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Youth News (Week of Oct 13, 2019)

Wednesday, Oct 9, 2019

Good evening,

Just some small updates on upcoming events that you should be aware of!

The Carnival is October 20th! The carnival itself will get started around 5:30 and end around 7:30. We would love to have the high schoolers there around 3:30 and middle schoolers there around 4:30 to help set up. If you have both, 3:30 works. If you’d like to decorate your own trunk and participate in trunk or treat you are more than welcome to, but please let me know if you plan to participate.

Genesis is October 25th – 27th and all parents should talk to their middle schoolers about going! Here is a link to sign up or get more information. https://www.dionc.org/digital_faith/events/3181829
Since the middle schoolers will be at Genesis, there will be no middle school EYC Sunday the 27th. High schoolers are going to have dinner out at Your Pie from 5:30 – 6:30 and we will have a more in-depth conversation about everything we’ve been discussing at EYC.

Remember, we have moved the dates of our two lock ins and the EYC’s around them to allow us to use the most of the facilities. Please update your calendars accordingly.

  • The November lock in has moved from the 2nd and the 3rd, to the 9th and 10th. With Regular EYC now on the 3rd and NO  EYC on the 10th.
  • The December babysitting lock in has moved from the 6th and 7th, to the 13th and 14th. With regular EYC on the 8th, and NO EYC on the 15th.

We also need someone lucky individual to provide us nourishment after our lock in. So, if you’d like to bring breakfast for us on the morning of Nov. 10th, please sign up here:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d49afaa2fa7fb6-breakfast.

Thank you all so much for your continued support of the Saint Pauls Youth Ministry. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out.

I hope you have a great rest of your week,

Zack

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Sunday, Oct 6, 2019

Dear Parents and Youth,

I am so thankful that Fall has finally decided to bless us with its presence. Cool air, beautiful leaves, and October baseball. It just doesn’t get any better. Well, it does when the youth gather on Sunday evenings and bless each other, the volunteers, and myself with their crazy stories and wonderful energy.

Thank you to Alison and Steven Bailey along with Lynn Tovar for volunteering their time this week and hanging out with our youth at EYC.

“Youth are the church of TODAY and tomorrow.  Adults are the church of yesterday and today”

Youth Ministry News and Events:

DATE CHANGES: We have moved the dates of our two lock ins and the EYC’s around them to allow us to use the most of the facilities. Please update your calendars accordingly.

  • The November lock in has moved from the 2nd and the 3rd, to the 9th and 10th. With Regular EYC now on the 3rd and NO  EYC on the 10th.
  • The December babysitting lock in has moved from the 6th and 7th, to the 13th and 14th. With regular EYC on the 8th, and NO EYC on the 15th.

I hope that all makes sense. I’ll be around this week so if you have any questions please reach out.

October 6th and 13th EYC’s 5pm – 7pm: We will have regular EYC on October 6th and 13th where we continue to discuss Harry Potter, how it relates to scriptural passages, and other life lessons we can gain.

Carnival!  October 20th: We will be having our annual Carnival on October 20th! The children’s ministry will be having their chili cook off, while the youth will be doing trunk or treat and a pumpkin carving contest. More information to come as we get closer to our event date.

GENESIS! Friday, October 25 until Sunday, October 27: Genesis is a middle school youth event that helps young people deepen their relationship with Christ through small groups and sharing faith stories. The diocesan website will have all the information regarding registration, where, and how much. I really hope we have a ton of youth who decide to take advantage of this amazing opportunity. https://www.dionc.org/digital_faith/events/3181829

Volunteers Needed: While you’re here, I’d like to ask that you look over the different availability in the signups for the upcoming semester. Please, sign up where you can. If you need time to think about what the rest of your life looks like around that, I completely understand.  Since I am interim, I am going to need help from everyone. Your age, how much teen culture you know, and whether or not you’re a Biblical Scholar are not important. What is important is your love for God, a willingness to listen to (and learn from) the youth, and a great attitude. Without the time dedicated by previous volunteers, we would not have built the youth group that we have today.  Email Zack Rugen at youth@stpaulscary.org for more information.

EYC Advisors
Sign up to assist with our EYC events HERE

EYC Dinners
Sign up to bring dinner to our amazing youth HERE

Christian Formation Leaders
Sign up to teach and learn with our youth on Sunday mornings HERE

I am looking forward to all the wonderful opportunities God presents to us,

God Bless,

Zachary Rugen
Interim Youth Program Coordinator
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
703-408-1193
youth@stpaulscary.org