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 Weekly E-News April 10, 2015
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Dear youth and parents, I wanted to alert you to an upcoming event at Paschal High School that's open to all parents in the community. In response to the high number of recent student suicides, leaders at Paschal have been working with a broad coalition of local organizations and leaders to find ways to educate and equip our community on youth suicide prevention. Alison, Michael, Jessica, and I have all been part of the planning process at various points, and the first event to emerge will take place on April 22. You can read the article below for details, and I hope you will make plans to attend and share the information with other parents.
Read on for additional information on the camp early bird registration deadline (Monday!), mission trips, youth volunteers at VBS, and more.
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Chi Rho lock-in for all youth in grades 6-8 tonight!
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From Alison Nicoll, Assistant Minister for Middle School:
Attention all Chi Rho youth! We will be having a lock-in tonight (Friday, April 10)! The lock-in includes a trip to Main Event, worship, large group games and breakfast provided by Bob and Carol Stewart! We will meet at the church at 7 p.m. and pick up will be tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. Cost for the lock-in is $20, which includes dinner and activities at Main Event. Please be sure to bring all of the items you need for an overnight stay (sleeping bag, pillow, pajamas, and toiletry items) and remember to wear or bring socks for bowling at Main Event.
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Early bird deadline is here for camps at Disciples Crossing
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Our church camp, Disciples Crossing in Athens, has a full slate of camps for children, youth, and families available this summer, and now is the time to sign up and take advantage of early bird pricing. As an additional discount, UCC automatically covers half of the cost for every participant from our church. That means that a week-long camp with a regular price of $370 is only $170 with the early bird discount and UCC supplement. For a 2-page document with dates and descriptions for all the camps, click here.
Signing up for summer camps this year is a two step process: Go to uccyouth.org/camps to sign up with UCC and pay for the camp, then you will automatically be forwarded to disciplescrossing.org to complete Disciples Crossing's registration and health forms. The UCC discount and any parking funds or scholarship monies can be selected on UCC's registration and payment page before proceeding to the camp website. Please be sure to complete the sign up process with UCC and Disciples Crossing to ensure you are fully registered for camp.
The last day for early bird pricing is THIS MONDAY, April 13. After that, camp prices increase by an average of $30. To download a tally sheet that includes a complete list of camps, mission trips, and prices, click here and get a head start on the sign up process!
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Registration open for Chi Rho and CYF summer mission trips
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Registration flyers for our summer youth mission trips are available! Here are the details on both trips:
The Chi Rho Mission Trip to Oklahoma City for grades 6-8 will take place June 9-12. The group will be working at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma before cooling off at a water park at the end of the trip. Cost is $150 per person and full or half scholarships are available upon request. Full details are available on the registration flyer.
The CYF Mission Trip to Los Fresnos, Texas for grades 9-12 will take place June 27 - July 4. The group will be working at Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries to repair homes in the Rio Grande Valley, and enjoying some fun fellowship time with an afternoon at the beach and a day at Schlitterbahn Beach Waterpark. Cost is $300 per person and full or half scholarships are available upon request. Full details are available on the registration flyer.
Registrations can be made by submitting the signed registration flyer and a $50 deposit check to the youth office, or you can sign up online and pay the deposit by credit card through the camp registration page.
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"No More" suicide prevention event for parents - April 22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From Susan Villanueva Cook, Paschal HS Parent & Community Specialist:
Due to the number of suicides in our student body last semester we are putting together a mental health and suicide prevention symposium on Wednesday, April 22 from 6 - 8 p.m. in the Paschal High School auditorium called "No More". We have been working with community leaders, faith-based organizations, and mental health specialists in an effort to bring hope to our community, parents and families. The event will include speakers who are mental health professionals, all of whom volunteered their time to educate, equip and empower our community on this issue. There will also be a community resource fair where parents and families can obtain information from different organizations for physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness. It is with a humble heart that we ask each of you to join us. Join us in the effort to say NO MORE to teen suicide. NO MORE to our students being so overwhelmed with darkness that they feel there is no light. NO MORE isolation. NO MORE hopelessness. NO MORE. Help us bring this conversation to light and offer hope to our community.
For an event poster featuring all of the sponsoring organizations (including University Christian Church), click here. If you have questions, contact Susan Villanueva Cook at susan.cook@fwisd.org or Maria Manks at maria.manks@fwisd.org.
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Youth volunteers needed for Vacation Bible School
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Michael Yandell accepted into Emory University PhD program
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If you'd like to send Michael a note of congratulations, please do so at michael.yandell@uccftw.com. And be sure to make plans to attend his ordination to Christian ministry on May 16 at 3 p.m. - a great opportunity to celebrate his time with us and wish him well as he transitions to a challenging new setting.
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Youth events and key dates on the horizon...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 10-11: Chi Rho Lock-in (Friday night to Saturday morning)
April 12 & 19: Baptism Sundays
April 18: CYF Day - regional Disciples youth outing to TCU baseball game
April 22: "No More" suicide prevention event at Paschal HS - 6 p.m.
May 6: Senior Banquet - 6 p.m. in Walker Fellowship Hall
May 10: Youth Sunday worship services at 9 and 11 a.m.
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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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