Kansas District Youth Gathering 2013

ATTENTION ALL HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH!!!! ATTENTION ALL HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH!!!!

Did you miss out on the National Youth Gathering in San Antonio? Well, here is your chance to get a taste of what it's like, but right here in Kansas. The Eickhoff's are planning on being the adult sponsors for the junior/senior high youth group but we need your help--Parent help! If you are interested in having your son or daughter attend a Christian event like no other, then contact us immediately as we need to begin to fund raise, NOW!   You can reach us at: 913-837-5276 (leave us a message if we're not home) or at gmicough@hotmail.com. Once we know who is interested, we can begin to meet, coordinate, plan some fun fundraisers and get ready for a fun time in Wichita! Just imagine--What if?

       When:  November 22-24, 2013(Fri. night - Sun. late morning) 

 Hotel Cost:  $101 per room, per night (plus tax).   

                    Standard - $109 per person begins Oct.1

 Transport:  Cost dependent on number going and whether we rent or use personal vehicles.

*Registration includes programing, workshops, and activities, gathering t-shirt and Saturday lunch,but NOT HOUSING.

*All youth registrations must be accompanied by a primary adult leader registration, maximum nine youth per adult.

*All other meals - plan on an average of $10 per meal (Friday night, Saturday morning (unless we get donations??), Saturday Evening, Sunday Morning (unless we get donations??), Sunday Lunch = $50 per person.

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Sunday School Classes will start September 8th at 9:15 a.m. The teachers who have agreed to be lead teachers are:

Deb Bell and Angie Graham for pre-school

Gracie Waite with Stacy Grove for first and second grade

Brandy Kalinka and Mike Thompson third and fourth grade

Paulette Varns for fifth and sixth grade

Rich Walania seventh and eighth grade

David and Cindy Frazier High School

 We are still looking for substitutes to sign-up to be available. We also need helpers for Paulette and Rich. We would also like to add a helper in every classroom and have a list of substitutes that could be called to fill in on occasional Sundays.

We are looking for someone to lead music before Sunday school. Then we would like to find a leader to prepare a Christmas Program. Finally for a change of pace if anyone would like to lead the children message at either the 8 or 10:30 service it would be great if someone would like to volunteer to lead this message.

Looking forward to an exciting year for our Sunday School. Come and see and bring your friends, Pastor Andy.

 

Your kindness means the world to me, Mrs. Eickhoff, and all that made the bread and brought it to me.

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After-School Tutoring Is a PROVEN Success - Will Grow & We Need More Volunteer Tutors. With a professionally organized, highly structured program, test results showed our average student gained 1.3 reading grade levels (RGLs) in 2012-13. Our focus is on K-2 to get these kids up to grade level before it is too late, and those kids improved by 1.5-1.6 RGLs. Besides having paid small-group leaders (usually minority college students) help the kids with homework and math, we can always use many more 1-on-1 Volunteer Tutors. Volunteers only need to be at Grace 2 hours, 1 day a week (3:50-4:45), Mon.-Thurs. Each adult works with three children for just 30 minutes each, the same kids each week. No preparation and almost no training is required (several I gave "Tutoring Tours" to, ended up tutoring that day!), the curriculum packets make it that simple. Yet it WORKS! Because the word is getting around, I am hopeful that our student numbers will increase from 70 in 2012-13 to the magic number of 100 this year! If so, we will definitely need more volunteer 1-on-1 Tutors! If interested, or know of someone who might be, please talk to me.

Hiring of an Executive Director - We are VERY close to finalizing the hiring of our new E.D., a man gifted in building relationships and in fundraising, our obvious weakness. Please pray that this leader is GOD's choice! Grace has now gone a full year without a real Executive Director, but programs have never faltered -- a tremendous tribute to Sharon Garfield and our very dedicated, loyal staff. Lori Theus oversees the hiring and logistics of Children's Ed. (tutoring + 6-week summer school), the Hispanic Family Coordinator is very effective and those parents are highly motivated, Greg Parr continues to have a God-given calling for getting addicts/alcoholics into treatment centers and helps them stay in recovery. Emergency Assistance (food pantry, now a second room for our clothes closet, and holiday sharing at Thanksgiving and Christmas) all continue. FOOD is in short supply! In the past year, preaching has rotated among three men, two of whom were preaching when Sharon was there (Greg Parr and Greg Edwards), and the third has just recently been handed the reins; his father is a Baptist pastor and he himself has been ordained (he works at City Union). Music is now led by a Messianic Jew and a professional female singer.

Sharon Garfield's Health - Many are concerned and hopefully still praying for Sharon. Please continue. Her doctor is starting her this week on a different drug for chemo; the cancer marker was obviously not coming down as hoped.

Greg Graham Fish Fry on Sunday, Dec. 15 - A number of you have been to Grace in recent years and some helped with Greg Graham's crappie fish fry several years ago. Greg was very willing to do it again; he is now scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 15.

Grace's Monthly eNewsletter - Let me add you to the circulation.

Bob Kirkpatrick - Home: 837-5804 - rwkirk@mokancomm.net