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 Weekly E-News October 25, 2013
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Dear youth and parents,
This Sunday we have our annual Trunk-or-Treat event, and our parking lot will be filled with UCC cars of all shapes and sizes decorated and ready to hand out candy. We're expecting 200-300 kids (primarily from the neighborhoods around our church), which means we need lots of trunks and volunteers! If you would like to hand out candy from your trunk, you can park in the front lot any time after 4:45 p.m. to stake out your spot and decorate. Just be ready to pass out candy at 6:00, and remember that there are prizes for the best trunk and the most participation by an adult Sunday school class. Youth volunteers are needed to help with this event as well, so be sure to check out the article below for details. The event wraps up at 7:30 p.m.
Read on for more information about the next TCU football parking fundraiser, CYF Ski Retreat, fall retreats at Disciples Crossing, Room In The Inn volunteer training, and more.
Grace and Peace,
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Next TCU football parking fundraiser - Saturday vs. Texas
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Football season is here again, and youth and parents have the opportunity to raise money by parking cars in the church lots for TCU football games. Part of the money raised goes into youth and youth handbell choir reserve funds, and part goes into the individual accounts of those who work each game to use for camps, retreats, trips, and other church events. This year, each hour is worth $50 per family member who works.
The next TCU home game is this Saturday, October 26 against Texas with a 6:30 p.m. kickoff. We will need volunteers in 1-2 hour shifts to control access to our season parking lots and direct cars/take money for the daily parking lots. (To ensure an even distribution of volunteers and fundraising income, please plan to work no more than 3 hours.) For this game, we need 10 people there at 2 p.m., another 8-10 between 3 and 5 p.m., and 4-6 people (at least 2 adults) who will get there at 5:00 and commit to stay until 30 minutes after kickoff. If you have additional questions about this fundraiser, please email Mike Morton at m_morton@sbcglobal.net.
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Trunk-or-Treat this Sunday - youth volunteers report at 5:30
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UCC's annual Trunk-or-Treat event is this Sunday at 6 p.m., and we're preparing to welcome children and parents from our church and our neighborhood to a fun-filled evening of costumes and candy. Youth are needed to help in a variety of ways: setting up and supervising simple games for kids, face painting, guiding families around the parking lot, distributing candy to all the trunks, and more. To help out, simply show up in the front parking lot at 5:30 p.m. Non-scary costume is optional but encouraged!
Because of this event, there will be no snack supper or youth group meetings on Sunday night. Hot dogs, chips, and drinks will be served at Trunk-or-Treat.
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Last call to register for the CYF Ski Retreat to Colorado
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High school youth have the opportunity to explore the beauty of God's creation together on the CYF Ski Retreat to Crested Butte, Colorado. The trip will take place December 27-31, and includes transportation by charter bus, hotel lodging in nearby Gunnison, and three days of skiing, snowboarding, or sipping hot cocoa and enjoying the view. Cost is $650 for skiers/snowboarders and $400 for non-skiers. Click here to download a flyer that covers most of the trip details, and secure your spot on the trip by submitting a $100 deposit to Sharyn Peterson. (If you would prefer to use money from your TCU parking fundraising account, e-mail Sharyn at sharyn@uccftw.com to make those arrangements.)
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Register now for the CYF Fall Retreat at Disciples Crossing
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Our youth have the opportunity to join others from Disciple churches around the area for two upcoming fall retreats at Disciples Crossing, our church camp in Athens. The Chi Rho Fall Retreat for grades 6-8 will be November 1-3, and the CYF Fall Retreat for grades 9-12 is November 22-24. These annual retreats
offer youth the opportunity to grow closer to God and one another through worship, recreation, prayer, small groups, 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 the Friday each retreat begins to share a charter bus to camp, and will return around 12:30 p.m. the following Sunday. The cost for each retreat is $90 and full or half scholarships are available upon request. Registration forms were due to the Youth Office by October 6 for Chi Rho, and forms for CYF are due by October 27. You can download a form by clicking here .
Parents: We will need adult chaperones to attend these retreats as well. If you're interested in serving as an adult sponsor for the CYF Retreat, contact Michael Yandell at michael.yandell@uccftw.com.
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Room In The Inn volunteer training - Sunday, November 3
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Are you interested in volunteering with Room In The Inn? This incredible ministry provides our homeless neighbors with delicious meals, a shower, good company, and a peaceful night's sleep on Wednesday nights during the coldest and hottest months of the year. Volunteers help prepare and serve meals, dine and play card games with our guests, set up and clean up the dining and sleeping areas and more. To participate in this ministry, plan to attend the volunteer training on Sunday, November 3 from 12:15-2:00 p.m. (lunch provided) and stop by the table in the Gallery on Sunday mornings to sign up for volunteer shifts during the winter. This is a wonderful opportunity to build relationships across generations while making a real difference in the lives of our homeless neighbors, so if you have time to help come be a part of Room In The Inn!
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CYF lunch and thrift store outing postponed - stay tuned!
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Many of our high school youth have expressed an interest in visiting local thrift stores to look for ski clothing for the upcoming ski retreat to Colorado. We had originally planned an outing for this Sunday, October 27, but we determined there are too many other meetings and activities at the same time to make the trip worthwhile. Stay tuned for a reschedule date, and get ready to pop some tags.
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Pick a month and volunteer for Sunday morning bagel pick-up
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From Courtney Perry, Sunday Morning Snackage Coordinator:
 Hello all! We are in need of volunteers for Sunday morning snack pickups for our middle and high school youth. Thank you to those that have graciously volunteered for September, October, November, and December. This easy job, not requiring large amounts of time, entails picking up pre-ordered snacks from either Circle Donuts or Einstein's Bagels and dropping them off in the youth gathering room by 9:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings for one month. We currently need volunteers for each month from January through August. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please e-mail me at sundaysnackvolunteers@yahoo.com. Thank you!
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Make your 2014 stewardship pledge online today
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UCC's stewardship campaign for 2014 is underway, and this year's theme is "Gratefully Received, Generously Given." Please prayerfully consider your pledge commitment and respond by turning in your pledge card or pledge online here by October 31.
Youth: Do you have an allowance? A part-time job? Income from babysitting or mowing lawns? Consider making a pledge to support your church in 2014! Just click here and take a couple of minutes to make your own stewardship pledge.
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Youth events and key dates on the horizon...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
October 26 - Football parking fundraiser - TCU vs. Texas
October 27 - Trunk-or Treat Event - Youth volunteers needed at 5:30 p.m.
November 1-3 - Chi Rho Fall Retreat at Disciples Crossing
November 3 - Room In The Inn volunteer training - 12:15 p.m.
November 10 - Youth Sunday at The Search
November 22-24 - CYF Fall Retreat at Disciples Crossing
December 27-31 - CYF Ski Retreat to Crested Butte, Colorado
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Russ Boyd, Associate Minister for Youth - E-mail Russ
Alison Nicoll, Assistant Minister for Middle School - E-mail Alison
Michael Yandell, Assistant Minister for High School - E-mail Michael
Sharyn Peterson, Ministry Assistant - E-mail Sharyn
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