Joint Youth Ministry
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Turkeys needed!
This week in the JYM
SF trip details
There is a need for turkeys...

Sacred Heart Community Service is one of the organizations that the JYM students pair with often to do service projects and collections. They have committed to serve 4,000 people with Thanksgiving food. As of today, they are 2,500 short on turkey donations.  Can you click the link below to get more details about either donating money for a turkey or two or how to deliver one to them?

 

 Most of us live in great abundance and the cost of an additional turkey means little to us, but will change the holiday for an entire family. Let's be a youth group that is know for giving abundantly.

 


Put these dates/details on your calendar now!

Click on the purple link to see our tentative online calendar for

 December 

 

December Youth Calendar 

 

All Youth Mall Night Lock-in

Friday, December  2nd- Saturday, December 3rd

from 6:30pm- 9:00am. 

(dinner and shopping for the families we are sponsoring)

 

"I need a break" Babysitting night, Christmas theme!

Friday, December 9th- 

 5:00pm-10:00pm

 

ALL YOUTH AND FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTY with Band and Dance team performance.

Sunday, December 18th- in between youth groups from

5:30pm-7:00pm Potluck party

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Hey teens! We had a great interative Junior High Bible study this week and a reflective and meaningful High School Bible study as well. Thanks for preparing the delicious foods you wonderful Wednesday night chefs! Friday our Seniors met for brunch at Denny's and chatted about the latest college new. Sunday was  a fun and meaningful youth group with a pretty messy beginning.

 

 If you'd like to see the video footage of the pies being smooched in my face with descriptions from the students about what it was, then check out this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjMQTY5bNK0  

If you want to see only the pies going straight into my face, check out this 2 minute video set to music- turn your sound on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM5ni-DD-eU  

 

As disgusting as it was, I am so thankful you all raised the money we needed to exceed our goal!

 

This Wednesday we have incredible Guys/Girls nights planned! This weekend is a busy one for our high schoolers but a break for our junior highers. See below for details!

 
This week in the JYM

 

Wednesday, November 16th at 6:30pm-8:30pm- Guys Night/Girls Night. Come ready for an awesome night of bonding, games and discussion. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS WE DO IN THE JYM. Make this one a priority!

 

 

Friday, Nov. 18th- Sunday, Nov 20th- High School San Francisco Mission Trip

All details are below. We still have 2 spots available if your high schooler wants to attend. They will receive 12 community service hours.

All the details of the trip are below.


 San Francisco Trip details- Please bring a sleeping bag, pillow, air mattress, toiletries and warm clothes. Closed toe shoes are mandatory. There are no showers so please shower right before you arrive on Friday night. You will have access to your cell phone at night before bed, but not during the day. 

Friday, November 18th

5:30pm- Meet at Willow Glen UMC for dinner

6:15pm- Trip training and prep

6:30pm-8:00pm- Prepare 100 meals rich in protein, fresh food and fiber for people we meet on the streets. Prepare our lunches for Saturday.

Prepare Meals on Wheels placemats if we have time (if not, we will do this project on Saturday Night)

8:00pm- Leave WG and drive to dessert on our way to the city

9:30pm- Arrive at Temple UMC. Unpack and free time. Turn in your cell phones at this time.

11:00pm- Strict lights out

 

Saturday, November 19th

5:50 am- Wake up for early Glide breakfast group- Get ready, eat and leave by 6:30am. (17 students and 3 adults)

7:00am- Wake up for Glide lunch packing service- Get ready, eat, clean up after the early risers and leave by 8:00am (Remaining students and adults)

Work at Glide until 11am (a few early shift people will have free time for about an hour and half)

11:00am- All of us drive to City Team together and eat our bag lunch

12:00pm-3:00pm- Pack Thanksgiving meal boxes for family pick up! All of us together

3:30pm- Ghirardelli's and free time at Fisherman's wharf

6:00pm- Bravo Pizza  off mission

(one car goes to pick up Tabytha, Austin and Val from the train station)

7:30pm- Return to Temple for processing and free time.

10:00pm- Strict Lights out

 

Sunday, November 20th

5:50 am- Wake up for early Glide breakfast group- Get ready, eat and leave by 6:30am. (all but 5 students and one adult)

7:00am-9:00am- Breakfast shift at Glide

9:30am- Church

11:00am-11:15am- Snack

11:15am-12:15pm Listening Station and Passing out of food on the streets of the Tenderloin (go as long as it takes)

12:15pm- Lombard street, 2 Cool picture stops by the Embarcadero

1:45pm- Lunch Delancey Street Foundation Restaurant (A restaurant started by a Non-Profit to train people with job skills and give employee to the poor...an AWESOME small business venture that has transformed many people. Check it out online.)

3:30pm- Head home and arrive back about 4:30pm to WGUMC

Return rentals cars this evening

 

Lisa and CJ are off Thanksgiving week. We will not have any youth programs during the week although Lisa and CJ are on call for emergencies via cell.

 

We start again  on

 

Sunday, November  27th with

12:30pm- Leaders Learning Lunch

2:00pm-5:00pm- FAMILY MATTERS- Worship band plays

5:00pm- Dance team practice (mandatory if you plan to be performing on December 18th at our Christmas show)