The Latest HAUMC Youth News

Angel Tree is Live!

November 20-December 11

(See article for details.)

Holiday Festival

Saturday, December 3

1-4pm

Koinonia Hall

Advent Concert

Saturday, December 3

4pm

Next Confirmation Meeting Dates

Sunday, December 4

Sunday, December 11

11:30am-1:30pm

Youth Family Christmas Party

Sunday, December 18

11am-2pm

HAUMC Christmas Eve Services

Saturday, December 24

4pm, 8pm and 10pm

2022-2023

Youth Calendar

To get the revised Youth Calendar, click HERE.

Holiday Festival THIS Saturday!

Saturday, December 3 • 1-4pm • Koinonia Hall

The Holiday Festival is happening THIS Saturday. Don't forget to register HERE on REALM so we have enough supplies!

Also, please bring warm weather gear for our mitten tree. All of these items will be donated to Emerson Elementary to be distributed to newly arrived immigrant and refugee students.

Here are the need-to-know details! Your family will bake, decorate, and take home 6 dozen cookies, make Christmas crafts, and participate in service projects! The cost is $20 per family, and when you register you will have the option to sponsor one of our guest families from Emerson to attend on scholarship!

If your family wants to attend but cost is an issue, please contact me at keesha@haumc.org. We don't want cost to be a barrier for anyone.

Learn About Common Hope

The first Sunday of each month our Sunday School kids will be participating in a Service Project. This week on Sunday, December 4 we will be learning about Common Hope in Guatemala. HAUMC sponsors two children to attend school in Guatemala, and our HAUMC kids are going to spend time writing letters, making Christmas cards, and coloring pictures to send to the kids! We will also have some information about Common Hope and Guatemala available in Carlson Hall, so definitely stop by and check out what's going on!

Holiday Gifts for Newly Arrived

Refugee Families

November 20-December 11

Every year we partner with Minnesota Council of Churches to provide gifts for refugee families who have resettled in the Twin Cities this year. To participate click HERE, select the children you'd like to shop for, then bring your unwrapped gifts to the church by December 11. Make sure the gifts are clearly labeled with the child's name, age, and family number. Refugee Services recommends purchasing only three gifts per child–something warm (hats, socks, gloves, etc.), something fun (toys, games, soccer balls, etc.), and something educational (books, games, puzzles, etc.). To ensure gifts are culturally sensitive, avoid stuffed animals that are dogs or pigs. Thank you!!!

Questions? Contact Leslie Wille at leslie@haumc.org

Christmas Eve Pageant

Saturday, December 24 • 4pm

I have heard rumors that the Family Christmas Eve Service is the most adorable thing that happens at HAUMC every year and this year will be no exception! I am planning a Christmas Pageant that kids of all ages can participate in! If your family will be here December 24th for our 4pm service your kids are automatically welcome to star in our original production of "The 12 Days of Christmas." We will be following the journey of the Magi as they make their way to Bethlehem to meet Baby Jesus. It will be joyful, funny, and include fun audience participation. There will be a few speaking parts that will require a rehearsal, but there will also be parts for all kids, even those who aren't able to make a rehearsal! If your teens would like to be involved in this service please let me know at keesha@haumc.org.

Confirmation

Sunday, December 4 • 11:30am-1:30pm

Church of Youth

We meet for Confirmation this Week on Sunday, December 4 at 11:30am-1:30pm in the Church of Youth. This week we are going to be covering the Bible. We will cover a lot of ground including the history of the Bible–how we got it, who wrote it, when it was written, what are all the different genres, along with how to use it, how to find passages, how to read it, etc.

We meet again the following Sunday on December 11 and then Sunday, December 18 is our youth and family Christmas Party. See more details below!

In January we will have one change to our Confirmation Schedule that you may want to mark on your calendars. (See the revised Youth Calendar.) There will be no class on January 22nd. We will meet the day before on Saturday, January 21. Our Confirmation class will join a conference wide youth event! More information on that below as well!

Interested in joining a Confirmation and Youth Group Carpool?

Carrie David is going to start a group text and organize this. See her message below:

Hi all! I would like to start a text chain of us all to communicate about youth logistics–primarily carpooling, and other things that come up. I am happy to start the chain. If you’d like to be included, please text me at 612-518-7560. Thanks!

–Carrie David (Peter’s mom)

Youth and Family Christmas Party

Sunday, December 18 following Worship in the Church of Youth

11:30am-2:00pm

All Confirmation Students and HAUMC youth grades 6-12 and their families (parents, siblings, friends!) are invited to our annual youth Christmas party!

Please REGISTER on Realm so that we know how much food to plan for and what kind of dietary restrictions and allergies to accommodate.

Each member of your family should bring a white elephant gift ($5 or less per gift).

For part of our time together we will be putting the finishing touches on the Angel Tree gifts so that they can be delivered to MCC the next day.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

The Event 2023

Saturday, January 21 • 10am-3pm

The Minnesota Conference of the UMC Youth Ministry is planning for THE EVENT 2023! Youth (grades 6-12) and their adult leaders are invited to The Event 2023 on Saturday, January 21 from 10am-3pm! There are 3 sites hosting this event. Our HAUMC group will join the Eagan site. Mark your calendars and click HERE for more information.

Worship Survey

Would you take a few minutes and complete this survey https://conta.cc/3UCFci5? We highly value your opinion and would like to know how Worship at HAUMC is (or is not) meeting the needs and desires of your family. It would also be incredibly helpful for our worship production team and HAUMC leadership to hear directly from our families with kids at HAUMC.

Safe Gatherings

At HAUMC we take child safety seriously. Any volunteers working with students under the age of 18 are required to do a background check and training through Safe Gatherings. I would like to see more of our parents and grandparents be Safe Gatherings certified. When we are all on the same page about what to expect of each other as we interact with HAUMC children and youth, the more effective we will be at maintaining a safe and trustworthy space for spiritual formation to take place. There is no cost to you. Click HERE, select "new application," and follow the prompts.

Join Us!

Hennepin Avenue UMC is on Facebook! Please "like" us at www.facebook.com/HennepinAvenueUMC.To find out more about Hennepin Youth, go to haumc.org/youth.

For any questions regarding Youth Ministries,

please contact Keesha Sedgwick at keesha@haumc.org