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 Weekly E-News March 14, 2014
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Dear youth and parents,
I had mentioned last week that after interviewing seven candidates via Skype a small committee worked with me to select our summer youth ministry interns for this year. I can now share who those two interns will be:
Kirsten Meyers is currently a sophomore at Eureka College, a Disciple-related school in Eureka, Illinois. She is originally from Seymour, Indiana and is majoring in Religion & Philosophy.
Brenda Mapel is currently a junior at TCU, where she is majoring in Religion with a minor in Anthropology. She is a native of Arkansas City, Kansas.
I will look forward to sharing more about them as we get closer to their start date at the end of May, and I'm excited that they will be learning about ministry at UCC this summer!
Read on for more information on a Roots outing to Flight Deck Trampoline Park, registration flyers for our summer mission trips, a weekly supper and service for the season of Lent, and more.
Grace and Peace,
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Youth programming resumes this Sunday after spring break
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After a few changes for spring break, our weekly programs are back to normal this Sunday.
As a reminder, here is the schedule:
Sunday school: Refreshments starting at 9:45 in Room 303, then classes from 10:00-10:50.
Youth groups and Disciples Class: Snack supper at 6:00 and Chi Rho, CYF, and Disciples Class from 6:30-7:45.
Youth handbell choirs: The Whitechapel Bells (grades 6-8) rehearse from 6:30-7:30 on Wedensday, followed by the UCC Ringers (grades 9-12) from 7:35-8:35.
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Roots outing to Flight Deck next Friday - RSVP now!
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 Ever wanted to jump in a room full of trampolines? 6th graders and high school mentors in the Roots program will be doing exactly that at Flight Deck, an indoor trampoline park, on Friday, March 21! We will meet at Flight Deck at 7 p.m., begin jumping around at 7:30, and finish at 8:30. The trampoline park is located at 7751 Scott Street (near Ridgmar Mall). We need a minimum number of participants for the group rate, so PLEASE RSVP to this event by emailing me at alison.nicoll@uccftw.com by this Wednesday, March 19. Be sure to let me know if you will need a ride from UCC to Flight Deck. Otherwise I will assume you are meeting there. Parents: In order for your youth to bounce, you must sign a liability form. You may bring your child to Flight Deck and sign it there, OR you can fill it out online here.
Be sure to wear your Roots T-Shirt so that we can pick each other out in the crowd! Can't wait to see you there!
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Registration now open for Chi Rho and CYF mission trips
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Registration flyers for our summer youth mission trips are now available! Here are the details on both trips:
The Chi Rho Mission Trip to Austin for grades 6-8 will take place June 15-18. The group will be working at several different organizations and cooling off at Schlitterbahn Water Park in New Braunfels at the end of the trip. Cost is $175 per person and full or half scholarships are available upon request. Full details are available on the registration flyer.
The CYF Mission Trip to White Swan, Washington for grades 9-12 will take place June 29 - July 6. The group will be working at Yakama Christian Mission, then taking in the beauty of Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens, Cannon Beach, and Portland, Oregon. Cost is $375 per person and full or half scholarships are available upon request. Full details are available on the registration flyer.
Camp Registration Day is Sunday, April 6, so be sure to turn in the completed registration flyer and $50 deposit along with summer camp forms that Sunday to save your spot on one of our mission trips.
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Weekly Lenten supper and worship continues this Wednesday
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From Dr. Suzanne Castle, Associate Minister:
Perhaps this year, as we journey through the season of Lent, we need to stop and consider our own crying. Consider how we cry-or don't cry-about our sins and our involvement in the evil ways of the world; for the pain that is being inflicted on the world-the many by the few; and consider the crying out to those inflictors, whether they be our own people or those labeled as the enemy. We have cried for ourselves, our past, the cries of self-pity, the cries of the future, and the cries for our injuries; but how do we cry during Lent as followers of Christ in the wilderness in the midst of covenant? Maybe we do so in the midst of worship and exercise our prophetic voices, lungs, hands, and hearts.
You are invited on our journey in worship on Wednesday evenings during Lent to experience a simple meal in community and then join in a worshipful act of prayer, communion and song each week in the Fellowship Hall from 6-7 p.m. We are asking for various groups in the church to volunteer to provide simple meals of soup/bread for the community from 6-6:30 p.m. All ages are encouraged to participate. Childcare will be provided for children 5 and under.
Please come and cry, pray and sing with us this Lenten season. Contact suzanne@uccftw.com with questions or sharyn@uccftw.com to schedule your group to help with the meal.
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Volunteers needed for Sunday bagel/donut pickup & delivery
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From Courtney Perry, Sunday Morning Snackage Coordinator:
Hello all! We are in need of volunteers (adults or youth who can drive) for Sunday morning snack pickups for our middle and high school youth. Thank you to those that have graciously volunteered already this year. 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 March through August.
To sign up, visit our SignupGenius page here. If you have questions, please e-mail me at sundaysnackvolunteers@yahoo.com. Thank you!
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Save the date for summer camps and mission trips
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A great summer filled with camps at Disciples Crossing and mission trips to Austin and Yakama Christian Mission in Washington is just around the corner. Be sure to mark these dates on your calendar so that you can plan your summer schedule around these meaningful opportunities to serve others and grow closer to God on holy ground. (Grades in parentheses indicate grade completed.)
Grand Camp 1 (age 4 - grade 3 w/ adult): May 30 - June 1
Grand Camp 2 (age 4 - grade 3 w/ adult): August 1-3
Discovery Camp (grades 2-3 w/ adult): May 23-25
Family Camp (all ages, must have a child 18 or under): June 6-8
JYF Camp 1 (grades 4-5): June 30 - July 4
JYF Camp 2 (grades 4-5): July 21-25
Chi Rho Camp (grades 6-7): July 7-12
Eighter's Camp (8th grade): July 6-12
Niner's Camp (9th grade): June 23-28
CYF Conference (grades 10-12): June 16-21
MAD Camp (Music/Art/Drama, grades 6-9): June 9-14
Equine Camp (Riding horses, grades 6-12): July 28 - August 1
Racial Reconciliation Camp (grades 9-12): July 14-18
Chi Rho Mission Trip to Austin, Texas (grades 6-8): June 15-18
CYF Mission Trip to White Swan, Washington (grades 9-12): June 29 - July 6
In the next week we will be mailing all the materials you need to register for these camps and trips, including descriptions, prices, and forms. This year UCC will automatically pay half the registration cost using funds from TCU football parking. Scholarships will be available upon request to provide additional assistance.
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Youth events and key dates on the horizon...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
March 9-15 - Spring Break Mission Pilgrimage to El Paso
March 19 - Weekly Lenten supper and prayer service - 6 p.m.
March 21 - Roots outing to Flight Deck trampoline park
March 30 - UCC Decorative Arts Exhibit - Room 207
April 6 - Camp / mission trip registration Sunday
May 4 - Youth Sunday in morning worship services
May 6 - Senior Banquet honoring high school graduates
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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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