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MSM - February 2025
Letter from MSM
Dear MSM Parents,
Welcome to our February Newsletter! At 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 below our plans for the coming weeks and the ways we will be connecting with each other daily, weekly, and at upcoming events!
We meet every Sunday morning at the 11:00 am service, except communion Sunday; this month's communion service will be on the 26th. We have all of our students start off in the main church service for the first set of worship. After worship, they head into the youth room for their own message. We teach the same passage as the main service so we will be in the book of Deuteronomy.
Our weekly youth group is continuing this month which means that students will meet at the church every Wednesday from 6-7:30 p.m. During this time, we will play games, hear a message, and meet with small groups. This is a great opportunity for students to grow in their relationships with their peers and spend time talking about what they are learning.
This month we have a lot of exciting events coming up! Be sure to continue further down in the newsletter for more information on each specific event, but here is a quick overview of what we have coming up.
- On February 7th OCF is hosting a babysitting fundraiser. This is a great opportunity for students to raise money for our upcoming summer camp!
- Hume Lake summer camp registration is now open as well! Be sure to find the link below to sign up your camper as there are a limited amount of spots.
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He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that people do not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
Deuteronomy 8:3
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With Much Love,
YOCF Staff
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SCHEDULE & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Super Service Sunday Recap!
Super Service Sunday was a huge success! We had over 50 students and leaders serve at the Dream Center in LA and our local partner at ICAN!
Valentines Babysitting Fundraiser
This Friday night, the 7th, parents have the opportunity to sign their children up to be watched by the students of YOCF as a way to raise money for our upcoming Hume Lake summer camp! If your student is interested in volunteering to babysit, please email Sarah at [email protected] to sign them up. If your students are serving, they need to be at the church by 4:45!
Where: OCF
When: 4:45-8 pm, February 7th
Hume Lake Registration
We are stoked to be returning to Hume Lake this summer with our students! The registration is now available so be sure to sign up as spots for campers are limited and fill up quick. The links for payments are below, but you can also access the different payment options on the OCF website under the Student Ministries tab.
Link for full payment: Hume Full Payment
Link for first payment: Hume First Payment
Link for second payment: Hume Second Payment
Sunday Morning Youth
Every Sunday morning during the 11:00 am service we will have a youth service during the teaching portion of the service. We start off in worship during the main service and then transition to the youth room for our own message. This month we are starting a new study on the book of Deuteronomy as we will be teaching the same passages as the main service.
The last Sunday of the month is Communion Sunday meaning no YOCF
Wednesday Nights
Our Wednesday night youth group is back! This means we will meet every Wednesday at the church to play games, hear a message, and break into small groups. This time is a great opportunity for students to grow in fellowship with one another.
Where: Youth room at OCF
When: Wednesdays from 6-7:30 pm
Social Media 101: Teens and Social Media Use
HomeWord.com -The broad reach of teen social networking
According to Pew Internet & American Life Project's "Report on Teens, Social Media, and Privacy," released in May 2013, fully 95% of kids ages 12-17 use the Internet. Eighty-one percent of online teens use some form of social media. Sixty-seven percent of teen social media users visit social sites daily, and 42% visit several times a day.Facebook is still the #1 social network for teens, but it's fading
While 94% of teen social media users say they have a Facebook profile, and 81% say that Facebook is social site they use most often, it appears that Facebook's teen appeal is fading. According to the Pew report, "Many teens expressed a waning enthusiasm for Facebook." Teens complain of too many adults on the site, advertising, and too much drama interacting with friends.Teen Twitter use is increasing significantly
Teens largely ignored Twitter when it first appeared and those who used it found it chiefly as a way to stay current with celebrities. In 2009, only 8% of teens used Twitter. Today, the number of teens using Twitter has increased to 24%.Why teens are migrating to Twitter
The reasoning starts with fewer adults on Twitter than Facebook. While 67% of online adults have Facebook profiles, only 16% are on Twitter. Further, Twitter's platform and character limit (140 characters) allows kids to express their thoughts, feelings, and what they are doing without the drama that Facebook's platform of longer posts, endless comments, and "likes" allows.Advice for parents who allow kids to use Facebook and Twitter
1. Set the expectation that you will friend (Facebook) or Follow (Twitter) your teenager on their social media account. This requires you to establish your own Facebook and Twitter accounts.
2. Facebook: Use profile privacy settings to limit who can access your teen's content.
3. Twitter: Set Tweet privacy setting to "Protect my Tweets." This requires your teen to approve everyone who follows them, and then only displays tweets to those who have been approved. Without taking this step, anyone can follow your teen, and all tweets are available to the public. Make sure your teen approves you as a follower.