~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Weekly E-News October 9, 2015
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Dear youth and parents,
Both of our youth groups participated in service projects for the Presbyterian Night Shelter on Sunday night. At the end of the evening our Chi Rho and CYF groups had made over 300 PB&J sandwiches and over 100 paracord keychains for this ministry to our homeless neighbors. Here are a few pics from the night:
Grace and peace,
Russ
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Deposits for CYF Ski Retreat to Colorado due this Sunday
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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 Monarch Mountain, Colorado. The trip will take place December 19-22, and includes transportation by charter bus, hotel lodging in nearby Salida, and two days of skiing, snowboarding, or sipping hot cocoa and enjoying the view. Cost is $500 for skiers/snowboarders and $350 for non-skiers. Click here to download a flyer that covers most of the trip details, and secure your spot on the trip by completing the short registration here: uccyouth.org/skiretreat. A $50 deposit is required, and can be paid using money earned from TCU football parking or via a scholarship.
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Latte With The Ladies this Saturday at Avoca Coffee
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Latte With The Ladies, a monthly intergenerational gathering for women at a local coffee shop, will be this Saturday, October 10. Ladies of all ages are invited to gather at Avoca Coffee (1311 W. Magnolia Ave.) between 9 and 11 a.m. for tasty beverages and informal conversation. Invite a friend and drop in this Saturday morning!
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Register today for fall retreats 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 6-8, and the CYF Fall Retreat for grades 9-12 is November 13-15. 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 of each retreat to share a charter bus to camp, and will return around 12:15 p.m. the following Sunday. UCC covers half of the registration fee, bringing the cost down to $50 per person. You can use your football parking fundraiser income to cover the cost, or request a scholarship if needed.
Registration is a two step process: Sign up and pay online with UCC at uccyouth.org/retreats first, then complete the Disciples Crossing registration and health form at disciplescrossing.org. Online registration must be completed by October 23 for both retreats.
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Next youth football parking fundraiser is October 29
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Football season is here, 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. Each hour is worth $50 per family member who works.
The next TCU home game is Thursday, October 29 against West Virginia. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m., and we will need volunteers in shifts from 2:30-7:00 p.m. to control access to our season parking lots and direct cars/take money for the daily parking lots. To see which slots are available and reserve your shift (up to 3 hours), click the button below:
All volunteers are required to sign up online in advance of the fundraiser. If you are having trouble with the SignUpGenius page, please contact me at russ@uccftw.com and I will schedule your shift for you.
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Wednesday evening Bible study looks at the Apocrypha
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Our new high school Bible study is off and running, and youth are welcome to drop in any Wednesday even if they have missed the previous meetings. This week we will be looking at the Apocrypha, and exploring the following questions: Who wrote these books? Where do they fit in the Bible? What are the major stories and key verses found in these books? What did the book mean to the first people who heard it / read it? What does it mean for us today? Why are these books typically included in Catholic Bibles but not Protestant Bibles?
The group meets in the 3rd floor kitchen, with dinner provided from 6-6:30 followed by the Bible study from 6:30-7:30. If you'd like to learn more about the Bible with your youth ministers and your peers each week, we hope to see you on Wednesday evenings! For more information, contact me at russ@uccftw.com or 817-372-7307.
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Youth events and key dates on the horizon...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 11: CYF Ski Retreat deposits due
October 23: Registration deadline for fall retreats at Disciples Crossing
October 25: Trunk-or-Treat community event - youth volunteers needed
October 29: Football parking fundraiser - TCU vs. WVU - 6:30 p.m. kickoff
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More ways to keep up...
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Russ Boyd, Associate Minister for Youth - E-mail Russ
Tyler Heston, Assistant Minister for Middle School - E-mail Tyler
Alison Nicoll, Assistant Minister for High School - E-mail Alison
Susan Henry, Ministry Assistant - E-mail Susan
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