IVCF Windsor

         1. Friday the 13th (da da dum!) is an IVCF out night! This is a great chance for you to get together and do something fun with people from your small group, school community or otherwise. Need some ideas on what to do? Check back at our website  as we will be posting events that are happening in the community that we know of. Want to host an event? Email us back and we’ll pass the word on to other people. Don’t know how to get connected with IVCF people? We’re starting up a community information list. If you’d like to partake, then email us your name, phone number (s), address, program, year etc. and we’ll add it to the list. We have access to your email address, but other people in the group do not. In a few weeks we will send the list out and you’ll have the information you need to get in contact with people.

         2. Friday November 20th is our  Annual High School Invitational!  It will take place at 6:30 in Chrysler Hall North G133. How can you help? By inviting your church youth group members and others to this event. Either print off a copy of the flyer and map to bring to your local church to announce/post or forward it to on to anyone you know would be interested in attending. This is a great opportunity to show high schoolers the Christian community we have at Windsor. It will be a great night of study, worship and fellowship with an awesome social planned for afterwards!

          3. Before you know it, December will be here! This means that our Christmas Banquet is coming up.

                 Where: McPhearson Lounge (Alumni Hall)  

                 When: 6:30pm, December 4^th

                Cost: $25.00 per person. This is to cover the meal cost which includes chicken, salad, buns, pasta, desert etc.

        Dress: This is a formal event- so be sure to get dressed up!

                Additional Information: We will also have a gift exchange that night. If you would like to participate in the exchange, be sure to bring in a gift valued at no   more than $5.00. We are also asking that you start thinking of things to auction off in our Servant Auction. It should be something practical that you can actually do for the person. If you have a service to auction off, please email us back letting us know what it is!

                RSVP: The deadline to sign up is November 29^th. We will have sign- up sheets at the large group meeting, or you can email us back letting us know of your attendance!

         4. Our Coffee Fundraiser will be held November 23^rd to the 26^th, and we are looking for people to sign up to help. On these days we will sell coffee in the CAW Centre, with the proceeds going towards our winter retreat (SHIFT). This is a great way to lower the cost for everyone. There will be a sign up sheet at the next large group if you are interested in helping out or you can email us back letting us know your availability.

    5. Want more information on Urbana 09? Be sure to check out www.urbana09.org.

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1.  This Friday is our next large group meeting!  We will be meeting at 6:30 in Dillon 361. This will be our Sharing Night. We are looking for people who want to share with others what God is doing in their lives. You would only need to speak for 3-5 minutes. If you would like to sign up to share, please let us know by November 4^th.  We will have a short open mic time at the end, if you feel inspired to say something that night. We will also have worship and an exciting social that night! We can’t wait to hear how God is working in students’ lives. Please email us back asap if you would like to speak this Friday!

2. Help us spread the word about our Annual High School Invitational on Friday, Nov. 20th at 6:30 in Chrysler Hall North G133 by inviting your church members and others to this event. Either print off a copy of the flyer and map to bring to your local church to announce/post or forward it to on to anyone you know would be interested in attending.

3. Before you know it, December will be here! This means that our Christmas Banquet is coming up.

Where: McPhearson Lounge (Alumni Hall)  

When: December 4^th

Cost: $25.00 per person. This is to cover the meal cost which includes chicken, salad, buns, pasta, desert etc.

Dress: This is a formal event- so be sure to get dressed up!

Additional Information: We will also have a gift exchange that night. If you would like to participate in the exchange, be sure to bring in a gift valued at no more than $5.00. We are also asking that you start thinking of things to auction off in our Servant Auction. It should be something practical that you know you will be able to actually do for the person.

RSVP: The deadline to sign up is November 29^th. We will have sign- up sheets at the next two large group meetings, or you can email us back letting us know of your attendance!

4. Our Coffee Fundraiser will be held November 23^rd to the 26^th, and we are looking for people to sign up to help. On these days we will sell coffee in the CAW Centre, with the proceeds going towards our winter retreat (SHIFT). This is a great way to lower the cost for everyone. There will be a sign up sheet at the next large group if you are interested in helping out.

5. Want more information on Urbana 09? Be sure to check out www.urbana09.org. (this was incorrectly written as www.urbana09.com in the last weekly update- sorry for any inconvenience!)

1.This Friday is an IVCF Out night! This means there will be no large group meeting. Instead, we encourage you to get together with a group of your friends (IVCF friends and non IVCF friends) and do something fun! Need an idea? How about Colasanti’s Horror Hayride? Directions can be found at colasanti.com. Need a ride? Email us letting us know and we’ll do our best to make sure you have one. If you are able to provide rides please email us to let us know as well!
 
2. Our next large group meeting will be November 6th, at 6:30, in Dillon 361. This will be our Sharing Night. We are looking for people who want to share with others what God is doing in their lives. You would only need to speak for 3-5 minutes max. If you would like to sign up to share, please let us know by November 4th.  We will also have a short open mic time at the end, if you feel inspired to say something on the night of. We will also have worship and an exciting social that night! We can’t wait to hear how God is working in students’ lives.
 
3. Help us spread the word about our Annual High School Invitational on Friday, Nov. 20th at 6:30 by inviting your church members and others to this event.
Reminder: This night is not just for high school students, but it is a evening in which we invite them to worship with us and explore the Word of God together. Plus it’s a chance for them to get a glimpse at “the next stage in life” and ask questions of us!
 
4. Before you know it, December will be here! This means that our Christmas Banquet is coming up.
Where: On Campus (exact location TBA)
When: December 4th
Cost: $25.00 per person. This is to cover the meal cost which includes chicken, salad, buns, pasta, desert etc.
Dress: This is a formal event- so be sure to get dressed up!
Additional Information: We will also have a gift exchange that night. If you would like to participate in the exchange, be sure to bring in a gift valued at no more than $5.00. We are also asking that you start thinking of things to auction off in our Servant Auction. It should be something practical that you know you will be able to actually do for the person.
RSVP: The deadline to sign up is November 29th. We will have sign- up sheets at the next two large group meetings, or you can email us back letting us know of your attendance!
 
4. Our Coffee Fundraiser will be held November 23rd to the 26th, and we are looking for people to sign up to help. On these days we will sell coffee in the CAW Centre, with the proceeds going towards our winter retreat (SHIFT). This is a great way to lower the cost for everyone. There will be a sign up sheet at the next large group if you are interested in helping out.
 
5. I know you have all heard a lot about Urbana lately. Has what you heard motivated you to sign up? It’s still not too late! For more information email us back or check out www.urbana09.com.
 

1. Friday October 6th
   This Friday we are doing something that’s never been done before- we have nothing planned for our Friday night Large group/ social. It’s time for you to put on your creative social planning hat and get together with a couple of friends to do something fun and exciting! We strongly encourage you to branch out from just hanging out with other Christians, by inviting some of your non christian friends to join you. This could be a great opportunity to do something with your small groups and additional friends. We are looking forward to hearing how you spent the night!
 
2. Friday October 23rd
    This will be a large group night, but yet again we are calling for your creativity!  We are looking for someone or a group of people to plan our social for the night. If social planning is one of your gifts, then this is a great chance to share this gift with others. Don’t feel like you have to do all of the work on your own- you can work with someone else to make the load a little lighter. Please email us back if you are interested in planning our social for the night!
 
3. John Dig In
   Are you enjoying manuscript study? Like being able to make observations, answer questions and apply what you’ve learned from the passage to your life? Then the John Dig In is for you! Get ready for an exciting study on part of the book of John. It will be held  October 16th-18th on campus. More details will be sent out in the next few days. We are praying that you will all think about and seriously consider attending. This is a great way to know more about God through His word. If you are planning on attending Urbana, then this will prepare you for the study that will be done there. (This doesn’t mean that you have to be attending Urbana to go to the John Dig In). If you are interested please email us back!
 
4. Urbana
This is IVCF’s 22nd Student Missions Conference, Dec 27-31, 2009. At Urbana 09 you’ll learn about critical global issues from dynamic teachers, worship with thousands in one of the most diverse gatherings in North America, and be challenged by missional students and recent graduates who testify to God’s faithfulness to the ends of the earth. We will be presenting more information about URBANA ‘09 at our next Large Group meeting…but take the time to visit the website and see if this is a place where you can meet God in a new way and be challenged to SEE. LIVE. COMMIT. If you are interested, please email us back and we’ll answer any questions or concerns you may have.  Visit www.urbana09.org today!
 
3. Small Groups
     Have you been connected with a small group? If not, then it’s not too late! Here’s the times and days for small group meetings. Please note that small groups will not be meeting during Uwin week.
 
Sunday / Men’s Group (CAW B-105)
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Leaders: Luke M. (lukemeloche@gmail.com) & James S. (jamessanford@gmail.com)
 
Sunday / CO-ED Group- (DILLON 359)
*FIRST YEAR student focus, but open to all!*
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Leaders: Andrea P. (andie237@hotmail.com), Kendra T. (petiteyellowchairs@hotmail.com) & Phil R. (blonde_man_running@hotmail.com)
Monday / CO-ED Group (B-105-CAW)
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Leaders: Laura G. (lil_laura_lynn@hotmail.com) & Michelle B. (roridean@hotmail.com)
Tuesday / Women’s Group (Chrysler Hall North G129)
Time: 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Leaders: Sarah C. (sarah_cullen89@hotmail.com) & Sarah R. (reynolds@uwindsor.ca)

 1) Friday night- As previously mentioned, we will be on our fall retreat, so there will be no large group this friday! Those attending the retreat have been emailed specific details- if you are going to the retreat and haven’t been receiving these emails, please let us know!
 
2) Small Groups- Small groups have been going well! I hope everyone has been enjoying getting to know the people in their small groups and studying the book of Luke. In case you’ve missed the details about small groups, here’s the specifics: (Please note the time and room changes!)
 
 
Sunday / Men’s Group (CAW B-105)
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Leaders: Luke M. (lukemeloche@gmail.com) & James S. (jamessanford@gmail.com)
 
Sunday / CO-ED Group- (DILLON 359)
*FIRST YEAR student focus, but open to all!*
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Leaders: Andrea P. (andie237@hotmail.com), Kendra T. (petiteyellowchairs@hotmail.com) & Phil R. (blonde_man_running@hotmail.com)

Monday / CO-ED Group (B-105-CAW)
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Leaders: Laura G. (lil_laura_lynn@hotmail.com) & Michelle B. (roridean@hotmail.com)

Tuesday / Women’s Group (Chrysler Hall North G129)
Time: 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Leaders: Sarah C. (sarah_cullen89@hotmail.com) & Sarah R. (reynolds@uwindsor.ca)
 
3) We are still looking for someone to help organize Operation Christmas Child:
 
Operation Christmas Child (www.samaritanspurse.ca/occ/) is a fun and simple hands-on project that you can use to be a blessing to others AND to connect with friends outside of our Christian community. We’d like to put out a challenge for each person to get a box and then to find 1-2 friends to help fill it up! We are looking for an organizer(s) for this outreach. Could it be you???
The organizer(s) for this would be responsible for:
1) distributing boxes and materials
2) advertising event & encouraging “friend challenge”
3) planning a time/special event to collect these boxes (encourage people to bring friends with them to this) (ex. arrange a night for people to bring in boxes and watch video of children receiving them overseas!)
 
Boxes are available this week and collection week is Nov. 16-21.
If you are interested in organizing this outreach, write to ivcf.windsor@gmail.com.
 
4)October 9th- This is supposed to be our next Large Group meeting, but we will be mixing it up a bit. We have not planned anything for this night. We are leaving it open, with the hopes that you will be creative and come up with an exciting event or activity for you and your friends (Christian and non-Christian). Can’t think of anything? Find out what other people are doing and ask to join in! This is a great chance to get to know everyone better, we just have to take the opportunity to do so and run with it! I’m excited to see what everyone comes up with!
 

1. Be sure to come out and join us this Friday night in Dillon 361 at 6:30 pm for a powerful praise & worship and prayer night. This will be a great chance for us to join together and raise each other up in prayer and support. Our social for the night will be a girls night/ guys night! The details are top secret for now, so you’ll have to come out on Friday and be surprised by the nights events!

2. Retreat- Our fall retreat is quickly approaching! If you have signed up, then please consider getting your fee money ($40) in on this Friday night. All money is due by September 27^th. If you haven’t signed up, then there still is time. You can either sign up on Friday night or reply back to this email giving us any details that may be required (allergies etc.) We also need drivers! If you have a vehicle and can drive, please email us with the number of passengers you can take.

 This year we need to fill out “Off Campus Trip Waivers.” This means that everyone must go to see the students group co-coordinator (Renee) in room 233 in the CAW. Her office is down the hallway from the UWSA office and her office hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30-2:00. These forms must be done/ handed in by September 31^st. We will have copies of this form available Friday night for you to fill out.

Dates: Oct. 2-4, 2009
Location: Camp Bryerswood
Cost: $40
Theme: “Facing Our Fears” - Discovering how God’s love removes fears in our lives

Come join us for our annual Fall Retreat! This is a great time to have fun and meet new people, be challenged by the vision set for our community and dig deep in Scripture, and spend time in worship and prayer together! Invite a friend.

3. This was the first week of our Small Group meetings! If you were unable to make it out this week, you can still join a group. This year we are doing a manuscript study on the Gospel of Luke. Here’s the times and leaders for each group. All groups take place in B-105, in the CAW basement.  

Sunday / Men’s Group
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Leaders: Luke M. (lukemeloche@gmail.com) & James S. (jamessanford@gmail.com)

Sunday / CO-ED Group
*FIRST YEAR student focus, but open to all!*
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Leaders: Andrea P. (andie237@hotmail.com), Kendra T. (petiteyellowchairs@hotmail.com) & Phil R. (blonde_man_running@hotmail.com)

Monday / CO-ED Group
Time: 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Leaders: Laura G. (lil_laura_lynn@hotmail.com) & Michelle B. (roridean@hotmail.com)

Tuesday / Women’s Group
Time: 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Leaders: Sarah C. (sarah_cullen89@hotmail.com) & Sarah R. (reynolds@uwindsor.ca)

4. HELP WANTED:

Operation Christmas Child (www.samaritanspurse.ca/occ/) is a fun and simple hands-on project that you can use to be a blessing to others AND to connect with friends outside of our Christian community. We’d like to put out a challenge for each person to get a box and then to find 1-2 friends to help fill it up! We are looking for an organizer(s) for this outreach. Could it be you???

The organizer(s) for this would be responsible for:

1) distributing boxes and materials

2) advertising event & encouraging “friend challenge”

3) planning a time/special event to collect these boxes (encourage people to bring friends with them to this) (ex. arrange a night for people to bring in boxes and watch video of children receiving them overseas!)

Boxes are available this week and collection week is Nov. 16-21.

If you are interested in organizing this outreach, write to ivcf.windsor@gmail.com.

Sunday / CO-ED Group
*FIRST YEAR student focus, but open to all!*
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Leaders: Andrea P. (andie237@hotmail.com), Kendra T. (petiteyellowchairs@hotmail.com) & Phil R. (blonde_man_running@hotmail.com)

Monday / CO-ED Group
Time: 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Leaders: Laura G. (lil_laura_lynn@hotmail.com) & Michelle B. (roridean@hotmail.com)

SIGN UP TODAY BY EMAILING: ivcfwindsor@gmail.com, please list any allergies and if you have a vehicle (plus # of people you can take) to help us drive people there.

***Last day for registration is Sunday, Sept. 27th***

1. Come and join us Friday night (September 16th) for our pizza party and gym night. We’ll meet in the CAW centre at 6:30 for pizza and pop. This is free for frosh, but 5$ for returning students. Our small group leaders will be discussing what small groups are and how you can be part of one. They will also be available for any questions or concerns that you might have. During the Pizza Party, Susan (our Staff Worker) will be sharing about URBANA ‘09, Inter-Varsity’s 22nd Student Mission Conference. URBANA is a chance for you to see the world in a whole new light as you learn about critical global issues from dynamic speakers, worship with thousands in one of the most diverse gatherings in North America, and be challenged by missional students and recent graduates who testify to God’s faithfulness to the ends of the earth. URBANA comes every 3 years and it`s a once-in-a-university career experience you don`t want to miss! After our pizza segment of the evening, we’ll be heading out for gym night! You may want to bring running shoes (ones that don’t leave black streaks on the floor!) as we’ll be playing several different games and having tons of fun doing so!
 
2. SYATP: There are many events happening in the upcoming weeks, including See You At The Pole. This occurs the morning of September 23rd when everyone meets at a flag pole (location to be announced) and prays for our campus, students and this upcoming year. Specific details will be coming shortly, so stay tuned!
 
3. Club days are also approaching quickly! They occur September 22nd and September 23rd, from 10:00am -2:00 pm. We need volunteers to man the tables on both days, and some people to arrive early (9am) to help set up! Sign- up sheets will be available this Friday night, or you can email us letting us know the time (s)  and date(s) you are available.
 
4. We are also extremely excited to announce that our small groups will be starting up next week. This is a great chance to connect with other students and study scripture together. As Susan mentioned on Friday, all small groups will be doing a manuscript study on the book of Luke. This year, all small groups will take place in room B-105 in the basement of the CAW. Specific group leaders and times are as follows:

Men’s Small Group:
Sunday - 7:00-9:00- led by Luke & James
 
Co-ed Frosh Group:
Monday - 11:00-1:00-led by Phil, Andrea & Kendra

Co-ed Group
Monday - 2:30-4:30-led by Michelle & Laura

Women’s Small Group
Tuesday - 4:30-6:30-led by Sarah & Sarah
 
As previously mentioned, sign-up sheets will be available this Friday and leaders will be available to answer any questions or concerns you may have!
 
5. Our Fall Retreat is also approacing quickly! This years fall retreat will run from October 2nd until October 4th. We will be leaving on the later afternoon Friday and returning Sunday afternoon. We will be staying at Camp Byerswood and will have games, a speaker, worship and campfires throughout the weekend. The cost for the weekend is $40.00 and you will be able to sign up Friday at large group or can notify us through email.
 
6. Don’t forget to hand in your summer pledges as they are due September 30th.  If you weren’t able to make one before the summer, it’s not too late. Speak to Kendra if you need more information regarding them.