To the Bible Quizzing Family,

ARGH!!!!  This was ready a week and a half ago, and I didn't realize I hadn't sent it out.  Sorry for being so late.

It was another very good day of quizzing.  We’re very thankful for all of you who were a part of it.  It was great to see some new quizzers and families, and we expect to have some additional new quizzers next month! 

Setup and Cleanup: We’re saying a big “Thank you” to the Iowa quizzers who came early to help us set up, and who stayed afterwards to help with the cleanup.  You were a big help!  At the moment, no one has signed up for December, or for most of the other months, so please volunteer to do this.

Devotions and Worship: We have volunteers for December, but the remaining months are open.  Please consider whether you can help in this way, and volunteer!

Olympic Memory Challenge: Congratulations to the many quizzers who participated this past month.  There were 26% of the A/B League quizzers, and 65% of the Little League quizzers who earned certificates.  What an awesome thing!  Keep it up!  No doubt the memory work helps improve your quizzing, but the long-term benefits of memorizing God’s word are outstanding!

Crown College Tournament: Crown College is in St. Bonifacius, Mn, about 30 miles west of the Twin Cities.  The tournament will be January 15-16, 2010 (Martin Luther King weekend).  Plan to arrive Friday night at 5:00pm for registration and supper, with quizzing starting afterwards.  The tournament should end about 9:30pm on Saturday, so it will be a late-night drive home.  This tournament is primarily for our A/B quizzers, but if there are Little League quizzers who would like to go, knowing that our program will not have covered all of the material the tournament covers, they are welcome too.  Here are some specific details:

•    Registration is due when we meet for our December quiz.  Please try to work out your team arrangements, including coaches, ahead of time.

•    We would like to take entire teams.  Where that is not possible, we will combine individual quizzers into other teams.  There are “A” and “B” divisions, and our strongest teams, as well as quizzers who have been to this tournament several times, will need to compete in the “A” division.  Any Little League quizzers who go would compete in the B division.

•    Registration fees are $55 per person, for quizzers, coaches, and spectators, $50 if you stay off campus (no breakfast).  For families with multiple people going, the fee per person drops to $45 for the third and fourth in the family, and there is no charge for any beyond four.  You can pay your registration fee at either our December or January quiz.

•    The tournament will cover I Corinthians 1:1 through 15:32.

•    You will need to bring sleeping bags and your own personal items.  We will be sleeping on the floor of dormitory rooms and/or lounges.  School will be in session, so we’ll be part of normal college weekend life.

•    We will need some adults to go as coaches and/or drivers.

Next Month:  Our next quiz meet is coming up on December 12, at 1:00pm at Emmanuel Baptist Church.  The A/B League will quiz over I Corinthians 11:17 - 15:11; the Little League will quiz over all of chapter 10 and verses 1-11 of chapter 12.  Points earned in this meet will be multiplied by 140% when accumulated for the year

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions.  And, thank you for your support of Bible Quizzing.

                        Karl Kirkman
                        Bible Quizzing Director