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Hello youth, Parents and leaders!
WE ARE BACK! It is time for another exciting year of COR13 Youth! We have some great plans to look forward to this coming year so stay tuned! Here is some information for the fall as we head into a new program year!
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KICK-OFF FRIDAY
Friday, September 8th, will be our first youth night of this program year! Come on our at 7 to get connected with your small group, play exciting games and hear what we will be hearing from the Bible this year!
KICK-OFF SUNDAY
Sunday service on September 10th will be our kick-off for our church as we begin a new program year across all church programs. We invite and encourage everyone to come join us that morning. This service will include baptisms, new memberships, and a time of praying for all of our students and leaders as they head back into schools and various programs, as well as lots of other fun to be had. After the service there will be a potluck, so bring something to share and join us for an awesome Sunday spent together! Service starts at 10am.
SIGN-IN
Our attendance last year broke every record we ever had, but also opened our eyes to some important needs that we have historically not focused on. New this year will be a sign-in for all students when they enter the Church. There will be leaders inside the foyer at a table. Students just need to check-in and have their name check marked. These attendance sheets are then put into an emergency exit bag for use in case of unexpected evacuation of the building, this allows us to ensure that all students are safe in cases of fire or other emergency
Registration Forms
At the start of every year we need to do registration forms for students, They will be available at the church, please come in and fill them out on the first day or have a student take them home and return them on the second day. These forms help me with getting contact information incase of emergency, as well as inform me of important health concerns and food allergies. Please make these a priority in the coming weeks!
PASTOR ANDREW AT SCHOOL
I have already begun meeting with students for morning prayer at PLRS! every morning at 8:40am, join us in front of the school to pray together and start our day with God as our focus. I am also hoping to be coming to both Wetaskiwin Composite Highschool and PLRS once a week during a lunch hour. I will be speaking with the school administration next week to confirm permission and which days I am allowed to be there. So if you see me wandering through your school, come on over and say hi, introduce me to your friends and tell me how your day is going!
ON THE HORIZON…
SMALL GROUP NIGHT
Our first small group night will be on October 6th. this means, no youth on October 6th, the small group may choose to meet together on a different night than the 6th, so make sure to connect with your small group leader before the 6th and know what is being planned!
T-SHIRT AND HOODIE ORDERS!
We will be aiming to get our T-Shirt and Hoodie Designs set before the end of September and Orders done before the end of October (specific deadlines to come soon). Last year we lost money on every hoodie due to increased cost, so this year we will be charging $50 for the hoodies. T-shirts will remain at $20. Orders will arrive before Christmas if you want to order them as Christmas Presents!
WINTER CAMP!
I will be trying to bring back a group winter retreat by popular request! I am currently waiting to get confirmation from venues. The camp will be held in November (exact date to be confirmed soon). Cost of Winter Camp will be around $160 (this covers 5 meals and all of our activities and program for the weekend). If cost is a major limiting factor, or if you have multiple children wanting to attend, please contact me to discuss ways in which we might be able to work together to help your kids attend this super fun weekend event!
SERVE
In July 2024 SERVE will be held at Prince Albert Saskatchewan, an easy 6hr. drive from us! I intend to take a group once again! If students are interested in attending SERVE they should let me know so that we can begin work on fundraising. I will let everyone know when registrations for SERVE opens on their website. For now you can view information about last years SERVE to get an idea of what’s going on at cbwc.ca/serve
Well that is all for this first e-mail! Cannot wait to see you all on the 8th!!!!!
A REGULAR YOUTH NIGHT:
6:30 – 7:20 – Come hang out at the church.
7:20 – 8:00 – Group Building Activity
8:00 – 8:25 – Worship (music and prayer)
8:25 – 8:55 – Message
8:55 – 9:30 – Small Groups; kids break in to groups of peers and are lead in a discussion time by volunteer leaders
9:30 – midnight – “After Youth” ; Hang out as long as you would like, but make sure you have a way to get home!
EVENT INFORMATION
KICK-OFF FRIDAY
Friday, September 8th, will be our first youth night of this program year! Come on our at 7 to get connected with your small group, play exciting games and hear what we will be hearing from the Bible this year!
KICK-OFF SUNDAY
Sunday service on September 10th will be our kick-off for our church as we begin a new program year across all church programs. We invite and encourage everyone to come join us that morning. This service will include baptisms, new memberships, and a time of praying for all of our students and leaders as they head back into schools and various programs, as well as lots of other fun to be had. After the service there will be a potluck, so bring something to share and join us for an awesome Sunday spent together! Service starts at 10am.
SMALL GROUP NIGHT
Our first small group night will be on October 6th. this means, no youth on October 6th, the small group may choose to meet together on a different night than the 6th, so make sure to connect with your small group leader before the 6th and know what is being planned!
For questions please contact Andrew by
Cell Phone: 780-335-4080
E-mail: abird@brightviewchurch.ca