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April 24th, 2008 Phil Joel and Casting Pearls Summer's beginning with a blast this year! Hastings welcomes Phil Joel (formerly of the Newsboys) and Castings Pearls in concert May 22 at the Hastings City Auditorium at 7:00 p.m.
Watch for more details coming soon! | April 24th, 2008 Soul Cafe Grad Night May 7. Stuff. College panel. Need I say more? | February 22nd, 2008 OneMission 2008 Forms are available online through the OneMission link or at the church office. Let's go to the windy City! | January 7th, 2008 Dynasty Continueth For the third time in four years, First St. Paul's won the Hastings Youth Fellowships' Dodgeball Tournament defeating 2006 Champion, Faith Lutheran, in the final.
In an extra game the coed FSPL team soundly defeated the Refs (a team made up of all male college students). One ref commented after the drubbing, "Man, those kids are good."
Carrie Hohlen recieved the most improved player award. After dropping two easy catches early in the tournament, Carrie caught four balls late in the contest to lead her team to victory.
Captain Brock Drudik explained his teams dominance, "Yeah. We're amazing." | September 25th, 2007 Ski Trip 2008 Ski trip registrations now online!!! | August 1st, 2007 Mexico 2007 Mexico was awesome. We built two houses, survived a wind storm, ate killer burritos, Mona broke international copyright laws, and that's just the beginning. | August 1st, 2007 30 Hour Famine When it was over the pizza tasted so good. | May 4th, 2007 The Final Countdown to Juarez Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, so...I got Mexico on the brain.
In just over a month 30 of us are going to Mexico to share Christ's love. This rocks! | April 12th, 2007 ROCK + HOP + ROLL Tour This concert will rock your face off! Wednesday, April 18, 2007...Christian Underground...FREE...lights...sound...bands...people . What else is there to say? | January 9th, 2007 The Dynasty Returneth First St. Paul's youth participated in the third annual city-wide youth dodgeball tournament this past Sunday at the PFF at Hastings College - and DOMINATED. The other teams cowered in fear and loathing as First St. Paul's youth relentlessly pummeled the competition - in the spirit of Christian love and unity!
First St. Paul's sent two teams, each consisting of young women and men, with three of each on the court at once. Both teams went undefeated for the entire tournament until they faced each other in the Championship round. Both FSP teams waited at their back line for the opening rush, anticipating the signal to begin. At the booming shout of "Dodgeball!", both teams ran to the center line... and stopped. Dropping their dodgeballs to the hard gym floor, the two teams of young Lutherans shook hands, embraced, and congratulated one another for a job well done while the onlookers watched in mixed confusion and hilarity.
It was a moment of pride for Lutheran unity as the two teams walked back to their starting line to begin the match... until one young man who will remain nameless nailed an opponent in the back -- it was on! It was a hard fought battle, as the two teams would split the first two matches to go into the third and final match of the best-out-of-three championship round with one win. Teeth gritted, dodgeballs flew, and onlookers looked on awesomeness unfolded in front of their very eyes.
As Hastings church youth dodged ducked dipped dived and dodged - in celebration of our Lord and Savior - the overall spirit was one to be celebrated. First St. Paul's is excited, and avidly awaits defending the title next year! | July 6th, 2006 Hi, Ho, the Dairy-O, A Gathering We Go!! While the rest of the nation was busy having a mid-summers rest with visions of exploding fireworks dancing in their heads, twelve brave souls were rolling out of bed preparing to depart for San Antonio and the biggest Lutheran party of the year.
Look for a exclusive article on our Youth Gather-ers! Coming soon!! | July 6th, 2006 Students Survive Hunger Strike Thirty hours without food? Are you nuts? At least a dozen students survived the thirty hour famine in the Christian Underground last week. Students learned about hunger...and got a taste of what it means to be hungry. Participants also slept in boxes outdoor (until it started raining), gathered over 200 food items for donation to the local food pantry, and completed dozens of challenges and games.
Organizer Justin Remmers was pleased with the event aside from his displeasure with Associate Pastor Adam White, who couldn't be at the entire event because his wife had a baby the morning before the event.
Kudos and thanks to all who sponored, planned, or participated in this one!! | April 4th, 2006 Soul Café to go to Madame F No, that's not the grade on anybody's latest math test (Except for maybe Adam's). Soul Cafe will be headin' out this Wednesday, April 5th, to see a production of Madame F at Hastings College. A one woman show centered on the Holocaust, the woman performers parents were survivors of Auschwitz during WWII. The youth will hear their stories and more.This promises to be an amazing and life-changing experience that youth are encouraged to attend!
Transportation for this event will be provided. The show starts at 7:30, and vans will leave at 7:20 from First St. Paul's. I know this cuts in to the Lenten Services! Youth are encouraged to attend the Lenten Service as well, as a second van will leave First St. Paul's shortly following the Lenten Service. | March 31st, 2006 Web News Guess what! The website just got more useful! Starting this week, check out the "Worship Services" page on the main site for references to the weeks scripture reading, as well as special notes about the upcoming services, sermons, and whatnot. Also, check out the "Ministries" Page for a list of the ministries offered here at or by First St. Paul's Lutheran Church. And get involved! Each ministry should have contact information for the people or person in charge, give 'em a ring and show 'em that the Youth here care and want to help!
Oh, one more thing! Check out the bottom of the main youth site in a new article called "Music" for links to all the bands that have come to the Christian Underground! Read about 'em, check out a demo or two, and support 'em!
That's all for this update, but stay tuned for more! | February 21st, 2006 Ski '06 It was a chilly Nebraska morning in the middle of February when 33.5 souls boarded an Arrow stage lines bus—powered by Daryl—with the destination of Keystone, CO. No one could have imagined the journey that lay ahead. Who would have predicted that Ali Jo would safely make it down the mountain more than once precariously bound to her snowboard? Who would have guessed that Colan and Nolter (a.k.a. Nolan and Colter) would emerge from their journey off the beaten path? Who would have thought that the freshman girls from A.C. would have been so strongly reprimanded by the Front Desk? Who could have answered the profound mystery “what is roast beef made out of…pig?” Who could have fathomed that Silas’ favorite thing to do as the Mascot was to scratch his itching shoulder? How could we have known the great fear that a few choice pictures would strike into the heart of Sherri? How could we have prophesied that the four-inch rule would be transgressed right in front of Adam…at dinner nonetheless? How did it come to pass that the Rockie mountain oysters disappeared so quickly? Alas, how could we have foreseen any of this? And so it was; the great journey of Ski '06 “Mission Possible.” | January 31st, 2006 Calling all Skiers... Are you ready for some hard-hitting, smooth sailing, and face planting? Some wicked airs, some beautiful scenery, and mouthfuls of Snow?
In preparation for our upcoming Sno-tacular Sno-Scapade, we are holding a sno-meeting on Sunday February 5th, at 2pm at the Youth and Family Ministry Center.
Parents are encouraged to attend; YOUTH ARE REQUIRED.
Don't worry, we'll get you home in time to watch Seattle beat Pittsburgh.
If you have a valid reason for missing this meeting, give Adam a call at (402)463-1329. | January 10th, 2006 Dodgeball Tourney First St. Paul's teens embarked on a mission of epic proportions -- Defending their Dodgeball Championship Title. The teens competed this past Sunday in what history will see as the hardest fought and, hardest lost battle of all times. Our Teens were valiant, brave, and courageous. They dodged with vigilance, ducked with bravado, dipped with arrogance, and threw with the strength of an ox, the eyes of an eagle, and the speed of the mighty cheetah.
But, this was not enough to overcome their foes. As the teens were the hardest hitters, they were also the hardest fallers. The other teams would prove triumphant in our too-often closely-matched matches.
The teens will train. They will dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge their way to victory once more.
Hold your heads High, O mighty Dodgeballers of First St. Paul's. Your Time will Come Again. | January 6th, 2006 Soup is On!
Come have a "Souper" time at the Annual Senior High Youth Soup Fundraiser on Sunday, January 29th! Soup is served in the Celebration Center immediately following the 10:30 a.m. service.
The youth will be serving HOMEMADE Chili, Chicken Noodle Soup, and delicious desserts. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for student 6017, children five and under are free.
Afterwards, be sure to stick around for the congregational meeting.
| December 14th, 2005 Soul Cafe If there is snow on the ground and it above 25, bring a sled for a rockin good time! | December 13th, 2005 No Soul Cafe... Again Soul Cafe will be closed again on Wednesday, December 28th.
Have no fear! We will reopen on January 4th. Same Soul Time, Same Soul Place. | November 18th, 2005 No Soul Cafe Soul Cafe will be closed Wednesday Novemember 23. It will reopen on November 30. | November 8th, 2005 RedFlecks Makes an Appearance On Wednesday, Nov. 2nd, Soul Cafe got... Loud. RedFlecks, combining an influential mix of magnetic rock, elements of pop, and a lot of groove, rocked faces off! As Adam Central football pulled away some of the youth, we had a great college crowd in attendance.
Making their WORLD DEBUT, 7$Slap (Seven Dollar Slap) opened for RedFlecks. This group of three crazy crazy Hastings College Kids put on a great show, warming up the crowd to the intense female vocals and driving bass of RedFlecks.
'Slap's cover of "Punk Rawk Princess" is sure put them on the map! We look forward to seeing both of these bands come through again! | September 25th, 2005 Llama Plop John and Patty Boltz are the winners of the first ever Llama Plop!! Shortly before 2:00 p.m. the Llama’s bowels opened sending forth a shower of…well…llama droppings. The remaining eyewitnesses believed that the Boltz family was aided in victory by the heavily “seeded” neighboring plot owned by the Remmers’ family.
The Fairbury franks, donated by Russ’s were the only tasteful part of the event. In addition to waiting for a llama’s bowel movement event planners sold bags of llama droppings to “seed” plots. The youth raised over $600 through this event. The Youth and Family Ministries committee especially thanks John Martin and Tim Grothen for the food and llama respectively. Thanks to all who participated. | September 21st, 2005 Soul Cafe gets a little bit of culture On Wednesday, September 21st, Soul Cafe travelled to Hastings College to check out African Phoenix ensemble.
The youth rocked out to traditional yet intense zulu songs and chants performed without any accompaniment save for drums, maraccas, and vocals. The dancing was intense, demonstrating an incredible amount of skill in acrobatics and flexibility while keeping speed with a complexly dynamic and intense tempo. The downbeat changed for effect... and it was felt. The entire presentation was powerful as the audience was left awe-stricken to a standing ovation just before the performers sang the South African National Anthem.
African Phoenix travels with the intent for educational outreach to the United States to combat various issues such as rascism, stating that "So what, our skin is different. Inside, we're all the same," to raise HIV/AIDS awareness, and to expose American's to another culture. With stories of tribal war and nation-based genocide plaguing the headlines of the American Media through the 90's and early 2000's (Think Rwanda, Darfur), many American's have a single, pointed view of Africa.
1 Cor. 12:12-13 (NIV) states "The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body -- whether Jews or Greeks, (African or Caucasian), slave or free -- and we were all given the one Spirit to drink." In the spirit of this passage and of our common baptism, we welcome the African Phoenix ensemble and thank them for their ministry to the Body of Christ and to the world. | September 20th, 2005 Llama Plop Watch your step on the afternoon of Sunday, September 25th. The youth will be sponsoring a “Llama Plop” to help raise funds for our youth’s trips over the next year. Details are still being finalized, but we guarantee that this fundraiser will stink. What’s a llama plop? We will “sell” small plots of land to persons or families. The Llama will be set loose to “go” where it pleases. If it chooses your parcel of land you will win a prize. Keep watching www.firststpauls.org for details, and get ready to “buy” a plot for your chance to win.
| September 2nd, 2005 Soul Cafe gets Soaked at Pool Party Soul Cafe left the edgy calm and safety of the Christian Underground on August 31st and headed for someplace a little... wetter.
David and Deb Stuehrenberg's backyard pool party for Soul Cafe was a blast! The event started off on the right foot with a diving board belly flop contest initiated by the slightly daffy yet always swank youth pastor, Adam White. Adam's front-side was, needless to say, tomato red after his first attempt.
The temperature outside was a little chilly, but it fit in well with the ice cream, brownies and soda offered up for supper. The brownies were delectable, and the ambrosial essence of the vanilla ice cream with silky smooth chocolate syrup put one's taste buds all in a twitter. That food was Gooooooood.
All in all, the event was a huge success and certainly one we hope to have again in the future.
Special thanks to Dave and Deb for offering their service to the youth, as well as to all sponsors in attendance. | August 30th, 2005 See You at the Pole Wednesday, September 21st is the date for the 2005 nationwide “See You at the Pole” event. Students are encouraged to gather at their school’s flagpole at 7:00 a.m. for prayer. | August 30th, 2005 Rock + Hop + Roll Review On August 19, 2005 the Rock + Hop + Roll Tour rolled into Hastings Nebraska. Red Umbrella began the night with their melodic, piano-driven rock. The group, having inspired comparisons to Coldplay, U2, and the Beatles, played a killer set warming up the Nebraska crowd of 150. After a short break, rapper Playdough took the stage. Playdough, an original member of Ill Harmonics—a group that took the runner-up place in MTV’s 2001 show “The Cut”—had the crowd eating out of his hand. His Texas charm and slick rhyming converted most of the assembly to bouncing, screaming fans. Sevenglory, making their second appearance at FSP’s, closed the night with their original vocally driven pop-rock. Highlighting their set were “This Time”, “Really Free”, and a spirited rendition of the old-time classic “I’ll Fly Away”.
An additional highlight of the evening that took center-stage was the newly renovated (and almost completed) “Christian Underground”. The room, complete with graffiti art by Tyson Davison, and a permanent stage built by Josh Marcus—and some local firefighters, served as a perfect venue for the tour. With drums, guitars, amplifiers, and musicians on stage, the once drab and stark basement was transformed into a first rate concert hall.
The event inspired a sense of ecumenical unity in all who attended. Glory was given to God, and a year full of possibility was begun.
| June 29th, 2005 Painting Begins A special thanks to all who helped spray, roll, and brush on the first coat of paint in the youth room.
If you are interested in painting later in the week, let me know.
Adam | June 22nd, 2005 Fall Kickoff The youth committee, Platte Valley Youth for Christ and others are partnering to bring in the Rock, Hop, and Roll Tour to Hastings in August. The tour features Sevenglory, Red Umbrella, Playdough, and a yet to be named local artist. The concert will kickoff city-wide fall semester youth ministry programming.
The concert will be held in the basement of the First St. Paul's new edition--i.e. the new youth room. Over the next few months we need to paint the room, and prep it for the concert. Watch this website for painting times and updates. See www.rockhopandroll.com for artist links and information. | June 13th, 2005 Teens Sleep Deprived After Relay No one slept well; maybe no one slept at all. Nevertheless, ten students participated in Relay for Life raising funds, walking, and even playing video games to help cancer research. Thanks to all who participated. | May 12th, 2005 Spring Rally The Rally was moved to the Youth Center (for obvious reasons). Yet 23 persons still gathered Wednesday night and worshipped, celebrated, and fellowshiped together.
A special thanks to Jon Martin for the burgers and the grill, and Josh Marcus for his help. | May 12th, 2005 Prayer for Thunderstorm Victims The hail and damaging winds that tore through Hastings Wednesday afternoon have left many people without safe homes, and has causes thousands of dollars in damages.
Keep these persons in your prayers throughout this week. | May 6th, 2005 Seth Pinkerman wins Wednesday night (a.k.a Soul Cafe Senior Appreciation Night) was the occasion for the greatest battle of the intellect humankind has ever witnessed.
Seth Pinkerman, Kelly Mohlman, and Whitney Flohrs faced a panel of current college students who asked them questions only college students ought to know. The battle was intense--there were five lead changes, seven ties, and a earth-shaking final round.
After the rubble cleared, Pinkerman had the crown. "Wow...that was crazy," one onlooker commented. | April 13th, 2005 Graduate Sunday May 22 graduating seniors will be honored at the the 10:30 a.m. service. Plan to attend. | April 13th, 2005 Crossroads Thank You Dear Adam, Jennifer, and youth group members,
On behalf of the guests and staff of the Crossroads Center, I thank you for your recent visit to Crossroads. The guests enjoyed the meal you provided and appreciated your company. Know that we appreciate your willingness to serve those in need, and recognize your service as a demonstration of Christ's love.
Sincerly,
Aaron Bowen
Operations Manager | April 10th, 2005 Students Serve Brunch at Crossroads The FSP Youth served brunch at Crossroads Mission on Sunday. The brunch was prepared during Forum and brought to crossroads after services.
The meal was planned by the teens as a "response to grace" during the month of February. | April 9th, 2005 Dodgeball Update FSP Youth garnered their second Dodgeball championship this year Saturday at Champions. FSP had three youth teams participating, finishing 1,4, and 6 out of the 15 team field.
Steve-o’s Scorpions finished 7-1 with first place honors, a set of shining medals, and a free Pizza Hut buffet. The Scorpions had a difficult road to the finals, beating another FSP team in the semi-final round in sudden death overtime.
The play of Trenton Hinze was shining, earning him the coveted MVP trophy and the respect of Dodgeball fanatics everywhere
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With the basement of the new addition as a gym, the teens have been practicing to defend their heavyweight title.
On Saturday at Champions (10:00 a.m.) three FSP teams will get their chance. Watch www.firststpauls.org for results.
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