2007: A year in Review by Jackson Stace
Tue January 1, 2008
The year 2007.
It’s a year that’s come aftecr 2006, and a wonderful forerunner of 2008. It’s been filled with 12 months consisting of 30 days each (on average), and has enjoyed 365 revolutions of the earth. 2007 has, in fact, done a superb job of being the middle year of the second half of the first decade of the 21st century.
And in this year, one youth group(well actually I hope more than one but in this case I’m referring to only one) has undergone some massive growth and change. It’s enjoyed wonderful fellowship, has had some exciting new events and ministries start, heard the Gospel of Jesus and has spread that Gospel to teenagers in the central coast.
Ladies, Gentlemen and year 10 boys, take a brisk walk with me through 2007; the year that
SUMMERFEST
The CCECYOUTH year started way before school returned with Summerfest! In an excerpt from the first ever edition of J-walk, Josh Bones describes Eleven 50:
This year Eleven 50 went off! Meeting for the second year in the youth centre at Erina Fair, each night about 60 teenagers and 15 leaders came to hang out, have fun, eat great food, and most importantly hear about our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I tell you what; it was certainly a week that I’ll never forget! Each night there was heaps of entertainment available for even the most demanding game junkie. It ranged from ping pong and table tennis, to foosball and pinball, and even a few decks of cards for the calmer people among us. When you add to that great coffee, even better cheese platters, and enough ice-cream and cakes to feed a small African nation, you got the makings of four fun nights!
PERMANENTLY MASSIVE
What was once a special treat once a term, in the dark ages of CCECYOUTH, became a permanent reality in 2007 as Juniors and Seniors merged their powers together and formed SUPER YOUTH GROUP! Ok so maybe not exactly like that but you get the drift. Each week at CCECYOUTH we’ve been able to spend time together singing to God and hanging out like a big happy family before breaking off again. Aaaaaw!!
YEAR 7
The once the big fish of Churn, year 7, have had a big transition into CCECYOUTH. Leader Alison Scott reflects on this year for the year 7 girls.
First term for year 7 girls was a very quiet with the girls sussing out what youth group was about and trying to work out Jacqui and me. Our first Break-it-Down saw the girls going down to the dell and having a fairy party where we all swam gracefully and ate enormous amounts of food, in particular chocolate, delicately. This is where our obsession with chocolate, in particular m&ms started. Our next break it down paid tribute to our chocoholic needs with a black and white night; with the girls dressing up in black and white with a visit from cat woman and a nun. The themes didn’t stop there and our other Break-it-Downs featured a Mexican theme and a fluro party, celebrating all the birthdays in the 2007 calendar year. PHAT was a great time for the girls as we became a closer group of friends, even though some were not aware of the traditions of PHAT. It was also at this time when the girls came out of their shells, becoming a very talkative group that loves to not only eat chocolate but to laugh, giggle, play jokes on the leaders (mostly Jacqui and me) as well as the other girls. Year 7 girls know when it is time to be serious with God and also when to have some serious fun balanced with ‘healthy’ amounts of chocolate. They say it is the quiet group you have got to watch, because they’re the ones that will cause the most trouble. I have found this to be true, so watch out for us in 2008 because we might play a joke on you!
J-WALK
In case you didn’t know, the magazine you are reading has only started its production this year. Our aim was to provide you guys with a biblical Christian perspective on the world around you as well as being an entertaining read. Over the eight editions issued over the year we sincerely hope we have met this aim. Feedback on J-walk has been positive and we hope to continue onto 2008!
PHAT PHAT PHAT!
Always a favourite time of the year, it’s hard to beat the award winning* youth
Phat as always was an awesome and encouraging time for all this year. We had great fun with Spies as the theme and,
