PRESBYTERIAN YOUTH CONNECTION
January, 2009
Please pass on this information to appropriate leaders in your congregation.
PYC Sponsored Newton Presbytery 2008 CROPWALK
• Total raised - $2,959
• Hurray for us!
Clairvaux Farm Mission Trip
• Colleen Roan and Stewartsville youth made the trip. The work project
was helping to get a home in shape to serve as a day center
for the homeless in the area.
Senior High Lock-in
• 36 youth, 11 adults from 5 churches: Morris Plains, Newton, Rockaway,
Stewartsville, and Washington
• A worthwhile event for all involved. Thanks to host church Newton!
March 20 /21, 2009 – Nightwatch – Please
RSVP Promptly!
1. St. John the Divine, NYC; date has been confirmed
2. Leave Rockaway about 4:30 – 5:00 PM on Friday evening,
return about noon on Saturday
3. We have sent the deposit for 35 people. We may be able to
take more – will set up a wait list.
4. Cost per person –$50. Make checks payable to Presbytery
of Newton, memo ‘PYC-Nightwatch’.
5. Youth Leader, please mail checks to Presbytery of Newton,
390 Route 10 West, Randolph, NJ 07869-2141 and notify Carolyn
Connelly,
fairmountPCUSA@aol.com.
WE NEED THIS INFO BY FEB. 16.
6. Transportation will most likely be by bus from Rockaway
Presbyterian Church.
7. Participants should eat early or bring a sandwich for
the bus.
8. Age group – this retreat is planned for senior high
students. Responsible 7th and 8th graders may participate.
9. Nightwatch@stjohndivine.org – very
complete info
Other Coming Events of Interest to Youth Groups
1. Battle Cry
•
April 17 & 18 – Izod Center
• Bands, speakers worship
•
Stewartsville & Morris Plains groups plan to attend
• Contact Colleen Roan (colleenroan@hotmail.com)
or Kim Smith (k.smith@mppresby.org)
for more information
2. New Wilmington Mission Conference
• Summer, 2009
• Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA (South of I-80, North of
Pittsburgh)
• www.NWMCmission.org
• office@nwmcmission.org
PH: 724-946-9770
• Matt Schramm can tell you about his experience with this conference
(matthew.schramm@gmail.com)
3. 2010 Triennium – Plan Ahead!
• July 2010, Purdue University
• A good CD of the 2007 Triennium is available from the Resource Center
That’s All, Folks (at least for now)
• The Nightwatch experience in March will be the final PYC event planned
by the current PYC council. The adult Council members,
Pat Burdis of Rockaway, Kim Smith of Morris Plains, and Carolyn Connelly
of Fairmount, have served for at least eight (8) years and
will not continue in this position. We thank the leaders and groups who have
participated in PYC activities for their support
and encouragement.
•
It is Council’s hope that those churches whose groups
have established strong relationships through PYC will continue
those relationships. This can be done on an informal level
by
inviting
other youth groups to join in an event for which
a church has assumed responsibility, such as the CROPWALK,
the lock-in,
or a work morning
at the food bank.
•
PYC has functioned under the Presbytery’s Committee on Resources
and Christian Education (RACE). Please contact this committee if
you wish further input into PYC’s future.
Carolyn Connelly
fairmountpcusa@aol.com
MINUTES ARCHIVE
August
7, 2008
April
1, 2008 February
5, 2008
January
8, 2008
EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND INTEREST – FREE
LOANS
The Synod of the Northeast has an interest-free student loan & scholarship
program called:
“ The Karl, John, Elizabeth Wurffel Memorial Fund
and The Allie L. Sills Memorial Fund”
Application Forms and directions for
applying are to be found on the web page for Synod of the Northeast
www.synodne.org.
The deadline for applications is April 1, so log on before then.
On March 31, the information about the scholarships / loans
will disappear from the web site.
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