Children’s and Youth Ministry
SO MUCH is happening in children’s and youth ministry it will make your head spin. Please take time and read through all that is happening – you don’t want to miss ANYTHING.
Children’s Ministry – Michelle and Tracy are continuing to lead “I Love My Bible” and the reports of the kids are outstanding. I love hearing Claire talking about the verses she has memorized and she and others are quickly learning ALL the books of the BIBLE. They will be singing for us soon and I can’t wait to hear.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS now for Trunk or Treat – Sunday, Oct. 31st. This is going to be a church wide event, open to the community and YOU will want to be a part. IF you would like to reserve a space to park your vehicle and hand out Halloween treats contact Sondra Ladd ASAP.
Kids Worship and Wonder orientation. I AM SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that we will be kicking off our Children’s Worship and Wonder program Sunday, Nov. 7st. The first two Sunday’s will be orientation Sundays and parents are encouraged to attend with your chidren (parents of 3-6 year olds on Nov. and 7-12 year olds Nov. 14th). There will be no Kids Own Worship throughout the month of Oct. HOWEVER PLEASE DON’T FRET. There will be awesome surprises and activities to help children enjoy the adult worship service – we want you to be a part of hearing the faith stories of people within our congregation. It is going to be AWESOME.
Youth News - Youth are encouraged to attend morning worship services and sit together throughout the month of the Oct. This Sunday we will be going for breakfast and Sunday School at Panera. Be at the church at 10:00.
Sunday is initiation Sunday – Chi Rho youth will meet immediately following the first service. We will enjoy lunch and then play extremely messy games. Bring your grubby clothes AND A TOWEL. Be ready to get down and dirty. Friends are expected – bring them to worship with you Sunday morning. CYF initiation will begin at 5:00. Wear nice clothes and be at the church ON TIME. We will be back at the church no later than 8:30pm.
PIE MAKING – Parents of children and youth and youth 6-12 grade will be assembling apple pies on Sunday, Oct. 10th immediately following the Contemporary Service. (Bring a sack lunch or plan to grab a quick meal). We need all available help. This is fund raiser helps provide summer camp scholarships for every student who attends camps, conferences or mission trips, WE NEED EVERYONE TO HELP. Pies will be available for sale between 2 and 4 on a first come first serve basis. Pre orders are currently being taken. Contact Sheri Gum @ 377-1851.

Children’s and Youth Ministry News
WHAT’S UP??!!!!!
Lots of exciting stuff is on the verge in children’s and youth ministry. PLEASE take time to read through and PLUG in. You don’t want your kids to miss out on the great stuff getting ready to happen. Here’s what to look for:
WNF – kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 8th and it is going to be AMAZING. Here is what is in store for children and youth.
PreSchool-2nd grade – Faith Factory – “I LOVE MY BIBLE” series. Led by Tracy Freeman and Michelle Schaecher. All participants will receive a CD the first day of class with a song that will help teach the books of the Old and New Testament in a fun and exciting way. We’ll be singing the song every week in class (the song is produced by the song writers at Dry Gulch, so you know you’re gonna love it J). Mid way through the course each child will receive their very own children’s version bible AND at the conclusion of the course all participants will receive a “I Love My Bible” t shirt. The great stuff you’ll be getting isn’t even the best part – the great stuff you be learning is. Not only will be you learning to sing all the books of the Bible, you will be learning some amazing stuff about God’s amazing word and you’ll be doing it through object lessons, games and crafts. I WANNA COME. Don’t miss out – this is gonna be some good stuff.
3-5th grade – JYF – will be led by Diana and Wade Watkins. They will once again be using Grapple curriculum. Grapple lessons allow preteens to dig into the Bible and grapple with faith and life issues. Weekly challenges will dare preteens to apply what they’ve learned in simple, effective ways. AND BEST OF ALL, participants will have access to your own online community for YOUR class. You will be able to connect with one another online…and Grapple – safely and easily. MyGrapple.com gets kids plugged into Bible lessons. It’s packed with clues and upcoming lessons, discussion starters, games and polls for participants to vote about what activities they want to do in future lessons. Partipants will be able to post God sightings, send prayer requests, care cards and messages to each other. If you are in the 3-5th grade you are NOT going to want to miss JYF sessions this year.
Chi Rho/CYF Youth – Rick and Sondra Ladd will be leading “Gospel Journey”. Seven students, six days, one unforgettable journey. What happens when you bring together seven unlikely strangers, throw them right in the middle of the Rocky Mountains and take them on a journey through the gospel message as it unfolds throughout the story of the Bible? Raw, raw and riveting discussions, an emotional breakdown or two and a few shocking surprises! This unscripted reality series unleashes seven very different students on one unforgettable quest, to understand the gospel message straight from the pages of Scripture. Extreme challenges like white water rafting, and rock climbing combined with powerful illustrations from nature and real life lead these students on a journey toward Jesus in an edgy and relevant way. Can’t see where this journey will take all of US. We’ll all be talking about this a lot – be there to add your opinion to the mix.
AND WE AREN’T DONE YET!!!!
Sunday, Sept. 12th will be our youth kickoff at Boomer Lake. (Grades 6-12) There will be the usual great food and an opportunity to fill out all your annual forms and papers. A chance to have your beautiful photo on the youth room wall for the entire year AND some new fun added to the mix. Mark your calendars – parents are encouraged to attend as well. If you have digital cameras please bring them along (I need help photographing small groups). Bring your friends and be ready to start of the youth year right.
Sondra’s Lunch schedule – Tuesday Middle School, Wednesday High School lunch at FCC, Thursday Junior High. Watch for me!!!!!
OFFICIAL SUNDAY SCHOOL PROMOTION SUNDAY IS SEPT. 12TH. NEW CLASSES AND TEACHERS ARE AS FOLLOWS: PreSchool-1st Grade, Sara Bailey, Garden Room; 2nd-5th Grade Wendy Stookey, upstairs classroom; Chi Rho (6th-8th grade) Sharon Gober, upstairs classroom; CYF (9th-12th grade) Anita Young, Youth Room.
STILL MORE GOING ON
I am very excited to announce Oct. 3rd will mark the beginning of a new worship program for FCC children. Children’s Worship and Wonder will be introduced. Parents are invited to attend an orientation session during the month of Oct. so YOU know how that program works. I promise you will be as excited as I am about this new opportunity for children’s worship. The children’s worship and wonder room will be set up in the 1-2nd grade Sunday School classroom. For this reason we will be trying a new combination for the Sunday School classes. PreK-1st Grade will meet with teacher Sara Bailey in the Garden Room; 2nd-5th grade will meet with teacher Wendy Stookey in the upstairs classroom. Children’s Worship and Wonder will be a work in progress and YOU will want to be involved. Opportunities for involvement include: teen (9th grade and up) guides and assistants (must attend a training session) and story tellers (9th grade through adult). We will need to acquire many story boxes for worship, another way to participate is to purchase items for a story box. A detailed list will be available soon. All donated story boxes will be marked with the name of the contributors.
OTHER EXCITING STUFF TO WATCH FOR
Mission Camp Reunion – Sunday, Sept. 18th. Details TBA
Girls Stuff Retreat – Details TBA
6th Grade/9th Grade initiation – Details TBA
FOOTBALL PARKING SATURDAY, SEPT. 4TH – Audrey Memmott, Nicole Gum, Elizabeth Dempsey, Makayla Levings, Gavin Guthrie and Garrett Guthrie. Make sure you are here at 2:00 (don’t be late). Someone needs to drop you off and pick you up – there are no parking spots available. You will need to stay until 6:00pm. Bring water, snacks, sunscreen, etc. If you have questions or are unable to fulfill your commitment PLEASE notify me ASAP.

Thanks so much to everyone who attended the Summer Highlight Services Sunday. We hope it gave you a little insight into the amazing summer our children, youth and sponsors at FCC experienced. Thanks also to the youth who shared their camp stories and experiences and helped present the service, YOU ARE AMAZING.
We had a great turnout at the children/parents/youth meeting. In case you missed it here are the details.
EVERYONE who will attend a Summer camp, conference or mission trip MUST work 8 hours of football or basketball parking to receive a ½ paid scholarship. If you did not get signed up to work football parking contact Rick or Sondra Ladd. Please remember there is NO parking available for workers – you must have someone drop you off and pick you up.
Mark your calendars now for the upcoming events and activities:
Sondra’s lunch with the students schedule: Tuesday – Middle School; Wednesday High School lunch @ FCC; Thursday – Junior High. Watch for me at the Middle School and Junior High, it takes a while to learn where you sit – High School students and friends are invited to lunch @ FCC each Wednesday – hop to see you there.
Wednesday – Sept. 8th WNF Kick Off - Faith Factory for children Pre K-2nd Grade; JYF for youth 3-5th grade, Connect for youth 6th-12th grade. Watch for details to be posted soon.
Youth Kickoff – Sept. 12th – Boomer Lake – cookout, photos, sign up and releases . All youth grades 6th-12th. Parents are encouraged to attend. 5:00- ??? (Youth kickoff will mark the beginning of youth meetings each Sunday night 5-7:30 for middle school – high school youth).
We are also planning to begin a new children’s worship program. Kick off goal is Sunday, Oct. 3rd. Parents will be invited to attend one Sunday throughout the month of Oct. to get an idea of how Children’s Worship and Wonder works. We are very excited about this program and know the children and parents are going to LOVE attending weekly worship. Watch for details and information.
I know that the start of school marks the beginning of lots of extra curricular activities. Please remember to make God a priority in your families schedule. We don’t expect that you will attend EVERY meeting, event or activity but please sit down and determine the ones that best meet your families schedule and needs and plan to encourage your children and youth to attend regularly. Options include Sunday School classes for children PreSchool – 12th grade; Children’s Worship Pre-School – 12 yrs. ; Faith Factory; JYF; Connect and Chi Rho and CYF Youth Meetings. Hope to see you all OFTEN.

CYF Mission Camp/Disney Information

Mission camp information

We will be checking into the Residence Inn Sunday, July 25th @ 5:30pm. Please be in the lobby at that time.

You do not need to pack bedding. We have also waved the dress code because of the heat wave HOWEVER – make sure you wear appropriate shorts for the Adventure Course – knee length would be best – whatever you have will hike up two inches with the harness. Also make sure that no bra straps are showing at any time. Remember to wear your swim suit underneath our clothing on Monday morning. (I will remind you again at the Residence Inn, just be prepared).

Packing List for Mission Camp

Cool Comfortable Clothing – enough for 5 days
Closed toes shoes *You must have closed toed shoes for the Obstacle Course and work sites
Swim Suit
Toiletries
Sandals
Gangsta gear for Wednesday night
Small amount of spending money for snacks and drinks
Pillow and additional blanket if desired (with such a large group they may run short on these items at the hotel)

No cell phones on the worksites or in worship – I would prefer you NOT bring them to mission camp at all but if you have them they need to stay in your room.
No electronics (Ipods, game systems, etc.) – we have groups to entertain


Disney Information
This trip does not begin until mission camp is finished!!!!!
Flight Information
CHURCH/FIRST CHRISTIAN
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31 JUL 10 - SATURDAY SOUTHWEST 755 COACH CLASS EQUIP-73G LV: OKLAHOMA CITY 825A NONSTOP MILES- 181 CONFIRMED AR: DALLAS LOVE 920A ELAPSED TIME- :55
SOUTHWEST 2487 COACH CLASS EQUIP-73G LV: DALLAS LOVE 1100A ONE STOP MILES- 972 CONFIRMED AR: ORLANDO/INTL 355P ELAPSED TIME- 3:55 STOP-HOUSTON/HOBBY
04 AUG 10 - WEDNESDAY SOUTHWEST 1153 COACH CLASS EQUIP-BOEING 737 JET LV: ORLANDO/INTL 125P NONSTOP MILES- 1072 CONFIRMED AR: KANSAS CITY MO 315P ELAPSED TIME- 2:50 ARRIVAL TERMINAL-BUILDING B
SOUTHWEST 227 COACH CLASS EQUIP-73G DEPART TERMINAL- BUILDING B LV: KANSAS CITY MO 545P NONSTOP MILES- 312 CONFIRMED AR: OKLAHOMA CITY 650P ELAPSED TIME- 1:05
We will meet at FCC @ 4:30am and need to leave no later than 5:00am. Please make sure you are prompt – we are on a tight schedule and we need to be on time.
If you are over the age of 16 you need to bring your drivers license.
Everyone should bring breakfast items. You will also need money for lunch on Saturday.
We have a $15 meal cards for dinner on Saturday night. $30 a day for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and $10 meal cards for breakfast on Wednesday. Money on cards can carry over.
You will also need money for lunch and dinner on Wednesday.
We will be back in Stillwater between 9:00-10:00pm Wednesday Aug. 4th
*We need you to BE RESPONSIBLE.
I encourage you to bring your cell phones.
You may also bring snacks for Disney World (trail mix, nuts, fruit chews, etc.)
Everyone will need a minimum of $50 spending money. Additional spending money is optional.
*Please send me a quick email response and let me know you have received this information. THANKS - AND PRAY FOR AN AMAZING WEEK AT CAMP.

Dry Gulch 2010

WOW, what an incredible week. 36 campers along with me and Rick. The Hines' followed us to make sure everyone made it through the headlice check and sure enough everyone was clear and ready for camp to begin. This year was unlike any other. Dry Gulch has hired a new chef and the food was amazing. No processed food - everything prepared fresh with lots of healthy stuff thrown in. The kids and adult all raved. The activities were better than ever, although I never thought that was possible. They added crafts into the mix, along with field games and four square. Favorites were still the lake, (wet willy, wave runners and banana), go carts and horses. Only one camper sat out on the horse rides this year and he was a young first timer, very unusual, the horses are typically a little intimitating for several kids but everyone who rode had a great time. The night walk was alot less scary than the first time around and it's funny to see how much difference a year makes in being a little bolder and braver. Moms should know that the boys won the clean bunk award all three days and received the golden sombero AND an ice cream party. Hands down these were the best chapel services EVER. We all loved the drama, the speakers were great, and the music was phenominal. We dealt with homesicknessthis year more than ever before. It is actually a rare occurence even with such young campers. However when it hit this year it hit hard. It was difficult because it seemed to come in waves and then dissappear as fast as it hit. So many wonderful things happen at Dry Gulch. Rick and I received more hugs in those three days than most people receive in a life time. FCC kids are the BEST!!!! Words can only express so much....look at the pics and see for yourself.