Youth Pastor John's Blog

This is what happens when you stop blogging for a few months

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:09:00 +0000

Thanks to all my concerned readers. The blog must go on! Life is good. I am safe.

Christmas countdown.

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:06:00 +0000

We are closing in on Christmas week. Here is the schedule.

Sunday December 20th
6pm- Childrens Christmas Play
6pm- Youth Group Christmas Party
7:30pm- Jackets for Jesus Christmas Party (Leaving from church to LA)
Wednesday December 23rd
11am- Siempre Christmas Party (Leaving from church to Tijuana)

Thursday December 24th
Christmas Eve Services 7pm, 9pm, and 11pm

Caleb

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:27:00 +0000

If you don't know Caleb you should really change that. Caleb is the nicest person, he is caring, and he serves God. I have had the awesome privilege to work with Caleb for the past two years. Caleb plays a huge part in our ministry, he brings the students into worship and bible study with great passion. When he started working at the church two years ago I know his main goal was to find a church community to take part in and fellowship with. I hope he has found that and more. Caleb's heart for the oppressed and the poor, mixed with his youth ministry skills, makes him a perfect fit within our ministry. Get to know Caleb. Buy him Chipotle. Give him a high five. Lift him up in prayer. I am thankful for Caleb. Our leaders are thankful for Caleb. Our Students are thankful for Caleb. Thank you Caleb for being such an amazing friend and leader.

Accept,
John

Turkey in Oven!

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:36:00 +0000

Thanksgiving is here! Sweet. I can't wait to take this turkey out of the oven! Thanks to all of the great people calling me to volunteer! Feeding 2500 is a big task! Do you want to volunteer thanksgiving day? We need volunteers Wednesday 6pm - 8pm and Thursday 8am - 4pm. Call me 951-689-5806.

Central Community
5623 Arlington ave.
Riverside, Ca 92504
Click for map!

John

Fine dinning?

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:54:00 +0000

Time for lunch. Steph and I have been expanding our Riverside dinning knowledge. Today we tried out Mr. T's (downtown). Grilled cheese anyone?

Here we go.

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:16:00 +0000

It's later October and people are starting to plan for thanksgiving. I am looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with old friends. You know who you are, the volunteers that I have spent my Thanksgiving with for the last 20 years. It has been a generational effort. People have fallen in love. Friends have sense passed. Family's have made it tradition. A tradition that writes itself over 20 years is a rich one. One to be proud of, and we are! The phones are ringing in our office at Central Community. Family's are ordering thanksgiving dinners, getting it all planned out. We have the opportunity to be at the heart of their Thanksgiving. To let others know that we care. That the church hasn't forgotten many people are still experiencing financial hardships, don't have the means to get out of the house, or simply just need a helping hand. We want everyone to experience the joys of giving thanks. I am looking forward to volunteering with my family thanksgiving day. My wife. My parents. My sister. My in-laws. My Aunts and Uncles. My grandparents. If you want to start a new family tradition or add to an already great tradition this Thanksgiving we need your help. Call 951-689-5806 and find out how you can volunteer this Thanksgiving in Riverside, Ca.

Volunteer Thanksgiving Day 2009 In Riverside, Ca

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:06:00 +0000

Are you looking for a place to volunteer this Thanksgiving? We have a great opportunity for you. This is our 22nd Annual Thanksgiving Dinner at Central Community, and we need your help to make it our best yet. Here are the details:

Work Party
Wednesday, November 25th
6pm to 8pm

On Wednesday we will be peeling tons of potatoes. Bring your potato peeler (if you have one).

Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 26th
8am to 4pm

On Thanksgiving we need volunteers to help prepare and serve food, we also need volunteers to deliver meals. We are planing on delivering over 2500 meals across the Inland Empire.

Other Details: We are still in need of cooked turkeys, all cooked turkeys must be brought in by Wednesday (We have frozen turkeys you can come pick up and cook as well). We also need pumpkin pie. Costco pies work the best, but any pie will be perfect. Bring pies in with you Wednesday or Thursday. From Wednesday to Thursday we have over 24 hours of work to do, you can volunteer anytime you would like. Please call 951.689.5806.

Address:
5623 Arlington ave.
Riverside, Ca 92504
951.689.5806

To do list

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:46:00 +0000

Here is what I am thinking:

Start running again
Get back in the pool
Bike rides?
Clean office
Schedule out 2010?
Work on building leaders
Surf more

More time is needed!

New Dog- Koda

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:29:00 +0000

Well my dogs name is Koda. He is small. Has floppy ears. Likes to fetch. Those are his traits.

Labor Day: Video Blog.

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:42:00 +0000

Monday, Steph and I spent the day with Phil (my friend/cousin) and Dalene. We had an overly fun day of surfing and eating food. It was a pretty spectacular day as you can tell from this odd video blog we shot at breakfast.

John

GYMKHANA 2.1, BLOCK vs DYRDEK

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:06:00 +0000

As seen on MTVs Rob Dyrdeks Fantasy Factory, Gymkhana 2.1 takes the epic cinematography and driving from DC Co-Founder and Rally Team Member Ken Block that youve come to expect from the Gymkhana videos and mixes in Rob Dyrdek in his comical and somewhat powerful miniature version of Blocks rally car.

My cousin/friend Phil is a genius. I Love you man.

Angels: Fan Strong.

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:17:00 +0000

My uncle Dan has never been ashamed of his love for baseball. I have never heard him talk stats or boast about certain players. He has always been the type of guy who enjoys the game, from wiffle ball, to little league, to the bigs. In the early 90's he built his own field of dreams, a batting cage in his back yard. After the completion of the project he hosted an opening day celebration with hot dogs, peanuts, cracker jacks, and organist. He even worked within sight of Angel stadium. Their family vacations consist of going to Arizona for spring training. Now living in Seattle, Dan still makes sure the kids get to the game. What a treat!

Reggie, Vlad, and Derek!

Derek, Torii, and Reggie!

Angels Game.

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:51:00 +0000

Nice seats

Enjoying the game with Steph.

I yelled at the pitchers all night long. "Lets go Jose!"

Plenty of fireworks on and off the field. Angels won 11 to 7.

Fishing!

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:49:00 +0000

Driving for a long time.

Our view of the bay from the trailer.

Our friend from church has a fishing business

Here's his boat

We caught tons of fish. The prize fish of San Quintin are the white sea bass. I caught two and my dad caught three! What a great time! Thanks dad!

Movie Night!

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:43:00 +0000

Family movie night was awesome! It was a beautiful night in the park at church. The evening started with family's picnicking and ended with laughter. 130 people filled the park for our biggest activity of the month. Make sure to get your tickets for this Fridays Angel's game. There are only a few left!

Tuesday Ride

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:52:00 +0000

Riverside Bike Club: Lake Hills 8/24/09
Find more Bike Rides in Riverside, California
Two miles of hills was enough for me. Good fun in steep climbs. For some reason I fear descending. Want to ride with me?

John

DC stuff. Skateboard good.

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:35:00 +0000

so stoked for all of the DC stuff from Phil. Can't wait to see kids faces when they win some of this gear. Shoes, Shirts, and more! This special delivery made my week! I have the best friends ever.

John

Triathlon

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:56:00 +0000

The swim was hard. The surf was good.

Offshore winds made the surf look great, not to fun for the bike.

Check out my stride, or lack of stride. Hardest 5k of my life. I was sore from the end of the swim on.

What? Ha Ha. Funny picture. Fun race. It was awesome to have a challenging race. I really felt tested and wanted to quit a few times but stuck it out. Mental toughness is going to have to be there if I want to step up my triathlon distances.

Magic Mountain

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:53:00 +0000

Trathlon.

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:13:00 +0000

Well, this morning I continued my journey to triathlon dominance. I had more pain than I have ever experienced on any given day or race, and it came on the ride and the run. I was glad it was a sprint distance and not a half ironman or something crazy. Next race September. Better pictures to come...

John

Nice Ride.

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:46:00 +0000

Check out the sunset. Things you miss when you are inside. On our group ride Tuesday night we rode into this amazing sunset. It was a fun ride, despite my two flat tires.

John

Nice Evening with Stephanie.

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:06:00 +0000

When Steph got off work we drove down to Corona Del Mar, put on our wetsuits, and went for a nice open water swim. We swam to the jetty and back, a little over a half mile.
After swimming we drove up the street to Newport and had dinner at Charlies Chili, then grabbed some ice cream and walked on the pier. The sunset was perfect.

John

Fun Bike Ride

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:33:00 +0000

&amp;lt;a href="http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ca/riverside/641124883748875647"&amp;gt;iMapMyRide Jul 28, 2009 8:17 PM&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href="http://www.mapmyride.com/find-ride/united-states/ca/riverside"&amp;gt;Find more Bike Rides in Riverside, California&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;
Looking to start a group ride at Church? Do you ride?

Read my stuff.

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:10:00 +0000

An Inexpensive Summer

Look for new and unusual things to do in your area.

Check out this recent article. I used all of my mistakes from the summer to come up with some quality tips. Just ask Phil, "Six Flags, Paintball, Surf trip; all for $20?"

When blobs go bad.

noreply@blogger.com (John Denton) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:52:00 +0000