ALL YOUTH - Jr. & Sr. High - will
meet on Wednesday - Aug. 24th - at 7:00pm in the YOUTH CENTER (the
Pavilion)!!!
We need to talk about:
- hamburger supper on Sunday afternoon
(be there at least by 4:30pm)
- concert Sunday night (starts at
6:30pm)
- painting party for the youth center
& swim party on Saturday, Sept. 3rd
- bring school schedules; band events,
volleyball team schedules, football schedules, etc.!!!
Thanks, again, to Jake Reed - our
"apostolic successor" who led the Affirmation of Faith last
Sunday!!!
Anybody got any SCHOOL NEWS????
Bring it with you!
Ya'll take CARE!
Larry
From Larry,
7/8/05
Don't forget to show up
at the church (College Mound) before 6:30pm tonight to go to 1st UMC
in Terrell and then the Terrell Public Pool for our swim party with
other youth groups from 7:00-9:00pm (they will provide snacks &
drinks)!
Our next youth meeting
will be at 6:30pm on Wednesday (8-10) - and stay
for our Administrative Council to follow at 7:00pm (to vote on the
Pavilion & financing plan)! We may stay later and do more
work after the meeting!
Larry
Newsletter for 7/27/05
COLLEGE MOUND
UMYF
NEWSLETTER
It was
a really great trip the
Sr. High had last week to Galveston !
Hurricane Emily has come just close enough to make the surf really
spectacular – 4 to 12 foot waves made for an interesting time in the
water – just ask Kevin!
We
had a fantastic rainbow – just in time for our first devotion and
singing – and everyone appreciated your singing (even Vickie’s) and
enthusiasm for “making a joyful noise”!
The
guys & girls both enjoyed the “sights” – and we’ll leave them at
that!The
high surf made it just a little difficult to make sand castles –
you’ve really got to have a beach and SAND to make SAND CASTLES!
But
in the end, it was determined that the “buoys” won the sandcastle
contest and the “gulls” won the beach scavenger
hunt!What
was more important was how
you all worked TOGETHER AS A
TEAM!All
of us were really proud of you all!!!
I
hope you also learned something from walking along the Strand, going
to the Great Storm exhibit, and especially everyone’s GREAT
DEVOTIONS!!!Now
you have an IDEA of what we might do if we go back to Galveston – or
even South Padre – in the future!!!“THANKS”
to
all those brave souls who went on our trip as adult counselors – and
just remember “youth” – one day you will be an “adult” and can
volunteer to be a part of a youth trip as one of the adult
leaders!!!(Scary
thought!)
JR.
HIGH LEAVES FOR GLEN ROSE – “WALKIN’ IN THE TRACKS” TRIP ON FRIDAY
AT NOON!!!
The
Jr.
High UMYF will leave this Friday, July 29th at high noon
for their “Walkin’ in the Tracks of Jesus” trip!Currently
there are nine Jr. High youth who will be going to “the Promise”,
enjoy a time of swimming, hiking, Fossil Rim Wildlife Park, and the
DINOSAUR
tracks!Thanks
to Brenda Gonzalez who almost single-handedly put this trip
together!!!So
don’t forget that you’ll need a swim suit, sleeping bag (and/or
sheets for a twin size bed), towel, pillow, your “personal items”
(toothbrush, etc.) AND YOUR BIBLE
FOR DEVOTION TIMES!!!We
should return to the church by 8:00pm on Saturday night – SEE YOU
THEN!!!
JR.
& SR. HIGH YOUTH MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY – AUG.
3RD!!!
Our
next
youth meeting will be on Wed Aug. 3rd at 7:00pm in the
youth room.
Please make sure that YOU
are in attendance as we will continue to make plans for
our BACK TO SCHOOL “ALL NIGHT
PARTY”!!!That
will take place beginning on Friday night, Aug. 12th and
end on Saturday morning, Aug. 13th!!!This
is the time to really get out and beat the bushes to invite and
bring ALL THE FRIENDS YOU
CAN!!!LET’S DO
IT!!!
“TAPE
& BED” FINISHED IN YOUTH
CENTER!!!
The
“tape
& bed” portion of the work in the youth center is now finished,
and all we have to do is wait for the texturing to be done before we
can START
PAINTING our
new youth center!!!YEAH!!!We’ll
be getting word soon as to when we can get that work under way.So….what do ya’ll think
about “Peptobismal Pink” with purple polka-dots???Well – do YOU
have
a better idea???
“SO
LONG TO BAILLIE, ANTHONY, AND
ALEX!!!”
Baillie
is
now back at her home in Conroe (remember going through there on the
way to and from Galveston?) and Alex & Anthony will be leaving
this weekend for their new home near San Antonio (hey – I can see us
going to the River Walk).We’ve really enjoyed their company and will miss them and all
their hard work in so many different areas.We’ll try to have their
addresses so ya’ll can keep in touch – and we hope they will do the
same!!!“Via
con Dios, Ya’ll!!!”(Go
with God for all those
illiterates)
NEWSLETTER
6/1/05
“RELAY
FOR LIFE” THIS FRIDAY &
SATURDAY
Registration
for the “Relay for Life” walk will begin at 5:00pm at the Herman
Furlough School in Terrell.Please bring comfortable shoes & maybe even a change of
shoes and socks as you WILL BE WALKING ALL NIGHT.You might want to also bring
some spending money for snack, drinks, etc. during the night.There will be lots of
entertainment, games, and other activities – including the cancer
survivors walk and the memorial walk as we remember those who have
lost the battle to cancer.
This
is SO IMPORTANT – so please be a part of the Relay for Life 2005
walk to CURE CANCER.
PROMOTION SUNDAY JUNE
5TH
We
will promote those going into the 6th grade next year
this Sunday, June 5th, so that you will officially become
a part of the YOUTH DEPARTMENT in both Sunday School, as well as the
United Methodist Youth Fellowship.The Jr. High Class – grades
6 through 8, meet with Brenda Gonzalez and Shanna Stanbrough.The Sr. High Class – grades
9 through 12 – will be moving into the new youth center as soon as
it becomes available – or if the weather permits us using it in the
meantime.Otherwise, we’ll meet in the fellowship hall until it does
become available.
HAMBURGER
LUNCH FOR SUNDAY, JUNE
12TH!!!
Our next fundraiser dinner will
be on Sunday, June 12th, immediately following the
morning service of worship.We’ll have hamburgers with all the trimmin’s, fries, onion
rings, and desserts (you should bring the dessert of your
choice).We’ll use the
funds to help with our summer events and the youth
center.
FATHER’S
DAY, JUNE 19TH!!!
Don’t forget that Father’s Day
will be Sunday, June 19th.We’ll
honor all the “men” of the church with a special gift that day.We will also try to have
special “parts” for members of the youth department to provide
during the service of worship that day.Don’t miss it – and DON’T
FORGET TO SAY “HAPPY FATHER’S DAY” to
someone special.
“Harry
Potter” Anyone?
The
newest “Harry Potter” book is scheduled to be released in July.Are you planning to read
it???You think the
youth department should purchase a book to put in our library?Let us know.What about a “Harry Potter”
movie night to watch ALL THREE???
JR.
HIGH LOSS IS SR. HIGH’S GAIN!!!
The
Jr. High department LOST the contest at our end of school party last
Friday night – which means that at our next movie night they must
wait on the Sr. High members “hand and foot”.But don’t despair – thoughts
are already in the work to provide another “contest of skill” to see
if the Jr. High can better the Sr. High….I wonder what the “game”
might be????
WORSHIP
AT WINDSOR ON JUNE
12TH!!!
Our
next scheduled time of worship with the residents of Windsor Care
Center will be Sunday, June 12th, at 2:30pm in the
afternoon.Since this
is the closest Sunday before “Father’s Day,” don’t you think it
might be a good idea to take some sort of “gift” to give to the male
residents???Let us
know what you think.
“FISHES
& LOAVES” PROGRAM TO BEGIN!!!
(Okay
– so read John 6:1-15)
Faith
is sometimes taking what you have and letting God use it for
others.That’s what our
“Fishes & Loaves” can do for others who might need a “treat”
during these long hot days of summer.It might take many different
shapes and forms, but the results will be the same – to reach out to
others and offer them “food” in whatever way we can.If you have a person or
persons you think we ought to “reach out to” during the months
ahead, let us know.If
they have a special “need” we can help out with – let us know.It may be yard work,
homemade cookies, or even sandwiches served with a smile.It might be cleaning a house
or just “spending time” with someone who’s lonely.Whatever it is, it will
become something MIRACULOUS WHEN PUT INTO JESUS’
HANDS…
SUMMER
MEETING SCHEDULE for UMYF TO BE
DETERMINED!!!
We
will determine what our meeting schedule is during the next couple
of meetings – every week, once every two weeks, EVERY DAY – you’ll
help decide.But for
now, the schedule is:
