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

IT’S AT 6:15!!

Dear youth group  goers

This Wednesday will be the first session of the church wide Fun With Faith Activity Night. There will be dinner for everyone and classes and activities for all ages. The senior high youth group will be having a meeting about 2012′s New Orleans Youth Gathering. If your interested in going, this Wednesday is your night! All the details will be provided, including costs and fundraisers, etc. Hope to see EVERYONES bright and shinning faces!!

Love your beatuifully lovely youth assitants,

Hannah, Tyler, Mike, &&&&&& Megan:)

Hi Friends,

Peace, Tom

greetings yall,

Tomorrow, Wednesday the 4th, we need as many youth as possible to attend. We will be pricing assorted items for the upcoming sale on Saturday the 7th. In addition we will be walking around the neighborhood promoting this event with our pre-made fliers. Although we will not be going out to dinner, if you would like some pizza bring 3 dollars for part of a cheese and 4 dollars if you want meat. Also if you want drinks chip in an extra fifty cents. We will be meeting in the youth room at 5:30 in the pm.

On Friday the 6th, we will be meeting in the youth room at 4 pm until 6ish pm to make the final preparations for the Saturday sale. Again we need as many youth as possible so please come if you can. If you can’t come we will be expecting a hand written apology explaining why you failed to attend.

We hope to see everybody soon,

Love

Jeff and Mackenzie

Hello!

There are a lot of hip-hop-happening things coming up so listen up! (read-up!)

Wednesday Night | Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.
We will be heading off to Nickel City and Dinner (Bring $10 to cover your costs). If you have a restaurant you want to go to feel free to suggest it when you come

CG Kick of retreat | Friday, March 4th 7:15 p.m. – Sat 5th, 3:30 p.m.
Bring a change of clothes, sleeping bag, toiletries, a $40 check made out to Bethel.

Sunday School | Sunday, 9:15 a.m.
We’re joining the adults to explore how we can be a healthier and more inviting place.

CG Sings in Church | Sunday, 10:00 a.m.
Following this we will meet in the choir room at 10:00 am to warm up for the 10:30am service.

WSYG parent(& kiddo) meeting | Sunday, After 10:30 a.m. service
We’re planning out our fundraisers, so please have at least one parent there.

Schrey’s Open House Party! | Sunday, March 6, 4:00 -8:00 p.m.
Stop in for food, refreshment, and fellowship while simultaneously supporting the Schrey family who I’m sure has supported you in the past ^__^

Common Ground Parent | Monday, March 7th at 7:15 pm.
Be there or be square!

And now for some food for thought!

Coming into our Easter season, now is a lovely time to reflect on all the gifts we have been given by God. In my own life, I have recently been admiring the aesthetically pleasing landscape that surrounds us. I heard the snow retreat was a pretty ballin’ time up in the wild and beautiful mountains and if you life around C-town(Cupertino) I am sure you have been noticing all of the beautiful and abundant cherry blossoms. If you have some extra time this week, or are simply procrastinating take a look outside and think about how lucky we are to be ourselves

Hope to see you alot this week!
Jackie