January Update: for now the problems have been addressed by the designers of this app. Hopefully, we will be trouble free for the year ahead. If problems arise again, we will replace this app with another plan.
A TECH UPDATE: BE AWARE: TECH ISSUES ARE SOMETIMES OCCURING WITH THIS CALENDAR APP. CONTINUE TO USE FOR NOW... We will continue to use as our main event information hub for as long as we can.
It's the best fundraiser ever because it's actually a big ole community achievement.
We get to cut veggies, make homemade noodles, shred chickens, and cook the amazing soup that so many love and look forward to each year. Friday and Saturday.
Join the fun and help your Youth Group do the amazing things it does throughout the year- especially the Summer Mission Trips!
NOTE: please ONLY sell Pot Pie equal to the number of sales sheets you receive. You can sell more Pot Pie when/if you get more sales sheets. This way we sell the correct number of quarts.
You can turn your sales sheets back in once you fill it and collect the money. Anytime between now and when your workshift is on Feb 7/8, but it must be in before you take your Pot Pie home.
There will be opportunity to donate ingredients for the cooking event if you want to do so. Details on that shortly.
Sign ups for workslots on Feb 7 & 8 are open now. It's lots of fun doing a big project like this but only because so many people jump in to help. Family members can also join in the effort to prepare and cook the soup. (Belize Team members are required to sign up for at least one work slot.)
to sign up for your work slot click here
Checks: if there are checks for the Pot Pie, they should be made out to "CMF" and "pot pie" should be written in memo line.
a "Clean Slate" is a gift from God. Know how to get it and how to use it for God's purposes.
Living as Christians isn't always easy. Don't do it alone. Spend time with other believers.
Ignite (6th-8th grade): starts at 6pm (doors open 5:45) and ends at 7:30 (pick-up is a bit after that)
note: we often offer "Open Gym" for Ignite from 730-830, where Igniters can stay later and play in the gym. This is for all Igniters but was started to make it easier for Igniters to get a ride home with their older C4 siblings/neighbors. "Open Gym" is __open__ for this week __ Feb 5
C4 (9th-12th grade): starts at 7:00 and ends at 8:45
note: we often offer "Latenight Youth" for C4 from 9-10:30, where high schoolers can stay later and hang out in the Refuge. A chance to connect and just "be". "Latenight Youth" is __open_ for this week _Feb 5_.
Did you notice? Ignite & C4 are together for the 7-7:30 timeframe. We believe in the value of a connected Christian community. This overlap gives opportunity for the larger group to experience special events together, such as Worship Night, Testimony Night, Game Night & Service Nights. It's also an opportunity for our younger students to pick up the vision of what we do from the older student leaders.
Youth Sunday-School: Book of John is paused for the "Super Sunday School" session
All youth and adults and young adults are encouraged to join sunday school together for 6 weeks.
There are many great classes being offered. Choose one and enjoy inter-generational learning.
go as a family or go with a friend. Enjoy listening and sharing with believers of all ages.
please remember that start time is 10:45 for this session.
This is our second year doing this after we heard so much positive feedback last year. Join in.
March 2 we return to... BE CURIOUS... as we study Truth as it is written in the book of John
... ask good questions, have good conversation, dive deeper into God's Word
Catch the SuperBowl with friends on the big screen.
Doors open at 6pm and we will have snacks, drinks, & pizza.
We are playing the game in two locations... in the youth room and upstairs in the sanctuary.
This event is open to Ignite, C4, their parents and siblings and pretty much anybody.
We will be playing the half-time show in the youth room (unless it gets bad), but NOT in the sanctuary.
NOTE: The Belize 2025 Team is ready. Now we meet to start planning out the steps to get there and prepare our hearts for a life-changing experience.
If you haven't signed up for Pot Pie work times for this weekend, please do so asap. If all our work slots aren't full by midweek, I will be asking for Belize Team members to sign up for additional work slots.
Serve God in sunny Belize!
Whether it's speaking Spanish, mixing cement, running games for VBS, dancing with preschoolers, scoring a goal off the assist from your new Belizean amigo, sharing your testimony, eating amazing Belizean food, delivering needed food to a local family, or singing in the local church service... you will have so many amazing opportunities in Belize. That's why we describe the trip as... un-Belizable!
Begin praying now for God to do a powerful work in your heart, to build our Team, and to bless Caledonia, Belize. It's going to be a Summer of "God at work"
(The Belize 2025 Mission Trip is for current 9-12th graders and for active participants in CMF Youth.)
Passport info: -16 or 17 years old: https://eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds11_pdf.PDF
-general passport page: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport.html
CDC Health Guidelines: Click here to read what the CDC suggests about travel to Belize.
Registration: -you will get a link from Jim once your "Application Form" is first approved by Jim.
Team meeting dates: January 26, February 23, March 23, April 27, June 1 (tentative date), July 16
we meet at 12 noon.
Please plan ahead to attend all meetings. These are very important for getting you safely to and from Belize. They are important for Team Building. They are important for seeking God. They are important for planning. -If you have a conflict that you cannot avoid reach out to Jim early on to discuss it.
Belize Remind Class: please join this class by clicking this link: Belize 2025 Remind Class link
All future trip communications will be via this class.
Costs & deadlines: -$700 ($200 due at Online Registration + $500 in April).
((After January 11 this cost goes up $50 and there may be no spots left.))
Your $200 deposit is necessary when you register and commits you to the trip. (only in certain circumstances can this be refunded. Reservations and tickets are made on your behalf early on.) The remaining $500 can be paid at a later date in April.
The Youth Group gets to run the Sunday Morning Service!
Join in the effort and be a part of this special event.
We also serve food this day to the church to raise funds for our Summer Trips. So, invite everyone.