January has been a packed month with activities and service project in between games and Bible lessons. Nicole Murphy started us off with a great Bible lesson and we celebrated January birthdays followed by a game of Cranium on January 14th. On January 19th, Rick England and his family made sandwiches to serve at the Salvation Army Dining Hall. We had 6 of our youth and 3 adults help serve, along with many from Trinity UMC. It was a very eye-opening experience for all!

On January 21st, we played a Bible verse search game. Scott Reinhard is a certified PRO at looking up Bible passages. Ask him for his secret! We found books in the Bible that we didn't even know existed. On January 28th, we will be going to Some Dude's Playground right after service for an hour, and out for ice cream afterwards. Cost is $7.00 + tax for admission. Bring extra money for treats! Plan for a ride home from the church parking lot at 9 p.m.

February 1		Souper Bowl for Caring. Dress up in a football jersey, cheerleading outfit or other sports attire. We will be collecting money in soup pots outside the sanctuary after each service. The money will go to Crossroads Urban Center. This is a nationwide event. Log on to www.souperbowl.org for more information.
February 4		Sheri Sturdevant will be helping us make Valentine cards for the residents at the Care Center on 90th South. We will also be planning the meal for next week.
February 8		Cake and Bake Auction between services in the sanctuary. All goodies should have a Valentine theme or be packaged with a Valentine theme. Be sure to have them at church by 8:30 a.m. so they can be tagged for the auction. You may also take the, to Patty's house the night before. Half the money you earn from your baked products will go into your own account. The other half will go into the general youth account to help pay for Up With Youth and other upcoming events. Dance that we are co-sponsoring with Trinity UMC in the evening. Any youth members that would like to help out with decorating need to talk to a youth leader to make arrangements for that.
February 11		We are providing dinner after the service and cleaning up afterwards. WE will be planning this meal on February 4th. Preliminary planning for Youth Sunday on the 29th.
February 18		Melissa will be doing the Bible lesson. We will be having Game Night afterwards and celebrating February birthdays. Planning for the February 29th Youth Sunday service.
February 22		Hockey game at the E-Center at 3 p.m. This is not an organized youth event, but if you and your family wish to go, let me know. Tickets are $8 each.
February 25		We will be planning for March and April. Make sure you are at Youth if you want some input as to what we do those 2 months. We will also be finalizing plans for the Youth Sunday service next week.
February 28		Youth Sunday. Youth will be helping Pastor Steve out with the service. Make sure you are on time and ready to go for your part in the service.

February Birthdays are as follows:
Melissa Lambdin - February 23rd
Michael Dodds - February 26th

Remember to save up some money for Up With Youth if you are in grades 9 through 12. The event is April 16-18 and cost is typically around $120 and the bus an additional $50. The church will pay half of your registration cost. Also remember to save up your picket change in the cup for the student we are sponsoring through Compassion International. Your donations help keep us from dipping into the youth fund for the $28 per month that we contribute. So far, we have had to dip into that fund each month to meet that commitment. Pray about increasing your donation a notch!

If you have any questions, call or see Patty or Mitch Lambdin, Nancy Peralez, Pastor Steve, or Kelly Fayerweather for more information.