Final Awards & Lansing Lugnuts Family Outing

Tomorrow evening, well over 50 of us will head west to Lansing to watch the Lansing Lugnuts take on the Bowling Green Hot Rods. This has become an annual tradition for our ConQuest club and we are very excited to see so many family and friends joining us for the event this year!

The latest weather forecast hints at the possibility of a stray thunderstorm a few hours before gametime with temps in the low 70s. As of yesterday, the forecast was drier and warmer. We may still see further changes, so you may wish to plan for various possibilities! 

The game starts at 7:05 PM at Cooley Law School Stadium, but we are planning to meet by 6:00 for a pre-game "tailgate" party and to hand out the final awards for the season. For this purpose, the Lugnuts organization recommended to us the Adado Riverfront Park, which is just a short walk from the stadium. Parking is available along North Grand Avenue and in the covered structure just to the south. There should be plenty of other options in the vicinity, as well. 

We ask that each family brings a main dish of their own plus something to share (such as a dessert, drink, salad, or chips). Just to be safe, everybody should plan for their own utensils.

The final point tally and awards will be announced at about 6:30, and then we will walk over to the game. The Lugnuts have the best record in the entire Midwest League, and second-place Bowling Green is desperately trying to chip away at their lead. So the we should see some very exciting baseball! Afterward, there will be a fireworks display which I have heard is itself worth the trip out to the game! 

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Next Meeting: This Friday May 18th!

Our next and final regular meeting for the season will happen at 7:00 PM this Friday, May 18th, at the barn. We are looking forward to another great night! Please join us!

Fish On!

The boys and dads had a great time fishing last Friday evening at the pond. The weather was absolutely perfect and we had our biggest turnout yet. Not everybody caught a fish this time, but the guys did manage to reel in a few lunkers! The largest fish was perhaps a 17" largemouth bass. Everybody had fun...St. Peter would be proud!

Next Meeting This Friday (May 11th)

Hopefully the boys are rested up from last week, because this Friday evening (May 11th) we have our next meeting. This one will be at the barn at 7:00 PM.

Meeting This Friday!

We have our next meeting this Friday at 7:00 PM. The location for this meeting is at the Burke house.

Our activity this time will be a little different than usual. I guess you could say we will be having a marksmanship competition! The older boys will use their Airsoft (soft plastic BB) guns and the smaller guys will be sporting Nerf shooters! If you have some of your own shooting and safety equipment, please bring it with you. If you do not have any of your own, the others will gladly share.

It might be a little damp. But warm. I'm just sayin'...

Who Dares, Wins

Through the blog of Fr. Lee Acervo of the Archdiocese of Detroit, we learned of this excellent article that reminds us to practice "holy boldness": Who Dares, Wins

Calendar Update: No Meeting This Weekend!

There was a meeting on our calendar for Saturday April 28th at 6:00 PM. But as a result of at least two conflicts, it is necessary to reschedule this meeting.

St. Mary School is having its 15th annual benefit auction the same evening beginning at 6:00 PM.

Also, our older boys will be competing against other ConQuest clubs throughout the weekend in the 2012 John Paul II Sports Tournament. This event will take place at Everest Academy in Clarkston. Please keep the boys in your prayers!