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  Weekly E-news

              July 19, 2013

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in this issue
Texas Rangers outing on July 30 - reserve your seats today
Sunday School sabbath for July continues this Sunday
Mission pilgrimage to Nicaragua departs Sunday morning
Save the date for this year's Back-to-School Retreat
UCC Youth summer fellowship events - join the fun!

  

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Dear youth and parents,

 

I just returned from a great week at our denomination's General Assembly in Orlando, Florida.  I will have some thoughts to share on the experience in next week's e-news, but today I am still in recuperation mode and focused on getting the time-sensitive info out quickly!
  
Read on for info about the a youth outing to a Texas Rangers baseball game, the mission pilgrimage to Nicaragua, the annual Back-to-School Retreat, and more!

Grace and Peace,
Russ 

 



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Texas Rangers outing on July 30 - reserve your seats today
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All 6th-12th grade youth (along with friends and families) are invited to a night at the ballpark as the Texas Rangers take on their division rivals, the LA Angels, on Tuesday, July 30. The group will meet at UCC at 5:15 p.m. to carpool to Arlington for the 7:05 game. $15 covers your ticket and parking fee, and you MUST RSVP since our block of 40 tickets will be first come, first served. Contact Amanda DeWitt at [email protected] or 817.926.6631 ext. 268 to reserve your tickets. Oh yeah, and it's FREE TOTEBAG NIGHT! Woot!

Parents: If you are willing to drive (and hopefully join us for the game) please contact Amanda to help us ensure we have enough seats. Your parking cost will be covered.

 

 

 


Sunday School Sabbath for July continues this Sunday
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Sunday school classes for youth and children began a month-long break on July 7.  (Preschool childcare is still available all morning each Sunday.)  This Sunday School Sabbath is intended to provide a period of rest and renewal for teachers, participants, and families at UCC, and allows time to do some things you may not normally do on Sunday mornings.  What can you do with that hour each Sunday morning?  Here are some ideas:

- Sleep in and take your time getting ready for 11:00 worship.

- Go to the 9:00 service, then go out for brunch with family or friends.

- Visit an adult Sunday school class that has elected to meet during July. Check this list to see classes and topics for the month.

- Invite a friend to worship and show them around the building.

- Grab a couple of seats in one of the many conversation spaces throughout the building and catch up with someone you haven't talked to in a while.

However you choose to spend this time of rest and renewal from our usual programming, we hope it's a life-giving and rejuvenating time.  
     

 


Mission pilgrimage to Nicaragua departs Sunday morning
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A group of 16 UCC representatives (including 4 high school youth) will fly out early Sunday morning for a week-long mission pilgrimage to Nicaragua.  During the week they will spend time with our missionaries who live there (Tim Donaghy and Laura Jean Torgerson) and work with Project Chacocente, an organization that helps families move out of the Managua landfill into safe, affordable housing. Please keep this group in your prayers as they learn and serve in the coming week. 
     
 

 


Save the date for this year's Back-to-School Retreat
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Summer is ending soon, and it's time to start looking ahead to a new school year with  UCC's youth ministry - starting with the annual Back-to-School Retreat! This event brings together our incoming 6th-12th grade youth for a weekend of worship, fun, prayer, and community building at Briarwood Retreat Center near Flower Mound. This year's retreat will take place August 9-11 (meeting at 7 p.m. and returning in time for Sunday school) and registration materials will be posted soon. Mark your calendar and get excited about a great start to the school year!  
     
 

 


UCC Youth summer fellowship events - join the fun!
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UCC's youth ministry is sponsoring a number of fun fellowship events this summer, so be sure to mark your calendars.  Here's what's coming up:

Chi Rho (completed grades 6-8)
July 10: Outing to Main Event - 1 p.m.
July 30: Texas Rangers ballgame - 5:30 p.m.
August 2: Outing to Burger's Lake - 1 p.m.

CYF (completed grades 9-12)
June 28: Outing to play Whirlyball - 1 p.m.
July 11: Outing to Coyote Drive-In - 8 p.m.
July 30: Texas Rangers ballgame - 5:30 p.m.

Watch the e-news each week for details on these events and we'll look forward to seeing you for some summer fun!
 


Youth events and key dates on the horizon...
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July 21: Sunday School Sabbath at UCC through July 28
July 21: Nicaragua Mission Pilgrimage departs 
July 30: Texas Rangers baseball game - meet at 5:15 p.m.
August 2: Chi Rho outing to Burger's Lake - meet at 1 p.m.
August 9-11: Back-to-School Retreat for incoming 6th-12th graders 


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