Star of Bethlehem

Remember we do NOT have normal youth group this week.  But we will be showing the "Star of Bethlehem" documentary from 7pm-8pm in the sanctuary.

There will be no dinner, no worship, and no other activities.  Just the movie.

Join us if you'd like.

Otherwise have a great week and Merry Christmas!!!

-PT

Christmas Gift Exchange this Wednesday for youth group!

This Wednesday for youth group we are having a "white elephant" gift exchange.  Find something from your house that you don't need, don't use or don't want.  Wrap it up like a Christmas gift and bring it to youth group on Wednesday.  We will have a Christmas party and exchange gifts.

It's going to be a lot of fun and will be our last night of regular youth group in 2016!

Hope to see you there!!!

-pt

See you Wednesday for youth group

Join us this Wednesday night starting with free dinner at 5:45, worship and 6:30 and youth group after.

See you then!

-PT

Youth group on Wednesday the 30th

Give thanks anyway!

That has been our theme for the last couple weeks.  Join us this Wednesday as we wrap up thanksgiving and look towards Christmas.

Free dinner at 5:45, worship at 6:30 and youth group after.

See you then!

-PT

No regular youth group this week - come watch Woodlawn

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday we will not be having our normal youth group activities this week.

However, if you are around on Wednesday night our church will be showing "Woodlawn."  Come and join us for a FREE movie night.

The show starts at 6pm and will go until about 8pm.

Hope to see you there!

-PT

Bayside Bowl Results

Bayside Bowl XI was a great success.  We had a beautiful day for football and there was plenty of fun.  We ended up with three teams competing for the coveted Bayside Bowl.  Here are the results:

Round 1

Team Extreme                      35        Steel Curtain                        19

Team Extreme                      28        Well Oiled Machine             6

Well Oiled Machine             37        Steel Curtain                        7

Standings                              W        L          T          PTS

1. Team Extreme                  2          0          0          +38

2. Well Oiled Machine         1          1          0          +8

3. Steel Curtain                    0          2          0          -46

Playoff

#2- Well Oiled Machine      35        #3- Steel Curtain                 12

Championship

#1-Team Extreme                34        #2- Well Oiled Machine      21

Congratulations to Team Extreme!  Cody Casper, Gary Duzell, Jens Gehl, Rylan Lane, Max McKenzie and Nathan Tunell.  It was the second Bayside Bowl championship for Cody and Jens.  Nathan Tunell was named Most Valuable Player.  But the biggest news was Max McKenzie breaking the record with his 5th Bayside Bowl championship!  Congrats Max!  And way to go Team Extreme.  It was the 4th championship in Bayside Bowl history for Team Extreme - the most ever!

-PT

Who will raise the trophy?

Bayside Bowl XI
Saturday, November 12th
11am-4pm

Games, food, prizes, fun and FOOTBALL.

Only one team can win.  And only one team will raise the coveted Bayside Bowl.

See you there!

-PT

Bayside Bowl XI is THIS Saturday!

Don't forget to join us for Bayside Bowl XI this Saturday, November 12th from 11am-4pm.

We will have games, prizes, food, fun and FOOTBALL!

You don't have to play football - just come and have fun.  Also - no matter how much talent or experience you have - everyone is welcome to play football if they want to.

We will split the teams up evenly and everyone gets to play.

Hope to see you there!

-PT

Bayside Bowl XI - Next week!

Bayside Bowl XI
Saturday, November 12th
11am-4pm

Pizza for lunch, indoor and outdoor games, prizes, fun AND the annual football tournament!

Hope to see you there!

-PT

FREE Fall 2016!

FREE Fall 2016 - this FRIDAY!

Don't miss it!  This Friday night from 6pm-midnight we will be having FREE Fall 2016 at Bayside Baptist Church.

For all students in 7th-12th grade.

It's FREE.  There will be FOOD.  It will be FUN.  Music, lights, games, prizes.

Let's get it on!

See you FRIDAY NIGHT!

-PT

FREE Fall 2016

It's not a lock-in - but it's gonna be a party!

Introducing FREE Fall 2016.  All 7th-12th graders are invited to join us for a FREE night of fun.  There will be separate girls and guys times.  Then we will combine for food and a bonfire.

We also will have music, lights, games, prizes and so much more!

The fun starts at 6:00pm and ends at midnight.

NEXT FRIDAY - October 28th!

It's FREE but a permission slip is required to be on file.

Hope to see you there!

-PT

Isaiah 43:1-7 - English Standard Version (ESV)

Israel's Only Savior

43 But now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
    he who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
    I have called you by name, you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
    and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
    and the flame shall not consume you.
3 For I am the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
I give Egypt as your ransom,
    Cush and Seba in exchange for you.
4 Because you are precious in my eyes,
    and honored, and I love you,
I give men in return for you,
    peoples in exchange for your life.
5 Fear not, for I am with you;
    I will bring your offspring from the east,
    and from the west I will gather you.
6 I will say to the north, Give up,
    and to the south, Do not withhold;
bring my sons from afar
    and my daughters from the end of the earth,
7 everyone who is called by my name,
    whom I created for my glory,
    whom I formed and made.”

God reveals Himself, we reflect Him!

Fields of Faith

This Wednesday, October 12th is "Fields of Faith." Students from all over the Twin Ports area will gather at Public School Stadium in Duluth to share testimonies, worship and pray.

The event begins at 8pm.  If you plan to go, we will be dismissing you early from youth group to head over there in time.

See you Wednesday!

-PT

Colossians 1:15-17

The Preeminence of Christ

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Colossians 1:15-17English Standard Version (ESV)

Youth Group: It's fun!

Aubyn

Youth group tonight - "one great creator"

Come and join us for youth group tonight - September 28th starting with free dinner at 5:45pm, worship at 6:30pm and continuing our study of TRUE STORY as we look at "One Great Creator."

Hope to see you there!

-PT

See you at the pole this Wednesday

See You at the Pole 2016 is this Wednesday, September 28.  Join millions of students nationwide as we pray for our schools, friends, teachers, communities, etc.

Check with your school to find out the time and any other details.  

See you at the pole!

-PT

PENNY WARS: The Results are in!

So this summer we had our second annual penny wars.  Just for your information - we pit the boys versus the girls.  All pennies collected are worth 1 point and all silver coins or green cash or negative 1 point for every penny value.  So a $1 bill is worth -100 points in the opponents bucket.

Last year the boys won!  As the winners they got to select the mission or ministry that we gave the money to last fall.  In 2015 we collected $225 and donated it to Men as Peacemakers - an organization in the Twin Ports area that fights against human trafficking.

Here are the 2016 results:
Girls collected $35.18 worth of pennies.
Girls gave $93.10 worth of silver coins to the boys bucket.
Girls gave $165.00 worth of cash and checks to the boys bucket.

Boys collected $31.01 worth of pennies.
Boys gave $98.40 worth of silver coins to the girls bucket.
Boys gave $120.00 worth of cash and checks to the girls bucket.

Total cash collected: $542.69!!!!
Girls Points: -18,322
Boys Points: -22,709

The GIRLS WON!  Congrats to the girls and great job to EVERYONE who played a part in raising more than twice what we collected last year!

The girls chose to give all the money to Shawn and Carolina Sislo - missionaries to Mexico.  Shawn visited our youth group on August 3rd of this summer (pictured above) and shared about the journey his family is on.  Shawn has been the youth pastor for the last several years at Central Assembly of God Church in Superior.  We have had many events and activities with their youth group over the years.  Shawn and his family are heading to Mexico in January to begin their mission of equipping leaders and planting churches.  Way to go Shawn!  Remember to also pray for Shawn and his family!

-PT

Youth Group Fall Kick-Off this Wednesday

This Wednesday, September 14th, we will be kicking off the fall season of youth group.  We will have AMP for 4th-6th grade, JR HIGH for 7th-8th graders and SR HIGH for 9th-12th graders.

All the fun starts with free dinner at 5:45pm followed by worship at 6:30pm.  After worship we will have youth group activities like small group discussions, the quiz, Bible studies and devotionals.

We hope to see you this week at youth group!  You never know what might happen - or when you might get a chance to wear a cheesehead sombrero!

-PT

No youth group this week - enjoy the first days of school...

Remember we do NOT have youth group this week.
We are off on September 7th.

Fall kick-off for youth group is Wednesday, September 14th.  We will be back to our normal schedule of dinner at 5:45pm, worship at 6:30pm and youth group after.

Have a great week!

-PT

Last week of summer youth group

Join us this Wednesday night for our last session of summer youth group.  We will meet from 6:30pm-8:00pm and we plan to have a bonfire and smores!

Remember we will not have youth group on September 7th.

We will return to normal youth group with free dinner and worship as we kick-off the fall on September 14th.

Hope to see you there!

-PT

Youth Group - Wood Lake Bible Camp week!

Hey everyone.  We will continue our missions theme this Wednesday night at youth group as we focus on Wood Lake Bible Camp.

Josh and Abby Larsen will be joining us to share about Wood Lake and their journey to becoming fully supported missionary staff at the camp.

We will be playing a camp game and hearing more about how we can get involved in supporting Wood Lake Bible Camp.

See you Wednesday at 6:30pm.

Valley Fair was a blast!

We had lots of fun at Valley Fair on Thursday.  Thanks to all the students who joined us and especially thanks to STETZ for helping to chaperone!  (you're the fastest driver and the only ninja driver we have...)

-PT

Paint Ball on Wednesday - meet at church at noon

All who dare - join us for paint ball at STETZ's place.  TOMORROW!  Wednesday, August 17th.

If you need a ride, meet at church at noon.  Food will be provided.

Let us know if you plan to come!

-PT

Fab Four take home the GOLD

Last night at the Bayside Summer Olympics we had an entertaining show of sportsmanship and accomplishment.  From relays to hoola hoops, jousting to pop chugging contests.  It was a lot of fun!
The fab four won the gold.  Congrats to Coach Jason as well as the fab four - Aubyn, Jonah, Mariena and Jens!  Some pictures...

Bayside Summer Olympics

THIS WEDNESDAY is our Bayside Summer Olympics.  You don't want to miss this night!

We will have individual and team events and it will be a blast!

We hope you can make it!

-PT

Volleyball is on - trust us!

The rain is on now - BUT - it is supposed to clear up and get warm and sunny!  So we are still planning on it.

Volleyball from 2:30-4:30 at Park Point.

If you need a ride, meet at Bayside at 2:00pm and we will return to church by 5:00pm.

-PT

Volleyball at Park Point on Tuesday, August 2nd

Hey everyone - come out for a day of beach volleyball this Tuesday afternoon at Park Point!

We will be playing from 2:30pm-4:30pm.  If you need a ride you can meet at Bayside at 2pm and we will return to Bayside at 5pm.

Hope to see you there!

-PT

Don't miss youth group on Wednesday night!

You never know what we have planned - but you always know it will be fun.

This Wednesday, July 27th - 6:30pm-8:00pm.

Hope to see you there!

Scavenger Hunt

Last week at youth group we had a scavenger hunt.  It was loads of fun.  Pictured above is TEAM STETZ at the Old Firehouse and Police Museum.

Summer youth group is plugging along

Last week we had a great time with our youth group city-wide scavenger hunt.  It was a blast.  There were 6 teams competing and it was a race to find 9 landmarks all over town.  Pictured above is a photo bomb in action between two teams.

Summer youth group has been great so far and we have more fun planned yet.  Join us every Wednesday night from 6:30-8:00.  You never know what fun we might find.

-PT

Scavenger Hunt on Wednesday!

Join us this Wednesday night at 6:30pm for a scavenger hunt.  All students in 7th-12th grade are invited for a city-wide scavenger hunt.  We will break into teams and head all over town.

Prizes will be awarded to the winners.

You don't want to miss it!

See you Wednesday.

-PT

Volleyball at Park Point - Monday, July 11

Join us this Monday, July 11th for a FREE day of volleyball at Park Point beach.  We will be playing there from 2:30pm-4:30pm.

If you need a ride you can meet at Bayside at 2pm and we will return by 5pm.

It should be a lot of fun, hope you can make it!

-PT

Yes we do have youth group on July 6

We WILL have youth group this week.  We will play some games, we will hear more about missions, we will pray together, we will have a quiz and we will have fun!

Join us!

-PT

Thank you to Mike and Tracy!

Last night we had visitors to youth group!  As you know, this summer we are focusing our youth group around missions.  At youth group we had Mike and Tracy Burr come and share about their vision for ministry and future plans in the mission field.  We want to thank them for an awesome presentation and to lift them up in prayer.  Please continue to pray for Mike and Tracy.

Below is more information about their endeavors:

Mike and Tracy’s Story

Tracy was born and raised in Wisconsin. Mike was born and raised in Connecticut. They met in Denver, Colorado and became good friends and then started dating a few months later. They relocated to Tracy’s hometown of Superior, WI where they were married on October 18, 1986. They moved to Mike’s hometown of Fairfield, Connecticut in 1988 and that is where their son, Glenn, was born in May, 1989. Another long distance move in 1994, brought them back to Superior, WI, on the shores of Lake Superior, where they currently reside. Their son lives a short distance across the border in Minnesota.

They are actively involved in their local church as youth group leaders for Club 56 (youth group for 5th and 6th graders), as well as an outreach ministry at a local senior housing complex where Mike alternates in giving the weekly message.

In 2013, Tracy had an opportunity to go on a business trip for her job to Manila, Philippines to train a class of new hires. Mike was able to go with her and didn’t want to go as a typical tourist, but wanted to serve the Lord while he was there. He connected with ACTION missionary Jeff Anderson, who he spent his days with during the 3 weeks they were there traveling, learning, and serving with other ACTION missionaries and staff members. This trip was the tool that God used to confirm their calling to long term cross-cultural missions.

In September 2013, they attended candidate orientation in Seattle, Washington and were accepted to join in ministry with Action International Ministries. They made plans to go back to Manila on what they called their “vision trip” in February 2014. While they were there, they traveled throughout the Metro Manila area learning all they could about the various ministries and missionaries serving with ACTION in the Philippines. As a result of that trip, their hearts were telling them to work with and minister to the street kids in Metro Manila alongside the Street Impact Team (SI Team).

Mike and Tracy are now in their time of deputation as they raise support to move to the Philippines for their 4 year (minimum) commitment to serve the Lord as ACTION missionaries. Tracy is currently employed with a national health care company in Minnesota and Mike is self-employed as a sports official. Mike is also currently enrolled in his final two classes with Moody Bible Institute as part of their Bible certificate program and will be part of the May 2015 graduating class. Their desire is to be on the field in August 2015 but realize that they have to be patient and wait for God’s perfect timing in leaving their jobs and moving to Manila.

They are excited about language acquisition. Many of the street children in Metro Manila do not know English, so learning the native tongue will be a priority. Tagalog is the Filipino national language and is a must with working on the Street Impact Team (SI Team) and serving children and families in crisis. They are excited to see how God will use them in the future.

If you would like to receive their quarterly newsletter and monthly email updates please email them at mike.tracy.burr@actionintl.org.

Please pray and see how God might use you to be a part of their team to minister and share the Gospel message to street kids in Metro Manila by joining their prayer team, providing financial support, or both. They would be encouraged to share their hearts with you for serving the poor and how God is working in their lives.

We have fun

Micah 6:8

He has told you, O man, what is good;
    and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
    and to walk humbly with your God?

See you at youth group tonight!

-PT

Minneapolis trip this summer!

If you haven't heard we are heading back to Minneapolis later this summer for another mini-mission trip.  If you are interested, please pick up an application.  You must apply by this Sunday, June 26th.  The team will be announced by Wednesday, June 29th.

Here is info for the trip:

When:  Thursday, August 4^th – Saturday, August 6^th

Cost: $100 per student

Who: 8 students chosen by application

We will be leaving early Thursday morning to spend 2 days and nights at the Minneapolis Life Center, a ministry run by the Inner City Church of Minneapolis.  We will be serving at their center and learning about the ministry they have in down town Minneapolis.  We also will be sleeping at the center.  On Saturday morning we will head to Fridley to serve with Manna Markets – a ministry that we have worked with during our previous two mission trips to Minneapolis.  The trip will end by returning to Duluth on Saturday evening for the City on a Hill concert at Bayfront Festival Park featuring the NEWSBOYS!

To apply for this trip, pick-up an application from Pastor Tom.

For more information on the trip you can see Al Nyquist or Pastor Tom.

Youth Group on Wednesday!

Hey!  Join us this Wednesday (and every Wednesday this summer) for summer youth group!

We meet from 6:30pm-8:00pm.

See you there!

-PT

BONFIRE tonight!

Don't forget that we are having a BONFIRE tonight at Carissa's house.

Meet at Bayside at 6pm if you need a ride.
We will be back to Bayside at 10:30pm.

See you tonight!


-PT

Summer Youth Group

Summer youth group starts this Wednesday, June 8th.  During the summer we will meet every Wednesday night from 6:30pm-8:00pm.

We have lots of fun planned so join us for summer youth group!

-PT

No Youth Group This Week

Sorry, no youth group on Wednesday, June 1st.

Take the week to finish up the school year strong!

SUMMER YOUTH GROUP starts June 8th!

See you then!

-PT

This Wednesday is our last youth group of the school year, but don't worry we WILL have summer youth group!

May 25 - last night with dinner and worship

June 1 - no youth group

June 8 - summer youth group begins!

youth group wednesday night - last alpha video!

This could be you - Wednesday night at youth group.  Come and join us for the last Alpha video of the school year!

Hope to see you there!

-PT

Youth Group this week - WLBC week!

Join us this Wednesday for youth group as we will be sharing information and testimonies about summer camp at Wood Lake Bible Camp.

Hope to see you there!

-PT

Last week

youth group - April 27

Join us for youth group - TONIGHT!

-dinner at 5:45
-worship at 6:30
-quiz
-alpha video #11
-small groups
-fun

See you there!

-PT

GAGA

GAGA tournament tomorrow night!

You can either meet us there at the Encounter or come to church at the normal time.  We will have rides available from 6:15-6:30.

Also, remember that we will get back around 8:45-9:00.  So plan your ride home from church accordingly.

Thanks!

See you tomorrow night!

-PT

Thank you

Thanks to everyone who came to our 2016 retreat!  It was awesome!

Youth Group tonight - come see pictures of the retreat

Join us for regular youth group tonight as we continue our Alpha video series.

We also will show some pics from the retreat.

It all starts at 5:45 with free dinner, worship at 6:30 and youth group after that.

Hope to see you here!

-PT

Deadline to register for the retreat is Wednesday!

Don't forget our annual retreat at Wood Lake Bible Camp is this weekend, April 1-3.

For all students in 7th-12th grade.  Friends are welcome.

Permission slip required. $70.

This Wednesday at youth group is the last chance to sign up.  Please contact Pastor Tom ASAP if you are interested and haven't signed up yet!

Retreat is next week!

Don't forget to register for our biggest event of the year - the annual retreat at Wood Lake Bible Camp!

Wednesday, March 30th is the LAST DAY to register.  You can register by contacting Pastor Tom or finding him on Sunday or Wednesday.

The retreat will be Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3.

Cost is $70 per students.  All students must have a permission slip on file.  For students in 7th-12th grade.

No youth group this week

It's Easter week!  So we are encouraging you to stay home, get some rest and reflect upon what we celebrate during Easter.  That God sent his son, Jesus Christ, to the world to die on the cross for our sins.  And that Jesus Christ was risen!

No youth group on Wednesday night, March 23rd.

We will be back to normal youth group on March 30.

Don't forget to sign up for the retreat by March 30.

-PT