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Weekly E-news
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Dear youth and parents,
It's an incredibly busy time of year for UCC's youth ministry staff! Carol Elliott and I returned from a great week with many of our high school youth at CYF Conference on Saturday, then flew to Iowa for former UCC youth minister Tiff Austin's ordination. Our Summer Youth Ministry Interns, Nikolee Byers and Whitney Peters, are at Chi Rho Camp this week with campers from UCC and Disciple churches around the area. Vacation Bible School kicked off today, where I am serving as Assembly Leader and many of our youth are volunteering. Our high school youth are heading to Dallas tomorrow to play Whirlyball, many of our youth who just completed 9th grade will travel to 9'ers Youth Conference on Monday (with Carol Elliott, who will be counseling), and all youth are invited to attend a Rangers game next Wednesday. Whew!
On top of all that, I will be preaching at The Search this Sunday evening and in our Sunday morning services on July 5. In between those two sermons, Sarah and I will be spending the week vacationing in Boston, New Hampshire, and Maine. Your prayers for our staff, volunteers, and youth are greatly appeciated in the midst of this season that blends work, play, and rest.
Grace and Peace,
Russ
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CYF Whirlyball outing this Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.
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 Youth who have completed grades 9-12 are invited to a day of fun and excitement as we travel to Dallas to play Whirlyball. This fast-paced game puts participants behind the wheel of a bumper car on an enclosed court, where players use plastic scoops to pass and shoot a ball at their opponents' goal. It's easy to learn, fun to play, and only $10 per person.
Youth should meet in UCC's main reception area at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24 to carpool to Dallas. The group should be back around 5:00 p.m. PARENTS: If you would like to drive (and play!), please e-mail Sharyn at sharyn@uccftw.com and let us know how many youth you can take in your car.
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14 youth depart for 9'ers Youth Conference on Monday
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 14 of our youth who have completed ninth grade depart for 9'ers Youth Conference at Disciples Crossing on Monday. Please keep the following youth in your prayers as they grow closer to God and others on holy ground: Lee and Sam Alford, Seve DeGrand, Maggie Fry, Cody Ingram, Jessica McCoy, Walker Moore, Taylor Morton, Kurt Roblin, Xander Rodzinski, Hannah Rogers, Sheridan Ruiz, Shelby Smith, and Errett Williams. Also, please keep our adults serving on staff in your prayers: Carol Elliott, Karen Parker, and Drew Ruiz. Pre-addressed postcards will be available on the table in the Gallery this Sunday morning if you would like to take one and write to any of these youth during the week.
Reminder to all campers: Meet in the front lot here at UCC at 8 a.m. on Monday morning to carpool to camp.
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Youth outing to Rangers game on Wednesday, July 1
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 All Chi Rho and CYF youth (grades 6-12) are invited to a Texas Rangers baseball game on Wednesday, July 1. The group will meet at UCC at 5:45 p.m. to carpool to Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, and tickets are $10 per person (plus money for food, if desired).
RSVP's are required by Sunday, June 28 since tickets must be purchased in advance. E-mail Sharyn at sharyn@uccftw.com to RSVP. PARENTS: We will definitely need adult volunteers to transport youth (and enjoy the game). If you would like to drive and attend, just e-mail Sharyn and let her know how many youth you can transport in your vehicle.
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Summer youth event mailing
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 Need to download a copy of the oversized postcard that lists dates and times for our special summer youth events? Just click here to download and print our your own copy. (Note: the departure date for 9'ers Youth Conference is off by a day. Campers will depart on Monday, June 29.)
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Summer camp and mission trip registration continues
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 The deadline for "early bird" discounts has passed, but it's not too late to register for several summer camps at Disciples Crossing and UCC's CYF mission trip to Memphis and Nashville. Just drop off your forms in the Youth Office, mail them to the church, or leave them at the main reception desk with a note that says "Sharyn".
Visit our website where you'll find registration forms and tally sheets to help you total everything up and request scholarships to reduce the cost -- www.uccyouth.org
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Youth events on the horizon...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 23-26 - Vacation Bible School (youth volunteer with younger children)
June 24 - CYF Whirlyball outing in Dallas - meet at 12:30 p.m.
June 29 - July 4 - Niner's Youth Conference for 9th graders - meet at 8 a.m.
July 1 - Youth outing to Rangers Ballpark in Arlington - meet at 3:45 p.m.
July 12-18 - Eighter's Camp for 8th graders
July 19-26 - CYF Mission Trip to Memphis and Nashville
August 15-16 (date may shift slightly) - UCC Back-to-School Retreat
December 29 - January 2 (tentative) - Youth Ski Retreat to Crested Butte, CO
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Staff Links
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Russ Boyd, Associate Minister - E-mail Russ
Carol Elliott, Assistant Youth Minister (grades 9-12) - E-mail Carol
Anna Ross, Youth Ministry Intern (grades 6-8) - E-mail Anna
Nikolee Byers, Summer Youth Ministry Intern - E-mail Nikolee
Whitney Peters, Summer Youth Ministry Intern - E-mail Whitney
Sharyn Peterson, Ministry Assistant for Congregation Life - E-mail Sharyn
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