News Archive: 2005
The Great Sarasota Caper
The photo scavenger hunt on Sunday, January 16th was a lot of fun, with thirty
participants competing to decipher clues and capture creative photos of
their teams in various locations around Sarasota.
You can view all the photos below!
Congratulations to the "Potato Heads," who
edged out the "12 Amigos" and "8 Road Raccoons"
for the win, with 2650 points!
Best of Show: the victorious Potato Heads.
Try the Clues...
The twenty clues were of varying difficulties and
included five places, five animals, five vehicles and five miscellaneous
goals. Bonus points were awarded for creativity, comedy, espionage
and best-of-show.
Here are a few for you to try your hand at:
PLACES (100 each):
1. NI
EHT FRUS TA EHT HCAEB
2. Go nEaR
BEforE tonS OF aplLES May gROW ArouND OR UndER IT.
5.
In einer Gefängniszelle!
ANIMALS (100 each):
6. DPX
7. TIBSL
8. ONNCKD
9. VTQRKECN
DKTF 10.
ALIMEFKP
OTHER (100 each):
16. “Most
agents think clues hidden in native grass huts are too silly!”
17. PPPPPPPLLLLLLLAAAAAAAYYYYYYYIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGGRRRRRRREEEEEEEAAAAAAALLLLLLLMMMMMMMUUUUUUUSSSSSSSIIIIIIICCCCCCCAAAAAAALLLLLLLIIIIIIINNNNNNNSSSSSSSTTTTTTTRRRRRRRUUUUUUUMMMMMMMEEEEEEENNNNNNNTTTTTTTSSSSSSS
18. HIDDEN
CLUE: DON’T
WIN STUPIDLY.
19. La yí nafiél?
Dändspel
lôut ámes! Sagéw-ith˙o.
Ursël?
Vés!
See the Photos...
1. IN THE SURF AT THE BEACH
2. on a fort on a playground
(3. Bad clue; nobody got it!)
4. CLIMBING A TREE, WITH NOBODY TOUCHING THE
GROUND!
5. In a jail cell!
This one was awarded a comedy bonus!
6. COW
7. SHARK
Jim tries to rescue the Amigos' mascot...
Another comedy bonus for the Potato Heads!
8. POODLE
The fellow on the boat's got it!
9. TROPICAL BIRD
Tropical, yes... points, no.
10. DOLPHINS
11. BOAT
12. EMERGENCY VEHICLE
WINNER: BEST OF SHOW!
13. VW
Hopefully it didn't have a car alarm...
14. GOLFCART
The Potato Heads swept the comedy bonuses!
15. AIRCRAFT
It's a paper airplane!
16. Matching hats.
A creative interpretation of the clue...
17. PLAYING REAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
18. TWINS
19. Laying in a field and spelling out a message
with yourselves!
20. On a shopping cart (answering machine clue).
If you missed the fun, catch the return of the Great
Sarasota Caper... next January!
A few of February events...
A Sunday school teachers' appreciation breakfast was held
at Troyer's Dutch Heritage on Saturday, February 5th. We are
grateful for our caring team of teachers!
The youth missions team continued to raise funds for their
coming Bahamas construction mission trip, serving a lunch for donations on
February 6th and hosting a yard sale on the 19th.
SCC enjoyed the ministry of the "Rockingham male
chorus" on Sunday, February 20th. The kids loved the humorous
special song just for them (below).
An annual SCC tradition, the "flock feasts" were
shared throughout the month as various elders' shepherding groups got to
know each other better over a carry in meal.
Community Egg Hunt Creates Smiles
You couldn't find a prettier location for an egg hunt than
the "back forty" of our wooded ten-acre campus!
The hunt was enjoyed by all on Saturday, March 19th with
many children from the neighborhood turning out with their parents to
collect the more than 2000 eggs.
Thanks so much to the generous SCC folks who donated the
eggs and treats, and to the Wednesday night SCC kids, for your help in
filling them up!
And congratulations to door prize winner Andy, who took
home the giant chocolate bunny!
Roman soldiers on horseback and ninety other costumed
volunteers were joined by around 200 guests for a "visit" to the
Bible times city of Jerusalem on Sunday evening, March 20th.
Sights to see included a Market Street teeming with
merchants, "feasting and revelry" in Herod's Palace, the
shepherd's field (petting zoo and pony rides), a peaceful reenactment of
the Last Supper, Pilate's praetorium headquarters, Golgotha (complete with
a earthquake at the foot of the cross), and most importantly the empty
tomb!
The kids loved the sweet animals in the petting zoo and
pony rides, and had fun squishing grapes with their toes in the winepress
and grinding barley with a hand mill, while adult visitors described the
experience as both worshipful and educational.
It was an enjoyable evening as we celebrated Christ's
resurrection together!
Upgrades Continue for SCC Campus
The church facilities are receiving a spring facelift!
Thanks so much to the many dedicated volunteers who completed these
projects with TLC:
Painting of Camp Sonshine exterior...
Construction of permanent seating in our beautiful wooded
campfire area, just in time for the sunrise service...
Trim repair on the "O.P." (old parsonage!)...
Several upgrades of the children's playground...
Improved parking lot lighting and signage, including
courtesy spaces for new and expecting moms as well as an increased number
of spots designated for first time guests and the disabled...
And a beautiful replanting of the garden in the worship
center entry way, in memory of Ron Josten.
Summer Camp Fun
This summer many of SCC's young people and adult
volunteers enjoyed summer camp programs at Lake
Aurora Christian Camp. Photos below are from the week of
June 19th:
Worship Minister Found!
In early August the church was excited to meet with
prospective staff member Ray Jester, his wife Jody and their adorable baby
Asa! A congregational vote was held on Sunday, August 28th and the
church voted overwhelmingly to add Ray to the church staff as worship
minister. We look forward to welcoming the Jesters to our church
family in October.
Katrina Help Given
SCC members responded generously to a special offering
taken the Sunday following Katrina's devastation; funds were sent to
I.D.E.S., a reputable disaster relief ministry. (Click
here to read about some of the ways I.D.E.S. dispersed these funds.)
New Service Off and Running
The new 9:30 am Sunday worship service got off to a great
start in September, with Ryan Sudsberry bringing the message and members
of the student ministry worship team leading in worship through music.
The 8:00 am and 11:00 am services at their new times remain strong as well
as SCC seeks to share God's word and His love with our community.
Students "Support Our Soldiers"
ROTC students from SCC helped collect cash donations and
hundreds of items for "Operation S.O.S. -- Support Our
Soldiers." The program was a partnership of local churches, the
ROTC and the GTE Federal Credit Union to show appreciation to our nation's
troops with Christmas gift boxes.
2005 Business Meeting Held
On Sunday, October 30th the church gathered and voted its
approval of two new deacons, Jonathan Curtis and Richard Stayton, and a
returning deacon, Michael Cordonnier. The current leadership was
also reaffirmed, and the 2006 budget was approved as we made plans
together to make a difference in Sarasota.
Click here to
see the 2005 Harvest Festival photos!
Click here
to see the 2005 Christmas Wonderland photos!
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