Enjoy your Labor Day weekend!
Wednesday Nights are back!
Last year we asked Calvary Youth "what do you MOST need for a mid-week thing?" Overwhelmingly, our Youth responded "I just need a break, man." Thus, Hangtime Small Groups was born! The specifics of each Wednesday are:
6p Youth Choir (in Choir room w/ Shawn Chastain)
630p BYO Dinner (in Fellowship Hall w/ Tim Fleming)
7-8p Hangtime (in CLC gym/Youth Center w/ Josh Wolf & Tim Fleming)
We'll provide space for Youth to work on homework, play basketball/videogames, and enjoy a mid-week break from their busy lives. Later in the term we'll explore Youth-selected fields of interest (previous years have included a cooking class, prompted art, and fitness group).
The start to a new unit of "Connect!"
Youth will continue the journey through the Bible with Unit 2: The Promise. This week's topic is "Covenant, Pt 1." This group meets in the Youth Center, the room off the CLC gym's west wall.
UMYF runs 4-6p (a change from last year's 5-7p), and your Youth will enter through the CLC/gym doors at the north end of the building. We'll have snacks and some unstructured free time, before diving into ridiculous games, centering prayer/worship, interactive group lessons, and small group discussions.
The first few weeks of UMYF will give everyone a chance to get to know each other and our amazing Sponsors before our "Small Group Draft" on Sept 22; Youth will have a chance to pick the students and Sponsors that they will spend the year growing in faith and fellowship with.
The curriculum our Youth will be studying on Sunday afternoons is called "Holy Disruptions" from the Center for Youth Ministry Training, and carries monthly themes with the intention of "shaking up everyday assumptions" to get Youth thinking critically about matters of faith in their lived everyday experiences. September's topic is called "Grace That Matters," aimed around fairness, judgment, and self-forgiveness. Each lesson week will also have a scheduled email that hits your inbox at 5p, with guided questions to discuss with your Youth on the drive home, so you can grow in faith together!
6p Youth Choir (Choir Room)
630p BYO Dinner (Fellowship Hall)
7-8p Hangtime (CLC gym/Youth Center)
Connect Unit 2: The Promise. This week's topic is "Covenant, Pt 2."
"Grace That Matters: Judgment"
6p Youth Choir (Choir Room)
630p BYO Dinner (Fellowship Hall)
7-8p Hangtime (CLC gym/Youth Center)
If there is one event we think your Youth should take part in this semester, it's the Fall Retreat to Camp Horizon! (Nov 16-17)
Each year we take a break from the craziness of busy schedules for a weekend Retreat at beautiful Camp Horizon (outside of Ark City, KS). We'll take time to rest, enjoy the outdoors, worship together, spend Time Alone with God, and of course enjoy s'mores and Capture the Flag at night! This year, the Retreat overlaps with the Confirmation Retreat; if your Youth is part of the Confirmation track, they will be working in writing their Faith Statements with their Mentors as the rest of the Youth do separate devotion time (rest assured, both groups will still get the full Retreat experience!).
Costs for the Retreat are staggered based on when you get a $20 deposit in:
-Deposit by Sept 22 locks the cost at $55
-Deposit by Oct 13 locks the cost at $60
-Deposit by Nov 3 locks the cost at $65
There are also scholarship funds available if needed; please don't let a dollar sign prevent your Youth from participating in any of our activities!
Connect Unit 2: The Promise. This week's topic is "Jacob & Esau, Pt 1."
"Grace That Matters: Loved & Accepted"
+ Small Group Draft! (Youth will list 5-6 other Youth they would like to be in a Small Group with, and their top 1-2 picks for Sponsor; next week they will receive their groups, just in time for the Great Fry Off!)
6p Youth Choir (Choir Room)
630p BYO Dinner (Fellowship Hall)
7-8p Hangtime (CLC gym/Youth Center)
The annual Pumpkin Patch fundraiser starts now! Unloading the semitrailer is an all-hands-on-deck event, that usually takes approximately 2.5 hours to finish. Wear clothes to get dirty in and close-toed shoes, bring a water bottle, and get ready to turn Calvary orange!
This week we interrupt our regularly scheduled "Connect" curriculum for Pumpkin Patch training! We'll go over how the Patch works, how to use the iPad for sales, etc.
It's time for one of our favorite new traditions: the Great Fry Off!
Youth will travel restaurant to restaurant with their Small Groups and Sponsors to rate french fries based on saltiness, crispiness, mouth-feel, and other factors to determine together: who has the best fries in Northeast Wichita?
Youth are encouraged to invite a friend, who will be guaranteed to be in the same group together.
If you are interested in helping to drive for this event, please let Tim know!
