LYF Update December 2023
November Highlights
November was a great month for LYF! Iwas worried we were going to have to cancel our rake-a-palooza on 11/7 due to lack of availability, but at the last minute we were able to get a group of 10 students together to help rake two lawns...on their day off of school nonetheless! Another major highlight of November was our Fall Retreat the weekend before Thanksgiving. The theme for the retreat was silence and solitude, and we spent time both learning about and practicing silence and solitude together. The weekend culminated with the 26 students who attended spending an uninterrupted hour in silence before God. I was incredibly proud of how well our students did being away from their phones and spending time just being present with God and with one another. During November we continued our Wednesday night team games, and we also continued to seek Jesus through small groups on Sunday nights. My personal highlight, other than the Retreat, was having Ava Carter lead a Wednesday night devo. You rock Ava!
December Events
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12/3: Last Small Groups: This will be our last small group meeting of the semester. 5-7 at the church building.
12/6: Candlelight: Instead of youth group, LYF will join the congregation for our candlelight Christmas celebration in the auditorium at 6:45.
12/10: Christmas Party: 5-8pm in the LYF Room. Students should bring a $5 gift (no gift cards) already wrapped to share for our White Elephant game. We’ll play games and have a potluck style dinner. Please register online.
12/`17: Angel Tree: LYF will meet at 4:00pm to help wrap gifts and assemble Christmas baskets as a part of our Angel Tree program. A pizza dinner will be provided for whoever is able to come help.
Other Things To be Aware of:
1) Stickers for sale! We have LYF themed stickers for sale for $1 each to support Sylvesto.
2) Keychains and Magnets: LYF QR keychains and Summer “Save the Date” magnets are available for free for anyone who wants them
3) Save these dates 2024!
1/7: Commitment Deadline for Hawaii Mission Trip. $300 Deposit Due.
2/16-18: Winterfest: Registration for Winterfest is now live!
5/24-27: Camp LYF
6/14-17: Impact JR. (Middle School)
6/17-22: Impact Sr. (High School)
7/10-21: Hawaii Mission Trip (High School)