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Trunk or Treat 2008

November 6, 2008 in Goals, The Connection Church with Comments Off

On Halloween night we had our annual “Trunk or Treat” event. It was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. We had about 3,000 people from the community at the event. When we have our Connection 101 Membership Class, we start off by having people share their story of how they connected with The Connection Church. Much of the time, people answer that they first found out about the church from a community event (Usually Trunk or Treat or The Big Hunt.)

I was pretty down on Trunk or Treat early on in October because it was hard to get volunteers to rally around the event this year. You can imagine how many people it takes to pull off an event that attracts 3,000 people…

But God came through as always and confirmed that these events really do help us connect with people from our community.

WAY TO GO TEAM!!! Here are some pictures (taken by Joe Barnes) to celebrate!

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Halloween Breakdown

November 1, 2007 in Family, Mi Vida Loca, Pop-Culture, The Connection Church with 1 Comment

Break it Down…

  • Trunk or Treat went EXTREMELY well. We ran out of parking and there were TONS of people there.
  • Not a perfect way to really estimate attendance, but I would say about 1,750-2,000 people came through the event.
  • Next year, we need MORE Trunks and games fo’ sheezy. There were lines at EVERY trunk all night long!
  • I had a blast helping with the hayride all night.
  • Do wish I could have been with my family a little more though…it was Couper’s first Halloween. Check out the pics below! He was a rooster on the farm and Amber’s mom dressed as a nest to match Couper! HAHA!
  • Our Trunk or Treat team BLOWS MY MIND each year! Nate and Nelli did an amazing job as site directors. The parking team rocked it out and put some serious hours on their 2 way radios. The food service team cranked out our patented “Franken Wraps” (a hot dog frank in a tortilla) FASTER than ever before! EVERYONE did an incredible job.
  • THAT SAID, the HEROES of the night were the 6 or 7 people who stayed extra late to help pick up all of the trash. That school parking lot looked BETTER when we left than when we got there and when you have that many people eating franken wraps and candy and dropping trash all over the place, leaving it that spotless is tough. AWESOME JOB to those of you who cleaned up!
  • Also, AWESOME JOB to Frances Geiger and Kristi West for organizing the whole event and taking care of all the little details!
  • There were a lot of awesome costumes, but I still think the amounts of money that some of us pay for costumes is absolutely ridiculous. $50 for something you wear one night? Most people would say that a $50 pair of jeans is just too expensive, but at least you get to wear those over and over and over for years…I don’t get it. Be creative. There are TONS of costumes that you can make yourself for under $10…stupid Halloween costume shops…
  • For me, the Halloween fun began when Cole and I went to see the Chuey Spewis and the Screws show. Chuey Spewis and the Screws is Kevin’s band that plays ONE SHOW per year…at which they do ONLY HUEY LEWIS and the NEWS COVERS! MAN IT ROCKED! TCC’s very own Ron Johns (keys) and Jacob Hildebrand (lead guitars) are also in the band. Pic below!
  • Now, time to focus on our Something So Big Commitment Sunday this weekend! SEE YOU THERE!

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Halloween, Trunk or Treat, and All That…

October 31, 2007 in Pop-Culture, Rants, The Connection Church with Comments Off

It’s HAAAALLLLOOWWEEEENNN. Some thoughts:

  • Trunk or Treat is going to ROCK tonight.
  • I HATE Halloween costume stores. I went in one yesterday and had to shield my eyes because all of the women’s costumes are so filthy.
  • Why in the WORLD do all the costumes for women have to be so nasty? Slut-O-Ween? What?
  • I am going to see a band play tonight that will be doing ONLY Huey Lewis and the News songs all night after Trunk or Treat with Cole…YESSSS!
  • Cole is Pastor of the Day today with The River…and he just happens to be Pastor of the Day on the MOST EVIL DAY of the year…HMMMMMM…
  • My Connection Group is doing the COOLEST game/booth at Trunk or Treat. There will even be a little rooster present that bites and has two teeth. Check out the pic…

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