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Dear youth and parents,
I hope you've managed to stay warm, dry, and sane during this icy (now snowy) week. While Sarah and I have enjoyed time at home with Bell, I was disappointed that the weather forced the Chi Rho Midwinter Retreat to be rescheduled. The event will now be the Chi Rho Spring Retreat, and is slated for April 1-3 at Disciples Crossing in Athens. All 24 youth and adults who were registered for Midwinter are now registered for the new retreat, and registration will re-open later this month so that more of our middle school youth can attend.
Read on for info on upcoming events, and I'll see you on Sunday!
Grace and Peace,
Russ
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No Sunday night activities at UCC this weekend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 All of UCC's Sunday evening activities (including The Search worship, youth groups, and children's groups) will take a Sunday off this weekend. There is apparently some sort of sporting event this Sunday.
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Super Bowling this Sunday afternoon at Cityview Lanes  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 It's time once again for UCC's annual Super Bowling, where our middle and high school youth will take to the lanes alongside elementary children and parents for an afternoon of fun. This year's event will take place this Sunday, February 6 with check-in at 2:15 p.m. and bowling until 4:30 at Cityview Lanes
(6601 Oakmont Blvd). $10 gets you unlimited games and shoe rental, and food and drinks will be available from the snack bar.
This is a great opportunity to invite friends, challenge parents, or include younger siblings. The church is closed today so Sharyn won't be able to track RSVP's, but you can still help us reserve enough lanes by using the Facebook event to make a reservation. |
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Spots available on the Spring Break Mission Trip to New Orleans
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 No plans for Spring Break? Why not spend it serving others as a family? For the third year in a row UCC will be making an intergenerational mission pilgrimage to the New Orleans area to help with continued hurricane recovery efforts. This year's trip will take place March 13-19 and the cost is $175 per person (scholarships for youth are available upon request). Register by contacting Lynn Cross, UCC's Mission and Outreach Coordinator, at 817.926.6631 ext. 139 or lynn@uccftw.com. A $50 deposit secures your spot on the trip.
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Volunteers and stuff needed for UCC Garage Sale
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 UCC's Garage Sale is back by popular demand, and this year's sale will take place on Saturday, March 5 (with a "preview sale" for volunteers on Friday night). Proceeds will fund scholarships for youth to attend camps and retreats, so your time and donations support a great cause. For more information on donating or volunteering (in advance and at the sale), here are the people to contact:
Questions? Contact Cyrena Allen at 817.692.2099 or cyrena@lawrence-allen.com.
Want to volunteer? Contact Robin Nelson at 817.637.3146 or rlbunz@yahoo.com. Need to arrange a pickup of large items? Contact Craig Allen at 817.692.8851. |
Register now for CYF Midwinter Retreat at Disciples Crossing
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Our youth will meet at UCC at 5:30 p.m. that Friday to share a charter bus to camp, and will return around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. The cost for the retreat is $80 and full or half scholarships are available upon request. Registration forms are due to the Youth Office by this Sunday, February 6, and you can download one by clicking here. Parents: We will need adult chaperones to attend the retreat as well. If you're interested in attending the retreat as an adult sponsor, contact Jessica Vacketta at jessica@uccftw.com. |
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Youth events on the horizon...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
February 6 - Super Bowling event at Cityview Lanes - 2:15 p.m.
February 12 - Breakfast with the Guys - 8:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall
February 25-27 - CYF Midwinter Retreat at Disciples Crossing (grades 9-12)
March 5 - UCC Garage Sale to support youth scholarships
March 13-19 - Intergenerational Mission Trip to New Orleans
April 1-3 - Chi Rho Spring Retreat at Disciples Crossing (grades 6-8)
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More ways to keep up...
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Staff Links~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Russ Boyd, Associate Minister for Youth - E-mail Russ
Herbert Murray, Assistant Minister for Chi Rho (grades 6-8) - E-mail Herb
Jessica Vacketta, Assistant Minister for CYF (grades 9-12) - E-mail Jessica
Sharyn Peterson, Ministry Assistant for Congregational Life - E-mail Sharyn
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