Big thanks to Sonja Johnson and Joanna McNellis for their leadership with youth group on Sunday! I know a few youth are on spring break but for those in town I encourage you to stop by the Church of Youth Room to spend time with these two excellent volunteer leaders and some new games. That's this Sunday at 5:30pm.
Read on for registrations and new ways to raise your voice for LBGTQIA+ justice as a Methodist!
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Mission Trip 2019 Down Payment NOW!
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PLEASE REGISTER TODAY! LET'S FILL THE VAN!
Hello, Friends! It’s time to say “yes” to serving God on this year’s mission trip to North Dakota! Read on for information on the people we’re working with, the work we’re doing, the trip we’re taking, the money we’re raising, and the fun we’re going to have.
Please register as early as possible to help make this year’s mission trip a success:
http://haumc.org/register
WHEN:
Sunday, August 4, 2019 (early morning) – Friday, August 9, 2019 (late evening)
WHERE:
Spirit Lake Ministry Center, a United Methodist mission partner working hand-in-hand with the Spirit Lake Tribe in Sheyenne, North Dakota.
WHAT:
We’ll have daily work days filled with building repair and community beautification projects as part of the end of the season. Meaning, we’ll wrap up many of the summer-long work projects. The team stays on-site and travels by rented 15-passenger vans.
FUN:
There’s a special “Culture Night” to experience local indigenous life in the middle of the week and on our way home we’ll take the scenic route road trip with fun stops along the way!
WHO:
Open to those completing 8
th
-12
th
Grade plus adult chaperones. As of March, 2019, adult chaperones include Dave Johnson, Kemi Ojelade, and we plan to have our new youth director by then, too. This is a great chance to get to know each other!
COST:
$350, scholarships available ($100 down payment by April 1, full payment by May 15)
$25 scholarship if you work the Parking Fundraisers ($325)
$25 bonus scholarship if you also do LYFE Camp ($300)
FUNDRAISING:
Help with parking lot fundraisers to supplement our group travel costs!
06.22 | Pride I
06.23 | Pride II
06.29 | Rock the Garden
07.12 | Basilica Block Party I
07.13 | Basilica Block Party II
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LYFE Camp Registration is OPEN!
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June 23-29, 2019
Teens ending 7th-12th Grade this year!
NOT $435, but $300 after automatic HAUMC scholarship, 30% off!
BONUS SCHOLARSHIPS:
$25 if you also do the mission trip, plus many scholarships available - don't let money get in the way of going to camp!
$50 round-trip bus travel fee available at registration
$25 free in the camp store if you register by April 30.
Experience the expansive love of Jesus in this diverse camp community. In small groups and worship, explore who God created you to be, and let your identity as a beloved child of God shine. Feel the Spirit in games, crafts, sports, campfire, and Quest. Share the love of Christ with your friends in song, support, and lots of laughter. Carry on beloved traditions and make new ones in our 65th summer together. Make the road by walking the next steps with Jesus on your spiritual journey at LYFE Camp, and may you Live Your Faith Everywhere! See photos and testimonials at www.lyfecamp.org.
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Service+Cinema Lock-In: Avengers Endgame
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Service+Cinema Lock-In: Avengers Endgame
7:00pm April 26 - TBD April 27
$12 per person
Tickets go on sale for
Avengers Endgame
soon, likely April 2, and we need a headcount NOW! Come for an evening of
Feed My Starving Children
, watching
Avengers Infinity War
, some sleep, then a matinee showing of
Avengers Endgame
on opening weekend! Parents are welcome 'cause you're awesome and we need drivers! Exclamation points!
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SUNDAY NIGHTS, SUNDAY MORNINGS
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LAST SUNDAY: We were on a roll as we went through Matthew 17-19!
THIS SUNDAY: Question Box!
APRIL 7: Matthew 20-22
REMINDER: This spring's class for Confirmation runs through Sunday, May 19 and Confirmation Sunday for this year's 9th Graders is scheduled for Sunday, September 22, 2019!
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Our Remaining Spring Schedule:
MARCH
31 Question Box!
APRIL
07 Matthew 20 | What Is Heaven?
14 Matthew 21-22 | Jesus Enters Jerusalem
21
No Confirmation (EASTER!)
28 Matthew 23 | Woe to You, Scribes and Pharisees!
MAY
05 Matthew 24-25 | The Sheep and the Goats
12 Matthew 26 | The Last Supper
19 Matthew 27-28 | The Crucifixion and Resurrection
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LAST SUNDAY: We teamed up with the Young Adult Team to set up the brand-new podcast studio space!
THIS SUNDAY: Game Night!
NEXT SUNDAY: Podcast Night - we'll interview each other and try out the new equipment.
REMINDER: This spring's Sunday night youth group runs through May 19, ending with our annual Youth Family Spring Pot Luck Par-Tay!
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Our Remaining Spring Schedule:
MARCH
31 Game Night - Come for some of our favorite games of all time!
APRIL
07 Podcast Night
14 TBA
21
No Youth Group (EASTER!)
28 Pub Theology for Teens
MAY
05 Podcast Night
12
No Youth Group (attend the "Green Faith" event at 7:00pm!)
19 Annual Spring Pot Luck Par-Tay!
26
No Youth Group (Memorial Day Weekend)
JUNE
02 Community Meals
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Youth lead Good Friday worship with dinner at Leaning Tower of Pizza afterward on April 19!
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Seniors! May 19 is Graduation Sunday!
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Save the Date: Pot Luck Party on May 19!
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Pastor Nate would love a coffee with you!
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With Pastor Nate's time quickly winding down as one of the pastors of Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, NOW is the time to get on his calendar for lunch, a cup of coffee, or other 1:1 meeting. The best way to do this is contact his executive assistant, Dawn Breffle, and she'll get the meeting scheduled. Pastor Nate's last Sunday with Hennepin is June 9, so please get your meeting scheduled soon and early, and thank you!
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Church of Youth Ministries of Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church
Rev. Nate Melcher, Associate Pastor of Faith Development
511 Groveland Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403-3223
This email is sent in the highest spirit of Christian love. If you think something is "lost in translation" between us, please contact me so we can explore it together. Thank you. -nm
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