Nancy's Notes

September 27, 2007

Youth ministry for fall is off to a great start! Attendance on Sunday mornings in Faith Challenge, confirmation, and the high school class has been fantastic. If your youth has not attended yet, I encourage them to do so. The teachers and curriculum are dynamic and engaging with the goal of helping youth mature in faith.

Fifty-six youth and adults visited Camp Chestnut Ridge last weekend for the annual youth fall retreat. The theme was Growing with God and Sunday night youth group will continue this theme throughout the year. I am grateful for the adults that spent their weekend with our youth and for the continued dedication of all youth advisors.

Youth group calendars are available in the youth kiosk in the narthex. Please take one. We always have room for more youth on Sunday nights.

The State Fair parking lot is coming soon- - October 12-21! This great fundraiser organized by the hard work of Harlan Stafford provides about half the overall budget for youth ministry. It requires many hands and feet. Please sign-up in the narthex if you have not done so.

It is already time to plan for next summer's activities! We should know our week for Appalachia Service Project in October and begin taking deposits. Although we will not know our Montreat week until February, we must send in an approximate number attending by December 1. Our first choice for the High School youth conference is July 13-19 and second is July 6-12. Massanatta Springs Middle School Conference is a fabulous event for current 6th, 7th and 8th graders and we plan to attend June 19-22.

And last, but certainly not least, I request your prayers for all the youth and adults in youth ministry. We need God to guide and uphold us, and your prayers certainly help. Thank you.

Nancy