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Meet Dave Jans our New Assistant Youth Director!
Dave comes from St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Orlando where he has served the youth ministry since 2004. He started as an intern, served as a worship leader with their church plant, and moved to become the Director of Middle School Ministries.
He has also served as a camp counselor at the Warren W. Willis Youth Camp, and as an intern for the Forthspring Intercommunity Group in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He recently received his Associates Degree from Valencia College and Certification from Youth Ministry Institute in Orlando. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Ashleigh, for 5 years. They have one high-energy son named Wesley. Dave is starting with us Friday! Please join us in welcoming him to Hyde Park and our Youth Ministry.
 NewsNEWS AND EVENTS 
VBS is coming - We need youth volunteers!
Are you available to help serve from 9 a.m. - noon, June 23-27? If you can help show the love of Jesus to kids age 4 years - rising 5th grade, we need you! Register online either as an adult volunteer or youth volunteer.
 
If you already signed up to volunteer, please be sure to join us at one of the following training nights:
  • June 4 - 5 p.m., Wesley Center
  • June 10 - 6 p.m., Activities Center
  • June 18 - 6 p.m., Wesley Center 
Metropolitan Ministries Urban Experience (July 14-17)
Are you looking for an exciting way to get involved in short-term missions? Metropolitan Ministries' Urban Immersion initiative provides groups a unique opportunity to be immersed in an urban environment. The group will be exposed to true homelessness and poverty, while learning ways to help individually, as a church, or a corporation here in Tampa Bay as well as your own community.

Your experience includes:
  • Face-to-face ministry with homeless and at-risk clients
  • Serving off-campus with local partners
  • Evening service opportunities
  • Praying for families in need
Students will be able to go home at night and return to church in the morning to have a full day of service within our community. This mission week will take the place of our usual "Thursday Serve Day" during the summer. These four days will be trips back and forth to Met Min. We will have daily drop off and pick up times at the Magnolia Building. Students will stay the night at their own homes. We want to encourage students to participate in the whole 4 day experience.

If your student can't attend a day or two, we are not able to subsidize the cost. Please let us know in advance if your student is not able to participate on a specific day, otherwise we will assume your student will be a part of the full 4 day experience.

Pricing for 4 days (no overnight): $85 per student. Click here to sign up.

DatesIMPORTANT DATES 

May

Friday: Assistant Youth Director, Dave Jans Starts  

 

June

1: Commissioning for Family Mission Trip. 9:30 a.m. Sanctuary

1: High School Summer Kick Off Party 6-8 p.m., Magnolia  

4: VBS Youth Training, 5-6 p.m., Magnolia Building

4: Sixth Grade Orientation, 6-7 p.m., Magnolia Building

4: Middle School Summer Kick-Off Party, 6:30-8 p.m., Magnolia Building

6: Last day of school

7: Family Mission Team leaves for Nicaragua

8: Pastor Jim's Final Service and Reception, 4 p.m.

10: Main VBS Training, 6-8:30 p.m., Activities Center

15: No Merge due to Fathers Day
18: Make-Up VBS Training, 6-7 p.m., Wesley Center

22: No Merge due to VBS Set-Up
23-27: Vacation Bible School

25: Frozen Family Movie Night, 6 p.m., Activities Center

27: VBS Youth Volunteer Party, 12:15-2 p.m., Activities Center
29: Commissioning for New Orleans Mission Trip, 9:30 a.m., Sanctuary

29: Drums & Bass Workshop, 4-5:30 p.m., Magnolia Building

29: Combined Merge (HS/MS), 5:30-8 p.m., Activities Center

mergeMERGE
Middle School - 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Magnolia Building

Middle School Minute to Win It Game night! Come compete against other small groups. It's going to be EPIC! We'll have great prizes for the winning small group! See you at 6:30 in the Magnolia Building!  

 

High School - 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Magnolia Building 

This Sunday is our Summer Kick-Off Party. We will have PDQ for dinner (no cost) and then start our small group scavenger hunt around the campus. We have awesome prizes for the winning teams. You won't want to miss it. Bring all your friends. It's going to be an awesome beginning to our summer!

To view the May Parentlink, click here .
SundaySUNDAY MORNING OPTIONS  
Middle School:
It's Communion Sunday. Please join us in the Sanctuary or sit with your family and enjoy corporate worship with your church family. 

Serving Opportunities for Both Middle and High School:
9:30 and 11 a.m. Worship Services
Serving in Open Arms, Children's Ministries, Music, Tech,
Parking, Usher/Greeter for all five services on Sundays.
ServiceSERVICE OPPORTUNITIES 
Adult Opportunities
 
We have lots of opportunities to serve this summer and in the fall for the new school year. If you are interested or want more information about any of the following, contact Kathy.
 
  • Sunday dinner and coordination(Sunday Nights, 4:45 - 6:15 p.m.)
  • Middle School Bible Study Leader (Wednesday Nights, 6-8pm
  • Middle School programming (Sunday Morning, 9:15 - 10:45 a.m)
  • Sign-In Station (Wednesday Nights 6 - 6:30 p.m., Sunday Nights 5:15-6 p.m.)
  • Summer Small Group Leaders (Sunday Nights, 5 - 8 p.m.)
    • 6th Grade Boys Leader
    • 6th Grade Girls Leader
    • 7th Grade Boys Leader
    • 7th Grade Girls Leader
    • 8th Grade Boys Leader
    • 8th Grade Girls Leader
    • 9th Grade Leader
    • 10th Grade Leader
    • 11th Grade Leader
    • 12th Grade Leader
 
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Hyde Park United Methodist
Youth Ministry
500 W. Platt St.
Tampa, FL 33606
813.253.5388