Youth Fellowship Events Calendar
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Jan 30 |
The Banquet |
4:15-5:15 Drama and Music Teams |
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Feb 4 |
Midnight Run |
An overnight adventure in service to
the homeless Sorting clothes and making food: early
evening Midnight run leaves at 8 pm, back at 5
am |
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Feb 5 |
Super Bowl Sub Prep |
Fund-raiser for mission trips, 3-5 pm |
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Feb 6 |
NO YOUTH FELLOWSHIP Super Bowl Sub Sale |
Fund-raiser for mission trips, 7 am –
12:30 pm |
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Feb 12 |
Valentine’s Dinner Dance |
Junior Highs help with childcare, meet
at 5:45 pm Senior highs serve dinner, meet at 5
pm |
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Feb 13 |
Regular Youth Fellowship |
For JUNIOR HIGHS only! Make your own
pizza, comedian, catching up, 6 – 8 pm at PUMC |
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Feb 18-20 |
Junior High Retreat: |
At Olmsted Center Meet at PUMC at 6:30 pm Friday; return
Sunday at noon |
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Feb 20 |
Grill the Pastor |
Senior High youth, at PUMC 6 pm |
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Feb 27 |
Youth Fellowship |
At PUMC 6 pm |
Service Opportunities for Youth in
February:
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Midnight Run, Friday, Feb. 4:
An overnight adventure in service. Don’t miss this opportunity to bless people
in need. Students can help in many different ways:
o
Prep Work: help
sort clothes before the Run, and make sandwiches that will be distributed to
the hungry and homeless in New York City.
o
Senior High Youth:
may actually join the Run, hitting the streets of NYC by midnight to provide
food and warm clothing to the homeless.
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Valentine’s Dinner Dance, Saturday,
February 12: We’ll need senior high students to serve an elegant dinner
and junior high students to provide child care, so couples in our church can
enjoy a lovely date for a good cause.
THANK
YOU! To all our wonderful hosts for the Advent Progressive
Dinner: Alan Dooley, the Eagans, the Foys, the Nenos, and the Roths.
Why
Retreats?
We just got back from the senior high
retreat, and I am reminded again of how important retreats can be. Of course, it’s
great to spend a whole weekend with other kids in the youth fellowship, playing
games, singing and listening to music, talking and really getting to know each
other. And there’s the joy of working together to cook meals for each other,
clean up and do the chores together.
But even more than that, there is great
opportunity for spiritual growth. We’re able to take a longer period of time to
think about what it means to follow Jesus, to read the Bible, and to explore
ways that this ancient text is still so relevant to our lives. Students get to
know a small group of their peers better as they meet throughout the weekend.
They work together to plan short worship times for the whole group. They are
given unique opportunities to practice different kinds of prayer, worship, and
to encounter God in new ways.
Retreats offer all of us a chance to
press the reset button, to connect with God in ways we’ve forgotten and in ways
that are new. I encourage the senior high students in particular to think about
attending one of the Vida Nueva weekends in April,
for another Christian growth experience this spring.
Add these other dates to your calendar!
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April 9 |
ALL-CHURCH TALENT SHOW to raise funds
for summer mission trips! |
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April 15 – 17 |
Young Women’s Vida Nueva:
a powerful three-day retreat for girls between 9th grade and 20
years old |
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April 24 |
Youth Service |
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April 29, 20 & May 1 |
Young Men’s Vida Nueva:
a powerful three-day retreat for guys between 9th grade and 20
years old |
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April 29, 20 & May 1 |
Junior High Youth Quake in Parsippany,
NJ |
Summer
Mission Team News
We are still looking for one more adult woman to
join the M-Fuge team to Philadelphia (July 2-8, 2005).
And we would welcome more Spanish speakers as translators to the Mexico Mission
team.
Team Meetings Coming Up:
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M-Fuge will meet on Wednesday, March 9, 7:30
– 9 pm
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Mexico Outreach will meet on Sunday, March 13, 4 – 6 pm
o Next meetings (all
Sundays): April 10, May 15, June 5
Fund-Raisers:
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The Super Bowl Sub Sale Fund-raiser will be held on February 6th.
Sign up to help with preparation on Saturday, February 5th between
3-5 pm or on Sunday, February 6th, between 7 am and 12:30 pm.
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Look for information on sending out support letters this month.