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Dear youth and parents,
Thanks to everyone for being so flexible on an Easter Sunday to remember! It's amazing to show up on Easter morning to discover a church with no electricity - and still have five meaningful worship services. So many people transported handbells, hymnals, percussion, and countless other items to make the morning services happen at TCU, while many others came early to help set up a candelight service with two short-notice baptisms at The Search. It really says a lot about this congregation that our community came together to ensure we could worship as a church, even if it's not quite what we had planned.
There are lots of exciting events coming up in the next few weeks, including girls night/guys night events tonight, a teacher appreciation brunch this Sunday, rescheduled Easter baptisms for the next two Sundays, Youth Sunday on May 8, and our annual Senior Banquet on May 11. Read on for more details, and don't forget to RSVP!
Grace and Peace,
Russ
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Girls Night Out to view the Royal Wedding - tonight!
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 Ladies in grades 6-12 are invited to a Royal Wedding viewing party tonight (Friday, April 29) from 6:30 - 10:30 p.m. at the home of the Lanter family, 2624 Boyd Ave. Be sure to wear your best British or princess attire as we watch the wedding and toast the happy couple with sparkling cider. We will also be enjoying famous English treats as we sip the finest tea. The RSVP deadline has passed, but if you'd like to attend e-mail Jessica at jessica@uccftw.com today! |
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Guys Night Out to NOT view the Royal Wedding - tonight!
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 Guys in grades 6-12 are invited to a gathering where the Royal Wedding will not be viewed tonight (April 29) from 6:30 - 10 p.m. at the home of the Boyd family, 6028 Welch Ave. Make sure to wear comfortable attire as we grill out, play lawn and video games, and watch the Rangers. Bring a side, appetizer, or dessert to share, everything else will be provided. The RSVP deadline has passed, but if you'd like to come an e-mail to russ@uccftw.com today would be appreciated! |
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RSVP for the Senior Banquet and come honor our graduates!
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UCC's youth ministry invites you to come honor our 2011 high school graduates at the Senior Banquet on Wednesday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m. During the evening we'll share a dinner catered by Los Vaqueros, take time to meet each of the graduates, see photos and memorabilia from their journeys, and send them off with the blessing of their church family. RSVP's are needed by Friday, May 6, so be sure to contact Sharyn at sharyn@uccftw.com to let her know the number in your party. The cost is $10 per person.
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Summer camp registration continues - sign up today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Youth and children from Pre-K through 12th grade have the opportunity to grow closer to God and one another this summer at Disciples Crossing, our church camp in Athens. There are nine different camps spread across the summer, each with a different focus. To see a full list of camp descriptions, dates, and prices, click here. (NOTE: Several camps were a day off on the original camp description sheet that mailed.) For a registration form, click here. And for a tally sheet, click here. UCC is covering $100 of the registration cost for those who register by May 15, and additional scholarships are available up to the full early-bird price if needed. |
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Serve others on the Chi Rho or CYF Mission Trip this summer
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UCC's middle and high school youth will be hitting the road to learn and serve on two mission trips this summer:
The Chi Rho Mission Trip will take our youth in grades 6-8 to Austin from June 12-15. While there, they'll be serving others at several different agencies, including the Salvation Army, Elderhaven Adult Day Care, and Manos de Cristo before spending a day cooling off at Schlitterbahn Water Park in New Braunfels. Click here to download the registration flyer for more information.
Our 9th-12th grade youth will travel to Los Fresnos, Texas for the CYF Mission Trip, scheduled for June 25 - July 2. They will spend the week working at Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries, a Disciple mission agency committed to serving the "least of these" in the Rio Grande Valley. For details, click here for the registration flyer. |
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Prayer shawl ministry returns to 4 p.m. this Sunday afternoon
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 After a move to 6:30 p.m. for the season of Lent, UCC's Prayer Shawl Ministry will return to its regular time slot of 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoons starting this Sunday, May 1. This ministry welcomes all who wish to participate and experienced knitters are happy to help anyone learn.
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Youth events on the horizon...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
April 29 - Guys Night / Girls Night events for all youth in host homes - 6:30 p.m.
May 1 - Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Brunch - 10 a.m.
May 7 - Youth Sunday rehearsal - 2 p.m.
May 8 - Youth Sunday - 8:45 and 11 a.m. services
May 11 - Senior Banquet - 6:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall
May 15 - Regular price registration deadline for summer camps at Disciples Crossing
June 12-15 - Chi Rho Mission Trip to Austin for grades 6-8
June 25 - July 2 - CYF Mission Trip to Los Fresnos for grades 9-12
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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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