Young people at Lynnewood enjoy participating in exciting, dynamic and challenging opportunities.

 

The 2008-2009 year beginning on September 24 promises to be an exciting one for Lynnewood's Junior and Senior High youth.

On Sunday mornings, Junior High youth (7th and 8th graders) will be participating in a two year program that leads to Confirmation.  In these classes, they explore their faith, meet with mentors and visit other churches.  The adult leaders are Cyndi Atherton, Anne Anderson, and Steve Kirch. 

The Senior High Sunday morning program will be led by the team of Debbie Oshman, Jim Beattie, Sara Ardell, Bob Gatehouse, Bill Behrendt and John Silva.  This engaging class invites questions, and looks for ways to relate faith to every day life.  Once a month, the class goes out for breakfast during Sunday school...see calendar in classroom for details.

Other traditional events the youth will participate in include the Crop Walk, the Heifer Project, the 30-hour Famine, the Souper Bowl, and the Sierra Service Project.  Each of these events require adult assistance to be successful and volunteers are encouraged to step up to support our youth.

All Lynnewood Junior High and Senior High youth are encouraged to participate in their respective youth programs this coming year.  Parental involvement is also extremely important if we are to continue to build a successful youth program.  You are invited to participate even if you don't have a child in Middle or Senior High.  All adult volunteers are required to complete certain forms that Lynnewood is required to keep on file.

I encourage all interested youth and adults to contact me to discuss your participation and any ideas you have for strengthening our programs.  Please respond by e-mail if possible so that I can invite you to join the Lynnewood Youth Group I've set up on Yahoo! You can also call me, of course.

Thanks in advance for your support.

Kevin Leninger
Youth Council Coordinator

Sierra Service Project (SSP) News

Lynnewood youth participated in SSP 2007 during the week of July14th through July 22th.  Our team, led by Sarah Ardell, John Silva, Debbie Oshman and Bob Gatehouse, traveled by van and truck to work at Yurok Indian Reservation in Northern California. This year we plan to travel to Ft. McDermott on the California/Nevada border the week of July 12th-20th.  Our May 11th Outreach Offering will go to help support the youth’s SSP Mission Trip.

 

Christmas Pageant

This year's main fundraiser for SSP was the Christmas Pageant.  It was a wonderful event for the children and the entire congregation.  The children re-enacted the Christmas story and sang carols with the congregation.  Our thanks to Kate Stark who organized the pageant, including the writing of the script.  Over $1,000 was raised for SSP.

 

eScrip Update

If you have registered with eScrip to support our youth, the youth and youth advisors thank you very much.  We won’t know who has recently registered as there is a two-month delay before eScrip records are posted on their web site. This is a very easy way to support our youth and you can register at http://www.escrip.com (call Kevin Leninger for assistance).

 

Middle School Youth Fellowship

This fellowship group for 6th-8th graders meets on Saturdays, generally twice a month.  Adult leaders are Sandee & Dave Drapeau, Karen & Brian Fletcher, and Carlene Bailey. 

 

Saturday, July 12th ---- Day Hike in Sunol

We'll meet at 9:00 am in the Lynnewood parking lot for carpooling to Little Yosemite in Sunol.  Wear sturdy shoes for hiking, pack a backpack with a brown bag lunch and perhaps some water socks or Crocs for playing in the creek there.  Afterwards, we can probably be talked into soft serve cones at the old Meadowlark Dairy downtown.  Perfect finish for a summer morning hike! We hope you can join us for this outdoor adventure.  

 

Saturday, August 23rd ---- Middle School Swim Party!

Come to Pastor Kim's house in Danville from 1 - 4 pm and help us say farewell to our graduating 8th graders, and welcome to our new 6th graders!  More information will be sent out in August on this, but it's a potluck barbecue, with 6th graders as our guests.  We sure hope you will be able to join us--carpools can be arranged too.  Be thinking about what activities you would like for the fall too, as we will be in planning mode soon.  Let's have a fun summer together!!

 

Senior High Youth Fellowship

Adult leaders are Beth and Mike Williams, Bob Gatehouse, John Silva and parent volunteers. All meetings are from 5-7 pm unless it's a special event.
 

Lynnewood United Methodist Church
4444 Black Ave.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Phone: (925) 846-0221
Office Hours: 9AM-2PM, Mon-Fri
Email: office@lynnewood.org