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 Weekly E-News August 29, 2014
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Dear youth and parents,
It was great to see so many of you in church this past Sunday, and we had an excellent start to the new program year in our Sunday school classes. I also appreciate all of the positive feedback on my sermon, and wanted to let you know that the video is available on the UCC website here if you were unable to be present for worship.
TCU kicks off a new football season tomorrow, which means it's also our first football parking fundraiser of the year. Read on for more information on how the fundraiser works, plus a few notes about our Sunday evening youth groups that will get rolling on September 7.
Grace and Peace,
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First youth football parking fundraiser is tomorrow
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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 first TCU home game is Saturday, August 30 against Samford. Kickoff is at 6:00 p.m., and we will need volunteers in shifts from 1:30 - 6:30 p.m. to control access to our season parking lots and direct cars/take money for the daily parking lots. You can reserve your shifts with an online sign-up sheet through SignUpGenius, which will help us ensure we have enough volunteers throughout the day. Click here to reserve your time slots for the first game. If all of the slots are full, you are still welcome to show up, sign in, and help out at whatever time works for you!
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Sunday evening youth groups begin on September 7
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Our regular Sunday evening youth programs begin on September 7, and all youth in grades 6-12 will be gathering for prayer, play, discussion, service, bonding, and more. Here's the Sunday evening schedule:
4:30 p.m. - Game room and prayer room are open
5:00 - Chi Rho (grades 6-8) and CYF (9-12) youth groups
6:15 - Snack supper in 3rd floor kitchen ($3)
6:45 - You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here
Our Sunday night program for children (CCF/JYF) will follow the same schedule, and younger kids are welcome to come up and join us for dinner at 6:15 following the end of their group meetings.
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Sign up for UCC Youth text reminders and say in the loop
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One of the best ways to keep up with youth events at UCC is by signing up for our text messaging service. If you'd like to sign up, it's quick and easy:
1. Compose a text message to 20166
2. In the body of the message, put:
join *UCCFTW YourFirstName YourLastName
(Example: join *UCCFTW Johnny Exampleton)
3. That's it!
We will automatically add you to the appropriate groups (middle school, high school, even things like mission trips when you register) and you'll get occasional reminders and updates that are relevant to you. Sign up today and stay in the loop!
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Youth events and key dates on the horizon...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 30 - TCU vs. Samford football parking fundraiser - 6 p.m. kickoff
September 7 - Sunday evening youth groups begin - 5 p.m.
September 10 - Children's Closet "Bag-It Night" - 6 p.m.
October 26 - Trunk-or-Treat - Volunteers needed at 5:30 p.m.
November 7-9 - Chi Rho Fall Retreat (grades 6-8) at Disciples Crossing
November 14-16 - CYF Fall Retreat (grades 9-12) at Disciples Crossing
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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
Susan Henry, Ministry Assistant - E-mail Susan
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