Forks Youth Schedule May-August 2013

MAY

May 7 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Regular Meeting

May 14 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Regular Meeting – Sharing Faith #1

May 21 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Regular Meeting – Sharing Faith #2

May 28 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Pikeville Prayer & Praise Night / Trip Info

May 31 Fri 5:30-8:00 PM Car Wash Fundraiser - Rain Date: June 7

JUNE

June 4 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Talent Show Forks Church

June 7 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Regular Meeting – OR – Car Wash Rain Date

June 11 Tue 6:00-8:00 PM Movie Night / Discussion Carafa’s Home

June 16-23 Sun 5:45 AM-Sun. 4:00 PM Sr. High Mission Trip to Pikeville, KY

June 25 Tue 5:30-8:00 PM Dairy Queen Night / Pikeville Report

JULY

July 2 Tue 6:00-8:00 PM Movie Night / Discussion at Carafa’s Home

July 9 NO MEETING

July 16 NO MEETING

July 21-25 6:00-8:30 PM VBS WEEK – Youth Participation Requested

July 30 Tue 5:30-8:30 PM Pool Party or Mini Golf Meet at Church

AUGUST

August 3 Sat 6:00-8:00 PM Family Movie Night Outreach Event

August 6 Tue 5:30-8:30 PM Pool Party/Picnic at Rigg’s Home

August 13 Tue 6:00-8:00 PM Movie Night / Discussion at Carafa’s Home

August 20 Tue 8:30 AM-11:00 PM Dorney Park Day!! Meet at Church

August 27 Tue 5:30-8:00 PM Pizza Party / Game Night

EASTER ACTIVITIES & FUNDRAISER

FRIDAY, APRIL 29 @ 6:00p.m.:  Egg Decorating
Come to the downstairs kitchen at the church for a FUN time dyeing and decorating eggs, and filling plastic eggs with candy for the Egg Hunt on Saturday! Refreshments will be served.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30:  The Great Celebration & Community Egg Hunt
We need volunteers to come at 9:00a.m. to help Set Up, Hide Eggs, and help with activites: Face Painting, Balloon Shapes, Egg Decorating, Refreshment Table and Clean Up.

SUNDAY, ARPIL 31:  Easter Sunrise Service at 7:00a.m.
        
Easter Breakfast in the Fellowship Hall after the Sunrise Service. 
This is a youth fundraiser and a full menu, hot breakfast is served:  Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Pancakes, Sausage Gravy & Handmade Biscuits, Fruit, Muffins, Coffee, Tea and Juice. 
         Suggested Donation: $5.00 per person

Baked Potato & Chili Bar Fundraiser, Sun. March 24, 2013

Hey Kids.... Invite your Family and Friends to come to our BAKED POTATO & CHILI BAR Fundraiser at the Forks Church on Sunday, March 24th!! 

We will be serving a Yummy Lunch of:  Baked Potatoes with all the toppings: cheese sauce, shredded cheese, chopped broccoli, bacon bits, sour cream, butter and salsa.  There will be pots of Chili that you can top your potato with or have a bowl on the side. 

Take Out will be available!!

Suggested donations: $8.00 per Adult; $5.00 Kids Under 10.

All proceeds will help support the Youth Mission Trip to Pikeville, Kentucky, June 16-23, 2013, where the youth will work with the Pikeville Housing Authority to do projects repairing several homes. 

Overnight Lock-In - Kung Fu Style!!

OVERNIGHT LOCK-IN & Potato Bar Prep

Friday, March 22 to
Saturday, March 23, 2013

We are planning to have a FUN time as we prepare the potatoes and set up everything for the Potato & Chili Bar on Sun., Mar. 24.

The Tentative itinerary is as follows:

Friday: 7:00 PM Meet at Church & Chow down on Pizza & Eggs Rolls!
7:30 PM Devotional & Activity (Murder in the Dark?)
9:PM Kung Fu Movie & Popcorn

Saturday: 8:00 AM Wake & Breakfast
9:00 - 11:00 Potato Prep & Set Up
11:00-12:00 Activity or Free Time (as time allows)
12:00 Dismissed - Parents Pick Up
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ITEMS TO BRING (for Sleepover):

• A FRIEND**
• Permission slip!
• Sleeping Bag or Air Mattress, blanket & pillow
• Sleeping attire (if desired)
• Toiletries (toothbrush, deodorant –please!, wash cloth, etc.)
• Bible
• Flashlight (optional)

ITEMS FOR POTATO BAR: (each person try to bring one of the following):

• Large jar of Salsa (Mild)
• Large container of Sour Cream
• Bag of Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• Jar of Bacon Bits

We need 3 volunteers to be “SPUDS” to go in front of the

congregation and make the announcement for the Potato Bar
during worship on Sunday…. please think about it!

TEEN BASH CHALLENGE, Saturday, April 13

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

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 19 Tue 5:30-7:30 PM Regular Meeting

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 22-23 Fri 7:00PM-Sat 12Noon Overnight Lock-In & Potato Bar Prep Forks Church

 

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 13 Sat 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM Teen Bash C.E. Challenge Day! Meet at Church

Apr 16 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

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!