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Calendar of Events
If you need more information about an event and it is listed below, please email Tim Smith.

January 22 - Youth Movie Night in the Youth Room
January 26 - Youth Sunday Mornings @ 11am in the Youth Room
February 5 - Wednesday Night "Why?" Series Begins
March 1 - Winter Jam Tour
March 6-8 - High School Retreat
April 1 - Wednesday Night "Student Speaking" Series Begins
April 26 - Confirmation Sunday

Youth Movie Night
Tonight, 6-8pm in the Youth Room

Our month of January in Youth Ministry is full of fun events designed to be inviting for students to bring their friends to and have some fun while eating dinner and catching up before we kick off in February with our Wednesday night studies. 

Tonight, we will be watching the Oscar Award Winning film, "Free Solo." We'll be on the edge of our seats as we watch p rofessional rock climber Alex Honnold attempts to conquer the first free solo climb of famed El Capitan's 900-metre vertical rock face at Yosemite National Park.

Dress in your comfy clothes, bring blankets & pillows, and we hope to see you tonight in the Youth Room. The film will start at 6pm. 

Confirmation
Continues January 26, 2020

Confirmation is a place where young teens will explore the height and depth, width and breadth of the love of God for us in Christ Jesus and God's church. As confirmation students go through this class, they will be binding the truth about God on their head, hands, and house through Scripture memorization and by learning the answers to important questions about God. Obeying Jesus takes a lifetime of learning. Learning, loving, and living the Scriptures requires that at some point, we really begin to understand where they come from and what they mean. Confirmation is a time for students in 8th grade to explore the history of the Christian faith, and go deeper into what it means to be a member of Schweitzer UMC.

Confirmation Class is led by Angela Smith, Jacob Haase, and Andy Haase.

Confirmation is for current 8th Grade students and is held @ 11am in the Youth Room on Sunday mornings. 

Sunday School Time Change
Sunday Mornings @ 11am

As a Youth Ministry, we have realized that we accidentally created an atmosphere on Sunday mornings that has led students to not attend a Sunday morning worship service because our Sunday School time for Youth is during the modern worship service that their parents attend. So, many families are split up during Sunday mornings and do not find themselves worshiping together. As a Youth Ministry, we would love to see students and our parents worshiping and learning together in service.

We have decided to move Sunday School to the 11am hour on Sunday mornings and invite all students and their families to join us in worship on Sunday mornings at 9:40am in the sanctuary at Schweitzer. We are going to create an atmosphere of students worshiping together in the first couple rows of pews at the 9:40am service starting in January. 

We still have Sunday school, but students will meet at 11am in the Youth Room instead of the traditional 9:40am Sunday school time. 

If you have any questions regarding this change to Sunday mornings in Youth ministry, please contact  Tim Smith. 

Winter Jam Tour
March 1, 2020

Join us for  Winter  Jam 2020 on Sunday, March 1st, at 6:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:00 p.m.) at the JQH Arena. 
The cost is only $15.00 and we will get to see:
Crowder, Andy Mineo, Hillsong Young & Free, Building 429, Passion, RED, etc.

Tickets are on a first come, first serve basis - tickets will not be guaranteed until they are paid for.  You can pay for your  ticket online when you complete your sign-up or by bring cash  or check to the Youth Team. If you student wants to attend  Winter   Jam , please do not delay in signing them up for this event. We only have a couple of tickets remaining. 

Tickets will be available to pick-up starting now..
Sign-up for  Winter  Jam  HERE.

Summer Mission Trip
July 4-11, 2020

Get excited, because our High School students are heading to Denver, CO this summer. Our Missions Trip is an opportunity for high school students to put their faith into action in Denver, CO. We have begun a new relationship with Group Mission Trips, which strongly believes in providing opportunities for teenagers to encounter Jesus through serving others. Our partnership offers our students a seamless experience with meals, worship, church-based small groups, plenty of serve opportunities in Denver and fun evening activities. Sign up quick as this week of community impact will fill up fast.

You can get more information and sign up for the High School Mission Trip HERE.

College Scholarships
Missouri United Methodist Foundation

If you are a senior in High School (or a  parent with a senior student), you
need to read this. The Missouri United Methodist Foundation has scholarships available for you if you choose to go to college. The list is online and if you contact Tim Smith, he can get you the information. The deadlines for submitted applications are between January 1st & April 1st of 2020, depending on the scholarship. Get ahold of Tim if you're interested, or check out the link below for yourself. 



Contact
Tim Smith
Director of Youth Ministries

Office Phone: 417-881-6800
Cell Phone: 417-551-2176

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