YF Youth Alpha: Mirage Discussion (6pm-9pm) series this Friday (22nd)
Thanks for participating in last week's discussion of 'Pure'. I heard that there were some good discussions going on and at the very least some serious thought being given to the questions. Thanks for your sharing during our devotional, your ideas for future programs and input for the time re-alignment during the Sunday school hour as well. I've been compiling your input on the time realignment to submit to the Elders Board. If you were not at Sunday school, we would still like to gather your input so I've e-mailed you the Evaluation of Sunday Service realignment as well. I've also e-mailed the two Alpha forms, please fill out both forms as one is for the Alpha retreat and the other is a Youth waiver.
This Friday (22nd), we will continuing our 5th discussion on the person of Jesus Christ which will be facilitated by the video "Mirage".
To update, Week 1 - Thirsty discussed whether any of us has a desire or thirst that cannot be satisfied. Week 2 - Polluted described the failures of the church to represent Jesus and how that may create barriers to people knowing who Jesus is.
Week 3 - Source introduced the concept of God as Father.
Week 4 - Pure shared about why Jesus came and what His mission was.
Please arrive as early as you can to mingle and chat as dinner will start shortly after 6pm, mirage and our discussion will end by 9pm. YF students will facilitate the discussions so that the main interaction will be with peers. YF Leaders you should have details in your inbox. You are all encouraged to join us, please continue to welcome others to join the discussion!
Reminder: Alpha retreat is only 2 weeks away, please return the attached forms as soon as you can, forward these forms to your friends e-mail addresses as well. Just like many retreats, we will have lots of time to develop deeper relationships, look into His Word and play games, go to the gym and just hang out! November 5-6th, the retreat is only $45 this time. The cheques are to be made out to 'CCCO' memo: Alpha retreat registration.
See you all on Friday!
YF Youth Alpha: Pure Discussion (6pm-9pm) series this Friday (15th)
I hope that you all had some time with family this Thanksgiving weekend to reflect on what you are thankful for. Sometimes we need to just stop and reflect on God's goodness and all that He has done. We took some time to think and the list was very long, we are also thankful for such an awesome YF group too.
Please keep praying for the Yip/Yan and their uncle's family through this difficult time. May the Lord teach us what it means to be a church family.
This Friday (15th), we will be continuing our h2o journey regarding the person of Jesus Christ with the fourth video in the series which is entitled Pure. So far, the first video outlined thirst, the second video described the faults of the church and how the church may not always accurately represent Jesus and the third video introduced the concept of God as Father. Pure speaks more about Jesus and what He did and who He is. Please try to arrive around 6pm to share a free meal with us and our discussion as usual will end by 9pm. YF students will facilitate the discussions so that the main interaction will be with peers. YF Leaders you should have details in your inbox. You are all encouraged to join us, please continue to welcome others to join the discussion!
Alpha retreat will be 3 weeks! This is a great chance to develop deeper friendships, learn more about Jesus and have fun! You will receive your forms for the retreat on Friday so please mark your calendars for November 5-6th - Camp Galilee!
We are praying for you, your friends and for this Alpha journey.
See you all on Friday!
YF Youth Alpha: Source Discussion (6pm-9pm) series this Friday (8th)
Thanks for packing yourselves in 202 last week for another honest discussion last Friday! Believe it or not, there were 42 of us in that room discussing the Pollution video! I'm surprised we didn't overheat :) I hope it was a time to discover a bit more about who Jesus was AND as a church to honestly discuss our shortcomings in attempting to represent Jesus Christ and learn from these shortcomings. For those of us who do bear the responsibility of representing Him, let's pray for greater discernment in our speech, stewardship and actions (especially through admittance and knowledge of these shortcomings). I really appreciate the honesty that has been shared the past two weeks regardless of what they have been so long as we respect one another in the discussion.
This Friday (8th), we'll continue our discussion series with the third video entitled: Source. Please try to arrive around 6pm to share a free meal with us and the Discussion will end at 9pm. As always, our discussions will be facilitated by YF students so that you can interact with peers to discuss Jesus. YF Leaders you should have details in your inbox from yesterday. You are all encouraged to join us, please continue to welcome others to join the discussion!
For Sunday (10th), remember to please arrive at church by 9:30am as we have practiced and will be presenting "You Shine" as part of the joint Thanksgiving service (along with Pure Energy). Pastor Francis shared the following (with you guys in mind):
May God's Word in John 16:33 and this song encourage young people to not fear, lose heart or give up hope. Yes! Young people: Be strong, brave and courageous in the Lord, for we are overcomers in Christ, May God raise up our next generation to fear God, not man. To stand up for the Truth and continue to shine for Jesus and help guide people to know Jesus. So let us lift up one voice and proclaim Jesus will help us to shine, Jesus' power of love will compel us to serve Him, He is the One that will give us strength and courage to follow God - no turning back!!
love and prayer from Pastor Francis and Esther CMO Listen and Lyrics here
Let us pray together for all of YF and participants during this discussion series.
See you all on Friday!
