Youth Group Blog : Grace and Peace

Youth group retreat and local missions trip

Published on May 24, 2011 by Office Manager

YG Retreat and Local Missions Trip.
Friday, June 3rd at 6 pm through June 7th
until 3 pm. Please pray for us! We arrive at Grace &
Peace Friday, June 3rd at 6 pm, depart June 7th at 3
pm. We plan to be locked in at church for several
days and nights. Preaching & teaching by Minister
Ron Young for the youth group’s edification. He
taught us last year. June 6 & 7th will be our local
missions part of the retreat. We will be coming and
going from church as a group at various times.
The Lord willing, our activities and service
projects include: Dress Up Dinner Out, Old North -
13th St Garden for work and then a Crown Candy
Kitchen visit, Ben & Jerry’s and Loop Scavenger Hunt,
City Museum, Clean Up at a brother/sisters home,
visit Pastor Ron Young’s Church in East St. Louis.
We have had one offer of somebody
preparing a meal for us during this lengthy event.
We would appreciate two or three other meals, and
they don’t have to be dinner but lunch or breakfast.
Thanks in advance for your support!

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New Orleans trip canceled

Published on April 03, 2011 by David Holden

We have a change of plans regarding the summer missions trip. The youth group leadership team has determined that a trip to New Orleans in the summertime heat would not be suitable for us. We probably lack the necessary skills to do the work they'd like us to attempt in New Orleans, and there would be fewer senior high aged youth on this trip. As a result, we may not be able to put in a satisfactory work day as they might expect. And our purpose is missions minded, not to be a tourist in New Orleans, so we are making alternate plans to do something in Saint Louis.

We will announce the details later in April, however, we are contemplating a youth 'retreat' held at church and combining it with local service projects in late June.

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2011 mission trip planned

Published on October 23, 2010 by David Holden

Lord willing, we will head to New Orleans, LA in June 2011. Stay tuned.

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We leave for NYC Friday

Published on July 09, 2009 by David Holden

Please keep the youth group in prayer. We leave tomorrow afternoon!

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Candy bars funding NYC trip

Published on January 21, 2009 by David Holden

Dear Youth Group:

I'm telliin' ya, it's really effortless. I put a box of chocolate candy bars on the corner of my desk at work. By day's end I sold 5 candy bars. I posted the cost at 75 cents but everyone gave me a dollar since it is non-profit. This is stuff people are going to buy anyway, so it's real easy.

Now I know toting a box around someplace will be a bit more labor intensive than me sitting it on my desk corner, but think of this.

30 candy bars - costs $15

5 candy bars per day @ $1.00 each= $5.00/day

In a good week I double my money. Furthermore - think of this - at this rate between now and April I will raise enough to send one person to NYC. This is something your folks could help you with and it requires little effort if they do the same thing at their work.

For those of you who need a ride to Sam's Club to pick up a box, let me know. I will be headed back for more myself.

Pax,
David Holden

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