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May is here already. We have experienced the joy of Easter
and new beginnings in Christ. As I tell the children every
Sunday, “find your prayer hands” and thank God
for the blessings he is raining down upon you. Jeremiah 32:27
says “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is
there anything too hard for me?” As you continue to
journey through this year and the joys and struggles it brings
may you be reminded to find your prayer hands and surrender
to God. May you continue to grow in your walk with Christ
and choose to experience His love. Get involved, volunteer
your time, join a small group, listen and learn and see how
God’s love flows through you.
Youth and Children
Camperships Needed – Do you remember
attending church camp as a child or even as an adult? Chances
are good that the experience changed your life forever. If
you would like to offer that experience to a child from this
church, please consider donating to the campership fund. The
cost for camp is $310. This is considered to be Rate B. The
middle price is the amount that is spent during the week of
camp for your camper to participate. These costs include the
food, the people cooking the food, keeping the camp ready
for campers, program supplies, and the training, food and
lodging for the volunteer leaders.
Any amount to help defray the cost of camp and to ensure
that as many children as possible receive the camp experience
is looked upon as a huge blessing. Donations may be turned
in to the church office or placed in the Sunday offering with
a designation of Campership noted on the memo line.
VBS will take place June 13th – 17th.
The theme this year is Shake it Up Café – Where
Kids Carry Out God’s Recipes. Jesus calls us to “shake
up” our lives and become his followers. The Bible gives
us the recipe: be ready for God’s call, give happily
to God and to others, believe fully in Jesus as God’s
Son, remember Jesus’ life and teaching, and celebrate
God forever. Shake it Up Café introduces your children
to stories of biblical festivals that reveal these ingredients
and link the Old Testament and the New Testament to our lives
today. You can register online at http://www.goldcanyonumc.org
by clicking on the Give or Register for an Event tab, or you
can register during the week in the church office or between
services at the VBS table. Early registration ends May 30.
The cost is $15 per child for the first two children and $10
for each additional child up to $50 per family. After May
30, the cost increases by $5 per child.
Summer Camp at Mingus Mountain – This
year’s theme is GOT SPIRIT? Campers will explore and
learn to find God wherever they look! If you would like to
donate to the campership fund contact Alex Houseman in the
church office. Registration packets can be downloaded from
desertsouthwestconference.org on the Camping and Retreat Ministries
page or picked up in the church office. Early registration
ends May 14. All children are encouraged to attend. You can
make a $35 deposit by May 14 and pay the balance up to 14
days before the start of camp. After May 14 the price increases
by $25.
Elementary Camp for youth entering grades
3-6: June 6-11 Deans: Katherine Keller and Rhonda Walkocz
Senior High Camp for youth entering grades 9-12: July 4-9
Dean: Stephen Govett
Junior High Camp for youth entering grades 7-9: July 11-16
Dean: Don Campbell
U-Can and B.E.A.R.S Clubs meet Wednesday
at 4:30 in the Education Building. All youth ages 5-12 are
welcome to attend. Please encourage any child you know to
attend this fun evening where they are able to learn of God’s
love outside of the traditional Sunday church setting. Contact
Linda Walker for more information.
Adults
New home based small group Bible studies continue to be formed.
If you are interested in joining a group of eight to ten individuals
in exploring and strengthening your faith, contact Alex Houseman
in the church office. We are currently studying the Live Like
You Were Dying series and will soon be forming groups to study
The 5 Love Languages by Gray Chapman. Studies last between
four and six weeks.
Disciple is a program of disciplined Bible
study aimed at developing strong Christian leaders. It focuses
on the disciple as learner, believer, follower, proclaimer,
and servant while providing the fellowship of a small group
for study, prayer, preparation, support, and servanthood.
If you are interested in taking this step in your faith journey,
please register between services at the Education table or
with Alex Houseman in the church office. We will be forming
new groups to start in the fall.
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