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PCTC
2002 "Come
to the Table"
(Pennsylvania Christian
Teen Convention)
February 22-24,
2002
Luke
22:29-30:“And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my father conferred one on me,
so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones,
judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”
Through the mercy and grace of the Lord we, you and I, have been invited to a party – a feast, a regale! We are ticket-holders to the ultimate banquet. Bona fide invited guests. Guests that can come to the table with our tragedies. Guests that can come to the table with our triumphs. Guests that can share in the ultimate celebration “at the table.” All we need to do is to respond, and “Come to the Table.” CU@PCTC2002
Mike Altman
Prez2002PCTC
The PCTC is in the Hilton Harrisburg and Towers, with Main Sessions taking place in the Harrisburg Forum. Housing for the convention is facilitated by the Hilton, with overflow in the Crowne Plaza.
-- PCTC
promotional packet
Read about Our Little Adventure
Below
Friday:
[Departure
from the Russo’s house at 11:00]
Philip: We don’t have a map or any directions?
Mr.
Rosebrock: nope
Nick: I
have directions to the nearest DDR machine in Harrisburg.
Mr. Rosebrock:
don’t worry I have a pretty good idea where were going. (He has a compass in his head or something)
[First
and last stop at gas station/dunking donuts, Katie drops her glass juice bottle
and a nice man comes over and sweeps it up]
one of
the girls: how much longer?
Phil:
two hours [traffic slows down almost to a stop] make that three.
Someone:
no it clears just up ahead.
Someone:
is that a body bag on the other side of the highway?
Someone:
oh my goodness there are two sneakers on the road.
Everyone:
oh man
Katie:
oh my gosh [covers her eyes]
Mr.
Rosebrock: Maybe we should have gotten off the next exit for Harrisburg.
[Pull
over to get directions from a nice man]
Nice
Man: you look lost, where are you going?
Colleen:
the Hilton towers hotel.
Nice
Man: down here take a and
then you can’t miss it.
Phil:
He must have been sent by God.
SCRAPE!!!!
Everyone:
what was that!?!
Someone:
we hit the max height sign.
Mr.
Rosebrock: don’t worry guys we will fit [drives on].
[everyone
is ducking their head when we cross the concrete beams on the ceiling]
leave
your stuff in the van for now.
Guys: A
thrift store!!
Chaperones:
later guys, come on.
[enter
the Hilton]
Felicia:
(in awe) is this the hotel we are staying at.
Bethany:
ya.
Random
comments: this place in nice
[Mr.
Rosebrock gets the hotel restaurant at the Hilton to serve us lunch hours
before they are supposed to open]
Everyone:
thanks for dinner
Mr.
Rosebrock: What do you mean you don’t have a place reserved for us. We sent you the registration.
Hotel
management: we do not have any record
sir.
Phil:
maybe we are at the Crown Plaza hotel…
Nice
PCTC registration guy: here is the Crown phone number.
Okay
everyone were two blocks down at the Crown.
Crown
butler like dude: Here, take the service elevator it’s faster.
[the
four girls get a suite on the 8th floor, they guys are down the hall
in a suite of their own, Mr. Rosebrock and Philip get a double on the 6th
floor.]
7:30
Main Session – Forum
Josh: Philip, Carolyn is right there in front of
us.
Phil:
hey Carolyn!
Mr.
Clue: everyone is looking out for number one, unless your walking through a cow
pasture, then their looking out for number 2.
Mr.
Clue: When I went to see my mother’s chiropractor; he tried to get me to step
on cracks.
Mike
Altman: googaly moogaly
Tim
Jones: I don’t think the word Ninny gets used enough. (Oh my!)
Praise
band: Lord we lift your name on high…I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever…Open The
Eyes Of My Heart…In the Secret…
Various
people on stage: (give their testimony) that is why I can come to the table.
The Forum
12:00
Curfew – Do not disturb
Saturday:
8:45
Awards Variety Show – The Forum
Results
of Video Contest, Banner competition, scholarship Award, Mission Trips &
Public Speaking
Felicia:
next year were going to win the banner contest.
10:30
Workshop Session 1
Last
night we decided to as a group to sit in on the workshop “Sex Lies and
Video”(you can make it through your single years as a warrior protecting your
wedding night. Here are some practical tips on how to be a fighter not a
looser). However, Tim Jones (the
speaker) is full of surprises, one of which is making the session a boy’s only
workshop. Sorry girls. Surprise number two was no video, but Tim
had that covered. He is about as
entertaining as any video clip.
11:30
Workshop Session 2
For
this session we decided to listen in on “How do I get through” (Crisis,
overwhelming situations, seeming insurmountable odds? This workshop equips you
to manage and cope)
12:30
Lunch
We ate
lunch at the Strawberry food court attached to the Hilton.
2:30
Workshop Session 3
I had
circled on the schedule “Food Hate & Love” (An Exploration of Gods
perspective on eating disorders and self-esteem.) The room was kind of small for this one so we had to sit on the
floor in the back. As you can see,
Felicia sat across from me on the floor.
3:30
Workshop Session 4
We
planed to see the Video Mini Theater.
However, things don’t always work out as you plan. Philip led the group to the Forum only to
find out that it was really all the way back at the Crown hotel, where we just
came from. By the time we got there,
the workshop was full out the door and there was no chance of getting in.
Josh
Nick and Caleb went off to the Hilton with the video camera. Later they came back with a video of being
stuck in a crowded elevator for about 5 minutes. Mr. Rosebrock happened to be in the lobby and got to see the
emergency alarm go off and the hotel management running around
frantically. The elevators were not
quite right at the Hilton the rest of the day.
Nick says he was scared but the camera calmed him down.
Mr. Rosebrock
made reservations at the Crown Plaza Hotel and treated us to Dinner there. It was the richest dinner of the week,
everyone was impressed with the covers on the plates. Even the music sounded rich.
7:30
Main Session – The Forum
More
people on stage: (give their testimony) that is why I can come to the table.
Praise
band: Lord we lift your name on high…I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever…Open The
Eyes Of My Heart…In the Secret…
[Intermission
before GX Jam]
9:50
GX Jam
Guys
skateboarding, one girl on role blades, Huge ramp! Huge air!
Announcer:
okay we need some volunteers.
Nick:
[standing on his chair] me me over here!!!
Announcer:
[points to brian] you in the white.
Nick:
that was my chance to fame and I missed it, my dream since I got here has vanished
right before my eyes.
Phil:
don’t worry Nick, there is always next year.
Brian:
[busts a move on stage] (I didn’t even know I could do that)
Everyone:
Go Brian!!!
[The
real dancers come out] Man! that guy
really knows how to get his grove on.
Nick: Woe!
Skateboard
dude: [gives his testimony] Jesus is real just like this [kneels down and
pounds on the stage]
[people
from the audience come to the table to give their life to Jesus or to give up a
sin that they have been struggling with.]
12:00
Curfew changed to 12:30
Sunday:
9:00
Main Session – Hilton Ballroom
[This
year there was too many people to have chairs, so everyone sat on the floor]
Some
college students were assigned to play unchristian like characters during the
first two days. This was in order to
see the reaction of the Christians attending PCTC (us). During the church service, each person who
had played a character gave a report of the reactions they had received during
the first two days of the convention.
There were negative and positive reactions to almost every
character. One of the girls played the
role of a hippie that was into the whole druggie thing. She was discouraged because know one
approached her out of Christian love.
Instead, she was only subject to pointing and snickering from the
Christian youth at the convention. She
said, “I cannot come to the table” and left the room. Know one clapped, probably out of shame. After the last person had given their report
and sat at the table, the girl who had walked out came back into the room and
sat at the table. This time everyone
clapped.
We were
about to eat lunch at the Hilton hotel resturant until we found out that they
would have to squeeze us in among 200 reservations. Thanks but no thanks, we will eat on the road.
First
stop Hershey
Nick:
Josh video tape me hugging the Hershey bar.
The
candy store has a buy one get one free on the variety pack.
At
least three of us took advantage of this opportunity.
Everyone
pitched in a dollar so Nick would have enough money for the sale.
The
five pound Hershey bar was a little too expensive for any of us but it looked
really good.
Phil:
some day I am going to buy that bar and frame the wrapper.
Nick:
[frolics out the door waving his candy around while being video taped]
Colleen:
if I get converse shoes will I do that too?
Felicia:
next year we have to make a banner and video.
And I can make tee shirts for us in my shop at school.
Nick:
I’m going to write a mad phat song, and then ask the coordinator ahead of time
to let me be part of the show. That way
I don’t have to worry about them not picking me.
Phil:
ya, next year were going to be underdogs.
Felicia:
were going to need two vans for everyone that is going to come next year.
[I
think we all had a pretty good time]
Someone:
hey, it’s the crayola factory next exit.
Someone:
(just kidding around) lets go.
Mr.
Rosebrock: okay, I need a break anyways.
Nick:
really, cool
Crayola
factory man: $8 for a tour.
I think
we will pass; the gift shop looks entertaining enough.
Someone is enjoying themselves. (that’s Brian fading into
the picture)
[Everyone
likes Caleb’s music]
Felicia:
who is this? [Points to the CD]
Caleb:
that is Reliant K, that one is Joy Electric, Superchic[k] is awesome too,
that’s MxPx.
Felicia
& Katie: [writes everything down to download later]
Phil:
hey this is our exit already that was fast.
Bye Caleb, bye Colleen, bye Brian, See you next Sunday Katie, Nick, Felicia, bye Phil, bye Josh, bye Bethany, bye, Mr. Rosebrock, thanks for coming everyone!
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