Youth Club, our Wednesday afterschool ministry for children in 2nd-8th grade, is off to a great start with 56 children registered for the program! After school, we enjoy the four parts that make up Youth Club, which are: Recreation, Bible Study, Worship, and Family Time, which includes dinner. We have 39 dedicated volunteers helping each week with Youth Club, including parents of the children who attend – they provide snack for the children and help with kitchen clean-up. Below is a list our 2024-2025 volunteers. Please keep this ministry in your prayers.
Drivers from Middle School:
Jim Abdallah, Wade Allen, Cathy Bush, Mark Slomski
Walkers from Primary/Elementary School and St. Mary’s:
Ed and Jeannie Blance, Becky Boseck, Bruce Gardner, and Kathy Eagan
Recreation/Play:
Games – Wade Allen, Julie Zajac, Lauren Slomski
Crafts – Sandi Munson, Jinilee Hildebrant
Bible Study:
Grade 2 – Kathy Eagan, Grace Payne (Prayer partner: Beth Smythe)
Grade 3 – Cathy Bush, Joyce Laursen (Prayer partner: Karen Sanford)
Grade 4 – Julie Zajac, Linda Werts (Prayer partner: Joan Danaher)
Grade 5 – Lydia Busch, Julie Sperano (Prayer partner: Wanda Munt)
Middle School – Mark and Lauren Slomski, Ed Blance, Jen Callard (Prayer partner: Mary Lou Havens)
Worship:
Leaders – Nancy Burt-Preece, Becky Boseck
Groups – Jeannie Blance, Cathy Bush, Kathy Eagan, Sharon Erb, Bev Fehrenbach, Joyce Laursen, Linda Werts, Julie Zajac
Sound – Grace Payne
Family Time:
Cooks/Kitchen Crew – Rich Bush, Megan French, Bruce Gardner, Ryan Marshall, Gary Preece, Claire Sheppard
Dinner Themes – Connie Frye and Margie Wall
Dinner Dean – Deb Marshall
Shoppers – Sonya Brooks and Beth and Paul Johnson
Table Parents – Wade Allen, Jenny Baxter, Ed Blance, Jeannie Blance, Becky Boseck, Nancy Burt-Preece, Kathy Eagan, Sharon Erb, Bev Fehrenbach, Dan Frye, Deb Gardner, Kory Massey, Grace Payne, June Pettit, Julie Sperano, Lauren Slomski, Mark Slomski, Linda Wells
Childcare: Claire Sheppard
Thanksgiving Offering/Mission Project: During the month of November, our families are invited to take part in our Thanksgiving Offering/Mission Project. This year, we are collecting items for the CCIA and Salvation Army food pantries. Our goal is to collect 50 items for these pantries. Children are encouraged to bring donations during the month of November. We will begin receiving items on November 2 and we will count up our donations on November 30. The most needed items for these food pantries are: cereal, tuna fish, peanut butter, jelly, spaghetti sauce, canned soups, canned vegetables, canned fruits, snack size applesauce, snack size fruit cups, granola bars, pop tarts, pre-packaged individual snacks (goldfish, trail mix, teddy grahams, etc.), juice boxes, boxed pasta (spaghetti and elbows), mac-n-cheese, canned pork-n-beans, canned ravioli, canned spaghetti and meatballs, ramen noodles, toilet paper, toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo.
Upcoming Events…
Sunday, November 30 – Advent begins; Intergenerational Sunday School at 9:45am in downstairs dining room. This is not a breakfast, but please let Deb or Mark know if you would like to provide a baked good.
Saturday, December 13 – Christmas Pageant practice at 9:30am
Sunday, December 14 – Christmas Pageant at 10am (kids arrive at 9:30am)
