Children, Confirmation and Youth Ministries
October 2019 e-Newsletter
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September 21-22, our 6th graders got together for their confirmation retreat. We spent some great time getting to know each other, learning about what confirmation is, had our first lesson "Unpacking the Bible" and had a great time doing low-ropes and team-building out at YMCA Camp Ihduhapi. What a blast!
For pictures from the retreat, click
here.
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5:45 p.m. is our new start time for Wednesday Night Connect and Confirmation!
End times for Connect and Confirmation - and all other times - will remain the same.
This change in time is to allow more time for our families to eat before programming starts.
Come early and eat as a family at our Community Meal! Community meal starts at 4:30 and goes until 6. Come hungry!
Questions?
Leisha
- Confirmation & Youth Group
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Are you ready for more Bluegrass fun? Join us in worship at 8:30 or 10:00am on October 6th featuring the Cornerstone Band and local fiddler Tessa Alzen. Get ready to dance and sing to your favorite old-time gospel hymns - maybe even clapping if the Spirit leads you! Hospitality will be served after each service. Invite your friends and family to join us on this joyful worship experience! All are welcome!
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Youth Group
Who:
Those in 9th grade through college-age
What:
Fun, Fellowship & Faith - Learning nights include: studies on Religious groups, Peer Ministry Leadership Training, Conserving Creation
Fellowship nights include: games, blessings & bummers, get-to-know you, hang out
Where:
7-7:30pm Worship Space for Revelation Worship, 7:30-8:30pm in the Youth Room
Expectation:
Yes, the expectation is that youth group participants begin youth group time in worship.
When:
Wednesdays 7-8:30pm
No youth group October 16th due to MEA.
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Trunk n Treat
Sunday, October 27
3:30-5pm Event Time
2:30pm Main volunteers arrive 3pm Confirmation guides/students arrive
Trunks arrive no later than 3pm
We need people to sign up to decorate their trunk and hand out candy to our kiddos. If you're able to provide a trunk, please sign up on the Children & Youth Board.
Please get creative with your trunks and with what you're handing out.
Your handouts don't need to be limited to candy... how about pencils, spider rings, juice boxes, stickers, etc? However, candy is always welcome and loved!
All food items need to be store-bought and individually wrapped.
Please steer clear of scary costumes and decorations. We want to
provide a safe-feeling environment for all of our young ones.
Please plan for approximately 300 young ones to visit your trunk.
Trunk or Treaters should bring a bag/bucket for candy, $5 per child
(trunk or treater participant), extra money for concessions. Nonperishable food item for NACE.
Entry fee goes to support Children’s Ministry.
Concession money supports our youth mission trip.
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No Revelation Wednesday on October 16th due to MEA.
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revelation worship
[ rev-
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Noun.
A worship experience where we discover surprising,
unknown facts about God and Community.
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm (not Oct 16 due to MEA)
ALL are welcome!
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Wapo Date Changes for 2020!!!
Mark your calendars because the 2020 week of Wapo has changed by one week.
Due to changes for Camp Wapo, all churches dates have been pushed back by one week.
Please note that 2020's Wapo dates are as follows:
June 26-28 - SEEDS (1-3rd grade)
June 28-July 3 - Youth & Senior High (4th-12th grade)
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Attention 9th Graders!
Affirmation of Baptism is approaching and there is very important information you need to know. Many 9th graders are still not signed up for conversations and/or the retreat. If you are not able to attend the retreat due to previous commitment, you are responsible for contacting Leisha to pick up the projects that your student needs to do on their own prior to pictures/practice.
Please read through the information carefully and get those items taken care of. That way we can best prepare for your students Affirmation of Baptism.
Mandatory Retreat
Pictures/Practice
Cost
Confirmation Conversations
and More
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Guide Huddle
Confirmation Guides!
We have our first guide huddle on Sunday, October 6th at 11:15am-12:15pm in the Youth Room.
If you are unable to attend due to a previous commitment, please let
Leisha
know.
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30 Hour Famine
Rewards are here!
The following people have rewards to pick up from Our Saviour's:
Shayla F.
Izzy C.
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CYF Yearbooks are ready for pre-sales!!!!
Check out the 2018-2019 CYF Yearbook and get your order placed.
The 40-page yearbook includes events such as: CYF Hay Ride, Confirmation Projects, Trunk n Treat, Valleyfair, Wapo, Mission Trip, etc.
Cost:
$77.78
(actual cost!)... you pay $45.00!!!
Visit the table in the rotunda on Sundays and Wednesdays from
September 15-October 6 to see a copy of the yearbook and place an order if you'd like one (or more) of your own. Orders will arrive at Our Saviour's approximately 6-8 weeks after the pre-sales close on October 6.
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Turkey Baskets
Our youth have a goal of providing 30 families a wonderful Thanksgiving meal through N.A.C.E. Food Shelf. Can you help by contributing an item or more? We'll be collecting by the Children & Youth Board from Oct 20-Nov 6.
Need:
$20 Cub Gift Cards (for turkey)
Turkey Gravy
Can vegetables & fruit
Stuffing
Mashed or Scalloped Potato
Pie Crust (for pumpkin)
Pumpkin Pie Filling
Evaporated Milk
Jello
Canned Sweet Potatoes
Small Marshmallows
Cranberries
Foil Roasting Pan
Fall Colored Tablecloth
Fall Napkins & Plates
Tote Boxes from Cub
Monetary donations to purchase needed items.
Items can be dropped off in the bin under the Children & Youth Board.
Monetary and Gift Card Donations can be placed in the "Youth" box on the wall behind the reception desk.
Contact
Leisha
with any questions.
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Christmas Program Auditions!
Sunday OCT 6 at 11:30
Do you love to share the news of Jesus’ birth? Do you love to sing and act? Never been in a play before but always wanted to try it? Then come and audition for a featured role in this year’s Christmas show “The Christmas Carol Special Report”. Auditions will be held on Sunday, October 6 at 11:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary.
Performances are Sunday, December 8, during the 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Worship services, and on Wednesday, December 11, during the 6:30 p.m. Worship service.
Rehearsals will be on Sundays starting at 11:15 a.m. running from October 13 to November 24, with additional rehearsals at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, November 25 and December 2, Thursday, December 5 at 5:30 p.m., and 9:00 a.m. on two Saturdays, November 24 and December 7.
Not ready for a featured part? Join us through the Sunday School program as part of the Chorus
helping spread the good news of Christmas. Participation at this level has two Saturday rehearsals starting at 9:00 a.m. on November 24 and December 8, with performances as noted above.
Please contact
Kate
if you want more information!
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Children, Youth & Family
Hay Ride & Bonfire!
Meet at Bunker Hills Stables on Thursday, October 10, for a hay ride followed by a bonfire with songs, s’mores and cocoa. Get to know others in the Children, Confirmation and Youth Ministries at Our Saviour’s.
6:00pm Meet at Bunker
6:30pm-7:15pm Hay Ride
7:15pm-8:15pm Bonfire with S’Mores, Cocoa and Songs
Signup on the Children & Youth Board.
Please make checks payable to Our Saviour’s with “Hayride” and your name in the memo or place cash in a labeled envelope.
Place payment in the “Youth” box behind the reception desk by the end of day October 6.
Youth under age 12 must be accompanied by guardian.
All youth under age 18 must have a 2019-2020 Offsite Permission Form on file. Forms can be found next to the Children and Youth Ministries board in the rotunda or on the
website
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Confirmation Service - at OSLC
Please mark your calendars if your young person is scheduled. If you are unable to fulfill this obligation, you need to find someone to switch with.
Don't forget to fill out your form (found to the left of the Children & Youth Board) to report your time of service.
Wednesday, October 2
Usher: Ryan M, Braycen J, Grady B, Naomi B, Alexander H, Colin B, Macarden S, Madelyn K, Preston M, Leah M
Reader: Rylee W
Assist in Worship: Andy E
Audio/Visual Booth: Thomas A
Marketplace Meals:
Samantha E
Sunday, October 6
Reader: Alice W
Greeter: Clare F, Avery M
Usher: Noah W
Wednesday, October 9
Usher: Nathan B, Paige M, Kayla G, Roy G, Jacob G, Andy E, Boone V, Hailey W, Riley W, Blake T
Reader: Davin J
Assist in Worship: Wyatt K
Audio/Visual Booth: Oliva H, Nicholas B
Marketplace Meals:
Skyler A
Sunday, October 13
Reader: Sam R
Greeter: Talan S, Dalton G
Wednesday, October 16
NO REVELATION WEDNESDAY DUE TO MEA BREAK.
Wednesday, October 23
Usher: Chase T, Madelyn K, Sam P, Grace S, Michael N, Jacob W, Tanner R, Addison A, Brookelyn Y, Jaden K
Reader: Olivia B
Assist in Worship: Rylee W
Audio/Visual Booth: Naomi B, Jacob W
Marketplace Meals:
Kallee O
Wednesday, October 30
Usher: Olivia B, Wyatt K, Nicholas B, Thomas A, Alexander H, Colin B, Macarden S, Madelyn K, Preston M, Leah M
Reader: Mara T
Assist in Worship: Alice W
Audio/Visual Booth: Dalton G, Michael N
Marketplace Meals:
Madelyn K
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Text Message Reminders
Want to receive text message updates/reminders about confirmation and youth ministries at OSLC? Here's how you can sign up for text messages on the different ministries:
Confirmation:
text @oslcconfir to the number 81010
Middle School:
text @oslcmiddle to the number 81010
Senior High+:
text @oslcsenior to the number 81010
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