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Dear youth and parents,
We had a great weekend at Disciples Crossing for the Chi Rho Fall Retreat. The weather was beautiful, and our Chi Rho sponsor (and regular choir soloist) Brittany Sellers did a fantastic job as a co-director of the event. We also raised over $1,000 in soup pots after our morning worship services for Week of Compassion and the Tarrant Area Food Bank as part of the nationwide Souper Bowl of Caring. On top of that, several participants in our afternoon Super Bowling outing raised additional funds from individuals who made pledges based on the number of pins they knocked down. It was a great weekend, and I'm glad so many of you were able to participate!
Read on for details about Latte with the Ladies, a high school ping pong tournament, submissions for the UCC Art Festival, and more!
Grace and Peace,
Russ
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Jessica Vacketta officially approved for ordination to ministry
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 During a meeting of the Regional Commission on Ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the Southwest on January 28, Jessica Vacketta had her final ordination interview. After answering questions from the 20+ members of the commission about the Bible, theology, pastoral ministry, counseling, and her own unique gifts and sense of calling, they unanimously approved Jessica for ordination following her graduation from Brite Divinity School. Cyndy Twedell, who sat in the interview with Jessica as a member of her Congregational Care Team, raved about how phenomenal her answers were as she fielded tough questions and hypothetical scenarios. In fact, the members of the commission even applauded one of her answers. (Something I've never heard of!)
Jessica will graduate from Brite on May 11, and her ordination service is tentatively scheduled for May 12 at 3 p.m. in UCC's sanctuary. Be sure to congratulate Jessica the next time you see her, or send her an e-mail letting her know you're proud of her! |
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Latte with the Ladies this Saturday at Buon Giorno coffee
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 Latte with the Ladies, a monthly intergenerational gathering for women at a local coffee shop, will be this Saturday, February 8. Ladies of all ages are invited to gather at Buon Giorno (915 Florence St.) between 9 and 11 a.m. for tasty beverages and informal conversation. Invite a friend and drop in this Saturday morning! |
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High schoolers take on adult sponsors in ping pong Sunday night
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Are you up for the challenge? The 1st Annual David & Goliath (Chad Mooney & Rich Darr) vs. UCC Youth ping pong tournament will take place THIS SUNDAY during youth group. We will begin building the brackets and teams during snack supper (6-6:30 p.m.), so please arrive on time if you'd like to play in the tournament
Not interested in ping pong? We'll also be making cards and cookies for UCC's facilities staff to let them know how much we appreciate them, and will have lots of other board and card games available. Hope so see you Sunday night! |
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Register your submission for the UCC Art Festival by Sunday
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~ Are you someone who likes to paint or draw in your spare time? Are you the one with the camera in front of your face on vacations? How about sculpting or printmaking? Here is an opportunity to share your creativity and meet others at UCC with your interests. Download a submission form for guidelines and additional details on submitting your work, then return it to the Reception Desk or The Arches Bookstore by this Sunday, February 10 to be a part of the UCC Art Festival. Art will be accepted and put on display on Saturday, February 23 and the art show will be Sunday, February 24 with light refreshments. All ages are welcome. |
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Last call for CYF Midwinter Retreat at Disciples Crossing
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~ 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. Forms were due last Sunday, February 3, but there's still room to sign up. Download a form by clicking here and be sure to turn it in this Sunday!
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Save the date (and volunteer) for the UCC Garage Sale
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~ Spring cleaning time is fast approaching, so let UCC help you clean out your house for a good cause! Save your items to donate for this year's UCC Garage Sale benefitting our youth program. Preview sale is Friday, April 12 and sale day is Saturday, April 13. Donations will be accepted beginning on Sunday, March 3. Large item pick-up will be available again this year (though we cannot accept large appliances). Please consider donating your tax-deductible items and/or your time. This event requires many volunteers to make it happen! Questions? Contact co-chairs Cyrena Allen (817.692.2099 or cyrena@lawrence-allen.com) or Kellie Morton (817.296.9818 or krmorton@sbcglobal.net). Want to volunteer? Contact Robin Nelson at robin.nelson69@yahoo.com. |
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Mark your calendar for summer camps and 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 15-16 - Disciples Crossing Work Weekend (all ages)
February 22-24 - CYF Midwinter Retreat (grades 9-12) at Disciples Crossing
February 24 - UCC Art Festival
March 10-16 - Spring break mission trip to El Paso (intergenerational)
April 12-13 - Garage Sale benefitting youth camp scholarships |
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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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