We have a full schedule of lots of fun activities and mission projects lined up for this Spring and Summer with FUSION Youth Ministries! Check out the schedule below and let Lyndsie know what you'd like to be involved with!
Sunday Mornings throughout the Spring & Summer: Sunday
School
Join us each Sunday morning from 9:45am-10:45am in the youth
room for Sunday school. We will be focusing on various mission activities
throughout the summer.
Saturday, May 2: Heart of Virginia Mission Fundraiser
The youth will be selling their handmade necklaces during the
Heart of Virginia festival (9am-3:30pm) to raise money for Imagine No Malaria-
our conference wide mission project to help eradicate malaria around the world!
We need your help!!! Email Lyndsie to sign up for a 30 minute shift to help sell these
necklaces during the festival. Please consider giving a half an hour to
help with this amazing mission project! Check out more information about
Imagine No Malaria here: http://imaginenomalaria.org
Sunday, May 3: FUSION Gathering GAME NIGHT
This is our last regular FUSION Gathering meeting before we break
for the summer! Come out from 5:45-7:30pm for pizza, snacks & games.
Sunday, May 10th: Youth Usher
Make your momma proud by helping to usher during the 11am
worship service! Please let me know if you are available to serve in this
way. Don't forget, there is no FUSION Gathering this evening.
Sunday, May 17th: STOP HUNGER NOW Mission Event
Right after the 11am worship service, we will have a potluck
lunch and then help pack 10,000 meals for Stop Hunger Now! You can
register to participate here: https://stophungernow.secure.force.com/events/SA_EVENTS__Home?id=70170000000llxAAAQ
We need lots of hands to help pack all 10,000 meals and all ages can
participate! Join us for this wonderful mission event!
Sunday, May 24th: Pentecost Sunday
Come and help us celebrate as our confirmation class joins the
church at the 11am worship service.
Friday-Saturday, June 5-6: Youth Lock-in
You've been asking for it, so here it is!!! Join me from
8pm on Friday to 8:30am on Saturday for our youth lock-in at church!
Food, games, and fun all night long. RSVP by June 2nd so I know how many to
plan for.
Sunday, June 7th: Graduate Recognition
We will be honoring all our high school and college graduates
during both worship services! Come and be a part of the celebration of
their accomplishments!
Saturday, June 13th: Summer Kickoff Festival
Join us for this family fun and mission event! We need all
the hands we can get to help bag up 42,000 POUNDS of potatoes from the Society
of St. Andrew Potato Drop! We'll have music and other family fun
activities going on as we work on this mission project. Come and help
feed the hungry in our community!
Sunday, June 28: Youth Usher & VBS Decorating
The youth are scheduled to usher at the 11am worship
service. Please let me know if you are available to help. Also, we
will be having a quick lunch right after the worship service and then we need
lots of help to decorate the whole church for VBS!!
June 29-July 3: Vacation Bible School
Yes, you are now too old to be a participant. BUT, we need your
help volunteering! Let me know if you are available to help that week
from 9am-12pm each day. You can also register as a volunteer here: http://2015.cokesburyvbs.com/farmvilleumc
Saturday, July 4th: Fourth of July Cookout & Pool Party
Come celebrate the 4th of July at our youth cookout & pool
party at the Fillman's House from 6:30-8:30pm! RSVP by June 29th so we can make
sure to have enough food available, and plan to bring a side item to
share. The Fillmans live at 41 Fletcher Drive, Farmville, VA 23901
Wednesday, July 15th: OCC Christmas in July
Join us at 7pm in the social hall as Operation Christmas Child
kicks off their 2015 mission year. Help us fold shoe boxes and make craft
items to be packed in the boxes for children all over the world…all while
eating delicious ice cream and desserts!
Saturday, July 18th: The Adventure Park at Sandy River
Join us for 3 hours of fun in the trees!! Cost is $25. We
will meet at church at 5pm and climb and zip line through the trees from
5:30-8:30pm for their new evening climb session! Afterwards we will relax
by the campfire for some s'mores before heading home. RSVP by July 10th
to reserve your spot!! There are limited spaces available.
July 25-31: Project SPY Youth Mission Trip
Our team of 21 will be headed to Christiansburg, VA to do a week
long mission of home repairs in the New River Valley. If you are not a
part of this team, please pray for those of us who are!
Let
me know if you have any questions or would like to RSVP for any of the above
events. I hope to see you a lot this spring and summer!
