Hello lovlies!

We will be departing for the 2nd harvest food bank at 5:30 so show up at FIVE FIFTEEEN SHARP.

Dont forget to wear closed-toe shoes, long pantses, and a short sleeve shirt(jeff said).

Also bring your permission slip(see the post below) and 10 dollars for nomalicious pizza.

Sincerely,
Painfully-grammatically-incorrect-Jackie

(and not-so-painfully-jeff)

Some of our favorite advice to both youth and parents from both parents and youth.

From Parents to Youth.

How to live a happier life.

1. You can’t please everyone

2. Smile when you say “no”

3. Don’t sweat the small stuff

4. There IS life after high school

5. Don’t lose yourself to others

6. You are not responsible for the happiness of others

7. Jesus will ALWAYS be there

8. Life goes on without your cell phone

9. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes

10. Your parents were once teenagers as well. Their advice is invaluable

11. Communicate in person

12. Find the time to disconnect

How adults find balance

1. Make time for God

2. Relationships are better in person, not facebook

3. Make time for yourself

4. Productivity vs down time

From Youth to Parents

Hardest thing for you to keep in balance

1. Academics

2. Athletics

3. Social life

4. Family

5. Religion

6. Significant others

7. Schedules

How to be a better parent

1. Actively listen to your child

2. Allow us to vent without trying to fix the problem

3. Take problems at face value

4. Support what is important to us

5. If you are mad at one child, don’t take it out on the other

6. Trust that we will make the right decisions

7. Be open minded towards our lifestyle choices

8. Don’t push us into activities we are not interested in

9. Communicate as a family

Both youth and adults can learn a lot from each other.

From being better communicators to finding the time to relax and rejuvenate.

So we challenge you to take these words of advice to heart and try some of them out! (Its possible they may actually be helpful)

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Hola to all of my multi-lengual followers

To the rest, I bid yall a fond hello,

Wednesday the 9th, we will depart from Bethel at 530 in the pm on our quest to dine at Quizno’s/Panda Express/McDonald’s and/or Ariake. After our dinner experience we will be returning to church for the ever-famous Ash Wednesday Service to mark the start of Lent.

The following Wednesday, the 16th, we will be heading to Second Harvest Food Bank to offer our services in whatever ways possible. Be sure to fill out the work/medical release forms (attachments below) and to wear work appropriate clothing (closed toed shoes/pants/short sleeves). If you want pizza after, be sure to bring money.   2nd Harvest Volunteer Agreement (98.6 KiB) 2nd Harvest Youth Permission Slip (45.0 KiB)

Finally, Monday the 14th is our Common Ground drama night. Come with ideas to share with the masses.

Hope to see everybody soon,

Love Jeff

Hi Common Grounders & Parental Units,
I’ve attached a pdf of tonight’s Common Ground Announcement sheet. Each week, I will post the announcement page before practice so you can keep up to date on what’s happening in the youth group. Thanks for your support and please contact me if you have any questions.
Peace, Tom
March 7, 2011 CG Announcement (2.6 MiB)