Good Morning!

We have busy April here at FUMC Benton Youth! Saturday, we will be helping with the Children's Easter Egg Hunt. Youth will need to be there at 9 AM to help set up. Come in through the CLC doors. Youth will work stations and the Egg Hunt. Clean Up will be at 11:00 AM. Matthew Burns will be the Youth Leader at the event youth will report to him when they get here.

Youth will be leading the Maundy Thursday Day Service on April 17th at 6 PM in the Sanctuary. Youth will wear purple shirts with jeans, unless told to wear a different color. Youth will need to be at church at 5:40 PM to prep.

Confirmation Sunday is April 27th. We will have a Unity Service in the Sanctuary at 11 AM to celebrate our Confirmands and the commitment they are making to their Faith.

April 27th, we are also hosting a Central District Unite Event. We need volunteers to help provide and serve the meal. You can sign up via the link button below.

May 4th is Senior Sunday. Jim Due Scholarship Applications are due April 21st. Senior Parents, please fill out the Senior Sunday Recognition form via the Link Button Below. Junior and Sophomore Parents will be helping to decorate and make the Senior Sunday Recognition.

This week, our youth leadership team will be meeting Wednesday to finalize Summer Calendar. Once they are done with the Calendar, we will send the Calendar to everyone.

Thanks for all you do in supporting our youth!

Michelle

Wednesday April 09

5:00 PM Dinner for All

6:00 PM Youth Discipleship Groups

7:00 PM Youth Leadership Team

Saturday April 12th

9:00 AM Arrive to help Set Up

10:00 AM Easter Egg Hunt

11:00 AM Clean Up from Easter Egg Hunt

Sunday April 13th

8:30 AM Traditional Service

9:05 AM Contemporary Service

10:00 AM Sunday School

11:00 AM Traditional Service

5:00 PM The Bridge Remix

6:00 PM Sunday Night Live

Wednesday April 16th

6:00 - 8:00 PM Maundy Thursday Service Rehearsal

*dinner provided*

Thursday April 17th

5:30 PM Begin Arriving for Service

6:00 PM Youth Led Maundy Thursday Service.

Sunday April 20th

8:30 AM Traditional Service

9:05 AM Contemporary Service

10:00 AM Sunday School

11:00 AM Traditional Service

*No Evening Youth Activities*

Wednesday April 23rd

5:00 PM Dinner for All

6:00 PM Youth Discipleship Groups

7:00 PM Youth Worship Team Practice

Sunday April 27th

Confirmation Sunday

11:00 AM Unity Service in the Sanctuary

4:00 PM Arrive for Set Up

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Unite Event

6:30 PM Clean Up

Wednesday April 30th

5:00 PM Dinner for All

6:00 PM Youth Discipleship Groups

7:00 PM Youth Leadership Team Meeting

Sunday School | 10 AM |

We will be following along with the Story with the Pastors!

April 6th -- Son of God

April 13th-- Hour of Darkness

April 20th -- Resurrection

April 27th -- Confirmation Sunday *No Sunday School*

The Bridge Remix | Sundays | 5 PM |

We will be looking at Scary Gross and Weird stories from the Bible!



April 6th -- No Youth Activities

April 13th-- Palm Sunday Activities

April 20th -- No Youth Activities

April 27th -- Unite Event

Sunday Night Live | Sunday | 6 PM |

We will be focusing on our new Series Unafraid. We will be deep diving into some tough Faith Questions and looking our how to be Unafraid to share our Faith with the World.

April 6th -- No Youth Activities

April 13th-- Palm Sunday Prayer Stations

April 20th -- No Youth Activities

April 27th -- Unite Event

Discipleship Groups | Wed. | 6 PM |

We will be working through the Fruits of the Spirit and connecting them to emotions we feel in our daily lives. Our Bridge, Junior High, and Senior High will be working through this Study.

April 9th -- Gentleness, Joy, and Overcoming Shame

April 16th -- Maundy Thursday Rehearsal

April 23rd -- Self-Control

April 30th -- End of Year Worship and Party

Confirmation | Wed. | 6 PM |

We will be returning to our Confirmation Class and working through lessons about Faith.

April 9th -- Project Work Day

April 16th -- Maundy Thursday Rehearsal

April 23rd -- Service Walk through

April 30th -- End of Year Worship and Party

Youth Meeting Areas

Wednesdays

Dinner in CLC

Discipleship Groups:

• Red Room: Confirmation (7th)
• Blue Room: 8th-9th Grade
• Big Room: 10th-12th Grade
• Yellow Room: 5th-6th
• Worship in Chapel

MTW Praise Team Practice: Big Room

Sundays

Sunday School:

• Red Room: 5th-7th
• Green Room: 8th-12th Grade

The Bridge Remix:

• CLC: Gathering/Games
• Yellow Room: Devotional
• Fellowship hall: dinner (optional)

SNL:

• CLC: Gathering/Games
• Fellowship hall: dinner
• Big Room: Devotional/Worship
• Blue, Red, Yellow, Green: Small Groups

Ozark Mission Project

OMP exists to transform lives through worship, fellowship, and hands-on mission. It’s designed to bring volunteers together in a Christ-centered program designed to impact lives through the projects completed, the lessons learned, and above all the relationships built. 

• OMP is June 22nd-June 27th. We are hosting and serving at OMP this year. It is for students in 6th-12th grade. 
• OMP is $330 until April 1st

We have many ways you can support our Youth Ministries!

1. Sign Up to Provide a meal for our Sunday Night Activities
2. Volunteer to Chaperone a Youth Trip!
3. Volunteer in our Weekly Ministries!
4. Help support Scholarships for trips through donations
5. Pray for our Ministry.

If you have any questions on how to support our ministries, reach out to me!

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