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JYM Weekly E-mail
October 4th-11th
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All Events at AHUMC in September & October.
1200 Blossom Hill Rd. San Jose, CA 95118
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We have heavy hearts this week as we learn about the tragedy in Vegas and the continued struggle in Puerto Rico, Texas and Florida in recovering from massive destruction in lots of forms.
We will be processing this at Guys/Girls night on Wednesday and we also hope that at any/all our youth events students feel safe and free to ask the hard questions about topics that matter to them. We don't shy away from conversations about justice, faith, grieving and tragedy and we really believe in honest dialogue in a safe community of faith where we can process, pray, learn and grow. We hope you'll engage with us in the weeks ahead and delve into conversations that matter woith
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Guys Night/Girls Night
October 4th
6:00 - 8:00pm
Dinner Included
We will be talking about being brave in the face of fear, violence and trauma. We will share in discussion and games.
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Sunday Night- ALL FAMILY YOUTH GROUP!
5:00pm-7:15pm
All ages invited!
Bring a main dish that serves 8 people to share. JYM will provide salad, drinks, dessert and paper goods.
We want to extend the invite to all of your family, or any portion of them that wants to attend. We will have some all group team building and games, then we will spilt into groups for-
*5th grade and under crafts with a Children's Pastor
*JH/HS - Discussion and activity with Kat
*Parenting the adolescent years circle up discussion with Lisa
Afterwards we will come together for a potluck dinner. Meet some JYM families, be a little goofy together with your teens and have a meal together.
Students are welcome to come without their parents, and vice versa!
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Tuesday, October 10th
7am-till school starts
HOLE-Y Club
If you are in High School and want to join us for breakfast, Starbucks, devotions and discussion come before school next Tuesday! We will drive you to school afterwards.
Text Lisa your Starbucks order the night before to 408-806-3133
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Wednesday Oct. 11th
6:00 - 8:00pm
Wacky Wednesday
Join us for adventures through the Bible with creative ways of understanding the wacky and wild miracles Jesus did! We will have dinner together as well!
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Sunday Oct. 15th
5:00 - 7:15pm
Princess Bride Interactive Movie Night!
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Teens! Join us for an interactive viewing of the classic film: "A Princess Bride"
We will have themed snacks, a big screen, and actions to go along with the movie. Want to dress in a costume? Awesome!
Whether you have never seen the film, or have seen it 100's of times, join us for a fun and relaxed evening. We promise, everything will be "As you wish"
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JYM Walk-A-Thon!
November 5th
1pm-4pm
Cambrian Park UMC
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INCENTIVES!!!!
WALK-A-THON INCENTIVES 2017
If you raise
$100- Walk-a-thon Shirt
$175- $20 off coupon for any event
$300- Dave and Busters gaming day and a Jamba/Starbucks
$500 “500 club” Est first at every YG event
$750- $50 coupon off any event
$1000 +- Either ifly, Escape room or Six Flag Discovery kingdom trip with Kat and Lisa!
Prizes below can’t be won by the same person. If one person qualifies for all, they will win one and the other will be given to 2nd place person.
*Most Pledges- (as in actual # of pledges not total money): Top in Jr. and Sr. High will each earn 2 movie passes and a Starbucks card
*Most Money Earned: Top earners in Jr. and Sr. High each will win $25 Target gift card
*Most Laps Walked: Top lap walker in Jr. and Sr. High each will earn $25 Target gift card.
*Group Award- If the JYM meets the goal of raising $20,000 for this fundraiser we will vote on a great celebration together.
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The JYM big fall fundraiser is fast approaching. The Walk-a-Thon is a pretty straight forward fundraiser, where students as church members, family and friends to donations to the Joint Youth Ministry. Our goal is to raise $20,000 this year, without including Lisa/Kat's fundraising efforts which are tallied separately. We hope students can rally and raise that together.
Donations are tax-deductible. Email your family and friends and ask them to pledge YOU in this Walk-a-thon. Here is the link to send
Walk-a-thon Pledge
We handed out forms and envelopes this weekend but you can pick them up this week and the weeks ahead as well. Get started soon! You can also print your own right here-
Money that we raise provides scholarships, pays for our program budget, gives a family groceries or counseling, salaries and lots of other boring but super important expenses! So help us to raise raise raise and make the JYM a wonderful place for everyone.
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Sr. High: San Francisco Mission Trip
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When: Friday, November 10th at 6:30pm at CPUMC until about 4:00pm on Sunday, November 12th
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Who:
Any students in the JYM or their friends. 40 students MAX. We already have 17 spots taken. Sign up now!
What:
A weekend of social justice education, volunteer work at multiple non-profits, team building, spiritual growth and a little free time in an awesome city
Where:
We will sleep at the Waller Center- a United Methodist owned retreat center in the heart of the Haight. We will travel around the city in our rented 15 passenger vans. We will do lots of walking also.
Why:
To grow in our understanding of the world and diverse people groups, to bond as a youth group, to serve others and to challenge ourselves spiritually.
Cost: $170. Checks made out to WGUMC-JYM or paid online on our website
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We still have some holes in our sign ups for food and events. Take a look below! Remember you can get $10 off events and trips per hour of volunteering!
Please look at the two Google Docs below to sign up to bring a meal or chaperone an event: (You do not need a Gmail account to view or edit)
Do you need any other important paperwork like fingerprinting forms, driver paper work, or medical liability forms?
If you have not already, please review our policy & procedures, which can be found here:
Even if your student has been in the JYM for years, there is new & updated information you should be aware of
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Parent's corner!
Two opportunities just for parents
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Teen Therapy Center of Silicon Valley presents -
Fall Blog Series:
How To Build A Better Life With Your Teen
October 3 - November 30, 2017
Teen Therapy center is a wonderful place and resource for parents, which Lisa & Kat have recommended to numerous families. They are starting a new blog series that is free to subscribe to!
This year's series,
“How To Build A Better Life With Your Teen,”
will feature perspectives from over 20 teen and family experts including educators, therapists, doctors, and others on developing confidence, college application anxiety, healthy boundaries, suicide risk, vaping, family dynamics, and many more topics.
If you are interested in receiving this blog in your inbox,
sign-up here
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Parents - would you be interested in attending a parent group while your student was at youth group? We have a couple of pastors who would be interested in leading one. It would be a time for you to receive support, to discuss questions with other parents, and to be spiritually fed yourself.
If you would be interested in attending something like this (we would probably offer it 2x a month) please shoot Lisa a quick e-mail letting her know!
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We hope the SJUSD families are having an awesome break week! We know of some very jealous students who are still in school this week! We hope to circle back up all together this Sunday for a little Family Youth Group for all ages!
Lisa Jacobs- Joint Youth Ministry Director and HS Pastor
408-806-3133
Katrina Kraynick-Baker- Associate Youth Director and JH Pastor
408-761-5820
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