it's beginning to look a lot like christmas..

aloha!

who's happy to hear christmas music playing on the radio?  i know i am!  well, my friends, holiday season is finally kickin' in so remember to buy me lotsa presents :)  hang in there guys, there's only 4 more weeks left of schoo and we'll be done!  a big congratulations to all the seniors who have finished and turned in their uc and csu college apps and for those who haven't, get off your lazy butts, you procrastinators, the deadline is friday!!   good luck to all of you smart people who are still working on their private school applications.

news!

1. friday night fellowship

this friday, we will be entering a short mini-series on "dealing with stress", something that i'm sure all of us go through, given that you're all highschoolers.  well.. most of you.

2. sunday ce

SERMON REVIEW!  if you were not here this past sunday or you fell asleep [*gasp!  but you would never do that, right..?] then this is your chance to catch up on what you missed!  

3. operation christmas child

if you are still interested in volunteering at the processing center, contact cynthia hsia [we can give you her email] and print out and fill out a volunteer form [attached].  if you would like to donate a shoebox, you can contact cynthia and here is some information that you should read over: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/Pack_A_Shoe_Box/

4. christmas program

thank you all for your wonderful suggestions and ideas, guys.  we have finally decided to do a flash mob medley!!  yes, that's right.  flash.  mob.  medley.  if you do not know what a flash mob is, it's when a large group of singers/performers go into a public place, isolate themselves, and ambush innocent bystanders with music!  random people will just start standing up and singing songs.  we're going to do the same, except in the chapel.  if you do not know what a medley is, it is a compilation of many songs put together into one piece of music.  so flash mob.. medley.  

we will be singing..

-the christmas song

-holly jolly christmas

-away in a manger

[^TENTATIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

we only have one day to rehearse [friday, dec 14th] so it'd be spectacular if y'all showed up that day :)  we'll be performing the friday after.  yikes.

5. winter retreat

you only have 11-ish days left to register for a vacation at the happiest place on earth!!  

JUST CLICK THE BUTTONNNN!!  http://efcchurches.org/wr/2012/charts/

6. geese-a-layin'..

well, that's it for announcements..  but for now, i'll let you ponder on my favorite c.s. lewis quote.  yay mindtrips.

"If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning."                                              -C.S. Lewis

with utmost care and affection,

hscore

Re: gotta get down on thursday

oopsy-daisies, i forgot to include the attachment!

harharhar i'm such a silly pumpkin

On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 7:29 PM, High School EFCEV <efceastvalleyhs@gmail.com> wrote:

hello friends!

sorry for sending this late but i hope you guys are enjoying your short weeks :)  

here are this week's announcements..

1. friday night fellowship

wynnford will be leading this night and sharing a testimony of his new life as a married man!  sounds like fun :D

2. sunday ce

is non-existent this week as there will be a joint service at 10am!  y'all should sit next to your parents

3. core meeting

core people unite!  there will be a meeting this sunday after service.  BE THERE

4. operation christmas child

our annual op.xmas.child has begun!  shoebox collection will commence this week and we will be packing some boxes on friday.  if you would like to donate something, here's a link with more information of how you can contribute http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/Pack_A_Shoe_Box/

**if you would like to volunteer, the occ processing center will be open from december 8th @ 5pm-10pm.  there will only be 20 spots and it's first-come, first-serve!  if you're interested, fill out the attached form and contact cyndi hsia

5. thanksgiving potluck

turkey day is in a week :D  there will be a POTLUCK on the following day [black friday] so if you guys have leftovers, please bring them on friday night and we shall feast together!  invite some friends!!!

6. christmas joint program

turns out we will be presenting 2 songs with the college group for the christmas program.  if you have any other creative ideas of what we could do, please contact justin!!  

7. winter retreat

OUR TIME IS RUNNINNNGGG OUUTTTTT..  OUR TIME IS RUNNINGGG OUTT!!  ..to sign up for winter retreat 2012!  it will be an amazing experience :D  http://efcchurches.org/wr/2012/

[^anyone get the song reference up there...  anybody?]

8. OUR NEW HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR!!! :D

is yet to be found.  please continue to pray as we search for the best possible hs leader for our fellowship so we can finally end this horrible period of shepherd-less transition.

well there you have it!  feel free to email back to this mysterious, anonymous weekly-hsnewsletter author or any of the other core members if you have any comments, concerns, questions, or you just simply wanna compliment them and tell them how awesome they are :)

stay tuned!

withlove,

hscore

gotta get down on thursday

hello friends!

sorry for sending this late but i hope you guys are enjoying your short weeks :)  

here are this week's announcements..

1. friday night fellowship

wynnford will be leading this night and sharing a testimony of his new life as a married man!  sounds like fun :D

2. sunday ce

is non-existent this week as there will be a joint service at 10am!  y'all should sit next to your parents

3. core meeting

core people unite!  there will be a meeting this sunday after service.  BE THERE

4. operation christmas child

our annual op.xmas.child has begun!  shoebox collection will commence this week and we will be packing some boxes on friday.  if you would like to donate something, here's a link with more information of how you can contribute http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/Pack_A_Shoe_Box/

**if you would like to volunteer, the occ processing center will be open from december 8th @ 5pm-10pm.  there will only be 20 spots and it's first-come, first-serve!  if you're interested, fill out the attached form and contact cyndi hsia

5. thanksgiving potluck

turkey day is in a week :D  there will be a POTLUCK on the following day [black friday] so if you guys have leftovers, please bring them on friday night and we shall feast together!  invite some friends!!!

6. christmas joint program

turns out we will be presenting 2 songs with the college group for the christmas program.  if you have any other creative ideas of what we could do, please contact justin!!  

7. winter retreat

OUR TIME IS RUNNINNNGGG OUUTTTTT..  OUR TIME IS RUNNINGGG OUTT!!  ..to sign up for winter retreat 2012!  it will be an amazing experience :D  http://efcchurches.org/wr/2012/

[^anyone get the song reference up there...  anybody?]

8. OUR NEW HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR!!! :D

is yet to be found.  please continue to pray as we search for the best possible hs leader for our fellowship so we can finally end this horrible period of shepherd-less transition.

well there you have it!  feel free to email back to this mysterious, anonymous weekly-hsnewsletter author or any of the other core members if you have any comments, concerns, questions, or you just simply wanna compliment them and tell them how awesome they are :)

stay tuned!

withlove,

hscore

avengers assemble!

good evening a-team, 

this is captain america speaking.  i hope you've all been staying fit and healthy and don't forget to exercise and work out everyday.  remember, exercise first and then homework, for attaining a muscular physique is far more important than your academic success.  may your biceps be as magnificent as mine one day!  just stay off the ped's, kids.  [i'm jk about the exercise first part.  please don't show that to your parents.]

with that said, here are some messages from mr tony stark [whom i am obviously more handsomer than]:

1. friday night..  concert?!

yes, that's right!  this friday, we'll be heading off to the citizens business bank arena in ontario to see lots of various christian artists/bands perform.  this year's winter jam 2012 features artists tobymac, red, newsong, sidewalkprophets, matthew west, and much more!  please get to church no later than 4:45PM on friday!  we will be leaving at 5pm so dont be late!!  i usually would say something along the lines of "no man gets left behind" cause i'm a superhero and whatnot, but if you come later than 5, WE WILL LEAVE YOU BEHIND.  **please bring five dollars and a permission slip**

2. sunday mornin'

rain is fallin' [almost].  it's going to be cold.  basketball, anyone? :)  

this week, there will be a mystery speaker for ce!  oh my gosh, who could it be?!  i dunno about you but im dying to know..  well, make sure you come this sunday to find out and satisfy your curiosity!

3. winter retreat

east valley is making history!  according to the charts, the ladies are beating the gentlemen in numbers :O  when was the last timethat happened..  but fret not, my fellow brothers, it is only by a small margin [one..] so make sure you guys register asap!  and you too, girls!  you don't want the guys to beat you, do you?!  so everyone in the high school group should just go to this website and register right now :D  http://efcchurches.org/wr/2012/registration/

 

4. high school musical - winter edition

so for our church's christmas program, we're supposed to do something as the high school group..  it's still somewhat early so i'm not exactly sure what we're doing.  lemme rephrase that.  i have no idea what we're doing.  but, we are open to suggestions!!  if you have any brilliant ideas of what we can perform for christmas [eg. song, skit, etc.], please respond to this email and/or contact justin!  if all else fails, we'll just sing a song(s) together, kinda like a choir thing.  if we are truly ambitious, we can even try a cappella!  and if we're completely crazy and going out of our minds, we can add some choreography!!  [i doubt it.  you guys don't wanna see me dance.]

5. bible study

so like, google plus hangout bible studies are the new, hip thing to do so if you want to be cool, you should totally join us.  yes, we're so cool.  we be bible studying in the middle of the week.  legit, dude, legit.  all you gotta do is email derek and/or justin and they will HOOK YOU UP. [email justin for bonus points!]

well, that's about it.  i sincerely hope that your week has been amazing so far and remember to do all your work for the glory of GOD.  seniors, hang in there.  we're almost there.  don't procrastinate, kids.  stay in school and don't do drugs.  

suit up,

capt. america

[HS CORE]

nomnoms

hellos, everybodyy :D thanks for coming to help out yesterday at hallelujah night, it was a SUCCESSSS and we couldn't have done it without you. and everyone that couldn't make it, we missed you!!! i hope your homework is nicer today. actually, i hope you don't read this email until tomorrow cause then you'd be sleeping right now and that'd be awesome. :D here's what's goin onn

1. FNF

tomorrow (omg tomorrow's Friday YESS,) we will have an activity led by Tif and Wynnford.  we may or may not be outside (questionable), so make sure to bring a jacket/warm clothes!

2. CE

on Sunday, there will be a lesson taught by Alli. SAY WHAAT. 

3. daylight saving

Sunday is also Daylight Savings, so be sure to FALL BACK 1 hr!  (extra sleep, yay!)

4. winter retreat
it is still not too late to register for winter retreat 2012!  for those of you haven't been checking, east valley is currently standing at 4th place, boasting an amazing 21 people!  go go go go go beat OC http://efcchurches.org/wr/2012/

5. bible study
i hope the words "bible study" doesn't automatically turn you away.. but i promise that this will be a lot of fun!  join us for some midweek bible fellowship via webcam!  never hurts to have a little bit of church in the middle of the week :)  contact justin or derek [respond to this email] if you are interested in joining!

sorry for the late and slightly lame email, guys. hope you had a great week! seeya tomorrow :D

-hs core