Youth Calendars
ARK (Grades 7 & 8)/ALPHA-OMEGA (grades 9 – 12) YOUTH GROUPS
TENATIVE SCHEDULE 2013-14
September 29 ALL YOUTH Trip to the Zoo Lowry
October (date TBD) ALL YOUTH Halloween Activity (Grant’s Farm/Or Boo at the Zoo)
October 25 Mystery Dinner (at the Lowrys) Heend & parents
October 27 Trunk or Treat at Ivy Chapel UCC Parking Lot & Pavilion ALL
Meet to decorate at 3:00, event starts at 4:00
November 10 Laser Tag Wilking
November 22 Vendor Fair (do we want to sell soda/water/playdoh??) ALL
December 1 Santa’s Workshop (can you help?) Winship/Farrell
December 15 College Care Packages After Worship ALL
December 15 ALL YOUTH Christmas Party (Lambs/Genesis is planning)
(Service Activity/Cards/Pizza/Cookie Baking)
Followed by Advent Storytelling Activity in the Sanctuary
December 22 Children’s Christmas Pageant during worship
December 26 (Thurs.) College Student Get-Together/Circle of Concern Lowry
December 27-28 (Fri.-Sat.) Ark/A-O Christmas Party/Lock in
January 12 ALL CHURCH Bowling Lowry
January 26 Annual Meeting Catering (EVERYONE helps!)
February 2 Souper Bowl of Caring ALL
February 15 – 17 Conference Youth Event at Camp Moval (tentative)
February 21/22 (Fri.-Sat.) or February 28/March 1 Famine Lock-in/Service Activity
March 29 (Sat.) ALL YOUTH PIZZA BAKING at Ivy Chapel Heend
April 4/5 RUMMAGE SALE lock-in and SALE (sorting during prior week)
Everyone needs to help at this major fundraiser
April 13(Palm Sunday) Easter Egg Hunt at Ivy Chapel (last year we hid the eggs)
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April Easter Cookie Sale** (contingent on OK from Nancy Gerdes) ALL
April 19 (Sat.) Easter Cookie Sale/Decorating ALL
April 20 EASTER! Join us for the joyful celebration of Resurrection Day!
Filling the Living Cross/Special Sunday School activities
May 4 YOUTH SUNDAY/End of School Year Lunch ALL
June Sr. High Mission Trip
(Dates & location TBD – possibly week of June 23, Joplin, MO or Moore, OK)
Ark Mission Trip (Ideas? Dates?)
**We need to schedule a date/time to do our quarterly clean-up of Woods Mill Road.
**We need someone to be the Soda Machine Coordinator and the Flamingo Coordinator.
There are also opportunities to participate in worship, singing or playing instruments. (Christmas time, Palm Sunday, Youth Sunday, etc.) Our Minister of Music, Anna DiVesta, plans these activities and we will send out information as they are scheduled. We hope you will participate in these special worship opportunities.
Anything else you want to plan? Let me know!
Created 8-23-13
LAMBS (Grades 1 – 3)/GENESIS (Grades 4 – 6) YOUTH GROUPS
TENATIVE SCHEDULE 2013-14
September 29 ALL YOUTH Trip to the Zoo Lowry
October (date TBD) ALL YOUTH Halloween Activity Open
(Grant’s Farm/Or Boo at the Zoo)
October 27 Trunk or Treat at Ivy Chapel UCC Parking Lot & Pavilion CE Board
November Leaf Raking/Yard Work Service Activity Schurwan
with Fellowship to Follow
December 1 Santa’s Workshop Winship/Farrell
December 15 ALL YOUTH Christmas Party Open
(Service Activity/Cards/Pizza/Cookie Baking??)
Followed by Advent Storytelling Activity in the Sanctuary
December 22 Children’s Christmas Pageant during worship
January 12 ALL CHURCH Bowling Lowry
February Possible Valentine’s Party Open
March Possible ALL YOUTH – City Museum (Possible overnight?) Open
March 29 (Sat.) ALL YOUTH PIZZA BAKING at Ivy Chapel Heend
April 13 (Palm Sunday) Easter Egg Hunt at Ivy Chapel Open
April 19 (Sat.) Easter Cookie Sale (All are welcome to help decorate cookies)
April 20 EASTER! Join us for the joyful celebration of Resurrection Day!
Decorating the Living Cross/Special Sunday School activities
May Open
June Open
Other activities may be scheduled if interested. See Linda Lowry.
There are also opportunities to participate in worship by singing or playing instruments. (Christmas time, Palm Sunday, Youth Sunday, etc.) Our Minister of Music, Anna DiVesta, plans these activities and we will send out information as they are scheduled. We hope you will participate in these special worship opportunities.
OTHER POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES:
Undie Sunday mission project (socks & underwear for the needy), Car Wash for a Cause, Bingo/Game night, Water fun day, picnic, mini golf, movie day, roller skating, hiking or biking, Purina Farms, Butterfly House, Powder Valley Nature Center, Creve Coeur Park………….
Created 8-23-13