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Lake Retreat!

2008-06-18T06:12:00.000-07:00

Yes…it is coming. What is now known as THE legendary summer event is coming in a week! The Lake Retreat will be on Friday night, June 27^th – June 28^th. This year, we will be staying in town as we will go out to the Ski Pit FROM THE CHURCH on Friday at 4pm and come back to the church to sleep at 11pm.

The question you should ask is…Matt, why are we staying at the church?

Well…after a few problems we had last year, we have decided that we would have to take a few of the parts of the retreat away in hopes that we can resolve them this year. Last year we had some issues with tents and the way the rooms were left, SO, this year we will go back to the church to sleep. Guys in the Youth Center, and the girls in the parlor. We will be leaving FROM the church on Saturday morning to go back to the lake until 7pm when the retreat will be over.

What you need to bring is:

APPROPRIATE Swimwear (Guys and chicks…thongs are a no thanks)
Towel
Extra Clothes
Toiletries (shower stuff…yes there are showers at the church)
Sleepwear (Sleeping Bag, Pillow, Teddy Bear or Taggy Blanket…Jeremy uses his)
Sun Screen
$5

This year is different due to some of the problems (some listed above) with last year’s retreat. We are hoping that by changing some of the things up for this year that we will not have issues this year. Please…we are ALL ABOUT having fun, but not at the expense (literally in some ways) of our host and of others. Let’s make this retreat another wicked awesome weekend!

CAR WASH

2008-06-04T11:00:00.000-07:00

Yup...it is coming on Saturday, June 14^th and we need A LOT of help from 9am-2pm. We will need things from:

Buckets
Towels
Car Soap
Hoses
Etc

If you have anything like that you would be willing to let us borrow or donate, PLEASE let Matt know as well. These are always a great time…so please post on the blog if you are planning to help. We need A LOT of people to make this work smoothly.

BAKE SALE THIS SUNDAY!!!

2008-06-04T10:59:00.000-07:00

Sunday, June 8^th is the YM Bake Sale between services and following the 2^nd service. Now…here is the thing…

WE NEED STUFF FOR THE SALE!

I know things have been winding down and PRETTY crazy with the end of the school year, but this is something we really need help with. If you can…PLEASE let me know if you are planning on bringing something for the Bake Sale by Friday. Let me know what it is, etc. This will help me out on my end of things. It can be anything from homemade cookies, to a coupon for a dinner for (however many people) at your house, etc. The money raised will go towards the trip we are taking to the Creation Museum on Friday, July 11^th. This trip COULD…yes, COULD turn into an overnight trip with King’s Island on Saturday but it all comes down to the money raised through this Bake Sale and the Car Wash coming up the following Saturday. We will need help during the Bake Sale, so if you can help between services and/or after the 2^nd service on Sunday let me know as well.

Please, if you are willing to do something…let me know ASAP. This will be nothing without you, so please get involved.

CREATION MUSEUM TRIP

2008-06-04T10:52:00.000-07:00

On Friday, July 11th the Youth Ministry will be leaving to take a trip down to the Creation Museum. There has been alot of interest in this trip for the past few months, so we are going.

Here is the thing...to be able to go you MUST sign up below before June 27th. By then, if you are not on the list you may not be able to go. We do have limited space on the bus/vehicles/etc so DO NOT procrastinate. The cost to be able to go is $20, which also covers the cost of food for that day!

***ALSO*** Depending on how we do with the two Fundraisers listed above, we MAY be staying overnight and going to Kings Island the next day!!! Yes...so if you are planning to go, you NEED to get involved in the fund-raisers. I will keep you updated and let you know by the 27th what the finalized plan is.

Make sure to mark your calendars and post below if you are planning on going!

Awards Night!

2008-05-13T10:35:00.000-07:00

The last WNL of the year will be on Wednesday, May 28th at 6pm. Yes, AWARDS NIGHT is back with categories from last year as well as NEW categories. Come with your family and see who will win this year's SQUISHIES. This is always a good time, so make sure to mark it on your calendar.

WNL this week!

2008-05-13T10:32:00.000-07:00

The countdown to Awards Night is getting closer. This week at WNL we wrap up the HOME IMPROVEMENT series with week 5 and special guest, Steve Sherwood! Yes, Steve will be leading us in worship as we look at what needs to be at the heart of the family...a complete dependence and foundation on God.

Next week we will be watching the PASSION during WNL. If you haven't seen this movie, you need to make plans to be there.

Be there this week! Dinner starts at 5:30 and WNL starts at 6:30. See you there!

LOCK IN!!!

2008-04-14T08:00:00.000-07:00

Yup...the next Lock In is coming on Friday, May 2nd from 6pm - 8am Saturday morning. If you have missed previous lock-in's in the past, you will NOT want to miss this one.

To be able to attend, you DO NEED to have a medical form turned in at some point during this WNL year (you can get them from Matt), $5 when you come and:

GUYS: a snack
GIRLS: a sweet snack

Make sure to sign up below if you are planning on coming so we know how many to plan on. See you there!

(and you know that with it being a Lock-In...there will be some surprises!)

YOUTH BREAKFAST!!!

2008-04-04T11:04:00.000-07:00

The Youth Ministry will be serving Breakfast on Sunday, April 13th to help raise money for the Taylor Youth Conference. We are in need of people to serve, get ready, make the food, etc. WE NEED YOUR HELP with one of the following…

Set Up on Saturday: 11am - 1pm

Sunday Morning Early Shift: 6am-9am

Sunday Morning Late Shift: 9am - 11am

CLEAN UP CREW: 11am - Noon

PLEASE...we REALLY need your help with this. If you can help, please sign up by posting below or call/email Matt to let him know you have got his back!

Also...if you would like to help us FINANCIALLY through donating some of what we need...these are the things we are looking for Milk, Orange Juice, Sausage (smokie) Links, and Fruit.

Call Matt if you are willing to help us out in that way.

Home Improvement in 2 weeks!!!

2008-03-28T12:38:00.000-07:00

It is coming...HOME IMPROVEMENT is coming in 2 weeks! Starting on Wednesday, April 16th during Wednesday Night Live we will be starting a program geared towards helping students/parent relationships become stronger through 4 ways:

April 16^th - Homewreckers: A look at the things that can destroy a home.

April 23^rd - Blueprints: How to build with a plan

April 30^th - UndER CoNstRuCtiON: How to build relationships together

May 7^th - Lighthouse: How God can use you to be a Lighthouse

Make sure to mark your calendars and please remember...

PARENTS PLEASE COME WITH YOUR STUDENTS DURING THOSE NIGHTS!
and
BRING YOUR BIBLE!!!

MOVIE NIGHT!

2008-03-28T08:28:00.000-07:00

Tonight is MOVIE NIGHT! Do NOT forget...we will be starting the flix at 6pm and ending at 10pm. Come for food, movies and a GREAT time together. See you in the Youth Center.

Youth Sunday!

2008-03-28T08:18:00.001-07:00

Youth Sunday is this coming Sunday, March 31st! Don't miss this as the students in the Youth Ministry will be leading worship at both the 8am and 10:45am services. No Shoes will be leading music and everyone's favorite bald youth worker will be speaking. Don't miss out!

YESS (Youth Emphasis Sunday School)

2008-03-12T11:05:00.001-07:00

Yes(s), this is the Sunday School program for the 7^th -12^th grade students every Sunday morning from 9:45 - 10:30! We started a study on the book of Acts and will continue to dive deeper into that this week. While we have been temporarily in the Sanctuary as the Great Banquet has been going on...the Banquets are over which means WE ARE IN THE YOUTH CENTER THIS WEEK!! Make sure to bring your Bible!

If you want to look at what we will be going over on Sunday, look up Acts 2:42 - 3:10.

The Prayer List

2008-03-12T10:15:00.000-07:00

This is the list of people who have asked for your prayers throughout the last month. Please, if you have a prayer request that you would like to share either post it or email it to me.

For 3/12/08

Eric Metz and his family

Madi Saben (a Little School 4 year old who is fighting cancer)

Johanna Johnson

Don Van Auken

2^nd Peter, David and Jacinta, and their parents Elizabeth and John in Africa

The Youth Ministry here at FPC

The Denominational issues and our church as we look for what God is calling us to do.

Cabinet 08-09

2008-03-07T10:09:00.000-08:00

As we come to the point of having to face the facts of another WNL coming to a close in May, we are looking to put in place the 08-09 Cabinet. This year’s student leadership in Cabinet has gone extremely well, so we are looking to build on this leadership and meet the YM needs for the coming year.

We are looking at setting up Cabinet as follows for the next year:

3 Adults (other than the current serving Elders and Matt…you have no choice with him!)
4 High School Students
3 Junior High Students

All of these positions need to be nominated by YOU, the YM people. In order to do that and to see if the people you nominate are interested in running for Cabinet, you need to have your nominations IN TO MATT by no later than May 1^st. This position is for 1 year and you can nominate people who ARE on Cabinet currently as well as others who are not. We will be having those nominated talking with you about why they would like to serve in this position so that we can vote on this before the end of the year.

We do want you to take this seriously…this is a leadership position that will help us guide the Youth Ministry for the next year. We are looking for people who have those leadership qualities and committed to being in this position. The group this year has worked hard and the greatness of the YM this year is a testimony to the work that they put in…let’s help it and the YM to keep going in that direction!

HOME IMPROVEMENT!

2008-03-04T11:34:00.000-08:00

Throughout the month of April the Youth Ministry will be running a program during Wednesday Night Live for parents and students called HOME IMPROVEMENT. The single most powerful entity on earth is what God designed it to be…the family. But sometimes busyness, life, and the everyday grind get in the way of having what resembles a real relationship with everyone at home. If you are a parent of a student in the YM program this year, a parent of a child in the Children’s Ministry, or are a current student going through the YM program this year…MAKE SURE to be at WNL during the month of April for HOME IMPROVEMENT. We will be looking at the disconnects within the families, the connections we need to build on, all while looking at how God has designed our families to be the most powerful thing on earth.

HOME IMPROVEMENT will begin on Wednesday, April 16th and run until May 7th. Make sure to put it on your calendars!

Youth Center Changes!

2008-03-04T11:26:00.000-08:00

As some of you have seen, we have had some recent additions to the Youth Center. The first being the popcorn machine and the second is the pop machine. The popcorn machine has been used for the first time during Movie Night (which...by the way makes some wicked awesome popcorn). The pop machine is currently being used by the Great Banquet but it will be staying in the Youth Center after it is over. Now..both will be used during bigger events, not during events that require less hyperactivity and/or sugar buzz (i.e WNL and YESS). If you have questions or comments, please post them and I will try to answer them.

Movie Night for March 28

2008-03-04T11:10:00.000-08:00

By now, you should know that every last Friday of the month is MOVIE NIGHT from 6pm-10pm. This is growing to be a BIG monthly event, but one request put out there that I would like to get your opinion on is whether we should turn these nights into THEME nights. An example of this would be having each movie night have a theme like Star Wars or Indiana Jones, etc. Suggestions? What should we do for this month? Let me know.

The Taylor Youth Conference

2008-02-08T10:29:00.000-08:00

Yup…it is getting to that time of year! The TYC is coming on April 18^th-20^th. While this is part of the confirmation program, this is also open for all High School students interested in going. If you are interested in going, you need to RSVP with Matt and turn in a deposit of $30 by March 16^th. There will be a fundraiser to help cover the $75 registration fee (to be announced soon, also the $30 deposit will be applied to the registration fee), so make sure you are talking about this. DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS EVENT! They were VERY close if not AT max capacity last year! The longer you wait to RSVP, the bigger the chance we may not get in. You can RSVP by emailing me at the church or sign up by posting below.