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Weekly E-news
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Dear youth and parents,
Greetings from sunny Arizona! Anna and I just wrapped up three wonderful days at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale where we attended this year's Disciples Youth Ministry Network gathering. (Unfortunately Jessica was embroiled in midterms at Brite this week and we couldn't arrange to get her out here with us.) This event was an excellent time of renewal, fellowship, connections, and challenging keynotes from Mark DeVries, president of Youth Ministry Architects. We'll be making a stop at In-N-Out Burger on the way to the airport here in a few minutes, and we'll both be back with you on Sunday morning. I'm especially looking forward to taking some of the new things I've learned (and old things that have been reinforced) and applying them to our youth ministry at UCC. Take a look at a couple of new items in the weekly news below, and I'll look forward to seeing you after we return!
Grace and Peace,
Russ
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First Sunday Lunch for parents and youth at Pappas Burger
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youth and parents are invited to First Sunday Lunch on February 7.
Come to Pappas Burger (2700 West Freeway) following the 11
a.m. worship service where we'll have a dining room reserved for good
food and informal conversation.
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Registration open for Generation Change for high schoolers
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Youth Night Out coming on March 12...do you like Sardines?
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 All youth in grades 6-12 are invited for a night of fun at UCC on Friday, March 12 as we play the classic hide-and-seek game Sardines! Youth and adult sponsors will meet at the church at 7 p.m. and the games will wrap up at 10. Youth should bring $5 to help cover pizza (no sardines), snacks, and drinks for the evening. Start thinking of a good hiding place, and we'll see you on March 12!
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Mark your calendars for youth mission trips this summer!
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 We have two excellent youth mission trips in store this summer, so be sure to mark your calendar and save the dates! Our Chi Rho youth (grades 6-8) will travel to Athens, Texas for several days of service projects at our church camp, Disciples Crossing. We will be joined by Chi Rho youth from Disciple churches in the area (Arlington, Cleburne, Granbury, Weatherford, and our neighbors at South Hills). Dates of the trip (assuming the Fort Worth ISD schedule cooperates) will be June 6-9. The estimated cost (after fundraising money is applied) will be $150.
Our high school youth will travel to Yakama Christian Mission, a Disciple mission center located on a reservation in White Swan, Washington. Our projects will depend on their needs, but will likely include construction work and staffing local summer programs for children. The trip will take place July 18-25, and will include flights to and from Portland or Seattle (depending on prices). The estimated cost (after fundraising money is applied) will be $300.
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Final 2010 summer camp dates available to view or download
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 All of the finalized summer camp dates for 2010 have been posted online, and you can view or download them as a PDF file by clicking here. This year there are ten different camps to choose from, covering kindergarten through recent high school grads. All camps will take place at Disciples Crossing, our church camp in Athens.
While you're looking over those dates, mark your calendar for Camp Sunday on April 11. Our ministry assistant, Sharyn Peterson, will be set up in Fellowship Hall that morning to get you registered for summer camps and mission trips in time for the early bird deadlines.
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Youth events on the horizon...
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March 12 - Youth Night Out at UCC (grades 6-12) - 7-10 p.m.
March 14-20 - Intergenerational Mission Pilgrimage to New Orleans
March 28 - Generation Change finance class begins - 10 a.m.
April 11 - Camp Sunday - Register for summer camps and mission trips
April 16 - CYF Lock-In (grades 9-12)
April 23 - Chi Rho Lock-In (grades 6-8)
May 8 - Youth Sunday (8:45 and 11:00 services)
June 6-9 - Chi Rho Mission Trip to Athens
July 18-25 - CYF Mission Trip to Yakama Christian Mission, White Swan, WA
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Staff Links
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Russ Boyd, Associate Minister for Youth - E-mail Russ
Anna Ross, Assistant Minister for Chi Rho (grades 6-8) - E-mail Anna
Jessica Vacketta, Assistant Minister for CYF (grades 9-12) - E-mail Jessica
Sharyn Peterson, Ministry Assistant for Congregation Life - E-mail Sharyn
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