Beginning on Sunday, October 25 the youth will be venturing regularly to Richmond's downtown to help with a ministry via Mechanicsville Christian Center. The group will return in plenty of time to participate in the church's harvest fest/scary trail even that evening at the France house.
The teens and any adults able to help drive will need to meet at Menokin at 7 a.m. on these Sundays to participate:
Oct. 25, Dec. 27, Feb. 28, March 25, August 22 (2010.)
Don't miss this chance to reach out to others in example of Christ's love for them and us. And, don't forget, it's likely to be fun for those who go as well.
Other upcoming events include:
Oct. 18 (TODAY!) 4-6 p.m. WII and other game tourney
Nov. 8 4-6 p.m. youth meeting OCC
Nov. 15 TREASURE HUNT coordinated by Dr. Patrick and Hutt.
Nov. 29 Praise Sunday (youth lead praise sections of service at church) followed by Rappahannock Baptist Association skate night event in Montross/
Dec. 6 4-6 p.m. Youth Meeting (also tree of love ceremony in Warsaw courthouse.)
Dec. 20 attend Miracle on 34th Street matinee as a group, followed by caroling with Menokin family.
Dec. 27 FEED THE HOMELESS
New Year's Eve LOCKIN at the church.
Jan. 15-18 Ski trip in Wintergreen (SIGN UP BY NOV. 1) Sign up requires $50 deposit to save your spot. Entire trip to cost no more than $100 per skiing youth (including the $50 deposit.) Cost is less for youth attending who won't be skiing, but we are encouraging the entire group to go sledding together and hope many will ski as well. We are looking to rent a house again this year and need to know how many are coming so we can make appropriate arrangements.
Sunday, October 18
Saturday, September 5
Fall 2009 events
Here are some of the upcoming events the Menokin Youth should plan on attending.
The youth got together with Hutt and Teresa Williams on Aug. 23 to go over upcoming events and a new calendar of events will soon be available here and at the church. In the meantime:
Regional Baptist youth encouneter event "NO Compromise"
September 20, 4-7 p.m. in Waterview featuring Chad Norris as speaker and John Ivins Band as praise and worship leaders. The group will leave from Menokin at 2:30 p.m. that afternoon. For more details, go to this website. There is a sign up sheet on the church bulletin board for this so we can arrange proper transportation.
The RBA skate night is Nov 29th at Stan's 5:30-9:30. $5.00 for skates, pizzas, and drinks. The band will be One Day Remains.
See You at the Pole (SYATP - www.syatp.org) is coming up: Sept 23. Two local radio stations are running public service announcements to spread the word.
If you have any questions about these or can help drive during any or all of these events, contact Hutt at huttwms@gmail.com.
The youth got together with Hutt and Teresa Williams on Aug. 23 to go over upcoming events and a new calendar of events will soon be available here and at the church. In the meantime:
Regional Baptist youth encouneter event "NO Compromise"
September 20, 4-7 p.m. in Waterview featuring Chad Norris as speaker and John Ivins Band as praise and worship leaders. The group will leave from Menokin at 2:30 p.m. that afternoon. For more details, go to this website. There is a sign up sheet on the church bulletin board for this so we can arrange proper transportation.
The RBA skate night is Nov 29th at Stan's 5:30-9:30. $5.00 for skates, pizzas, and drinks. The band will be One Day Remains.
See You at the Pole (SYATP - www.syatp.org) is coming up: Sept 23. Two local radio stations are running public service announcements to spread the word.
If you have any questions about these or can help drive during any or all of these events, contact Hutt at huttwms@gmail.com.
Monday, May 25
Welcome summer
The youth will be attending an event at Totuskey Baptist Church on May 31 in Haynesville.
We'd like to meet at Menokin at 5:30 p.m. so we can arrive by the time the event begins at 6 p.m.
There will be snacks, praise music and speakers from the Richmond County Sheriff's Department, addressing issues faced by many of our youth today, such as underage drinking.
For more information or to let us know you're coming (so we can arrange for proper transportation) call Maggie or Galon at 493-0265 and leave us a message if need be.
We're excited to attend this community and Christ centered event together!
We'd like to meet at Menokin at 5:30 p.m. so we can arrive by the time the event begins at 6 p.m.
There will be snacks, praise music and speakers from the Richmond County Sheriff's Department, addressing issues faced by many of our youth today, such as underage drinking.
For more information or to let us know you're coming (so we can arrange for proper transportation) call Maggie or Galon at 493-0265 and leave us a message if need be.
We're excited to attend this community and Christ centered event together!
Sunday, March 1
Summer camp?
A brief update on something we're planning now for later.
Last summer, we participated in IMPACT virginia in Culpeper, which was largely mission based.
This summer, we're tentativley planning a summer camp at Skycroft along with up to 250 other youth. The event is called Centrifuge and includes mini-mission projects at the site along with praise and worship, small group time and other fun, camp stuff.
you can check out the camp site at www.skycroft.org and they had a link to last year's Centrifuge plans.
However, in order to secure spots at the week we're aiming for (July 5-10) we have to go ahead and sign up now.
This week, I plan on reserving 6-8 (Galon says 6, I say 8) spots for youth and chaperones from Menokin.
Please call me or e-mail maggieghall@yahoo.com with questions or concerns you have as a parent or youth or any feedback on Centrifuge overall or Skycroft.
This should be an exciting and fun time for the youth and adults who attend- more details forthcoming!
Maggie
Last summer, we participated in IMPACT virginia in Culpeper, which was largely mission based.
This summer, we're tentativley planning a summer camp at Skycroft along with up to 250 other youth. The event is called Centrifuge and includes mini-mission projects at the site along with praise and worship, small group time and other fun, camp stuff.
you can check out the camp site at www.skycroft.org and they had a link to last year's Centrifuge plans.
However, in order to secure spots at the week we're aiming for (July 5-10) we have to go ahead and sign up now.
This week, I plan on reserving 6-8 (Galon says 6, I say 8) spots for youth and chaperones from Menokin.
Please call me or e-mail maggieghall@yahoo.com with questions or concerns you have as a parent or youth or any feedback on Centrifuge overall or Skycroft.
This should be an exciting and fun time for the youth and adults who attend- more details forthcoming!
Maggie
Sunday, January 25
Ski trip AKA wii trip
Here we are at the tubing run Sunday morning. Notice the snow makers going full force behind us- it was very cold!
Well, we all returned from Wintergreen without injury and with some serious sleep deprivation. Although there were no all-nighters (that we know of) there was a ton of stuff crammed into just one and two half days. (that's Friday night, Saturday and Sunday til 2 p.m.)
Only half of us skied this year, which was kind of a bummer for us skiing types. But kudos especially go to Lindsey and Vanessa who tore up the slopes all day Saturday and for Vanessa (with G and M) into the night skiing hours. She didn't fall once that night! First time skiier- whoo hooo!
And Zach and Chris did give ye-olde-snowboard their best attempts but quickly tired of watching the hill pass them by from their backsides. Being as neither G or M have tried snowboaring, we were of little assistance besides encouraging both guys to give it another try someday.
The rest of the crew chilled at the homme- or something- being entertained by hours of Guitar Something on the dubbuya two, occassional games of BS and SkipBo and being sustained by tons of cheese balls and cookies.
Thanks to the help of our two chaperones, Aimee and Beth, we were all well fed and well cared for.
During devotional time, we learned about controlling our tongues by choosing wise words, treating others with compassion and not just sympathy and considering those with whom we spend the most time with (who our friends are.)
It made for a good retreat for the 12 of us (13 if you count Susannah)and, as always, leaves G and M craving more time on skis.
Sunday, January 11
About the Ski Trip
Menokin Baptist Church Youth
Ski trip parental unit information sheet
If you have any questions about this or other information about the ski trip, call us (313-5005 or 493-0265). Fill out and turn in the permission forms before we leave on Jan. 23. Without one, your child cannot join us. We’ll be staying at a house which you can check out at www.vrbo.com/26222.
Communication: Cell phones will be kept by a chaperone during the trip. If youth need to use their phones, they can see a chaperone who will take it back up after the conversation is over. The cell phone to use in case of emergency is 804-313-5005. (the Halls’)
Food: We will prepare meals at the home where we will be staying using food teams like last year so each youth gets a chance to help out. The kids will be responsible for buying their own dinner on the way to Wintergreen Friday and Sunday on the way home (probably at a fast food restaurant.) The house we will be staying in is “ski-in/ski-out” so they can get to it instead of the lodge for breaks, lunch and snacks. If you want to send money to account for your child to buy souvenirs or food at the ski lodge, that’s fine too.
Money: The base cost is $50 per student. That will cover a share of the food and board. Because last year there were some students who wanted to attend but didn’t want to ski the whole time, we are asking parents to discuss this with the kids BEFORE WE LEAVE and send the appropriate amount extra for whatever their child has expressed an interest in doing. The adults on the trip will be happy to keep up with the youth’s money if the parents ask us to. There is money in the youth fun to help offset the costs of skiing/rentals/tubing in the case of someone who wants to do it all but may not be able to afford it all.
Lift tickets:
Saturday from 9 a.m. -10 p.m. $75
Saturday from 12:30 p.m. -10 p.m. $65
Renting equipment:
$28 for skiing
$35 for snowboarding
Tubing (we will be doing Sunday as a group)
$25 for two hours
Packing:
The kids need to bring:
Bible and small notebook or journal
Warm clothing for skiing and shoes or boots (we will bring some extra hats/gloves/scarves just in case)
Toiletries
Sleeping bag
Pillow
Watch
~$10 for lunches (see above)
The kids DON’T need to bring:
Access to vulgar music (we don’t want to have to take up Ipods)
Excess cash or expensive stuff
Vulgar books, magazines or language
Gameboys or other distracting electronics
House Rules: The youth who have attended Bible studies and other MBCY functions know these already. Review this list with your child before sending them with us.
Act like a Christian ( mini-Christ), which includes:
No swearing, fighting, stealing
No one-on-one alone time with someone of the opposite sex
No disrespecting others or their things
No tardiness for meals or meeting times
Youth that don’t behave accordingly will be immediately rewarded with a call to their parents and less freedom in the future at youth activities.
Ski Trip Schedule
Friday, Jan. 23:
~2 p.m. leave the church (dinner en route)
6 p.m. arrive at the house, unpack
7:30 p.m. Buy lift tickets for Saturday/get fitted for rental equipment @Ski Barn
9-10:30 p.m. snacks, free time, games
11 p.m. devotion and lights out
Saturday, Jan. 24:
7 a.m. wake up/breakfast
9:30 a.m.-10 p.m. skiing/snowboarding
(lunch and dinner at the house mid-session)
10 p.m. meet back at house
11 p.m. devotion and lights out
Sunday, Jan. 25:
7 a.m. wake up/breakfast
10-noon tubing
Noon lunch and devotion
1 p.m. clean up and pack up
By 2 p.m. leave house (eat lunch on the road)
Arrive at the church around 6 p.m.
Ski trip parental unit information sheet
If you have any questions about this or other information about the ski trip, call us (313-5005 or 493-0265). Fill out and turn in the permission forms before we leave on Jan. 23. Without one, your child cannot join us. We’ll be staying at a house which you can check out at www.vrbo.com/26222.
Communication: Cell phones will be kept by a chaperone during the trip. If youth need to use their phones, they can see a chaperone who will take it back up after the conversation is over. The cell phone to use in case of emergency is 804-313-5005. (the Halls’)
Food: We will prepare meals at the home where we will be staying using food teams like last year so each youth gets a chance to help out. The kids will be responsible for buying their own dinner on the way to Wintergreen Friday and Sunday on the way home (probably at a fast food restaurant.) The house we will be staying in is “ski-in/ski-out” so they can get to it instead of the lodge for breaks, lunch and snacks. If you want to send money to account for your child to buy souvenirs or food at the ski lodge, that’s fine too.
Money: The base cost is $50 per student. That will cover a share of the food and board. Because last year there were some students who wanted to attend but didn’t want to ski the whole time, we are asking parents to discuss this with the kids BEFORE WE LEAVE and send the appropriate amount extra for whatever their child has expressed an interest in doing. The adults on the trip will be happy to keep up with the youth’s money if the parents ask us to. There is money in the youth fun to help offset the costs of skiing/rentals/tubing in the case of someone who wants to do it all but may not be able to afford it all.
Lift tickets:
Saturday from 9 a.m. -10 p.m. $75
Saturday from 12:30 p.m. -10 p.m. $65
Renting equipment:
$28 for skiing
$35 for snowboarding
Tubing (we will be doing Sunday as a group)
$25 for two hours
Packing:
The kids need to bring:
Bible and small notebook or journal
Warm clothing for skiing and shoes or boots (we will bring some extra hats/gloves/scarves just in case)
Toiletries
Sleeping bag
Pillow
Watch
~$10 for lunches (see above)
The kids DON’T need to bring:
Access to vulgar music (we don’t want to have to take up Ipods)
Excess cash or expensive stuff
Vulgar books, magazines or language
Gameboys or other distracting electronics
House Rules: The youth who have attended Bible studies and other MBCY functions know these already. Review this list with your child before sending them with us.
Act like a Christian ( mini-Christ), which includes:
No swearing, fighting, stealing
No one-on-one alone time with someone of the opposite sex
No disrespecting others or their things
No tardiness for meals or meeting times
Youth that don’t behave accordingly will be immediately rewarded with a call to their parents and less freedom in the future at youth activities.
Ski Trip Schedule
Friday, Jan. 23:
~2 p.m. leave the church (dinner en route)
6 p.m. arrive at the house, unpack
7:30 p.m. Buy lift tickets for Saturday/get fitted for rental equipment @Ski Barn
9-10:30 p.m. snacks, free time, games
11 p.m. devotion and lights out
Saturday, Jan. 24:
7 a.m. wake up/breakfast
9:30 a.m.-10 p.m. skiing/snowboarding
(lunch and dinner at the house mid-session)
10 p.m. meet back at house
11 p.m. devotion and lights out
Sunday, Jan. 25:
7 a.m. wake up/breakfast
10-noon tubing
Noon lunch and devotion
1 p.m. clean up and pack up
By 2 p.m. leave house (eat lunch on the road)
Arrive at the church around 6 p.m.
Monday, December 29
New Year's Eve
Update regarding New Year's Eve:
Instead of an all night lock in that leaves everyone feeling drained and out of touch, we'll be holding a New Year's Eve Party from 9-12:30 a.m. at Cindy and Frankie Schools' home on Menokin Road. The event will include pizza and other food along with a movie showing and games. (We may even hold a WII boxing tourney...) By holding this event at a home instead of the church we will ensure the kids' security and even get to watch the ball drop at Midnight (we are supplying sparkling cider for toasts.)
If you have questions about this event, contact Maggie or Galon at 493-0265.
Instead of an all night lock in that leaves everyone feeling drained and out of touch, we'll be holding a New Year's Eve Party from 9-12:30 a.m. at Cindy and Frankie Schools' home on Menokin Road. The event will include pizza and other food along with a movie showing and games. (We may even hold a WII boxing tourney...) By holding this event at a home instead of the church we will ensure the kids' security and even get to watch the ball drop at Midnight (we are supplying sparkling cider for toasts.)
If you have questions about this event, contact Maggie or Galon at 493-0265.
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