YOUTH

WELCOME TO UnitedMethodistYouthFellowship

AND SO IS THE YOUTH!!!!

You are invited to the following events with Grace UMC youth group:

Feb. 19– Middle School Youth 5:30-7

Feb. 26– No Youth

March 4– Middle School Youth 5:30-7

March 11– Combined Groups do PORT

Help feed people who are homeless

6-8 pm. Meet here at 6, pick up @ Warwick UMC

March 14 WNAG Chili Cookoff

March 18– High School Youth, 5:30-7

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF

Youth Missions Fundraiser

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

(more information to follow)

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Confirmation Sunday Mornings

Confirmation Classes will begin February 5 and continue through May. Thank you to the many adults who have agreed to serve as leaders for this process of helping the youth learn more about their traditions and articulate their faith. Adult leaders are Helen Casey-Rutland, Bob Taylor, Gynetha & Vincent Conway, Blackie Jackson, Stephan & Melissa Mygas, June & Mark Tessarolo, Maggie Keator, Lynn Lambert, and Francis Porter.

Please be in prayer for our confirmands during this important time.

Confirmands will be constructing a large vine in the hallway outside the youth room.

They will add symbolic fruit and leaves to the vine as the weeks go on.

Please take a look and see what they are doing.

Also parents, please mark your calendars for a

Confirmation Retreat at Westview on the James, May 4-6.

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Sunday mornings: New topics led by Kim Rumsey to follow.

Youth group at Grace is a place where we value different methods of learning and experiencing God. Worship often means doing something positive for others , and faith is built through connections with others.

On Sunday mornings, we meet for Bible study at 10:00 a.m. Our UMY (United Methodist Youth) group usually meets Sunday evenings for dinner at 6:00 p.m., followed by games, discussion, and devotions. We say “usually” because we sometimes instead feed the homeless, play Laser Tag, go Christmas caroling, build a labyrinth, join with other youth groups for games, and prepare dramas for worship. We love to have new people join our group!

Topical studies will include issues of friendship, communication, what it means to call the church home and be Christian in a contemporary world. We’ll pray for each other and our world and seek to deepen our relationship with God and each other.

Please contact Juliana Smith, our Youth and Children's Ministry Director, at (757) 595-0017 or email her at youthdirector@graceumc.hrcoxmail.com if you would like additional information or have any questions about our Youth Ministry.

Mission Statement:

Our goals for the youth of Grace UMC are to:

Enrich the lives of the youth in a spiritual manner
Bring the youth together in a way in which they can all connect
- Help them interact with one another and let go of their differences
Improve spiritual understanding through critical thinking

What does youth group mean to our youth?

"A place where we can come together in a group to meet new people and grasp a deeper understanding of our faith."

Why do the youth come to youth group?

-Make friends/Meet new people

-Entertainment/Fun

Why do our youth think think their parents send them to youth group?

"They want us to meet new people and create new friendships who will help widen our faith and build our character."

Why do the youth think that youth group is important to God? What does He want the youth to get out of it?

"God is Awesome and we wants us to acquire great friends, a higher knowledge, wisdom and a better understanding of Him."