BTLN UPDATE - LAST NIGHT OF 2023

We had an amazing Last Night of Battalion! 46 guys showed up for the "Last Night" of 2023! We started the night with the Battalion favourite, Murderball! At "Last Night" in 2019 we played four games, but this year we played five games! This year Brennan's team won the first three games! Lance's team finally had a victory, winning the fourth game. Brennan's team had one more victory, winning the fifth and final game. The series ended with Brennan's team beating Lance's team with a score of 4-1.

After Murderball we did the Btln 3739 Grad ceremony! We had 3 Battalion Grads this year! Jaxon, Derek, and Kyle were each given a piece of paper with the English translation of the Hebrew saying that is on the back of our shirts! Keeping with Btln tradition, the Grads ate the piece of paper after reading the translation. The Grads are only allowed to tell the Hebrew saying to one person, and that person is the girl they marry! Next the grads got to pick out a Medallion, and then received their Battalion 3739 dog tags. Congrats to the 2023 Battalion grads!

Next Luke and Mataeus finally showed up with the sub sandwich party platters from Subway! Subway wasn't able to make the 9 foot part sub this year, so we ordered 7 subway party platters! There was still just as much sub to eat, and the boys devoured the subs really fast!

While the boys were eating their subs, Mataeus and Matthias both recited a passage in front of the boys for the Memory Work! Mataeus recited 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, and Matthias recited Romans 8:28-39. Both Mataeus and Matthias recieved double points for reciting their passages in front of the boys. Good work guys! 

Once Mataeus recited his passage, he completed the Memory Work! Congrats to Mataeus Weilmeier! This is Mataeus's first time ever completing the Btln 3739 Memory Work! Once the night was over, Mataeus received his Btln Medallion! Welcome to the world of Gentleman, Mataeus!

Congrats to Coady Walt on receiving his Btln Medallion tonight as well! Coady has served as a leader for many years now, and finally got to pick out his Btln Medallion! Coady received his Medallion at the end of the night after Mataeus. Welcome to the world of Gentleman, Coady!

After the passages were recited, we took the group photo. Then it was time for the final British Bulldog of the Btln year! Bulldog on "Last Night" is always super exciting with all the extra guys in the gym! Caleb Martens was our final Helmet winner of the 2022/23 Btln Season! Congrats to Caleb!

This year the Winston Champion was Aiden Burch! Congrats to Aiden! Brennan was super close to winning Winston, with tonight's British Bulldog deciding whether Aiden or Brennan was going to be the Winston champ! Brennan got taken down, making Aiden this year's Winston champion! Aiden had an awesome year with 5 Helmets and 2 Majors! Aiden won Wrestling and Olympics this year! Congrats again to Aiden!

Congrats again to the 2023 Battalion 3739 Grads!

2023 Grad Class

Jaxon Faust

Derek Bryan

Kyle Kimmel

We finished off the Battalion year with our Brigade Watchword!

Thank you to all the boys and leaders that came out to "Last Night"!

Special thanks to the leaders that helped out all year long!

Lance Martens - Captain

Luke Martens

Joshua Martens

Jason Hayashi

Coady Walt

Mataeus Weilmeier

Matthias Bergendahl

Ben Jepsen

I hope to see everyone back in September!

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BTLN UPDATE - 25TH ANNUAL BTLN PING PONG TOURNEY

Congrats Kedir! Kedir Martens is the 2023 Btln Ping Pong Champion! This was his first Btln Ping Pong Tournament ever, and he won it all! Joining Kedir in the final was Brennan Zorn. Kedir played Max in the semi-final, and Brennan played Jonathan. In the final, Kedir and Brennan played a best 2 out of 3 games to decide the Champion. Kedir won two games in a row to claim the 25th Btln Ping Pong Title! Good job to both Kedir and Brennan, and congrats to Kedir on the win!

Btln Ping Pong Final Four

Kedir Martens

Brennan Zorn

Jonathan Martens

Max Borak

We had 24 guys competing in the 25th Btln Ping Pong Tourney! It was awesome to see all the boys who came to Battalion this week! The Ping Pong games were all really fun to watch!

The guys devoured the eight pizzas from Fresh Slice while they were watching and waiting.

Thank you to all the guys that came out and competed in the 25th Btln Ping Pong Tourney!

Thank you to Lance, Jason, Coady, Luke, Mataeus, Matthias, and Josh for helping referee the two tables, cleaning up, and making this event happen! Remember, the Last Night of Battalion is next Wednesday! Don't be late, and bring your friends!

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BTLN UPDATE

Congrats to Brennan on his fifth helmet of the Battalion year! Brennan is now tied at five helmets with Aiden in the race for Winston! Aiden has the tie-breaker with two Majors, while Brennan only has one Major. I can't wait to see who wins Winston this year! Congrats to Brennan on the helmet win!

We played Murderball this week! It is always an awesome game to play with guys always moving, and no time to stand around. Josh's team won the first two games, taking an early lead. Lance's team came back with a quick win. Josh's team followed that, also having a quick win. Lance's team won the next two games, making it a tie with a score of 3-3. Josh's team won the final game, winning the series with a score of 4-3. Congrats to Josh's team!

We didn't have an official Double Point Night this year for the Memory work. We gave the option this year for the boys to pick any night to recite a passage for double points. Andrew recited Ephesians 1:3-14 in front of the boys before the Bible study. It is so good to have all the guys in the room listening as Andrew quoted scripture! Once Andrew recited that passage he officially completed the Memory Work! This is Andrew's second year in a row to complete the Memory work! Congrats to Andrew! Jonathan also completed the Memory Work this week, finishing it on Friday. This is Jonathan's fourth year in a row for completing the Memory Work! Congrats to Jonathan! We are very proud of Andrew and Jonathan for completing the Memory Work! Good work men!

This week our Bible study was about the Easter story!

Here are some of the passages we read:

1 Timothy 1:15  -  Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-of whom I am the worst.

Luke 19:10  -  For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.

John 3:16-17  -  For God so love the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

Jesus came to earth to save sinners by dying on the cross. Jesus payed the ultimate sacrifice because he loves us so much. Jesus was then raised to life in three days to prove he cannot be beaten! It is so amazing what Jesus has done for us. We just have to believe in Jesus, and ask him to be our saviour, and we will be saved. I hope you are encouraged by these words!

Thank you to all the boys and leaders who came to Battalion this week! We appreciate it! Remember, the 25th Battalion Ping Pong tournament is next Wednesday! There will be Pizza, so come hungry! Don't be late, and bring a friend!

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BTLN UPDATE - "POP N DOGS" AND FOOTBALL

 

Congrats to Paxton! This was Paxton's second helmet of the Battalion season! British Bulldog is always super fun on the field! Congrats again to Paxton!

Tonight was our one and only Battalion Football night for the year. We had an awesome turnout with around 40 guys showing up! We ate lots of Mennonite sausage tonight, and drank an entire jug of Gatorade. Spring football is one of the oldest Btln traditions that dates back to when Btln was still at Perley! Brennan's team scored the first three touchdowns, with Jesse scoring twice, and Jonny scoring once. Lance's team then came back and scored the next two touchdowns, with Aiden catching a nice pass for the first one, and Kedir running it in for the second. Brett and Jesse scored the last two touchdowns for Brennan's team, securing the win. The final score for Battalion Football was 35-14 for Brennan's team. Congrats to Brennan's team!

Tonight's Bible study was about Creation.

Genesis 1:27  -  So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

God created us special in his own image. He gave us the breath of life and made us in charge of watching over the earth. God loves us more than anything else, and wants us to have a good relationship with him. Jesus died so that we can live forever with him! Jesus then came back to life, proving that he can't be beaten! Praise God!

Thanks to all the boys and leaders who came to Battalion Football tonight! It was awesome! Remember, we are back at the church next Wednesday for another awesome Battalion night! Be there, and bring your friends!

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