SPRING / SUMMER 2017 IGNITE 2017 THE SKINNY ON SUMMER CAMPS SCHOOL RETREATS page 3 & 5 page 7 Picture from Ignite BC 2016: Playing an afternoon game AT A GLANCE FROM THE BOARD From the Board . 1 The FacetoFace Board of Directors meets four times By FacetoFace Board of Directors each year to pray for the ministry, to keep the ministry accountable financially, and to help give strategic direc- Trusting in the Lord . 2 tion. They also help in various areas as needed. By Jon Courchene THANKS TO GARTH WRUCK FacetoFace News . 3 March 27, 2017, was the first time the FacetoFace Board United Conference 2016 . 4 of Directors has ever held a meeting without having Garth Testimony by Renee Hammer Wruck in either the present of absent column of the meeting minutes. Garth loyally served on the board for Youth Retreats . 5 10 years and has now moved on to help in other areas Testimony By Ruxandra Ristea of the Church. We wish to thank Garth for his many years of service. Youth Retreat Testimonies . 6 His prayerfulness, wisdom, and business expertise has helped form the ministry into the success we see today. The Skinny on School Retreats . 7 JOINING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS By Dan Richard & Ryan Mitchell Joining our Board of Directors in 2017 are Annette Mireau Going Deeper . 9 and Paul Hilton. We are very confident in their love for By Matt Nelson the Lord, their desire to help FacetoFace Ministries, and their competence as Board members. Witnessing Longevity of God’s work . 10 Testimony by Christine Kleiboer FacetoFace Bus Trip 2016: Participants on the bus on their way to the conference The 2016/2017 FacetoFace Staff Team: (left to right) Ryan Mitchell, Jon Courchene, Dan Richard, Dan Brule TRUSTING IN THE LORD BY JON COURCHENE FacetoFace Executive Director I have had the privilege of listening many times to the founder of FacetoFace Min- istries, Ken Yasinski, give the analogy that trusting in God is like climbing up a tall pole onto a tightrope and getting into a wheelbarrow. In this action, one is “WE KNEW putting his or her life in the hands of the person pushing that wheelbarrow along THAT 2016 the tightrope, trusting they will arrive at WOULD BE the other side safely. A PIVITAL A decision to trust like this is worth- YEAR FOR while, but not easy. We, at FacetoFace, THE MIN- are learning this truth firsthand. We knew that 2016 would be a pivotal year ISTRY AND for the ministry and thus we decided to THUS WE climb the pole, put our trust in the Lord, DECIDED and let Him take us where He wanted us to go. TO CLIMB THE POLE, What was the outcome of surrender- PUT OUR ing control to the Lord? Blessing! Our Heavenly Father wants nothing more TRUST IN than to allow Him to pour out His grace THE LORD, upon us. And we certainly witnessed AND LET God’s blessing in all areas of the min- istry. HIM TAKE US WHERE Part of trusting in the Lord is trusting in HE WANTED Two Youth Retreat Team Members praying for His Church and the powerful interces- God’s help during a skit at the Unity Youth Retreat. sion of His mother, Mary. Mary is the US TO GO.” patroness of FacetoFace and therefore we decided to focus our Ignite Sum- mer Camps around the theme ‘Full of the road. One out of every two days and gave Him greater permission. Grace.’ We believe Mary’s prayers were someone heard the Good News of Je- another major factor in this blessed sus Christ because of FacetoFace Min- We witnessed conversions in the youth year. istries. we ministered to, in the adult chaper- ones at those retreats, in our young 2016 is, perhaps, the best year of min- While statistics can be a good indicator adult team who helped at events, and istry I have ever been involved with! It that something is moving in the right within our own staff team. Hopefully this felt as though God anointed everything direction, we are most pleased with how newsletter will remind us of God’s prov- we touched. Every program witnessed God moved in peoples hearts and lives. idence when we trust in Him. growth. We reached out to 27,000 Trusting that He would do this most im- people while spending 183 days on portant work relieved us of the burden FACE TO FACE MINISTRIES 2 FACETOFACE NEWS MANY THANKS VOLUNTEER YOUTH RETREAT TEAM MEMBERS In 2016/2017 FacetoFace facilitated multiple weekend Youth Retreats where young adult volunteers came and gave of their time to help lead. Thank you to Emmarae Dale, Dan Lamontange, Monique Mireau, Chris O’Hara, Adelaide Quickfall, Catherine BUS TRIP INDIA MISSIONS Richard, Ruxandra Ristea, and Van- The FacetoFace Bus Trip is off to FacetoFace has decided it will not be essa Wilson for the gift of your time Kenosha, WI, for the first time ever. offering any more India Missions in and talents! There are about 15 spots still available the foreseeable future. It was a dif- on the bus so make sure to register ficult decision but one that made the DONATION OF A CAR today: www.f2f.ca/bustrip most sense with our youth focused FacetoFace would like to thank an mission. anonymous donor for the gift of a We want to thank Micheline Thibault 2004 Toyota Corola. The vehicle has for all her leadership and sacrifice that already been put to good use through made the last India Mission such a the different speaking engagements success. Many thanks also to all the and Confirmation Retreats Jon Cour- other leaders, participants, and finan- chene has been leading this spring. cial donors over the years. PROGRAMMING BUS TRIP MINI - CANCELLED Unfortunately, due to lack of commit- ment by the major payment deadline at the start of May, the Bus Trip Mini has UNITED CONFERENCE 2017 been cancelled. We are considering The 2017 FacetoFace United Confer- creative options to offer this trip again CONFIRMATION RETREATS ence is November 18 & 19. We are another year. excited to welcome back our keynote FacetoFace had another successful speaker Ken Yasinski, the founder of spring of leading Confirmation Retreats. FacetoFace Ministries. Retreats spread from Kelowna, BC, to Winnipeg, MB. Space is limited so book your 2018 Confirmation Retreat today: [email protected] YOUTH RETREATS Youth Retreats are continuing to grow and bear great fruit for the Lord. If you want to book FacetoFace in your SCHOOL RETREATS parish contact Jon Courchene. IGNITE CAMPS Dan and Ryan, the School Retreat co- Available dates for the rest of 2017 are: leaders had a busy year with many The FacetoFace Ignite Camps regis- - October 14&15 trations are open. Both Ignite SK & beautiful testimonies. They are now - October 28&29 taking bookings for 2017/2018. BC offer early bird discounts of 10% to - November 4&5 celebrate our 10th Anniversary. Contact Jon for 2018 availability. See pages 7-8 for more information. 3 WWW.F2F.CA Thanks to: UNITED CONFERENCE A youth participant being prayed with at the United Conference in late November, 2016. By Renee Hammer was filled with youth and adults surrendering themselves in United Conference 2016 Adult Participant the presence of Jesus. You could feel the Holy Spirit every- where. Third, the prayer ministry at the end. Watching as Raising teenage boys in a small town does not always my boys each went up to receive personal prayer from young produce a lot of opportunities to have them see other teen- men was so touching. We are so wonderfully blessed to agers, especially males, living out their faith. This fall, my have many young boys and I attended our second United Conference, this men involved “WE ARE SO time at their request instead of my gentle insistence. At- in the ministry WONDERFULLY BLESSED tending together provided opportunities to have discussions as role models with them about what we heard at the keynote sessions, for our teenage TO HAVE SO MANY while also giving them the opportunity to interact with their youth. YOUNG MEN INVOLVED peers during the teen sessions while deepening my faith in the adult sessions. I am so thankful IN THE MINISTRY, AS for this amazing ROLE MODELS FOR OUR It was a wonderful surprise for me to see them always conference. The choosing seats at the front centre, getting right into the ac- keynote speaker TEENAGE youth.” tion of it all, especially when they really didn’t know many was inspirational, other youth. Many powerful events touched me during the the music was lively and energetic, the prayer was plentiful weekend, but three stand out in my mind. First, a line-up and the fellowship for youth and adults was refreshing. I of youth seeking to receive the sacrament of Reconciliation. pray that God continues to bless this wonderful event for Second, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. The church many years to come. FACE TO FACE MINISTRIES 4 YOuth retreats Testimony by Ruxandra Ristea Youth Ministry Coordinator, St. Anne’s Parish, Saskatoon; Volunteer FacetoFace Youth Retreat Team Member As a full time Coordinator of Youth Ministry, I don’t get many opportunities to take a step back from plan- ning and organizing events and really enter into direct ministry with young people. Volunteering at a Faceto- Face Retreat allowed me to do this and reminded me of my passion for serving youth. As I journeyed with my small group of girls through- out the weekend, I witnessed profound changes in them. The Lord used me as an instrument and al- lowed me to connect with each of them and serve as an example of what it means to live out our faith.