Easter Waffle Breakfast

Easter Sunday from 9-10:15

Fellowship Hall

Join the youth group for a Waffle Breakfast on Easter morning. That's right, we said waffles instead of pancakes.  Enjoy a scrumptious waffle bar, fair trade coffee, juice and milk for the low cost of $5 per person.  Children under 10 eat free. 

This a terrific opportunity to spend Easter morning visiting with your Vine Street family while supporting the church’s mission.

The Waffle Breakfast is fundraiser to help our teenagers finance their summer mission trip to Camp Sunshine at Christmount where they will serve as camp counselors for adults with developmental disabilities.

Waffling Wrap-up

Do you know how much batter it takes to make 70 waffles? We do.....now.  

Do you know how much syrup is consumed by 50 adults eating waffles?  We do....now.

Do you know how many pots of coffee are consumed by 50 adult waiting for waffles? We do...now.

We used:

• 9 cans of Carbon's Golden Malted Original Waffle Flour, 
• 70 eggs, 
• a bottle of vanilla, 
• Over a gallon of syrup and 
• 3 bags of Bongo Java coffee

What we learned: 

• VSCC loves fellowship events,
• People can sing with a waffle in their mouth,
• Door prizes are fun,
• Buy the same waffle mix in bulk from the distributor,
• Wash the dirty linens the same day as the event,
• Increase the strawberries x4,
• put a bottle of syrup on each table,
• etc. etc. etc.

We would like to offer a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the event last Sunday Watch for these changes and others at the next two Waffling with Hymns: June24 and July22.

Mission Trip to Nashville (MT2N)

Ladies and Gentleman, pack your bags for a thrilling trip into the heart of Nashville, TN from Tuesday, June 12-Saturday, June 16th.

We're loading up our 15 passenger van and we're headed to:
The Nashville Food Project 
The Rivera House 
The Campus for Human Development 
The Cauthens Pool
The Boiler Room
The Fellowship Hall

You get the picture. 
We serve a little bit at home. 
We serve a little bit more in the community.
We play.
We pray.
We build relationships and bridges.

The MT2N is an opportunity to witness and serve in a variety of ministry opportunities in the greater Nashville area. We've chosen three non-profits that receive Vine Street Outreach grants as the locations for our adventure. Each day consists of work projects, recreation, shared meals, group building and evening devotions. No two days look alike; therefore, flexibility and a willingness to serve are critical for each person.

The MT2N is for 7th-12th graders who are part of VSCC and their friends.

It's going to be a thrilling week.
Are we there yet?

Dodging to Make a Difference on Feb. 19th

Disciple Dodgeball Invitational for Week of Compassion

We're throwing (soft) balls at each other in an attempt to make a difference in the world. Sunday, Feb. 19^th, is the beginning of our annual offering for Week of Compassion. The teenagers will make an offering...it will just look and feel a bit different. Instead of putting a monetary donation into the offering plate on Sunday morning, teenagers from all over Tennessee will pay a $10 registration fee to play dodgeball in the Vine Street fellowship hall.  It makes no sense to the average adult; however, these teenagers have figured out how to play, pray and partner with people in need all around the globe.

We're expecting teams from as far as Memphis and as close as MLK Magnet school here in Nashville. Wait a minute, that's not a Disciple school...is it? Now you're catching on. For every teen that plays, we have more money to give. One more thing:  all spectators pay $5 to watch and cheer. Parents, siblings, friends, neighbors, class mates, teachers and church members make a difference. We look forward to seeing you at 4:30pm on Sunday, Feb 19^th!

Fangtastic 5K on Saturday, Feb. 4th

From the Super Sporty Task Force (Eli, Alex, Kara, Savvy and Wilson)

Super Sporty weekend of Feb. 4 and 5th

Fangtastic 5K on Saturday, Feb 4th:

Who wants to run/walk a 5K with the youth group?

 

We're pounding the pavement in honor of our friend Alex Cauthen. (Part of each registration fee goes to the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.)  The more the merrier, so let's get the whole church involved.
 

We're carpooling from VSCC at 8:30am on Saturday morning so we can arrive at the Nashville Arena in plenty of time to check-in, get our race chips and walk/run the Predators 5K. When we have conquered the event, we return to VSCC, get in our cars and go home to shower, eat, nap and/or do homework.

Teenagers will return to return to the church by 5pm. In one hour, we will set-up the fellowship hall for Room in the Inn and decorate the sanctuary for the Souperbowl of Caring. We will drive away from the church at 6pm on our way back downtown for the Predators hockey game. 

The Preds game begins at 7pm and we want to get there in plenty of time to grab some food and get to our seats. After the game, everyone goes home! Woohoo!

(Miscellaneous weirdness: You must register for the 5K in advance. Your registration fee also includes a t-shirt and a ticket to the Saturday night hockey game. Teenagers must participate in the 5K to attend the hockey game with the group. School events are the exception. Parents and church members, if you would like to join us in the 5K, that would be terrific! Go ahead and register yourself. If you aren't interested in the 5K, but would like to join us for the hockey game, you can buy a discounted ticket when you register your teenager.)

Click here to register.

Questions? Ask Hope.