Invisible Children

Anyway, here’s something to add to your summer plans:



High Street Community Church will be showing the Invisible Children Documentary on Thursday, July 15th from 7-9pm. Anyone interested in learning more about this important Documentary and the movement behind it are encouraged to join them. Please let your churches know as well! More information about the Invisible Children Movement can be found at http://www.invisiblechildren.com/home.php



Todd Trowbridge at HSCC would be happy to answer your questions as well. His email is todd_t@hscchurch.org

Live the Dream

It is the desire of my heart that you as youth (15 and over) will really help lead this trip to the Dream Center come Aug. Which means I need you and I need to know ASAP which of you will be coming to Live the Dream at the LA DreamCenter.

If you know you are going let me know. If you are planning on coming I would like to start involving you in the planning and training. Our first meeting is Sunday the 24th at 6pm at the church! Hope to have you there!

Made Me Proud

Just want to tell you how proud I was of all of you who helped with Youth Sunday! You did a fantastic job and so many people told me so! Here are a few emails and facebook responses:

Judy Powers commented on your status:

"Wow, our kids showed that they listen and can work together and on top of that, they have talent! They all did so great today, I was very proud."

Dear Pastor Randy,

I just wanted to say how special service was today with the youth leading us. They have a message to give and they did a wonderful job. As adults we think we are beyond the mask hiding, but as the kids talk it really hit home how much we try to hide behind mast even as adults. Thank you so much for having the kids lead us today. It would be fun to have them do it maybe every other month or at least a couple times a year.

Love in Christ

Linda Means

Trinity Kay Is still totally proud of all her students who pulled off Youth Sunday!

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Jeanie Cloud Howard at 8:04pm May 18
You should be. They did such a great job! The artistic interpretation of the girl fighting everything that kept her from the 'true dance' was very moving. I wish I'd had a video camera.

You all did such a great job many people would like us to do it again!

Get Signed Up

Hey because we want to help conserve resources (trees, time, money) we are doing more and more online. If you are a student that attends one of our programs please have your parents sign you up on our Student Registration Form! Once your parents electronically sign you up, you are cleared to go on our trips and take part in all activities that are youth related. This form also lets me know some of your vital contact info in case I want to mail you a surprise note, or wish you a happy birthday or something fun like that. It also will insure that we have your parents contact info in case of an emergency or in case we want to email them. Our hope is that this will make Youth Events run that much smoother, and make less paperwork and head ache for you and your parents, and us :) So please have you Parents or Guardians fill this Student Registration Form out ASAP whether or not you are coming on a trip.

Thanks!

Trinity

Heads Up

May:

Tues May 5th 5pm Worship Band Practice at Church for Youth Sunday
Sat May 9th Great America 9:30am-9:30pm
Sun May 17th Youth Sunday (see Trinity if you want to be involved and are not signed up)
Sat May 23 VBS Training
Sat May 23 12-5pm Car Wash for those of you going to House Boats
Sat May 23 Dinner at the Mims Sr. High 5-9:30pm
Sun May 24th Dream Center Mandatory Informational Meeting
Sat May 30th Elm Street Mission Middle School Permission Slips Here

June:
June 3rd $100 Non refundable Deposit Due for Houseboats. (Sr. High or those entering)
Sat June 6th VBS Training
Sat June 6th 12-5pm Car Wash for those of you going to House Boats
June 7th DEADLINE to Sign up for Dream Center
Tues and WedJune 9th and 10 No Youth Group
Wed June 10th Registration for 2nd Harvest Food Bank Deadline
June 15th-19th VBS/No Youth Group
Tues June 23rd Summer Flight 678 (Jr. High Program) Kick Off 6:30-8pm
Wed June 24th Summer CRASH (Sr. High Program)Kick Off BBQ and Youth Group 5:30-7:30pm Trinity's Birthday :)
Mon June 27th 2nd Harvest Food Bank Trip to Watsonville

July:

July 1st Remainder of Houseboat money DUE
July 20-25th Houseboat Trip (no youth group)

August:


August 16th-22nd Dream Center Missions Trip

DREAM CENTER

This summer Aug. 16th-22nd we have the amazing opportunity to go to the LA Dream Center!

The Need
Located in the heart of poverty, hopelessness, and violence, The Dream Center is surrounded by gang members who actively recruit young children into lives of violence and drugs. Poverty and addictions have sent many to live on the streets.


Each night in Los Angeles, over 11,000 people sleep on the sidewalks. Today in L.A., one of six families is living below the poverty line. The average family income for the poor has declined 24% since 1967.

These individuals are in desperate need of housing, food, and clothing. Community resources are stretched to the breaking point, and most shelters have six-month waiting lists.

The children are the most negatively affected. Nationally, 50% of Caucasian children and 80% of African-American children live in single-parent homes for at least part of their childhood. These children are five times more likely to live below the poverty line than children who live with both parents.

In L.A., the rate of poverty among children is almost 50% higher than the poverty rate among the city’s population as a whole. Most of these children will experience lives of gangs, drugs, crime and illicit sex.


Cities around the country and across the world mirror the situation in L.A. The world will soon have more than 300 cities with populations over one million. Cities will continue to see an increase in crime, drugs and poverty. The problems of the inner city will increasingly affect all Americans.
Dream Mission...
...are mission trips for you to come experience and learn the hands-on ministry provided by the Dream Center in downtown Los Angeles. You will have the opportunity to participate in the various programs and outreaches and become a vessel through which the Lord will reach the lost and brokenhearted.


I am so excited about this trip as a way for our youth to lead our church in an amazing missions trip. Here is what our week will look like:

Sunday
we will drive to the Dream Center and get settled.

Monday
Monday is a designated team day off. We will go to Disneyland.

Tuesday-Friday
8:00am-12:00pm Assignments for Ministry
12:45pm-5:00pm Assignments for Ministry

Each evening there will be either a service, ministry, or outreach in which you will participate.

Saturday
9:00am-12:00pm Adopt-A-Block

Sunday
9:00am-12:00pm Church Service
12:00pm-1:00pm Help with the Food Giveaway

*Afternoon and evening are free
*Each team is expected to attend all Dream Center Services while staying on campus.


MARK YOUR CALENDERS AND START SIGNING UP WITH TRINITY!!!

This trip will be led by the youth...but for the whole church family. MUST be 15yrs. or older.

Hands of Christ

We as the Youth of FBC get a number of opportunities to share the love and resources of God in the coming months.

Start marking your calenders

Sr. High - Elm Street Mission Sat May 2nd 4:30-7pm
Jr. High - Elm Street Mission Sat May 30th 4:30-7pm

We will be serving food to those in need in Santa Cruz.

Spring Celebration

Spring Celebration
Saturday, May 9
Great America

Your cost is $45 this covers the entrance to GA, the Concerts, parking and Gas...It does not cover your spending money or food.

You must turn in your money by April 29th if you plan on going. There will be no exceptions to this.


Christian artists Switchfoot, MercyMe, Lincoln Brewster, Fire Flight, Matt Pitt come together live in concert at California's Great America for an evening of powerful music.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Sr. High Students you are invited to enjoy breakfast at Tiffany's (the Mims's) on April 25th. We will leave from the church parking lot at 5pm and will return there at 9pm Please bring $5 to help cover the cost of the food. We will be playing games after breakfast this month!

Need Some Cash???!!!

Those of you attending College this coming Fall and in need of a little extra $ to help you out should apply for the Felton Bible Church Scholarship! If you have applied before you still need to reapply this year, and be sure to check out the details as they have been updated and changed. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY THE END OF APRIL! Don't miss out!

CAR WASH

To help bring the cost of Houseboats and the Dream Center trips DOWN we will be having 3 Car Washes before July. If you are planning on attending these trips you should plan at being at these!!! If we raise $1000 we can knock that much off the cost of the trip. We will have more for the Dream Center later in the Summer.

Our first Car Wash will be April 25th from 12-5pm at FBC. Tell your friends and families to bring their cars by and make a donation to our summer trips!

News and Updates

NO YOUTH GROUP THIS WEEK

Good Friday Services this week:

12 pm at San Lorenzo Baptist Church and 7pm at Felton Bible Church. I would encourage you to make time to go to one of these.

Sunrise Service Easter Morning followed by breakfast at The Cross in Mt. Hermon call 831-335-4466 for details.

Easter Sunday Service at Felton Bible Church 9:30 am Hope to SEE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THERE!!! Feel free to bring fresh flowers with you to decorate the cross!

Night at the Mim's

Tiffany and Jay Mim's have invited the Sr. High students to join them for Dinner and a Movie (or Games) one Saturday a month! This Sat March 28th will be the first one!

We will be feasting on Spaghetti and watching a movie.

The Mim's live in Redwood Christian Park in Boulder Creek, so we will be meeting at the church at 5pm to carpool to their home. If you are coming from Boulder or would just like to meet us at the Mims then you need to be their at 5:30 pm. Call the church for directions. 831.335.3418 or email trinity@feltonbiblechurch.org

There is a poll on the sidebar to put your vote in for type of movie.

Hope to see you all there!

Oppertunity to Serve

Sr. High we are going to the San Fransisco Food Bank on Feb 21st. We will be joining up with Felton Presbyterian. Meeting at Felton Bible Church and leaving at 7:15 am coming home at 6pm. This is an all day event with a chance to serve those in need!


~~~When Sandra's father was arrested on domestic violence charges, her grandmother stepped in to take care of her and her two siblings. "From the 1st of the month to the 8th, I got to buy food. From the 8th to the 16th, it's Food Stamps. From the 16th to the end, I have to pay money for food, so I come up here to stretch through the month," she explains.~~~


Things to know:

Date: Feb 21st
Times: 7:15am -6pm
Place: Leave and return to FBC Parking lot
What to Wear: Close toed shoes. Bring a sweatshirt or jacket
Food: Bring a sack lunch.
Cost: FREE
RSVP: no later than Feb 18th

Scholarship

At FBC we want to encourage and help students get a good education, so those who are attending college, or tech schools are encouraged to apply for the Church Scholarship. There is a new application available at the Church office along with a sample to give you an idea of what we are looking for! So if you are a senior or a college age student with some financial needs we invite you to apply. All applications are due no later than April 30th. To check out the application follow the links.

Trinity

Reminder

There is Youth Group this week Snow Trip for Sr. High this week and NO Youth Group next week!

New Habits in the New Year

Maybe you have made your new years resolutions, or maybe you have simply been resolute in your decision not to have a new years resolution this year. Whatever the case may be, I invite you to choose to develop a new habit this year. Not just any habit, but the habit of Daily Examen.

You may be thinking, "what in the world is that?" So glad you care let me share...

The Daily Examen

The Daily Examen is a great way to grow in self-understanding and in openness to Gods love and God's direction for your life. Specifically, the Examen helps us get in touch with our feelings and reactions to daily experience and identify what gives us joy and what brings us sorrow. Experiences that seem small and insignificant at the time take on greater meaning when we recognize they are part of the larger picture of what God is doing in and through us.

How to do it...

Either in a journal or on your computer, maybe even on a blog...

• Talk to God and ask Him to help you identify the moment today for which you are most grateful. What made this the best point of your day?
  
• Then ask God to help you identify the moment today for which you are least grateful. Recall that moment. What made it so difficult?
  
• Then answer these questions: When did I feel most alive today? When did I most feel life draining out of me today?
• Do the Daily Examen as consistently as possible. And as honestly as possible!
• Then once a month or so look back over your entries and try to seek answers to these:
  
• What do you notice? Any patterns? Themes?
• What might these writings be telling you about how God is speaking to you?
• What do these writings suggest about your identity? Your purpose? Your direction?

I am not suggesting this without having done it! It has become a gift, and so I want to share this gift with you! For some of you this will be a real challenge, for others it may come more naturally but I have seen God's faithfulness as I have chosen to take notice of it and I long for you all to see Him more clearly as well.

Give it a go and let me and the rest of us know how it goes.

If you choose to take on this challenge to add this habit, let me let me know so I can be praying with you and for you in this new year!

Trinity

SNOW TRIP FOR SR. HIGH

(one of our cabins)

Where: South Lake Tahoe

When: Friday Jan 23rd (right after finals) - Mon Jan 26th

Cost: $160.00

Theme: InsideOut

***First 10 people to get me their cash are the ones who will be going.

Also All Monies must be paid in full up front.

Cost of Skiing is NOT included.

Change In Plans

THERE WILL BE NO NEW YEARS EVE LOCK-IN

Sorry

but only 3 of you confirmed that you could come
we will try again some other time


HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
(even without the lock-in)

Flight 678 Change from Flyer

We will be at the Woodside's home regardless of the weather so be at the address on the flyer not at church!!! Dress warm, bring a flashlight and an unbrella just incase. We are going to attempt caroling, if it is just sprinkling, and eitherway we will have the party!

Bring cookies or goodies to share!!!

See you there!

Tell your friends!


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Transitions

You may have by now heard that there are some changes brewing in the Youth Ministry at Felton Bible Church. I just want to make sure we are all on the same page. I (Trinity Kay) have been in a 6 month application process following God's call to the missions field. At the end of November I went to Minnesota for a week long Readiness Event (Interview/Training) At the end of that week I was commissioned by ReachGlobal the mission's agency for the Evangelical Free Church of America. I was commissioned to be a full time long term missionary to Rome, Italy. So throughout the next year I will be training and raising financial support to leave for the missions field.

What this means for the Youth of Felton Bible Church is that there will be changes this year, but as I transition to the missionary life the Church will be transitioning to make sure the Youth are all well cared for.

I am not leaving because of anything here, I am leaving because it is what God is calling me to. I love our students and our Church leaving you all behind will be the hardest part of going. If you follow the links in this post, you will find a more detailed explanation of my calling, ReachGlobal, and a what is coming.

If you have any questions throughout this year, please let me know!

Trinity

Christmas events coming soon...

Flight 678 We will be going Christmas Caroling
on Dec.16th instead of our normal program!!!
Details available this Tuesday!

CRASH we will be having our
White Elephant Christmas Party
at the Lockwood's home Dec 17th
We will meet at the Church to take the bus,
or you can find your own ride.

Please bring a White Elephant gift and

SKYHIGH



CRASH is going to SKYHIGH!!!
Nov 26th 1:30-7pm

$20 plus the cost of food

Liability waver

Permission Slip

Taking off to Golfland

Flight 678 will be meeting at the Terminal at 1pm on Nov 11th to depart for Golfland. The cost is $10 plus money for ice cream. We will play mini golf and you will have 10 tokens for the arcade! Come and bring your friends. We will arrive back at the Terminal at 4:30pm.

If you need a permission slip you can click here print and sign!

Young Life Adventure All High School Students Welcome

Tonight meet at Walgreens in Scotts Valley at 6pm...if you don't have a medical form filled out yet bring your parent to sign off we will be back aroud 10:30...Cost is $10 plus money for food on the way to Halfmoon Bay
STRAW MAZE. The labyrinth about 2 to 2.5 acre of straw maze well into its 6th. year of construction. Every year has different design with spirals, concentric circles, and arenas with multiple gates, corridors and hall ways. The story has it there will be TRAP DOORS coming soon which will push open and create a new opening to your path by the same token will be closing someone else's path. Walls by design are 7 feet tall which make almost impossible to see over, makes people frustrated to the point that they resort to climbing. We strongly suggest against that. Attendants are in trough the maze for your assistance therefore. PLEASE NO CLIMBING.

Bike-In Movie Night

Bike-In Theater
presents
Herbie the Love Bug!
Tuesday October 14th - Middle School Showing
Wednesday October 15th - Sr. High Screening

Show starts at 6:30
Bring your friends and prepare for lots of laughs and popcorn.

Stick together

Tonight is Duct Tape night at Flight 678.
All middle school students are invited to come wearing their best outfits and accessories!
There will of course be a prize for the best use of Duct Tape! There will also be more Duct Tape fun throughout the night!

6:30 -8pm in The Terminal!!!
Bring a friend to Stick by your side!!!

Worship Night

This Wednesday at CRASH we will be joining with the Felton Presbyterian Church for a time of Worship. The gym will be open from 6:30-7pm for an open gym time. Then at 7 we will move outdoors for a time of community worship. Songs, Scripture, and Prayer. A chance to spend some quality time with God. Hope to see you there!!!

Felton Bible Youth are taking off on a new year of adventures together starting this week we will things are back to their normal schedule.

But a few things have changed...The Hut is now The Terminal
Sr. High now Crash ~Arrival 6:30-Departure 8:30pm
Jr. High now Flight 678 ~ Arrival 6:30-Departure 8pm

Come and reunite with friends, and bring all of your new friends to join us at The Terminal

Hope to see you all there!!!

End of Summer

There will be NO YOUTH GROUP until the first week of September.

Trinity will be on vacation as of tomorrow until the 1st of Sept.

Raging Waters

We will be leaving for Raging Waters at 9:30 am on Tuesday (tomorrow) BE AT THE CHURCH AT 9:15!!! We have got a better deal on the tickets so the cost for the trip is only $20.00 We will leave the park around 5pm. If your parent would be willing to drive or attend the trip please call the church office. (335-3418) You can either bring a parent to sign your permission slip or copy, paste and sign the one below.


I give permission for _____________________ (students name) to go with Felton Bible Church to Raging Waters on Aug 19th. I also agree that the leaders of the trip have permission to seek any medical help needed for my student. In case of an emergency I can be reached at ______________(phone #) or you can call ________________ (alternate contact)


X__________________________ (Parents signature)

Home Again

Well, we made it back from Houseboats perhaps in better condition than we left. Funny how that works, we left as a group but returned as more of a family. We left in hopes of Becoming more like Christ, and I believe that the transformation has begun to take shape. So yep, we are back and in better shape! Perhaps not in better physical shape, though maybe. We did do some hiking and a lot of swimming and we enjoyed 3 meals a day of some pretty good food. (though all the snacking in between may have made up for any real exercise) Thankfully we were one of the boats with no injuries and we experienced no car problems. In fact we got to rent a pretty tight Chevy for the trip which worked out great. A majority of my pictures are posted on flickr already so enjoy!

Need!!!

Hello we need a Van or SUV to borrow for the 11th-16th of Aug or a parent who is willing to drive back and forth to houseboats let me know if you have one we could borrow.

Thanks!!!

Trinity

Messy Night

We had our first ever Messy Night last Wed and it was crazy fun. Here are some of my Favorite pics from the different games, but feel free to check them all out in the slide show or on flicker.



Games played:

1. Ice Cream Sunday Drop - This is when it is fun to be me. I got to drop all the makings of an ice cream sunday into the students mouths from the roof. Oh what a mess, but so much sticky goodness.

2. Twisted up Twister - Just like Classic Twister except each color is represented by a food of the same color. ie. Yellow = Apple Sauce, Red = Tomato Sauce, Green = Relish, and Blue = ? well it looked like yummy blue frosting right Ronnie? But in reality it was Mayo dyed blue ;)

3. Oatmeal War with Green and Purple Oatmeal. Yum Yum.

4. Searching for Marbles in Bucket of cold slippery noodles. Which turned into one more thing we could throw at each other.

5. Cake Fight. Who doesn't love a classic.

6. Bobbin for Gummys in Gatorade


7. Flour and Water Fight

8. Shaving Cream Relay - which of course turned into cover each other in shaving cream.

9. Paint Mallo - using marshmallows covered in different colored ketchup as paint balls

10. Slippery Watermelon (like football on a soaped up tarp, with a greased up watermelon.)

11. Slip and Slide

Want some $$$

Sr. High you will have the opportunity to get some cold hard cash to go towards the cost of the Houseboat trip in Aug. All you have to do is sell some coffee. Capitola Coffee Roasters is working with us to supply excellent coffee beans for you to sell to everyone you know!

There's NO Excuse For Bad Coffee!!!

Fundraiser Information from Capitola Coffee Roasters
This is our way of giving back to the community by supporting the students whose families support us

That's right - get those students out there selling coffee. The good news is that they get to keep up to half the money for their trip to Lake Shasta . Yes, it's true! Yes, it's generous. And if you don't come in to Capitola Coffee Roasters, maybe you will now. We'd love to see you.
How does it work?
Easy - we agreed on a 2-week period of time for the fundraiser to begin and end. This is important to me so you sell as much as possible and I meet the target date. Each student has his/her own order form and as they sell coffee they fill it out and collect money. Once the 2 weeks is up Trinity collects the money and order forms and counts it. Make sure it's right, then bring the order forms and money to us.

We will then (and only then) roast and bag your coffee. It'll be bagged and separated by student so they can deliver to their customers. We will attach a copy of the original order form so they know who gets the coffee. It's that simple.

I (Trinity) will have your order forms the 1st of July! Happy $ making!!!

Redefining Life-My Identity

New College Age Bible Study
Monday Morning's 9am-10am
Starting June 23rd
Mountain Roasting in Felton, CA

You can purchase your own copy of this great book
for as little as $1.00 follow the link
Redefining Life-My Identity

JUNE

There will be no more Youth Group in June because of Vacation Bible School and some carpet cleaning. But...Never Fear...

Pool Party

on June 24th (my birthday)
1-3p.m.
at the Thornley's home.
1346 Orchard Drive Santa Cruz
Please bring a snack or drink to share with everyone!

This Summer

Jr. Highers be gearing up for Camping and River Rafting at Kidder Creek
July 10th-July 13th Total Cost $300.00 ($50.00 Non Refundable Deposit Due June 10th)

Giants Fellowship Day Game in San Fransisco July 19th

Sr. High Sonshine Houseboats on Lake Shasta are Aug. 11th-16th Total Cost $450.00 ($50.00 Non Refundable Deposit Due July 10th)

May 10th we will head over to Great America for the Spring Celebration. The bands performing are







and...
Red
Mark Stuart from Audio Adrenaline


The cost for this trip is $45 which will cover your admission to Great America and all of the concerts as well as your ride there and back. You will need money for food and anything else you may want to buy.

We are only taking the first 12 students to who sign up and turn in their money. So don't delay!

Worship

Sr. High this one is for you...

I know that many of you have had frustrations about the music at Youth Group. So we are going to change things up, because worshiping God through music is important and we want you to continue to have the opportunity to do so.

We will sing 4-5 songs that hopefully most of you already know but there will be words for you to look at in case you don't. John, Peter and Jim will all be there to lead us in worship. Some of the songs that we know are new to them, but they are going to come and give it their best and I really hope that you will too.

Why we Sing: Maybe some of you are wondering why it is that we take time to sing at youth group. We do it for many reasons but the most important is to praise and worship God corporately. It allows us to show our love for God in a different way than we normally would.

So come tomorrow at 6:30 ready to give God your best in a time of worship through music.

Trinity