You won't want to miss out on this day of FUN and CHALLENGE! On Saturday, April 13, 2013, we will be leaving the church at 7:30 AM to go to Teen Bash C.E. Challenge Day, at Central Schwenkfelder Church in Worcester, PA.
Please have your permission slips and forms handed in to Mr. Shawn or Ms. Glady by Tues., February 19, so that we each get a FREE T-SHIRT!! You can still register after that, but you will not receive a T-Shirt.
The cost is only $5.00 if you are in the Forks Youth Group, and this INCLUDES LUNCH!!
If you would like to bring sibling(s) or friends... there cost is $10.00.
If there is a group of 15 or more, we will see if we can use Clifford (the big, red scout bus). For a smaller group we will be asking a few parents to help carpool.
Challenges for the Day: 3 on 3 Basketball, Bible Quiz, Spoons, Mario Kart, Cake Decorating (bring your own cake..decorations provided), Ultimate Frisbee, Ninja, Rock-Paper-Scissors, Flag Football, Sing Off, Bombardment, Obstacle Course and Minute to Win It Challenges.
This is a ministry sponsored by Christian Endeavor Mid-Atlantic. For more information, go to: www.cemidatlantic.org/teenbash
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Youth Schedule February - April 2013
FORKS Youth Schedule – FEBRUARY – APRIL 2013
Feb 1-3
Pinebrook Winter Retreat
Feb 4 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Regular Meeting
Feb 12 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Take Valentines to Hickory House Forks Church
Feb 26 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Regular Meeting
Mar 5 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Regular Meeting
Mar 12 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Regular Meeting
Mar 19 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Regular Meeting
Mar 24 Sunday 10:00 AM Potato & Chili Bar Fundraiser
Mar 26 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Regular Meeting
Mar 30 Sat 10:00 AM Church & Community Egg Hunt Forks Ball Field
Mar 31 Sun 6:30 AM Sunrise Service & Easter Breakfast Fundraiser
Apr 2 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Regular Meeting
Apr 9 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Regular Meeting
Apr 23 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Regular Meeting
Apr 30 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Regular Meeting
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Pinebrook Retreat = COOL, No... COLD!!
Pinebrook Winter Retreat: Friday, Feb. 1- Sunday, Feb. 3 was a very cold, but a great time had by all!! Once again Clifford clamored and clanged up the mountains to Stroudsburg, PA and delivered 23 of us at the retreat. There was a much smaller group at Pinebrook this year, approximately 90 people, so we shared the retreat with another group.
Pastor Will Snyder from The Forks Church travelled with us, and was the Speaker for the weekend. He did an awesome job and made a real connection with the kids. His talks on Christ and the Church reached out to all of us.
Did I mention that it was cold? It was COLD!! There was only a dusting of snow on the tubing hill and a small patch of ice on the lower part of the hill that a few of us tried tubing on, but it wasn't a big hit. The biggest hit of the free time on Saturday was the indoor heated pool and avid game of Taboo between, Ms. Glady, Mr. Walt, Ms. Shelly, Emily, Marissa, Kristen, and Jen (of which Ms. Glady and Ms. Shelly won even after joining the game an hour after it started!)
Poor old Clifford...guess he didn't like sitting neglected and freezing for two days, because he refused to start on Sunday when it was time to load him up and head home. We greatly appreciate the help of the man who came down and worked for over 20 minutes to get him jump started, and we were only 1/2 later than scheduled getting home!!
Pictures from the weekend are posted on the right!
Pastor Will Snyder from The Forks Church travelled with us, and was the Speaker for the weekend. He did an awesome job and made a real connection with the kids. His talks on Christ and the Church reached out to all of us.
Did I mention that it was cold? It was COLD!! There was only a dusting of snow on the tubing hill and a small patch of ice on the lower part of the hill that a few of us tried tubing on, but it wasn't a big hit. The biggest hit of the free time on Saturday was the indoor heated pool and avid game of Taboo between, Ms. Glady, Mr. Walt, Ms. Shelly, Emily, Marissa, Kristen, and Jen (of which Ms. Glady and Ms. Shelly won even after joining the game an hour after it started!)
Poor old Clifford...guess he didn't like sitting neglected and freezing for two days, because he refused to start on Sunday when it was time to load him up and head home. We greatly appreciate the help of the man who came down and worked for over 20 minutes to get him jump started, and we were only 1/2 later than scheduled getting home!!
Pictures from the weekend are posted on the right!
January Winter Retreat in Virginia = AWESOME!
Clifford (the big, red bus) was loaded with luggage and 19 of us... and we rattled and rolled for 5 hours on Friday night, January 4, 2013, arriving at Camp Shenandoah Springs in Madison, Virginia about 10:30p.m. It was DARK, and it was COLD! Old Clifford barely squeezed through the narrow, 1&1/2 mile drive cut through banks of trees leading up to the camp.
We met Mr. Bryan's group from Redeemer Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, and totaled 35 people in all. The lodge building where we met as a common room was heated by a fireplace so most of stayed wrapped in coats and scarves, but we sang and snacked and it was good to be with old friends again. The two groups met for a winter retreat in January 2012, and have stayed and worked together in Pikeville, Kentucky for a summer mission week for the past several years.
Pictures are in the Right Column box. Enjoy the memories!!
We met Mr. Bryan's group from Redeemer Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, and totaled 35 people in all. The lodge building where we met as a common room was heated by a fireplace so most of stayed wrapped in coats and scarves, but we sang and snacked and it was good to be with old friends again. The two groups met for a winter retreat in January 2012, and have stayed and worked together in Pikeville, Kentucky for a summer mission week for the past several years.
Pictures are in the Right Column box. Enjoy the memories!!
Friday, December 14, 2012
BUSY DECEMBER!!
December 18:
5:30 PM Christmas Party & White Elephant Gift Exchange! Bring a small wrapped gift (no names "To" or "From". You will get a number and when it is your turn, you can either pick an unopened gift or "steal" one that someone has already opened. It's lots of fun!!
Pinebrook: If you are going to Pinebrook, Feb. 4-6, bring in your paperwork & $25.00 (savings of $105.00)! Deadline is Dec. 30.
Winter Retreat: in Virginia with Mr. Bryan's youth group, January 6-8, 2013. If you didn't receive the paperwork, please see Mr. Shawn ASAP. Permission slip & $30 due by Dec. 25.
December 25:
Merry Christmas!
5:30 PM Christmas Party & White Elephant Gift Exchange! Bring a small wrapped gift (no names "To" or "From". You will get a number and when it is your turn, you can either pick an unopened gift or "steal" one that someone has already opened. It's lots of fun!!
Pinebrook: If you are going to Pinebrook, Feb. 4-6, bring in your paperwork & $25.00 (savings of $105.00)! Deadline is Dec. 30.
Winter Retreat: in Virginia with Mr. Bryan's youth group, January 6-8, 2013. If you didn't receive the paperwork, please see Mr. Shawn ASAP. Permission slip & $30 due by Dec. 25.
December 25:
Merry Christmas!
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Make Fresh Christmas Wreaths, Tue. Nov. 13
Tuesday night, Nov. 13, will be our Annual Christmas Wreath Making Night! Our youth meeting will be extended until 8:00 PM that evening so that everyone gets a chance to make a beautiful, fresh Christmas wreath!
Please let Mr. Shawn or Ms. Glady know if you will be attending or not, so that we have enough bundles of evergreens, bows, pinecones, etc.
A very special thank you to Mr. Walt and Ms. Shelly who make this possible each year, and to Ms. Shelly's mother and aunt who always come to help with the final touches!
Please let Mr. Shawn or Ms. Glady know if you will be attending or not, so that we have enough bundles of evergreens, bows, pinecones, etc.
A very special thank you to Mr. Walt and Ms. Shelly who make this possible each year, and to Ms. Shelly's mother and aunt who always come to help with the final touches!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Shoebox Saturday Party!! - November 10th
On Saturday, Nov. 10, we will meet at the church at 10:00a.m., for Shoebox Saturday! That is the day we will be filling the shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. Last year we packed 160 boxes!! Our goal this year is 175!
At 10:00a.m., we will go shopping for shoebox items still needed at the Dollar Tree. THEN... we will go to Chic-Fil-A to get FREE chicken sandwiches, then back to the church to fill the boxes. It will be FUN, so set the day aside to be part of this wonderful ministry opportunity.
Pick Up time at the church is 3:00p.m.
For more information on Operation Christmas Child, go to: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/index/
At 10:00a.m., we will go shopping for shoebox items still needed at the Dollar Tree. THEN... we will go to Chic-Fil-A to get FREE chicken sandwiches, then back to the church to fill the boxes. It will be FUN, so set the day aside to be part of this wonderful ministry opportunity.
Pick Up time at the church is 3:00p.m.
For more information on Operation Christmas Child, go to: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/index/
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