November BBQ? Is this Normal?

Hello faithful blog followers! It’s Emma Wynker checking in from Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Did November catch anyone else by surprise? Wasn’t it just summer? Ah well. Time flies when you’re having fun! Here’s an update on what iNFUSE 3 has been up to!

We had a Happy Halloween here at Sacred Heart. We did a social justice project with our Lifeteen youth called Trick or Eat. The idea was that since we’re all “too old” to beg for candy, we would go around and collect food donations for the local Salvation Army. We had a great turnout of youth, and the community really stepped up to the challenge. It took a full van AND truck to move all the donations! Thank you to all our wonderful collectors and donators! The costumes were really creative, too. My personal favourite was the youth coordinator here at Sacred Heart, who aptly came dressed as a leech. We also had a Holy Family going around collecting food, complete with a real baby! All in all, the night was a roaring success. Candy, community, and costumes – really, how can you go wrong?

This week we met with the principal of a local public school here in Wetaskiwin. We’ve been invited to come in and help with various clubs and groups. We’re also planning on giving presentations and participating in school-wide retreats. What an amazing link between the public school system and the parish! I’m hoping that just being there will inspire youth to be bolder in their faith. When we visited this week, they sure weren’t shy to welcome us and tell their friends all about the NET team! Praise God for this wonderful opportunity! Wooohooo!

Emily, DJ, and I checked out the Jr High Volleyball playoffs at Sacred Heart School the other day. Those girls are good! (Defending champs – yeah ladies!) But it was a little difficult to watch the game, because all the students in the bleachers wanted to chat with us! Awesomely awesome, I must say. It’s so nice to feel welcomed in the schools. The faculty at Sacred Heart School is phenomenal – they are so willing to have us come by any time and just hang out with the students. We play a little foosball, invite them out to EDGE, and share about God! It’s a good deal.

Our last team day was a blast to infinity and beyond! The ladies of iNFUSE 3 BBQ-ed up some shishkabobs to honour our wonderful brothers. FYI, in BC we don’t BBQ in November. It’s too wet. So this was a big deal for me. But you may ask, ‘How did we get DJ and Marcus out of the kitchen?’ Well, they were sent to find a nature trail somewhere past Wetaskiwin… which apparently they never did… But they must have liked their meal, because they didn’t even object when all the girls insisted we rent Toy Story 3 as our after meal entertainment! Best. Movie. EVER.

As always, we have a number of upcoming events. First on the list is our EDGE night. EDGE has a phenomenal guest speaker this week – Mr. Andre Reigner from CCO! On Sunday, we have our Lifeteen night. We also have two upcoming weekend retreats. This weekend, the Netters are attending a Leadership retreat at Our Lady of Victory Camp. And we are currently planning our first overnight retreat! More details on that to come! Keep reading, keep praying, and keep warm! Enjoy that extra hour of sleep, for all you readers who will be benefiting from the lovely time change. I know I will!