It's a new year with new opportunities... this week we continue the conversation about the new you in the year ahead.
Nothing is more important than your faith. Each Wednesday join in the community of teens striving to be disciples of Jesus and bringing their friends along for the journey.
IGNITE PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS: Pick-up procedures are a bit different now due to the church remodel project. When picking your Igniter up at normal dismissal time between 7:30 & 7:45pm you can get them at the bottom like usual. After that time they will be in the gym for Open Gym time. At that point please pick your student up outside the gym door by driving to the West parking lot (the one that wraps around). Look for the side gym door to pick them up. This allows for students to come and go without walking through C4 teaching time in the Refuge. Thank you, Jim
IGNITE (6th grade - 8th grade) Event is 6pm-730pm, doors open @5:45pm
C4 (9th grade - 12th grade) Event is 7pm-8:45pm, you can arrive as early as 6:45
Ignite, some weeks we have "Open Gym" after Ignite youth from 730pm-8:45pm. It's a great chance to hang out and play sports in the gym to blow off some steam. It also makes it easier for students who get their rides from a high schooler. Open Gym is open this week 1/7.
C4- most weeks students can stay later to hang out after Youth is over. This usually means that it's open hangout time after 8:45pm until roughly 9:30pm. Students are free to leave at 8:45 or stay later. "Latenight Youth" is open this week 1/7.
*Each week the times overlap by 1/2 hour, which is our "Large Group" time. Guest testimonies, Youth Worship, group games, seasonal events and special snacks are some of the amazing opportunities that youth have during this shared experience. We do this for many reasons. We believe there is great benefit in older teens using their gifts for Jesus in a way that mentors younger students. Fun, food and worship are great ways to experience joy and build community. We are striving to build unity between age groups, schools and friend groups.
Serving others, road trips, bunk beds, evening speakers/worship, building friendships new and old... it's the makings of an epic Summer trip!
Serving the disadvantaged in Philadelphia, PA. We partner with local churches to serve the community, care for people, and build the Church.
Philly Project: Loving and serving in the city! The Philly Project gives us the opportunity to spend time among brothers and sisters in Christ as we reach out to their neighbors. It's a great chance to live life for a week in a world very different than our own. Join us as we partner with a highly renowned service organization leading the way.
What is Philly Project's "Summer of Service"?
“Mission Trip with Summer Camp vibes”. SOS is our busiest time of year where we host around 100 youth group participants a week for 7 weeks every summer. Weeklong mission trips for students who have completed 6-12th grade. We challenge youth to serve whole-heartedly in our community and to think critically about how God’s Word speaks to social and spiritual issues. Our prayer is that God uses this extended experience of service, worship, and fellowship to make an eternal impact on youth and those they serve as well as a visible impact offering hope and restoration to our community.
Registration CLICK THIS... register and pay by clicking this link.
Costs: We are excited to announce a very affordable trip! Register today. Cost is just $300. (CMF donates an equal chunk of money and we fundraise the rest.)
Please Note that there is not a registration deadline determined yet. Registering sooner is better so we can plan for a Team Meeting in February or March. (The "early bird" registration price ended Dec 31.)
Youth Sunday School is on pause during the CMF remodel.
We meet every Sunday morning for church at 9:15 in the old Trinity Lutheran Church across from CVS.
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.
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