had ASAPH leading us in worship and there were some very powerful moments during our sessions. My greatest memory is the senior class that was attending their last retreat. It included Justin Tunell and Shane McCotter playing in the worship band. Grant Leach and Justin Stetzer hiding in trees during the night games. Adam Johnson dominating in dodge ball. Allyse Tunell must have been there too. Dani Love, were you even there?????? Either way the class of 2007 left a lasting impression on our youth group and was an awesome group of seniors. Thanks for the memories!

So if you were at this retreat, what do you remember?

-PT

Tom the Potato

2011-12-05T11:23:00.004-06:00

Jon Lindberg won the quiz for the second week in a row

Last night was great. If you weren't at senior high youth group you really missed out. We had a lot of fun, there were some crazy moments, and we had great conversations revolving around the message of the night. Here are some highlights:

-We watched the tail end of the Packers game that came down to the last play. The Packers won by kicking a field goal with no time remaining. Thus, the blog colors remain green and gold.

-We had a quiz on female actresses. Jon Lindberg won for the second week in a row! Can he make it three in a row next week? He will certainly have some tough competition because the subject is Alpacas - my guess if Falyn McCotter is going to be in contention!

-The message was "Making a Difference in Your World." We followed that up with some great discussion during our small group times.

-We played a variation of capture the flag - we had several winners and several that were relegated to the "Vestibule of Shame."

-We were visited by Tom the Potato. If you missed it, I hear he will be back next Sunday night. So don't miss it!

See you then!

-PT

Vote for your favorite event of the year

2011-12-01T10:13:00.003-06:00

We have a new poll on the blog. As you can see on the left side of the blog we have a poll question. What was your favorite youth group event from this past year? You have 5 options to choose from:

-Bayside Bowl V
-For the love of...dodgeball
-Clean Slate Retreat
-Valleyfair
-Campus Missionary Retreat

So take a moment and vote for your favorite youth group event of 2011. We want to know what you liked best!

-PT

Senior High Youth Group

2011-11-28T10:01:00.002-06:00

We had lots of fun last night at Senior High Youth Group. The night was filled with plenty of activity - we helped bring down all the church Christmas decorations from the attic, we had a quiz on Marvel comic book characters, we had lots of cookies, AND we had a scavenger hunt. A very competitive scavenger hunt. Broken plates, spilled lemonade, flying signs and Bibles - you name it. But lots of fun!

The most important thing to remember from the night is our theme and message. DON'T WASTE YOUR LIFE! Are you being changed by God's message to you this school year? Are you wasting your life in any way? Are you fulfilling God's purpose for creating you? Remember - you were created to bring God glory.

How are you doing that?

Just a challenge for this week as you go about your daily lives...

-PT

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

2011-11-24T20:59:00.002-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from Bayside youth group!

Make a comment on this post and let us know 1 thing you are thankful for. Remember every post comment is eligible to win a free pop at youth group each week. And this week there will be a bonus prize!

Have a great weekend!

-PT

No AMP or JR HIGH youth group tonight

2011-11-23T10:31:00.001-06:00

Just a reminder that we will not have AMP or JR HIGH youth group tonight, Wednesday, November 23.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday weekend!!!

-PT

Thank You

2011-11-21T11:02:00.002-06:00

Tis the season for Thanksgiving. It is the week of Thanksgiving and we all have much to be thankful for. The thing that comes to mind that I have to say I am thankful for is YOU - the students at Bayside.

I want to thank you for being so willing to serve.

Last Wednesday night we had our Harvest Home Celebration and many of you (about 30 or so) came out to help serve. We had students cutting pie, taking plates to tables, and running the drink carts. It was a fun time and would not have been the same without each of you! So thank you.

And last Saturday we had our annual Bayside Bountiful Boutique. We needed several students to help run the kitchen cafe as a fundraiser for our missions teams. And we had about 10-11 of you show up and help out. It was amazing and fun! Thank you to all the students who gave up most of their Saturday to help us in the kitchen. All for a good cause!

Time and again the students of Bayside step up and serve. And that is one thing that I am thankful for this season.

-PT

Harvest Home Celebration

2011-11-15T15:20:00.003-06:00

This Wednesday night is our annual Harvest Home Celebration at Bayside. This is an event where our church celebrates what God did here in the last year and we have a full home cooked meal together. Come out for a great and fun night. ALL students in 5th-12th grade are invited to come and help serve! We (Bayside youth) have been serving this meal since the 1970s!!!!!

Here is what you need to know:

-wear black pants and a white shirt if you can remember
-come anytime between 5:30pm-6:00pm
-they will be serving cheese and crackers from 5:30pm-6:00pm
-the program will begin in the sanctuary at 6:00pm
-the youth will be dismissed first around 6:25ish to go to the youth room and get ready to serve
-dinner will be served around 6:30pm

Students will be paired with friends and have 3 options of areas to serve:

-bringing plates of food out to the tables
-serving drinks from a cart
-cutting pies and putting pieces on plates

So come on out for a fun night. You WILL get to eat a FREE meal AND you will get unlimited pie!!!!!!!

See you there!

-PT

Junior High and AMP last night

2011-11-10T10:51:00.003-06:00

We had lots of fun last night at youth group. If you weren't there here is what you missed:

-FRENCH BREAD PIZZAS! Yum!

-AMP students went to Target to buy items for shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Cool!

-In JR HIGH we talked about Philippians 2:13 and how God gives us the WILL and ABILITY to live for him and accomplish his purpose.

-We had a quiz on MATH! (take note SR HIGH students - same one is coming on Sunday! Study, study!)

-We played a very competitive game of sideline soccer - in which the winning team came back from 3 goals down to win 6-5!

-And we played dodge ball!!!!!

Hope to see you there next time!

-PT

Younker's Community Day

2011-11-07T13:15:00.003-06:00

I want to throw out an opportunity for students in 9th-12th grade. Each year our youth group participates in Younker's Community Day. It is a national fundraiser that brings money into our community as well as brings money into our youth group. All we do is sell coupons for $5 to anyone and everyone that will buy one. All of the money goes to our youth group. The coupons actually are worth $10 in cash at Younker's on Community Day. This fall Community Day is this Saturday, November 12. We have 2 opportunities to sell coupons at the store to make money for our youth group.

All you have to do is show up at Younkers, sit at a table and hang out with other students from Bayside youth group, and ask customers if they would like to buy a $10 coupon for $5. If you are interested please contact me as soon as possible via facebook or my cell phone. We have 2 opportunities to sell that we need help with:

-This Wednesday, November 9, from 6pm-8pm

-This Saturday, November 12, from 10am-noon

Let me know asap if you would like to help!
Thanks!

-Tom

Campus Missionary Connect

2011-11-04T16:08:00.002-05:00

Campus Missionary Connect is tomorrow! Saturday, November 5 - 9am until 11am. This is for all campus missionaries and anyone interested in being a campus missionary.

We will have a time of worship, prayer, and breakout sessions for training on being a missionary at your school.

It is at Bayside. So join us for an uplifting time.

-PT

Skit Night

2011-10-31T11:47:00.007-05:00

Last night we had 'skit night' at senior high youth group. We took verses that we have been talking about at youth group and acted them out in real life skits. There were three groups - the freshman, the sophomores, and the upperclassmen. While the upperclassmen had an advantage of costumes, they struggled with their performance (Olivia!) The freshman did a nice job with their auction. But it was the Class of 2014 - the sophomores - who were the shining stars with their rendition of a bus ride sermon led by Jon Lindberg! Fun night!

-PT

Adventure Zone

2011-10-20T20:43:00.001-05:00

The JR HIGH party at Adventure Zone was a blast! If you were there, what was your favorite part?

Pizza?

Laser Tag?

Mini-golf?

Batting Cages?

Arcade?

Another Lightswitch video

2011-10-17T09:32:00.003-05:00

Here is a third video from the Lightswitch concert:

Senior High Youth Group - PRIZE NIGHT

2011-10-15T15:32:00.002-05:00

All 9th-12th graders here is a reminder about Senior High youth group on Sunday nights. We meet every Sunday from 6:30pm-8:00pm.

This week we will be giving away many prizes. You have to be there to win, and you have to participate. We will have small prizes and big prizes. Over $100 worth of prizes will be given out!

So come on out this Sunday night for PRIZE NIGHT!

See you then!

-PT

Lightswitch Concert

2011-10-13T11:25:00.002-05:00

Not sure why but some of the video is not coming through. The first one I posted was actually 26 seconds long and as you can see it is only 9 seconds on the blog. We'll see how this one works. This is the second video:

-PT

Lightswitch Concert - first of many short videos

2011-10-12T16:47:00.002-05:00

Check out the campus missionaries rocking out with Lightswitch.
What an awesome night it was!

-PT

A verse to think about

2011-10-10T14:31:00.002-05:00

Post a comment on what this verse might mean for you this week:

2 Timothy 2:15
"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth."

And yes, I changed the blog colors to Packers colors until they lose a game.

-PT

2 services at Bayside

2011-10-08T22:32:00.002-05:00

Just a reminder to all you who attend Bayside on Sunday mornings. Starting tomorrow morning (October 9) we will be having 2 services. The services will be identical and are at 9:00am and 10:30am.

So which one are you going to?

October Youth Leader of the Month

2011-10-05T13:55:00.002-05:00

For the month of October we would like to honor and thank Dani Love for her service as a youth leader at Bayside. Dani has been a youth leader for over 2 years now, serving as a Sunday school assistant, AMP teacher/assistant, and an 11th grade small group leader. Make sure you thank Dani for her service to our youth group. Here is some more information about her so you can get to know her more.

Some of her favorites:

Food- Lasagna

Cereal- Life

Candy- Cadbury Creme Eggs

Snack food- Chocolate or Popcorn

Color- Pink

Movie- Madagascar 2 or both the new and old version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Tv show- Big Bang Theory

Outdoor activity- Volleyball

Sports team- Green Bay Packers

Bible verse- Philippians 4:7-8, 13

Thanks Dani for rocking the Bayside youth group with your coolness and fun spirit. We appreciate you and honor you as the October youth leader of the month!

-PT

See You at the Pole

2011-09-26T23:47:00.002-05:00

Just a reminder that this Wednesday morning is See You at the Pole. Remember to come to school early and join your fellow students at the flagpole in front of your school at 7:40am.

Make a stand for what you believe in!

-PT

Campus Missionary Retreat Details

2011-09-22T22:39:00.002-05:00

If you are one of the 27 (!) students going on the retreat this weekend, here are the details:

-We will meet to leave for the retreat on Saturday morning at 9am at Central Assembly of God Church.

-We will return from the retreat on Sunday night at 5pm at Central Assembly of God Church.

-If you haven't paid yet, please bring your $15 with you and get it to me at the retreat.

-Just an FYI, there are 71 total students signed up for the retreat between the 6 churches involved! It's going to be awesome!

-And remember that the Christian rock band Lightswitch will be performing a concert just for Campus Missionaries on Saturday night.

Can't wait to see you there!

-PT

Campus Missionary Retreat

2011-09-21T14:03:00.001-05:00

The deadline for registration for the Campus Missionary Retreat is tonight. Please bring your money and registration form to youth group tonight, or contact me ASAP to let me know your plans.

It's going to be an awesome weekend. We hope you plan on coming!

-PT

Where is your mission field?

2011-09-19T13:27:00.002-05:00

As we have been talking about the meaning and purpose in life during our youth group devotionals, I hope that you have thought about how important your place is in your school. God has called you at this time in your life to go to school every day. And I believe he wants you to represent him and be a light for him. That is your mission. Are you willing to accept it?

For those interested we are challenging you to be a campus missionary. Please contact me ASAP to let me know if you want to take on this exciting challenge.

Also, this weekend we are having our annual campus missionary retreat at Assembly Park Camp in Lake Minnesuing, WI. The retreat will go from Saturday morning at 9am until Sunday afternoon at 5pm. We will have 4 meals, lots of fun and games, worship, powerful speakers, carpet ball, free time, speed ball, a bonfire, AND...the Christian rock band Lightswitch will be there to give you a free concert! That's right they are coming to our retreat to put on a concert for all our campus missionaries! It is going to be awesome! The cost of the retreat is $15, and you have to have a permission slip on file at Bayside. Get your money and your registration card in to me ASAP. In fact, you need it in by this Wednesday! So get it to me now!

Hope to see you all there this weekend. I can't wait!

-PT

Can you make a difference?

2011-09-15T12:48:00.001-05:00

So yesterday we started a new series in our JR HIGH youth group called "You can make a difference." We will be talking all year long about how students can make a difference in this world. We are going to give opportunities, help train and equip you, and support you in any way we can to help you guys make a difference in YOUR world.

So that leads me to this question. A question for all the students in our youth group, whether you are in JR HIGH, AMP, or SR HIGH. Can you make a difference? Make a comment on this post and tell us how you can make a difference in this world. It can be anything, something small or something big. Our challenge to the JR HIGH group this week was to find 1 thing you can do to make a difference this week. So I now make that challenge to anyone in youth group. What is 1 thing you can do to make a difference this week?

-PT

Oh what a night!

2011-09-12T22:09:00.003-05:00

Senior High youth group Sunday night was awesome. Thanks to everyone who came out. We had 33 students out, by far the most we've had on Sunday nights! We watched an awesome video, played capture the flag, had some good small group time, and talked through our theme for this fall - "Don't Waste Your Life!"

And we had a challenge for all students to become Campus Missionaries. For those of you interested in being a Campus Missionary we are having a training retreat on September 24-25 at Assembly Park Camp. The cost is only $15 and it will go from Saturday morning until Sunday evening. Anyone interested in being a campus missionary or anyone who has signed up to be a campus missionary is invited. 7th-12th grade. So get signed up today!

Plus, Erick Tunell (pictured above) was there.

-PT

Senior High Youth Group on Sunday Night

2011-09-07T22:42:00.001-05:00

We will be kicking off our fall season for Senior High Youth Group this Sunday night at Bayside from 6:30pm-8:00pm. For students in 9th-12th grade.

Our theme this year is "Don't Waste Your Life." We hope you come out for a fun night and a great time with all your friends from Bayside youth group.

-PT

JR HIGH and AMP kick off

2011-09-06T10:21:00.002-05:00

This Wednesday, September 7th, is our JR HIGH and AMP kick off night.

AMP
All students in 5th and 6th grade are invited to AMP every Wednesday night from 6:30-7:45pm. We have Bible studies, games, prizes, activities, great friends and more!

JR HIGH
All students in 7th and 8th grade are invited to JR HIGH youth group every Wednesday night from 6:30-7:45pm. We have Bible studies, games, prizes, activities, fun quizzes, great friends and more!

Hope to see many of you this Wednesday night!

-PT

First day of school

2011-09-01T21:41:00.002-05:00

So how was your first day of school?

I saw a few of you at the high school after school was out and it looked like you survived.

Make a comment and tell us about your first day...

-PT

JR HIGH youth group tonight

2011-08-31T10:46:00.003-05:00

It's the last night of JR HIGH youth group for the summer! School starts tomorrow and what better way to end the summer than come and hang out with your friends at Bayside. We will have lots of fun.

Hope to see you there!

-PT

Carpet Ball Tournament

2011-08-30T22:17:00.002-05:00

This summer we have been playing a carpet ball tournament and we are getting close to the end. We have junior high students on one side of the bracket and senior high students on the other side. Last Sunday night Nathan Tunell defeated Grant Hanson to win the junior high bracket and secure a spot in the championship match.

Here are the remaining senior high matches:

Ryan Paulson vs. Hailey Ross

Zach Brookmole vs. Becca Tunell

Cody Casper vs. Erica Mittlestadt

Good luck to those remaining!

-PT

Worship Night + bonfire!

2011-08-29T09:12:00.002-05:00

Last night we had about 60 people attend our end of the summer worship and bonfire night. The worship team did an awesome job. It consisted of 7 students from our youth group led by Paul Lindberg, our church worship team leader. We had a great time of worship and a challenge to be a campus missionary this school year. If you weren't at the event, there still will be other opportunities for you to commit to being a campus missionary this year.

We also had an awesome bonfire after! And SMORES! And we had our latest drawing for the big prize for commenting on the blog. The winner was Nathan Tunell (pictured above on the right), who went home with a cool water bottle and a $15 gift card to Subway. Congrats Nathan!

Hope you all had a great night, I know I did!

-PT

Worship and Bonfire Night

2011-08-24T23:53:00.000-05:00

This Sunday, August 28th - we are having a worship and bonfire night for all students in Bayside youth group. Yes all students 7th-12th grade are invited to worship and bonfire night this Sunday night from 6:30pm-8:00pm.

We have a worship band, some big challenges for the upcoming school year, prizes, and a bonfire with SMORES!!!!!

A great way to close out the summer...hope to see you there!

THIS SUNDAY AT BAYSIDE FROM 6:30pm - 8:00pm.

-PT

Grant's last night

2011-08-23T22:53:00.003-05:00

Here is Grant at Bigger and Better 2010

Come on out for junior high youth group on Wednesday night. It will be the last night of youth group for Grant Leach. He is heading off to Stevens Point for school next week. So we are going to be saying goodbye.

I know Grant has worked hard over the last few years as a youth leader. He has invested a lot of time and heart into our ministry and the students. If you can make it, come out and say thank you to a guy who has had a huge impact on many of our students and our youth group as a whole.

Hope to see you Wednesday night!

-PT

another great night

2011-08-17T22:51:00.002-05:00

We had a great night again at youth group tonight. Here's what happened:

-we passed out flyers to the neighborhood houses for the Corn Roast

-everyone got a FREE pop

-we played an excellent game of Ultimate Frisbee

-Nathan Tunell defeated Michael Johnson in the carpet ball tournament to advance to the FINAL FOUR. He will next face Grant Hanson for a shot at the championship.

Hope to see you next time!

-PT

Junior High Youth Group on Wednesday Night!

2011-08-17T00:22:00.001-05:00

Yep, it's already Wednesday night again.

We have a fun night planned for youth group this week.

And we will be doing a service project...

Hope to see you there!

Valleyfair details

2011-08-14T15:17:00.002-05:00

On Monday we have our trip to Valleyfair! Many of you have signed up to go, so I thought I would post the details of the trip on the blog.

We will meet and leave from Central Assembly of God Church at 7:00am. The bus will also return to Central Assembly of God Church at approximately 10:00pm. Remember to bring your own money for food and souvenirs. Your $45 paid was for the bus ride and the ticket into Valleyfair. Also, if you plan to go to the water park you will need to bring your swimsuit and towel.

And don't forget this trip is a group trip with all the other youth groups in Superior. So there will be a bus full of kids from all the youth groups, not just Bayside.

It's going to be fun!!!

-PT

Junior High Youth Group on Wednesday Night!

2011-08-09T22:41:00.001-05:00

Come on out - we'd love to see you for youth group on Wednesday night, August 10th. Here's a preview:

-we will have a quiz

-we will play carpetball

-we will look into how Jesus dealt with fear

-we will play some games

AND

IT'S PRIZE NIGHT!

Come to see what I'm talking about!

-PT

another epic soccer match

2011-08-07T22:37:00.003-05:00

Tonight at senior high youth group we had a great time. First of all the last couple weeks of senior high youth group we have had many more students than in recent weeks. That has been awesome. I think we are gaining some momentum heading into the new school year! Here's what else we did tonight:

-quiz on Tom and Sarah (won by Zakk)

-talk on Fearing God

-carpet ball

-Falyn and Hailey had to wave their hands during the entire game time to exempt themselves from playing the actual game

-Rachel's name was changed to Frances for the night

-we had another epic soccer match

While our soccer match on Wednesday night during junior high was one for the ages, this game tonight was pretty good too. It started off pretty slow, but eventually everyone started to get involved. Jim and Olivia were standout goalies, Matt and Aaron seemed to dominate with tons of goals, but it was Becca Tunell (pictured above with Julianna at the retreat) who scored the game winner on a penalty kick. Nice shot. The final score was 7-6.

It was a fun night and I looked forward to senior high youth group next Sunday night!

-PT

Welcome back Ukraine mission team

2011-08-04T20:46:00.001-05:00

After a long couple of weeks the Ukraine mission team is back from their trip. We had 3 of our students from Bayside youth group that were a part of the team. Philip McCotter, Luke Tunell, and Falyn McCotter. Make sure you take a moment to welcome them back and to hear some of their amazing stories!

Also, I changed the colors on the blog for this month to the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

-PT

Valleyfair deadline is Wednesday!

2011-07-31T23:05:00.002-05:00

Remember we are planning a trip to Valleyfair on Monday, August 15th. The cost is $45 and you must have a permission slip on file at Bayside.

The deadline for this trip is this coming Wednesday, August 3rd. We need you to be signed up by this Wednesday so we know how big a bus we need to rent. So please get your money and permission form to me by Wednesday.

If you have any questions just email, text, or call me.

-PT

what you missed - epic soccer match

2011-07-28T11:31:00.002-05:00

Last night we had a lot of fun at junior high youth group. Here is what you missed:

-we talked about conquering fear
-we had a quiz about TV families
-heard about Lakefest and a free concert for Seventh Day Slumber on August 6th at Barker's Island
-we had an epic soccer game!

Now normally when we play games it's always fun but not everybody participates and sometimes a few people stand around. This was not the case last night. Everybody played and played hard! It was so much fun to watch! The game had two superstars - Nathan Tunell and Michael Johnson led the way for their respective teams. (Both are pictured above in a picture taken during VBS week) Michael's team was winning 9-6 and we were playing to 10. But Nathan's team made a furious comeback scoring 4 straight goals to win the game. This was topped off by Nathan with the game winning goal! Great game everyone!

Hope you all had fun. Hope to see more of you here next week.

-PT

junior high youth group tonight

2011-07-27T14:33:00.001-05:00

If you are in 6th-8th grade - come to Bayside tonight!

-carpet ball
-fear will be conquered
-games
-lakefest info
-quiz
-and so much more

hope to see you there!

-PT

Camp Pictures

2011-07-26T12:17:00.005-05:00

Here are a few pictures from the last week of Wood Lake Bible Camp. These were taken during the mud pit and tug-o-war activities. Everyone ended up quite dirty! But it was a lot of fun!!!!

This is a group shot of most of the students from Bayside. Later on we took a "clean" picture of the entire group that I will post later.

Becca Tunell, Jaycie Paulson, Luke Tunell -

Dirty Tunells!

-PT

Pray for Ukraine!

2011-07-25T15:12:00.002-05:00

Just a reminder to everyone to pray for our mission team in Ukraine. They are on day 5 of 13 for this trip. Pray for their time in the villages and that God would speak boldly through them. The three students who are on this trip are Philip McCotter, Luke Tunell, and Falyn McCotter. Pray also for Phil and Ruth McCotter who are leading the team. Pray for unity, clear communication, and God's power to be with them!

-PT

senior high youth group on Sunday nights

2011-07-24T08:58:00.001-05:00

It's been awhile but we will be continuing senior high youth group on Sunday nights - TONIGHT! And every Sunday night for the rest of the summer! So come on out and have some fun. We meet from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Hope to see you there tonight!!!

-PT

Pray for campers

2011-07-21T12:49:00.002-05:00

Just wanted to let you all know that senior high week at Wood Lake Bible Camp is going on now. Many of our students are there at camp and having a great week. Including Hunter, Michael, and Becca (pictured above). Pray that God would continue to move and it would be a very powerful week. Pray that the students get good rest and have a fun rest of the week!

Hope to see some of you on Sunday!

-PT

No senior high youth group tonight

2011-07-17T00:52:00.000-05:00

Due to today being the first day of Senior High camp at Wood Lake Bible Camp, we will NOT have senior high youth group tonight. Senior High will meet again next Sunday, July 24.

For those of you in junior high we will still meet this Wednesday, July 20. Hope to see you there!

-PT

what you missed last night

2011-07-14T12:13:00.003-05:00

Last night we had a lot of fun at youth group. While many of you were gone because of Sonshine Music Festival or other reasons - we still had a blast. Here's what you missed:

-carpet ball
-a scavenger hunt
-talking about the race of life and winning the prize
-duck, duck, goose!

Seriously, we played duck, duck, goose. Normally Big Tom and Grant take care of games. But Tom got a new job and hasn't been able to come on Wednesday nights, so Grant has been doing games this summer. Well last night Grant had to work late, so the closest relation to Grant was Katie Johnson (pictured above - apparently she doesn't like her picture taken!). So Katie chose to play this classic game of duck and goose! It was fun.

Plus the scavenger hunt was really cool. We missed you if you weren't there.

And just to remind everyone, we will continue to have junior high youth group every Wednesday night throughout the summer!

-PT

updates

2011-07-11T10:38:00.002-05:00

Just so you know here are some updates of things going on with youth group:

1) Sonshine - many of you are headed to the annual music festival in Wilmar, MN. It starts this Wednesday and goes through Saturday. Have fun and be safe!

2) Junior High youth group on Wednesday, July 13. Even though many will be heading to Sonshine, we still WILL have junior high youth group this week! So come out for a fun night.

3) Wood Lake Bible Camp - many of you are headed to camp next week. It starts this Sunday the 17th and goes through Saturday the 23rd. It's going to be a blast. I can't wait!

4) Senior High youth group on Sunday, July 17th is CANCELED. Since many of us will be heading to camp we are not going to have senior high youth group. We will meet again on Sunday, July 24.

5) Valleyfair! Remember our trip is Monday, August 15. Cost is $45 and you must have a permission slip on file. Sign up by Wednesday, August 3rd. Hope you can go!

If you ever have a question about what is going on just ASK!

-PT

VALLEYFAIR!

2011-07-07T15:36:00.003-05:00

It's time for a big announcement. And it's about Valley Fair! We are having a youth group trip to Valley Fair this summer! It will be our big event for the month of August. Are you excited? Here are the details:

Monday, August 15th
7:00am - 10:00pm
$45 covers your bus ride and valley fair ticket (bring your own money for food)
We will be loading and unloading the bus at Central Assembly of God.
Permission Slip and $45 due to Pastor Tom by Wednesday, August 3rd.

We will be going on this trip with the other youth groups in Superior. This includes students from North Bay Church, Central Assembly of God, CMA, Darrow Road and Safe Harbor. It will be a one day trip, leave in the morning and return late the same night. We will be riding in a school bus. You must have a permission slip on file with our church. And you must sign up and pay by Wednesday, August 3rd.

If you have any questions just let me know. Hope you guys are excited. It's going to be a blast!

-PT

junior high youth group tonight

2011-07-06T09:26:00.001-05:00

YES! We will be having junior high youth group tonight! A quiz, talking about fear, playing outside in the beautiful weather, and the carpet ball tournament continues!

Hope to see you there!

-PT

NO senior high youth group tonight

2011-07-03T10:12:00.000-05:00

Just a reminder that we will not have senior high youth group tonight due to the 4th of July holiday weekend. Have a great holiday. We will meet again next Sunday, July 10. Hope to see you then!

-PT

carpet ball, quizzes, bonfires and smores

2011-06-30T10:06:00.003-05:00

That's what we had last night at youth group. And David Broberg (pictured above) was there. He even won the quiz. It was a fun time and the best part was building a fire together and enjoying roasted marshmallows and smores!

Hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!

-PT

junior high youth group tonight

2011-06-29T12:12:00.001-05:00

Hey everybody that has finished 6th-8th grade is invited to come out for youth group tonight from 6:30-7:45.

We will have a quiz.
We will have the carpet ball tournament continued.
We will have a fire.

Hope to see you there.

-PT

if you weren't at youth group, you didn't get a McFlurry!

2011-06-27T00:23:00.000-05:00

That's right. Last night at Senior High Youth Group on Sunday nights it was "McFlurry Night." We talked about fear, we had a quiz about movie stars, we played serious kick ball (much different than regular kick ball), and we all had a McFlurry. We missed you.

-PT

senior high youth group on Sunday nights

2011-06-26T11:58:00.001-05:00

We will have youth group tonight! Sunday, June 26, from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Hope you can make it out!

-PT

Summer of fear

2011-06-23T22:31:00.002-05:00

Fear. Everyone has some kind of fear. From death, to spiders, to heights, to deep waters. We all have fears. This summer in youth group we will be talking about fear. Our goal is to help you overcome your fears, to realize that God is in control, and to fight back against your fear! We will be covering several different topics within the overall theme of fear - at both junior and senior high youth group. My hope is that at the end of the summer you won't have any fears - or that you have fears but you know how to face them and conquer them!

So leave a comment on this post letting us know what you fear. What are you really afraid of?

-PT

junior high youth group tonight

2011-06-22T12:21:00.000-05:00

Just a reminder that we do have junior high youth group tonight. Join us from 6:30pm - 7:45pm at Bayside for a fun night. We will have games, a quiz, and a message about FEAR. It is for all students who have completed 6th-8th grade. See you there!

-PT

senior high youth group tonight

2011-06-19T07:34:00.002-05:00

Just wanted to let you know that we WILL have senior high youth group tonight, Sunday - June 19th. 6:30pm-8:00pm. Hope to see you there!

-PT

what have you been missing

2011-06-16T09:45:00.003-05:00

This last week in our youth group has been amazing. Hopefully you have been here at some point because we have had some really cool things happening. Here's a recap:

-A week ago on Wednesday night we had a campus missionary year-end celebration. There were several adults from our church at youth group and we had a prayer time for every student to pray with an adult. It was very powerful and moving!

-Last Friday night was Girls and Guys Night Out! It was a blast. I still don't even know what the girls did! The guys played football and video games. And some were lucky enough to go out to Dairy Queen. Then we all had a bonfire together with the girls. And there were SMORES! It was a lot of fun and we had 45 students out for this event. Thanks everyone who came and made it a great night!

-On Sunday we had some great conversation in our Senior High small groups. We started our summer series on FEAR and got the ball rolling with a lot of good thoughts and ideas on our fears. We also had a quiz and an intense game of kickball (students vs. youth leaders) in which the students won.

-And last night at Wednesday night JR HIGH youth group we had a blast helping with the games for Vacation Bible School. I want to thank everyone who was there and so willing to help. We played Bin Ball Tag, Dodge Ball Line Up, and had relays. It was a great time.

I hope you all are enjoying the beginning of summer, even if the weather doesn't feel like it. Remember we will keep having youth group throughout the summer. Senior High on Sunday nights and Junior High on Wednesday nights.

Hope to see you there. You don't want to miss out - because you never know what we might be up to!

-PT

Senior High Youth Group

2011-06-12T13:32:00.002-05:00

Just a reminder that we are having senior high youth group tonight! Sunday, June 12. At 6:30pm. For students that have finished 9th-12th grade. We will continue to have senior high youth group on Sunday nights throughout the summer. Even if you haven't been coming during the school year, now is the time to come. Hopefully you don't have any homework and you can come and have some fun!

Hope to see you there!

-PT

Girls and Guys Night Out!

2011-06-09T11:04:00.002-05:00

This Friday we are having Girls and Guys night out from 6pm until midnight. We will meet at Bayside and then the girls and guys will go out to do separate things. Later we will meet back up at church for a bonfire, smores, and lots of fun. For students in 6th-12th grade. Olivia (pictured above) will be there - so why wouldn't you want to come!

Hope to see you there.

-PT

Campus Missionaries meeting on Wednesday

2011-06-08T00:01:00.000-05:00

Just wanted to remind everyone who is a campus missionary that we will be having a get together on Wednesday, June 8, from 6:30pm-7:45pm. During this time you will have an opportunity to hear stories of how God is working in campus missionaries as well as pray with an adult who has been praying for you this school year.

So please join us at 6:30pm on Wednesday!

Hope to see you then!

-PT

Fear Factor Pictures

2011-06-07T14:03:00.004-05:00

Here are some pictures of Fear Factor from last Wednesday night!

Julianna eating a marshmallow laced in hot sauce! (Louisiana Hot Sauce!)

We like to call her Megan "Chocolate Face" Tunell

The winning team, coached by Cody Casper. Nathan Tunell, Julianna Erickson, Bryan Gibson, and Beau McKenzie. Congratulations!

It was a fun night!

-PT

FEAR FACTOR

2011-05-31T10:11:00.002-05:00

This Wednesday night we will have JR HIGH youth group at 6:30pm. This is for students who are finishing 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. We will continue to meet throughout the summer every Wednesday night.

This Wednesday we will be talking about FEAR. And we will be playing FEAR FACTOR! This will be a lot of fun - and you will NOT want to miss this. Don't be afraid - just show up and be ready to have some fun!

See you Wednesday night!

-PT

NO senior high youth group tonight

2011-05-29T08:28:00.001-05:00

Due to the Memorial Day Holiday weekend we will not be having Senior High youth group tonight - Sunday, May 29. Please enjoy your extra day off tomorrow and spend some time with family and friends. We will meet again for Senior High youth group on Sunday night, June 5.

-PT

Long Weekend

2011-05-27T20:33:00.002-05:00

So today begins a 4-day weekend! Just wanted to check and see what you all will be doing. Post a comment and let us know. I'm sure some of you are already gone and out camping or vacationing. But if you are still around let us know what you are up to.

Here are my weekend plans:

-today: hang out with my wife and kids, run as many errands as possible so we can relax on Saturday

-Saturday: relax, prep for my sermon on Sunday, relax, hang out with Garrison and Josiah, relax, and relax

-Sunday: worship at Bayside, preach a sermon, have lunch with family, relax and hang out with my boys

-Monday: grill out

What are you doing on this long weekend?

-PT

The last night of AMP

2011-05-25T15:53:00.002-05:00

Tonight is the last night of AMP for this school year. This was the first year we had AMP for 5th and 6th graders and it was a great success! AMP will be taking a break until next September, when school starts back up again. However, if you are finishing 6th grade we are inviting you to join us for JR HIGH youth group this summer - beginning next Wednesday, June 1. So this summer we will have 6th-8th grade JR HIGH youth group. And then next fall we will have our transition to new groups.

AMP was led this year by Dave and Amy Lemaster. They did a great job! Thanks guys for leading the group. And thanks to the students who made it such a great group to have!

-PT

Jeopardy Winners

2011-05-23T10:52:00.002-05:00

For the last three weeks we have been playing Jeopardy during our Digging Deeper class on Sunday mornings. It was quite the competition between three teams. The Princess Warriors, D-Love and the Lovettes and WWCD were the three teams fighting for the chance to be called Jeopardy champions.

After week 1 and Round 1 of Jeopardy the scores were"
D-Love and the Lovettes - 5,000
Princess Warriors - 4,000
WWCD - 3,200

After week 2 and Double Jeopardy the scores were:
D-Love and the Lovettes - 17,200
Princess Warriors - 11,600
WWCD - 9,400

And the final standings after week 3 and Final Jeopardy were:
D-Love and the Lovettes - 10,400
WWCD - 7,600
Princess Warriors - 1,600

Congratulations to D-Love and the Lovettes! Here is a list of the members of their team:
Dani Love
David Broberg
Zach Brookmole
Sophie Dubois
Grant Hanson
Amanda Paulson
Becca Tunell
Hunter Tunell
Megan Tunell
Jessica Xiong

Our Digging Deeper class on Sunday mornings is now over until next fall. Sad Face. We will meet again beginning Sunday, September 11. Hope to see you then! (and certain we will see you before then because youth group on Sunday nights and Wednesday nights will still be going on)

-PT

what you missed last night

2011-05-19T10:13:00.002-05:00

We had another excellent night at youth group last night. If you weren't there here is what you missed:

-FRENCH BREAD PIZZAS for dinner (yum!)
-a parable lesson on the unforgivable sin
-great small group time
-crazy AMPers
-and an intense matchup of ultimate frisbee led by Dave Lemaster (pictured above)

Don't worry. Dave did not have the chainsaw at youth group. However, he brought that same intensity you see in this picture to our ultimate frisbee game. And his team won!

-PT

What you missed on Sunday

2011-05-17T15:18:00.002-05:00

The last two Sundays have been a lot of fun. In our weekly digging deeper class on Sunday mornings we are in a 3-week Jeopardy challenge. We have three teams and can add more players to each team as we finish the challenge with Final Jeopardy on Sunday, May 22. That will be the final week of digging deeper class until the fall.

At Senior High Youth Group on Sunday nights we have been having a blast. 2 weeks ago we had a parable lesson from Scott Paulson, lots of candy, great small group times, and a very good game of dodgeball. We played a total of 7 games and it was pretty close between the two teams. The MVP of the night had to be Kaylee Labounty (pictured above - she hates getting her picture taken, so that's what you get when you don't let people take it!). Kaylee made a couple of great saves, amazing catches, and led her team to victory. She also won the impromptu Mother's Day quiz. Great night, Kaylee! Next time let us take your picture! (I actually have 1-2 good pictures of her - but this was more fun)

Last Sunday night we had a dodge ball night with the Christian Missionary Alliance youth group. There were about 30-40 students there in all, and it was a blast! We did have one game of Bayside vs. CMA. But their youth group had several more students as many of you missed out on this fun night. We almost beat them without you! After that we played several variations of dodge ball. It was another great night.

If you have missed it, check it out - Senior High Youth Group on Sunday nights for students in 9th-12th grade. See you this Sunday night!

-PT

Sorry it has been so long

2011-05-16T11:09:00.002-05:00

Hey everyone, sorry I have not posted on here in over a week! I had a very busy week last week, and then got super sick. For the last 8 days or so I have been battling a pretty bad cold. We have still had a lot of great things going on in youth group. I will post some updates over the next couple days.

-PT

National Day of Prayer

2011-05-06T19:19:00.003-05:00

Michael Johnson and Hunter Tunell - two of our NDP prayers

Thursday was National Day of Prayer and every year our community celebrates by having a time of prayer at the courthouse in Superior. I have been to it a few times over the years, when I have been in town. But this year we had the idea to bring some students along. So I threw it out there to see if any students were interested. They would be released at 11:45am and we would be bringing them back to school at 1:15pm.

We had 7 students come to this event - all junior highers! Actually all 8th graders! Woot to the class of 2015!!!! Special thanks to the students who came - Philip McCotter, Grant Hanson, Jaycie Paulson, Derek Copperud, Michael Johnson, Julianna Erickson, and Hunter Tunell. It was a fun time and a great way to live out our faith and show the community what we believe in!

I know for a fact that the adults at this event were impacted by the many number of students who showed up. It was a great time of prayer and really cool to be in a setting where we could worship in as public a place as the courthouse! Rock on!

-PT