MUMC Youth are headed into Austin to serve the Homeless. Saturday, August 29 7:15am-10am *Limited Spots! RSVP Mandatory!*

Open Door serves Austin's needy every Saturday morning in the University UMC church parking lot at 25th and Guadalupe Streets.  Most volunteers help inside the building with other volunteers. A few designated volunteers deliver items outside in the parking lot to the guests. Volunteers wear masks and gloves. Leaders help to maintain safe distances from other volunteers and guests. *We will be working in the kitchen and in the stockroom.* Kitchen workers: make sandwiches, assemble lunch bags, clean up kitchen.  Stockroom workers: 2 stockroom volunteers sort clothes on 4th floor and 6 clothing runners fill clothing requests on 2nd and 4th floors (may occasionally go briefly outside unless you request to stay entirely inside).   Bring your own mask. Gloves are provided. Meet at University UMC (free parking in the Platinum parking lot across the street). Parents are invited to serve alongside youth if they desire.  **RSVP to Chansin at 817-559-4040 or chansin@manchacaumc.org**  Only a limited number of volunteers are allowed (for safe distancing protocols). The first 10 from MUMC to volunteer will serve at Open Door. Others who volunteer will have projects to help with at Manchaca UMC's campus.

New Youth-Led Ministries: Card-ministry (led by Abby Piggott) and Worship-involvement ministry (led by Kira Harper)

Photos from Youth Slip-N-Slide Kickball

New Book Group for Tweens/Teens (Grades 4-8) Beginning Monday, September 14, 7-8 pm   The book, "The Lifters" by David Eggers is a fictional story about two children who work together behind the scenes to save their town from despair and destruction. The story brings adventure, mystery, and a little magic as they maneuver to discover how important empathy can be in a community. We hope your tween or teen will join us on Monday evenings, from 7:00-8:00 pm, via zoom to discuss this book and how it can impact our lives today. We'll have book discussion questions as well as references to the Bible over the course of 7 weeks. Beginning Monday, September 14, grades 4-8. Questions? Contact Leslie Piggott.

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Fall 2020 Youth Ministry Plans All meetings and activities start at 7pm, unless otherwise noted.

What's left in AUGUST Saturday, August 29 - Mission Project: Open Door feeding/clothing the homeless SEPTEMBER Sunday, September 6 - Special Kick-off Event (likely 3pm - stay tuned) Sunday, September 13 - Zoom meeting Sunday, September 20 - In-person meeting (outside at church campus) Sunday, September 27 - Zoom meeting

Our initial plan is to meet Sunday evenings, alternating between Zoom meetings and in-person meetings (masks, socially-distanced, and outdoors). Both Middle School and High School will meet 7pm-8:30pm, but small groups will be divided according to age.

Covid-19 Stuff ... How we plan on staying safe at our events: * Please do not attend if you feel ill, or have had a fever or any symptoms of any illness within the past 14 days. * Masks are required to participate with our group. Please bring your own.  * Students will be asked to practice social distancing between themselves and others. We all love to shake hands and hug, but for now just wave and chat from a distance. * Use hand sanitizer. We will have some available for everyone to use at the beginning and as needed throughout.  * We would love to see you, but if you… are at risk, have a compromised immune system, are sick, are showing signs of respiratory illness, currently have a fever above 99.6, or have been around anyone that’s been sick in the last 14 days, please stay home.