UMY Happenings

This Week’s Happenings:

YOUTH BANQUET The annual Youth Banquet to honor the seniors and conclude another great year will take place on August 7. Please RSVP to Chris if you will be attending. Cost of the dinner is $7.

*Wednesday, July 20: Games in Dragon Park 6:00-8:00PM. Meet at the church and we will walk down together.

*Thursday, July 21—GTF Tutoring. Meet at the church at 9:00AM. We'll be back by 11:00AM.

*Sunday, July 24—Sunday School. Meeting in Park Hall at 9:15AM to help with Children’s Sunday School.

*July 24-30: Senior High ASP Trip

Upcoming Dates:
August 3: Bobby’s Dairy Dip & Bowling (Cost: $7 plus money for dinner) 6:00-9:00PM
August 6: Ocoee Rafting Trip 9:30AM-10:00PM
August 7: Youth Banquet 5:30PM
August 13: Surprise Pick-Up 6:30AM
August 14: Parents’ Meeting 11:30 AM

This Week's Happenings

YOUTH BANQUET The annual Youth Banquet to honor the seniors and conclude another great year will take place on August 7. Please RSVP to Chris if you will be attending. Cost of the dinner is $7.
   
*Thursday, July 14—GTF Tutoring. Meet at the church at 9:00AM. We'll be back by 11:00AM.

*Sunday, July 17—Sunday School. Meeting in Park Hall at 9:15AM to help with Children’s Sunday School.

*Wednesday, July 20: Games in Dragon Park 6:00-8:00PM

Upcoming Dates:
July 24-30: Senior High ASP Trip
August 3: Bobby’s Dairy Dip & Bowling (Cost: $8 plus money for dinner) 6:30-9:00PM August 6: Ocoee Rafting Trip 9:30AM-10:00PM
August 7: Youth Banquet 5:30PM
August 13: Surprise Pick-Up 6:30AM
August 14: Parents’ Meeting 11:30 AM

Need Your Help Updating Our Database

Peace of Christ, friends.

We are working on updating the Youth Ministry Email & Contact Information list. Over the next couple of months there will be important information and ministry updates we want all those connected to the ministry to receive. We need contact information for parent(s) and youth of the Youth Ministries of BUMC.

Please email the following information to Partner in Ministry, Carrie Hall (carriehall1821@gmail.com), who has volunteered to coordinate this information for us by Wednesday, February 16:

Name:
Email address:
Phone Number (home & mobile):
Mailing Address:
Grade & Birthday (Youth):
School (Youth):

*Be sure to send the email address where you want to receive information from the Youth Ministries of BUMC.

Thank you!

lanecia

"Our lives are unique stones in the mosaic of human existence-priceless and irreplaceable." Henri Nouwen

New Youth Pastor!

Chris Allen

Belmont is welcoming Chris Allen as our new Youth Pastor. He will begin his work at Belmont in early June. Chris was born and raised in Tampa, FL. He grew up at Hyde Park United Methodist Church. Chris received his undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis in History, Religious Studies, and American Culture Studies. He also played offensive line for four years at Washingon University. Chris first felt God's call to full-time ministry while working as a camp counselor in North Carolina. After college Chris enrolled in Duke Divinity School with a concentration in Christian Education and completed his Master of Divinity degree in 2010. Most recently Chris has served First United Methodist Church in Cookeville as the Coordinator of Children and Youth Discipleship.

Chris married his wife, Erica, in July of 2010. He says, "We are house divided during basketball season as Erica is a Carolina grad." Erica will begin Vanderbilt Divinity School in the fall as a Turner Scholar. They have a yorkie-poodle named Cadbury. Erica and Chris enjoy running and Florida Gators football!

Pilgrimage Reflection from Kate T.

This trip was really fun and I learned a lot. I really enjoyed the Civil Rights Museum, because I learned a lot about the movement and about how much courage it took to take part in the movement.

On Sunday we attended Holy Community Church and it was a different style of worship for me, but I liked it.

We met a lady who has been protesting outside of the museum for 23 years, because she things the museum should be used for housing, because Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wanted to make the future better. She made me realize that past, present and future all matter.

I learned a lot on this trip and hope to use my knowledge of the past to help the future.

Pilgrimage Reflection

Praying with our feet-- Sr. High Pilgrimage of Pain & Hope 2011: Memphis

Saturday, January 15, five youth pilgrims and 4 adult pilgrimage guides headed from Nashville to Memphis for the second BUMC Sr. High Pilgrimage of Pain and Hope. It was a great weekend, where every participant received gifts we will carry with us forever-- I know!

Over the next week or two I will be posting reflections from the Pilgrimage participants along with photographs. We hope to have an official presentation in February.

Hope you are blessed by our offering.

Peace of Christ.

lanecia

"The public memory and story of Memphis will always include the sanitation strike of 1968, the prophetic vision of the mountaintop proclaimed by Dr. King, and the wreath that hangs outside of Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel. The slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. within the greater Civil Rights Movement marks the horrendous power of racial tension, fear of the 'other,' and the use of violence as a viable option in political policy.

In a political climate marred by violence and anger toward the 'other,' there is a small voice leading toward an alternative existence. It is the calling to realize the 'beloved community,' indeed to be the household of God seated around table. As we learn to eat and drink across the boundaries of 'otherness,' our neighbors become friends, and our friends become family. Who are you willing to welcome at the table?"

-Adam Kelchner. January 17th, 2010. Memphis, Tennessee.

Weekend Reminder (No Parent Meeting this Sunday)

Saturday, January 8
8 am Girls Basketball Game at West End UMC
8 am Senior High Boys Game at Calvary UMC
11:30 am Junior High Boys Game at Forest Hills UMC

Sunday, January 9
ASP Sr. High Mission Experience Deposit of $180 due

9:15 am Sunday school, 3rd Floor
Sr. Highs "Burst: Green Church" with guest teach Ned Henry
Jr. Highs "With" A look at missional living with people, the power of prayer and ways we can love locally

No Parent Information Meeting, it will be scheduled for a later date

5:30 pm UMY

Sr. Highs "What is Appalachia Service Project?" Hear stories, see vidoes and learn about the AWESOME mission experience the Senior High youth will share in this summer. You will want to come and see.

Jr. Highs "Burst: Bullies & Mean Girls" led by Justin and Carrie Hall
From girls who use gossip to the boys who use physical threats (and vice versa) and humor to put someone down, bullying is as rampant as ever. This 4-week study will help the youth identify, avoid and heal from harmful situations while learning more about God's love for them and hopes for their lives.