Young Methodist Reporter: January 30, 2008
Volume 3/Issue 3
Party at the Shaffer’s
This Sunday the unbeaten Patriots and the the New York Football Giants square off in the biggest pro football game of the year. As is our custom the UMYF will be holding a Super Bowl Party starting at 4:00 p.m. Till the game is over and this year’s event will be hosted by the Shaffer family. (Direction Below) If your last name starts with A-M bring a snack to share with others. If you last name starts with N-Z bring a drink to share. Our host house boasts a 104 inch TV for our football viewing, commercial judging bash as well as another TV for games, etc. and a long drive for Skate Boarding if the weather holds up. Come enjoy the game or friends or both at the UMYF Super Bowl Party.
Directions to the Shaffer’s:
1724 Misty Creek Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970-224-2785
Easiest directions: Head north on Taft Hill Road. Cross CR 54 (there is an American Legion building on northwest corner) and continue approximately 1 mile. Turn right on Misty Creek Lane -- it's easy to miss! There is a stone marker that reads "Misty Creek Ranches" outside the development, but if you're going too fast, it's easy to drive right past and not see it. I'll put some balloons or a sign or something up to make it easier to see.
Our house is at the very end of the street, last house on the left.
Youth Room Remodeling Hopes to Begin SOON!
We have been talking about, planning, obtaining approval and raising money to remodel the Youth Area in the Basement of the church education wing. With the success of the Advent Dinner Theatre we now have enough money to move forward with our plans and that means a few work days will be scheduled for the coming months. We will have one Saturday to take out the dividers and build permanent walls with new electrical outlets. A second day will be for building two steps in the Senior High Room (risers for the couches) and one final day to paint like crazy. These work days will be scheduled soon so if you would like to help (Youth, Parents, etc.) Keep watching for those specific dates and consider helping make our youth rooms an exciting place to nurture young faith.
Senior High Retreat Has a Home
With no Up With Youth to attend this spring the youth program is planning a Senior High retreat open to any youth in 9th-12th grades. With a little phone tag and investigation we have secured a great cabin facility at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, CO for March 28-30. This location will be the perfect place for our retreat and we are excited about this opportunity. We have plenty of room and now that we have a place, the registration forms for this event will be out this Sunday at the Super Bowl Party or you can get them from Joel starting Sunday morning. Registration deadlines will be announced next week in the Young Methodist Reporter and the cost of the trip will be $100 for food, lodging, travel and sponsor expenses. Scholarships are available if needed so get signed up early and join us for a wonderful weekend of faith fellowship and fun in God’s beautiful creation.
Youth, Sexuality and God Set for 7th & 8th Graders
It has been a long time coming but we can finally announce the scheduling of a Human Sexuality Workshop we are calling Youth, Sexuality and God for 7th and 8th graders. This will be a two day event on April 5th and 6th here at the church. We are bringing back Rev. Gary Haddock who led the last workshop of this kind back in 2002 and are excited by this opportunity to engage in a deep and meaningful experience exploring the confusing and often scary topic of teen sexuality. This workshop will have a small fee and registration will be required. It includes sections for youth and parents alone as well as some together as parents and youth learn to open up discussion about human sexuality. More details and registration forms will be coming out in the next couple of weeks so be looking for those and keep looking in future Reporters for more information on how you can be a part of this important ministry.
UMYF Planning Team Reminder
With the Super Bowl Party this Sunday we will not meet to plan UMYF but mark your calendars for Wednesday February 6th from 4-5 p.m. The planning team for UMYF on Feb. 10th includes Mike Rowlett, Jordan Raab, Chelsea Shaffer, Evan Mackes and Mackenzie Wrobbel. We will meet in my office and please let me know if are not going to make the meeting so we can get your input and assign tasks for Sunday Feb. 10th. If you would like to be on a UMYF planning team in the coming months, please e-mail me.
The Young Methodist Reporter is a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting the ministry of youth at First United Methodist Church Fort Collins, CO. If you know of someone who might like to receive this e-mail or you would prefer not to receive it please let me know at jkershaw@fcfumc.net <mailto:jkershaw@fcfumc.net> . The YMR is sent in the BCC field to protect the e-mail addresses of all who wish to keep up on youth ministry at FUMC. I pray that the grace of God brings joy into your lives each and every day!
