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Dear youth and parents,
I had a great time on our 4 state, 1600 mile round trip journey to Alison's ordination this past weekend, and we had a great group from UCC in attendance. Below are a couple of photos from the event, and I'll plan to post more to the youth Facebook page in the next couple of weeks.
Read on for info about the Chi Rho Mission Trip, Alison's new calling (in case you missed it last week), volunteering with Vacation Bible School, and more!
Grace and peace, Russ
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Follow the Chi Rho Mission Trip on Facebook & Instagram
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A group of 22 middle school youth and adult chaperones will depart for the Chi Rho Mission Trip this Sunday afternoon. Over the course of the trip the group will be serving at the Houston Food Bank, then cooling off at Schlitterbahn on Galveston Island before heading home. You can follow the adventure on the UCC Youth Facebook page and Instagram, so be sure to check in throughout the week to connect with the group!
Trip participants: Remember to meet at the church at 2:00 to load the vans so that we can depart by 2:30 p.m!
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Alison Nicoll accepts call to Ankeny Christian Church
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After serving as an Assistant Minister here at University Christian Church since December of 2012, Alison Nicoll has accepted a call to serve as Associate Pastor at Ankeny Christian Church in Ankeny, Iowa. Alison graduated from Brite Divinity School at TCU on May 7, and will be ordained to Christian ministry on May 28 at West Des Moines Christian Church, her home congregation in Iowa. As Ankeny Christian Church's first Associate Pastor, Alison will work collaboratively with the Senior Pastor in a variety of leadership roles: preaching, coordinating and leading worship, providing pastoral care, overseeing the Christian education program, and encouraging ecumenical cooperation with other congregations. She will be serving a thriving congregation in the third-fastest growing city in the country, and her role at the church provides an opportunity to take what she has learned here at UCC and branch out into new and different areas of ministry.
Alison's last Sunday at University Christian Church will be June 26, and you're invited to wish her well at receptions following each worship service in the Gallery. She has touched many lives as she served our congregation faithfully for over three years, so be sure to let her know how much you appreciate her as she transitions to an exciting new calling!
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Youth VBS volunteer training lunch on Sunday, June 12
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Chi Rho outing to Main Event on June 15 - RSVP today!
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UCC's Chi Rho youth (completed grades 6-8) will be playing at Main Event on Wednesday afternoon, June 15. The group will meet at UCC at 1 p.m. to carpool over (or meet us at Main Event at 1:30) and return around 4:30 p.m. (or pick up at Main Event at 4). For only $15, each youth gets an hour of bowling, a game of laser tag, $10 worth of arcade tokens, two slices of pizza, and a drink. This is a great opportunity to invite friends to a church outing, so feel free to do so. We must provide a headcount several days in advance, so e-mail me at tyler.heston@uccftw.comto RSVP by Friday, June 10.
PARENTS: If you are able to drive please e-mail me and let me know how many youth you can transport in your vehicle. We will need several adults to take youth to Main Event and several to pick up when we finish.
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Volunteer with refugees here in Fort Worth on June 18
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On June 18 we're hosting a booth at World Refugee Day in the gymnasium at Resource Connection, Fort Worth (2300 Circle Drive). We will be playing Round up the Farm and life-size Kerplunk to celebrate with refugee families and make them feel more at home and welcome in our Forth Worth community. Games last from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. and we will have UCC t-shirts to wear to the event.
Contact Allison Bright to let her know what times work best for you or your child at allison.bright@uccftw.com. We hope to see you there!
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Registration continues for high school mission trip to LA
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We have two great mission trips planned for this summer, one for grades 6-8 and one for grades 9-12. Registration for the Chi Rho Mission Trip to Houston has ended, but information on the high school trip to LA is below:
The CYF Mission Trip to Los Angeles for grades 9-12 will take place July 16-23. The group will be working at Loch Leven (a Disciple church camp in the San Bernardino Mountains) and All Peoples Community Center (a Disciple mission center in south LA). Outside of work time the group will also take a tour of Chapman University and spend a day at Disneyland. Cost is $475 per person and full or half scholarships are available upon request. Full details are available on the registration flyer. Registration deadline is June 19.
You can register for the mission trip two different ways:
1. Sign up and pay the deposit online at uccyouth.org/missiontrips, or
2. Submit a registration flyer (linked above) to the youth office with a deposit check
If you have questions about either trip, contact Russ at russ@uccftw.com.
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Youth events and key dates on the horizon...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 5-8: Chi Rho Mission Trip to Houston for grades 6-8
June 12: Youth VBS volunteer training luncheon - 12:15 p.m.
June 18: Volunteer at World Refugee Day event
June 21-24: Vacation Bible School (youth volunteers needed)
June 26: Farewell receptions for Alison Nicoll after worship services
July 16-23: CYF Mission Trip to LA for grades 9-12
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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
Allison Bright, Summer Youth Ministry Intern - E-mail Allison
Josh Jackson, Summer Youth Ministry Intern - E-mail Josh
Susan Henry, Ministry Assistant - E-mail Susan
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