JYM Weekly Newsletter

Jan 9th - 16th

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Welcome Back & Happy New Year!


It is always nice to have a short program pause during the holiday season. Lisa & Kat felt refreshed and ready for youth group to return on Sunday! We had a fun time playing games together and getting to hear about your breaks. Tuesday we had a great crew of students at Casitas who helped us cook food and did an excellent job crafting with younger kids, even if it meant they were covered in glitter by the end!


This week we have regular youth group again on Sunday, and This or That night on Tuesday at Almaden Hills UMC. We are getting clsoer to our high school service trip in San Francisco, so be sure to sign up as soon as possible. More details below.


Enjoy this graphic of all our January events, and as you update your new calendars, be sure to subscribe to our Google Calendar so you can always see what we are up to! JYM Google Calendar

Coming up in the JYM:

Youth Group with games & snacks

Sunday Jan. 12th

4:30 - 6:30pm @ WGUMC


Our typical youth group night. We will play silly games all together, enjoy some snacks, and break into age groups for discussions about our faith. We hope to see you!


Bring a new friend and you both get a $5 gift card!

This or That? Night - with dinner

Tues Jan 14th 6:30 - 8:00pm @AHUMC


We will enjoy dinner & a short discussion all together and then students split up based on their choice of activity. One group will be sitting more with a crafty project, the other will be team building through play. See you there!

Feed the Need - With Dinner Sun Jan 19th 4:30 - 6:30pm at WGUMC


Learn to cook a meal together! Students will divide up and work on different parts of a dinner. We bring it all together and sit down to eat in fellowship. After, we package up the meals and deliver them to people who could use a home cooked meal. We also prep food for Casitas on Tuesday!


Let us know if you know someone who would like a meal delivery.

Casitas De Esperanza

Tuesday Jan 21st

4:30pm - 6:00pm at 801 N First Street

4:10pm - 6:15pm Carpoool from WGUMC - you must reserve a seat in the van


Help us lead crafts for all ages, and prep and serve dinner. You can meet us there or carpool from Willow Glen UMC, but you must reserve a seat in the car to carpool! Text or email us by 2:00pm on Tuesday - but earlier is better

Coming Soon:

Sign up TODAY for San Francisco

SF Service Learning Trip 2025 - Please sign up ASAP

When: Sat Jan 25th - 26th


Cost: $190 - Scholarships available


Who: Current 9th-12th graders

What:


When: Saturday morning, January 25th at 6:30 am meeting at WGUMC through Sunday, January 26th between 3-4pm. 


Where: We will be sleeping at the Waller Center- A United Methodist church converted to a retreat center with beds, bathrooms, kitchen, group meeting rooms. It is located near Golden Gate Park off Haight.


What: An overnight service trip experience to San Francisco to learn about the history of the city, work with various non profits and bond as a youth group. We will be passing out care packets and lunches to those who need them, working in the SF/Marin food bank and volunteering at Glide to serve hot meals and prep lunch attending worship at Glide, working at St Anthony's and having some great meals and touristy adventures


Why: Traveling together helps us grow closes and build friendships. Volunteering at many of these places helps expand our worldview and give back. Worship at GLIDE will expand our understanding of a generous loving God.


Cost: Cost includes our rental vans, parking, gas, retreat center fee and all meals. $190. If you need a scholarship, please indicate that in the notes. Please pay online by January 10th

Pay for trip here

JYM Pledge Drive

Make a one-time or recurring donation here

Consider becoming a monthly donor & help us plan our 2025 budget, or just make a one-time donation to kick- off the new year!


We rely on monthly donors to keep our youth ministry growing. If you are able to budget a monthly donation for the Joint Youth Ministry, we would appreciate it! As a ministry of Willow Glen, Almaden Hills & Cambrian Park UMC we are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Our general fund helps pay for payroll for Lisa & Kat, all of our outreach ministries like Feed the Need and Casitas de Esperanza, scholarships so every student can participate in our trips despite financial situations, and supplies and ongoing subscription services that keep our ministry running.


A one time donation is also appreciated. Over the past few months we have sent out periodic emails with testimony from our alumni about the impact our ministry has had on their lives, as well as the breakdown of our spending and money currently coming in. If you have missed those emails I have added some charts below, and have linked the most recent one here. For more questions or understanding about our financials, don't hesitate to ask!


Donor ask email 12/04