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HSM - May 2024

Hello Parents!
Dear HSM Parents,

Welcome to our May Newsletter! In the beginning of each month we send out all the information that is going on within YOCF. Make sure to stay connected to our instagram @yoyoyocf for updates! Check out down below our plans for the coming weeks and the ways we will be connecting with each other, daily, weekly, and upcoming events!

We are back on Sunday Nights! We meet every Sunday at 5pm-6:30pm for youth group. We play games, worship, teach, and discuss! We hope to see your student there!

Our Life Groups are our mid-week meetings that are off campus and in homes. We have a Wednesday and Thursday night option for our girls and our guys. Check below for the addresses and leaders for each of the groups.

YOCF has a lot of exciting events coming up this month as summer is approaching! More information on each specific event will be down below, but here is a quick overview of what we have going on for the month of May!

May 15th is the last life group! The next two. Wednesday nights are group events so this will be the last opportunity for your life groups to get together. The 22nd is our worship night, which is lead by our high schoolers. This will go from 6-8 and will be held in the auditorium. The 26th is our promotion Sunday, which is when we celebrate and move our 5th graders, 8th graders, and seniors to their next stage of life with the whole church! Lastly, Wednesday, the 29th is our senior barbecue, where we send off our seniors, this is also a great opportunity for the 8th graders, who are invited, to get to know some of our high schoolers.

Two other dates to keep in mind are June 5th, as is the start of our summer beach nights and June 2nd, our first summer Sunday! On June 5th, we invite families to join students on the beach to kick us off, and from there it will be weekly, specifically for the youth only. June 2nd acts as our kickoff to summer Sundays, where middle school as well as high school are combined, and breakfast is provided.
- ^{"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me – the task of testifying to the good news of God's grace."}
Acts 20:24

With Much Love,

YOCF Staff
SCHEDULE & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Camp Info

All of our high school spots for Hume are filled, but be sure to let Hannah or Ryan know if there is any trouble with the payments!

The link for Hume first payment is here.

The link for Hume payment in full is here.

The link for the video is here.
Bbq Party

This event is for our high schoolers and our 8th graders as they are soon moving into high school themselves! This event is when we send off our seniors, there will be food, and a time of affirmations for the seniors as they prepare to head into college!
VBS

Vacation bible school is a great opportunity for our middle schoolers and high schoolers to serve together with the younger kids! It's a week long program in which we lead our children's ministry through stories from the Bible with a super fun theme. If you or your students are interested, use the link listed below to sign up! If you have more questions about VBS feel free to reach out to Hannah or Brenda for more information!

https://ocfchurch.breezechms.com/form/VBS2024-Volunteers
Promotion Sunday

On the 26th we have our promotion Sunday! This is a time where we help to celebrate, recognize, and move up our 5th graders, 8th graders, and seniors into their next season of life.
Girls Bible Study

We will meet every Wednesday from 4:15-5:30pm for Bible Study in the OCF youth room. Our first study will be on One Another & you can buy the study here!

Email [email protected] for questions
Sunday Night Youth

When: Sunday Nights 5pm-6:30pm

Where: OCF youth room

Every Sunday night we meet together for games, worship, teaching, discussion, and snacks. This is a great space for students to get to know each other better as they grow in their relationship with God.

This month, along with the senior takeover, we are going through the Romans Road. This is a quick 3 part series that helps to equip our students to be able to share the Gospel by using the book of Romans as a guide.
Summer Beach Nights

Beginning June 5th we will have beach nights in place of Wednesday nights at the church! This is a time for the middle schoolers and high schoolers to connect through games, worship, and testimonies.

When: Wednesday nights 6-8pm

Where: 22nd Street, Hermosa
Life Groups

When: Wednesday or Thursday Nights 6:30-8PM

Where: Off campus in homes

Life groups meet every week, and students have an opportunity to pick either Wednesday or Thursday night. Students will commit to the group they choose for the year. Life Groups are a place for students to dive deeper into discussion and teaching within their groups as they do life togehter.

Locations:

Wednesday Night

Girls:

Oulashian's

910 Eucalyptus Dr El Segundo, CA 90245

Leaders: Chloe White & Sarah Dodsworth

Guys:

Ron Dunaetz's

219 W Maple Ave El Segundo, CA 90245

Leaders: Ron Dunaetz, Daniel Thai, & Ben Nieto

Thursday Night

Girls:

Mindy Minkus'

2056 Monteray Blvd Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

Leaders: Mindy Minkus, Ally Chae, & Willa Ma

Guys:

Seversen's

5237 W 142nd Pl Hawthorne, CA 90250

Leaders: Jack Shodall & Chris Hansen
Five Questions to Ask as You Discipline Your Teenager
Doug Fields -Author of Intentional Parenting
When I was growing up and did something I knew that I should not do, my parents would spank me. My dad had an interesting spanking technique. I can remember him getting mad, deciding he was going to spank me, and then he'd say, "Douglas, go get me something to hit you with."

Today, this sounds funny. Back then, it sounded completely rational.

I eventually learned that the longer I took to get something for him to hit me with, the more he would cool off and the easier the spanking would be. Once I was tempted to return with a pillow, but it didn't seem like he would think it was funny.

Spanking a younger child may thwart inappropriate behavior, but there can be a high cost connected to it---emotionally, relationally, and physically. And when kids become teenagers, then what is the parent going to do (especially if the teenager is now bigger than the parent)?

Understand that discipline is unique to each situation. There's no one-way to handle each disciplinary situation, but just smacking a kid when he or she messes up may make a parent feel better for awhile, but there has to be a better, more effective method.

There is no one way to discipline children, but some ways are better than others.

Here are five questions Cathy and I tried to use when we had to discipline our teenagers:

1. What did you do?

2. Why was that behavior wrong?

3. How could you have handled it better?

4. Next time, what do you think you could do?

5. Should you repeat the wrong behavior, what would be a fair and natural consequence?

These questions gave us some cool down time and also helped us teach our kids to think about their actions. Sure, there were many times when it would have been a lot easier to simply scream at them, smack them, or send them to their bedrooms.

But healthy parenting requires parents to use wisdom, discernment, confidence, and often times, patience. So remind yourself over and over again of the goal of discipline: to teach teenagers responsibility for their own behavior. Then, when the moment for discipline arises, do your best to help both you and your teen to reach the goal.
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HSM - May 2024

Hello Parents!

SCHEDULE & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Five Questions to Ask as You Discipline Your Teenager

STAY CONNECTED!