Dear parents and students,
We have persevered and continue to navigate new circumstances. We have many updates, so I hope you will take the time to read.
High School Seniors and Parents:
We are postponing our High School Senior Sunday to a later date. We hope to hold our celebration as soon as we can, and will make it as conducive for everyone.
Our seniors are going through something that many have not experienced before, and so I am working to make their graduation celebration by FUMC to be extra special. In the meantime, we would like to host a "Senior Spotlight" for each graduation Senior through April and May. We will showcase a couple of seniors each week, but we need your help!
Please email the following info to me at jcrane@longviewfumc.org :
- One recent photo of your Senior (this can be an individual or a family picture - please ensure the image is RECENT and from their Senior year of High School)
- A photo of your Senior in recreation or an extracurricular activity.
- Your Senior's t-shirt size.
- Student's name, parents' name, High school graduation from, and their plans after graduating.
- If you have a favorite scripture, please include this with the information.
- If you have a favorite memory or experience from FUMC Youth, please include this as well.
- Your Senior's answer to the following question: "What has the experience of self-isolation, COVD-19, and other challenges of the last few months shaped you, made you appreciate something more, or any realizations about life, faith or yourself?"
S.O.S. in Memphis has issued their decision to cancel all mission dates
this summer due to the high-risk nature of the homeowner population. For those of you that have paid deposits and/or the full amount for the trip, we will be refunding those payments to you soon. As an alternative, we are currently looking at opportunities locally to either roof or do home repair. The tentative dates for this mission outreach are June 7-13. We hope all who committed to S.O.S. will consider joining in on this! At the end of the construction time, we will have a big steak cookout. If you know someone in Longview that needs our help, please email me at jcrane@longviewfumc.org. If COVID-19 related restrictions are lifted, we will invite some of the S.O.S. staff to join us in Longview to help out!
The middle school mission trip to Galveston has also been canceled.
However, students will be invited to join in on the local mission work described above (and any other opportunities that might arise) this summer.
As of now, t
he Colorado trip and Lakeview Methodist Camp are still a go.
Registration for the Colorado trip can be completed by contacting Romnie Scott at rscott@longviewfumc.org or Janice Crane at jcrane@longviewfumc.org. Lakeview Methodist Camp registration can be completed at lakeviewmcc.org.
We know this is such a strange time, and it has been hard to adjust to this new normal. If any youth students or parents need ANYTHING - from words of encouragement onward - please do not hesitate to reach out!
In Christ,
Janice Crane
