JR LaRose event summary

Last night's event with BC Lion JR LaRose was fantastic.

Those of us who were able to go met at the church and left at 6:20pm. We drove to New Life Baptist Church in Vancouver and got there about 10 mins before the event started. There were about 60-70 people there. We sang some songs and then the pastor at New Life invited JR to come and speak. He talked about growing up in a very poor part of town with no positive outlook on life. How his family was split up his whole life. His father was from Nigeria and his mother is aboriginal. He talked about struggling through life and meeting Jesus. He also talked about struggling in life when you try to live both as a christian and as a non-believer and how that doesn't work. At the end there was an invitation for those who wanted to know Jesus to meet Him.

For those of you who weren't able to make you missed out on a great event. And the pizza afterwards wasn't bad either.

Lt. Garth

Special Event Alert

Hi Guys,

Just a note that on Friday March 25 we have the opportunity to attend a special event in Vancouver. We'll meet at the church and leave at 6:20pm. The event starts at 7:00pm. You don't want to miss this.

J.R. LaRose plays with the BC Lions and he will be talking about his story.

Check out the poster here. Check out his football bio here.

Lt. Garth

Winter Camp A Success

Hey guys! Winter camp was great fun. The weather was fantastic. We'll have video and pictures on the blog soon so you can share them with your family and friends. See you Thursday.

Lt. Garth

Manning Park Winter Camp Forms and Stuff

To everyone involved with Brigade Unit 3273 - Calvary Baptist Church, Coquitlam:
Battalion 3273
Manning Park Winter Camp
March 18 (6pm) to March 20 (4pm - 5pm), 2011

The Manning Winter Camp is almost here, so we wanted to ensure everyone had the proper paperwork. Space is limited, but we have room for anyone connected to the Battalion efforts on Thursday or Friday evening.
The cost is $43 per person - everyone pays, including leaders. Skiing, Snow Boarding and Tubing cost extra (see the fee schedule, below).

Tubing: $7, youth; $8, adult for 1/2 Day Note: No ski boots allowed while sliding on the tubes.
Skiing: (Noon until 4pm)
Junior (7-12) $20
Youth (13-17) $27
Adult (18-64) $35

To do these activities, we will finish Breakfast on Saturday as soon as possible. Head to the hill at 11:00am, immediately have lunch and then be ready for the "PM" Skiing and Tubing by noon.

We leave Friday Night around 6pm from the church and get back around 4pm on Sunday.

Attached is the critical info for the Manning Park Winter Camp this weekend. The young men (under 19) will need the "Consent Forms" filled out and given to me (Howard) prior to leaving from the back of the church on Friday.
Also attached is the "Winter Camping Checklist".

This is always a great event so please be praying for safety and opportunities for our guys to connect with the Lord.

That's all for now. If you have any question, please contact me by email or by phone.

Capt. Howard

Winter Camp checklist

Consent Form

Winter Camp is Coming

Hi Guys,

The 'We're Crazy But We Don't Care Winter Camp' is happening Friday March 18 to Sunday March 20 at Manning Park's Lone Duck Campground. Captain Howard will be sending out the equipment list very soon. As soon as he sends it out it will be posted on the blog. A big thing to remember is that this is a vehicle based camp so you won't be as restricted in what you can bring compared to a hiking camp.

Just a reminder that we have a hike coming up in April and that the 'Tough Guys Father Son Camp' is happening in May. See the previous post for the dates.

Lt. Garth