Holiday Events!

Get your Santa Hat out and mark you calendar for these Holiday Season Events:

Tree Trimming Potluck: Sunday November 21st after 2nd service. This annual event is a delightful tradition. Bring a dish to share and enjoy holiday music as we put up Saltwater's Christmas Tree

Holiday Party: Saturday, December 4th 5pm-? Join other Young Adults as we toast the season with good food, good drink, and a White Elephant Gift Exchange (you can't spend more than $10 on your gift!). Last year, there was a spirited game of Apples to Apples. This will be at the home of Sunshine and Jaime. Bring an appetizer to share. Please email sunshienglynn143@gmail.com for the address and to RSVP

Our Events This Year

Dear YAGgers,

Tonight at our potluck/game night, we discussed what kind of events we want to host this year.  There is a bigger emphasis on service, and we decided we would have several events throughout the year that would be publicized as church wide events.

Like last year, I am not able to host/plan all events.  The list of events below won't happen if someone doesn't take the lead on the event, send out group emails, get something published in the order of service, scroll etc.  I can walk people through that process.  There was also a general consensus that potluck/game night is fantastic and fun.  Anyone willing to take a month and plan a potluck would be ACES in my book!  We could even make it a reoccurring event. (last sunday of the month kind of thing...)  In addition, if there is ANY event you would like to host, please do not hesitate.  ALL contributions are welcomed!

Our Events This Year

October 10th, 2pm Pumpkin Hunt at Double R Farms--lead: sunshine glynn
October 30th,  7pm Halloween Party--Lead: Lisa Key
November 6th, Auction--Pitch in a couple $ next time you see Sunshine for our movie basket donation Lead, Sunshine Glynn
November 21st, 12pm--Put up Saltwater Holiday Tree/Potluck--our tradition!  Lead, Sunshine Glynn
December 5th, 4pm-9pm Holiday Party--Lead, Sunshine Glynn
December 24th, Ninja Santa--Lead, Kass Hodorowski
January 8th, 10am: Take Down Holiday Tree--Lead, Sunshine Glynn
January: Bowling night in Tacoma--Lead: Justin Peterson
February: Wine/Chocolate tasting--NO LEAD, SIGN UP PLEASE!
March: Karaoke--NO LEAD, SIGN UP PLEASE (church wide event)
March 26th: Earth Hour 8:30pm (possibly church wide event) Lead, Sunshine Glynn
April: Volunteer with homeless soup kitchen in South King Co area--NO LEAD
April: Flash Light Easter Egg Hunt in Puyallup, No LEAD
May: BINGO--NO LEAD, Please sign up (church wide event)
June: Salwater Service Project (church wide event) Lead--Sunshine Glynn
July: Camping: Lead, Katie Hardin
NO AUGUST EVENTS SCHEDULED

I hope you will take the time to read through the list and offer your leadership services on one of the events.  I would also love to see MORE OF YOU IN ATTENDANCE!!!!  We missed a lot of faces tonight.

with love,
sunshine

October Events

Pumpkin Hunt

Join the Young Adult Group as they hunt for pumpkins at Double R Farm in Puyallup on Sunday October 10th at 2pm.  No need to RSVP, just show up!

Double R Farms
5820 44th St. E., Puyallup
Phone: 253-926-8158. Cell phone: 253-227-5385. Email: ric@doublerfarms.net
Double R Farms has pumpkin patch picking in the field or already gathered from the field, corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, and school tours. The corn maze and pumpkins started the first weekend in October. Through the end of the month, enjoy hay rides on Friday, Saturday and Sundays only. 

The Key's will be hosting a Haunting Halloween Extravaganza on October 30rd.  Complete with chainsaw pumpkin carving and fun games!  To be added to the Evite list, please contact Lisa Key at lunderhi@gmail.com

Game Night

Come help us plan the calendar for the year!  We'll have a potluck and then play some board games.  There will be childcare. 

When: Sunday September 26th
Where: Saltwater Welcoming Room
Time: 4-7pm

Summer Fun

A Few YAGgers get together for a picnic and concert in the park.

Summer Events

This is the last email you will get from me probably until i get back from vacation in July, so please mark your calendars! Please see the links below for summer concert series!

JUNE EVENTS
-Theo Chocolate Tours:
Saturday, June 12th at 4pm.
Sunday, June 27th at 4pm.

If you'd like to carpool, please meet at church at 2:30pm.

JULY EVENTS
-Habitat for Humanity
July 10th, 8:45 to 4pm (there are still 3 slots open)
-Concerts in the park, see links

AUGUST EVENTS
Painting Service Project
Saturday August 28th from 9am-12pm, with lunch to follow.

I have compiled a few links for you to view. My family and i will be attending many of these events/concerts, particularly the ones that happen during the week, feel free to join us!

http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/page.php?id=1165
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2009548301_concerts28.html
http://www.cityoffederalway.com/Page.aspx?page=1410
http://itallhappenshere.com/Events_24_750157559.pdf
http://www.cityofpuyallup.org/files/library/291a4e6d8ed0ad3b.pdf

Correction to May event

The May 23rd Bonfire will start at 4pm (not 5pm) at the home of Daniel and Lisa Key. Notify Sunshine to be added to the Evite.

BINGO!!!

On Sunday, April 18th, Kass and Eowyn hosted Bingo at Saltwater Church. We had a fantastic turnout, lots of yummy food, fun prizes, and warm weather and sunshine.

Daniel and Aaron dish up

Liz wins the first prize of the evening

Kass

Anne wins some AWESOME dominoes

Sunshine shows off her Obama Dauber

Aaron can hardly contain his excitement after winning movie tickets

During intermission, we soaked up the sun and watched some of the little ones play in the grass...

Owen teaches Carter about his hand

Fletcher starting to get used to the grass

Sunshine!

Justin is psyched about winning a Titanic ice cube tray

Owen helping Ryan call out the numbers

Group Photo!

Also at Bingo were Katie, Matt, and Charlie who arrived later. A special thank you to all the babysitters, and thanks to all for a fun evening with friends!

MAY EVENT

Join us for a family friendly bonfire and potluck at the home of Lisa and Daniel Key on Sunday May 23 at 4pm. Please email jaden_rain@hotmail.com to be added to our evite list!

Red Hook Brewery!

Recently, several of us traveled to Woodinville to experience a tour of Red Hook Brewery. Fun was had by all! Next tour: Theo Chocolates! Thanks Ellie and Jordan for making this happen!

Charity and Katie


Katie, Charity, Sunshine, Anne, Jordan, Jaime & Ellie
Cheers!
Anne displays the cute cup we all got to take home with us. The tour was only $1; totally worth it!
Katie did NOT like the IPA (nor did most of us for that matter)
Ellie and Jordan handed baby Carter over to the grandparents in order to lead our adventure!

March Beer Tasting

March Event

When: Saturday March 27th
What: Beer Tasting
Where: Red Hook Brewery
Cost: $1 per person (you can sample 5 beers and take home a tasting glass)
Time: Meet at church to drop off kids and carpool to Woodinville at 1pm. Tour is 2pm-4pm. Back to church by 5pm

It is absolutely necessary for you to RSVP if you have kids so that we can have enough childcare available! (jaden_rain@hotmail.com)

February Birthday Event

There are so many birthday's in February of members of our Young Adult Group, come celebrate all of them, or your own! Bring a dish to share. Cake and ice cream will be served.

When: February 28, 2010
Where: Cora and Justin's House (email jaden_rain@hotmail.com for directions)
Time: 4pm-7pm

childcare will be provided!

Bunco Night!

Sunday, January 31st, was Bunco Night! Our lovely Katie hosted the event, held at Saltwater Church in the Welcoming Room. Bunco is a dice game that takes no skill or strategy (though some would argue that their dice-rolling technique puts them above the pack). We all put some cash into the pot, and the winners received cash prizes. Here are some pics from the evening...

Vanessa rings the bell to announce
"Let the Games Begin!"

And we're off!

We took an intermission to dig into our potluck feast of chili, meatballs, lil smokies, pretzels with dip, brownies, "evil" peanut butter fudge bars, "saintly" berry bran muffins, and various sparkling ciders.

Here's Katie on top of the world with the first Bunco of the night (3 threes), modeling the official Bunco Sombrero

...and then her sad and dramatic low as she rolled "snake eyes," completely eliminating her team's points for that round.

Here are our other Bunco Beauties...

Cassie

Daniel

Aaron

Liz


and Lisa

Here's a breakdown of our winners:
Most Snake Eyes...Aaron (lucky winner of a can of Spam)
Most Birdies...Vanessa
Last Bunco...Liz
Least Wins...Matt
Most Wins...Katie

And the Grand Prize for Most Buncos goes to...Daniel

It was a great night full of good food and good company. A big Thank You to our host, Katie, and to everyone who came. Those lucky souls who escaped a closeup on the camera...Matt, Kathryn, Ryan, Jennifer, and Barb.

Impromptu Valentines

Join Jaime and Sunshine at their house for a drop-in pizza and valentine making party, Tuesday February 9th between 4pm-7pm. Bring the kids, bring yourself. Supplies for valentines will be provided! You just need your creativity, or at least an appetite for pizza!

e-mail jaden_rain@hotmail.com for directions.