Southwestern Conference Youth Ministries Team Meeting
October 7, 2012 9 am
First Lutheran Church
Meeting minutes
Present: Ian Eastman (SW Conference), Tara Eastman (First Lutheran), Mike Felsman (Tri-Church), Ann McKillip (St. Tim's), Jennifer Spacht (Bethel) & Janet Wahlberg (First Lutheran).
Devotion
Tara opened with a meditation based on the TV show "Clean Sweep." In our lives, what do we need to keep, sell (pass on), and toss. This would also make a good youth group lesson, or a family devotional tool.
Pool It!
The next Conference Youth Ministries event is POOL IT! set for Sunday, October 14 from 3 pm - 6 pm at the Jamestown Community College Total Fitness Center on the Jamestown Campus. It is for youth in grades 5 - 12. Admission is $5 and includes 2 hours of swim time, pizza, and a time of worship and reflection. Proceeds will benefit ELCA World Hunger efforts. More details at this link.
- Email this flyer to youth and their parents
- Share this link on their Facebook page and on your church's Facebook page
- Make an announcement and hand out flyers in church next Sunday morning.
The event is coming together well, but we will be short several members of our usual team this weekend due to continuing education and family commitments. Anyone bringing youth to this event who would be willing to help out with out this event is asked to contact Ian by email. We need some folks to help with registration, serving pizza, etc. and also with worship.
The Southwestern Conference has a mission trip planned for July 7 - 12, 2013 to McKeesport, PA. It is for youth in grades 9 - 12. We are doing an informational meeting on Tuesday, October 18 at 6:30 pm at First Lutheran Church to see who is interested and to share some information about this event.
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| Captive Free East Lakes team. |
Youth Workers Retreat
The Youth Workers retreat is set for October 26 & 27. It is always a productive time. Registration forms with more information can be found here.
Captive Free
Captive Free, a music ministry from Youth Encounter will be in our Conference from Saturday Nov. 17 - Tuesday Nov. 20. They will be providing a variety of ministry over those several days. The schedule is shaping up as follows:
Saturday:
Family Harvest Festival, 2pm, First Lutheran. First providing lunch.
Team visitation to residents, 5 pm, G.A. Home (tentative). G.A. providing dinner.
Sunday:
Morning Worship, Bethel Jamestown. Bethel providing breakfast and lunch for team.
Whoopensocker (Conference Youth event), 1 pm, Gateway Center in Jamestown.
Sunday night dinner - To be provided
Monday:
Team Sabbath per covenant.
Breakfast: To be provided
Lunch: To be provided
Dinner: Saint Timothy's (tentative)
Tuesday:
Breakfast & Devotional for JHS High School Students, 7 am, First Lutheran.
Sack Lunch: To be provided.
We are blessed to have the team lodging hosted by Karen Rine, a member at First Lutheran. We are seeking churches to provide meals for the team of 5 people. We are looking for someone to sponsor Sunday night dinner, Monday Breakfast, Monday Lunch, and a Tuesday sack lunch. The team could be guests of a family or church, be given a casserole to heat up, or be given gift cards to a local restaurant. Contact Ian if your church is willing to help in this way.
Email deadlines for church newsletters is generally 10-15. Ian will have an announcement send out for the Whoopensocker and the JHS student breakfast. Tara Eastman & Janet Wahlberg are handling announcements and organization of the Family Harvest Festival. Jennifer Spacht will do publicity on Bethel's morning worship.
Child Abuse Prevention Training
Captive Free, a music ministry from Youth Encounter will be in our Conference from Saturday Nov. 17 - Tuesday Nov. 20. They will be providing a variety of ministry over those several days. The schedule is shaping up as follows:
Saturday:
Family Harvest Festival, 2pm, First Lutheran. First providing lunch.
Team visitation to residents, 5 pm, G.A. Home (tentative). G.A. providing dinner.
Sunday:
Morning Worship, Bethel Jamestown. Bethel providing breakfast and lunch for team.
Whoopensocker (Conference Youth event), 1 pm, Gateway Center in Jamestown.
Sunday night dinner - To be provided
Monday:
Team Sabbath per covenant.
Breakfast: To be provided
Lunch: To be provided
Dinner: Saint Timothy's (tentative)
Tuesday:
Breakfast & Devotional for JHS High School Students, 7 am, First Lutheran.
Sack Lunch: To be provided.
We are blessed to have the team lodging hosted by Karen Rine, a member at First Lutheran. We are seeking churches to provide meals for the team of 5 people. We are looking for someone to sponsor Sunday night dinner, Monday Breakfast, Monday Lunch, and a Tuesday sack lunch. The team could be guests of a family or church, be given a casserole to heat up, or be given gift cards to a local restaurant. Contact Ian if your church is willing to help in this way.
Email deadlines for church newsletters is generally 10-15. Ian will have an announcement send out for the Whoopensocker and the JHS student breakfast. Tara Eastman & Janet Wahlberg are handling announcements and organization of the Family Harvest Festival. Jennifer Spacht will do publicity on Bethel's morning worship.
Child Abuse Prevention Training
Southwestern Conference Youth Ministries is partnering with the Child Advocacy Program to bring Stewards of Children: Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training to our conference on Saturday, December 1 from 9 am - noon at First Lutheran Church, 120 Chandler St. in Jamestown.
Do you know how to recognize the signs of sexual abuse? How about your volunteers that work with children and young people? Are you confident that your church would react promptly and responsibly? This is a resource that can help your congregation increase its awareness of a devastating issue and put organizational policies and procedures in place that protect and serve children.
This evidence-based training is appropriate for pastors, youth workers, Sunday School teachers, nursery workers, "Cherish Our Children" committee members, and other caring adults. The cost of the training is $10 per person and includes a workbook for each participant. The Conference Youth Ministries Team will spring for refreshments.
You can mail or fax your registration--please note that the deadline for registration is November 16 to ensure that workbooks arrive in time. I have attached a flyer with further information about this event. Please get this on your December calendars and plan on having key leadership from your church in attendance.
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