September 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Resources to consider: ~ Lovely a Women s Conference for all ladies ages 12 & up, tickets are $20, http://www.mycfmlovely.org/ ~Christian Colleges Fair, Dayton Christian High School, free http://myblueprintstory.com/christian-college-fairs/?fid=2 *=Service hrs opportunity 1 2 3 4 No Youth Activities due to Labor Day Holiday 11 One Worship Service @ 10am followed by a luncheon to honor first responders* *Serving Sunday (Can help at luncheon for service hrs) 18 Dine & Donate: Middletown Applebee s! 25 Learning to be the Light (Sunday Morning Learning Group)Videos & Discussion of BASIC -a new series by Francis Chan 5 6 7 Yoga offered @ 11:00am 12 Christian Colleges Fair in Dayton 6:00-8:00p 19 Yoga offered @ 6:30 26 Yoga offered @ 6:30 Student Leaders Dinner @ Brittany s House! All former & current student leaders are invited to Brittany s house for dinner & to receive their leadership status certificates with current service hr totals! 13 14 Honour Stevens 20 Monroe Cross Country Team in Franklin @ 4:30pm 27 Erin Dyke & Sydney P 2016-17 Student Leader Interviews ~All students applying for 2016-17 leadership responsibilities need to preschedule an interview 21 Fenwick Golf Senior Night (Jess & Julia) @ 7p 28 See You at the Pole: Nation-wide prayer at the school flagpole Youth Praiseteam Rehearsal-6p Dinner, Games, Worship, & Prayer-7p 8 9 Lovely Women s Conference @ Church on Fire Ages 12 & up @ 6pm 15 Monroe HS Soccer Home @ 5:30 22 23 29 30 16 17 Fairfield Football Game @ Lakota West Monroe AND Fenwick HS Homecoming Games 10 Men s Breakfast @ 9a Lovely Women s Conference @ Church on Fire Ages 12 & up @ 6pm -tickets are $20 http://www.mycfmlovely.org/ 24 Monroe Cross Country Team in Centerville Night Lights (HS Girls at 8:20pm) 1 Monroe AND Fenwick HS Homecoming Dances
October 2016 Parents: The Emmaus Walk is a spiritual retreat experience for adults. These events are held at Christ UMC in Middletown and all area 1Men s Breakfast UMC church attenders are invited and welcome! 9am (Dads & Guys invited!) Get info and download an application at: www.northernlightsemmaus.org Monroe HS Homecoming Dance 2 Learning to be the Light Dine & Donate Fundraiser @ The Clubhouse Grill Pet Blessing @ 2pm* 9 Staff Appreciation Luncheon after church 16 Serving Sunday* Serving Lunch @ The Gathering UMC Middletown 23 Women s Emmaus Walk 24 30 Dine & Donate: McAllister s Deli in Middletown Fundraising Show 6:30-8:30pm 3 Dine & Donate @ The Clubhouse Grill Yoga offered @ 6:30 10 Nick Osterman Monroe HS Soccer Home @ 5:30 17 Church Staff Mtg. Yoga offered @ 6:30 Yoga offered @ 6:30 31Halloween Monroe Trick or Treat 6-8pm 4 5 Yoga offered @ 11:00am Fall Fundraising Show pm 11 12 Yoga offered @ 11:00am Fall Fundraising Show pm 18 19 Yoga offered @ 11:00am 25 Ad Board Mtg. Austin Gambrall Fall Fundraising Show pm 26 Yoga offered @ 11:00am Dinner, Games, Worship, & Prayer-7p 6 7 8 Jack / Chase Riggs 13 14 20 Women s Emmaus Walk Moms & college girls invited! Feed the Hornets Dinner* 21 Women s Emmaus Walk 27 28 Fairfield AND Monroe Senior Night Football Games Jacob Watkins 15 Monroe Cross Country Championships in Franklin Fairfield Band competition @ OSU 22 Monroe Cross Country Districts @ VOA Park Women s Emmaus Walk 29 Fall Family Event* 3-5:30pm & Teen After-glow (Fireside & glow-sticks game night) 6-8pm 1 2 The Fall Family event will have a Brave Cave & some inflatables for kids, and Car Show & Corn Hole Tournament for adults! Great for the whole family! *=Service hrs opportunity
November Student Leadership/Service Hours: ~Fundraising Show Participation ~Green Bean Donations for the church Thanksgiving Baskets: NEED at least 70 cans! ~Thanksgiving Baskets Assembly or giveaway ~Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes 6 Learning to be the Light Service of Remembrance @ 5pm For those grieving loss this holiday season 13 BLAZE Youth Fall Fundraising Show: Solos & Ensembles Night @ 6:00pm 20 Serving Sunday* Blaze Youth Ministry Activities Calendar November 2016 Monday TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 7 8 Election Day Luncheon @ Church 1 2 Yoga offered @ 11:00am Hunter Clifford 14 15 16 21 22 23 Fall Fundraising Show 6:30-8:30pm 9 Yoga offered @ 11:00am Fall Fundraising Show DRESS REHEARSAL Assemble Food Baskets* 6:30-8:30pm 6:30-8:30pm 3 4 5 Men s Breakfast 9am (Dads & Guys invited!) 10 11 12 17 Brittany attending National Youth Workers Convention 24 18 Brittany attending National Youth Workers Convention Staff Gathering at Pastor Joel s House @ 5pm Alex Stevens 19 Brittany attending National Youth Workers Convention 25 26 Julia Vogelsang Thanksgiving Baskets Giveaway in Evening Church Staff Mtg No Youth Activities Thanksgiving 27 28 29 30 Dinner, Games, Worship, & Prayer-7p No evening youth activities
December 2016 BLAZE Christmas Auction & Dinner Party! A family dinner-party, students are asked to bring/make/create an item to be auctioned off for Missions! Parents, this year instead of bringing a pot-luck item, why not carry-in food from Bob Evans it is our Dine & Donate partner this month! Tentative time: 7:00-8:30pm 4 Christmas Choir Presentation at 10:45am worship service 11 Learning to be the Light Serving Sunday Making Mission Auction Items* 18 5 Staff Mtg 6 7 Dinner, Games, Worship, & Prayer-7p 12 13 14 BLAZE Families Christmas Dinner Party & Mission Auction! 19 20 21 Dine & Donate: Bob Evans in Middletown! 1 2 8 9 Monroe HS Play Children s Christmas Musical Dress Rehearsal 3 Men s Breakfast 9am (Dads & Guys invited!) Monroe HS Play 10 Children s Christmas Musical @ 7pm 15 16 17 Olivia Brewer 22 23 24 9:30 Christmas Choir Performance Mt. Pleasant Christmas Caroling? TBD 6:30pm & 11pm Christmas Eve Services in Sanctuary 25 Happy Birthday Jesus! Combined Worship/PJ Sunday @ 10am in Atchley Hall 26 27 Ad Board Mtg 28 No Youth Activities 29 Emma Lacefield 30 31
January 2016 1 Happy New Year! 10am Combined Worship Service @ Church No Youth Activities 8 Learning to be the Light 2 3 4 9 10 11 Hailey Stevens & Wyatt Weaver 5 6 7 12 13 14 Girls Chrysalis Retreat* 15 Girls Chrysalis* 22 29 Serving Sunday Leadership Prep 16 Girls Chrysalis Closing 23 24 30 31 17 18 David Finley 25 Dinner, Games, Worship, & Prayer-6:30p 19 20 21 26 27 28
February 5 Learning to be the Light 1 6 7 8 2 3 IF: Gathering- A Ladies Conference where women gather to worship and pray Monroe Church of God 9 10 11 4 3 IF: Gathering- A Ladies Conference where women gather to worship and pray Monroe Church of God Guys Chrysalis Retreat* 12 Guys Chrysalis* 19 26 13 Guys Chrysalis Closing 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 1 Dinner, Games, Worship, & Prayer-6:30p 16 17 18 23 24 25
March 1 2 3 4 5! BLAZE Youth will lead all 3 worship services at MUMC* 6 7 8 Dinner, Games, Worship, & Prayer-6:30p 9 10 11 12 Learning to be the Light 13 14 15 Dakota Gore & DJ Weaver Senior Talks 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Senior Talks Sarah Gore 26 Serving Sunday Mt. Pleasant Chapel @ 4pm 27 28 29 Senior Talks 30 31 1
April 1 2 Learning to be the Light 3 4 5 Senior Talks 6 7 8 9 Palm Sunday 10 Leslie Purtee 11 12 Senior Talks 13 Jacob Barrett Maundy 14 Good Friday 15 Thursday 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Jessica Finley Easter Morning Spring Break 23 24 25 26 Dinner, Games, Worship, & Prayer-6:30p 27 28 29 30
May 1 2 3 Dinner, Games, Worship, & Prayer-6:30p 4 5 6 7 Learning to be the Light Fairfield Arts Fair 14 Mother s Day 8 9 10 Messy Games Night! 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 Fairfield High School Graduation 21 Monroe High School Graduation 28 School s Out Pool Party! 22 23 24 25 26 Fenwick High School Graduation 6:30pm 29 30 31 Hailey Ingram Paint & Twist Night! 27
June 1 2 Allison & Elizabeth Handorf 3 4 Learning to be the Light 5 6 7 Get Air Night! 8 9 10 Camp Payments Due 11 Learning to be the Light 12 13 14 Water Wars/Smores Night! 15 16 Whitney Scarth 17 Leave for Sr. High 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Sr. High Sr. High Sr. High Sr. High Sr. High Sr. High Return from Sr. High 25 26 27 28 29 30 1
July Regional Mission Trip: We are looking to partner with an Appalachian Mission Organization again this summer. Currently we are inquiring with Jackson Area Service and Appalachian Service. Info TBA 2 Learning to be the Light 9 Appalachian Service Project Mission Trip 3 Leave for Jr. High 10 4 Jr. High 11 Appalachian Appalachian Service Service Project Project Mission Trip Mission Trip 5 12 Jr. High Appalachian Service Project Mission Trip 6 Jr. High 13 Appalachian Service Project Mission Trip 7 Return from Jr. High 14 Appalachian Service Project Mission Trip 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 8 Leave for Appalachian Service Project Mission Trip: www.asphome.org 15 Return from the Appalachian Service Project Mission Trip 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ciarra Witt 31 We will be partnering with other youth groups from camp for our Mission Trip. We will be with Appalachian Service Project, as a large group. Approximate cost is $500-$525 and our requested locations are West Virginia and Kentucky. Our set location will be assigned in Maqrch and additional info will be made available as soon as possible.
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