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 Weekly E-News July 25, 2014
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Dear youth and parents,
I am wrapping up the second week of my Army Reserve annual training at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, so I will be brief. Read on for information on upcoming youth events, and I will see you in the not-too-distant future.
Grace and Peace,
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Register now for the UCC Youth 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 Disciples Crossing, our church camp in Athens. This year's retreat will take place August 8-10 (meeting at 6 p.m. and returning in time for Sunday school) and participants can register and pay online. The cost is $50, and full or half scholarships are available upon request. Registration deadline is Wednesday, August 6.
Click here to register and download a packing list and schedule, and get excited about a great start to the new school year! |
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We need your feedback, and it only takes two minutes
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UCC's youth and children's ministries are looking at different options for our Sunday evening programs. Some of the changes under consideration are:
- Moving up the start time for group meetings
- Dinner after group meetings end
- No dinner at all or dinner once a month
- Adult/parent study parallel to youth/children's programs
We have created a short survey to gather feedback from parents, volunteers, and participants, and your input will be crucial in helping the staff put together the Sunday evening program for this year. Click here to take the survey, and please share this survey with others so that we can gather as much feedback as possible. The deadline to complete the survey is July 30.
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Middle school swim night at Forest Park Pool this Wednesday
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From Alison Nicoll, Assistant Minister for Middle School:
Attention all Chi Rho youth and incoming 6th graders!
This Wednesday, July 30 we will be having a swim night from 7-9 p.m. at Forest Park Pool at 2212 Forest Park Blvd. in Fort Worth. We have rented out the entire pool for our group so that we can have a fun evening hanging out with one another and getting to know the incoming 6th graders. Bring your swimsuit, a towel, and $5 and we'll see you on the evening of Wednesday, July 30!
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High school movie night in Sundance Plaza on Wednesday
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From Michael Yandell, Assistant Minister for High School:
Come join us for a free outdoor movie night downtown in Sundance Plaza! Back to the Future will be showing this Wednesday, July 30 at 9 p.m. Bring blankets and/or chairs and meet at the church at 8:00 so we can carpool downtown together and get decent seats. RSVP to me at michael.yandell@uccftw.com or on the Facebook event here.
Parents: If you would like to drive and/or join us for the movie, e-mail me and let me know. We would love to have you!
For more info on free movie nights in Sundance Plaza, click here.
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Sunday school sabbath month continues this Sunday
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Sunday school classes for youth and children will continue a month-long break this Sunday. (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:
- Enjoy breakfast in between services in Room 207
- 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.
- 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.
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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 30: Swim night at Forest Park Pool - 7 p.m.
August 13: Texas Rangers game - 6 p.m.
CYF (completed grades 9-12)
July 30: Outdoor movie night in Sundance Plaza - 8 p.m.
August 13: Texas Rangers game - 6 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!
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July 27 - Summer Sabbath continues (no Sunday school until August) July 30 - Chi Rho swim night at Forest Park Pool - 7 p.m.
July 30 - CYF movie night in Sundance Plaza - meet at 8 p.m.
July 30 - Deadline to complete Sunday night programming survey
August 8-10 - Back-to-School Retreat at Disciples Crossing - register by Aug. 6
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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
Brenda Mapel, Summer Youth Ministry Intern - E-mail Brenda
Kirstin Meyers, Summer Youth Ministry Intern - E-mail Kirstin
Susan Henry, Ministry Assistant - E-mail Susan
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