DO YOU HAVE ONE
DAY? ONE HOUR? ONE GIFT?
BE PART OF A TRIAL EVENT
WELCOMING AREA CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO UCF
ON FRIDAY, MARCH 16, FROM 9AM TO 3PM.
Born in the expressed desires
of congregation members, with the encouragement of the Board, the staff has
developed a proposal for a one day event on a school holiday for students. It is open to our children, their
friends, schoolmates and invitations will go out to our neighbors.
Think of it as a one-day
Vacation Bible School or Day Camp with age-appropriate activities. There will be concurrent programs: Children from 1st
through 8th grades (with older children partnering with adults in
leadership roles) with crafts, games, music and activities, while youth 9th
through 12th grades share a day of drama, games and music.
Our Youth Director, Jimmy Doan
will be taking a day off from his other job to lead the Youth Day; Hugh Jones
will be taking time from his other job to provide musical leadership and, of
course, our Director of ChildrenŐs Ministries and I will be here all day, as
well.
We are happy to design and
offer this program; but, obviously, four of us cannot do it alone. It
can only be a ministry of the whole church. Help is needed with recruiting,
registration, advertising and communications, hospitality and food, and
activities throughout the day. (Please
note: Fundraising is not on the list.
There is a budget for this program.) Some of these tasks can be done at home
or before the day, others on the day. Some require as little as a
one-hour commitment.
What is most needed right now are coordinators of these
different areas (one person or two) to contact me to say they would oversee one
area. We and our
to-be-named-as-soon-as-they-volunteer coordinators need to know by February 12
whether UCF is able to sponsor this day. (February
12 is Youth Sunday – a wonderful day to remember why we serve to children
and youth and what they give to us and the community)
UCF wants to be of service to
the community in traditional and new ways.
It wants to be a positive and celebrative witness of the power of faith,
and to be able to experiment with programs in a changing world. UCF wants to grow and maintain its
membership. This day is an opportunity for you to be part of all of that.
It promises to be a day of high
energy, positive experience, laughter, learning and getting to know one another
and our neighbors. DONŐT MISS IT!
In faith,
Linda