A couple of reminders.

1. Heart 2 Heart will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at the youth house. Tonight H2H will be led by Ryan Ice (it's Adam and Dana's 7th Anniversary).

2. Wednesday Night at 6 p.m. there will be an important mission trip meeting at the Youth House. This meeting is for teens, parents, and any other adults or college students who are interested in going. Please attend this meeting.

Here's the update we just sent out to parents. (A few dates have been edited. check for red font) ( New Calendar Available on The Sidebar)

Dear Parent,
I apologize for the tardiness of this update. A few things beyond my control were still up in the air, and I didn’t want to give you incorrect info. Again, I highly recommend that you visit our blog www.gcym.blogspot.com and subscribe by entering your email address in the appropriate form. If you do this you will receive regular updates. I have enclosed the updated calendar for the next 3 months. Note: some things are different than the tentative calendar you received at the parent meeting.

A few things I’d like to highlight:

• The Jr. Youth Rally will be held on April 22. We will need teens to help with this event as well as set up in the days leading up to it.

• There will be a Mission Trip Meeting (New Orleans) on April 26 at 6 p.m. This meeting is for teens and adults who are interested in going on this trip. We will give more detail and begin to solidify who is actually going.

• We will have a youth house workday on June 3. We need teens and adults to help us paint upstairs and put some finishing touches on the youth house.

• OVU will be hosting a lock-in on May 12-13. They are planning some interesting new things for the program that look quite promising to me.

• Graduation Sunday will be held on May 21. If you are the parent of a graduating student, we need your pictures as soon as possible. Garrett Harper has agreed to put together the slide show for us, but we need to show our appreciation by giving him as much time as possible to work on it. Also, please remember that you will need to set up a table in the foyer for your graduating student before Graduation Sunday.

• We will be hosting a Youth Ministry Game Night on May 26th at the Youth House.

• We will be hosting a Summer Blast Off Party on June 9 at the Youth House. This even will also serve as a “Welcome to the Youth Ministry” event for students graduating 6th grade.

• There will be a parent meeting on June 11th. This meeting will be much shorter than the last meeting and will be mostly informational. We are rethinking our approach to adult leadership which will slightly change the nature of these meetings.

• Mid Ohio Valley Workcamp will be held June 18-23. We have enclosed the registration and health forms for your student. Please help us by filling out these forms if they are planning on participating (and by encouraging them to participate). These forms are due by May 17 (no exceptions).

Small Groups:

• The majority of the teens (Jr. & Sr. High) will be meeting at the Youth House on Sunday Nights at 5:30.

• A much smaller group will be meeting in a group discussing financial issues (in the context of faith, of course) led by Doug Reeder. This group will meet at Doug’s house. He will be contacting the teens in the next two weeks with the details of when it will start, etc.

Upcoming events:

• We are thinking about going to “Spirit Song” at Kings Island on July 7-8. This is a Christian Music Festival plus and amusement park trip. This is by no means definite at this point.

• We plan on making a big push for the week of camp that Joe directs in July. Please encourage your teen to consider going. It would be great if we had a big group go together

• Ryan Ice (who has agreed to serve again as our intern for the summer) will be heading up an additional Mystery Mission Trip. It is open to everyone, but is an especially good option for those who can’t go on the New Orleans Trip.

Classes:

• We encourage you to check out what your teens are being taught. Most of our Wednesday Night Classes are available for you to listen to or download at www.ellisadam.podomatic.com . If you don’t have internet access or have trouble listening online, we will be happen to provide the lessons for you on CD.

Adam Ellis
Youth Minister
Grand Central Church of Christ
adamellis76@gmail.com
Cell: 304-210-8949

Birthday Lunch

Hi all! Well as some of you may know, my birthday is this Friday. If you can make it, I wanted to get some of us together to eat lunch at Applebee's. We'll meet at 1:30 and hopefully I'll have us a big table. I was planning on just having the girls, but if anyone else wants to come you are more than welcome. If you can tell me before Friday whether you can come or not I would appreciate it. I just want to make sure I get enough seats. =) Most of you probably have my phone number, so just call me.

Much Love,

Anna

Crowder/Third Day Concert Details

We will be leaving at 4:30 p.m. from the church building on Thursday (Apr. 13). You will need to pay the remaining money you owe for your tickets before we leave. Tickets are $24, but most of you should have already payed a $10 deposit. You will also need money for a fast food meal on the way to Charleston. We will be taking the Church Bus and a couple of people have agreed to drive mini vans. Call me if you have any questions
AE

Girls Retreat

Well, we had a great weekend together. We had great chaperones, the girls were great, and everyone chipped in and did more than their part. Thank you to Megan for her hard work and some great lessons.

PS:
Some of you still owe me money :)

The Continuing Drama of the Crowder/Third Day Concert

Just so you know...the concert is still on...but with a couple of changes.

I got a call this morning from the venue in Beckley. They said something like "oh yeah, the concert has been cancelled and rescheduled for the same day in Charleston at 7:30...but my tickets weren't good any more and they were refunding my money. I spent this morning on the phone getting new tickets. I really hope we enjoy this concert, because it has been a lot of work. ;)
AE

Updates (MAJOR EDIT!!!)

• Heart 2 Heart is tonight at 7 pm at the Ellis' house
• Teens will go to P.T. in the Fellowship Hall This Wednesday Night.
• Adam is speaking at Rally In The Valley at OVU this Friday Night. If you would like to go, we will meet at the fountain at 6:45 p.m. The event starts at 7 p.m.
• EDIT!!!! The Third Day Crowder Concert is back on! The venue called me today and released the tickets. We called everyone we could get on the phone who had signed up (though we couldn't reach some of you). We ordered the original number of tickets, so if we didn't get in touch with you and for some reason you are not able to go, let us know as soon as possible so that we can sell your ticket to someone else.

AE

Chili Supper Fundraiser

We will be having our first fund raiser for mission trip April 1, 2006 beginning at 6pm in the fellowship hall. We will be having a chili cook off, silent auction and entertainment.

Since this is a fund raiser and you are a parent of a teen or a person who has expressed interest in going on mission trip this year, we are asking that you bring a crock pot of chili, cornbread, simple dessert and a 2 liter. If you have more than one teen in the youth group just bring a little extra or maybe two 2-liters. Please have your items in the fellowship hall by 5:30. Don’t forget to put your name on the bottom of your crock pot for the contest. We will have a small prize for the winner for the best chili. You can make any type of chili you want.

We want all the teens at the building by 3:30 and we will have a list of things that must be done before, during, and after the fund raiser. If you are interested in raising funds to go on this mission trip you should be present in order to ensure you get your part of the profits from this event.

We are opening this up to congregation anyone who is interested in being a part of the chili contest is welcome to make a crock pot of chili and enter our cook off. Also, if you would like to donate something for our silent auction please let me, Lorrie Miller or Ronda Harper know as soon as possible.

We will be asking a $20 a family or $5 a person donation. Adam will be at the entrance gladly accepting the donations. We would like to know in advance if you are going to be participating in this, please let one of us know as soon as possible.

Bowling on Monday

We will be bowling on Monday at Emmerson Lanes at 2:00 p.m. The cost will be $8.50 for 3 games (this includes shoe rental). Let me know if you can go (there will be a sign up list on Sunday).

"Happily Ever After" Girls Retreat

We will leave for the girl's retreat April 7 and return on the 9th. It will be in Deep Creek Maryland. The cost is $30. If you want to go, I need to know soon.

Love from Above,

Dana

4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Game Night

The Night was lots of fun. The Junior High teens did a great job hosting the night and welcoming in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grade!! Great Job You Guys!

GCYM Blog Wordcloud

Hey I ran across this WordCloud generator that you can use on you blog and I thought it was kind of cool. You should be able to use it for blogger, xanga, or whatever. CLICK HERE if you want to try it on yours.
AE

4th-6th Grade Game Night

Our Jr. High Group will be hosting a game night for the 4th-6th graders at the Youth House this Friday (March 10th) from 6-9 p.m. Jr. High students are expected to bring a 2 liter drink. 4th-6th graders don't have to bring anything. Just come and enjoy yourselves. As always, parents are welcome to attend.
AE

Third Day and David Crowder Band! (updated)

I just found out that there is a concert featuring Third Day and the David Crowder Band in Beckley on April 13 (a Thursday) at 7 p.m. I need to know very soon if anyone is interested in going. Tickets are $24 if we have a group of 10 or more. Let me know ASAP!

Edit: We have decided that we are going to take a group to this concert. If you would like to go, you must tell Adam by this Wednesday (March 8th) and pay a $10 non-refundable deposit. The balance will be due before you can get on the van to go to the concert.
AE

Girl's Retreat Planning Tea

There will be a girl's retreat planning tea at the youth house at 5:30 p.m. on Wed. March 1st. See Dana if you have any questions.

Attention Girls!

Hey everyone. The girls (sorry boys) will be going bowling this Saturday, February 25, at Emerson Bowling Lanes. We will be bowling from 12-3. You will need to find your own ride to and from Emerson. If you have no way to get there, call Jessie and we will try to work something out. If you would like to eat there please bring money with you. You will need atleast $10 , which will cover:shoes, two games, and food if you would like. This is not an official youth event. A few of us would just like to get some girls together so have some "bonding time" as Nicole would say. If you cannot make it, it is ok.

If you have any questions call:
Anna, Sam or Jessie

Much Love

WINTERFEST

Wednesday Night's Lesson

Whether you are a teen who missed Wednesday Night's class or a parent who wants to know what your kids are learning, you can CLICK HERE for audio of Wednesday Night's Lesson. The lesson was the first in a new series called "Join The Revolution", and in my opinion it's pretty important for the identity of our youth ministry.
AE

New Wednesday Night Series

What if Jesus isn't calling us to a comfortable ordinary life? What if he wants more out of us than just belief and good behavior? What if what Jesus really wants is a Revolution?

"Join The Revolution"
A new series of Lessons on Wednesday Nights.
Taught by Adam.

Superbowl Party

Don't forget the Superbowl party at the Wharton's this Sunday night. The party begins at 5 p.m. You don't need to bring anyting but yourself. Parents are more than welcome. We will have a devo at half time, just in case the Rolling Stones have a wardrobe malfunction (nobody wants to see that).
AE