9TH ANNUAL BTLN ALUMNI

It was the Ninth Btln Alumni Night and the fifth time that we have given a Sergeant Jersey at Alumni Night. Justin Bekker was the 14th Sergeant to receive his Sergeant Jersey in our "One forward and one back" Sergeant Jersey program! So proud that Justin was and still is a part of Btln 3739! Justin served as Sergeant for a year and a half. (September 2000 - January 2002)

Justin was also one of two men that we inducted into the Btln Ring of Honour! Every second year we will be adding to the Ring of Honour. This year we added Justin Bekker and Ryley Heppner. Two years ago Dan Trithardt had his name inducted into the Ring of Honor but was not able to attend Alumni Night. This year Ryley was unable to attend Alumni Night. So this year we gave Dan and Justin their Ring of Honor mugs! I just love the Sergeant Jerseys and the Ring of Honor! So many good men in Btln 3739, so many good examples! These men are proof that the Truth that we are teaching at Btln truly makes a difference when put into practice!


Hebrews 12:1-2   Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.


We played 8 games of Murderball! I just love Murderball at Alumni! (So many head shots!) My team dominated early, it was 3-1. After 6 games Jeremy's team battled back to tie the series 3-3. My team would not be denied the win, taking the next two games and winning the best of nine series 5-3!

According to Btln Alumni tradition, the current Sergeant is in the middle for Bulldog. This has to be a little intimidating! Jonathan definitely rose to the challenge! It wasn't long before we only had Parker and Drew left. On the last round Drew gained more yards than Parker, taking the win and the Yorkie! Congrats Drew!

So many highlights this year. One of my favourites was listening to all the men say the Btln watchword together at the end of the night! It was spine tingling! I wish I could revisit that moment in time! So amazing!

After the gym we moved the party to Bruce and Katie's. I am so thankful to Bruce and Katie for inviting us into their house each and every year!

I am also thankful that so many guys made time for Btln Alumni Night. Christmas is a busy time of year and the roads can be dangerous. Thanks to all the came out to Alumni Night 2014!


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BTLN ALUMNI 2014

Just another look back at past Btln 3739 Alumni Nights! 2014 is year nine! Can't wait!


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BATTALION ALUMNI NIGHT 2014

That's right, it's almost time for the Ninth Battalion 3739 Alumni Night! Not sure who will all be there, but I can't wait to find out! So many good men in this collage, so glad to be able to call all of these men my friends!

 Anyone in grade 11 or 12 and all Btln Alumni are invited!


Dec. 27th at the G.C. at 7:00 p.m.


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BTLN BIRTHDAYS - DECEMBER

What an awesome time of year! In December we celebrate Jesus' birth. We remember the peace, hope and joy that Jesus' birth brought to all of his creation! We hope and pray that all of those having birthdays this month will experience God's peace, hope and joy again this year!

Happy Birthday and may God bless you again this year!

John 1:1-5   In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 1:14   The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.


MIKE TRAINER - December 4
KEVIN HAYASHI - December 9
DEVIN CHURSINOFF - December 10
DYLAN ZORN - December 19
LUKE BOSCHMANN - December 19
CALVIN PETERS - December 21
STEPHEN LAWRENCE - December 23
REESE HOGARTH - December 25
JEREMY MARTENS - December 28
ZANE LAWSON - December 31

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WINSTON STANDINGS UPDATE

Can't believe that the First Half of the 2014/15 Btln Season is over! After fifteen weeks Luke has opened up a small lead in the race for Winston. Will Luke be able to build on his lead in the Second Half? Will someone be able to catch him? Who will break the log jam for second place? There will also be fifteen weeks in the Second Half. That means fifteen Helmets yet to be won! That's a lot of Bulldog! Can't wait to see how this will end! Good luck to all!


WINSTON STANDINGS

LUKAS BOSCHMANN - 4 Helmets and 1 Major
JONATHAN FOJT - 2 Helmets
NATE KLASSEN - 2 Helmets
NOAH MAKORTOFF - 2 Helmet
BEN NICOLSON - 2 Helmet
TYLER COUPLAND - 1 Helmet and 1 Major
HARLEY KOVACS - 1 Helmet
JAKOB BOSCHMANN - 1 Helmet


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BTLN UPDATE - THE THREE B'S

Congrats Jake! This was Jakes first Helmet of the 2014/15 Btln Season!

What a crazy night! We had close to fifty guys in the gym! It felt a lot like the way Last Night of Battalion feels. We ate eight extra large Battalion Baconator pizzas from Rumours and we drank 5 cases of Barq's rootBeer!

After the pizza and rootBeer we moved upstairs to play some MurderBall! MurderBall is crazy when you have 50 guys playing, there are Balls flying everywhere! The first game was awesome! Both teams Battled hard and the game lasted for a long time Because Both teams did not want to lose the first game. Finally, Ben and Jeremy's team took the first game. The second and third games were not nearly as close. Jeremy and Ben's team Beating my team three games in a row!

Next we went into the fireside room were we watched a slideshow of pictures from Creation 2014! I was hoping that the slideshow would inspire some new guys to complete the Memory Work. Nearly 20 guys took a Memory Work list, so I am hoping (and praying) that we will see a Bunch of new faces at Creation 2015!

After the slideshow we went Back to the Btln room were we consumed over 100 Bonuts! It was amazing how fast they disappeared!

We ended the night with Bulldog and just like MurderBall, Bulldog is crazy with 50 guys! At the end, there were only grade nines left to fight it out for the Helmet! Jake outlasted his fellow grade nines, taking the win and the Helmet!

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BTLN UPDATE

Congrats Harley! This was Harley's first ever Helmet! Jake was there at the end with Harley, but Harley would not be denied his first Helmet! It was a well deserved win. Congratulations Harley!

This week we played Handball. This was only the second time this year that we have played Handball! (Besides the times we have played it as a part of the Btln Trifecta.) We had so many guys that we needed to add a third ball! It is almost impossible for the guys playing goal and defense to keep track of three balls, but they all did an amazing job! Even with three balls it wasn't easy to score! Tyson and Nathan's team battled back from 20-18 to make the score 20-20 but at the end fell one goal short. The final score was 21- 20 for Ben and Noah's team!

In Bible study this week we looked at the Christmas story. (Luke 2:1-20)

Luke 2:10   But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.

What was the good news that the angels were telling the shepherds about? What was the "good news that would cause great joy for all people"?

1 Timothy 1:15a   Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.

Romans 3:23-24   For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

Since we all have sinned and constantly fall short of the glory of God, the only thing that could be considered good news would be, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners!

Romans 10:12b-13   The same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”


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