Members of Venture Crew 007 attended the Fall Fun Rally on Sept. 24-26 at Beaumont Scout Ranch, southwest of St. Louis, Missouri.  Crew members camped with 1347 Venturers, Explorers, and SeaScouts from 19 states and 46 Scouting Councils. 

Activities included:  Capture the flag, Fear Factor, a climbing tower, Prussic climb, shotgun shooting, horseback riding, model rocket launch, archery, Mud Cave tours, crime scene investigating, fencing, tug of war and many other activities. 

There were several groups there with displays including: Historical Reenactors, a police helicopter, military vehicles, and a tactical response team.

Youth were also able to participate in competitions like pumpkin tossing, a texting challenge, volleyball, and Pinewood Derby.

            The favorite activity according to Crew 007… MUD CAVING!

Venture Crew 007 is a co-ed scouting program for youth age 14-20 and is sponsored by our congregation. Additional pictures have been posted to our Facebook fan page.

Our seventh graders had a great time at the district’s Jr High Retreat and Snowlympics. The pictures have been uploaded to Facebook. You can see them by clicking here

Our district’s summer camp, Camp IODISECA, has been working hard to upgrade its facilities. As part of the process various congregations and service organizations have adopted rooms which they are decorating.

St. Paul’s Youth Group adopted a room in the Alpha lodge near the pool. Because of its proximity to the pool, they decided to use an undersea theme. Several of the youth group members and their friends (one of whom was an art major) spent three days painting and decorating. This picture shows one corner of the room to demonstrate the final results.

To add to the fun, seven Christian fish were hidden in the the pictures.