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Dear youth and parents,
I'm getting ready to travel to Disciples Crossing today for the Chi Rho Midwinter Retreat with our middle school youth. We're looking forward to great weather and plenty of fun and meaningful experiences with youth and adults from other Disciple churches around the area. I'll be back on Sunday for our annual Super Bowling event at Cityview Lanes and I'll look forward to seeing you there.
Read on for details about this weekend's events, as well as CYF Midwinter Retreat, a work weekend at Disciples Crossing, dates and prices for summer camps and mission trips, and more!
Grace and Peace,
Russ
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Middle school youth depart for Chi Rho Midwinter Retreat
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Super Bowling this Sunday afternoon at Cityview Lanes
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 It's almost time 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 3 with check-in at 2:15 p.m. and bowling until 4:30 at Cityview Lanes (6601 Oakmont Blvd). $10 gets you two hours of bowling, shoe rental, pizza, popcorn and drinks.
This year, youth have an opportunity to raise money for Week of Compassion by collecting pledges from friends and family. It's simple: Just use this sheet to invite them to pledge a certain amount for every pin you knock down in your best game. (Example: If someone pledges $0.10 and you roll an 85, they owe $8.50.) If you'd like to be part of this bowl-a-thon, just download the sheet and start collecting pledges from people you know.
Whether you're raising money or not, this event is a great opportunity to invite friends, challenge parents, or include younger siblings. Hope to see you there! |
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CYF Midwinter Retreat at Disciples Crossing - forms due Sunday
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~ Our high school youth have the opportunity to join others from Disciple churches around the area for the CYF Midwinter Retreat at Disciples Crossing, our church camp in Athens, February 22-24. This annual retreat offers youth the opportunity to grow closer to God and one another through worship, recreation, prayer, small groups, Bible study, and interest groups that include options like sports, dance, art, service, photography, and more.
Participants will meet at UCC at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, February 22 to share a charter bus to camp, and will return around 12:30 p.m. the following Sunday. The registration cost is $90 and full or half scholarships are available upon request. CYF forms are due this Sunday, February 3, and you can download a form by clicking here.
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Sunday night programs resume on February 10
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Regular weekly programs resume on February 10. |
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Forms due now for Disciples Crossing work weekend
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Want to share your time, energy, and talent to improve Disciples Crossing, our church camp in Athens? Come to the first annual Disciples Crossing work weekend! You can choose to attend as an individual, family, Sunday School class, or other group to help the camp prepare for one of the busiest summers of camps and conferences. Work day projects will include (but are not limited to) painting, staining, replacing flooring, pouring concrete slabs, replacing rotten siding, installing new tin on ceilings, building a boat shed, installing lighting on a basketball court, and clearing walking trails. Regardless of your age or skill level, there's a project for you!
The work weekend will take place February 15-16 (Friday-Saturday) and the $75 registration cost covers meals, overnight lodging, and work supplies. You may also register to attend Friday or Saturday only for $35 per person. Once registrations are in, we will organize a carpool of UCC participants to make it easier for everyone to get to and from camp. Ready to register? Click here to download a registration form. Questions about the work weekend? Contact Beth Morris, TBA Youth Minister, at 817-831-4442 or moonriver27@att.net. Forms for the work weekend are due this Sunday, February 3. |
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Save the date for summer camps and youth mission trips
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Registration forms for summer camps at Disciples Crossing and mission trips to Memphis and Houston will be released soon, but it's not too early to save those dates on your calendar. Click here for a full list of summer camps and mission trips with dates and corresponding ages (including the new Equine Camp for youth interested in riding horses) and be sure to pass them along to others who are interested.
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Youth events and key dates on the horizon...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
February 1-3 - Chi Rho Midwinter Retreat (grades 6-8) - meet at 5:30 p.m.
February 3 - Super Bowling at Cityview Lanes - 2:15 p.m.
February 15-16 - Disciples Crossing Work Weekend (all ages)
February 22-24 - CYF Midwinter Retreat (grades 9-12) at Disciples Crossing
March 10-16 - Spring break mission trip to El Paso (intergenerational) |
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More ways to keep up...
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Russ Boyd, Associate Minister for Youth - E-mail Russ
Alison Nicoll, Assistant Minister for Middle School - E-mail Alison
Jessica Vacketta, Assistant Minister for High School - E-mail Jessica
Sharyn Peterson, Ministry Assistant - E-mail Sharyn
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