An FYI

If you're checking out this link from the church website and see that there hasn't been anything going on, it's only because I (Alicia) who usually updates this thing has been living in Victoria and removed from this fantastic group of people. That is not to say that the young adults group has not been active, social, and awesome, because they have been.
The Hemlock retreat just happened once again, and it was an incredible time. They've also been meeting weekly for Bible study, which has been wonderful too.

Feel free to email Cassidy with any questions :)

What's Happening in 2013...

We're continuing Bible Studies every second Thursday this semester at 7:30 at Peter and Annette Wolfe's place. Check out our Facebook group for more details and updates...and if you're without Facebook you can email Kevin for more information...we'd love for you to join us!

Also, Sunday afternoons we love to eat lunch together at people's houses. And we'd love for you to join us. If you're around on a Sunday morning and we haven't caught you to invite you out, just ask the info desk about "Lunch with the young adults" and they'll hook you up with the lovely Natalie for info about where we're headed that week.

Hemlock is Coming!

Well, time has done it's thing and passed us with seemingly greater and greater speed. And here we are, in the season of winter already!

Which brings me to a few updates! Firstly, our Fall semester of Bible studies is coming to a close and will be finishing off with a gathering with much fun, laughter, and dessert. Date is to be determined. Check out our facebook group for that information, just send a request to join and see all the info about what's happening.

And we're kicking off the new year with our annual winter retreat to Hemlock!

Here's all the Hemlock info you need for now:

Dates

The dates are January 4th-6th.

Costs

I need your deposits ASAP. $25 will secure your spot. I am not totally sure on the cost quite yet, but I'm anticipating $110 for the entire weekend, which includes food and accommodation. If that changes I'll let you know. Hopefully if any change it will be cheaper! The more of us that can come the cheaper it makes it, so please encourage others to come and invite anyone who you think would enjoy the weekend.

The Low Down

You can expect a weekend of snow, fellowship, learning about the Bible and God, and skiing/ boarding. If you don't ski or board, you can rest assured that there will be others like you, so don't let that deter you.

Extras

I'll help coordinate rides to make sure that everyone is taken care of (which only ever works with your open communication, so please and thank you in advance for this.) Gas will be up to you to pay your driver for.

Lift tickets are your own responsibility.

We'll have the same chalets as last year, which are only a ten minute walk from the ski hill. Wahoo!

Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions!!

Continuing Bible Study and Lunches this Fall

We're off to a great start this Fall. We had our third lunch together this week, and will continue to meet after church in people's homes for good food and fellowship. Email me for details, or ask to join our facebook group.

We are also continuing to meet on Tuesday evenings, every second week at 7:30 at Peter and Annette's. I will soon post which dates we're meeting, as the next few are not quite nailed down yet. Stay tuned, or again, email me!

Lunch and Bible Study Start Dates

So here goes, our fall is beginning!

We have our first lunch together this Sunday (the 23rd) at Rachel W's place!!! Wooo! We'll go straight from church to enjoy lunch.
Check out the previous post for details of what this Sunday lunch thing entails.

And we're going to be doing bible study every second Tuesday this semester. Starting October the 9th, then we'll meet the week directly after on the 16th (just this one time) and then it'll be every second week from the 16th.

We're going to be discussing the topics that are preached on in church, which is the 'hard questions' series. It should be pretty interesting, don't miss it.

We'll meet at 7:30 as usual. Email me for any questions or for the address of where we're going to be doing Tuesday bible study.

Bring on the Fall Schedule!

While the young adults were able to connect over the summer and have some great fun together, we're excited for a more regular fall schedule to begin. For us, this will mean two things:

1) Everyone's favourite....Sunday Lunches!!!

We're doing it again! In the past we've met for lunch at someone's house, where we eat together and have a wonderful time together. And yes, we always look as good as those super fun people in the photo.
Here's how it works:

• Someone hosts
• They provide food (we're very, very, easy to please) 
• We all pay cash as if we're at a restaurant ($5-10)
• We fully reimburse for grocery costs
• Any leftover cash goes towards persons/organizations that we are then able to bless

So, if you're from South Langley Church and are interested in getting to know the young adults better, we would love to visit you and let you make us food! (Sounds like a sweet deal, eh?) If the food part, or the number of us, or whatever, overwhelms you but you are interested, please please please have an honest conversation with me and I'd love to calm your fears and make something work.

Natalie D will be in charge of fall hosting sign up, so please email me so that I can connect you to her.

Our first lunch will be on September 23rd at Rachel W's house right after church. Email me for her address.

2) Bible Study at Peter and Annette's!

I'm so excited for this. Either Tuesday or Thursdays, we're not sure yet, but we'll meet every second week for meaningful conversation that follows the Fall sermon series "Tough Questions"

More details when we have a kickoff date.

Change of Plans!

The original plan was to continue regular meetings until the end of June, but due to...well a few things, we're going to assume 'Summer Fun-tivities' mode beginning NOW. Which means that we will not be meeting this week or next on Thursday, but events will only happen based on YOUR suggestions and initiative.

Please message me if you have any ideas....I am more than happy to send out information to make events happen, I just won't be able to plan all the events. And of course, I'll be updating this site to let everyone know what's happening. So check frequently, or let me know your email address to add to our mailout list so that you'll be updated right away.