5th & 6th Grade Boys Small Group
 What
A small group focused on the transition from boys to young men through
the theme of knighthood. Friday meetings will include fun games,
knightly activities (archery, armor crafting), and related bible
study/discussion. Every month or so, we’ll have a dad/son
adventures.
When
1st & 3rd Fridays, 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Sakai boys can take the route 14 bus. Others can show up between
2:45 & 3:30 for supervised free-time.
Where
Brian & Kristy Hilst’s home
8150 Hansen Road
Bainbridge Island
206-855-7927 or 842-9385
brian@hilst.org
Latest Update
The 5/6 boys group will be meeting at our house this Friday, Oct
17th, after school. Sakai students can take the route 14
bus. Please send a note with your son if Sakai requires it for taking
a different bus. I am planning to go by Sakai this Friday
to make sure they find the right bus. This bus then picks up Noel
at Odyssey who will make sure everyone gets off at the right place.
Please let me know who will be taking the bus. Also, you are welcome
to call after 2:50 to make sure they arrived safely. We’ll
have supervised free-time until we “officially” start
at 3:30. We’ll finish by 5:00.
Co-Leaders
I need some help in the way of a co-leader each week. The idea is
that this is a “fellowship of men”. I am thinking of
setting up a rotating schedule of Dads unless there are some of
you that would like to be involved more often. Please let me know
your wishes and availability for the dates above. There will be
some prep time around activity and game planning. Another way to
be involved is to help organize a special event.
Are any of you available to be a co-leader
this Friday? No preparation is required this week.
Last Meeting Recap
We had a great turnout at our first meeting on the 3rd with 9 boys.
We did a lot of get-to-know-each-other activities and discussed
the topic of going on an adventure or journey. The underlying theme
was about being on the journey to become Godly men (knights). We
had a treasure hunt activity to illustrate this where they discovered
they needed to have a clear destination, a map, a compass, and a
team. We discussed 1 Cor 16:13 “Be men of courage, be strong”
and what it might mean to be a Godly man.
This Meeting
This week, we are going to dive into Ephesians 6:10-18 which is
about putting on the “armor of God” (a knightly thing).
This will be the theme for the next few months and will lead us
into the study of truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation,
and the Spirit. We’ll start with a focus on truth. We’ll
be making “belts of truth”, listening to some Adventures
In Odyssey segments on truth, followed by discussion. This dovetails
with the topic of our adult small group – The Truth Project
(biblical world-view), by Focus on the Family. We’ll also
use materials from The Case for Christ for Kids by Les Strobel which
addresses the question of whether the Bible is true.
$$$$
I would like to collect $20 for each boy to cover the cost of snacks
for the rest of 2008 and the belts we’ll be making. I think
the easiest way to handle snacks is for us to just provide them
since many of the boys will be coming over on the bus and will arrive
hungry. I’ll have an envelope and list by the door on Friday
in which you can leave cash or a check when you pick up.
We’ll also be making other armor-related projects this year
and I will send out estimated costs. I think it would be great to
have the kids make something for each piece of armor, like a shield
of faith. I’d like to end the series with a ceremony where
the Dads (or Mom) present them with a wooden Sword of the Spirit
and a framed copy of Ephesians 6:10-18. I have an example of one
that is hanging in Noel’s room as a reminder.
Friday Schedule for 2008
October 17
November 7
November 21
December 5
December 19
Special Events
Coming soon...
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