Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ

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YOUTH NEWS

Introducing … ORUCC T-SHIRTS, the must-have apparel item of the new year!  Our youth group will be offering 100% organic cotton t-shirts with the ORUCC logo design in both adult and child sizes.  Youth will be taking orders before and after worship service this month. This sale is a fundraiser for the youth mission trip to Alamosa, Colorado this summer where they will be working with La Puente Home and San Luis Valley Habitat for Humanity.  All profits from the t-shirt sale will help offset some of the costs of this trip.  Thank you in advance for your support!

A youth member of our church, Dylan, hands Toki Middle School principal Nicole Schaefer a check from our Ministry of Christian Witness and Service.  Funds given to both Toki and Orchard Ridge Elementary School will strengthen our partnerships with these vital neighborhood schools.

Mission Trip Update
The 2010 Youth Group Mission Trip will be to Alamosa, Colorado. We will work with La Puente Home and San Luis Valley Habitat for Humanity. The dates are July 31- August 7, 2010. A question was asked about the total cost per person for the mission trip. I have calculated $700 to be the total cost for each participant. It is my hope that with our fundraising efforts, we will be able to cut this cost in half so that each family will be asked to pay a total of $350 for each child going.

Please ask Tammy Martens for a registration form.  A deposit of $100 is due by November 30.   Please let me know if you have any questions.

A group of families met and came up with a number of fundraisers to help get us to Alamosa, Colorado.
They include:

December: Orchard Ridge Post Office (Jackie Eveland-Psyck organizing)
January: T-shirt, sweatshirt sale (Chris Riese organizing)
February: Valentine’s Bake Sale (Gail Ansheles organizing)
March: Pizza Sale (Bob Ansheles, Lisa Harris organizing)
May: Bratfest (Tammy Martens organizing)
June: Golf Outing (Jon Blanchard, Tammy Boyd organizing)

Youth Christmas Party
High School Youth are invited to a Christmas Caroling/Party on Saturday, December 12 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. We will first go caroling (meet at the church at 3:00) and then come back to the church for a white elephant gift exchange and supper. Be creative with the white elephant gift you bring—the goal is not to spend any money for this gift! But if you are lacking in white elephant creativity, please don’t spend more than $5.00 on a gift. Please RSVP to Tammy if you are planning to come.

2010 Youth Gathering Monthly
With the help of the Youth Planning Team, we are trying to launch a new Youth Group adventure. High School Youth are invited to gather monthly for Youth Group time on the 4th Sundays of the month. This is also the Sunday that Tru Function plays in worship. Youth are invited for lunch and group activity from 11:30-1:00 p.m. We will start on Sunday, January 24.

October Newsletter for Families with Children

The Spirituality of Young Children: An Ongoing Conversation – Tammy Martens

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