Youth

United Methodist Youth Fellowship

For those in 7th-12th grades and offers a variety of experiences including Bible study, service projects and recreational activities. The youth meet every Sunday from 4-6 pm. This past summer the group participated in a youth work camp in Gary, West Virginia. Recreational activities include bowling, tubing and occasional week-end retreats.

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September UMYF
9/12 - You Kick-off
9/13 - Bible Study 6:30 pm
9/19 - Car Wash Fundraiser
9/20 - Bible Study 6:30 pm
9/26 - Zoo
927 - Bible Study 6:30 pm

Acquire the Fire 2010

Collisions happen all the time. It's part of our human experience. Some are accidental, others intentional; they can be physical or emotional. Either way, people get hurt. Some collisions are trivial, like stubbing your toe or skinning your knee. Others are devastating--being constantly bullied at school or harshly abused at home. Injuries from most collisions leave prominent scars, but the most traumatic collisions take place inside and leave wounds no one will ever see. Countless people live in broken families with broken hearts. Everywhere people are used, abused, ridiculed, rejected, ignored, and abandoned. They live with the hurt, pain, and destruction of these collisions everyday. You may see it in their eyes, you may notice it on their arms, or you may not notice it at all.
Acquire The Fire is confronting collisions head on. Young people from coast to coast will hear that God wants to comfort, heal, and put them back together. Although the enemy continues to steal, kill, and destroy, Jesus binds up the brokenhearted, proclaims freedom to the captives, and releases prisoners from the darkness. God is the only one who can restore a soul, heal a heart, and change a destiny. God will mend the broken at this year's Acquire The Fire.
Event Features
BIBLICAL TEACHING
Practical application of scripture for everyday life that results in life change.
RELEVANT SPEAKERS
Living a godly life and successfully navigating the current culture by cutting through the lies that surround us everyday.
SERIOUS WORSHIP
Creating an atmosphere of life-altering, face to face time with God
GREAT BANDS
Bands who play great music AND truly live their lives as ministers of the Gospel.
COMPELLING DRAMA
Storylines and characters dealing with the issues our ATF teens experience everyday in their own lives and see in the lives of their friends. They find themselves in the story and see that it is possible to find freedom in Christ.

The cost for this event is $40 per person. This includes hotel and ticket for the weekend. Please bring extra money for lunch and dinner on Saturday. Please register online by clicking the link below and turn in your forms to Dan by September 30 with Money for this event. Please fill out an emergency medical form also.

Attachments:
Permission Form

Other Links:
Register Here

ZOO

Join us on September 26 for a trip to the Cleveland Zoo. We will be meeting at the church at 12 pm to load up the cars and go. The cost for this event is $10 per person. Bring extra money if you want to buy food or souvenirs. Permission forms are due on Sunday September 19th.

Attachments:
Permission Form

Music Spotlight

Background: INO Records power pop-punk band Stellar Kart has a mission ... to connect with youth and to teach them about Jesus Christ in a way that they can relate to. The band has worked tirelessly to encourage high schoolers to go all out for God. After three releases and one "best of," they can safely say "mission completed." They don't just entertain our youth; they connect with them.
"They're responsive to our music and lyrics because we just came through that period ourselves," says lead singer, Adam Agee. "Stellar Kart is definitely geared toward youth group kids because that's where we got our start."
The Phoenix-based band started in a youth group. Adam and Jordan led worship, with former bass player Tay joining them on weekends. Cody joined them prior to being signed and Brian replaced Tay after their debut release. In 2009, Cody left the band to spend more time with his wife and Jon Howard (formerly of Dizmas) stepped in on lead guitar.
Talking with kids about life and second chances is what motivates Stellar Kart. "There are so many high school and junior high kids living a life with no direction. If we have the opportunity to help them, that's great. It fires me up, keeps me grounded to think about how God's using me to help other people."
Albums: All Gas No Brakes (2005), We Can't Stand Sitting Down (2006), Expect the Impossible (2008), Life is Good: The best of Stellar Kart (2009), Everything is Different Now (2010)

T-Shirt Designs

Vote for the design you like best and email it to me. These designs can be printed on different color shirts with different colored ink. The prices for the shirts will cost around $15 each if we order less than 24. Price goes down as quantity goes up.

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