Archive for the 'Trips' Category

Downtown Christmas Pilgrimage – Sunday December 18

Published December 12, 2011 in Christmas and Trips. 0 Comments

Church of the Nations will take a group downtown for the Downtown Christmas Pilgrimage this Sunday, December 18 starting at 6:00 p.m. at Mt Zion Baptist Church (near First United Methodist Church).

(Every year it is difficult to find good information on the Internet for information about this event. This is the best I can find:)

Mt Zion Baptist Church calendar

First Presbyterian Church calendar

St Joseph’s Cathedral calendar

The Downtown Christmas Pilgrimage is a beautiful and special way to prepare for and celebrate Christmas. Basically there is music and singing at five churches in downtown Baton Rouge. We begin at one church then walk to the next one and the next one and so on – five churches in all. (We will probably not go to all five churches – that can take a long time and people might become too tired.)

You can drive yourself and meet us at the first church at 5:30 p.m. (nice and early in order to get good seats) or ride on the church bus which will pick up from the usual places starting at Edward Gay at 5:00 p.m. Please allow up to 5-7 minutes for the bus to arrive because of weather or traffic. Bring good walking shoes and good clothes for the weather.

We normally park at First Presbyterian Church and then walk to Mt Zion First Baptist.

Children are welcome (as long as they participate and can walk with everyone else). We strongly recommend you have something to eat/drink before you come! (We may not be finished until around 8:00 p.m.)

This is perhaps Pastor Rick’s favorite activity during the Advent/Christmas season. We hope you can join us.

No English Conversation or regular Sunday activities this week

Published September 20, 2011 in Announcements, Bible Study, English Conversation, Fellowship lunch, Trips, University Baptist Church and Worship. 0 Comments

Church of the Nations will not have English Conversation this Friday September 23. Also we will not have our regular Sunday morning Bible study or worship this Sunday September 25. The church bus will not be able to pick people up. This is because most of us will be at the camping trip Saturday and Sunday.

However  we encourage people who do not go with us on the camping trip to come for worship and Bible study with University Baptist Church:

  • Traditional worship (similar to Church of the Nations) in the “big sanctuary” at 9:00 a.m.
  • Bible study at 10:10 a.m.
  • “The Journey” (more relaxed style of worship) in the “big sanctuary” at 11:00 a.m.

Please visit www.Ubc-br.org for more information.

Please remember that we return to our regular activities the next week. Bible study, worship, and free fellowship lunch on Sunday October 02.

Fall camping trip – Saturday-Sunday September 24-25

Published September 18, 2011 in Activities and Trips. 0 Comments

Our Fall camping trip is coming very soon! Saturday-Sunday September 24-25 at:

Judson Baptist Retreat Center
10330 Peterson Road
St Francisville, Louisiana 70775

The theme is *Rest and Relationship*. Come and learn more about how to improve our relationships with our family, our friends, and with God through rest. This is a good chance to get away from Baton Rouge to rest, have some fun, spend time with friendly people.

Camp activities include climbing wall, basketball, hiking, hay ride, bonfire, even horse riding.* There will also be three times for Bible study and worship.

Cost is only $30 per person ($20 per child – and children 2 years or younger are free). This includes everything – room, meals, activities. We will stay in hotel rooms – not tents or cabins.

We will leave Baton Rouge around 9:30 a.m.on Saturday and return around 12:00-1:00 p.m. on Sunday.

We hope you can come! But you *must* reserve a place by Tuesday September 20! Please contact Pastor Rick Wright at (225) 766-9474 ext 222 or Rwright@Ubc-br.org for more information and to reserve a place. To reserve a place you need to (1) complete a reservation form and (2) pay for your reservation.

*Note – If you want to do horse riding you need to (a) pay $19 and (b) bring long pants and (c) shoes/sneakers. If you want to ride horses you must register and pay for that before Tuesday September 20. No exceptions. Sorry but the camp must know early how many people are doing this.

FORM – Register for 2011 Fall Camping Trip – DOC

FORM – Register for 2011 Fall Camping Trip – PDF

Trip to Louisiana State Capitol and Museum – Saturday, August 27

Published August 23, 2011 in Trips. 0 Comments

Church of the Nations will host a field trip to the Louisiana State Museum and the State Capitol this Saturday, August 27. People who live on or near the LSU campus can catch a ride starting at Edward Gay apartments at 9:30 a.m. The bus will also stop at Tiger Towers then Nicholson bus stop then Tigerland. Those who want to drive themselves can meet us at the church parking lot – we will leave the church parking lot by 10:00 a.m.

We first will visit the Louisiana State Museum which has many interesting exhibits about the state of Louisiana – its history, culture, and traditions. We will have a short picnic lunch (sandwiches, chips, drinks) then visit the State Capitol. Children may come but parents must watch them at all times.

Louisiana State Capitol

*This trip is mainly for “new” internationals (those who have recently arrived in Baton Rouge) and/or internationals who have not yet visited these places*. But people who are interested in coming must reserve a place by Friday morning. (The church bus can only carry so many people and we need to know how much food to bring.) To reserve a place on the trip please contact Rick Wright at rwright AT ubc-br DOT org or call his office at 766-9474 ext 222.

We should have everyone back home around 2:30-3:00 p.m.

You can learn more about the Louisiana State Museum at this website and more about the State Capitol at this website.

Trip to New York Opera on Wednesday June 15 – Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly”

Published June 6, 2011 in Movie and Trips. 0 Comments

Church of the Nations will take a group to see the New York Metropolitan Opera perform “Madame Butterfly” by Giacomo Puccini on Wednesday June 15 starting at 6:30 p.m. No we will not fly to New York City – we can see high definition of the performance at the movie theater. “Madame Butterfly” is one of the most famous operas in the world. It tells a tragic story of an American officer and a Japanese woman who fall in love and get married at the beginning of the 20th century.

We will go to the Citiplace movie theater on Corporate Boulevard at 6:30 p.m. You can meet us there or ride on the church bus which will pick up from:

  • Highland Plantation/Duplantier at 5:30 p.m.
  • Edward Gay apartments at 5:40 p.m.
  • Nicholson bus stop at 5:45 p.m.
  • (Tigerland – if someone asks me to pick them up there – at 5:50 p.m.)

Please eat dinner before you come. We ask for $10 to help with the cost of the tickets. Please let Rick Wright know if you want to come so he can buy enough tickets and also look for you when he drives the bus.

Trip to the New York Metropolitan Opera! Saturday April 09

Published April 3, 2011 in Trips. 0 Comments

Church of the Nations will take a group to see the New York Metropolitan Opera perform “Le Comte Ory” by Gioachino Rossini on Saturday April 09 starting at 12:00 noon. No we will not fly to New York City – we can see a live broadcast of the performance at the movie theater. “Le Comte Ory” is a comedy that tells the story of two men who love the same woman. Comic operas by Rossini can be very funny.

We will go to the Citiplace movie theater on Corporate Boulevard at 11:30 a.m. You can meet us there or ride on the church bus which will pick up from:

  • Highland Plantation/Duplantier at 11:00 a.m.
  • Edward Gay apartments at 11:10 a.m.
  • Nicholson bus stop at 11:15 a.m.
  • (Tigerland – if someone asks me to pick them up there – at 11:20 a.m.)

Please eat lunch before you come. We ask for $10 to help with the cost of the tickets. Please let Rick Wright know if you want to come by Thursday April 08 so he can purchase enough tickets!

2011 State International Student and Scholar Retreat this weekend!

Published February 21, 2011 in Activities and Trips. 0 Comments

International students (and scholars) throughout Louisiana are invited to the 2011 State International Student (and Scholar) Retreat held this Friday-Saturday February 25-26 at the Baptist Campus Ministry of Louisiana State University.

This is a chance to meet internationals from around the state. To have fun, ask questions, learn new things. All internationals – along with Americans participating in the retreat – will have dinner in an American home. Those from outside Baton Rouge will spend the night at an American home as well. There will be large group gatherings – to meet people and have fun. Small group seminars on different topics. And short trips to interesting places around Baton Rouge on Saturday afternoon.

The cost is $10 each. Some of the trips on Saturday also have a cost – such as tickets to the zoo.

If you would like to participate you do need to register. You can email lsubcm[AT]eatel[DOT]net or phone 225-343-0424.

Important – you can download the information and registration form here.

The retreat starts at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and ends Saturday at 6:00 p.m.

Continue reading ’2011 State International Student and Scholar Retreat this weekend!’

Hear President Nixon sing in China! Trip to the opera – Saturday February 12

Published February 2, 2011 in Trips. 0 Comments

Did you know that President Nixon sang during his visit to China?

Well – not really. But President Nixon sings a lot in the opera “Nixon in China” by the American composer John Adams. In a review of a 2006 London performance Eric Jeal of The Guardian wrote, “Nixon in China has been arguably the most influential opera of the past 20 years”. Should be interesting!*

Church of the Nations will take a group to see the New York Metropolitan Opera perform “Nixon in China” on Saturday February 12 starting at 12:00 noon. No we will not fly to New York City – we can see a live broadcast of the performance at the movie theater. We will go to the Citiplace movie theater on Corporate Boulevard at 11:30 a.m. You can meet us there or ride on the church bus which will pick up from:

  • Highland Plantation/Duplantier at 11:00 a.m.
  • Edward Gay apartments at 11:10 a.m.
  • Nicholson bus stop at 11:15 a.m.
  • (Tigerland – if someone asks me to pick them up there – at 11:20 a.m.)

Please eat lunch before you come. We ask for $10 to help with the cost of the tickets. Please let Rick Wright know if you want to come by Thursday February 10 so he can purchase enough tickets!

*The Metropolitan Opera does not recommend that young children watch this opera. I do not know why.

Downtown Christmas Pilgrimage – Sunday, December 19

Published December 9, 2010 in Choir, Christmas and Trips. 0 Comments

Church of the Nations will take a group downtown for the Downtown Christmas Pilgrimage this Sunday, December 19 starting at 6:00 p.m. at Mt Zion Baptist Church (near First United Methodist Church).

(I have had difficulty finding a good resource on the Internet for information about this. This is the best I have been able to find:

First Baptist Church calendar

First United Methodist Church calendar

First Presbyterian Church – Christmas Carol Pilgrimage)

The Downtown Christmas Pilgrimage is a beautiful and special way to prepare for and celebrate Christmas. Basically there is music and singing at five churches in downtown Baton Rouge. We begin at one church then walk to the next one and the next one and so on – five churches in all. (We will probably not go to all five churches – that can take a long time and people might become too tired.)

You can drive yourself and meet us at the first church at 5:30 p.m. (nice and early in order to get good seats) or ride on the church bus which will pick up from the usual places starting at Edward Gay at 5:00 p.m. Please allow up to 5-7 minutes for the bus to arrive because of weather or traffic.

Children are welcome (as long as they participate and can walk with everyone else). We strongly recommend you have something to eat/drink before you come! (We may not be finished until around 8:00 p.m.)

This is perhaps Pastor Rick’s favorite activity during the Advent/Christmas season. We hope you can join us.

FULL – Trip to Global Wildlife Center – Saturday October 16

Published October 8, 2010 in Trips. 0 Comments

This trip is full right now. We have 25 people signed up and cannot take any more – unless people can drive themselves.

Church of the Nations will take a group to visit the Global Wildlife Center in Hammond this coming Saturday October 16.* This trip is primarily for families with children and other people who participate in Friday or Sunday activities.

People can drive themselves or ride on the church bus if there is room. The church bus will pick up people who need a ride starting at Edward Gay apartments at 9:30 a.m. We will leave from the church parking lot no later than 10:00 a.m. We will arrive at the Global Wildlife Center by 11:00 a.m. Then have a picnic lunch (sandwiches and so on). Then start our tour at 12:00 noon. We should be back in Baton Rouge around 3:30 p.m.

The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Please wear comfortable clothes. We recommend you bring (1) a hat and (2) a light jacket. Sometimes the weather is sunny and warm. Usually when we go the weather is cool and windy.

You must reserve a place before Thursday October 14. Please email Rick Wright at rwright AT ubc-br DOT org or call him at (225) 766-9474 ext 222.

For more information about Global Wildlife Center visit www.GlobalWildlife.com.

*(This is the trip we were going to do back in April – but we had to cancel because of dangerous weather.)

« Previous Entries