Cg activities from April to June!!

18th April 09 = 1.30pm Youth service
2.30pm CG
25th April 09 = 2.30pm CG event at Germaine's House
01st May 09 = 6.30pm CG dinner
8.00pm JPM
03rd May 09 = The Open Sunday planned by Us!!!
09th May 09 = 2.30pm CG
16th May 09 = 1.30pm Youth Service
2.30pm CG
5.00pm to 7.00pm steamboat at WEFC
30th May 09 = 2.30pm CG
05th June 09 = 6.30pm CG Dinner
8.00pm JPM
07th June 09 = Open Sunday!!!
13th June 09 = 1.30pm Youth service
2.30pm CG
20th June 09 = 2.30pm CG
27th June 09 = CG event [ to be confirmed...]

*Just to update you all*
Celestine(:

To recap...
on Saturday, 11th April 09.

Favourtism forbidden (James 2: 1-13)

- The way we treat other people indicates what we really believe about God. Discrimination is wrong because it causes us to honour what we value instaead of what God values.

Memory verse:

If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love neighbour as yourself," you are doing right. But if you show favourtism, you sin and are convicted by the law as law breakers.
[James 2: 8-10]

Celestine(:

Hi. I'm Celeste

Just to update and keep you all posted people(:

11th April 09 - CG at 2.30pm (as usual.)
*We'll stay back at 5pm after our Cg to plan for Open Sunday*

18th April 09 - CG at 1.30pm for Youth Worship

25th April 09 - CG at 2.30pm at Admiralty Event at Germaine's house till 8pm

Hello:)

CG on 21st feb!

Heyys!(:
Our CG is gonna have a frisbee-cum-captain's ball session with Ch'ng Yi's CG(e new p6's)!Its on the 21st of February during CG time.Please do come and have a time of fellowship together!(:
If you are going for service on sat, do remember to bring a change of clothes!(:
And remember to not come and play in jeans!hehes.That's all folks!Anything remember to tag!(:

,amanda

replies to tags

heyys.replies to tags!(:
Cheryl: dats wat came to my mind at first marhz.super sop.hehes.y raymund ray ray?weird ehs.hahas.miss ya!
zenas: where gt complicated?hahas.quite easy marhz.hehes.e old blog went through some construction n now dis is the new blog le lo.once in a while i will look for new skins n change the skin lo.new experince everytime marhz.i noe ur not critisin.i ask ur gif ur opinions de marhz.erms.gt e aka thingy den lik everybody gt their own alias lo.if u really dun wan den tag again.i can remove it.4 e youth ministry things n CG bs.i will leave it to germs barhz.tks btw 4 ur opinions.feel free to gif more!(:
YONGLING: tag more often ehs.hahas.get the other CG members to tag too!(:

,amanda

heyys.the new blog done by amanda and patrizha!(: hahas.hope ya guys lik it.pls tag!there will be no more comments but tag box so jux feel free to chat there(: if u tink there r places needed to be improved, jux tag n amanda or pat will do it.oh ya and if u guys haf ur own blogs, pls tag wif ur url so u can b linked(:
hehes.kaili's the 1st to tag beside mi n pat.hahas.

ppl....tag!!!dis blog is kinda dead man.hahas



,amanda and pat

Valentines Day

Hi all,

I'm sure most of you have received the little flyer we distributed with regards to Valentines Day. Youth Ministry is having its anual Valentines Day event again and this year, it will happen on Valentines Day itself - 14th Feb! This would be an excellent time to bring your friends to church and have them learn more about the God that loves you and I.

For those planning to come and bring friends, there will be a befrienders session you will have to attend. This is happening this Saturday at 3.30pm. It will basically teach you how to go about sharing with your friends about God. If you're not sure if you're brining friends yet, you can always just go for the course first just in case. I believe we all have alot to learn (:

For those who have no friends to bring (haha, I didn't mean for this to sound so sad), you can participate in the event by being a helper. In any case, do let the leaders know whether you're planning to go as a helper or a befriender.

Cheers!

Happy Chinese New Year

Dear all, have a wonderful wonderful Chinese New Year. I'm sure you all will give up school anytime to be able to go around collecting Ang Baos instead. At the moment, the only news I have is that Open Sunday next week has been cancelled. As for our next CG event, it has not been decided yet so I will update you all again when it has. Do continue to check the blog!

We had a Farewell CG thing for Caleb Leow last week. Yes, he will very soon be living our tiny city in pursuit of a new life and education in Australia. I know many of us will be missing him. I do believe he will continue to check the blog so anyone who wishes to leave messages to him can do so here:) As you know, he is one of the few who comments regularly. (Well... Cheryl too...)

Also, we have received our first batch of Effervescene T-shirts. It looks amazing in my opinion. (Thank you Amanda once again) Some of us have not ordered the shirts yet. Please do so by this week. Let Amanda know the size, name and number you want at the back. And bring $18 for the shirt itself. Please write clearly... (Zenas had his name spelt as Zens instead... haha.)

Other than that, have a great week guys!!!

Open Sunday

Open Sunday!

Once again, we are reaching the first week of the month- FEB. Which means only one thing... OPEN SUNDAY! How fast does time fly right? Last I remembered was the school holidays and very soon our first month of 2009 will be over. Can you believe that there are only 12 months a year?!

Anyway, this month's open Sunday is going to be conducted at Sentosa. Everyone should know by now that this will be our Leader Caleb's last open sunday with us so we sincerely hope that all of you will be able to turn up (or at least those who don't have anything to do on Sunday)

For those who are planning to go, you will have to submit your consent forms by next week so the commitee can start dividing us into groups. Remember to bring those forms.

CG T-Shirt

I also want to take this opportunity to announce that we will soon be getting our CG T-shirts with our huge logo in front and name & number at the back. There is one person I would really want to thank for making this happen - AMANDA! Thank you, Amanda, for being so faithful in chasing us all for our size, full name, numbers and payment. Thank you for going to the supplier to get it all settled so all we have to do is pay and get our Tees.

I'm extremely proud and thankful for having you around to do all these for the CG. Thanks!!!

First CG of 2009 - Obedience!

To celebrate the first CG session of the year, the leaders planned a series of games/activities to teach Effervescence "OBEDIENCE". For the benefit of those who weren't there, here's a weblog ofwhat we did that day...

EGGED!

As part of an act of obedience, groups were asked to carry an egg on a spoon. Out of the 3 groups, 2 broke their egges! This proves that despite our best efforts to obey, we can sometimes make a mess of it. That doesn't mean we shouldn't try!



SPIN YOURSELF SILLY

Everyone was made to spin 10 times around a broom and walk in a straight line afterwards. Below is a series of photos of their futile attempts.

In case you're wondering... Amanda fell... (:

Look at Pat lean on the wall for support.

As Noah Obeyed

In the old testiment, Noah was called to build an Ark. No one understood what he was doing and mocked him for it, yet he obediently did as God commanded. In this activity, members were asked to build a head and hand accessory. Embarrassing as it was, Nadia's group obeyed whole heartedly! Quite stylishly, I have to add.

Amanda's team took the easy way out (tsk tsk) thus proving that when no one is looking, it is sometimes easy to disobey! (:


A Dig Into Dirt

For this torturous game, groups had to dig their hand into dirty, disgusting water to find what they were asked to find: A coin, a piece of lettuce and a cooked prawn. If you think this was an easy feat, you obviously need to try it for yourself. Seeing the prawn come out of the muddy water was enough to make me feel queasy.

What we wanted to prove is that obedience sometimes takes bravery and involves getting out of your comfort zone and getting your hands dirty.

Memory Verses

What the leaders were proud to see was the different groups piece together the 5 verses from the bible we had cut our for them. Not only did they do that, they even had to memorise some of the verses. And they did it so successfully! well done Effervescence!



To end it off, the leaders hope you all had a good time bonding together with the games, and sharing the things you find being obedient for. As God's word says, Obedience is better than sacrifice. We know it is not easy, and Obedience comes in the form of so many things: Listening to our parents and teachers, loving the people who are difficult to love, spending time with God...

Being obedient is tough, but with God's help, we can do it. Let's not forget what we've learnt on Saturday and the point of the games. Decided to be obedient to God. What are some of your sinful ways or bad habits that God is telling you to change?

24/7 Prayer

Hey all. This post is coming way too late.

For those who manage to catch this, we will be doing the 24/7 prayer thing this Friday from 6-8pm. We will also be going for dawn prayer at... GASP! 6AM on Saturday! Please set your alarms, for those who are going. After that, we shall have breakfast as a CG before releasing you guys to go home to freshen up. Then, at 2.30pm, we shall gather once again for the very first CG session of the year. Which, promise, is going to be different session.

Hope to see you all there!

Photos are up!

Hey everyone...

Remember my promise to post the photos for the worship and BS session at my house? Well, here they are! I wish I had taken more. I didn't manage to get photos of the pizza the girls prepared but here's the guys' worship session. Don't they look so cool?! I must say that I was very much impressed by how well they took the challenge of leading and playing for worship. And they did a great job don't you think?

I really had fun that day. Would love to do it again sometime soon.

Christmas Christmas Christmas

Yay! CHRISTmas is coming. I'm always in a jolly mood one month before Christmas. Somehow, just thinking about the festive season makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. I don't know how many of you have actually been doing your christmas shopping or making christmas cards. While we are in the midst of all this fun, let's not forget the real reason why we celebrate Christmas. How can we buy gifts for everyone yet forget the birthday boy?

Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ. This Christmas, instead of just giving gifts to our family and friends, think of how we can give Christ a gift in our own ways. Maybe it can be in the form of an offering, maybe a change of a behaviour. It's your personal gift to our God! (:

Christmas Party on 27th December

Our CG will be celebrating Christmas on the 27th of December with our very own Pot Luck party. Everyone who goes should bring a little something to eat. (Those who can't cook can buy or get your mum to cook something!) As Zenas said in his sms, let it be a time of fun, food and worship. It's a great time to bond as we ponder over the last year as a CG and how we can make next year the start of a more loving, focused and growing CG!

Youth Camp Over

Youth Camp

Well done to those who have survived the Youth Camp. I know the camp has been extremely tiring and super fun, and I believe almost all of you have muscle aches now right. Didn't you find the games this time very different from previous years? (Remember the Zenas VS Ryan battle in the ring?) Thank you Caleb for leading this crazy youth camp this year.

Well, I hope everyone enjoyed themselves and grown a little more in their walk with God. As the holidays slowly draw closer and closer to an end, lets appreciate whatever little time we have left with each other. How about another CG Outing? We should do something we haven't done together yet. Any suggestions?

CG Session at my house

Realised I haven't blogged about the CG session at my house. Where the girls cooked and the guys led worship. The girls thought we had cooked too much but at the rate that some of the boys went (Ryan having 6 huge slices... or was it more?) we actually managed to finish 4 BIG TRAYS of Pizza. Scray stuff.

So proud of the worship led by the guys. Ryan, thanks for leading, and all the other guys for playing the instruments and singing so BRAVELY. I believe Kai Li has it all on video. I will post pics when I get the time. Can't wait for our next jamming session again!

CG at Germaine's home

Hello everyone!

For those who don't know, CG this Sat will be held at my house. ("My" as in "Germaine's") I think it's good to have a change of location once in a while, don't you agree? We shall all meet at 1.30pm at the Admiralty MRT station before proceeding to my place.

Once we've reached, the girls will be in charge of preparing lunch for everyone. The guys will proceed to plan a worship session for us. By this I don't mean just choosing the songs and having Raymund play the guitar. Guys, you will have to not only choose the songs, but play the instruments and lead the session! I have a guitar, keyboard and a lousy drumset so you can make use of these for the worship session.

After the girls and guys have completed their tasks, we will have lunch, followed by a time of worship and finally a short BS session. Then we will head off for the 5pm service. Do let me know if you will be coming or not so I can keep track. As for what to bring... Bring your Ezlink cards, hungry stomachs and a hunger for worship! See you all there!

Love,
Germaine

Hello World!

Hi all. I'm so glad people are actually visiting this blog again. I'm starting to feel a little less lonely and less like I'm talking to myself.

Basketball

I don't know about you guys, but I sure thought the basketball session we had was a blast. Kai Li, Zenas, Amanda, Marcus, Grace, Sherri and Yong Ling were there! Thanks ling ling for coming! For those who didn't come, we met at around 7.15pm at the court across the church and played basketball, twister and a really strange game of monkey. Playing at night is really different from playing in the day. Lets hope we can do this more often.

Lunch

Amanda suggested having lunch this sat before CG. (Amanda, that means you are in charge of the lunch meet) Those who are going, please let Amanda know. We will be meeting at 1pm at the Woodlands MRT station and eating at causeway point. Try to make it if you can.

CG Outing

The holidays are here... I am feeling so happy for you guys. This also means that its high time we have a CG outing once again. We need suggestions guys! Shall we do something special this time?

Zenas - with regards to your birthday suggestion, of course we can post the dates up. But... can you help the leaders collect the birthdates of all the members? (:

Open Sunday Message from Grace!

Dear YOUTH MINISTRY! Its been a month since we have open sunday. It has been 2 years since my cg, AMOUR INTERNS have planned the last open sunday. If anyone could recall, the last one was at SENTOSA!=) Also, the P6 kiddos would be joining Open sunday for the very first time! So many reasons to have open sunday on 2 Novemer! I hope you are looking forward already!

Here are the details:

When? 2 November 08 Sunday (COMING SUNDAY)
Time? 2.30pm sharp- 5.30pm (Straight after youth worship)
Attire: Sports attire
For girls: wear dark shirt. For everyone: wear shorts that you won't mind getting dirty in.
What we will be playing: very memorable Station games =)
Additional things to bring: A youthful heart!

See you Guys there alright!

CG...

Hi all,

As promised, we will take all the feedback we got last Sat very seriously.

Some stuff mentioned include:
- The option of splitting the CG so that each smaller group can grow closer.
- People in CG being left out.
- Leaders not spending enough time with the boys after CG.
- The atmosphere in CG getting less energetic and vibrant.
- Zenas wants Pastor Vernon as his leader!!!
- Leaders not caring enough for members on a daily basis. (Outside of church)
- Not enough CG activities.
- BS sessions not interesting enough.

We thank you guys for your comments and we (your leaders) will try our best to see how we can improve things. Having said that, it IS in fact going to be the holidays soon anyway so I do believe it's a good time to get everyone up on their feet and lively again. We used to be loud and crazy remember? Remember, also, to sign up for camp please! The early bird discount will be ending really soon! You guys going?

Lastly, we must also never forget that the whole point of CG gathering is about God. Hope you guys have been spending time with Him, reading the bible and praying. Till next Sat, Ciao!

A NEW POST!!!

To anyone who actually stumbles on the blog by chance... We APOLOGISE for letting the blog stay so stagnant for such a loooooong period of time. Lets see what has happened in the meantime.

Raymund has entered the army
OK, so we all miss having him around. But we are so proud that our really cute leader has entered NS and is doing very well there! As you all know, Ahem, Raymund is now tall, dark, thin and handsome... But not only that, for those who do not know, Raymund has entered OCS, which means that he is going to be an officer. Only 10% of NS men are actually chosen for this so we should all be VERY proud of Raymund.

Exams are here
I cannot believe how quickly it's been but the exams are already here. I guess that's a good thing because it means that the holidays will soon arrive and the CG will finally have time to bond and have fun.

Youth Camp
Have you guys seen the recently youth camp video in which our dear leader, Caleb, was the star of? For those who didn't catch the dates in time, the new camp date is actually from 1-5 Dec 2008. Guess who our camp Commandant for this year is.... CALEB! So make sure you guys all go. Remember to get your parents approval and sign up quickly once registration starts so that you only need to pay $65!

Can you imagine that you guys will no longer be the youngest people in the Youth Ministry?

Lastly
Once again, I apologise for letting the Blog go into hibernation and from now on, I will do a better job monitoring it. However, I must admit I am lousy at HTML. I have been trying to figure out how to add a tagboard to this site and I still don't know how! Can anyone help?

Also, if you guys know of any news that I've missed out on, or anything else to announce... Please let the leaders know!!!

Lots of Love,
Your CG Leaders

Valentines Day

Comments on Valentines Day anyone? How did you guys find it? Sorry there's been NOOOO posts recently. Everyone's been busy. Let's hope for more from now... In the mean time, tell us how you found the Vday thing.