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"Come follow me, Jesus said, and I will make you fishers of people"
Mark 1:17.
The youth at Grace have made their goals for the upcoming year to reach
out to our community and seek to understand what it truly means to "follow
Christ." We also seek to carry out the Grace UMC community ideas of
believing, belonging, and becoming. Get Hooked!
ELIZABETH HORTON, Associate Pastor
Sr. High Mission June 1-7
Spring Break was Holy Week, so the Sr. High mission was
postponed until the first week of June. The group will travel to the Gulf
Coast area to work with recovery that is still taking place from hurricanes
Katrina and Rita. The exact location is still in works. In order to make
plans exact numbers of participants is needed. Let me know as soon as you
can if you plan to go. Initial deposit of $75.00 will be due April 20.
Thinking About Summer Camp?
Sr. High District
Camp - June 16-20
(upcoming 10th
grade-graduated seniors)
Jr. High District
Camp - July 7-11
(upcoming 7th
grade- 9th grade)
Dayspring - July
21-25
(upcoming 9th
graders-graduating seniors)
"Monthly Missions" is a way to help
formulate a lifestyle of action. By regularly providing opportunities for
mission work, the youth may come to understand the importance placed on
regularly reaching out to help others.
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Youth ministry at Grace Church goes far beyond
the fellowship/ worship time on Sunday evenings. Throughout the year we
provide numerous opportunities for our young people including:
 | Mission
projects and trips
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 | Sunday
night message/fellowship/games |
 | Bible
studies /Covenant Groups |
 | Fall and
winter retreats |
 |
Confirmation class |
 | Summer
camps |

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Sunday Mornings 9:40 a.m. -
The Amazing Bible Race is a scavenger
hunt through the Bible.
Comprised of multiple legs, this race
will take the youth through the
entire Bible throughout the course of
two years. The Amazing Bible Race
encourages students to engage the
Bible on their own study time and
with a small group. Throughout the
course there are interactive elements
such as writing and performing skits
and thinking of new ways to be
in missions and carrying out those
ideas. Once a week, during the Sunday School time,
the different classes or teams,
will come together to check on progress and
work through one lesson as a group.
Sunday Night Live - On Sunday evenings from
5-7:00 all youth gather together for a time of worship and fellowship. We begin
with worship in a large group and then experience games, food, and devotion's
in age appropriate groups. Our time on Sunday is geared for community
building. We are active in district activities which include Encounter
worship, Ooze Fest, and 30hr. Famine.
Wednesday Evening Covenant Groups -
These groups meet to encourage each other as they live their faith in
their every day life. There are particular emphases on personal Bible study,
prayer, and decision making. The groups are divided by age: 6-8 grades, 9-10,
and 11-12. The groups meet from 6:15-7:30.
Mom’s Bible Study - meets each Wednesday
night at 7:00 p.m. This support group is for moms who want to join with other
moms, in a more structured atmosphere, to grow spiritually. Meeting in Rm C-8
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