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Weekly E-news
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Dear youth and parents, It's a big weekend for our youth as they lead the 8:45 and 11 a.m. services for Youth Sunday. UCC's Chi Rho and CYF groups have worked hard to prepare a meaningful service, and I hope you're able to attend (and invite others to church on Sunday as well). The big news for me and Sarah is that our daughter, Campbell Grace Boyd, was born this past Sunday, May 2 at 3:24 a.m. If you'd like to see photos, just click here for some great shots of Bell (along with various relatives). As I mentioned before, I'll be taking at least two weeks of paternity leave to spend time with Sarah and Bell as we get adjusted to our new life together. There will be a few breaks in my leave (Youth Sunday, Senior Banquet, etc.), but I will definitely be much more scarce around the church for a while. Fortunately we are blessed with a talented youth ministry staff, and I know that Anna, Jessica, and Sharyn are doing a great job leading and supporting our ministries in my absence. Grace and Peace, Russ |
This Sunday is Youth Sunday; rehearsal tomorrow at 3 p.m.
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Make your reservation for the Senior Banquet on May 12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Come join the celebration as UCC honors our graduating high school seniors at the Senior Banquet next Wednesday, May 12. The evening will include table displays representing the graduates, a photo slideshow, brief interviews to get to know each senior, the presentation of a special gift, and a blessing of the group by those who have gathered to celebrate them. The dinner will be catered by Los Vaqueros, and the cost is $10 per person. The buffet line begins at 6:15 p.m. and the program will start around 6:45 once everyone is seated. The reservation deadline is today, so be sure to e-mail Sharyn at sharyn@uccftw.com to make yours.
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Youth volunteers needed for Vacation Bible School - June 15-18
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 Youth in grades 6-12 are invited to volunteer for UCC's annual Vacation Bible School, scheduled for June 15-18 (Tuesday - Friday). This year's theme is "Going Green: The Earth Our Home" and youth can volunteer to help with preschool or grades K-3. There are many areas to volunteer, including recreation, storytelling, music, crafts, decorations, snacks, and serving as an assistant group leader. Click here to download the youth volunteer form, and turn the completed form in to the youth or children's ministry office.
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Summer camp and mission trip registration continues
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  The deadline for the early bird discount has passed, but you can still register for summer camps and mission trips. The tally sheet linked below has been updated with the regular camp registration costs, so if you're ready to register for a summer camp or mission trip...
Click here to download a tally sheet for camps and trips.
Click here to download a copy of the summer camp registration form. Just need the dates for each of the camps? You can view or download them as a PDF file by clicking here.
Click here to download the reservation flyer for the Chi Rho Mission Trip (grades 6-8) to Athens, Texas, where we'll work on a number of renovation projects at our church camp, Disciples Crossing. Dates for the trip are June 6-9.
Click here to download the reservation flyer for the CYF Mission Trip (grades 9-12) to Yakama Christian Mission, a Disciple mission center located on a reservation in White Swan, Washington. Dates for the trip are July 18-25.
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Youth events on the horizon...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 8 - Youth Sunday rehearsal - 3 p.m.
May 9 - Youth Sunday (8:45 and 11:00 services)
May 12 - Senior Banquet honoring UCC's high school graduates - 6:30 p.m.
May 14-15 - Long-range curriculum planning retreat with Youth Ministry Architects
June 6-9 - Chi Rho Mission Trip to Athens
June 15-18 - Vacation Bible School (youth volunteers needed)
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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