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.

Christmount All-Church Retreat (Dec. 29-Jan. 1)

Christmount All-Church Retreat (Dec. 29-Jan. 1)   Ring in the New Year with a weekend retreat in the Smoky Mountains from December 29th-January 1st. It's our second year to head to the hills of Black Mountain, North Carolina with our Vine Street friends and family. We will be staying at Christmount which is the national camp and conference center for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). All the motel type rooms have two double beds, TV/Cable and a private bathroom. There are a number of rooms that are handicap accessible.

• Itinerary: Knitting, puzzle making, eating, rocking by the fireplace, reading a good book, skiing, snowboarding, eating, tubing, visiting with friends, sleeping late, hiking, Biltmore Estate, eating, worship, laughing, homework, board games, drinking coffee, writing thank you notes AND a Wii Bowling tournament with fabulous prizes.
• Dates and Time: Thursday, December 29- Sunday, January 1st.  Arrive on Thursday or Friday at any time. Depart on Saturday or Sunday at any time. 
• Transportation: Drive/Ride with your family, Carpool with friends, for $25 ride on the rental van with teenagers
• Housing Rates:  Christmount room rates are amazing! Children under 21 are free with a parent. If there's one parent in the room with their children, the rate is only $46.00 a night. Two parents plus children = $57.00.  If you need help figuring this out, call Hope. 
• Skiing/Snowboarding: Friday from 9-4:30 pm- Lift ticket:$44, Ski rental $15, Snowboard rental $29.  Friday night from 6pm-10pm-Lift ticket $27, ski rental $15, snowboard rental $29.

• Tubing Rates: Tubing is also available nearby.

• FYI: The Youth Group is heading to Christmount on Thursday afternoon. They're skiing on Friday. Playing at Christmount on Saturday and heading back to Nashville on Sunday.

For more information, contact Hope.

Not So Secret Santa

It's no secret that each year, we need a dozen nice people to each sponsor a backpack filled with lots of practical items for our 12 Room in the Inn guests. Our sponsors, referred to as "Secret Santas" make a donation toward the backpacks ($50 each) and the youth group goes shopping, fills the backpacks and delivers them to our Room in the Inn guests on Christmas Eve.  

This year, is exactly the same and very different. 

Same: We need nice people to sponsor our Room in the Inn guests.  Our sponsors are referred to as "Secret Santas." The youth group will go shopping and deliver the gifts to our Room in the Inn guests. 

Different: We need lots of nice people to each sponsor toiletry kits filled with lots of practical items for our 72 Room in the Inn guests. ($1,080 total) The youth group will fill the toiletry kits and volunteers will deliver them to our Room in the Inn guests in December and February. 

It's no secret that our guests who are homeless have many needs.

Let's start this season by meeting a few of them...okay, Secret Santa?

The Great Pumpkin Kitchen

Who wouldn't want to be part of the first ever Great Pumpkin Kitchen at Vine Street Christian Church? The Great Pumpkin Kitchen is a novel way for several groups of people to work together to make a difference. November 5th!

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Halloween Party for TNT & VSCC

We're going to have a "boo"tiful time at the Halloween Party for TNT & VSCC! We welcome ghosts, goblins, princesses, frogs, fairies and all kinds of folk to our annual party.

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