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  Weekly E-news
               June 15, 2012

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in this issue
High school youth head to Athens on Monday for CYF Conference
Chi Rho outing to Main Event on Wednesday - RSVP today!
Volunteer training for youth VBS helpers - June 24 at 6:30 p.m.
UCC Youth summer fellowship activities - join the fun!
Buy mission trip stock and support youth work projects

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Dear youth and parents,

Hello from Disciples Crossing!  I'm here serving as the keynote speaker for Niner's Camp, a week-long experience that helps our 9th grade youth learn different forms of prayer and spiritual practices to help them discern how God is calling them to be in the world.  It's an amazing camp that relies heavily on multipe periods of prayer and silence throughout the day to help youth grow closer to God, and I have been continually amazed at how comfortable these campers have become with silence and solitude here in this beautiful place.  Each day's theme has worked together to help the campers make this transition, starting out with Foreword (thinking about our own stories and how they intersect with stories in the Bible, then Inward (learning to be silent and clear distractions to create space for God), Upward (learning forms of communal prayer and practicing worship to draw closer to God), Outward (serving others and working for God's justice), and Onward (learning how to practice discernment and exploring God's calling for our lives as we leave camp).  Though I'm sad for this amazing week to end tomorrow, I'm looking forward to being with you again on Sunday.
 

Russ & JV at Niner's Squaredance
Jessica (the camp's co-director) and I before the camp squaredance on Wednesday evening.


Read on for info about CYF Conference, a Chi Rho outing to Main Event, Vacation Bible School youth volunteer meeting, and more!

Grace and Peace,
Russ 



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High school youth head to Athens on Monday for CYF Conference
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Like us on Facebook Chi Rho outing to Main Event on Wednesday - RSVP today!

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UCC's Chi Rho youth (completed grades 6-8) will be playing at Main Event on Wednesday afternoon, June 20. The group will meet at UCC at 1 p.m. to carpool over (or meet us at Main Event at 1:30) and return around 4:30 p.m. (or pick up at Main Event at 4). For only $15, each youth gets an hour of bowling, a game of laser tag, $10 worth of arcade tokens, two slices of pizza, and a drink. We must provide a headcount in advance, so e-mail Annie Grogan to RSVP at annie@uccftw.com as soon as possible!

PARENTS: If you are able to drive please
e-mail Annie and let her know how many youth you can transport in your vehicle. We will need several adults to take youth to Main Event and several to pick up when we finish.
    


Volunteer training for youth VBS helpers - June 24 at 6:30 p.m.
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From Kera Watts, Director of Children's Ministries:
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Thank you to all the youth who have registered to volunteer for Vacation Bible School, June 26-29. I'm looking forward to meeting with you for Youth VBS Volunteer Training on Sunday, June 24 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 211.  Please be present even if you have vounteered before.  The Habitat for Humanity version of VBS will be tons of fun!



UCC Youth summer fellowship activities - join the fun!
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Buy mission trip stock and support youth work projects
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Stock sale graphicThis Sunday morning our congregation has an opportunity to buy stock in our youth mission trips at the table located in the Gallery.  At $10 per share, the stock will fund work projects at Loch Leven, a Disciple church camp in southern California, and earns an invitation to a "shareholders luncheon" at the end of the summer to hear about the trips.  If you or your child can't make the trip, this is a great way to support youth missions and get an exclusive report about the trips afterward.  Just stop by the table in the Gallery on Sunday morning after either worship service or Sunday school.


Youth events and key dates on the horizon...
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June 18-23 - CYF Conference at Disciples Crossing - meet at 8 a.m. to carpool
June 20 - Chi Rho outing to Main Event - 1 p.m.
June 24 - VBS Youth Volunteer Training - 6:30 p.m. in Room 211
June 25-30 - Chi Rho Camp at Disciples Crossing - meet at 8 a.m. to carpool
June 30 - CYF outing to play whirlyball in Hurst - meet at 1 p.m.
June 26-29 - Vacation Bible School (youth volunteers serving on staff)

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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
Vanessa Gorski, Summer Youth Ministry Intern - E-mail Vanessa
Annie Grogan, Summer Youth Ministry Intern - E-mail Annie
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