ALWAYS FREE ISSUE NO. 1 YOUTH @FIRST FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF MONROE, NC - FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013 Happy New Year! I hope that this letter finds you all well and in good spirits at the start of a new year. Let me first say how excited I am about the all the wonderful things our youth group has accomplished over the past semester and how much we have to look forward to. This is one of the main reasons this newsletter is being created. I hope that you find the information here insightful and easy to understand. Every other month we aim to update this with details on current and upcoming events, topics in youth Sunday school and Wednesday night Youth4him meetings, and of course any prayer concerns. Grace and Peace, Taylor Vancil REGULAR SUNDAY SCHEDULE: Sunday School @ 9:30am Worship @ 10:45am REGULAR WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE: Fellowship Meal @ 5:30pm Youth4Him @ 6:15pm Several times in past months, the mission minded youth headed out to Heaven s Own Kennels to walk, feed, and give much needed TLC to some of Union County s abandoned dogs. 11 youth and 4 adults attended. Youth Christmas Party December 19th, 2012 - Youth met for Christmas fellowship at the home of Sarah and Taylor Vancil. 12 youth came along with their leaders Susan Echols & Taylor and Sarah Vancil. The party was planned and provided by Brenda Lowery with help from Michelle Dawson. After eating and playing a few ice breaker games, the youth opened one well-wrapped present and later wrapped and decorated Pastor Dawson and Taylor Vancil as a contest. The night ended with prayer and an exchange of gifts. Thanks to all those in attendance and all those that helped make it a success!
ABOUT ME Youth Chili Cook-Off!! name? sydney dawson age? 13 school? sun valley middle school hometown? indian trail, nc favorite dinner dish? pasta with butter and cheese how long at fbcm? 5 months favorite scripture? philippians 4:12-13 favorite thing to do? dance, dance, dance! Upcoming events! February/March 2013 Feb. 6 th - Passport Info Meeting, 6:15pm Feb. 10 th - Youth Sponsored V- Day party for FBC kids 2-3pm Feb 10 th - Youth Offertory Feb 13 th - Bright Blessings @ Turning Point, 5:30-7pm Feb 17 th - Lunch @ Community Shelter, 11-12:45pm Mar. 3 rd - Heaven s Own Dog Shelter @ 2-4pm Mar. 10 th - Youth Offertory Mar. 13 th - Bright Blessings @Turning Point, 5:30-7pm Mar. 17 th - Lunch @ Community Shelter, 11-12:45pm ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2 ND, 2013 THE YOUTH HOSTED A CHILI COOK OFF AS THE WEEKLY FELLOWSHIP MEAL... The meal was planned as a fundraiser for the coming youth mission trip to Belize in the summer of 2014. There were over 10 entries of homemade chili presented. The diners could nominate three chili recipes for consideration. Matthew Lowery won with the most votes, coming in as runner up was Dot Taylor, and 3 rd place went to Ruby Coffey. Over all the youth raised $362 towards their mission trip goal. Our next big fundraising event is the Youth Bake Sale during the Wednesday night fellowship meal on March 20 th, 2013. NUMBERS Youth @ Sunday School (avg.) 9 Youth 4 Him (avg.) 5 Youth in Worship (avg.) 11
Talking Points... By Anita Gross and Taylor Vancil WHAT TO LOOK FOR... In this section of the newsletter you can find the content and structure of what the Youth have been studying and talking about during their regular Wednesday fellowship and Sunday School meetings. This section isn t only to be informative on what is going on downstairs, but also so that outside of church we can all make an attempt at reinforcing these most important lessons. I challenge each of you to take 15 minutes every week to study and DIG DEEPER on what we have been learning. Have conversations with each other, ask questions, give thanks, laugh, and share the beauty of God s gift of life. In the column to the right are some of the topics that you can discuss and review. These might be in the form of a question or a specific scripture we have studied. Again, this isn t just for the youth or for the parents, but for all of us who forget that our spiritual life doesn t just take place on Wednesday and Sunday. ~Grace and Peace ~ Back to the Basics Over the past month or two, our Youth Sunday School goal has been to review and reinforce our basic biblical knowledge and practices. We have been learning the books of the bible along with how to navigate it quickly without using a page number or table of contents. Below you will find the books covered so far and some of the content we have learned along with it. New Testament books - Matthew through Philemon What is the purpose of the Gospels? How do we pray? And why is it important to pray? Matthew 6: 5-17 Luke 5:16 THE YOUTH MINISTRY First Baptist Church 109 Morrow Ave. Monroe, NC 28112 Youth Disciple 4321 First Street Anytown, State ZIP
ALWAYS FREE ISSUE NO. 1 CHILDREN@ FIRST FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF MONROE, NC - FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013 Happy New Year!! I hope that this letter finds you all well and in good spirits at the start of a new year. Let me first say how excited I am about the all the wonderful things our children have accomplished over the past semester and how much we have to look forward too! This is one of the main reasons this newsletter is being created. We hope that you find the information here insightful and easy to understand. Every other month we aim to update this with details on current and upcoming events, topics in Children Worship and Wonder, Wednesday night bible fellowship, and of course any prayer concerns or praises. Wednesday Night Power Xpress! Ruby Coffey and Annette Kilby have kicked off our Wednesday Night Power Xpress series with bible games, cooking, science, and story telling. We meet at 6:15pm in the upstairs room of the Family Life Center. Each week will be a different story along with a different way to learn about it. Come and join us during this special time to interact with each other with fellowship and meaningful study! Children s Choir will rotate with this program during the months of March and April and then resume in May. COLD BLOODED ENCOUNTERS Did you know there is reptile zoo in Monroe? Saturday, January 20th, the children of FBC went to check it out. Cold Blooded Encounters is located on Hwy 74 next to the Book Lady. They have a very large selection of reptiles including lizards, geckos, crocodiles, and snakes. After our tour we went back to the church for lunch, a devotion based on the creation story, and of course some playtime in the gym. REGULAR SUNDAY SC HEDULE : Worship and Wond er @ 9:30am Worship @ 10:45am REGULAR WEDNESD AY SCHEDULE: THE CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS from First Baptist had an outing to the Christmas Bureau one Wednesday night. We filled stockings for those that may have not been given a Christmas gift without the help of this organization and its many volunteers. Fellowship Meal @ 5:30pm Children s Choir or PowerXpress @ 6:1 5pm See article above - left
ABOUT ME name? brynn purcell age? 9 school? prospect hometown? monroe, nc favorite dinner dish? cheeseburger how long at fbcm? 7 years favorite scripture? john 3:16 favorite things to do? Sports, tv, computer games, and writing stories ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER19TH, the children of the church had a birthday party for Jesus. During the party the children each made two Christmas ornaments Upcoming events! February/March 20 for their family trees, played Christmas-themed games, and ate pizza. After dinner we gathered 13 Feb. 10th - Yout h Sponsored Valentines Day party 2-3pm March 6 th - Child ren s Choir Resumes on Wedne sday Nights March 30th - Easte r Rock Hunt @ 2:00pm around the Christmas tree and Mr. Fred Simpson read "The Crippled Lamb", a story by Max Lucado. Of course a birthday party is not complete unless there is birthday cake, so before we ended the party everyone sang Happy Birthday to Jesus and enjoyed cupcakes. A special thank you to Annette Kilby, Denise Hopper, Tom and Ruby Coffey, Chris andmichelle Dawson, and Fred Simpson for helping make this night a success! NUMBERS Children Worship and Wonder (avg.) 5 Power Xpress (avg.) 5 Children in Worship (avg.) 7
~~Talking Points~~ This section of the newsletter is where you ll find the most recent material that the children have been studying. It could be a story from worship and wonder, or simply a few bible verses. Take a few moments each day or every other day to discuss and review these topics with your children. CHILDREN WORSHIP AND WONDER Our time during Worship & Wonder is not trivial. It may be quiet and reverent most the time, but it is very meaningful. Take a few seconds and think about your past week (even for a child). It is constantly on the move: sports, school, work, TV, and internet. Even time at the dinner table can be chaotic. Every Sunday morning our children enter into a safe space where their focus is on the time tested stories of faith that we hold so dear. It is my challenge for all of us that we take a few minutes each day and remind ourselves that we should Be still and know that [He] is God Psalm 46:10 Worship & Wonder Stories February and March 2013 The following lesson s can be found in the Worship and Wonder Room at church. Contact Taylor/Sarah for info on how to locate them The Leaven The Great Pearl Lenten Puzzle Jesus and the Children Jesus and Bartimaeus Jesus and Zacchaeus Jesus the King Jesus Last Passover Jesus is Risen: Appearance to Mary Magdalene THE CHILDREN S MINISTRY First Baptist Church 109 Morrow Ave. Monroe, NC 28112 Child Disciple 4321 First Street Anytown, State ZIP