Awesome Week at VBS
We've had such a fabulous time at VBS this year thanks to such wonderful, dedicated people who donated and let us borrow items needed, helped set-up on Sunday afternoon, served as teachers, story tellers, aides, and kitchen helpers who prepared and set-up snacks.  We were also blessed to have nine youth volunteer their time to help out!

The number of children that participated this year was 53!

The theme this year - Shake it Up Café - was to remind us that Jesus calls us to "shake up" our lives and become his followers.  This week we stirred into Bible stories that explored times of celebration and showed how these celebrations gave God's people the fundamental ingredients for carrying out God's Word.

 

The children learned five "secret ingredients" that help them understand key steps they can take to live as followers of God.  These ingredients are:

 

 *Be ready for God.

 *Give happily to God.

 *Believe fully in Jesus.

 *Remember Jesus often.

 *Celebrate God forever.  

 

Dear gracious God, thank you for letting us experience the power of your presence this week at our Vacation Bible School.  Thank you for sending your Son, Jesus, as a Savior to the world.  Help us remember to shake up our lives by being ready for your call, giving happily to you and to others, believing in Jesus, remembering often Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, and celebrating you forever!  In the name of Jesus we pray.  Amen.

  

(If you'd like to listen to the songs the VBS children have been working on all week, please stop by one of the nursing homes on Friday.  We will sing at Monmouth Nursing Home first around 10:45, then we'll go to Legacy Estates, and follow up at Courtyard.)

   

Director of Youth Ministry Job Opening 

Our diverse, reformed, and Christ-centered congregation is looking for a part time Director of Youth Ministry.  This person will work with youth from grades 7-12 in two separate groups.  They will work 10-15 hours per week on average; coordinating regular youth meetings, outings, mission trips, and fundraisers.  Below is a full job description.  Send your resume to Faith United Presbyterian Church, Attn: Personnel Committee, 200 S. 8th St. Monmouth, IL  61462.

 

Director of Youth Ministry

Job Description

 

Fellowship

1.      Recruit, educate, and encourage youth ministry advisers.

2.      Consider curriculum relevant to youth's lives.

3.      Meet regularly with Jr. & Sr. High groups.

4.      Plan regular outings; mission or fellowship.

5.      Develop a winter retreat.

         6.   Develop one summer event - could be fundraiser

 

Mission

7.      Focus lessons, activities and trips with an eye towards mission.

8.      Coordinate and attend summer mission trips for Jr. & Sr. Highs.

 

Communication

9.       Communicate with parents and youth concerning youth ministry

10.  Promote youth activities to the youth and congregation through appropriate avenues of communication. 

11.  Be willing to make phone calls to kids and parents.

12.  Communicate with the college regarding potential student participation.

13.  Attend Christian Education Meetings.  CE okays all events and curriculum.

14.  Develop all informational materials.

15.  Establish youth ministry schedule after checking local school calendars.

16.  Use social media when appropriate.

 

Denominational

17.   Implement materials, curriculum and activities consistent with Reformed and Faith United Presbyterian theology.

18.  Coordinate participation in Triennium and attend other denominational youth ministry opportunities with Sr. Highs.

 

Youth Support

19.  Attend youth activities outside of church such as sporting events, plays and  concerts.  This work will be included in weekly hours.

 

Fundraisers

20.  Take all fund-raising ideas to CE & Session meetings

21.  Organize youth Potato Bake and other Fundraisers.

 

Worship

22.  Integrate worship into retreats and prayer into every event.

23.  Coordinate Annual Youth Sunday with  youth

24.  Regularly attend worship at Faith UPC and interact with youth.

 

Hours

25.  Log hours and event attendance

26.   The job includes 10-15 hours on average, of work a week.