Children and Youth News

 

Youth and children are welcome to bring friends to all our youth group activities!


JYF (1st - 5th Graders)

Junior Youth Fellowship (JYF) meets on Tuesday nights at 6:00 pm. A snack is served as part of our group time together.



Chi-Rho (6th - 12th Graders)

Chi-Rho meets on Sunday evenings at 6:30 pm in the Youth Room upstairs in the sanctuary building. It is a time of fellowship, games, conversations about faith.

July 15-20 is Camp Wakon-Da'Ho Work & Mission Outreach Week (Completed grades 6-12th). This will be MCC's High School Mission Trip!

The Heifer Project Global Village Experience mission trip for Chi-Rho Youth (6th-8th Graders) is June 15-19, 2012. This outing in Perryville, Arkansas will be an epic trip of learning and serving. We will be learning about Heifer Project International, spending time in a Global Village, and doing a low and high ropes course - yes this means climbing walls and a zip line. We will also spend a day at one of the ten best waterparks in the nation! This will be an amazing trip filled with fun, learning, and serving. All youth currently in 6th to 8th grades are encouraged to attend and to bring friends. Cost: $250 a person, which covers all meals, lodging, ransportation, and a tee shirt.
When: June 15-19, 2012
Who: All current 6th-8th graders and friends!
A NON-REFUNDABLE deposit of $50 is due on Sunday, February 26.
Final Payment is due on Sunday, June 3.

Questions: Please contact Heather at hmccoll@midwaychristian.org for more information or to get a registration form. This form is also available in the February 2012 CONTACT.

HELM Leadership Fellows Applications Available for 2012-2013. Application deadline is April 16, . 2012. Applicants must be current high school seniors entering college in Fall 2012 or Community College studens transferring to a four-year school. Learn more about this program.


Children/Youth Calendar for February 2012

Saturday, February 4:
Ski Trip to Perfect North Slopes

Monday, February 6:
No-School Party from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, February 7:
JYF meets at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, February 8:
ChiRho & JYF help assemble backpacks for Northside, at 4 p.m.

Sunday, February 12:
Kids in the Kitchen "Love Feast" at 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 14:
JYF meets at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, February 21:
JYF meets at 6 p.m.

Monday, February 27:
Kids in the Kitchen Community Dinner Set up at 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 28:
JYF meets at 6 p.m.

Coming up in March: Lumber Jack and Jane Weekend, March 16-18, 2012
All middle school and high school youth are invited to attend Lumber Jack and Jane Weekend. It is a Work Weekend with Games and Activities Co-led by X-Comm and WKDH Advisory. Cost is $20 per person. Please tell Heather by Sunday, March 4th if you are interested in going.


2012 Dates for Camp Wakon' Da-Ho

Camp Grade Completed Dates
Eighters Camp 8th June 3-9
Junior Camp 1   4th-5th June 11-15
Camp 101* 1st-2nd  June 16-17
CYF Camp 1 9th-12th June 18-23
CYF Camp 2 9th-12th   June 25-30
Chi-Rho Camp 1 6th-8th July 2-7
Chi-Rho Camp 2 6th-8th   July 9-14
Mini Camp 3rd July 20-22
Junior Camp 2 4th-5th  July 23-28
C/COW *** Ages 18-29 August 2-5
All Y'all Family Camp Weekend**   Aug 31-Sept 2
     

*A Parent or Guardian must accompany the camper to this week of camp.
**This is for all families of all ages and make up
*** This is a camp experience for any Young Adult from 18 to 29.




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