Parent Newsletter
Parent Newsletter
We have had a great summer so far! Some of the fun things we have done have been going to youth camp, having a Unite swim party at the Buffalo Gap Presbyterian Encampment, spending a day at Maxx Air, and Sunday night youth. While school is quickly approaching, summer events are not done yet! To end the summer with a bang, we will be having a youth lock-in on August 9th starting at 9 pm. More details about that event will be sent out soon. Make sure your student is there and invites their friends, you won't want to miss it!
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Consistent Volunteers Needed
We currently average about 10 to 20 kids for all youth nights and events. We are so excited that there are so many 6th graders coming into youth group this year and that the youth group is growing! However with more people in the youth group, we will need more help to keep kids listening during lesson times and help driving kids to events. We need your help parents! If you are willing to be a volunteer on Sunday evenings, or for special events, please let me know! We can't do this without you!
Would You Like to Host?
We love to be able to have fun events for our youth. If you would like to host an event at your house during the throughout the year, please let me know!
Youth Group Donations
Do you have furniture or things at your home that are taking up space? Consider donating your things to the youth group! (TV's, furniture, electronics, rugs, games, etc). It would be greatly appreciated and put to great use!
Can you believe it’s already time to start signing up for DNOW?! Be sure not to miss the early registration deadline for a discounted price! Registration papers will be available in the foyer at church beginning this Sunday so be sure to grab one!
Also, if anyone would like to be a host home, co-host, volunteer, help with meals, etc., please let me know!
We will be having a back to school lock-in on Friday August 9th starting at 9pm through Saturday morning at 7am. We will be kicking off the event at the Harle's house, where we will be swimming and playing games. After that we will head to the church for the rest of the night for more fun! You will need to bring a swimsuit, change of clothes, and if you want, your favorite snack (we will be providing snacks as well) and a blanket and pillow for when we watch a movie. If any parents are interested in volunteering during the event please contact me and we will get you put on the schedule for a designated time slot. I will be sending out a form for both students and parents to look over and sign regarding rules, expectations, and consequences should there be any behavioral issues/rules broken. This is NOT a sleepover event.
Revive Texas will be in Tuscola at Tuscola Methodist on August 11th. If you are available, it would be great to for you all to go out and spread the Gospel in Tuscola!
The youth will be swimming on the evening of the 15th. More details to follow soon!
We will be having a parent meeting on August 18th at 5pm in the youth room. We will be talking about the fall and other youth related things. It is not mandatory, but important that you come!
School starts for Jim Ned!
August 25th will be a youth led service during main service and we will be talking about all of the summer events that happened!
During the summer we decided to suspend the 6th grade Sunday school class, because of the amount of people traveling and out of town. We will be kicking off the class again on August 18th!!
We will be doing our 10 for 10's during Sunday school and talking about Matthew 5:31-48. I recommend talking to your student throughout the week about what they learned during this time!
We will be doing our 10 for 10's during Sunday school and talking about Matthew 6:1-18. I recommend talking to your student throughout the week about what they learned during this time!
We will be having a kick-off for the 6th graders during Sunday School this morning! Make sure your 6th grader is there! The classroom is in the old church building, on the left side of the hallway.
Youth will be doing our 10 for 10's during Sunday school and talking about Matthew 6:19-34. I recommend talking to your student throughout the week about what they learned during this time!
There will be no Sunday School on August 25th, because we will be practicing for the youth led service during the Sunday School hour! Meet in the sanctuary at 9:45.
We are having the Family Night Ministry kick-off on August 28th! We will be serving a meal starting at 5:45pm in the Family life center, and be having a fun evening of worship after that ending at 7:30pm! Even if you and your family have never come, all are welcome! Hope to see you there!
Regular youth night from 6 to 7:30!
Regular youth night from 6 to 7:30!
We will be having a game night on the 18th. I will be attending the church business meeting at 6pm, but the youth will still eat then and then have a night of games and fun! 6 to 7:30pm!
Regular youth night from 6 to 7:30!
At some level, most parents fear the possibility that using discipline with their kids might drive them away. Yet the reality is that discipline is needed, and (for most kids) it works.
Many kids aren't mature enough to realize that if their parents don't ground them; if they don't attach consequences to actions that are outside the established boundaries, their parents are not acting in love toward them.
Healthy discipline is a sign that parents love their children. Let's think about God for a moment. The Scriptures tell us that He disciplines us because He loves us: "My child, don't reject the Lord's discipline, and don't be upset when he corrects you. For the Lord corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights." ---Proverbs 3:11-12 (NLT) This passage in Proverbs ties God's discipline to the human discipline a parent provides to his or her child, and this is how we know that discipline (provided in a healthy way) is a demonstration of love.
I believe the healthiest and most effective way to discipline teenagers is to set up consequences for violating boundaries ahead of time. When consequences are set ahead of time, you set up the dynamic where it's not you versus your child, but rather you and your child versus the consequences. For example, if my daughter comes home late, missing her curfew, and I meet her at the door, I can tell her, "I'm so bummed that you missed your curfew and now you have to spend the next three weeks with Mom and me."
I don't have to get angry. I don't have to yell. I don't even have to raise my voice. I can actually be empathetic toward my daughter, because the reality is that we agreed to the consequence ahead of time. It's my daughter and me against the consequence.
No teenager is ever going to go up to a parent and say, "Thank you. Thank you. I love it when you ground me!" But, loving guidelines and strong parental boundaries are a sign of love. Beyond applying consequences, your kids need you to help them process bad decisions and help guide them toward learning from the mistakes they've made. They need your coaching and encouragement to build confidence that they are capable of making good decisions.
Your kids are not going to ask you to ground them or bring more discipline into their lives, but they need it! Discipline is a sign of love! Just make sure you discipline in a reasonable and loving ways!
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Have a awesome month!