Youth News from Milwaukie Lutheran Church

April 2009

Kid's Night Out & Easter Egg Hunt!

We will have our annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 12th at 10:30 AM. Bring your hunting clothes and a basket to carry the eggs. Rain or shine. All ages welcome to participate as there will be assigned areas by age. Also join us for the Easter Breakfast starting at 7:30 and going to 11:00.

The week after Easter we will have a special Kid's Night Out on the 19th. We will play some spring/Easter themed games and have a special craft for all to enjoy as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Kid's Night Out this month will be for all youth from 1st-8th grade.

National Gathering Youth MTG

There will be a very important meeting for youth only on Sunday, April 5th at 5:00 PM. We will be talking about our trip covenant as well as deciding on some activities we will be doing. This is a mandatory meeting so please attend or talk to me if you cannot make it. We are doing very well with our fundraising so far with 2 big ones coming up!

Easter Breakfast

Join us between 7:30 and 11AM for the annual breakfast. A free-will donation is encouraged with proceeds helping send 14 SH youth and 3 adults to New Orleans for the ELCA National Youth Gathering in July! Matching funds provided by Thrivent. Egg hunt at 10:30 AM!

JH Synod Rally in Tigard

Coming up Saturday April 25th-Sunday, April 26th is the annual JH Rally! The rally goes from 10 AM Saturday until after worship on Sunday (around Noon). We will be going to Christ the King in Tigard. More info. will be sent out. We need everyone to register by Sunday, March 29th. Cost is just $25. Don't miss this great event w/ youth from all over Oregon!

"Mad" Props!
If you have funny clothes, hats, glasses, wigs, etc. that you don't use anymore, please let Brian know. We want to collect some props for skits, etc. that we do with the youth. Please contact Brian.

Use goodsearch.com instead of Google or Yahoo! Earn money for the youth group! Really.

Upcoming Events

· Confirmation Celebration (May 3rd)
· Lutherwood Service Project (May 9th)
· Neighborhood Fun Day (May 31st)
· Garage Sale (June 6th)
· Confirmation Camp (July 5th-10th)
· Day Camp (August 10-13th)

Weekly Events

Confirmation Class Wednesdays 6 - 7:45 PM

SH Youth Night Sundays 6 - 8 PM

Sunday School Sun. 10:00 AM

Worship Sundays 8:45 and 11 AM

Garage Sale!
The SH youth are doing a sale on June 6th. We are not accepting donations until late May, but start thinking about what you may want to donate. Thanks!

Confirmation Camp!
Sign up for camp through www.lutherwood.org now. Our group is going July 5th-10th. You can sign up online or print off the forms and send them to Lutherwood. This is a great trip for the youth and an important part of Confirmation. More details are in the mail.

Milwaukie Lutheran Church
Milwaukie Lutheran Church
503.653.0250