| Volume 1, Issue 6 |
November 1999 |
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TURKEY BASH IS SCHEDULED
FOR
NOVEMBER 28
This is the event each year in which the youth group hosts and serves the
entire church and has a great time in doing so! Plans are under way to
make this a great Turkey Bash this year! Of course to do that, we will
need help from EACH ONE OF YOU! This Sunday (Nov 7) and next Sunday (Nov
14) you will have a chance to sign up for your part in Turkey Bash. I will
bring the sign up sheet around in Sunday School and it will be in youth
group also. Of course you can call me to sign up also. Deadline to volunteer
is Sunday Nov. 14. Many groups are doing booths. The UMW is providing all
the baked goods for a cake walk and all we have to do is provide the workers,
and the youth group gets to keep the money raised!
THE PLAN SO FAR:
- Begin at 5 p.m. and end at 8 p.m.
- Booths and food in operation from 5-7 p.m.
- Square Dancing and Line Dancing on the basketball court from 6:30-8
p.m.
- Movie room for children open in the youth room from 5-6:30 p.m.
Here are some of the areas we are going to need help with:
- Selling tickets at the ticket table
- Operating game booths
- Working at the pizza and pop booth
- Staffing the game room
- Getting hay, etc. and setting up the basketball court
- Staffing the movie room
- Operating the cake walk
- Being excited participants in the square dancing and line dancing
If we have enough people, we can schedule our work in shifts and give
you a chance to have some free time or to trade jobs with someone else. |
Advent Sunday School Can "Nudge" Our
Children
Most of us grow spiritually in one of two
ways. There are times when we take a giant leap forward. Like camp or some
other experience. Another we way grow (and it's more common) is by "nudge".
Seemingly normal events can push us closer
to God little by little. Holidays can do this, if God is remembered and
honored.
We have a chance to be a part of this during
Advent. As a youth group, we are going to serve the children and families
of our church by leading an advent Sunday School program during the four
Sundays of Advent.
We will meet in the chapel at 9:30 on Nov.
28, Dec. 12 and 19. We will meet in c-207 (the youth room) on Dec. 5.
Each week we will spend a lot of time singing
Christmas carols. We want to pass these on to our spiritual little brothers
and sisters. We will use puppets, have stories, show occasional video,
and light the advent candles. Sign ups for this are also this Sunday and
next (Nov. 7, 14) and there will be a preparation meeting on Saturday afternoon,
Nov. 20 from 1-4 p.m. Lunch will be provided. |
Sunday School
Middle School
High School
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11am
H-232
C-201
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| Youth Choir for middle school and high school
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4:30
H-27
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| Dinner (or "gettin' some eats")
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5:30
The Hall
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| Activity Segment
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6:00
C-207
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| Worship
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6:30
C-201
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Program
High School
Middle School
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7:00
C-201
TBA
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PRAYER PAGERS ARE OPERATIONAL!
Each of you should have received a letter with your secret code
number (no, no one has 007) and a card with instructions and request
code numbers. Feel free to page Jodi or me for prayer or conversation
any time. If you lose your card, see Jodi or me, we've got plenty.
If you didn't get a letter with a code number, see me (Richard) and I
will fix you up. |
How to Find Us
Richard's office is in the office building next to Jonathan's (and
you are welcome) and Jodi's office is in E-21. Stop by, but remember
it is a work in progress.
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SO much is going on. Aren't you
glad you've got it all down in your handy dandy
newsletter? |
Horseback Riding Make Ups are November 14
This is the tentative date for those who didn't get to ride last
week due to lack of time. We will have a pizza party after church
and then go RIDE! We may be able to take a few extra people with us,
so see Jodi if you are interested.
Advance Sign Ups Have Become a Necessity!
Who would have thought that we would take almost 50 people on the
Colossal Caves trip? Not me, for one. But we did. In order to keep
things organized, we are going to have to do advance sign ups on
almost all youth events. This makes sure that everyone has a spot and
a ride. Sign up deadlines will be at least a week in advance.
Starting with...
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Shop Til U Drop
December 19, 20 |
The traditional Shop Til U Drop overnighter will be held in
conjunction with our Christmas party on Sunday-Monday Dec. 19, 20.
This is necessitated by a very full church holiday calendar. After
talking to some of you and getting a little history of the event, here
is what is planned.
Sunday Dec 19
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| 2pm - |
Meet at Tucson Mall |
| 5pm - |
Gather for Dinner |
| 6pm - |
Collect food at Winterhaven for Community Food Bank |
| 9pm - |
Return to church for overnighter |
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Monday Dec 20
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The schedule is yet to be determined. |
There will be a sign up form for this available in the next couple
of weeks. Sign up will be required. We will be able to take extras
as long as we have transportation.
The dates of our Ski Trip this year
are Feb. 24-26. The package has been scaled down a little to make it
more affordable. We are still skiing at Purgatory and we will be
lodging at the Hampton Inn in Durango. The cost for those of us 13
and older is $175. Those 12 and under go for $150.
Now, here's the deal. We need to
have at least 20 sign up to go on the trip. The first deposit of $40
is due by November 21. At that time, I will know if we have enough to
pursue the trip. I will need $40 more by Dec. 10, and the balance
will be due Feb. 15.
Church Workday is Nov 13
Catalina is good to its youth! We are
funded and supported in so many ways. Now it is our opportunity to
give something back. The trustees have requested that I recruit a
team of youth for the work day. There are some jobs which may not be
done if we don't show up to do them. These jobs include doing some
repairs around the basketball court (and the fence around the roof),
putting more sand on the playground, painting, etc. Can you help? If
you could meet me outside the youth room door at 10:30 a.m., we
can get started. This is for everyone. Guys, girls, middle school,
high school, parents, youth leaders... everyone and anyone who can
help. Even if you can just stay for part of the time, your help will
be appreciated.
Hey, lets be givers and not just
takers on the church food chain!! That's your science lesson for this
month, thank you.
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DCYM... Is it for YOU???
Starting in January, the District Council on Youth Ministry will
begin to meet here at Catalina. It always meets on the 4th Sunday of
each month at 3:30. We need a middle school and high school
representative from our church. You would be through in time for
choir. If you are interested, see Richard. The DCYM organizes the
lock in and trips to YPC and Jr Hi Convention as well as several other
local south district UMC events. Richard will be attending the
meetings also.
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| Other Assorted Happenings |
Winter Camp December 27-30
This is going to be a great time at Pine Canyon Camp for all South
District youth! Your own youth director, Richard Jones, will be the dean
of the camp. I'm hoping to make this the best Winter Camp ever! A brochure
is enclosed. We are going to have such a GREAT time at Winter Camp. I am
looking forward to it more than anything else, I think! Camperships from
the district and scholarship help from the church are available. Yes, you
can bring a friend to Winter Camp.
Festival of Faith 2000
This is an event for Christians of all denominations to come together
to celebrate what we have in common: Jesus Christ! The event will be held
at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix on Saturday, January 15. It will begin
at 1pm with a concert for youth. The art-ist is unconfirmed, but negotiations
are underway with DC Talk. The rest of the event will take place from 2-4pm
with Tony Campolo as the speaker. He is an awesome speaker. I'm looking
into the possibility of going to a Coyotes hockey game that night (might
as well while we're in Phoenix, huh?). The Coyotes play the Mighty Ducks
that night. More info will be forthcoming.
Phoenix Suns Game
On Friday, March 10 the Suns are playing the Jazz at America West Arena
at 7pm. I thought it might be fun to go up for the game. Of course this
is very far in advance, but I wanted you to mark your calendars to avoid
any conflicts. We don't want conflicts, do we?
YPC for High School is February 19-21
YPC will be held in Yuma this year and south district is chartering
a bus. I understand all who went had a great time last year. I also understand
that this would involve missing school on Monday, Feb. 21. I'm not sure
if you can take that...
Jr Hi Convention is May 5-7
Jr Hi Convention is like YPC, except it is for middle school students.
Did you figure that one out? It will be held in Kingman and south district
is getting a bus for this one as well.
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