Snippets of info

Wednesday Night this week

The church as a whole will not be gathering at the building this week.  Have a great time with your families and use this as an opportunity to invite your neighbors to our “Bring-A-Friend” Sunday this upcoming week!

Foster Family Night - Friday, Nov 2 - 6:00pm-9:00pm

Each month a different church or organization in town hosts a night for Foster families to drop their foster children off so they can have a night off.  Our church is hosting for November and we will be doing it this Friday night.  We have sent out a call for help to family groups but to be honest, we are a little worried about having enough help for the night.  If you, your teen, or any breathing human you know can be there Friday to help oversee the evening, we would really really appreciate it.

Family Group this Sunday, November 4

We will be gathering at the Breedlove’s home at 6:00pm.  Their address is: 12024 Plum Drive, Northport, AL 

Simple chance to serve

On Wednesday, Nov 14 our church will be serving thanksgiving dinner to the West Circle community. If you would be willing to prepare a side dish for that event, click Here.  You don't have to be present at the event, we are just in need of people to simply prepare a side dish!!

Christmas Party

I know it’s a ways off but I wanted to go ahead and throw the date out there.  Sunday December 9 will be our UY Christmas Party.  This is an event for UY and families.  

Groups, Girls and Goblins

Family Group

UY family group will not meet this Sunday coming off the retreat.  Oversight on my part on the last blog entry.  We will resume next week meeting at the Boykin’s home.  

UY Girls Night - October 19 - 6:00-8:30pm

Kristin and Hunter have invited the girls to their home for a girls night.  Food and pumpkins for pumpkin carving will be provided.  They will probably be outside a lot so if its a little cold, they will need to dress accordingly.  

Their address is:
2415 4th Avenue East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Trunk or Treat Festival - Sunday, Oct 28

We are 2 weeks away from Trunk or Treat Festival and still in need of some help.  If you can help before, during, or after click HERE to sign up.  If your family or groups of families want to have a trunk, click HERE.

Groups, Get-a-way and Candy

Family Group

Family group for the teens is one of those things that has evolved over the years in an attempt to get as many people as possible to be able to participate.  Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be an exact formula that makes it easy for everyone and I realize that for a portion of you, this poses issues of being in a separate family group yourself and also allowing your teen to be a part of UY family group. Soooo, Im not about to hit you with some grand solution but I did want to lay out where we have landed for this year and invite you to jump in where you want or can.  

• 1st and 3rd Sundays will be held in someone’s home where we will share a meal together and simply hang out starting at 6:00pm.  All teens and all parents are welcome to come. The Boykin family group will coordinate the meal for this.  If you aren’t in that family group and want to pitch in on some level for the meal, let me know and we can get you in the loop.

• 2nd and 4th Sundays will be a discussion night at the building. No meal provided and will start at 6:00pm and last for about an hour.  If you need to drop your kid off earlier and pick them up later because you as parents are going to a family group, I will be at the building by 5:30 and will stay as late as needed. The Boykin family group will also meet at the building at the same time.

In summary: Our Family group situation isn’t perfect… jump in where you can or want to… Celebrate the times we do have together!

October Schedule 

Oct 7 - Sodergren Home -  Their address is 1665 Hilltop Lane, Cottondale, AL 35453… They said most GPS apps wont take you there but click HERE and you should be good to go.  They also mentioned that their pool will be open so if the kids want to swim, come prepared to do so.  

Oct 14 -Not meeting (after the retreat)

Oct 21 - Meal at the Boykin’s 

Oct 28 - Trunk or Treat Festival

Sorry for the lengthy explanation but it had to be done.  

Retreat

Please begin praying for our retreat next weekend.  Pray that God use the time we have together to draw us closer to Him and grow in an understanding of His love for us.  If you have a teen going… Ill be sending an email shortly with the details you’ll need.

Trunk or Treat Festival

It’s that time of year again and we are anticipate this year’s Trunk or Treat Festival to be the biggest yet!  If your family wants to decorate a trunk click HERE.  If you can help in any way before, during, or after the event, click HERE.