What Are We Up To? Well...

Ok, so how the heck is it almost March?

I'm not sure how this happened but here we are - I'm just going to do a quick update and a snapshot of coming attractions here... Enjoy!

The Bartlesons
Connor started soccer yesterday- Rose turned 8 on Fat Tuesday - Katie split her lip on a coffee table for the first time last night (she's just got a fat lip)- Renee and I are enjoying all of this family life (and each other) immensely and are extremely grateful flu season is over at our house (5 weeks of flu was enough). Our nanny goat will kid any week now and if I'm out of town Renee will be... Unimpressed at the prospect of delivering goats something she did not sign up for evidently.

The Teams
St. Joan of Arc is in California (they "Never travel")
St. John Bosco is in New Mexico (someone fixed up their van down there!!! God bless you big time)
St. Maximilian Kolbe is in Indiana. (apparently Peter needs a haircut already [again])
The teams are evangelizing and keeping each other going strong. You can check the blogs for details (and a video or two I hear).

The Spring

Our spring will be very full and tons of fun!
Reach Gonzaga is coming together nicely - It's May 18-20

• Tammy Evevard will rock our socks off as our Keynote Speaker and spend a special time with the women during men's and women's tracks!
• I just talked with Matt Franklin of Predicting Departure the band is psyched to come up to Spokane!
• Rodolfo is taking care of us and getting geared up at GU.
• Staying in the dorms will be a blast w/ games and activities galore...

Reach Discipleship Camp (The DUB) will be amazing up at the Lazy F Ranch in Ellensburg, WA (40 min. from Yakima). This one is June 16-21

• We toured the camp = it is beautiful and state of the art!
• It'll be The DUB only with beds!!
• There's a gym, pool and ping pong, Men's and Women's Lodges, hikes, a huge cafeteria, TREES, a creek for tubing, outdoor chapel, a great CAMP OLYMPICS setup, and more...

The Reach Fundraising Dinner W/ Bishop Sevilla is coming up April 24th.

• There'll be wine tasting
• Dinner - I've heard rumors of salmon...mmmmm salmon.
• A sweet new program
• a children's program and meal will be offered this year
• Oh and the most important... Dessert!

We are looking for some Volunteers to help with a Catholic Jr. High camp in Nelson BC this summer - Dutch Harbour Camp - the week of August 13th. email me if you want in!

• On Lake Kootenay - swimming - hiking - canoeing, oh my!
• A Catholic Camp - praying - playing - teaching - crafts - skits - fun
• 6 hours N of Yakima
• Canadians are great people (I should know, I married one)

REMEMBER check our site for more info on all this great Catholic youth activity!!

Well, I must say all this is exciting and makes me proud to be a part of Reach. I am truly blessed to be able to serve the Church with such wonderful, committed and holy people. It really is an exciting time to be Catholic (not that there is ever a bad time to be Catholic) - the New Evangelization is well underway!!

Peace,

Dan