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4/23/2024
Hello, Valley Youth and Families!
We love this Valley Youth community - we're seeking the Lord, sharing our lives, and finding our places to serve. Read on for more about how we're doing that in the coming weeks!
They're getting married!
Two of our faithful adult youth volunteers are getting MARRIED! Let's celebrate!
Next Wednesday, May 1, come to the Youth Room (SSA) for pizza together at 5:45 in celebration of KJ and Tim. (This will overlap the usual church-wide dinner in the atrium, so the rest of the family can eat in the atrium as usual and youth can join us for pizza)
We'll have our usual youth group that night, but we'll add a little celebratory flair to our game time and prayer time, and give students the opportunity to bless their adult friends with prayer, frivolity, and ... advice? :)
Congrats to KJ and Tim!
Youth-Led Sunday Service
On Sunday, May 5th, our youth are going to serve our church in every aspect of our Sunday morning gathering! We will pray, sing, play our instruments, read Scripture, serve communion, be on tech team - and point our church toward Jesus!
This past Wednesday, we had a GREAT response from the students when they were asked to sign up for roles that interested them! If you expressed interest in a role, you should be hearing more details soon - please reply to those emails so we know who is confirmed for which role.
Below is the order of the service and the roles that are available. If you want to serve in some way and haven't let us know yet, please reply to this email to express interest and we'll be in touch soon
Youth-Led Worship Service
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Service order:
Song 1: Glorious Day
Opening Prayer: (with Christina)
Song 2: Great is the Lord
Song 3: Great Are You, Lord
Prayers of the Church (2 students)
Scripture Reading (1 student)
Communion Meditation: Dewey Roth
Interactive Worship (Student Prayer Team)
Song 4: 10,000 Reasons
Bible Study: (with Becky) “God is…” statements. 7 students - you can plan ahead!
Closing Prayer of Praise: ALL Youth Students and Volunteers, Christina start
Closing Song: Repeat Great are You, Lord chorus
Benediction: (1 student)
Save the Date - End of the Year Party
May 25
More details coming soon :)
Hello, Valley Youth and Families!
We love this Valley Youth community - we're seeking the Lord, sharing our lives, and finding our places to serve. Read on for more about how we're doing that in the coming weeks!
They're getting married!
Two of our faithful adult youth volunteers are getting MARRIED! Let's celebrate!
Next Wednesday, May 1, come to the Youth Room (SSA) for pizza together at 5:45 in celebration of KJ and Tim. (This will overlap the usual church-wide dinner in the atrium, so the rest of the family can eat in the atrium as usual and youth can join us for pizza)
We'll have our usual youth group that night, but we'll add a little celebratory flair to our game time and prayer time, and give students the opportunity to bless their adult friends with prayer, frivolity, and ... advice? :)
Congrats to KJ and Tim!
Youth-Led Sunday Service
On Sunday, May 5th, our youth are going to serve our church in every aspect of our Sunday morning gathering! We will pray, sing, play our instruments, read Scripture, serve communion, be on tech team - and point our church toward Jesus!
This past Wednesday, we had a GREAT response from the students when they were asked to sign up for roles that interested them! If you expressed interest in a role, you should be hearing more details soon - please reply to those emails so we know who is confirmed for which role.
Below is the order of the service and the roles that are available. If you want to serve in some way and haven't let us know yet, please reply to this email to express interest and we'll be in touch soon
Youth-Led Worship Service
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Service order:
Song 1: Glorious Day
Opening Prayer: (with Christina)
Song 2: Great is the Lord
Song 3: Great Are You, Lord
Prayers of the Church (2 students)
Scripture Reading (1 student)
Communion Meditation: Dewey Roth
Interactive Worship (Student Prayer Team)
Song 4: 10,000 Reasons
Bible Study: (with Becky) “God is…” statements. 7 students - you can plan ahead!
Closing Prayer of Praise: ALL Youth Students and Volunteers, Christina start
Closing Song: Repeat Great are You, Lord chorus
Benediction: (1 student)
Save the Date - End of the Year Party
May 25
More details coming soon :)
4/16/2024
April Fellowship Event
Let's have some fun in our community!
On Saturday April 20, meet us at Dairy Delight on Holyoke in Downtown Lakeville for a scavenger hunt in the beautiful downtown area just south of our church. Bring money to enjoy ice cream with friends! Sign up in the atrium.
Youth Group T-Shirts
We're so excited for our Valley Youth-designed T-Shirts!
Our youth came up with these ideas and voted on the winning design - order yours today!
Valley Youth participants will be able to order theirs at a discounted price.
The price of $25 that is being offered to adults is, in part, helping to raise funds for summer missions. Because our Valley Youth helped to create these shirts, we want to offer them the lower cost of $20.
Adults should order their T-Shirts with the order forms that are in the church atrium this month.
STUDENTS! CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR SHIRTS AT THE DISCOUNTED PRICE!
https://valleyccmn.breezechms.com/form/youthTs
Both shirts have the Ephesians 2:10 verse on the back, and both highlight something we talked about in our Bible study on that passage. We're going to talk in group this week about ways we can use shirts like this to start conversations that might point people toward Jesus. Can't wait!
On May 5th, the youth are taking over the worship service!
We point each other toward Jesus every week in youth group - let's do it with our whole church!
May 5 will be Valley's Youth-Led service. We will be asking youth to sign up for things like prayer, Scripture reading, worship team, and Bible study, as well as helping with things behind the scenes. Be thinking and praying about how you can share your gifts to point our church toward Jesus.
If you have thoughts or questions before signing up, please reach out!
April Fellowship Event
Let's have some fun in our community!
On Saturday April 20, meet us at Dairy Delight on Holyoke in Downtown Lakeville for a scavenger hunt in the beautiful downtown area just south of our church. Bring money to enjoy ice cream with friends! Sign up in the atrium.
Youth Group T-Shirts
We're so excited for our Valley Youth-designed T-Shirts!
Our youth came up with these ideas and voted on the winning design - order yours today!
Valley Youth participants will be able to order theirs at a discounted price.
The price of $25 that is being offered to adults is, in part, helping to raise funds for summer missions. Because our Valley Youth helped to create these shirts, we want to offer them the lower cost of $20.
Adults should order their T-Shirts with the order forms that are in the church atrium this month.
STUDENTS! CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR SHIRTS AT THE DISCOUNTED PRICE!
https://valleyccmn.breezechms.com/form/youthTs
Both shirts have the Ephesians 2:10 verse on the back, and both highlight something we talked about in our Bible study on that passage. We're going to talk in group this week about ways we can use shirts like this to start conversations that might point people toward Jesus. Can't wait!
On May 5th, the youth are taking over the worship service!
We point each other toward Jesus every week in youth group - let's do it with our whole church!
May 5 will be Valley's Youth-Led service. We will be asking youth to sign up for things like prayer, Scripture reading, worship team, and Bible study, as well as helping with things behind the scenes. Be thinking and praying about how you can share your gifts to point our church toward Jesus.
If you have thoughts or questions before signing up, please reach out!
4/9/2024
Hello, Valley Youth and Families!The sun is shining, and we're looking forward to another week of pointing each other toward Jesus!
This week marks the halfway point in our series studying what it looks like to tell people about Jesus. Families, ask your students about our videos we have been watching! Our adult friends at church have inspired some amazing conversations when asked to "Tell Me About Jesus".
And our small groups have had some incredible conversations about what it really looks like in the real world to share the Gospel. When we talk about telling people about Jesus, thoughts about respect and boldness and care and love get very deep very quickly! I'm so thankful that the Lord guides us with His wisdom as we think about these important ideas.
We're here to support each other, family! Please don't ever hesitate to reach out if you have questions. I'm so thankful for this community and the way we come together to point each other toward Jesus and share His Gospel with those around us!
April Fellowship Event
Let's have some fun in our community!
On Saturday April 20, meet us at Dairy Delight on Holyoke in Downtown Lakeville for a scavenger hunt in the beautiful downtown area just south of our church. Bring money to enjoy ice cream with friends!
Hello, Valley Youth and Families!The sun is shining, and we're looking forward to another week of pointing each other toward Jesus!
This week marks the halfway point in our series studying what it looks like to tell people about Jesus. Families, ask your students about our videos we have been watching! Our adult friends at church have inspired some amazing conversations when asked to "Tell Me About Jesus".
And our small groups have had some incredible conversations about what it really looks like in the real world to share the Gospel. When we talk about telling people about Jesus, thoughts about respect and boldness and care and love get very deep very quickly! I'm so thankful that the Lord guides us with His wisdom as we think about these important ideas.
We're here to support each other, family! Please don't ever hesitate to reach out if you have questions. I'm so thankful for this community and the way we come together to point each other toward Jesus and share His Gospel with those around us!
April Fellowship Event
Let's have some fun in our community!
On Saturday April 20, meet us at Dairy Delight on Holyoke in Downtown Lakeville for a scavenger hunt in the beautiful downtown area just south of our church. Bring money to enjoy ice cream with friends!
3/27/2024
Hi Friends!
Raise your hands if you're enjoying spring break this week, and getting to spend it in the snow!!! Woo-hoo!!! (This is not what I imagined spring break looking like when it was still January and 65 degrees outside...that's okay though).
I'll keep this short and sweet: friendly reminder that there is NO Wednesday night programming tonight. Instead, we are having Good Friday dinner and service on Friday at 6pm. We hope you can join us for this special service.
We also hope that you have signed up for our Taste and See event that is on April 6th! See the "Connecting With Valley" email for a way to sign up. We are hoping that all youth going to Teen Serve will volunteer in some capacity. Talk to your youth about their options and then let us know. I know for sure we are still looking for about 3 youth to participate in our "skit" (don't worry...Christina will have to do all of the weird, embarrassing stuff!). Reach out if you have questions.
Hi Friends!
Raise your hands if you're enjoying spring break this week, and getting to spend it in the snow!!! Woo-hoo!!! (This is not what I imagined spring break looking like when it was still January and 65 degrees outside...that's okay though).
I'll keep this short and sweet: friendly reminder that there is NO Wednesday night programming tonight. Instead, we are having Good Friday dinner and service on Friday at 6pm. We hope you can join us for this special service.
We also hope that you have signed up for our Taste and See event that is on April 6th! See the "Connecting With Valley" email for a way to sign up. We are hoping that all youth going to Teen Serve will volunteer in some capacity. Talk to your youth about their options and then let us know. I know for sure we are still looking for about 3 youth to participate in our "skit" (don't worry...Christina will have to do all of the weird, embarrassing stuff!). Reach out if you have questions.
3/12/2024
Hello, Valley Youth and Families!Happy March, happy spring!
In this email:
Spring Quarter Starts This WeekThis quarter in Youth Group we're going to be talking about ways to point people toward Jesus. When Jesus is in our lives, we all have a story to tell! The way we tell that story will look different for each of us, but Jesus will be the same. We've spent all year pointing each other toward Jesus and it's been such a blessing - let's think next about ways we can encourage each other to do that outside of the church building as well! See you at Youth Group!
March Fellowship EventMovie Night! Sign up in the atrium; hope to see you there!
Hey, TeenServers! Check your emails! Workcamper website login information went out this week. Thanks :)
See you Wednesday!God bless you,
Becky and Christina
youth@valleycc.org
Hello, Valley Youth and Families!Happy March, happy spring!
In this email:
- Spring Youth Group Starts This Week
- March Fellowship Event
Spring Quarter Starts This WeekThis quarter in Youth Group we're going to be talking about ways to point people toward Jesus. When Jesus is in our lives, we all have a story to tell! The way we tell that story will look different for each of us, but Jesus will be the same. We've spent all year pointing each other toward Jesus and it's been such a blessing - let's think next about ways we can encourage each other to do that outside of the church building as well! See you at Youth Group!
March Fellowship EventMovie Night! Sign up in the atrium; hope to see you there!
Hey, TeenServers! Check your emails! Workcamper website login information went out this week. Thanks :)
See you Wednesday!God bless you,
Becky and Christina
youth@valleycc.org