All UMYF,
I hope the past week has been good to everyone and you have stayed as cool as possible. We had a great trip last Thursday to Carowinds. It was a very hot and humid day, but we braved both and had an amazing time.
Thanks to everyone for the wonderful trip. We had a good size group Sunday considering we are in the middle of summer vacation. We had some great conversation, though our movie selection could have been a bit better.
There will be no Socratic Wednesday or UMYF on Sunday. I trust everyone will behave themselves while I am away. I will be in touch while I am away and I hope you all will do the same. 25 July will be my last Sunday as your Director of Youth and Leisure. With this in mind, it will be my last opportunity to address you in that capacity. I hope everyone will make an attempt to be present. Be safe and continue to enjoy your summer!
Best,
Chuck
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
27 June 2010 Weekly News
All UMYF,
A big round of applause for all my Salkehatchie Campers!!!! Trinity should be extremely proud of the hard work, effort, commitment, and sacrifice that members of the UMYF demonstrated last week. Nine of your youth paid money to give up a week of their summer to perform services for people who otherwise would have had no help in getting their homes in good shape to live. To these youth I give total credit and can only express my genuine pride in their efforts and determination to get the job done. Liam, Oona, Elizabeth, Ben, Harry, J.R., Alex, and Daniel I am extremely proud of you all.
We will have Socratic Club this week on Wednesday at 5pm and UMYF will be Saturday afternoon at 3pm at the home of the Ritchie family, Julie Stephens will be hosting. I hope everyone can attend and relax a little by the pool after all the hard work of last week.
On July 8th we will be taking a trip to Carowinds. We will leave the church parking lot at 10:00 a.m. More details, including cost of admission, will be texted soon. Take care and have a great week everyone, see you Wednesday!
Best, Chuck
A big round of applause for all my Salkehatchie Campers!!!! Trinity should be extremely proud of the hard work, effort, commitment, and sacrifice that members of the UMYF demonstrated last week. Nine of your youth paid money to give up a week of their summer to perform services for people who otherwise would have had no help in getting their homes in good shape to live. To these youth I give total credit and can only express my genuine pride in their efforts and determination to get the job done. Liam, Oona, Elizabeth, Ben, Harry, J.R., Alex, and Daniel I am extremely proud of you all.
We will have Socratic Club this week on Wednesday at 5pm and UMYF will be Saturday afternoon at 3pm at the home of the Ritchie family, Julie Stephens will be hosting. I hope everyone can attend and relax a little by the pool after all the hard work of last week.
On July 8th we will be taking a trip to Carowinds. We will leave the church parking lot at 10:00 a.m. More details, including cost of admission, will be texted soon. Take care and have a great week everyone, see you Wednesday!
Best, Chuck
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
6 June 2010 Weekly News
All UMYF,
I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable Memorial Day. I pray that each and every one of you took some time out of the day to think about the brave men and women who gave the greatest measure of dedication to their families and their country. We should never forget.I hope the summer is treating everyone well so far. Sleep in late and catch up on your rest. You all deserve some time to catch your breathe. Also take the opportunity to read and explore some issue that interests you on some level.
UMYF on Sunday will be held at 5pm. Sunday will be Field Day. We will have several games that we will be playing as teams on the side lawn area. Come prepared to compete and have a blast.
I am still looking for people to go to Salkehatchie. Spaces are still open and if you are interested in still going, so please let me know. There will be NO SOCRATIC CLUB on Wednesday night. I am also looking for volunteers for Saturday for the Security Blanket's Belmont Breeze event. If you are interested in volunteering please let me know. Feel free to stop in this week and hang out or chat. See you around.
Best,
Chuck
I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable Memorial Day. I pray that each and every one of you took some time out of the day to think about the brave men and women who gave the greatest measure of dedication to their families and their country. We should never forget.I hope the summer is treating everyone well so far. Sleep in late and catch up on your rest. You all deserve some time to catch your breathe. Also take the opportunity to read and explore some issue that interests you on some level.
UMYF on Sunday will be held at 5pm. Sunday will be Field Day. We will have several games that we will be playing as teams on the side lawn area. Come prepared to compete and have a blast.
I am still looking for people to go to Salkehatchie. Spaces are still open and if you are interested in still going, so please let me know. There will be NO SOCRATIC CLUB on Wednesday night. I am also looking for volunteers for Saturday for the Security Blanket's Belmont Breeze event. If you are interested in volunteering please let me know. Feel free to stop in this week and hang out or chat. See you around.
Best,
Chuck
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
23 May 2010 Weekly News
All UMYF,
Thanks to the youth that came and worked the Grounds Day on Saturday. So many thanks to Sissy Holler for providing supper for the UMYF on Sunday evening. I can speak for everyone and say that the meal was delicious and it was a great time of fellowship. We were also able to welcome some of the youth from SPIHN to come and participate in our program and enjoy shooting some hoops after the program was over. It was a good evening, our program centered around Pentecost. As the great and much lauded Harvard theologian Dr. Peter Gomes told me while he visited Duke during the same time in our liturgical calendar a few years ago, "The Day of Pentecost is soon upon us." It is, and I hope now the UMYF have a better understanding of its origins and what they mean for us as Christians today. I think I even saw some eyes get the great significance of the Spirit descending on the Disciples.
We are getting closer to graduation and matriculation for others. Continue to stay the course and finish strong. Sunday evening the Stoddard Family will be providing supper for the UMYF. We will dine and have fellowship and then attend the farewell concert for Justin with the rest of our church family. I hope everyone can attend.
The Revelation Bible Study will end this week, Tuesday at 4pm. Socratic Club will meet Wednesday at 5pm in my office. Let us also start getting ready physically and mentally for Salkehatchie the week of 13 June. Take care and God bless you all.
His Grace and Peace,
Chuck
Thanks to the youth that came and worked the Grounds Day on Saturday. So many thanks to Sissy Holler for providing supper for the UMYF on Sunday evening. I can speak for everyone and say that the meal was delicious and it was a great time of fellowship. We were also able to welcome some of the youth from SPIHN to come and participate in our program and enjoy shooting some hoops after the program was over. It was a good evening, our program centered around Pentecost. As the great and much lauded Harvard theologian Dr. Peter Gomes told me while he visited Duke during the same time in our liturgical calendar a few years ago, "The Day of Pentecost is soon upon us." It is, and I hope now the UMYF have a better understanding of its origins and what they mean for us as Christians today. I think I even saw some eyes get the great significance of the Spirit descending on the Disciples.
We are getting closer to graduation and matriculation for others. Continue to stay the course and finish strong. Sunday evening the Stoddard Family will be providing supper for the UMYF. We will dine and have fellowship and then attend the farewell concert for Justin with the rest of our church family. I hope everyone can attend.
The Revelation Bible Study will end this week, Tuesday at 4pm. Socratic Club will meet Wednesday at 5pm in my office. Let us also start getting ready physically and mentally for Salkehatchie the week of 13 June. Take care and God bless you all.
His Grace and Peace,
Chuck
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
16 May 2010 Weekly News
All UMYF,
Saturday, 15 May 2010 at 9am Dr. Bob Reynolds is holding a church wide Grounds Day. This is similar to the other Saturday morning Grounds Days we have had before in the past. Come out and support the church and help improve her grounds. To everyone who works the full morning, Dr. Reynolds has generously offered to pay $20 per person. I hope your love of your church as well as the monetary enticement will ensure a good group. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
His Grace and Peace,
Chuck
All UMYF,
I hope everyone took time on Sunday to shower special praise and love on your mother! I hope the letters also went a long way in showing how much comfort, joy, and patience they bring into your lives on a daily basis. What did you guys think of our exercise? Did it make you see your mother or the Holy Spirit in a new light? I hope so, I hope you now see how both will always be with you and behind you in everything you do!
Sunday we will be doing a program on Pentecost and what it means for us here at Trinity, and abroad. Come out and learn how a little church history still very much influence they way we operate and live within the church. I hope to see lots of you there ready to participate. We will be using a different format which I think will make things a little more exciting I hope.
Special thanks to all of our volunteers for all the hard work they do to make sure things go smoothly. From food to counselors, the UMYF has lots of friends and great support in Trinity! Revelation Bible Study and the Socratic Club will meet this week as regularly scheduled, Tuesday at 4pm and Wednesday at 5pm. Finish the school year off strong and work hard!
His Grace and Peace,
Chuck
Saturday, 15 May 2010 at 9am Dr. Bob Reynolds is holding a church wide Grounds Day. This is similar to the other Saturday morning Grounds Days we have had before in the past. Come out and support the church and help improve her grounds. To everyone who works the full morning, Dr. Reynolds has generously offered to pay $20 per person. I hope your love of your church as well as the monetary enticement will ensure a good group. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
His Grace and Peace,
Chuck
All UMYF,
I hope everyone took time on Sunday to shower special praise and love on your mother! I hope the letters also went a long way in showing how much comfort, joy, and patience they bring into your lives on a daily basis. What did you guys think of our exercise? Did it make you see your mother or the Holy Spirit in a new light? I hope so, I hope you now see how both will always be with you and behind you in everything you do!
Sunday we will be doing a program on Pentecost and what it means for us here at Trinity, and abroad. Come out and learn how a little church history still very much influence they way we operate and live within the church. I hope to see lots of you there ready to participate. We will be using a different format which I think will make things a little more exciting I hope.
Special thanks to all of our volunteers for all the hard work they do to make sure things go smoothly. From food to counselors, the UMYF has lots of friends and great support in Trinity! Revelation Bible Study and the Socratic Club will meet this week as regularly scheduled, Tuesday at 4pm and Wednesday at 5pm. Finish the school year off strong and work hard!
His Grace and Peace,
Chuck
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
9 May 2010 Weekly News.
All UMYF,
I guess I can thank myself for dinner on Sunday? Hahaha. I hope everyone enjoyed dinner and went home full! Another special thanks to Steve Whitaker for being our grill master! He worked over the hot coals for several hours to help bring my chicken to life, and for that I think we are all very grateful. We have had some great food and programs the last month or so. Great times!
I hope everyone enjoyed our program on Sunday. Keep in mind the scriptural text we used and how that relates directly to our project and to your lives. Take a moment to be grateful, reflective, and appreciative to all the gifts you have been given by the Spirit in your lives. Please remember to complete your projects by Sunday and give them out at the appropriate time Sunday afternoon! NO UMYF Sunday 9 May 2010! Happy Mother's Day!!!!
Revelation Bible Study will meet for its final session on Tuesday at 4pm. Socratic Club will meet Wednesday at 5pm. Socratic Club was exceptionally great last week. I hope more gatherings like that one follow. I was proud of how everyone articulated their positions in thoughtful arguments. You guys did great! Please come out and participate and voice your opinion on a whole host of issues! We want to hear what you have to say.
His Grace and Peace,
Chuck
I guess I can thank myself for dinner on Sunday? Hahaha. I hope everyone enjoyed dinner and went home full! Another special thanks to Steve Whitaker for being our grill master! He worked over the hot coals for several hours to help bring my chicken to life, and for that I think we are all very grateful. We have had some great food and programs the last month or so. Great times!
I hope everyone enjoyed our program on Sunday. Keep in mind the scriptural text we used and how that relates directly to our project and to your lives. Take a moment to be grateful, reflective, and appreciative to all the gifts you have been given by the Spirit in your lives. Please remember to complete your projects by Sunday and give them out at the appropriate time Sunday afternoon! NO UMYF Sunday 9 May 2010! Happy Mother's Day!!!!
Revelation Bible Study will meet for its final session on Tuesday at 4pm. Socratic Club will meet Wednesday at 5pm. Socratic Club was exceptionally great last week. I hope more gatherings like that one follow. I was proud of how everyone articulated their positions in thoughtful arguments. You guys did great! Please come out and participate and voice your opinion on a whole host of issues! We want to hear what you have to say.
His Grace and Peace,
Chuck
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
2 May 2010 Weekly News
UMYF Members,
Steve Whitaker did an outstanding job with both dinner and the program on Sunday evening on World Religions. A special thanks also goes to Mrs. Laura Edwards for assisting. I hope everyone had a great time and was able to take something away from the program to better inform your own spirituality and tolerance of religions from around the world.
Little more than a month left in the school year. Time to buckle down and finish strong! I hope everyone is looking forward to their summer vacation!
Next Sunday, I will be grilling out and leading a special program that will integrate very personal moments in our lives with some theological insight from the New Testament. The project we will be working on is very special, so I hope that many of you will take the time to come out and participate. I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity. I promise you will not regret it. UMYF at 6pm at Trinity.
Revelation Bible Study and Socratic Club will be held at their regularly scheduled times at 4pm on Tuesday and 5pm on Wednesday respectively. I will be coming out to some of the schools this week so keep your eyes open for me. Have a great week, and see you throughout the week!
His Grace and Peace,
Chuck
Steve Whitaker did an outstanding job with both dinner and the program on Sunday evening on World Religions. A special thanks also goes to Mrs. Laura Edwards for assisting. I hope everyone had a great time and was able to take something away from the program to better inform your own spirituality and tolerance of religions from around the world.
Little more than a month left in the school year. Time to buckle down and finish strong! I hope everyone is looking forward to their summer vacation!
Next Sunday, I will be grilling out and leading a special program that will integrate very personal moments in our lives with some theological insight from the New Testament. The project we will be working on is very special, so I hope that many of you will take the time to come out and participate. I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity. I promise you will not regret it. UMYF at 6pm at Trinity.
Revelation Bible Study and Socratic Club will be held at their regularly scheduled times at 4pm on Tuesday and 5pm on Wednesday respectively. I will be coming out to some of the schools this week so keep your eyes open for me. Have a great week, and see you throughout the week!
His Grace and Peace,
Chuck
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