Hello All!

This upcoming Wednesday we will be taking part in Fun With Faith. We will be leading the kids program for the evening and it’s going to be a blast. Everyone should be here at 615 to enjoy a lovely meal and be ready to hep out with the adorable little bethelites

This Sunday, we will continue exploring the novel Love Wins with Mike Lorenzen to help guide us. It’s a really thought provoking book and last week we got some great discussions out of it, so come come come for more!

ALSO, the ski week/hike in the snow trip is coming up. There will be sign up sheets at Common Ground practices and in the youth room Wednesday nights. If you have any questions about details, contact one of the youth assitants !

<3 your <3ly youth assitants,

Megan Michael Tyler Hannah

Dear Friends,

This upcoming Wednesday it will be our turn to cook for Fun With Faith! (yayyyy). Please arrive at 5:30 to help cook a lovely brinner dinner. (brinner= breakfast for dinner :], including papas a la Molly, blueberry & chocolate chip panqueques a la personas hermosas(lovely youth assistants), juevos de Tomas, meat of mystery ( also known as egasuas)). Following this lovely meal, we will be having a discussion about our upcoming National Youth Gathering in New Orleans. Please bring a parental to get some information .

Then Sunday 1/22, join us at 9 oclock for worship. After worship we will be a part of Socks and Sandwiches. We will be making lunches and serving them to the homeless in San Jose in Saint James Park. We will be done around noon. Also, starting this Sunday we will begin sign ups for Superbowl Pizzas. Everyone should get one because who doesn’t love the epic combination of pizza and football?! The proceeds will help support the winter retreat.

the FOLLOWing Wednesday, 1/25 we shall be venturing to la casa de Tom for dinner and discussion. Should be good. There will be chairs.

COMMON GROUND IS STARTING SOON . This is going to be a year you won’t want to miss. The lovely Katlynn Hoegel will be taking over the music aspect of this tour. It’s going to be good! Also, anyone and everyone should bring people . The more the merrier. OUR THEME IS NOW. It’s going to be a great idea to explore and find ways to apply it to our lives and our upcoming show.

That’s all folks!

Love your lovely youth assitants,

hannah, tyler, michael, megan

Hi guys,

First of all, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Secondly, I just wanted to let you all know that, sadly, I was not selected to be an emcee at the National Youth Gathering. I was disappointed but they sent me a very nice e-mail which convinced me that they truly spent time reviewing my application which made me feel a lot better. The e-mail is below:

Dear Tyler, 

P.S. I’m still looking forward to the National Youth Gathering

Hello Fellow Comrades!:

This upcoming Wednesday we will be venturing to Tom’s new house!! We are going to have delicious pizza (Please bring $5) and have a thoughtful discussion! Please be at the youth room at 529! EVERYONE should come because its going to be great.

And then…Citizens with the Saints Concert and Lock-in! (on friday)

Featuring:
-Musical performances from National Recording artists AGAPE*, Rachel Kurtz, and other special guests
-Youth testimonies of faith and discipleship
-Plus, an exclusive gathering video!

Get your tickets online @ www.gracepa.org/tickets or $10 at the Door.

Bring your offering to help end world hunger. Every dollar collected will go directly to ELCA World Hunger,… a chance for young people to make an impact in their world and follow the call of Jesus to feed the hungry.

The concert starts at 7. Please arrive at Bethel at 615 so we can work out rides and make sure to get there on time. The concert should be ending around 10 and immediately following we will be staying at Grace Lutheran for a lockin with their youth group. We will be arriving back at Bethel at 930 the following morning.

Let us know if you’re coming by signing up on the Wall or contacting a youth assistant or Tom. Don’t worry. Even if you don’t sign up you can still come We just wanna make sure we don’t leave anyone behind when we leave

Then on Sunday we will finish the rest of Luther and debrief.

Looking forward to seeing you soon!!

Tyler, Megan, Hannah, Michael

Hello Friends!

This upcoming Wednesday we will be attending Thanksgiving service and pie celebration. This is an event for everyone in the congregation, not just current high schoolers! Meet in the youth room at 645 and we will all go over to church together at 7. Next Wednesday, we will be off to visit Tom’s new casa. Bring $5 for dinner and meet at 530. Its going to be a splendid time.

Also, we will be having a Christmas for children fundraiser. We were given names of children from families who need a little extract help making their Christmas special. If you are interested in purchasing a toy for a child, please contact Tom or one of the youth assistants.

Also Also, if you are interested in helping out with the children’s mini Christmas program on Sunday, December 18th, Amanda would love to have some high schoolers help out. Contact Amanda or Tyler if you are interested!

REMINDER!!: Friday, December 2 is the Citizens with the Saints concert tour. Come see Agape and Rachel Kurtz! Concert starts at 7. We will be in touch with more exact times soon so keep your eyes open for updates.

Hope you all are having a dandy week and can’t wait to see your beautiful faces Wednesday evening!

Love your Lovely Youth assitants,

MEGAN, Michael, Tyler, Hannah

Hello Fellow Youth of 2011,

This up coming Wednesday we will be venturing to Red Robin for some grub (yummm). Meet at 530 in the youth room with$20 for the meal. ATTENTION ALL WINNERS FROM OUR TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN GAME! Wednesday will be your night to be treated to a free dessert in honor of your success last week. So make sure your there. Following dinner, we will come back and have a discussion on all of life’s gifts we are thankful for. Its gonna be a great night so don’t miss out.

SAVE THE DATE: December 2nd, is the Citizens with the Saints tour, with Agape and Rachel Kurtz. More info to come with times and costs

OPPORTUNITIES: We have some adults in of congregation and part of the school who are interested in baby sitters, and rent-a-kid for chores such as raking leaves. Rent-a-kid is an opportunity for youth to earn money towards our big Senior High trips such as New Orleans Youth Gathering and Common Ground. Please contact me, (the one, the only Megan) if you are interested in either of these activities!

Can’t wait to see everyone this week.

Love your SUPER Lovely youth assitants,

MEGAN, Tyler, Hannah, Mike

Hello all!

Just a lay out and reminder for the Sunday schedule.This Sunday we will be attending church service at 9 oclock. After the service, we will be heading out to get some Starbucks to get us ready for our service project, the Habitat for Humanity Walk! Its going to be a busy Sunday, but lots of fun. Bring money for Starbucks and be ready to walk! Can’t wait to see you guys there!

Love your Lovely Youth Assistants,

Megan Tyler Michael Hannah

Hey gang. If you didnt come this wednesday than you missed your chance to sign up for the Habitat for humanity walk in person. But fear not, if you still want to walk this Sunday just visit this site and sign up online http://habitatwalkhome.eventbrite.com/

Hope to see you all there

Love your loving lovely youth assistant Michael Charles Schrey and Hannah K Lutke

This Sunday’s church will be a little different . Everyone will meet at 9 for worship service then we will all split off into different service projects .  The  youth group will be doing a walk for Habitat for Humanity . So we will head to St. Joseph’s, where the walk starts, after worship . It is a 4.2 mile walk to raise awareness and funds for the new habitat project .After the walk is over there will be a BBQ lunch at St Joseph’s. We need to know by Wednesday if you are planning on going . It will cost $15 for students and $25 for adults, we will also need to know  your t-shirt size. Just a little update: We’ll meet at Bethel at noon to take the bus over to St Joseph’s Catholic church. Make sure to let the youth assistants know by Wednesday night.