ccco youth fellowship

YF Love/Relationships Discussion (Opposite Genders) this Friday (15th)

Thanks for participating in our study of Romans 9 through 11 last Friday, it was a difficult (and long) passage but we were able to interact in groups allowing more of you to have a voice and for you to teach us. I really enjoyed how the themes came out and how you thoughtfully communicated them to us in a group effort. Faith determines whether or not we are children of God, not our lineage or culture or upbringing. These passages were difficult to understand so please read them over again as we continue to work through Romans.

This Friday (15th) we will be having one of our discussions in our annual series of Love, sex and relationships at the church (upstairs sanctuary). At the leadership retreat, we discussed this idea and agreed that it would be a valuable experience to ask questions and listen to the perspective of married adults of the opposite gender. This week we will be splitting the gender groups to gain perspective from the opposite genders. Our talk this week will focus more on the relationship aspect, where guys can ask Shelly and Rae-Anne questions that they wonder about girls and girls can ask questions they've wondered about guys. As adults, we commit to answer your questions in a way that honors Christ, respects your question and hope to provide an honest perspective based on our experiences with friends and family as well. Bring your Bibles and pens and come prepared with some questions that you've always wanted to ask or are curious about regarding the other gender. This is a cool opportunity which I've never even heard of before so please come prepared with questions. Our desire is that church becomes an environment where you feel safe to ask honest questions and share, a place where you don't feel a fear of judgment over the questions you ask. If you feel a question may be uncomfortable/inappropriate at a group level, feel free to ask a same gender adult after our discussion (or anytime).

Next Friday is our Tobogganing night (22nd), Here is our consent form for the year and for this particular event. Please fill out both (returning them this week) as this is a "more active" outdoor activity :) Everyone who has a toboggan, please bring those along with GT's, magic carpets, pretty much everything you can slide down a hill with. Invite those friends you've been praying for as well, not to mention getting the word out about Engage. Feb 22-26th, evening rally on the 26th at the Met - all details on the website http://www.engagenow.ca/. Training nights from Feb 1-5th are already posted throughout the church, will be in the bulletin insert this week and be announced again at YF this week, it would be edifying for you to attend one of these evenings. Make it an evening where you can get together with each other!

Let us know how we can be praying for you or if you would like to meet with us!
See you all on Friday!

posted by YF @ 1:20 PM