Outdoorsmen News

Busy, busy, busy.........
How the time flies when you're having fun.....or having too much to do. I didn't get a news letter out after last Tuesday's meeting.....and I plain didn't show up at Sunday's meeting.

Friday's Outdoorsmen Motorcycle movie night was a bust. I've heard not one person showed at Gerry's house. I guess that's indicative of the fact that there's not really that much interest in motorcycles within the group. Nothing wrong with that, we'll just need to focus on things that more people are interested in. Anyway, Gerry opened his house to us and had pizzas waiting but we failed to show. Make sure to say thanks to Gerry next time you see him.

Last Tuesday's meeting was great. If I remember correctly (I am getting old, you know) we had seven guys attend. We were working on the last part of Luke 18 and ended up having a great discussion on a little bit of everything.

Glenn reports that there were six or so at Sunday's meeting and that they finished up Luke 18 and got started on Luke 19.


While I was away this last weekend my wife, Jaymie, sent out a message (thanks Jaymie!) to you all regarding the passing of an Outdoorsman's brother and also his cousin. Glenn has sent a plant on behalf of the Outdoorsmen to the funeral home for the services this week. Please consider contributing $5.00 to help pay for the plant. All monies should be given directly to Glenn.



As mentioned previously, Glenn introduced a couple of new opportunities the Outdoorsmen may be interested in:

Ignite -- National Simulcast - August 8, 2009 -- This has been booked; the event is a Go.
Find out more about it here http://www.ignitemen.org
This is a pay-to-play event that will cost $400 for HSBC to host. Glenn is suggesting charging $15.00/person and providing a finger-lickin' good BBQ chicken lunch to all attendees. Attendance would not be limited to HSBC members only. Any proceeds above and beyond the total cost of the event will be donated to the Mizpah Christian Retreat fund. If you've got ideas or suggestions please forward them on to me or directly to Glenn.


Kings Hill 3-D Archery Tournament - July 18th & 19th (pending)
Hosted by Great Falls Archery Club. Camping available and it's a family-friendly event. http://www.greatfallsarchery.com/ - there's not much about the tournament up yet so contact Glenn for more details.
The Outdoorsmen currently have the Family Day at the Lake scheduled for July 18th. If we decide to add this archery tournament/campout to our calendar we will need to reschedule the Family Day at the Lake.
Once again, we need to hear from you if you think the Outdoorsmen should add this event to our schedule. Please reply to this message or contact Glenn directly.



Upcoming Outdoorsmen Events
Saturday March 14 - Ice fishing -- Canyon Ferry
Official meeting time and place not yet set but most likely early in East Helena. Stay tuned for more details.

Saturday March 28 - Fly Fishing -- Meet at HSBC
This is a learn-to-fly fish outing done in conjunction with CrossCurrents of Helena. Some gear will be available for those who don't have any. More details to follow but this is a great opportunity to find out what fly fishing is all about.

Saturday April 11 - Outdoorsmen Trap Shoot -- Helena Trap Club
This is another community event put on by the Outdoorsmen. It's a lot of fun for everyone.

Friday - Sunday April 24 - 26 - Outdoorsmen men's backpacking trip -- Meet at HSBC
I believe the location is going to be the same as last year which is along the MO between Hauser and Holter. If you plan on going on this trip (and you should) you need to be sure to attend some Tuesday meetings to learn all the details.

Friday - Sunday May 29 - 31 - Outdoorsmen Father/Son Campout
Location TBA




Next Outdoorsmen meeting and Bible study

Tuesday March 17 , Smith's Place in East Helena, 7:00 PM
We'll be getting into Luke chapter 19. Hope to see you there.

Sunday March 22 , Starbuck's on Prospect, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
We'll be studying Luke chapter 19



Note: For those who don't know, HSBC is Hannaford Street Bible Church and it is located at
830 N Hannaford St.
Helena, MT



John Noble outdoorsmen@hannaford.org
HSBC Outdoorsmen