By Pastor Bryce Cooley

At this time fundraising for Wintercamp 2011 is in full effect. There are a few ways you can support our students and help them raise the money they need for camp.

1. Silent Auction(January 30) – Many of you have already talked to me about adding things to our Silent Auction on Sunday, January 30, feel free to call me @ 916-572-9795 and I can give you more details. This is an auction of services as well art, trinckets & food.
2. Family Movie Night – We are going to host a family movie night at CNC on Friday February 11 from 5:30 to 8. Bring your family out and watch a movie that is fun for the all ages. More info will be in the bulletins soon.
3. Now that I am back we will continue selling cookie dough on Sunday mornings. Buy a tub of cookie dough and get a coupon good for another tub as well as discounts at many local vendors, all for only $20. That is two tubs of cookie dough and restaurant discounts for only $20.
4. Sponsor a teen – Our students need help to get to camp. If you desire to help our students, contact me at the number above and I can tell you who needs help!

By Pastor Bryce Cooley

June and July have been interesting and full to say the least! With two weeks of Summer Camp and one week of fireworks booth, I have been running around non-stop. Two weeks later I am finally recovering.

Summer Camp was an amazing experience for both student and counselors. There were about 400 students at each camp, a great worship band (Between the Trees) and very energetic and engaging speakers. Each night our students were challenged to go deeper with God and were challenged in their current outlooks on God, Faith and Life. Cabin discussions were honest and encouraging. I couldn’t have asked for more out of camp this year. I know for those Seniors who went for their last year as a camper this was a high note to end on! For those who went for their first time the future looks bright!

Fireworks Booth. For those of you who did not hear, on July 2nd in the early morning someone stole all our fireworks. This started off as a bad day but over the next week showed itself as an opportunity for God to provide. Though we would have preferred not dealing with this situation we have seen God come through in this situation through many avenues. Our church and community both showed up with donations and prayers which was a huge encouragement to us. Phantom Fireworks and our Insurance company are both trying to work with us in order to make sure we end up somewhere in the black. Considering Phantom does not offer theft insurance for store containers on site, this is a huge blessing. All in all I have seen a situation that was bad turn into an opportunity to see God do great things. That you for all involved.

Upcoming Events Now that we are back from camp and settled in we are working on our schedule for the end of summer and spring. Please continue to check link name for updates.

On a personal note. For those of you who have not heard, I am now engaged to my long time girlfriend Bethany Broughton. Our wedding is set for December 18, 2010. We are doing everything in our power to get as many people — Family, Friends and Church family — involved as possible. We would appreciate your support in prayer. If you are interested, you can check out our website at http://www.bryceandbethany.net

By Youth Pastor Bryce Cooley

Well, it’s Spring and that means Summer is right around the corner! With Summer comes Summer Camp and we can’t wait for it this year! This year we are going to have a blast and one of the biggest camps ever. Not only will there be an estimated 400 students at each camp but Alliance Redwoods has made huge upgrades since last year. This promises to be a great year!

The theme for camp this year is “Inside Out” and will challenge students to be Christ followers on the interior not strictly appear that way on the exterior.

With camp comes fundraisers and they have already started. Track down a student and ask them if they are selling Cookie Dough Gift Cards. These cards (seen on the left) cost $20.00 but allow $40 – $50 dollars worth of savings. For each card you receive
1 Tub of Cookie Dough + Shipping FREE ($20 value). Then you also get:

* Round Table (on Folsom) – 15% off total purchase

* Wingstop (on Zinfandel) – 10% off total purchase

* Arby’s (on Sunrise) – Buy 1 get 1 Roast Beef Sandwich

* Chevys (off Sunrise) – 10% off anything excl. alcohol

* Rubios (on Zinfandel) – Free Drink w/ purchase

What a deal! Students will be selling them individually but you can also purchase them Sunday mornings in Rudat Hall. Please stop by our table.

Look for other fundraisers too: Youth Car Washes, Fireworks Booths and Rent-a-Youth which will be scheduled and on the church calendar by Friday April 23, so keep looking back for that.

Other Events Upcoming:

April 30 – Youth Game Movie Night (6:00 – 10:00 p.m. at the church) FREE

May 8 – Dead Sea Scroll Exhibit (9:00 am – 1:00 p.m.) $10.00

May 30 – End of School Party (7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.) FREE

If you have any questions about the youth ministry, please feel free to e-mail me at bryce@cnchurch.org or call me at 916-635-5992 ext 15. I am be glad to help in anyway I can.

In Christ, 
Bryce Cooley

By Youth Pastor Bryce Cooley

Has it already been a month since our last newsletter! Time flies when you’re havin fun!

Since our last newsletter we have had two awesome events.

First we did a progressive dinner. An event in which gracious hosts opened up their homes to our students to enjoy food and fellowship. We had a great time. Thank you to Taylor McQuilliams, the Gossards, the Drakes and the Cooley’s. It was a very nice night for all of us.

Wintercamp 2010 was great this year. Fritz Moga, our speaker, challenged students to have an understanding of God that leads to service and in turn a changed heart towards God and men. God is truly good and worked through Fritz in great ways. Not only that but we had more activity options then we have ever had at WinterCamp including: hiking, football, archery, snowboarding and much more. We can’t wait to see what God has for us next year.

Looking Forward: Upcoming Events

• February 26: photo scavenger hunt guided by dice
• March 26: All Night Lazer Tag
• (see www.cncyouth.org for details)

On a personal note:

As I sat in church a couple of weeks ago and listened to Pastor Bill discuss the very true reality of spiritual warfare I was encouraged. In our ministry there have been a lot of “fires” to put out. At times this has felt overwhelming. In truth on my own, it is. But at Wintercamp as well as back home God has impressed upon me the power of prayer. Prayer is not only a conversation with God as we so often use it. But it is a trusting and a channeling of His power that we bring into our situations. Not that it is easy to trust, but I have seen God faithful throughout my life so I trust He will continue in this regard. The more difficult situations arise the more we need to retreat and let God stand front and center. After all, the battle belongs to God, we are not in it alone.

If you have any questions about our ministry or are interested in volunteering please contact me at bryce@cnchurch.org

By Youth Pastor Bryce Cooley

The holidays are over and the new year is starting off with a bang! We had three fundraisers right out of the gate, gearing up for WinterCamp 2010. A special thank you to all who supported our students in raising money towards camp. Those who did all three fundraisers were able to raise half of the cost of camp. Also, thanks to scholarship donations, those students who are still having money troubles will be able to go to camp. We are very excited to have Fritz Moga back at camp this year and he is pumped to join us! He told me all about the lessons and group discussions we will be having and is so excited to meet with our students again. Please be praying for our retreat which is January 29th – 31st at Diamond Arrow in Nevada City. Pray for safe travels, unified staff and students, good weather, great attitudes and that God would change the hearts of these students!!

For those of you curious about what we have been discussing in youth group, please read on! With the new year comes a time for “do overs” or “second chances.” On Wednesday and Thursday nights we have been talking about just that. We first looked at two Old Testament examples(David, Adam & Eve) where God gave second chances despite their sin. We pointed out however that though God shows forgiveness and grace, often we will need to deal with some of the consequences of our actions. This week we will be paralleling last Sunday and discuss what kind of second chances that believers are to give others. We will close out the month with a gospel presentation of how God gives everyone a second chance through His Son Jesus. This is a very exciting series for me as I have been reading the stories straight from scripture and students have been listening eagerly. Please pray that God works through these.

Wednesday night youth group with the middle school has been a blessing. It is slowly growing; please pray for more students. If anyone has it on there heart to be a part of the ministry here or has any questions about the ministry, please e-mail me at bryce@cnchurch.org.

By Youth Pastor Bryce Cooley

It’s January again and time for Winter Camp 2010 at Cordova Neighborhood Church! As usual, camp will be held at Diamond Arrow Christian Conference Ground in Nevada City, CA (see map below). However we are changing quite a few things around this year at camp and that is getting me very excited![mappress]

Optional Snowtrip – Instead of being mandatory, students can opt-out of our snow trip in order to save a little money! Those who do not go to the snow will have the opportunity to relax or play group activities that we will have planned for the day of Saturday, January 30.

We are getting T-Shirts! For the first time in Winter Camp history, we will have our own tailor made T-shirts with a cool design. They will only costs the students $5.00 (which is included in the overall cost of camp). This way students can remember camp long after we have gone home!

We are even re-thinking the way the messages are being delivered and some of our activities are going parallel our discussions. Fritz has come up with a very cool theme for this year’s camp, “Head, Hands, Hearts (Total Body Fitness).” This theme brings with it the idea that our knowledge and understanding of God leads us to serving others in His name which in turn deepens our love for Him. I am very excited to interact with students in this new way. We are also including some solo devotional time, small group discussions and more!

The cost of camp is as follows:

• With snow trip: $135 (includes rentals, lift tickets, transportation, lodging, t-shirts, food, games)
• Without snow trip: $105 (transportation, lodging, t-shirts, food, games)

In order for our students to raise this money we are attempting to do three fundraisers in January. The goal of these fundraisers is to provide services to our church and our community. The fundraisers include:

• Christmas Tree Haulaway / Christmas Light takedown service from 10:00a.m. – 3:00p.m. on Saturday, January 2 Call Bryce at 916-719-8074 to sign up.
• A Christian Rock Concert open to the community from 7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. on Friday, January 15 If you are interested in volunteering, call Bryce at 916-719-8074.
• New Years Bake Sale This will be on January 17 before, during and after church. If you wish to donate food please bring your goodies by 9:00 a.m. the day of the bake sale.

We know times are tight financially but we are trusting God to provide so His children can draw closer to Him at Winter Camp this year. Thank you in advance for all of your support.

In Christ,

Bryce Cooley