Invite Night: Clash of the Classes

You won't want to miss out on this week's amazing night of fun.  Uturn Jr. High will be having a night of activity competitions as each of the Jr. High classes goes head to head in a variety of mini games.  Each grade has been assigned a team color so dress up in your team color and show some spirit.  Your team will be at an advantage if you have the most people on your team so INVITE your FRIENDS.  There will be prizes for the winning team that will include pizza and gift cards so you will want to come ready to CLASH against your fellow CLASSES.

Invite Night: Animal Shirt Night

Next Wednesday, May 23rd is a pretty simple but still hilarious theme night at Uturn Jr. High.  All you have to do is wear a shirt with an animal on it.  The graphic above shows you some awesome examples.  Whoever comes with the most amazing animal shirt will win a prize.

The night will also have games, small group talk time, and a thought provoking message.

See you on Wednesday Night.

2012 Jr. High Summer Camp

August 13-18, 2012

Cost: $250

if you register online before June 16th, otherwise its $270

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Join us for our annual summer camp at Lake Retreat Camp in Ravensdale, WA.  Each year we collaborate with a dozen other Puget Sound area Foursquare Churches to put on the best camp ever.  Summer camp is a great time to learn about being a Christ follower and have a blast at the same time.  This week long experience is full of engaging worship times, swimming, relevant teachings about the Bible, paintball, canoeing, small group discussions, fun group activities, and much much more.  Every Jr. High student has come back loving their camp experience and wants to return the next year.

Stay informed about Jr. High camp with a simple LIKE of the Facebook Page

Invite Night: Represent Your School

Join us this Wednesday for a fun night of REPRESENTING YOUR SCHOOL at Uturn Jr. High.  Wear any gear that represents your Jr. High or your favorite college.  Don't have a bunch of school gear?  Then just wear your school's colors.  We will have a prize for the most outrageously dressed.

We also will be having a special guest speaker, Omar Lara.  Pastor Omar is the youth pastor at Puget Sound Christian Center in Tacoma.  He also joined us this year on our Mexico Mission Trip.  He is an awesome dude that loves Jesus, his family and his iPhone.  

Movie Review: The Avengers

The Avengers

Rating: PG-13 

(for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, and a mild drug reference)

Running Time: 143 minutes

IMDb Page: Avengers

Overview:

The Avengers is the culmination of five Marvel movies made over the past few years.  The series has included the mega blockbusters of Iron Man 1&2, The Incredible Hulk, Captain America, and Thor.  In an effort to defend the future of Earth the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization has assembled a this group of superheroes.  Unfortunately it hasn't always gone as planned.  The Avengers struggle to assemble due to rivaling egos and selfish personal interests.  Eventually this group of Super-Misfits must learn how to work together in order to defeat an intergalactic enemy.

Look at your Shoe Moments: 

Other than a few shots of Scarlett Johansen in her snug Black Widow uniform there were no inappropriate sex scenes or awkward moments.  There is some mild language, but for the most part it is an entirely clean movie that is fun to watch for the whole family.

Final Thoughts:

The Avengers was a highly anticipated movie that has made fanboys salivate over the idea of six superheroes sharing one screen.  Many wondered how they could pull off such an enormous cinematic feat.  I was even debating before I saw it, thinking that it would come down to the plot.  Everyone knew the CGI effects would be amazing, but if the plot fell short it would leave audience members unsatisfied.  I wondered how they could evenly share the screen time with so many lead characters.  I must give credit to the director, Joss Whedon, for pulling off a spectacular accomplishment.  The Avengers was non-stop fun, action, and excitement.  The plot kept you engaged and left you wanting more answers in the future Marvel flicks as the series continues.  

Not to over-spiritualize this summer blockbuster, but a verse that came to mind while watching this movie came from Paul's letter to the Philippian church.  

Philippians 2:1-4

"If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.  Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.  Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also the interests of others."

Paul wrote this to a church full of people that were different in many ways, but he knew that if they could overcome their differences and unite around a common goal in Christ they could be an unstoppable force. The same is true for the Avengers, when they discarded their egos and self interests they became a wrecking ball of goodness.

Bottom Line: 

You'll be SUPER disappointed if you miss the chance to see this SUPERhero movie on a SUPER big screen.

Mama Talk

Today is Mother's Day and we all know that Jr. Highers don't have a lot of cash to buy elegant gifts for their mamas.  Instead of going to the store to buy something or whipping up some breakfast in bed try talking.  Moms love to talk.  Moms especially love talking to their kids.  We've created a cheat sheet of conversation for everyone to use this Mother's Day.  It is full of all kinds of questions for your mom that will hopefully lead to many great conversations between moms and their kids.  

Honor your mom by talking with her.

Superhero Night

Hope we see you this Wednesday for an awesome night.  We will all wear Superhero gear, we'll play Superhero games, and we'll talk about how God can use us all to do SUPER things for his glory.