UMYF News, 1/26

Summer Preview Meeting This Sunday (1/29)!:  All families of 7th - 12th graders are invited this Sunday from 6:00 - 7:30 in the CLLC as our weekly UMYF meeting is transformed into our Summer Preview.  Bring your summer calendar and get ready to learn about Revolution, Rafting, Salkehatchie, Hiking, and more!  Parents and siblings are encouraged to attend, and dinner will be provided.  

Sunday School!  If you haven't been coming to Sunday School, make the decision to come THIS SUNDAY!  The 8th/9th grade class has welcomed a new teaching team of Tim Ristau and Trish Harlan.  And this week, the 10th-12th grade class will start a new study called "Sticky Faith".  This awesome study addresses why many people leave the church after high school.  Learn how to make the faith you have now STICK after you graduate.  Both classes begin at 9:15am in the CLLC.   

Revolution 2012: Details about our trip to Revolution, the state-wide youth event, are now available on the bulletin board beside the copy room.  Make plans to come along, March 16 - 18 in Columbia.  Cost per person is $145 and gets you access to this incredible, faith-strengthening, life-changing weekend.  Register today!  

Hibben Parenting Panel:  Parents!  Mark your calendar for Sunday, March 4 from noon - 2pm for a new event aimed at encouraging you as you walk the winding (and sometimes rocky!) road of parenting.  Join us for a presentation from a panel of veteran parents and school administrators while your children participate in special activities.  Lunch will be served and more details will follow in the coming weeks.  Come and be encouraged! 

UMYF News, 1/19

Hi everyone!  We had a fabulous (and safe!) time on the ski trip last weekend.  Check out the pictures in the post below for action from the first 2 days.  More coming soon.  Hope you all enjoyed the long weekend! 

Now, for some BREAKING NEWS and important announcements:

UMYF this Sunday (1/22): Put on your creative thinking caps and come ready to participate in your choice of several service projects from 6-8pm in the CLLC!  Help make gifts for a child in Haiti, or help design a Salkehatchie display board for next Sunday's missions fair...plus food and games.  See you tonight!

Summer Preview Meeting: Mark your calendars for January 29 from 6 - 7:30pm.  Our weekly UMYF meeting will be transformed into our Summer Preview.  Bring your summer calendar and get ready to learn about Revolution, Rafting, Salkehatchie, Hiking, and more!  Parents and siblings are encouraged to attend. 

Revolution:  It’s time to start registering for Revolution 2012!  If you’ve been before, you know that this is an awesome way to spend a weekend.  It’s an experience unlike any other – join youth from around the state for music, great speakers, dancing, laughter, and a priceless encounter with God.  This year, Revolution is March 16-18 at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia.  Cost per person is $145.00 and includes 2-nights hotel stay, event tickets, transportation, and 3 meals.  A deposit of $72.50 is due by February 19 to reserve your space.  Fundraising is available – don’t let ANYTHING stand in the way of this amazing weekend.  E-mail me with questions: econnell@hibbenumc.org or 884-9761.

Salkehatchie: If you’re a Salkehatchie veteran, you will be receiving 2012 registration forms in the mail in the near future.  This year, you’re on your own with registration.  Please complete the form and mail it, with your payment, directly to the state office (address listed on the form).  We will be sending groups to Spartanburg (June 16-23) and Lexington County (July 7-14), or you can choose any camp that works with your summer schedule.  Once you have chosen your camp and registered, please notify me via e-mail (econnell@hibbenumc.org) so I can add you to our transportation list.  We will be carpooling (or taking the church bus!) as in years past.  If you have never been to Salkehatchie before, have no idea what I'm talking about, or would like to attend this year, you may download a registration form by visiting www.salkehatchie.org.  All participants must be at least 14 years of age by the start date of camp. 

Ski Trip Photos!

Happy New Year H.Y.P.E.R.!

Happy New Year!  I hope you enjoyed Christmas and New Year's with your family and friends and are getting settled back into your normal routines.  For some of you, this is your last semester of high school!  Others of you have a little longer to go...whatever your situation, hang in there!   

UMYF this Sunday:  Join in the fun from 6-8pm this Sunday (1/8) for our first UMYF meeting of 2012.  We'll have dinner, enjoy some "free play" time, and then start the New Year off right...by covering it in prayer!  Come experience 6 prayer stations that will give you a fresh perspective about what it means to talk and listen to God. 

Dinner Needed!  Parents, we are in need of a family (or 2, if you want to split the task with another family) to provide dinner THIS SUNDAY (1/8).  A meal is needed for 20 people, served at 6pm.  If you are able to help, please e-mail me at econnell@hibbenumc.org.  Looking ahead, we also need dinner on 1/15, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, and 2/26.  If you can help any of those dates, please contact me. 

REVOLUTION RETURNS!  Mark your calendars for March 16 - 18...we're headed to Columbia for Revolution, the state-wide youth event.  This year's event promises to be bigger and better than ever before.  There's a new venue (the Colonial Life Arena), a great line-up of bands, and a speaker (Jennifer Dake) who will inspire, challenge, and stretch your faith.  More details will be coming soon.  If you've been before, you know this is one weekend you don't want to miss!  visit www.umcsc.org/youth for a sneak peek.