All UMYF,
Thanks to everyone who came out Sunday morning and Sunday evening. We had a great discussion in Sunday School, which we will continue in our Socractic Club meeting this Wednesday. I spent yesterday in Columbia at a Conference Planning Session for Breeze, the new summer program designed to take the place of Youth Annual Conference at Spartanburg Methodist College. We will talk more about this in the coming months. I look forward to seeing a lot of you there at 5PM Wednesday for Socratic Club. We will be taking up a collection for the Souper Bowl of Caring this Sunday directly after service, we will discuss this a greater length during Socratic Club.
Confirmation classes begin 1 March at 9:30 in the Welcome Center, we ask all candidates and their parents to please be in attendance for this brief session.
I have yet to receive any registrations for the Ski Trip. 13 Feb has been reassigned as a school day for the snow on 20 January. For this reason, we would have to leave Friday the 13th after school, cutting the trip a little short. If I do not receive enough registrations and deposits by Sunday, 1 February, we will have to reschedule the trip for a later date.
Please also remember the Springmaid Retreat scheduled for 27 February through 1 March. We will talk about this more in the coming weeks, but please mark this date on your calendar and decide whether or not you would like to participate. Continue to check the blog and Facebook for updates, or contact me directly!
Best,
Chuck
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
God's Awesome Plan for 6th Graders
Trinity Family,
When reading or talking about 6th grade ministries I’ve found one thing to be consistent: IT’S NOT EASY!!! But God has called us to minister to all in His flock, and 6th graders are definitely part of God’s providence in this world.
That being said, Trinity’s UMYF has been working hard to discover the best way to minister to Trinity’s 6th graders. We’ve evaluated the situation, talked with parents and 6th graders. The next transition in this transitional ministry is to establish G.A.P. on Sunday afternoon, a program that mirrors the format and teachings of UMYF. Heather Humphries has agreed to assist me in leading G.A.P. in this direction, and we are both excited at the possibilities this program holds. G.A.P. will begin February 1st at 5 PM with parents and 6th graders invited to participate in our first program and pizza. We will briefly discuss the purpose and reasoning behind G.A.P. and then dive into out first activity. We hope that 6th graders and their families will come out and participate!
Best,
Chuck
20 January 2009 Weekly News
All, UMYF,
I am writing this from the Reflection Pool in front of the Capitol! The Inuaguration was a tremendous, and I wish more of you could have been present. I spoke with AE, JR Poole, and Davis Miller. I think they would all agree it was simply amazing to be in DC over the last few days.
Please remember the upcoming ski trip and the necessary registration and deposit. A proposal was presented to the Trustees to renovate the Youth Rooms upstairs, and I think it went well. Have a great rest of the week, and I hope to see many of you Sunday!
Best,
Chuck
I am writing this from the Reflection Pool in front of the Capitol! The Inuaguration was a tremendous, and I wish more of you could have been present. I spoke with AE, JR Poole, and Davis Miller. I think they would all agree it was simply amazing to be in DC over the last few days.
Please remember the upcoming ski trip and the necessary registration and deposit. A proposal was presented to the Trustees to renovate the Youth Rooms upstairs, and I think it went well. Have a great rest of the week, and I hope to see many of you Sunday!
Best,
Chuck
14 January 2009 Weekly News
All UMYF,
Thanks to everyone who came out Sunday for worship and UMYF Sunday night. We had a great crowd for worship and UMYF, but I hope to see more people in Sunday School this Sunday! A special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Hall for providing a wonderful meal, again! I encourage other parents or members of the church to contact me to sign up for an available space. I hope everyone enjoyed our viewing of The Apostle. It had various different themes, but the ideas of redemption, forgiveness, and accountability were the major ideas that carried the entire movie.
Informational flyers were passed out about the ski trip. The cost is $175, and it will cover meals, transportation, ski ticket, equipment, and lodging. We need returned forms and a $75 deposit by February 1. If you have any questions, please contact me here at the church.
Also remember we have our Springmaid Retreat February 27- March 1. We will be talking more about this as the time grows closer. Confirmation Classes will begin in March, for those interested please contact either myself or Rev. Bryant. Come out and support you Senior and Junior High Boy's Basketball teams, a schedule is available at the church and on the calendar on the weekly newsletters.
The Socratic Club will be meeting Wednesday at 5 PM in the library. We will continue our discussion of current events and the biblical relevance we find in these events. Dinner will be served at 6 PM after we meet. A group will be going to the movies at 7 PM for those interested. Check out what is happening with the UMYF on Facebook and our blog at tumc.com, see you around...
Best,
Chuck
Thanks to everyone who came out Sunday for worship and UMYF Sunday night. We had a great crowd for worship and UMYF, but I hope to see more people in Sunday School this Sunday! A special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Hall for providing a wonderful meal, again! I encourage other parents or members of the church to contact me to sign up for an available space. I hope everyone enjoyed our viewing of The Apostle. It had various different themes, but the ideas of redemption, forgiveness, and accountability were the major ideas that carried the entire movie.
Informational flyers were passed out about the ski trip. The cost is $175, and it will cover meals, transportation, ski ticket, equipment, and lodging. We need returned forms and a $75 deposit by February 1. If you have any questions, please contact me here at the church.
Also remember we have our Springmaid Retreat February 27- March 1. We will be talking more about this as the time grows closer. Confirmation Classes will begin in March, for those interested please contact either myself or Rev. Bryant. Come out and support you Senior and Junior High Boy's Basketball teams, a schedule is available at the church and on the calendar on the weekly newsletters.
The Socratic Club will be meeting Wednesday at 5 PM in the library. We will continue our discussion of current events and the biblical relevance we find in these events. Dinner will be served at 6 PM after we meet. A group will be going to the movies at 7 PM for those interested. Check out what is happening with the UMYF on Facebook and our blog at tumc.com, see you around...
Best,
Chuck
Thursday, January 8, 2009
8 January 2009 Weekly News...
All UMYF,
I hope everyone had a great Christmas and brought in the New Year in a very special way. We had a great turnout Sunday evening with 25 people present! Way to start the New Year off with a bang! We received a fantastic thank you letter from the Bethlehem Center thanking us for all our work in the last few months. For all those who have pitched in, I say thank you as well. Everything we can do will make a difference at the Bethlehem Center. We also received a thank you note from Will Brockman thanking us for all that we have done to assist him in the past few months.
Tentative plans have been made for a Ski Trip to Sugar Mountain Resort for February 13th-15th. PLEASE MARK THIS TIME ON YOUR CALENDARS! Lodging has already been arranged at Deerfield United Methodist Church. We will discuss other arrangements and costs Sunday evening. This coming Sunday we will also vote on an Executive Youth Board, who will represent the UMYF in various capacities. So come out, enjoy dinner and fellowship, as well as planning for our Ski Trip!
Sunday the 18th we will be going to the movies to see Marley & Me. I got a chance to see the Junior High Boys play lastnight and will be watching the Senior High Boys tonight, support your fellow UMYF members and watch! If you need a ride, let me know. Continue to check us out on Facebook and our blog at tumc.com!
Best,
Chuck
I hope everyone had a great Christmas and brought in the New Year in a very special way. We had a great turnout Sunday evening with 25 people present! Way to start the New Year off with a bang! We received a fantastic thank you letter from the Bethlehem Center thanking us for all our work in the last few months. For all those who have pitched in, I say thank you as well. Everything we can do will make a difference at the Bethlehem Center. We also received a thank you note from Will Brockman thanking us for all that we have done to assist him in the past few months.
Tentative plans have been made for a Ski Trip to Sugar Mountain Resort for February 13th-15th. PLEASE MARK THIS TIME ON YOUR CALENDARS! Lodging has already been arranged at Deerfield United Methodist Church. We will discuss other arrangements and costs Sunday evening. This coming Sunday we will also vote on an Executive Youth Board, who will represent the UMYF in various capacities. So come out, enjoy dinner and fellowship, as well as planning for our Ski Trip!
Sunday the 18th we will be going to the movies to see Marley & Me. I got a chance to see the Junior High Boys play lastnight and will be watching the Senior High Boys tonight, support your fellow UMYF members and watch! If you need a ride, let me know. Continue to check us out on Facebook and our blog at tumc.com!
Best,
Chuck
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