Youth Calendar

 

Don’t forget to check out our Facebook page called “Cypress Trails Youth”

Super Bowl Party at Church for Everyone!

Join us at 5:30 on February 5^th (Sunday) to watch the big game on the big screens! 

Bring your favorite game-day snack to share and your friends!

30-Hour Famine!

Date:  February 18 and 19 (Saturday and Sunday)

Sobering Facts: 

Since the ‘Famine’ started in 1992, the total number of kids who die each day from all causes has been slashed by one-third (dropping from 34,000 to 22,000)!

Every day, hunger-related causes kill as many as 11,000 kids younger than 5 years old.

Every $30 raised can help feed and care for a child for one month.

What is 30-Hour Famine? 

Every year thousands of participants around the world fight hunger and save lives with the ‘Famine’.  It is an event that supports the incredible ministries of World Vision.  Participants:

safely fast for 30 hours so they can experience, if even for a short time, the pangs of hunger that over 1 billion people in this world feel every day

drink juice on a regular schedule (nothing acidic like orange juice or pineapple juice)

learn about hunger

participate in service projects and create “Manna Bags”

go on a cRaZy virtual tour of various countries through an interactive game called “Tribe”

raise money to help alleviate hunger by inviting friends/family to the “Break-the-Fast” Dinner on February 19^th at 5:30pm.  If people cannot attend the dinner they can still financially support this cause.  They may write checks in any amount and make them payable to “Cypress Trails UMC” with “30-Hour Famine” in Memo Line.  The youth have made a goal to raise $500!! 

Is fasting safe? 

Most people can safely go without food for 30 hours, but there are a few people who shouldn’t try it - including kids under 12, the elderly, pregnant or nursing women, and people with certain medical conditions.  If you have any concerns about fasting, be sure to check with a doctor first.  If you are medically unable to fast for 30 hours, you can still participate in this event!  Simply contact Audrey Davis for some alternatives.   

T-SHIRTS

They are on a first-pay, first-serve basis!

$5 each! 

Audrey will distribute them on Saturday and we will wear them on Sunday.

SCHEDULE     

Saturday, February 18

11:30am   

Check-in at parsonage (address is 23258 Sawmill Cross Lane, Spring, 77373)

8:00pm    

Depart / Parents pick up students (transportation available if needed)

(No eating tonight!)

Sunday, February 19

9:45am

Famine’ activities resume during Sunday School hour at church

Participants attend 11:00am worship service together (wear your t-shirts!)

12:45pm          

Leave for our service project at Spring Assistance Ministries (transportation to/from S.A.M. available)

4:30                 

Leave S.A.M. for church

5:00                 

Communion for participants in outdoor sanctuary

5:30                 

“Break-the-Fast” Dinner (church-wide!)

6:15                 

Students to give testimonies of their experience

6:30 - 7:30        

Youth Room for game/fun night!

REQUIRED FORMS

Every student participant must present a completed copy of each of the following forms:

Parent/Guardian Consent Form as furnished by 30-Hour Famine

Minor Consent/Release Form from Cypress Trails UMC (students who have already completed this form in the past may not need to complete another one; double check with Audrey)

TO-BRING List

Required/completed forms (see above)

Bible (if you have one)

Camera (optional)

On Sunday please wear your 30-Hour Famine t-shirt!

NOTE:   Students may bring cell phones/I-pods/etc but will be asked to not use them during certain portions of the weekend in order for each student to be fully engaged in the experience and to avoid distracting others.

“Kick Hunger” District-Wide Kick Ball Tournament!

Date:  March 25 (Sunday)

Schedule:  Check-in at church at 1:00. We’ll carpool to Conroe’s Carl Barton Park

Bring:  Required forms (ask Audrey for more info) and 1 canned food item 8oz or larger

(Goal - to collect 200lbs of canned food!)

U.M. A.R.M.Y. deposits DUE!!!

Deposits are $100 per adult/college student and $50 per youth

Date:  June 17 - 23

For:  Students who have completed grades 9-12           

Location:  Center, Texas                      

Total Cost:  $250*                    

Individual Registration Forms Due:  April 8     

Remaining Fees Due:  April 8

Make checks to ‘Cypress Trails UMC’ with ‘UM ARMY’ in memo line along w/ name. *Youth will sell UMA shares to offset cost. We’re soliciting donations for youth scholarships and will let youth know about the success of that effort prior to selling shares.

Big House 2012

Date: July 19-22           

For: Students who have completed grades 6-8

Location: Alvin, Texas

Cost: $170/student       

Church groups are hosted at a church where we eat our meals, sleep, attend worship and play games and various activities. Students are divided into Color Groups. After breakfast, each CG goes into the community to serve those in need with basic repairs, cleaning and yard work, etc. It is an awesome experience!

Something for the Whole Family - Sunday Evenings!

"3G" launched on September 18 and has been a great success! It stands for Grub, Gab and Grow and starts with a church-wide dinner at 5:30 followed by age-specific activities/studies until 7:30. After dinner we have normal youth group time (a devotion, activities and games). Click on this link to see a detailed schedule on the church’s home page: http://www.ctumc.org/