LOGOS at Northside

LOGOS Cancelled

2010-08-19T10:26:00.000-07:00

Due to a drop in participation from children and volunteers, the LOGOS program has been cancelled for the 2010/2011 year. Please check back to this site for any updates.

St. Patrick's Night - Grand Finale!!

2010-03-17T18:11:00.001-07:00

Tonight we all enjoyed our final night of LOGOS for the year! We appreciate everyone who was able to attend our final dinner. The children received awards, and we had a volunteer recognition slide show. Thank you to everyone who participated in our LOGOS program this year, and thank you to all or our volunteers who helped make our program possible!

Sports Night!

2010-03-10T17:57:00.000-08:00

Tonight we all had a ball at Sports Night! The children made easter baskets and 'sock bunnies' in recreation, practiced easter music in worship skills, and enjoyed bible study. At family time, we all enjoyed corn dogs, tater tots, and green peas, followed by a delicious dessert. Our game tonight was led by our stand-in dinner dean, Linda Dickerson! We all had a great time competing in the LOGOS Cup Stomp Olympics!!

All volunteers and parents are invited to join us for dinner next week for our Grand Finale!! Our theme will be St. Patrick's Night! Please RSVP to Traci McCoy by Friday, if you plan to attend the dinner. We will enjoy dinner, awards, and a slide show!

Crazy Hat Night!

2010-03-03T17:52:00.000-08:00

Tonight we celebrated Crazy Hat Night at LOGOS!! There were so many wonderful, crazy hats! The children enjoyed recreation, worship skills, and bible study. Then we all enjoyed green eggs and ham, to celebrate the greatest of crazy hat wearers, Dr. Seuss.

Thanks to everyone who helped with LOGOS tonight. Remember that our grand finale is in 2 weeks on St. Patrick's Night, March 17th. All parents and volunteers are invited to join us for dinner at 6pm for the finale. Please RSVP to Traci McCoy by Friday, March 12th, if you plan to attend the grande finale dinner festivities. Next week, join us for Sports Night!

Plaid Night

2010-02-24T19:34:00.000-08:00

Tonight we enjoyed Plaid Night at LOGOS! The kids enjoyed some fun games in Recreation, and continued to work on Easter music in Worship Skills. After bible study, we all enjoyed a delicious meal of spaghetti with meatballs, salad, bread and cake! After dinner we had fun with ice cubes!!

Thanks to everyone who helped with LOGOS tonight. Join us next week for Crazy Hat Night!!

Mardi Gras Night

2010-02-17T17:41:00.000-08:00

Tonight we enjoyed 'Fat Wednesday' at Mardi Gras Night! There were beads and masks and a great time for all! We also enjoyed the company of the children's school teachers. We appreciate all of those who were able to make it tonight. Thanks also to everyone who helped at LOGOS tonight. Join us next week for Plaid Night!

Snowed Out!

2010-02-12T14:35:00.000-08:00

Unfortunately, the last two weeks of LOGOS have been snowed out! Hopefully we can get together again on Wednesday, February 17th for Mardi Gras Night! The Teachers/Coaches are invited to join us for dinner at 6pm. Please RSVP to Traci McCoy at tracimccoy@comcast.net.

Backwards Night!

2010-01-27T17:34:00.000-08:00

Tonight was Backwards Night at LOGOS!! Fun very was it!! The children enjoyed making gifts for the teachers coming next week. They also enjoyed worship skills and bible study. Family time included hamburgers, french fries, corn and salad. Dessert was cupcakes. We then enjoyed a hilarious backwards relay, and finished with our new closing song.

Thanks to everyone who helped with LOGOS tonight. Join us next week for Invite a Teacher/Coach Night!

Breakfast Club

2010-01-20T18:43:00.000-08:00

Tonight we enjoyed one of our favorite themes with Pajama Night! Everyone was warm and cozy in their pj's! The children in all age groups put together care packages to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Dinner tonight was breakfast. We enjoyed french toast, sausage links, and fruit. Thanks to everyone who helped with LOGOS tonight and a special thanks to everyone who brought in items for our care packages.

Join us next week for thgiN sdrawkcaB (Backwards Night)!!

Welcome Back Party!

2010-01-13T17:48:00.000-08:00

Tonight we enjoyed our first night back for the spring semester with our Welcome Back Party! We enjoyed some fun games in recreation and some great music in worship skills. After bible study, we enjoyed a delicious meal of chicken tenders, buttered noodles, green beans and salad. After dessert, we enjoyed a fun game and began learning our new closing song.

Join us next week for one of our most popular themes...Breakfast Club - Pajama Night!!

Thanksgiving Party!

2009-11-18T18:22:00.000-08:00

Tonight we enjoyed our last LOGOS of the fall semester with a Thanksgiving Party! The children enjoyed crafts in Recreation, and continued working on advent music in Worship Skills. After bible study, we all gathered for family time, and enjoyed baked chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, veggies, rolls, and salad. Dessert was pie with whipped cream. After dessert, we enjoyed a game of Turkey Jerky!

Thanks to everyone who helped tonight. We will meet again after the new year. Our next LOGOS will be our Welcome Back Party on January 13, 2010. We will also have a leader training the week prior to our return on Wednesday, January 6, 2010. More information concerning that training will be sent via email.

Wishing everyone a joyous holiday season!

Veterans' Night

2009-11-11T18:31:00.000-08:00

Tonight we were pleased to honor our veterans. Those in attendance included Andy Robeson, Jack Webster, Steve Cole, Charles Bostian, and Paul Ruszler. We also honored those veterans in our church family who could not be with us. We thank all veterans and those currently serving in our military around the world.

Thanks to everyone who helped with LOGOS tonight. Join us next week for our final LOGOS of the fall semester. We will be having our Thanksgiving Party!

Favorite Color Night

2009-11-08T15:21:00.000-08:00

Favorite Color Night was...colorful! We had every color of the rainbow and more. The children enjoyed fun games with colored balloons in recreation, and continued to work on advent music in worship skills. Bible study was followed by our family time meal. We all enjoyed spaghetti and meatballs, salad, and bread, with cookies for dessert.

Thanks to everyone who helped with LOGOS this week. Join us at the next LOGOS for Veterans' Night.

Costume Night!

2009-10-28T19:15:00.000-07:00

Tonight at LOGOS we had many special guests. Wonder Woman was there, along with a pajama girl, and a Greek goddess. We also had a clown, a few witches, a referee, and some interesting masked people. We enjoyed recreation, worship skills and bible study. This was followed by a pizza dinner with an ice cream and cookies dessert.

Thanks to everyone who helped tonight. Join us next week for Favorite Color Night!

It's A Zoo Night!

2009-10-25T18:29:00.000-07:00

Although I was not able to attend, I heard a "wild" time was had by all at It's A Zoo Night! They enjoyed a great meal of chicken noodle soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, and salad. This was followed by ice cream with animal crackers for dessert. Thanks to everyone who helped with LOGOS this week.

Join us next week for Costume Night! Come see what characters will make an appearance. I've got my costume ready...do you?? Remember, we have Veteran's Night coming up. Please be thinking about a veteran you would like to invite. Invitations will be available at the next LOGOS.

F.R.O.G. Night!

2009-10-14T19:29:00.000-07:00

Tonight was F.R.O.G. Night at LOGOS. The kids enjoyed some froggy games in recreation, and learned more about forgiveness in worship skills. After bible study, we all met for family time. We enjoyed a great dinner of "frog" legs, mac-n-cheese, brocolli, and salad. After enjoying cake for dessert, we played a fun "lilly pad" game. A "hoppin" good time was had by all! Thanks so much to everyone who helped with our program tonight.

Join us next week for a wild time at It's a Zoo Night!!

A Night In Mexico!!

2009-10-07T17:36:00.000-07:00

Tonight we enjoyed A Night In Mexico at LOGOS! It was a real fiesta!! The kids enjoyed some fun games in recreation. They also learned more about the parts of worship, and enjoyed playing music and singing in worship skills. After bible study, we enjoyed a mexican feast of tacos, rice, beans, and salad. After ice cream for dessert, the kids enjoyed a jovial game involving straws and M&M candies.

Join us next week for F.R.O.G. (Fully Rely On God) Night! It should be a "hoppin" good time!!

Hokie Night!

2009-09-30T17:47:00.000-07:00

Tonight we celebrated Hokie Night at LOGOS. The children enjoyed some challenges in recreation as well as a fun memory game. They also enjoyed worship skills and bible study, followed by family time. Our meal tonight was of course, turkey...with mash potatoes, gravy, peas, and salad. We all enjoyed apple pie for dessert. We also enjoyed a crazy game of musical chairs, though my lap is still a little sore!!

Thanks to everyone who helped out tonight. Join us next week for A Night in Mexico!

Crazy Sock Night

2009-09-23T19:07:00.000-07:00

Crazy sock night was...crazy!! A great time was had by all. The children enjoyed playing "sock ball" in recreation, and got to play some orff instruments in worship skills. We had bible study and then everyone enjoyed a delicious meal of chicken nuggets, noodles, broccoli, and salad. We enjoyed ice cream and cookies for dessert. Family time ended with a rousing game of "shoe hoop". We finished the night with our closing song, complete with new movements.

Thanks to everyone who helped this week. Join us next week for Hokie Night!

LOGOS Round-up!!

2009-09-16T19:31:00.001-07:00

Tonight we welcomed everyone back for our opening night of LOGOS with LOGOS Round-up! A great time was had by all! We enjoyed some crafts, as well as some outside play time. We also enjoyed some sign language during worship skills and met with our new bible study classes. Dinner was mighty fine!! We all enjoyed hamburgers, beans, french fries, and salad followed by ice cream. Last, some of us got to the end of our rope as we "spun a good yarn".

Thanks to everyone who participated and volunteered tonight. Join us next week for Crazy Sock Night. It should be a sight!!

Grand Finale - Luau Celebration

2009-03-25T20:26:00.000-07:00

We finished our LOGOS year tonight with our Grand Finale Luau Celebration. The kids had a great night. They all enjoyed making Easter baskets during recreation and playing limbo. They also worked on their Easter songs in worship skills. After a final bible study, everyone enjoyed a delicious feast of ham, potatoes, corn and salad. We finished with ice cream sandwiches and our awards and volunteer recognition programs. All enjoyed the continuous running slide show. Thanks to Charles Bostian for his hard work on the slideshow.

Thanks also to all volunteers who made this amazing LOGOS year possible. We had a total of 58 volunteers and 28 children involved in our program this year. I greatly appreciate the support of our congregation for our LOGOS program. A year end survey will be ready in the next few weeks, so that everyone can give feedback on our program. We will also have a year end meeting towards the end of April. The dates for our 2009/2010 LOGOS year will be published as soon as they are available. In the meantime, I encourage everyone to join us this summer for our Vacation Bible School on June 28-July 2.

Lucky Charm Night!

2009-03-19T12:34:00.001-07:00

Although I had to miss Lucky Charm Night, I heard it was great! The kids made leprechauns in recreation, and enjoyed hot dogs and bingo at dinner. Thanks to everyone who helped with LOGOS last night and a special thanks to Amy Ogburn for taking my place.

Remember that our Grand Finale - Luau Celebration is next week. Please let me know if you plan to attend dinner. I will need those responses by Friday, March 20th. Thanks to everyone who has made this LOGOS year a great one! See you at the Luau!!

Around the World Night

2009-03-11T18:43:00.000-07:00

Tonight we celebrated different cultures with Around the World Night at LOGOS. We enjoyed outside play in recreation, playing hand chimes and snoot flutes in worship skills, and a delicious dinner of french toast with sausage and fruit. Thanks to Joe, Lynn, Caryl and Millie for their hard work in the kitchen tonight. Join us next week for Lucky Charm Night!

Also, please remember that our Grand Finale Luau Celebration will happen in 2 weeks on March 25th. All families are invited to join us for dinner on our final evening. We will enjoy awards, a slideshow, good food, and more!! Please let us know if you are coming by contacting Traci McCoy at tracimccoy@comcast.net by Friday, March 20th.

Crazy Hat Night!

2009-03-04T19:43:00.000-08:00

Crazy Hat Night was...CRAZY!! Many were wearing very interesting hats, we played games with hats in recreation and played a crazy game at dinner! We also worked on our musical pieces for Sunday worship and had bible study. Dinner was grilled cheese and soup! Thanks so much to Heidi, Lynn, Ron, Carol and Millie for their hard work in the kitchen.

Join us next week for Around the World Night!

Count Your Blessings Night!

2009-02-26T06:16:00.000-08:00

Last night we celebrated Ash Wednesday with Count Your Blessings Night! We counted our blessings as we used beads to make bookmarks in Recreation, and we worked on some new Easter songs in Worhsip Skills. After bible study, we enjoyed a wonderful dinner of chicken nuggets, macaroni & cheese, salad, and broccoli. Thanks to Heidi, Lynn, Sue and Tom for their help in the kitchen last night.

For next week, dig through your closets and drawers to find your craziest hat for Crazy Hat Night! It should be very entertaining!!

Ride the Range Night!

2009-02-18T18:54:00.000-08:00

There was a real horse at LOGOS tonight for Ride the Range Night!! Thanks so much to Sarah and Linda for bringing their horse Lexi to recreation at LOGOS. The kids enjoyed brushing her, petting her, and feeding her carrots. They also learned a little about how to care for a horse. After worship skills and bible study, we all gathered at the "camp fire" for a fantastic dinner of chicken legs, noodles, peas and salad. Thanks to Sue, Heidi, Lynn, and Martha for their hard work in the kitchen tonight.

For next week, get your fingers and toes ready...to count your blessings at Count Your Blessings Night! Come share the love of Christ with others at this fun mid-week ministry.

Be Mine Night at LOGOS!!

2009-02-11T19:35:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Valentine's Day this week at LOGOS with Be Mine Night. The kids enjoyed playing outside in the warmer weather before heading inside for our regular program. We continue to work on new songs in worship skills and enjoyed some fun and games in recreation. After bible study, we enjoyed a wonderful spaghetti dinner! Thanks to Lynn, Ron, Joe, Carol, and Millie for their hard work in the kitchen tonight.

Join us next week for our Ride the Range Night. It should be a "yee-haw" of a good time!

Snow Day = No LOGOS!

2009-02-04T19:19:00.000-08:00

Today schools were closed for a snow day, so unfortunately LOGOS was cancelled. I hope everyone got a chance to sled down a hill today! LOGOS will resume next week with our "Be Mine Night" to celebrate Valentine's Day. Come let us share God's love with you at this fun mid-week ministry.

Thank-a-Teacher Night was great!!

2009-01-29T06:25:00.000-08:00

Everyone enjoyed our Thank-a-Teacher night last night at LOGOS. We had 4 teachers as guests at dinner, and we enjoyed a fun version of family feud. The children finished their teacher gifts in recreation and continued learning some new music in worship skills. We all enjoyed a delicious dinner of lasagna, salad and bread. Thanks to Sophia, Lynn, Heidi, Carol and Millie, for their work in the kitchen last night.

Join us next week for a hopping good time at our F.R.O.G Night. We will learn more about how to Fully Rely On God!!

Birthday Bash was a blast!!

2009-01-21T19:36:00.000-08:00

A great time was had by all at our Birthday Bash night at LOGOS this week. The kids enjoyed making some gifts for their teachers in recreation, and had a great presentation in worship skills on the history of our church. Dinner was a fine meal of grilled cheese and chicken noodle soup, followed by amazing birthday cakes prepared by Sandy Gaylord. Thank you so much to Sandy, Heidi, Ron, Jack, and Lynn for all of their hard work.

Join us next week for our Thank-a-Teacher night. Please be sure to have your teachers respond to Traci McCoy by noon on Friday, so we will have time to shop for dinner next week. If anyone has questions, please contact Traci McCoy.

A Pajama Party!

2009-01-14T18:54:00.000-08:00

Everyone enjoyed our Pajama Party to kick off the start of our spring semester at LOGOS! The children enjoyed learning some new songs in worship skills, and had crazy fun in recreation playing a pajama party version of musical chairs, and other wacky pj fun. A fine dinner of pizza and salad was followed by delicious cake!! We welcome Conner Winn who is joining us this semester. We have 27 young people registered for the spring semester.

Come join us next week, as we celebrate everyone's birthday at our Big Birthday Bash!! The following week is Thank-a-Teacher Night, so be sure to invite your favorite teacher and have them reply to Traci McCoy by noon on Friday, January 23rd. Invitations were given out tonight, but if anyone needs more, please contact Traci McCoy.

Our Last LOGOS of the Fall Semester!!

2008-11-20T07:52:00.000-08:00

Last night we had a great time at our Pilgrim Party, which was the last LOGOS of the fall semester. The children played some pilgrim games, heard a great story about "stone soup", and enjoyed a great feast of ham, sweet potatoes, corn, and pie. We even had some fun with the "Turkey Jerky" after dinner.

Thank you to everyone who helped this semester. We ended the semester with 27 registered children!! I look forward to seeing everyone back next semester. We will start with a pajama party on January 14, 2009. If anyone is interested in joining us for the spring, either as a participant or a volunteer, please contact me (Traci) at tracimccoy@comcast.net. I wish everyone a blessed and joyous holiday season.

Veteran's Honored At LOGOS!

2008-11-13T12:56:00.000-08:00

This week at LOGOS we honored our Veteran's for Veteran's Night. The children enjoyed making patriotic table decorations during recreation. We all enjoyed a dinner of baked chicken with noodles and vegetables. The evening was complete with balloon relays and "marching in the light of God".

Join us next week for our final LOGOS of the fall semester, which will be a Pilgrim Party! We will start the spring semester on January 14, 2009, with Pajama Night. If anyone is interested in joining us, please contact Traci McCoy as soon as possible at tracimccoy@comcast.net.

Fun at Backwards Night!!

2008-11-05T19:36:00.001-08:00

This week at LOGOS we had some fun with Backwards Night!! There was much hilarity with doing things backwards, and we enjoyed having breakfast for dinner!! Thanks to Heidi, Lynn and Sophia for the amazing french toast and sausage links. The kids ate it faster than they could cook it!!

Join us next week as we celebrate Veteran's Night. Our semester is drawing to a close, so if anyone is interested in joining LOGOS for the spring semester, please contact Traci McCoy as soon as possible. Our final LOGOS meeting for the fall will be on November 19th. We will begin again for the spring semester on January 14, 2009.

The Masquerade Party At LOGOS Was Full of Unexpected Visitors!!

2008-10-29T18:55:00.000-07:00

The Masquerade Party at LOGOS included many unexpected visitors. We had Spiderman, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Cleopatra, Mulan, a Star Wars Character, a Colonial Times Girl, a Princess, a Night Angel, a Sherrif, a Western Girl, Gabriella from High School Musical, a 60's Girl, and a Peacock. A great time was had by all!!

Join us next week for Backwards Night!!

Tie-Dye Night was Great!!

2008-10-23T06:04:00.000-07:00

This week we enjoyed Tie-Dye night at LOGOS. The kids enjoyed tie-dying our napkins during recreation. We had many wearing tie-dye shirts and we even had some dead ties!! We enjoyed a fantastic taco dinner topped off with rainbow sherbert. Thanks so much to Heidi, Lynn and Joe for preparing such a fine meal. Thanks also to Steve, Pat, Dwayne and Jack for helping with clean up. A great time was had by all.

Next week join us for our Masquerade Party!! Everyone in encouraged to come in costume. Come join us; you never know who you might see there!!

Hokie Hilarity At LOGOS

2008-10-15T19:16:00.000-07:00

Hokie Night was a hit at LOGOS!! The kids enjoyed playing with footballs and pom poms during recreation, and had some great Hokie Hilarity after dinner with cotton balls!! A great meal of turkey with peas, mashed potatoes and gravy was greatly enjoyed by all. Thanks so much to Heidi, Lynn and Catherine for their hard work in the kitchen.

Next week, join us for Tie-Dye night. It should prove to be a colorful evening!!

Invite a Friend Night was HUGE!!!

2008-10-08T20:06:00.001-07:00

There is one word for this week's Invite A Friend Night at LOGOS...HUGE!!! We had a total of 33 children and 20 adults!! Thank you to all of our adult volunteers and especially our cooks - Heidi, Lynn, and Rhoda - for feeding so many!! Spaghetti & meatballs was enjoyed by all! The kids had a great time and enjoyed having extra friends at LOGOS. A special welcome to Hope, who was Rachel's guest tonight, and has registered to participate the rest of the year!!

Next week be sure to join us for Hokie Night. Wear your orange & maroon and come enjoy a night of Hokie Hilarity!!

Stars showed up for Movie Night at LOGOS

2008-10-01T20:26:00.000-07:00

We had a great time at movie night this week. Stars spotted included John Wayne, Hermione Granger, Mulan, and Underdog! The kids had a great time making their own movie of their Gorilla Hunt, and Pizza and cookies were enjoyed by all.

Join us next week for Me & My Shadow Night. Everyone is encouraged to bring a friend. Please RSVP to Traci McCoy by Friday, October 3rd.

Another Great Week at LOGOS!

2008-09-25T05:49:00.000-07:00

Last night we enjoyed Noah's Ark night at LOGOS. The children enjoyed making origami animals in recreation, and got to act like animals after dinner! Thanks to everyone who participated. Next week come dressed as your favorite movie character. I'll see you then for "A Night At The Movies"!

Don't forget to invite a friend to LOGOS for "Me & My Shadow Night" on October 8th. The deadline to RSVP is Friday, October 3rd.

LOGOS is off to a great start!

2008-09-19T14:53:00.000-07:00

We just finished our second week of LOGOS and we are off to a great start! Last week we had a great time harvesting potatoes and squash for the Blacksburg Interfaith Food Pantry. At the next LOGOS, our theme will be Noah's Ark. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone there!