Howdy!

I hope you all had a great summer holiday and are ready for the school year. You will be receiving a letter in the mail from me this week regarding what the YF plan is while we are building-less, so keep an eye out!

A few things to say this week, so I’ll try to make this short and sweet.

Points of No Return

• For parents/leaders interested in donating food for YF, hosting a YF, or hosting a small group for Sunday lunch, there will be sign up sheets in church this Sunday.
• The Parents Meeting last Wednesday went really well. Thank you to those who were present and participated in the discussion about the next few months in YF. Attached is a pdf of the meeting agenda.
• The first ever YF Leadership Retreat, held in Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, was a blast. The youth learned about some of the history of Lewis, how to pitch an 8-man tent, how to build a beach campfire at midnight, and (most importantly!) about the role the Holy Spirit plays in Christian leadership. We want to make this an annual event, so hopefully more will be on board (literally) next summer! You can find pictures from Lewis on our Flickr site here.
• You will notice that the YF Website is currently under construction. I made a big error as I was moving the website from one server to another, so I have to redo everything. Hopefully we’ll get that up and running in the next few weeks.
• Office Hours will continue next week, Wednesday 25 August. Same Bat time. Same Bat channel. (don’t worry if you didn’t understand that reference)
• I am working on something for Dead Chuffed/Girls Alive, so stay tuned.
• Youth Fellowship is back on this week! It is our annual joint YF with the good folks at Urray Free Church in Muir of Ord. We will leave immediately following the evening church service, and we will need leaders/parents to give lifts to Muir of Ord.

Coming Up

• Sunday, 8pm
• Joint YF at Urray Free Church, Muir of Ord

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• Wednesday 25 August, 3:45pm
  • Office Hours at Eastgate Centre
• Friday 27 August, 7-9pm
  • Roots at Inshes Church
  • Sunday 29 August, 8pm
  • YF (Free North Church Hall)

Enjoy week one of school and know you are being prayed for!

Soli Deo Gloria,

Ethan

20 August 2010