Hey all!
We have scheduled a mission trip to Henderson Settlement in Frakes, KY for next summer! We will be going to work on houses (putting up siding, painting, building porches, roofing...that sort of thing). Its a really great place that I used to go to when I was in youth! (I have lots of stories, if you want to hear some!).
Anyway, I want to see when you are all free to make sure we are scheduling it at a good time. Right now I'm looking at June 8-14. Its a week and a half after you all get out of school. So, if that works for you, let me know! And if its a bad time for you, also let me know!
We want as many youth as possible to have this awesome experience!!!
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Sunday, July 22, 2007
REMEMBER GIRLS!!!
If you are going on the Revolve Tour, your $20 deposit is due today (July 22)!
If you can't get it up to the church, bring it by tomorrow or send me an e-mail and make other arrangements.
If you can't get it up to the church, bring it by tomorrow or send me an e-mail and make other arrangements.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Youth Group Name Ideas
Hey Guys! I was thinking that it might be cool to give our youth group an awesome name. We can do this in a couple of different ways. We can name our whole youth group. We can name the senior highers one name and the junior highers one name. We can name our individual weekly events different things (UMYF, Bible Study, etc).
Anyway, I am interested to hear what you all think. Here are a few names that I came up with, but I want to hear from you! Leave a comment below about your favorite name or add your own! Also, let me know how you want to name the group (whether all together or separate). I've included some further explanations of what the terms mean to me.
Check it out:
Anyway, I am interested to hear what you all think. Here are a few names that I came up with, but I want to hear from you! Leave a comment below about your favorite name or add your own! Also, let me know how you want to name the group (whether all together or separate). I've included some further explanations of what the terms mean to me.
Check it out:
- Breakout (break out of worldliness)
- U-Turn (turning our lives around for Jesus)
- 180 (the number of degrees in a u-turn around...see above)
- Fusion (because we need to fuse our lives to Christ's will)
- Evermore (our destination is to live with Christ evermore)
- The Outlet (get plugged into Jesus!)
- Cornerstone (Jesus is the firm foundation...the cornerstone...of our lives)
- Revolution (because with Christ, we can bring about great change)
- Souled Out (our souls are sold out to Christ)
- J-Walkers (Jesus Walkers)
- Elevate (we lift Christ up in all things)
- Momentum (with Christ, we can do all things)
- Crave (Jesus is our desire)
- FourTwelve (in reference to 1 Timothy 4:12 – don’t let others look down on you for being young…)
Any thoughts?
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Crazy Times!
Youth group has been gearing up at "The Street!" We had an awesome time at the open gym on Friday. You all are ruthless dodgeball players! But, we are glad that you came and we hope you had a good time as well!
This week has been busy as well. Vacation Bible School is going on here. Middle Schoolers are invited to come and take part in activities. We do all the cool stuff (snacks, recreation, a short lesson) that normal VBSers do, but we add in our own cool stuff too - such as free time to play pool, foosball, or just hanging on on the huge love sacks. Anyway, if you haven't made it up yet this week, you should come! Tonight we are going to visit the Crisis Food Center to learn about how it works, as well as take the donations we've collected this week. So, remember to bring your permission slips!
High schoolers - don't feel left out! There are several of you who have come up to help with VBS and we are SO grateful! Basically - you guys rock. The younger kids think you are awesome, but especially so when you are teaching them fun games and giving them delicious snacks. So, keep up the good work!
That's all for now. Keep your eyes open for the Chimes Newsletter coming to you soon! We have a FULL youth page with information about upcoming events and whatnot! Be sure to mark your calendars so you don't miss out on the fun!
Be excellent to each other,
Pastor Nicole
This week has been busy as well. Vacation Bible School is going on here. Middle Schoolers are invited to come and take part in activities. We do all the cool stuff (snacks, recreation, a short lesson) that normal VBSers do, but we add in our own cool stuff too - such as free time to play pool, foosball, or just hanging on on the huge love sacks. Anyway, if you haven't made it up yet this week, you should come! Tonight we are going to visit the Crisis Food Center to learn about how it works, as well as take the donations we've collected this week. So, remember to bring your permission slips!
High schoolers - don't feel left out! There are several of you who have come up to help with VBS and we are SO grateful! Basically - you guys rock. The younger kids think you are awesome, but especially so when you are teaching them fun games and giving them delicious snacks. So, keep up the good work!
That's all for now. Keep your eyes open for the Chimes Newsletter coming to you soon! We have a FULL youth page with information about upcoming events and whatnot! Be sure to mark your calendars so you don't miss out on the fun!
Be excellent to each other,
Pastor Nicole
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Upcoming Events
Watch out! Things are startin' to happen around "The Street!"
Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and....Dodge - This Friday we are having an open gym. Come and play lots of fun games from 6:30 - 9:00 (not 9:30 like the card said). From what I hear, there will be plenty of dodgeball going on, so stop on by! Bring a drink or a snack and we'll see you there!
Calling all movie fans! - On MONDAY, we will meet down in the youth room from 1:00-3:00 to watch a movie. Bring a bag of microwavable popcorn and your favorite movie and we'll pick one to watch!
Hope to see you at one of these events!
Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and....Dodge - This Friday we are having an open gym. Come and play lots of fun games from 6:30 - 9:00 (not 9:30 like the card said). From what I hear, there will be plenty of dodgeball going on, so stop on by! Bring a drink or a snack and we'll see you there!
Calling all movie fans! - On MONDAY, we will meet down in the youth room from 1:00-3:00 to watch a movie. Bring a bag of microwavable popcorn and your favorite movie and we'll pick one to watch!
Hope to see you at one of these events!
Friday, July 6, 2007
Let Your Voice Be Heard!
Well, I am sitting here in my office thinking about our plans for the fall. So far we have the following scheduled:
What: The Revolve Tour
Who: Youth Girls
When: Oct. 5-6
How Much: $45
I'm pretty excited about that, but we have a lot more to plan! So, here's the thing. There is no use in planning activities if no one is interested in them. Thus - I NEED YOUR HELP! Let me know what you guys want to do! Want to go on a fall retreat? Awesome. Play crazy and gross games? Cool. Do missions projects? Absolutely!
Share your ideas with me! You can comment on the blog. You can come in and visit with me in the office (I'm here every day, but Fridays). Catch me on a Sunday morning. E-mail me (jonicolecox@gmail.com). Anyway you want to do it is cool with me! But, lets get some plans going and lets make this youth group be YOUR youth group!
What: The Revolve Tour
Who: Youth Girls
When: Oct. 5-6
How Much: $45
I'm pretty excited about that, but we have a lot more to plan! So, here's the thing. There is no use in planning activities if no one is interested in them. Thus - I NEED YOUR HELP! Let me know what you guys want to do! Want to go on a fall retreat? Awesome. Play crazy and gross games? Cool. Do missions projects? Absolutely!
Share your ideas with me! You can comment on the blog. You can come in and visit with me in the office (I'm here every day, but Fridays). Catch me on a Sunday morning. E-mail me (jonicolecox@gmail.com). Anyway you want to do it is cool with me! But, lets get some plans going and lets make this youth group be YOUR youth group!
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