UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTS
Volunteer Opportunities
There is a lot going on in October. Here are a few different volunteer opportunities for you.
-Oct 13th Grace UMC Turkey Dinner will be going on and with an event like this they will be needing some help. For more information on helping with the turkey dinner please contact Matt & Theresa Basye at mtbasye@cableone.net
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-On Oct 20th at PetSmart. Noah’s Hope Animal Rescue needs help every 3rd Saturday of the month at PetSmart from people who would be comfortable being a dog holder. The hours are flexible. They just ask that if you are interested and have some free time those Saturday just show up when you can and help for as long as you can.
-Oct 21st in this year’s Crop Walk. If you want to be a donor or be a walker and would like to know more information please contact Joan Hohl at joanhohl@gmail.com
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-This year the middle school curriculum will be from Submerge! We loved this material last year and are looking forward to diving even deeper with them again this year to see what all we can learn
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-The high school students will be going through The Story. This curriculum is designed with little videos to help students learn how each story found in the Bible is connected thus being shown that we can read the Bible as ONE STORY! They will be working their way through the Bible starting in Genesis in September and ending in Revelation in May.
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Youth Group
Up Coming Events in October
This month is packed with some heavy topics therefore after each session with our guest speakers there will be time for the youth to debrief, talk about what they learned and ask any questions that they may have. |
October 3rd and 10th at 6:30 pm the youth will be listening and learning from Michelle Anderson, an abuse advocate from CAASA. She will be talking with the youth about sexual harassment/ assault/drugs and alcohol and what are healthy relationships and how they look as well as a few other topics that pertain to youth in middle school and high school. Because of the topic matter she will be speaking about please email Alaina Dick or call her at the church office if you have any questions. After each session with Michelle there will be time for the students to debrief and talk about what they had learned and ask any questions that they may have. Michelle will be willing and open to talking to the parents of any youth in a separate sessions. Keep an eye on the church bulletin, website or Grace Facebook page for more details about the parent meeting.
-Oct 17th the middle school and high school will be having “Sacred Nights.” There are nights for the youth to come, relax, sit in quiet, and reflect or focus on their relationship with God. This will give them time to reconnect as they go through stations and follow certain prompts. These nights were very powerful last year with the high school and students asked if they were going to happen again this year. The next “Sacred Night” will be held in the spring semester.
-Oct 24th at 6:30 pm Sister Shirley will be talking about Sex Trafficking and welcomes all youth and their parents to attend. Sister Shirley last visited Grace in Oct of 2017 and is looking forward to coming back to talk with the youth and their parents about Sex Trafficking in Sioux City, what to keep a look out for, what sex trafficking looks like, and how to help and or prevent youth ages 11 – 24 from being trafficked. After Sister Shirley talks there will be a debriefing time for the parents and students to talk about what they learned and ask Sister Shirley any questions that they may have.
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-Oct 31st Youth Halloween Party! There will be a pumpkin decorating contest, costume contest, food, candy, games and more! This fun event will be held in the High School Youth Room at 6:30 pm and will run till 8 pm. All middle school and high school youth are invited as this is a shared event where the middle school and high school students can spend time getting to know one another as they compete for prizes and bragging rights.
Youth Sunday School started on Sept 16th
-Confirmation Started on Sept 16th
-Youth group started on Sept 19th
We had a pizza party to kick off the new school year. The following week we established our class covenant that we signed, thus agreeing to conduct ourselves in a manner that aligns with what we wrote in our class covenant.
If you missed us in September do not worry, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO JOIN US THIS MONTH! There will be a lot of activities and different speakers this month as we take a look at different ways the world can be a scary place and yet find peace in knowing that there are people out there who have our backs and that no matter what we are all children of God and are so very loved.
-Confirmation Started on Sept 16th
-Youth group started on Sept 19th
We had a pizza party to kick off the new school year. The following week we established our class covenant that we signed, thus agreeing to conduct ourselves in a manner that aligns with what we wrote in our class covenant.
If you missed us in September do not worry, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO JOIN US THIS MONTH! There will be a lot of activities and different speakers this month as we take a look at different ways the world can be a scary place and yet find peace in knowing that there are people out there who have our backs and that no matter what we are all children of God and are so very loved.
There's More to ExploreHere’s just a few of the things we do
Retreats Summer Mission Trips Habitat for Humanity, Red Cross, Camp High Hopes, Ronald McDonald House CROP Walk, Life Light Music Festival And more…!! |
Check out our Youth Facebook page!
YOUTH GROUP WEATHER POLICY:
If there is no school due to weather, there is no youth group. 
Alaina Dick
Christian Education Director Alaina@gracesiouxcity.org 712-276-3452 |