The Messenger - January 2011 - (Page 5)

V O LU M E 1 3 , I S S U E 1 T HE ME S S E N G E R PAGE 5 Youth News By George T. Swank Hey all! I just wanted to mention that last month's Parent's Night Out was awesome! What is Parent's Night Out? Well, it is a night where parents can drop off their children and have the youth and some adults look after them while the parents go off and have a few hours to their own. We play games, watch Christmas movies, make crafts and enjoy some snacks. We had around 20 kids and almost as many youth. What a great night! Thanks to you all who helped put it together and donated your time to making it work. January means, the Summer ASP trip starts rolling. No we don't know where we are going yet, but I do know that we are going the week of the 24 of July. This means that we will most likely be leaving Saturday, July 23, but we will most definitely be coming back the 30th. So please, if you are interested in being a part of ASP this year, as a youth or an adult, let me know ASAP. You can email me, youth@grandviewumc.org or talk to me in person. I know that this year is going to be amazing. I cannot wait! We are participating in the Youth Winter Blast Retreat at Gretna Glen January 14—16. Come learn how we are called to be full time followers of Jesus and a weekend of crafts, games, high ropes, fellowship and food. Contact me for more information. On the 21st of January, we are having a meeting for the Parents of the Youth. If you would like to come and talk about the youth program, join us in Zerr hall from 6:30 to 8pm. One of the items on the agenda that evening is the Mentor Program. The youth and their mentors are: Ian Grohotolski and Mark Newkirk, Ben Shrum and kecia Platt, Erika McCandless & Oliva Vassot and Patti Roscoe, Chloe Vassot and Abby Swank. That about wraps things up for now. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are ready to start another year. Take Care. ___George T. Swank, Youth Ministry Mission, Faith, and Action Lisa Freeman reported that she and several youth turned in the Grandview turkey vouchers and delivered 25 turkeys to the Council of Churches. Also, Nancy Healy was so inspired by our sharing of the turkey vouchers that she and her office collected an entire Thanksgiving meal which gathered a family around the table in gratitude. The Chili cook-off Sunday, January 23, in Zerr Hall 4-6 p.m. will benefit Powerpacks. Powerpacks provides a recipe and ingredients for a meal, nutritional information, and a few staples to struggling families each weekend. Did you know that Amy Heth has organized a dozen volunteers to pack the food bags for one of the participating schools? See Amy for more information on this wonderful program and come to the chili cook off to help support it! On Saturday, February 12, GLO will be heading to Gretna Glen to help with some renovations and maintenance projects. More information will be available in the next Messenger, but mark you calendars today!!!

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Messenger - January 2011

Notes of Thanks
Council's Corner
Youth News
Missions, Faith & Action
College Connection
United Methodist Women

The Messenger - January 2011