Sounds of September

Hey parents!  I am so glad to be writing to you this week after a great youth Sunday!  We had 6 new students come to youth, and I think that’s a huge win, I want to continue to foster a culture of inviting and welcoming new students into the fold.

 

We’ve started this promotion for new students.  Any student that invites a friend will be eligible for a prize, the new student will get one too.  Last week it was candy bars, but it won't always be (I’m actually really excited for what we will be doing with this promo in the future, I just don’t want to tell you yet!) 

 

I wanted to hit you with a couple of updates going into September

Youth Sunday Instructions: 

We are workshopping our procedures for youth now that we are in the Chapel.  Each week we will be learning about improvements we need to make to our Sunday night programming.  Stay tuned for updates and changes.  As of right now the plan is to have the kids check-in, eat, and hangout at the fellowship hall.  Drop your child off there.  

 

After connection and dinner, we transition into the the Chapel for group games, worship, and teaching.  Then we go to Sunday school rooms to have life groups until around 7:55.  We will then meet back in the Chapel to dismiss.  We ask that if you are picking up your kids that you come in and get them, we would like to sign them out so that we know they’ve left with the person they are supposed to leave with.  If they drove themselves, they need to make sure we know they’re heading out.  Regardless, for safety purposes everybody needs to sign out before they leave. 

Set-Up Teams

The team that meets after church on Sunday to set up youth in the chapel is doing an awesome job.  It’s a great way to serve in the youth if you aren’t able to come on Sunday nights.  As we learn about set-up we uncover new needs all the time!  

 

The first place the students meet on Sundays is the fellowship hall.  We want to make that a cool and inviting space for students.  It will be a new student's first impression.  We need 4-5 people with an eye for style and decoration to come set up the fellowship hall while the other team is setting up the worship space.  We need people that can set up food serving areas, spaces for hanging out, and whatever we can do to make the fellowship hall look cool!  Students welcome!

Everybody Always

The first series we are launching this fall is based on the book Everybody Always by Bob Goff.  If you haven’t heard, this is the new study that we are using in life groups, KOG, the church sermon series, and in youth.  It’s a great series that dives into what it means to truly love all kinds of people well.  It’ll be a great series for our students!

Rock the Universe

We are good to go for Rock the Universe!  We’re taking 28 people September 8th to Universal studios for the Rock the Universe christian music festival.  We are leaving around 2pm from the church parking lot expecting to arrive at Universal around 4pm.  We’ll be there until 1am and we’ll be back in Gainesville around 3am.  I am really sorry for the late pick-up time!  If you’ve signed up and haven’t payed make sure you bring $70 with you the day of the event.  

 

I recommend sending your child with some spending money for food and anything else they may want to buy. 

Youth Kenya Missions Trip Interest Meeting

The youth group is going to Kenya in July 2019!  The trip is open to high school students, parents, and youth volunteers that would like to stretch themselves and learn how to be the hands and feet of Jesus in this world.  There will be a special interest meeting Sunday September 9th at 4:30pm in the Blue Room (immediately to the left when you enter the worship center).  We will discuss travel details, cost breakdown, dates, vaccinations, itinerary for the trip and more.  It’s very important to attend this meeting if your child is interested. 

Mosaic MSC @ Alive Church

Thursday September 27th at Alive Church, we are going to catch the worship concert from Mosaic MSC.  If you don’t know Mosaic, they sing the song "Tremble," which we worshipped to at camp this summer.  Check them out!  Tickets cost $20, sign up here to go: https://gracegnv.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/61/responses/new

 

Meet in the church parking lot to head over to Alive at 5:30, the show will last a couple hours we should be back at church by 10.  Try to grab food before you get to the church, we’ll get some ice cream after the show if they want to bring some extra spending money.

Food Sign Ups

Don’t forget we need parents to sign-up for meals, please follow this link to feed these hungry kids!  https://goo.gl/forms/9cpZqHayJec5zXYP2

 

Plan to provide food for 45 people.

FIT Parent Class 

On Wednesday nights at Grace we have a handful of life groups and classes that meet for a meal and to grow together.  This fall we are partnering with SIRA to offer a parenting class.  This is going to be a practical, biblically based and and relational life skills training to equip and support families in all walks of life.  We are serious about providing you as parents with all of the tools you need to build great relationships with your kids.  In the kids ministry and the youth ministry we are committed to aiding you anyway we can in raising these kids to be Christ followers.  

 

Sign up here for the class which starts on 9/16: https://gracegnv.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/57/responses/new

 

Childcare is provided.

Youth Dates at a glance 

 

9/2- No youth (labor day weekend) 

9/8- Rock the Universe 

9/9- Kenya Meeting 

9/16- Youth Worship 

9/23- Youth Worship

9/27- Mosaic Concert @ Alive Church

9/30- Youth Worship