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Youth Group Mission Trips - 2008

Many youth groups are off on adventure and to share their skills and life with groups and congregations all across the nation and beyond our borders. As your group returns with stories and photos, email that information to Michael D to be shared here! Help all your Disciple siblings know what your group is doing so we can share the joy and struggles of being people who claim Christ and live out his model of servant leadership.

FCC -- Richmond - New York City

FCC -- Owensboro is in the Dominican Republic -- photos and stories soon.

These groups are attending ICYF.
FCC, Lawrenceburg
Erlanger CC
FCC, Paris
East Second Street CC
Burgin CC
Central CC, Lexington
FCC, Frankfort
FCC, Bardstown

KBY Work Retreat -- May 2-5, 2008
by Mike Bruce

We can be proud of our KBY alumns Sara Palmer, Director of Youth and Christian Education, FCC Owensboro, and Jeff Bruce, Student Associate Minister, FCC Mt Sterling. After many informational mailings, the sign-ups for the West Area Youth Work Retreat were pretty slim. Even the WAYC youth were committed to other activities. But rather than let the event die, as it has the past few years, Sara and Jeff had youth wanting to go and they decided to hold the work retreat anyway.

The 16 workers, CYF’ers from Beech Grove Christian, Mt Sterling CYF boys, Owensboro Chi Rho girls and two parents, accomplished much more than expected – cleaning gutters, raking the vespers area, replacing window screens, replacing the beach bridge to the girls cabin path, cleaning the pavilion, bathhouses and dining hall - work that otherwise might not have gotten done.

There was time for fun too – with canoeing, PlayDough creations, Capture the Flag, tether ball and campfire with smores.

Worship was held with Campfire Vespers, Morning Watch and Sunday Communion. Even the torrential Friday night rain and two-hour power outage had its memorable fun moments and didn’t stop us from having a warm pavilion fire and vespers.

Let’s hope more West Area churches will add this back into their youth schedule to re-unite campers and put youth ownership into the camp by working on it. Click the image to visit the photo gallery and see more photos of work retreat and see the photos of Chi Rho Retreat @ WKDH.

Youth Group Summer Travel

Youth groups from across the country will be arriving at ICYF or the World Convention. Here is a listing of those we know are attending. Email your congregation name if you are going to either. Connecting with another group might help with travel costs. Tell the Region about your summer travel plans.

ICYF
FCC, Lawrenceburg
Erlanger CC
FCC, Paris
East Second Street CC
Burgin CC
Central CC, Lexington

World Convention
Crestwood CC, Lexington
Florence CC - Chi Rho Group

Time to Select/Elect/Choose New X Committee Members

Several Districts and KCMC need to begin thinking about and discussing the selection process for new X Committee representatives. Most of the current X Committee will graduate in May 2008. The goal is to have all new X Committee reps selected so that they can attend the X Committee 23hr Retreat in February with current X Committee members.

KCMC and the West Area Youth Council select their representatives. Each district is encouraged to have at least one and no more than two youth serve on X Committee. The preference would be for sophomores or juniors for service, but each district or constituency group can determine whom to send. Youth reps can serve a two year and not to exceed three year term. Those needing new representatives are:

West Area Youth Council (3 needed)
Kentucky Christian Missionary Convention
District 4 (2 needed)
District 5
District 6
District 7 (1 needed)
District 8 (2 needed)
District 9
District 10
District 11 (2 needed)