Spring Retreat 2012 is coming up on April 30th - April 1st! Details can be found on the homepage!

This semester, TNT will be moving around to different rooms. They couldn't secure one room for us all semester. Here are the different weeks and the room we will be in for the given week.

Date	Room
1/12/2012	Fisher 139
1/19/2012	Forestry G002
1/26/2012	EERC 103
2/2/2012	EERC 103
2/9/2012	EERC 103
2/16/2012	EERC 103
2/23/2012	Forestry G002
3/1/2012	EERC 103
3/8/2012	Spring Break!
3/15/2012	Fisher 139
3/22/2012	Fisher 139
3/29/2012	Fisher 139
4/5/2012	EERC 103
4/12/2012	Fisher 139
4/19/2012	EERC 103

It's time for the annual Cru Christmas party, and we have some outstanding events planned.

(Scroll down for Time and Location information)

Here's a taste of what you can expect:

5 foot tall piñata filled with goodies like
- backpack
- care bear stuffed animal
- skis
- graphing calculators
- digital camera
- airsoft gun
- clothes
- and much much more!!
(come ready to swing a bat)


Fruitcake toss
- folks, this event will be taking place outdoors

Games
- cards
- dominoes
- balderdash
- hungry hungry hippos
- parcheesi
- probably settlers of catan
- and whatever else you bring

Cakes
- if you feel moved to bake a cake, please bring one (edible ones, please...unless you find fruitcake to be edible)

Cookie baking and decorating
- we do have cookie cutters!

Socializing
- we're combining the Christmas party with the fall semester "senior send off". Say good bye to the seniors who are graduating :)

Christmas Movies
- Alvin and the Chipmunks "a chipmunk Christmas"
- Rudolph
- Frosty
- Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (a favorite of Nate K's)

A vinyl record of old-timer Christmas music playing in the background

Hot Cocoa


Time:      7pm Saturday Dec. 3rd
Location: Cru guys house (47664 Mill Rd. Houghton MI)

May your holiday be filled with the good news and great joy of Jesus the Messiah.
Merry Christmas!!!!!!!

p.s. This will be Nate Kroodsma's last weekend in Houghton (for good) and he would love to see you all for the last time and say goodbye :D

If you are planning on going to IndyCC, in order to get the $56 discount, you need to register online before December 6th. You will only have to pay the $199 instead of the $255. This cost covers 3 nights (4 days) in a 5-start hotel, but does not include transportation or food cost.

If cost is your reason for not going, email shepherd-l@mtu.edu and we will do our best to work with you to help you raise support.

The website can be found on the home page.

Yes folks, this weekend (November 4th and 5th) are Men's and Women's Retreats.
These retreats (once each semester) are different from the semester fall and spring retreat in that they are smaller scale with only your own gender. It's only Friday night until early afternoon on Saturday, so you will still have time to work on homework throughout the weekend.

Price for Men: $5 for first timers
$12 for others.

Price for Women: $5 for first timers
$5-$10 for others.

Locations:
Men's Retreat: Gitche Gumee Bible Camp, Eagle River, MI
Women's Retreat: Bethany Baptist Church, Dollar Bay, MI

Specific times of departure:
Men's Retreat: Meet in front of Wads at 5:15, leaving at 5:30.
Women's Retreat: Meet in front of WADS at 5:30, we leave at 5:45.  RSVP via facebook event (search Women's Retreat)

Location: Field up at Tech Trails (across street behind football field)
Saturday @ 3:00pm-5:00pm

Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=255055891208018

Since the Harvest Party is at 7pm this day, we can't actually have a full "MANTASTIC MAN DAY". So this time we will just meet for a couple of hours and beat the crap out of each other. Invite your friends, enemies, professors, imaginary friends, etc. (men only).

What will we be doing?
-American Ball
-Duct tape braveheart
-Human Death Chess
-Human Death Checkers
-CTF
-British Bulldog
etc...

Tonight is a Prayer and Praise Party at the guy's house @ 7 o'clock. (October 28th)

Rides leave front of Wads 6:45.

October 29th is this years Harvest Party!
Location: Guys House at 7pm

Theme: People in History

Games, Costume Contest, Food, Fire, After-party movie, and oh so much more! Bring your friends!

Now it's time for Freshman Takeover on Thursday, November 3rd for TNT at 8pm MEEM 112. You won't want to miss this!

Send any questions to tntplanning-l@mtu.edu
The main talk must be pre-approved by someone on the Shepherd Team as is always the case.

Roundtable is a place to get together as an organization and plan our trajectory into the remainder of the semester and year. Anyone is welcome to share their input and leaders of ministry teams and cell groups are expected to attend.

Time: 10am @ Cru Guys House this Saturday (Oct. 22nd) (Rides leave Wads @ 9:45)