Sunday night at MYF the youth had an opportunity to share some of their thoughts on the youth group and what was ahead for us. We read Jeremiah 29:11-13 and discussed how God has plans for his people. We talked about what plans God may have for our youth group, how we could discern these plans and how to put them into action.
Though there is much to decide, plan and implement, there are a few recurring weekly events I would like to tell you about.
Mondays – Most Mondays at 11:30 a.m. the youth, Jr and Sr High will meet for lunch. Sometimes this will be at a local restaurant, and sometimes we’ll bring a sack lunch or make something at the church. Sunday night the group chose our first one to be June 4th at Jimmy Johns located at 4222 Saint Michael Dr, Texarkana, TX near Best Buy, Baker Brothers etc… The Monday Lunch Bunch will not met next week because we will be working on SYNC.
Thursday – Thirsty Thursdays will be making a reappearance during the summer. All youth are invited to come to Sonic at 3:00 p.m. to hang out and enjoy a Sonic drink. Plan to be done around 4:00 p.m. The first Thirsty Thursday will be June 8th.
These events are designed as a time for us to just hang out as a youth group. It is also a great, non intimidating way for someone to bring a friend. Both of these events we will meet and be picked up from the location.
We will be planning some more brainstorm idea sessions in the future as we talk about what our youth program will entail in the fall. There will also be more events scheduled on Wednesdays and Sundays during the summer. There are a few things that need to fall into place before I can give you that schedule, but hopefully I can reveal those soon.
Please excuse my multiple emails and updates. My goal is to keep you as informed as possible as we work together to strengthen our Williams Youth program. If you have thoughts or ideas on how I can communicate with you more, or ideas on how we can make our youth group even stronger, please send them to me.
If you have any questions please contact me by email williamsmemorialyouth@gmail.com or by phone 903-701-7181.
Russell Martin
