Country Club Christian Church Youth
Mark Your Calendars!

Youth gathered for Virtual Youth Group last week. 
Join us this week for a scavenger hunt!
This Sunday 

Join us for our live streaming service during the time you would normally attend worship, at 9:01, 10:00 or 11:00 a.m. by visiting cccckc.org. The worship service will be the same at all three time, blending our worship styles and including music, scripture, a moment for children, communion, prayer, and sermon. We invite you to have a bit of bread and juice ready so that we may share in communion. Click here for an update from Rev. Carla Aday related to COVID-19.

We'll meet for virtual youth group from 5:30 to 6:30pm each week to catch up, play a game, and stay connected! This week, we'll do a household scavenger hunt.

To join Virtual Youth Group on Zoom, click the Zoom link below to launch the meeting room on a browser or via the Zoom application on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Alternatively, you can go to [Zoom.us]Zoom.us or open the Zoom app, click "join a meeting" and type in the Meeting ID below. Or, if you want to tune in just with voice, call the phone number below, enter the Meeting ID when prompted, and you'll be connected.

Direct Link: https://zoom.us/j/683524052
Meeting ID: 683 524 052
Phone: 312-626-6799
Reflection from Tyler

In the church calendar, Easter is not just one Sunday; it's the entire church season between Easter Sunday and Pentecost (which, this year, is Sunday, May 31). Throughout this stretch of time, we have the opportunity to find resurrection in our lives and our world. So it's okay if resurrection still doesn't feel real quite yet.

In her sermon on Sunday, Carla made an important distinction about the fear the women felt when they found Jesus' tomb empty. We often think that the Easter story moves  from  fear  to  joy, as if the women quickly lose their fear and are filled with pastel-colored peace and joy as soon as they realize the good news. That's not true; the Easter story is full of fear and terror- and joy. As the women ran to tell the others, Carla said that they were carried by not just their legs, but also "the breath of life that has filled them with hope in the midst of their lingering fear- not that they're fear is transformed; it isn't. It persists as a companion to their joy."

This Easter season shows us just how fear and joy can accompany each other. We're all afraid. We fear how long we will have to stay and work at home. We fear the economic and social fallout of the pandemic. And of course, we fear for the health and wellness of those we love dearly and fear how many will eventually die because of this disease. Still- we have joy. We have hope that God, who raised Christ, will raise us up too. We have hope that God is at work bringing healing and wholeness through those at the frontlines. We have hope that we will not be defined by this tragedy but instead by abundant love.

How are you experiencing fear-alongside-joy right now? How can you find comfort in the deep and abundant joys of life while still acknowledging the reality and discomfort of our fear? How can we share this joy with others during this challenging Easter season?
Senior Spotlight

Introducing the senior spotlight! Each week for the next few weeks, we'll spotlight a different senior who's finishing high school & headed off to an amazing next step in their journey. Check Instagram and the Thursday email update to see who we're featuring. This week, we celebrate Will Roske!









Will Roske   is graduating from Rockhurst High School this May and will be starting college at Saint Louis University this fall to study flight science with the plan to become a professional pilot. He will be soaring away with many fun memories with friends, family, and his church community, from riding a longboard pulled by a friend's golf cart to nights spent at church lock-ins. He's excited for what's ahead and about meeting new people and asks that his church family continues holding him in prayer during this big step in his journey.

Check out a news article  about our church member, Max Deweese, who is fighting COVID-19 here in KC at 99 years old. "This has been tough, but I've been in much tougher situations."  We are praying for Max to continue to stay tough and resilient on his path to recovery.
Updates and More Information

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High School Social Hour: High schoolers are invited to join in games & conversation together every Tuesday from 4:30 to 5:30pm on Zoom at  https://zoom.us/j/215090450 .
 
Family Service Project: We are working on a service project for family units to participate in. If you are interested please keep the afternoon of Thursday April 23rd or Monday April 27th open. We will be sending more information on Monday so please be watching for an email.

Pastors' Class: Pastors' Class is continuing, meeting online and doing at-home activities. The class will meet for virtual class online again on Wednesday, April 15. 
 
Senior Lunch & Recognition: We are postponing our   Senior Lunch & Recognition   from May 3 to a later date TBD. Stay tuned for more information


With the uncertainty of how the current pandemic will pan out in upcoming weeks and months, we are still tentatively keeping our plans for summer trips & opportunities. 

Tall Oaks Camp and Conference Center has made an important announcement regarding their programs and summer camp opportunities. All activities are suspended through July 31. They are exploring alternate opportunities for camps that have been cancelled; stay tuned for more information. Find the full announcement online here and a FAQ online  here.

Summer Service-Learning Trips:
High Schoolers will travel to Fort Worth on June 7-13,  click here for more information. 
Middle Schoolers will travel to Oklahoma City on June 21- 23 ,  click here for more information. 
Stay tuned for more information about fundraising for these trips.

Summer Youth Group Events
We'll have more information about in-town summer activities, from socials to Sunday school and more, in April.
Rev. Tyler Heston
Minister of Youth 
(816)-381-9257 or  email

April Booth
Director of Children's Ministry
(816)-181-9244 or email
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