Important
Notes:
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As always
check the Group Calendar pages for more
information
and opportunities to gather!
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BCY Members
met on August 12th at 6:00 PM in the BCY room for a planning meeting. We now have events scheduled for the month of
September and the following months.
Join us as we participate in congregational
and community fundraisers to raise monies to go toward the 2nd Annual BCY Mission Trip to Fayetteville, NC (sponsored by Homeworks.
This is scheduled for June 22-29, 2007. The approximate cost is $200 per person. Hopefully we'll raise enough
funds for all to go free - conditional on your participation in the fundraising events.
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Final
Counts Are In for the BCY 2007 Summer Mission Trip! This will be June 17-24, 2007, in Fayetteville, NC!
We have a total commitment from 6 youth (Jenea, Savannah, Victoria,
Blair and Dale and Wayne) and two adults (Joann and Pastor Karen). Carolyn will be coming up Thursday
night to share two days with the group.
We
are planning to leave Sunday, June 17th after church and return late Sunday afternoon, June 24th.
The
remaining $50 per person is due by May 27th at our youth meeting (6 pm) in the BCY
room. It is imperative that we get your remaining money for the trip by this date. This has to be sent to Fayetteville
before June 1st!
If
you are unable to attend the May 27th meeting, this coming Sunday, please follow-up via phone with Carolyn/Pastor Karen and
coordinate getting your final payment in to us.
At
the May 27th meeting, we will be discussing the mission trip along with the packing list. We will get your questions
and make contacts to get answers for you!
Our
last mission trip meeting will be on Saturday, June 16th at 6:00 pm - at the
church. This meeting will give the final details before we leave on Sunday, the 17th.
We
encourage you to attend both the May 29th and June 16th meetings.
This
will be the "experience" of your life and those you serve! This is life-changing!
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5/19/2007
Our
Thanks!
We've
MOVED! A Big Thanks to Pastor Karen and the Adult Sunday School Class for allowing us to occupy the bigger room!
We
met on Saturday, May 19th and scrubbed walls once again! We've got our next plan of action in getting more
"comfortable"! Come join us! Bring your friends!
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5/13/2007
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Our thanks to Jenea's Mom, Phyllis, for teaching Sunday School April 15th.
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We also thank Wyman and Sandy for joining us in Sunday School several times.
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This past Sunday we welcomed Wayne and Dale's friend Charlie for a Sunday School visit as well as Marlin's friend, Mikey.
Come back anytime!!! We Loved Having You!
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Our thanks to Johnny and Harry for helping with the first steps with the BCY Room and guidance with the paint samples.
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5/6/2007
The
BCY group met at 5 pm for a taco and quesadilla night. There was more than
enough to eat and even more to take home, enjoy and share. If you missed being with us, we did miss you and please come
join us again soon!
We
had a new visitor who we hope will be joining us often - Jenea's friend, Ashley. Welcome! Come back soon!
We
talked more about the mission trip to Fayetteville, NC
on June 17 - 24. Everyone is looking forward to the trip - hopefully, Charlie and Ashley will get a chance to join us
as well.
We
discussed some future dates for youth gatherings! Please mark your calendars:
Saturday,
May 19th - At Church - 10 am. This will hopefully be a "paint" day.
Council will be meeting and discussing our choices on May 12th. Carolyn will touch base with each of you after the meeting.
Sunday,
May 27th - Youth Gathering at the church at 6 pm. We will be discussing the
mission trip in more detail. Note the earlier information about $50 deposit and the remaining monies ($100 each) due
on this day).
Saturday,
June 2nd - Checking at this point about dirt bike afternoon for those that want to participate.
Saturday,
June 16th - Final meeting about the logistics for the mission trip. We will be meeting at 6
pm at the church.
Sunday,
June 17 - Sunday, June 24 - Mission Trip to Fayetteville - we will be leaving
after church on Sunday and returning the following Sunday afternoon. Thanks to Joann and Pastor Karen for their commitment
to the entire week with the youth!
Monday,
June 25 through Friday, June 29 - Vacation Bible
School at the Church! Come be a Part!
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4/28/2007
Drop
by the BCY Room - the walls are bright and clean! Kudos to Victoria and
Savannah for helping give a good "scrub" to brighten things up and pick out some
swatches of paint samples for the BCY to choose from.
We
met Saturday, 28th from 3:00 to 4:30 pm.
Our
thanks to Johnny and Harry for helping with the first steps with the BCY Room and guidance with the paint samples.
We
are so looking forward to making some changes in the BCY room!
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4/11/2007
Carolyn
will be away on April 15th and 22nd for Sunday School. Phyllis Richmond (Jenea's mom) has agreed to teach these Sundays!
Please support her by attending!
Information
has been given out and emailed regarding the BCY 2007 Summer Mission Trip! This will be June 17-24, 2007, in Fayetteville, NC!
We need both adults and youth to sign up! If you haven't received information packet, please let Pastor Karen know.
A $50 non-refundable deposit is due by April 28th! We have to have a minimum of 2 adults and 2 youth for this to happen!!!!
Come be a part! Invite your friend to go with you! This is a life-changing experience!
Our
next activity is scheduled for Saturday, April 28th at 3:00-4:30 pm in the BCY Room.
Johnny Lucas and/or member of the Property Committee will help us start making some changes to the BCY Room. Please
come be a part of the changes!!!
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Dinner
and Movie - Sunday, 4/1/2007 12:30PM
We
met at the right after services to enjoy dinner and a movie together. This was
a dutch-treat (pay you own way) this time.
Kenny
and Keli Lucas graciously agreed to go along and share their time with us :) We appreciate them offering their time
and enjoying fellowship with us.
Dinner
was at Rush's in Lexington and then we went to Virginia
Hylton Park in Lexington
until the movie started. We went to Pastime Pavilion and saw Wild Hogs (PG-13) - at 2:30
pm.
We
had a wonderful time and got back to the church around 4:45 pm.
Permission
slip document were collected and will be kept on file for events at Bethany and
any local trips - emergency contact phone info for parents.
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BCY
First Organizational Meeting - 3/25/2007 6 pm
Bethany
Church youth met for the first time on Sunday. After sharing fellowship, pizza and "other" goodies with the WELCA and Bethany
Men, we met to reflect and share prayer at the baptismal font in the sanctuary.
Lord,
you have brought us together at a place which represents beginning.
Be
with us as we begin the start up of an active youth group at Bethany.
Help us
grow in faith!
Let us Hear Your
Voice - What You want Us to Do!
In Service to You!
Continue to teach us that You are There with us in our ministry!
In
your name, we pray. Amen
We
went through a couple of points from Sunday School earlier in the day - how important it is to serve through Hearing His Voice!
His Direction for Us! We come to Serve!
Through
the use of poster paper and washable paint, we stamped our handprint into the poster paper with the words "Hear His Voice!
In Service to Him!" After each youth stamped, their hands were washed by another youth member.
Youth
then brainstormed the purpose of their youth ministry in the development of a mission statement. Why were they called? What
were their expectations of the group? What did they want to accomplish? What brought them all together as a group? This was
the final agreed mission statement:
Bethany
Church Youth Mission Statement:
United
in faith,
we come together to study the way of the Lord,
have fun/fellowship and make new friends!
In
looking at their youth group participation surveys, the youth then discussed and brainstormed times/places to meet as well
as activities that they were interested in participating. These included: Frankie's Fun Park, Bowling, Meeting at Someone's
House instead of Church at times, Ice Skating, Service through Helping Do Work/Other at Church Member's House, Distribute
Bethany Information to Neighborhoods as was done in the Past, Softball, Volleyball and definitely a mission service trip.
In
looking at the calendar with Spring Break, Easter and advisor away for vacation, it was decided that we'd try and get together
on Sunday, April 1st right after church for dinner together and a movie.
We
talked about opportunity for fundraising in working with parking area for South Congaree rodeo - weekend
of April 14th. We agreed that we would be agreeable to help in it was a joint venture with the men/women at Bethany.
Another
date that was tentatively set was getting together on Saturday, April 28th. Youth noted that they would like to start "putting
together" the BCY Room by taking down shelving, washing walls and other things. We'll check on this with appropriate church
adults and see what we're able to set in motion for this day.
With
expressed interest in a summer service mission trip this year, the youth discussed projects sponsored/coordinated through
Home Works of America, Inc. based in Irmo, SC. Home Works is "an ecumenical faith-based organization which welcomes all to
join in fellowship and service. These are repair type projects for those in need. It was decided that June looked like a good
month with more checking into schedules. Three choices of dates/places included: (1) June 17-24 Fayetteville,
NC; (2) June 10-17 Columbia, SC;
and, (3) June 3-10 Valle Crucis, NC. We noted that we'd
check scheduling conflicts and decide on a date/place from that. It was noted if trip was one in Columbia,
that the youth would like to stay nights together as a group and not return home each day - believing that they'd get more
out of the projects this way. NOTE: Pastor Karen has checked dates and it looks like the June 17-24 mission trip to Fayetteville
will be the one which we will participate.
The
first night ended with the point that we started: Hear His Voice! In Service to Him! And t-shirts given to those attending.
We then joined in prayer at the end of our night together:
Lord, we
are listening to Your Voice!
May all our work be good as we seek to do your will.
Show Us How to Serve You Best!
Amen.
