Christmas Formal

Everyone is welcome to join us for the program at 6:30pm. The teens will have their own meal time following the program, which costs $2.

Encounter @ BBC Nov. 6-7

The time has come again for High School students to check out BBC for a weekend. It’s always a great rally with amazing music, speakers, and surprises! AJ Thomas is speaking this year, so the teens and leaders are in for an awesome weekend! Check the Encounter schedule here. We’re staying in Sussex at the Fairway Inn. Meals are provided for breakfast, lunch, and supper on Saturday. Teens should be prepared to purchase their own supper on Friday.

$60 is due before we leave on Friday, November 6 at 4pm. We will return to Crosspoint by 10pm Saturday, November 7.

Shakedown Reminder

We’ve been having a great time this fall at the Shakedown each Thursday! There has been a lot of variety and we’ve had several awesome guests for music and speaking. Our aim is to run the youth night from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, with only a rare exception to run over. With the colder weather students may arrive at 6pm, but please make sure your students have a ride home by 8:45pm. Thanks!

The Shakedown Fall Kickoff!

This fall is going to rock at Crosspoint and we’re about to get things started with two awesome nights!

Wednesday, September 9 – Middle School Kickoff! This is for all Middle School youth. This is a chance to welcome newcomers into youth group and have a blast before joined the High School students the following night. The youth band will be rocking and there will be tons of games and other exciting things happening! 6:30 – 8:30pm

Thursday, September 10 – The Shakedown Kickoff! This is for everyone! After this kickoff each of the teens will know where they will want to be every Thursday night this fall! 6:30 – 8:30pm

Follow us on Twitter for updates!

Fundy Trip!

Our annual youth camping trip is only a week away! We are leaving Sunday, August 23 @ 2pm and returning Tuesday, August 25 mid-afternoon. We maintained the same cost as last year ($60). The money and registration is due Thursday, August 20. No refunds, due to food purchases, camp site, and vehicle rentals. Teens should have an extra $5 for optional boating on Tuesday, and a few bucks for snacks. This is going to be an amazing trip! Contact Pastor John for more information.

Updates via Twitter

If you don’t have a Twitter account you can just bookmark this site. It is a quick way to update the youth group happenings and event details. Check it out!

http://twitter.com/shakedownyouth

Summer Calendar and Events!

The Talent Night is a perfect time for you to come out to the Shakedown to check things out. We will have a variety of performances and a lot of laughs, so plan to join us Thursday, June 18 at 6:30pm!

Thursday, June 25 will be a fun night with a few surprises. The youth are pumped for summer break and we want to make it a great evening for them! We are meeting at Odell Park – please drop your teens of at Odell for 6:30pm.

Thursday, July 2 will be double-fun for the youth. We have Carmen Creek booked for beach Volleyball and Mini-golf at 5pm and we will head back to the church for the Shakedown at 7pm. This will be a low-cost event ($5) and more details about drives will be available soon!

The annual Slip ‘n Slide will be Thursday, July 16. The youth should be prepared to be soaked to the bone, so remember to bring towels and a change of clothes!

We’re heading to Magic Mountain in Moncton Wednesday, July 29. We will meet at 8am in the Crosspoint parking lot. The cost is $30 and we will return to Crosspoint at 7pm. Bring SPF 40!

District youth camp at Caton’s will be August 9-14. Check there website for details. I’ll be there all week with the teens, so we will not have a regular Shakedown night that Thursday night.

The annual Fundy camping trip will be Sunday, August 23 to Tuesday, August 25. We will leave Sunday afternoon and return Tuesday by noon. More details registration and cost will be available soon!

We’re gearing up for an amazing summer! Send your questions my way and stay tuned for more details!

Pastor John

Atlantic Concert

The Atlantic Concert is this Friday night @ Atlantic Community Church in Apohaqui, NB. 

We’re meeting at the church at 4pm — we’ll aim to be back shortly before midnight. 

Total cost is only $10! 

We will make a food stop on the way back if the teens are interested. 

If you want to drive some teens, you’re more than welcome to come!

April + May Calendar

Here’s the newest calendar! It should be available online @ crosspointchurch.ca as well. 

Rally in the Valley

The 2nd annual Rally in the Valley is happening on May 1-2, and your teens need to go! 

Featuring great speaking by Matt Leroy and awesome worship by Brent Ingersoll, the Rally will also have some awesome games, hilarious movies, fun hotels, a talent show and more. 

Check out all the details at the Rally Website. 

Total cost is $75 – includes registration, hotel and travel. 

This event is for grades 6-12. 

You can print off your own individual registration form on their site, or pick one up at the Guest Center. 

Deadline for registrations: April 9th —  but the sooner we know, the better! 

Thanks!!