Tidbits

Sunday Night Hang Night

There will be no Sunday night Hang Night this upcoming Sunday, July 3rd.

4th of July Lake Day

As has been tradition, we will be having a Lake Day at Sunshine Pointe.  1pm till After Fireworks.  Both Guys and Girls are to bring canned drinks and then Girls also bring a dessert item and guys also bring a side dish.  The Cunninghams will be providing the meat for the day so we need to really attempt to pitch in on these desserts and side items.  

Next Wednesday, July 6th

UY will not be meeting on this Wednesday night but will resume the following Wednesday.

Camp - July 24-29 - $120

Register your camper Here and deadline is Sunday, July 10. I will be gone on the 10th so if you need to pay me after, that is fine but please do make sure online registration is completed.  

Don't forget, Food, Bacon and Bugs

Reminder
There will be no Wednesday night gathering for UY this Wednesday, June 22.

Packing out the Johnson's Pantry
If all goes as planned, the Johnson's will be ready to move into their new home at the first of next week.  Some of you had a great idea for the UY family to help stock their kitchen with items that will help them get started as far as food goes.  Below is a link to a page to sign up for various items.  Of course, you are not limited to these items and can bring anything you desire but we thought this might help in dispersing the items gathered.  You'll notice on some items there is a number beside it which means we are looking to collect said amount of that item.  At this point, the plan is to simply bring the items you purchase and put them in the teen room.  I will check back on the method of delivery in which we will we give this to the Johnson's.  Thank you in advance for your help.

Click here to sign up for something... there is no need to enter an email or make an account, you should be able to sign up for something without all that hassle.

Sunday Night Hang Night - This Sunday, June 26 - Teen room - 6:00pm-9:00pm
Hand night this Sunday.  The theme will be Pajama Party.  $4

CAMP - July 24-29 - Fall Creek Falls, TN - $120
It is time to start signing up for camp and I am pumped to get this ball rolling.  Camp is for those entering the 5th grade through graduated seniors.  As usual, we will be returning to Fall Creek Falls State Park in Pikeville, TN to spend a glorious week of outdoor fun.  Cost to go is $120 and the deadline for sign-up (registration and payment) is July 10th.  You can click HERE to register your camper now!

no meetings and pillow fights

Next Wednesday Night 

There will be no UY gathering next Wednesday, June 22.

Bottles

For those who have been giving the plastic bottles with caps… Thank you.  If you have been saving them and plan on giving them at some point, July 12 is when we will need them by.  You are welcome to bring them and toss them in the stairwell leading up to the youth area at any time.

Hang Nights

There will be no Hang night this upcoming Sunday but we will resume when we return from IMPACT the following week on June 26.  Theme will be “Pajama Party” so they should come in their jammeys ready to dine on breakfast food.  $4

Gender specific fun, tree cocoons, aquatic shenanigans and a Sombrero

First off, I’m sorry for the delay in getting adequate info out in a timely manner.  I know I dumped a bunch of stuff on your kids tonight in class and you guys have no idea what is going on.  I will attempt to never let that happen again.

Also, I want to give a quick thank you to those of you who gave for the Nicaragua Garage Sale.  I would classify it as highly successful and it would have never happened without your help! Thank you.

And... Here we go!

Girls/Guys night - Tomorrow - Thursday, June 9

Guys - The Guys will be getting together at the building to play basketball at 4:30pm. We will then load up in the bus and go eat somewhere... so money will be needed for that.  It will end at 7:00pm.

Girls- The girls will be gathering at the building to do a little baking with Hunter.  No dinner is involved, so they will want to eat before they come.  Ends at 8:30pm.

I realize if you have dual gender teens these times don't match up and may pose a problem on transportation.  Know that they are more than welcome to just simply hang out there at the building on the front or back side of their gendered activity.  Just trying to make it as difficult as possible to keep you on your toes.

Enocity (otherwise known as lethargically hanging out in hammocks) 

Friday, June 10 - 2:00pm

We will be meeting at the building at 2:00pm on Friday and going to a secret location to set up our Enocity.  By secret I mean I haven't decided where we are doing it yet.  End time is 5:30pm back at the building.  No meals involved.

Lake Day - Sunshine pointe - Saturday, June 11 - 1:00pm - 7ish

Guys bring can drinks and Girls bring chips/side dish or dessert item. 

Hang night - Sunday, June 12 - 6:00pm-9:00pm - Building

For the summer, we are going to be having hang night every Sunday night that we are not out of town on a trip.  We are also going to plan on having a theme each week. Food, attire, and activities will correlate. Soooo, this Sunday we are throwing down a fiesta.  They are to bring $4 for food, drinks, and snacks and come dressed festively fiesta like.  

2 things

Nicaragua Yard Sale
We are still taking any donations you may be willing to offer for our Yard Sale this upcoming Saturday, June 4. If you have anything and can offer it up by Thursday, that would stupendous.  Again, if you need me to come get your stuff, Ill be more than glad to do so.

IMPACT - URGENT!!
If your child is going to IMPACT, the most important thing at this point is for you to register them with Lipscomb.  This takes the place of the paper application you may have filled out in the past.  Please, please, please click HERE and do so if you have not already.

Secondly, money is due if you haven't paid already.
Remaining Balance after Deposit
IMPACT JR - $135
IMPACT SR - $195

Reiteration

Just a couple of things.

This Wednesday - May 18 - 6:00pm - Youth Room

We are going to be having a night of worship. I know a lot of you as parents have a class or something else going on but we wanted to invite anyone who would like to join us to do so.  So, feel welcome to come and worship with us if you can!

Sunday Night - 6:00pm - Bowers park - Minnie Sellers Pavilion (that’s the biggest one)

As discussed in the last update, we are getting together for a summer kick-off cook-out.  Beyond getting together to eat we will be taking a few minutes to talk about our path ahead as a UY family…. so, if your family can be there, that would be awesome.  If you are willing to sign up to bring something click HERE to do so.  Thanks!

Random Request
We are doing an activity later in the summer that requires a lot of plastic bottles..... a lot.  So, if your family consumes a lot of bottled drinks of any kind and you wouldn't mind saving them up for us, that would be super helpful.  One catch is that they need to have the cap on them.  It could be any size bottle... 2 liter, 20oz, 16oz, etc.   

Reminders

Rafting Trip - May 29-31 - $50 - Deadline this Sunday. Just to clarify, we are camping but there is a bathhouse with showers.

Nicaragua Garage Sale Items needed

Impact Money Due

Kick-off, Way down yonder, kids, free stuff and money

It is official… summer is here.  I am giddy with excitement for the opportunities this summer has for our group.  The summer months are so very important in the growth and development of a youth group and I can not wait to see what God is going to do with our time together.  Below is probably more information than you want but all very important if your teen has any desire to jump on the summer choo choo train.  

Summer Kick-off Cook-out - Sunday, May 22 - 6:00pm

Bowers park-Minnie Sellers Pavilion

We are going to get together as families to kick-off the summer and welcome interns and new 7th graders to the our group.  I really do want to see everyone attempt to be here for this. Not only will it serve as a great time to get together but I want to use this as a chance to sort of set our path for the summer and get everyone on the same page.  Burgers and Hotdogs will be provided but I need your help filling in the gaps on other things.  Click HERE to sign up to bring something.  

Chattahoochee Rafting Road Trip - May 29-31 - $50

We will be heading to Columbus, GA/Phenix City, AL to do a little white water rafting with WhiteWater Express and will be camping 2 nights at Pine Mountain Camping.  The cost is $50 and will cover the rafting, campsite and 3 meals.  Two additional meals will need to be covered on their own.  Deadline to sign up by payment will be Sunday, May 22.

Nicaragua “Garage” Sale - Saturday, June 4

In July there will be a team of teens and parents going to Nicaragua to work with the people in a village called Ojoche.  We are taking on a couple of different fund raising endeavors and need your help with one of them.  On June 4, we are going to have a “garage” sale here at the building.  We are shooting to make this a big event that not only raises a little money but gives our team a chance to work together and can also serve as an outreach opportunity.  The idea is to have a garage sale that has really good stuff and is really well done.  At this point you must be asking yourself “How can I help?”… I know you are.  Well, if your family has anything they would be willing to donate for us to sale, that would be incredible.  A great opportunity for you to clean out that garage, shed, or closet you've been meaning to get to.  If you have anything at all, please let me know and we can even come get it from your house if you would like.  Thank you in advance for your help with this.  

Vacation Bible School - June 6-9 - 9:00am-11:30pm - Kentuck Park

All those who are willing to help out and Volunteer, please let me know!

IMPACT  Online Registration and Remaining Balance is due

For those who signed up for IMPACT, you will now need to register your camper with Lipscomb online HERE by June 1.  Also, the remaining balance is due.... Just whenever it is best for you between now and IMPACT.

Remaining Balance Totals are:

IMPACT Jr. = $135.00

IMPACT Sr. = $195.00

Other Notable Dates

June 11 - Lake Day

June 17-20 - IMPACT Jr. 

June 20-25 - IMPACT Sr. 

July 4 - 4th of July Lake Day

July 5-11 - Nicaragua

July 16 - Lake Day

July 24-29 - Camp

August 6 - Lake Day