He is Risen! 

 The message of the resurrection was critical for the early church. The church was under persecution. The Roman Emperors, Nero, Domitian and others set about a wide scale attack on Christians and Christianity. During this time of persecution it was important that those who followed Christ had a hope that was bigger than life in this world. This is our hope. Christ has conquered death. He has risen. He has risen indeed.

Youth Group  - Volunteering in April

Ronald McDonald - Longfellow House

2502 Cherry Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108

Preparing an afternoon snack at a Ronald McDonald House is a great way to help the families relax and enjoy a quick, tasty treat! It gives families a sense of home when returning from the hospital or who are looking for a quick bite in between appointments.

WHO:  COS "YOU"th in grades 6-12

Date: Sunday, April 26th - Sign-up in the Narthex and in the high school Youth Group Room ASAP as we can only take 12 total youth group members & we need to know how many are interested to reserve this date as dates go very fast!

Time: 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (lunch); 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (work at Ronald McDonald House); 4:45 p.m. arrive back at church.

Where: COS Basement & Ronald McDonald House

Cost:  Nothing

What to Bring: Your favorite lunch meat/cheese along with chips to share. Plates/drinks, bread & condiments will be provided by the Eickhoffs.

For Ronald McDonald House Snack ideas to prepare: brownies, cake, cookies, other baked goods, crackers and dip, fruit cocktail, fresh vegetables and cheese, trail mix, rice krispy treats, s'mores in the oven, homemade Chex Mix, other snack mixes.

What: We will eat in the basement before we leave for Ronald McDonald House so bring a favorite lunch meat & chips.

Our Job: We need to provide the ingredients for the snacks to feed approximately 40-50 people. They have fully stocked kitchens including pots, pans, cooking utensils, ovens, etc. Up to 12 volunteers can participate, including adults and children. Any volunteers under 18 must be supervised by an adult at all times. We will be responsible for cleaning any dishes used in preparation. They recycle and compost. We are to place our recyclable paper, aluminum, plastics and cardboard in the appropriate bins. Before throwing away food scraps used in your meal preparation, we are to please ask staff members what can go in the compost bin.

Youth Group Lenten Meals - Helpers

 Since we are not doing a Lenten meal this year, the youth group will be providing helpers at all of the Lenten meals (i.e. help with set-up prior to the meals, serving drinks, desserts, helping carry food, wiping down tables after, vacuuming carpets after, taking out trash, etc.). All of the Lenten meal money is being donated to our New Orleans Fundraising efforts with the exception of the Meals for Wheels night. We have one more meal to help out with - Maundy Thursday. So please come and help us out! Thanks!

We had a great time bowling on Sunday, March 15. We pretty much had Incre-da-bowl to ourselves. We discovered we weren't the world's greatest bowlers but who cares. We sure had a lot of good times and laughs!

We discussed going to Ronald McDonald House at the end of April. But the Eickhoffs need to know exactly who are going, phone numbers and e-mails as they are required for the registration of the group. Dates fill up fast if we want to keep the date we want! So let them know ASAP if you can go, as we can only take 12 bodies total! You can call them at 913-837-5276 or text at 913-302-5282/913-302-2795 or email @ gmicough@hotmail.com.

We also discussed possibly having a Barbecue/S'Mores at the Eickhoff's, going to World's/Oceans of Fun, going camping/fishing as a youth group at one of the area lakes, or going to Pinstripes in Overland park to play Bocce for our fun events. For fundraisers, the flamingos will be making their appearances again along with our annual car wash this summer! So get ready youth!!! We will also need to make a new video for the flamingo flocking's this year and possibly the car wash? We are looking for fundraising ideas for May? Any ideas/suggestions??