Year End Bonfire

// May 12th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Events, Youth News

I can’t believe it’s already the end of the year. It’s amazing how fast a year can fly by without even thinking of it. We have had a great year this year and we always love to end it with our annual Year End Bonfire. We always have a lot of fun playing games, hanging out, and doing a bunch of random crazy stuff. Our Year End Bonfire will be held at Bethel Church on June 2nd and will start at 7pm. This night usually runs later that our normal time (usually 9 or 9:15pm) because it gets dark late this time of year. We like to end the night by gathering around the fire and sharing our highlights and impacts from the previous year. Everyone usually enjoys this time and it is a great way to wrap up the year and kick off the summer.

Teen Rally

// March 12th, 2010 // No Comments » // Events, Youth News

The opportunity of a lifetime awaits you on Wednesday, April 21 at 7 p.m. when you will get to hear nationally renowned motivational and inspirational speaker, Jolene DeHeer, at a teen rally for grades 9-12 at Bethel Christian Reformed Church in Princeton. She will motivate you, inspire you, encourage you, and entertain you. She will touch your life and heart forever. The evening will begin with music by a really great local band. The rally is co-sponsored by the church youth leaders of Princeton and Rum River Life Choices.
Email Jason Ruis for details.

Winter Retreat Recap

// January 19th, 2010 // No Comments » // Events

The best way to explain how this weekend went is with a big WOW! We not only brought everyone home safely but we brought everyone home with memories that will last them a lifetime. God was very present this weekend as we went through our sessions and we saw many of our kids stepping out in their faith like they never have before. One of the things that fueled this was the great conversations that were had by all. We had leaders having good conversations with the youth and with each other but the youth were the ones that stood out. All of the leaders were very impressed with the depth of the conversations youth were having with each other and the willingness they had to help each other through the struggles they were going through. As a result of this we saw our entire group grow extremely close and many new friendships were created. As we left we told all of them that not to think of it as the end of a great weekend but the beginning of a changed life. Our goal now is to continue to help them grow and to encourage them to use the tools that they learned this weekend. We also ask for continued prayers for our group as they try to learn how to use those tools in their everyday life.

I feel the best way to end this is to say……….God is good……….All the time!!!

Winter Retreat Reminder

// December 15th, 2009 // No Comments » // Events, Youth News

Just a quick reminder to everyone that the deadline for Winter Retreat registration forms is January 6th. The form is available right off of the front page of our website. This is a trip that all of our youth should go on and we are willing to help out any who are having problems making it happen. Please contact us and let us know if there is a youth who wants to go but cant for some reason and we will try to figure out how we can help.

Different Time Next Week

// December 4th, 2009 // No Comments » // Events, Youth News

Next week (Dec 9th) Ignite will be starting at 6pm instead of 7pm. We are doing our annual Video Scavenger Hunt and need the extra time to cruise around the town of Princeton.  We should be wrapping up at our normal time of 8:30pm. This is an activity that most of our group looks forward to every year and is a great way to get our kids out into the community on a Wednesday night. It should be a ton of fun!!

Youth Rally @ New Life Church

// November 10th, 2009 // No Comments » // Events, Youth News

Hey guys. Don’t forget that instead of meeting at Bethel Church wednesday night, we will be attending the youth rally at New Life Church. It goes from 7-8:15pm and parents are welcome to attend as well. It is a very important topic for everyone to think about. Hope to see you all there!

Leadership Quest

// November 9th, 2009 // No Comments » // Events, Youth News

We will be taking a group of students to Leadership Quest again this summer. This is a week long wilderness retreat designed to develop leaders in our schools and disciples in Christ. This has proven to be a very powerful experience for those who have attended in the past. You can check out the Leadership Quest website for more info. If you are interested in sending your student please send me an e-mail to let me know (It is limited to students going into their junior year and up). Once I get a good idea of who is interested then we can sit down and figure out which week works best.

2010 SERVE Trip

// November 9th, 2009 // No Comments » // Events, Youth News

It is that time of year again for us to start thinking about our SERVE trip next summer. This year the YMT decided to keep the location close to try and keep the costs down as much as possible. We will be attending the Platte, SD location this year from July 10-17th!! In order to reserve you a spot we will need a $50 payment (required by Youth Unlimited) by November 30th. If you have any questions feel free to send me an email. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or check out the Youth Unlimited website.