Happy New Year to each and every one of you! It's been a great year for our church and for our youth ministry. Here's a brief list of highlights from the 2009 FUMC Youth Ministry:
- Five of our youth led a VBS and worked on a construction site in La Ceibita, Honduras
- Held our first ever Senior Citizen Prom for the elderly of our community
- Sent a record number of youth and adults on our 12th (?) Reach Work Camp in Annville, PA
- Graduated ten seniors and sent them off to college with our prayers
- Confirmed twelve sixth- and seventh-grade students as members of the church
- Packed a dozen Operation Christmas Child boxes to be sent to children in Panama, Madagascar, and Southern Darfur
- Senior high students cooked dinner for the New Philadelphia Homeless Shelter
- More of our students joined small groups and began inviting friends to do so
- Several students made decisions to make Christ a more integral part of their lives, beginning to process what it really means to be a follower of Jesus
...and these are just a few highlights! Our students continued to represent Christ to their friends at school and on the field. We're looking forward to another fantastic year in 2010...filled with new opportunities, new chances, and new experiences. Here's a few to spark your interest:
- Senior High will be attending a high-school only retreat in March put on by the UMC
- Junior High will have their first ever "Junior High Mission Experience" weekend of service in June
- Small groups for every age bracket
- Our 13th year at Reach Work Camp this July, serving in Hurricane, WV
- Sending four youth to serve in Honduras in January
- Holding our second annual Senior Citizens Prom
- Beginning a new Confirmation class in October
and much, much more! This is a new year, a new chance for you or your child to take advantage of the many opportunities in our youth ministry! See you there.
