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Christmas & New Years

Upcoming HSM Sunday Night, Confirmation Messages & Special Events:

Dec 4

HSM: The Purpose for My Future REACH OUT

CONFIRMATION: What are the TEN Commandments?

Dec 11

HSM: Get Air 6:30pm-8:00pm ($20)

CONFIRMATION: What is the Lord's Prayer? The Value of Prayer

Dec 18

HSM: Kaleo & Christmas Party

CONFIRMATION: Begins Christmas Break

Dec 24--Christmas Eve

Dec 25--Christmas Day (No HSM Event)

Dec 31--The Underground's New Year's Eve Party
- 8pm-12:30am
- $15 (doesn't include food)
Jan 1--New Year's Day (No HSM Evening Event)

Jan 8--HSM, Confirmation & Sunday School Returns

JAN 8--HENDERSON APPLICATIONS DUE

Jan 14-16--Chrysalis (Guys Flight)
HSM'S UPCOMING EVENTS
HSM @ Get Air
December 116:30pm - 8:00pmLOCATION: 7106 Office Park Dr, West Chester Township, OH 45069
High School students are invited to this awesome off-site event.

Students will be meeting at the trampoline park at 6:30pm. Look for Kevin outside and he will direct you where to go. The cost is $17. It covers one hour of jumping and jumping socks (required). Anyone that comes must have their parents fill out a GET AIR Waiver. Click Here to fill it out ahead of time. We are hoping to be finished by 8pm. We will not be going anywhere else. Parents can drop off and pick up their students at Get Air Trampoline Park.
KALEO & CHRISTMAS PARTY
December 186:30PM - 8:00PMLOCATION: Faith's Youth Room
Faith's High School Ministries is having a WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE! Spread the holiday cheer with an amazingly creative, cheap and ridiculous gift from around your house. Wrap it in anything that you can find; newspaper, bed sheet, old shower curtain, whatever. Parent's help and permission may be required. Funniest gift will win. If you have to purchase a gift, please keep it under $5. Students bring the gift and we will bring the pizza! If you forget your gift or can't bring one you can still participate.

If you have an Ugly Christmas Sweater this is your big chance to show it off.
HSM Workcamp Deadline
January 8, 2017LOCATION: Frakes, Kentucky
HSM's mission experience this year is to the Henderson Settlement. It is a mission agency associated with the General Board of Global Ministries for the United Methodist Church. High School students are invited to learn mission concepts like loving and serving. This trip will serve to breakdown stereotypes and prejudices that are built up because of cultural influences. The workcamp also serves as a bridge for the families that live in the Frakes area. It extends vital services like roofing repairs, plumbing repairs, and other vital building projects. It is open to any 9-12 grade student. Sign up deadline for the Henderson Workcamp, June 25-July 1, 2017, will be January 8, 2017. Please see Kevin or Lina for an application.
THE UNDERGROUND NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY
December 31 - January 18:00PM - 12:30AMLOCATION: THE UNDERGROUND 1140 SMILEY AVENUE CINCINNATI, OH 45240 (513) 221-4888
Ring in the New Year with some of the best teen bands in the area; Red Metaphor and Kamsterdam, DJ DorsE (Christian DJ). With a Party Foam Pit, Mechanical Bull, Xbox contest, games from stage, prizes, and much more, Junior High students will not want to miss this amazing event. Special event sponsor Skyline Chili.

Cost: $15 (does not include food)
Chrysalis (Guys Flight)
January 14 - January 16LOCATION: Lebanon United Methodist Church 122 E. Silver St., Lebanon, Ohio 45036
Chrysalis is a 3 day event designed to teach, enhance spiritual growth and develop leaders in the youth of our churches. This event involves spiritually based talks from Clergy, Lay Leaders and Youth. youth attending will develop close ties to others in the Chrysalis and Emmaus Community and will be encouraged to form and become active in ongoing small groups. This will be a weekend of prayer, learning, fun, music and fellowship.

Cost: $65

To sign up contact [email protected]
NOVEMBER CONFIRMATION HIGHLIGHTS

Below are some updates about what has been taught and experienced at Confirmation.

Also there is a challenge to have a family discussion around the topic.

We learned about some specific beliefs of the United Methodist Church, and also about the constitutional structure. Challenge: Have a family discussion around; "Why does your family choose to go to a United Methodist Church?"

At the Fall Field Trip, we visited a Jewish Synagogue and a Islamic Mosque. We learned about different religions and how their beliefs differ from Christianity. Challenge: Discuss with your students how you would talk to someone who does not share your same beliefs? How does Jesus call us to treat our neighbors?

We looked at the History of Christianity and discovered where ti began (Judaism to present). Challenge: Talk as a family about why the understanding of the history of our faith important. What does history teach us?
5 Memorable Family Christmas Traditions
Jim Burns -President of HomeWord and Executive Director of the HomeWord Center for Youth and Family at Azusa Pacific University
From the silly to the sentimental, traditions create meaningful memories for your family. They provide opportunities to build your family legacy as your children grow up. But sometimes, families get in a rut with traditions, never experimenting to see if new traditions might add some new spice to your family life.

Christmas is a great time to try some new ideas. You just may create a new traditions that will continue for generations! Consider the following:

1. Start traditions with Christmas Eve/Christmas Day meals. For example, at the Burns' home, it's always Chinese food on Christmas Eve.

2. Try a family version of The Twelve Days of Christmas. First, decide on a friend, relative, or neighbor who will receive all of the "gifts." Then, create a unique gift for each day of the carol, (example: five golden rings could be five glazed donuts) and place the gifts each day on the recipient's front porch.

3. Visit a Nursing Home. There are typically a lot of lonely people living in nursing homes. These people can be especially lonely during the Christmas season. Prepare some Christmas cookies and take your family to visit nursing home residents -- spreading the love of Jesus to sick or elderly people. (Be sure to check with the nursing home in advance to make sure it is okay to drop by and deliver Christmas cookies.)

4. Celebrate your family's ethnic heritage(s). During the Christmas season, prepare a family meal(s) that celebrate your family's ethnic heritage. This is a great way to expose your kids to your family roots -- especially if you don't regularly focus on this throughout the year.

5. Letters to Jesus. Before opening your Christmas presents, write thank-you letters to Jesus. Collect them and make them available every Christmas. Keep adding new letters annually. Here's one rule to make this tradition work well: family members can only read the thank-you letters they have written.