Wow! Look at all this stuff to look forward to!

Tell your friends, clear your schedules, mark your calendars! Our Geneva Middle School youth group is getting busy!

Have you checked out the list of upcoming events? Here's the rundown of opportunities to sign up for and look forward to.

Sunday, November 21 - Wallyball! we'll stop for lunch then head over to Body Rocks in Livonia to play wallyball (Indoor volleyball) You don't have to be good at this- believe me- you can have a good laugh watching me play! Wear comfy clothes and gym shoes. Cost is $5 per person, plus the cost of your lunch.

Tuesday, November 23 - We're going to the Presbytery of Detroit meeting to talk about our last summer's mission trip and to help lead worship with the other participants. Even if you didn't go on the mission trip last summer, you're welcome to come to this and support us. We're leaving church around 3:15 and we'll be back by 8:30.

Friday or Saturday, November 6/27 we'll ring bells for the Salvation Army. I haven't yet signed up for a time. If there's a specific day or time that DOES NOT work for you, please let me know.

Sunday, November 28, we'll be singing "Thankful" as the gathering song at the 11:00 service.

Saturday, December 4 - Cookie baking! We'll bake cookies at church, you bring dough (or already baked cookies for us to decorate) and we'll bake them up and/or decorate them to sell on Sunday for a youth group fundraiser.

Sunday, December 5 - Bake sale fundraiser at church after and between services. We will see the cookies we made on Saturday (and more if you want to bring some in) to raise funds for our summer 2011 mission trip. Even if you can't go on the mission trip, please support our group!

Sunday, December 12 - Mission Trip meeting after the 11:00 Service. If you are planning on joining us for the mission trip to Sault Ste Marie July 31-Aug 5 you must attend this meeting with your parents (or let me know before if you can't make it.)

Sunday, December 12 - (After the mission trip meeting) Parents go home, kids stay for lunch and Christmas TV show watching. Rudolph, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, The Year Without a Santa Claus, Olive the Other Reindeer... We'll vote and watch a bunch of old Christmas TV show classics!

Wednesday, December 15 - Instead of LifeStream we'll be participating in a special Christmas celebration at church with dinner and crafts and entertainment by the youth! We'll talk more about this soon.

Sunday, December 19 - Our middle school Christmas party! Fun fun fun! What more can I say? (after church)

Friday, December 24 - Christmas Eve! Traditionally, the middle school youth present the Christmas Drama during the 4:00 service. Rehearsal times TBD.

Wednesday, December 29 - Lock in at High Velocity Sports. We'll be joining middle schoolers from First Presbyterian Church in Plymouth and Calvary Baptist Church in canton to stay up all night! Starting around 9:00 PM and lasting until 7:00 AM. There will be games like soccer and dodgeball, and activities and movies and just plain fun. Bring a friend or two to this! We have a minimum number of people to secure this event so I need to know ASAP whether you are thinking about coming, whether you might bring a friend, or whether you know for sure you won't be attending. More information will be forthcoming. At this time the cost per person will be $15.

Whew! That's a lot of stuff to look forward to, sign up for and let me know about! I didn't even mention Sunday morning Breakfast Club or Wednesday night LifeStream!

Blessings to you and feeling blessed by you,

Nancy