Official Newsletter of DCPC Youth December 2009 Room in the Inn DCPC and students from Davidson College have hosted Room in the Inn on Friday nights for many years. Every Friday night of the winter, homeless men and women are brought from Charlotte to spend the night in the congregation house. They get a tasty dinner, breakfast, movies in the youth lounge and a chance to take a shower and do laundry. Drum roll please... DCPC Youth are adding a second night (Saturday) of Room in the Inn. Just for groups will take turns hosting the evening and morning activities. This new endeavor is going to take lots and lots of youth and parent support. Talk with your parental units about volunteering to help in the kitchen, driving the bus to pick-up or drop off our guests or spending the night at the church. First night on the horizon = December 12. Just for Just for 11th & 12th Grade will host the evening. Just for 10th Grade will host the morning shift. Youth and Parents Trips Meeting December 6 Did you miss the trips meeting on Sunday, December 6? You can print all the trip information and necessary forms from the youth webpage at www.dcpc.org/youth. Contact Shelli if you have any questions. Scholarships are available for all trips. December 20 is the first deadline. That is the due date for the Asheville Mini-Mission and the Ski Trip.
Room in the Inn Supply Drive Sunday, December 6 So, you got from page 1 that we re adding a night of Room in the Inn. To do that, we need more sheets and towels! (Extras will be donated to Crisis Assistance Ministries.) Since our first shot at collecting supplies was a giant flop, you can drop these very necessary items off at Shelli s office ASAP: Twin flat sheet Bath towel White Gift Christmas Pageant & Food Drive Sunday, December 20, 5 PM It s time for the traditional Christmas Pageant and food drive sponsored by DCPC Youth and Community Missions. High Schoolers put on the pageant. Middle Schoolers sort all of the food that is donated and deliver it to Ada Jenkins Center. The food is given to local families in need. Here s the 411: Pre-pageant... High Schoolers chose their Christmas pageant parts on Sunday, December 6. If you were not able to come and have always hoped and dreamed of being part of the pageant, let Shelli know, and we ll find you a part. Longtime youth members and newbies are both welcome and encouraged to participate in this fun and meaningful event. All youth in the pageant will practice on Saturday, December 19 at 4 PM in the Sanctuary. On the big day... High School pageant participants arrive at 4 PM in the old fellowship hall to get their duds on and have their photos taken. 5 PM Everyone is invited to the Christmas Pageant. Bring nonperishable food, pasta, rice, beans, etc. for the offering. After the pageant, head to the Congregation House for soup and sandwiches. (Potluck items can be dropped off in the CH beforehand). Final step, Middle Schoolers head back to the Soanctuary to pick-up food and drop it off at Ada Jenkins Center. Q: How many people are homeless in Mecklenburg County? Urban Ministry Center estimates that there are 6500 people in Mecklenburg County without a reliable and safe place to sleep including those who live on the streets, in shelters, with friends or family, under bridges, in the woods, or in their cars. They are fellow citizens who are dealing with a complex web of issues lack of affordable housing and healthcare, insufficient income, domestic violence, addictions or mental disorders, physical handicaps. Visit www.urbanministrycenter.org for more information and to learn about Room in the Inn.
Just for Christmas Gatherings Weekend of December 13, Various Times Just for 6th Grade* Christmas party marathon. Friday, December 11, 6:30 PM Saturday, 9:30 AM. It will be an all night pizza, fellowship, cookie baking, games, movies, snacking and pancake breakfast sleep over. Bring: $5, sleeping bag, pillow, toiletries, favorite PG or G movies, favorite games, snacks to share. Meet in room 201 in the main building. Parents are needed throughout the event. Just for 7 th Grade* Ice Skating in Uptown. We ll munch on pizza beforehand and then head out. Wear warm clothing appropriate for skating outside. Bring $12 for pizza and skate rental Meet at the Congregation House at noon on Sunday, December 13. Return at 2:30 PM. Just for 8 th Grade* Annual Christmas party and white elephant gift exchange. Meet from 5-7pm, on Sunday, December 13, at the Iliana Ragnone s house. Bring: a fun gift to swap ($5-10) and gently used clothing to donate. The Ragnones will provide dinner. Directions provided in the weekly e-mail. Mark Your Calendar Winter Mini-Mission Martin Luther King Weekend 30 Hour Famine February 27-28 Massanetta MS Conference June 17-20 MS Mission Possible Atlanta June 28-July 2 HS Disaster Relief Gulf Coast* July 11-17 HS Montreat Youth Conference* July 25-31 *8th graders may attend either high school summer trip. Come hear how this works at the trips meeting on December 6. Just for 9th Grade Sleepover at Shelli s house. We ll do some holiday baking, watch movies, chow down on pizza, go cosmic bowling, etc. Bring $20, sleeping bag and pillow, change of clothes, snack to share, and your favorite holiday movie. Friday, December 11, 7 PM Saturday at 8 AM. Just for 10th Grade* Just for Room in the Inn morning shift on Sunday, December 13. We ll feed breakfast to our homeless guests, send them back to Charlotte with yummy lunches, and get the CH all cleaned up and ready for Sunday School. Sign-up with Wallace Tarry for specifics. Parents are needed to help make this possible.???????? Just for 11th & 12th Grades Just for Room in the Inn evening shift on Saturday, December 12. We ll provide safe and warm shelter to homeless guests from Charlotte. Help is needed making beds, preparing and serving dinner, providing evening entertainment, and spending the night (with a parent). Sign-up with your Just for leader for specifics. Parents are needed to make this possible. Youth will also go ice skating on Sunday, December 13. Bring $12. Meet at the Congregation House at 1 PM (having eaten lunch). Back at 4 PM. **If you are taking part in a Just for activity that is away from the church or riding in a church vehicle, you must have a signed yearlong permission form on file. These are noted with at *. You may get one at www.dcpc.org/youth. ** Youth Council Meeting Wednesday, December 9 7 PM Rooms X & Y Bring all of your plans for December and January. Youth Council 2010 Planning Meeting Sunday, January 3 5-7 PM Congregation House Bring all of your ideas for 2010. We ll do most of our spring planning that day.
And Mary gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 Random Fact: In Anglo-Saxon, the word, Mistletoe, means dung on a twig. New Worship Service Saturday, January 2, 5 PM DCPC has started a new series of worship services, which happen on the first Saturday of each month. On Saturday, January 2, head on over to the sanctuary for a contemporary style of worship. We ll ring in the new year with music leadership from Sunday Union (singing some of your faves like, Prince of Peace). Bring your parental units, your siblings, your neighbors, your cousin s best friend s teacher. This is a family friendly worship event for all ages. The deadline to sign up for the Ski Trip and MLK Weekend Minimission to Asheville is Sunday, December 20 If you (or your parent) would like to read, sing, dance or otherwise lead in worship, let Shelli know.
Sunday, December 6 9:45 AM 6th & 7th Grade Sunday School, 8th Grade Confirmation (rooms d & y) 5 PM Youth Connection Summer Trips Meeting, Middle School Family Game Night, High Schoolers choose pageant parts. (congregation house) 7-8 PM Youth Choir (choir room) Wednesday, December 9 5:45 PM Room at the Table, $6 (congregation house) 7 PM Youth Council (rooms x & y), Youth Band Practice (choir room) Friday, December 11 Sunday, December 13 Just for Christmas Events. See page 3 for details. Sunday, December 13 9:45 AM 6th & 7th Grade Sunday School, 8th Grade Confirmation, (rooms d & y) No Regular Youth Connection See page 3 for Just for Christmas Events. 7 PM Youth Choir (choir room) Saturday, December 19, 4 PM High School Christmas Pageant Practice Sunday, December 20 Deposits due today for MLK Weekend Mini-Mission Mission & Ski Trip. 9:45 AM 6th & 7th Grade Sunday School, 8th Grade Confirmation, (rooms d & y) 4 PM High Schoolers in Christmas Pageant arrive for costumes and photos (old fellowship hall) 5 PM Traditional White Gift Christmas Pageant, followed by soup and sandwich potluck supper (sanctuary and congregation house) Following Dinner Middle School Youth Sort food and deliver to Ada Jenkins Center Thursday, December 24/Christmas Eve services are all in the sanctuary. 4 PM Worship Service for Families with Children 7:30 PM Service with Candlelight, Youth Choir Sings 11 PM Service with Communion and Candlelight Sunday, December 27 9:45 AM Combined Youth Sunday School (youth lounge) No Youth Connection Sunday, January 3 Sunday, January 3 9:45 AM 6th & 7th Grade Sunday School, 8th Grade Confirmation, (rooms d & y) 5 PM Youth Council Spring Planning Meeting