Multi-Ethnic Dinner

There's a big multi-ethnic, multi-cultural event next Saturday at First UMC of Toms River. It will be held in the Family Life Center from 4pm to 7pm on October 10th. FUMCTR youth should feel free to stop in at any point, eat some good international food and watch some unique cultural forms of celebration. You can even meet the Bishop and the District Superintendents of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference. Join us for a celebration of the cultural diversity of our Church!

B-1 canceled

Hey guys. I just got an email today that the B-1 lock-in is canceled. How lame. They said there wasn't enough "participation." Let me know if you want to hang out Saturday afternoon at the church and just chill with an open gym. If you raised money, we can make sure it still goes towards the projects you picked. We'll meet together on Sunday, like usual, from 6-8pm and figure it out then, so be sure to bring your money that night. Its too bad the event was canceled, but we have the CROP walk October 18th and our Fall Retreat October 23rd-25th. Those will not be canceled for anything short of a natural disaster! Take care and I'll see you soon!

B-1 cometh!

Hey TR! The b-1 lock-in is this Saturday! We meet at 11:30am at the church and will drive together to the Pinelands Center at Mt. Misery. If you didn't pick a project to support yet, here is a direct link to the ones we talked about at youth group. Pick your favorite project and bring the money you raised with you Saturday. We have lots of fun and exciting stuff lined up for the event so join us, and maybe even bring a friend! We should be back Sunday around 12:30pm. If you have something Saturday or Sunday and need to be dropped off late, or picked up early, here is the location of the pinelands center. Here's a picture of my favorite project - CEREIMI which cares for children in Chile. Get ready for a fun and world impacting event!

Youth Group Begins!

Here's something you should get really excited about: this week we start our regular youth meetings! FINALLY! It took forever to get here, but we will have our regular 6pm-8pm meetings on Sunday evenings, and our 6-7pm Bible Study on Wednesday nights. You can check the calendar at the bottom of the blog for specific details on what is happening at some of the meetings. When I get a chance I'll write a sentence or two about the meetings. You'll know whether its a mind-numbing lecture or a run-around adventure. Also, Wednesday nights we'll have food with the Kids For Christ (KFC) starting some time in October @ 5:30pm. I'll have more details for those of you that attend on Wednesday nights. Come and join us for either meeting. I promise to hear what you guys want for the meetings and do my best to meet your needs. Its only days away! Get ready!

B-1

Here's a nice, high-quality picture from Youth Sunday. Congratulations to everyone on a spectacular conclusion to Youth Week! Everyone loved Youth Sunday, and I'm excited to do it all again next year (pictures will be posted in the links section soon).

Also, be sure to attend our next big event - B-1. Its a fundraiser to help people from around the world with specific projects to better their communities. We will raise funds and then have a huge lock-in September 26th to 27th, from noon Saturday to noon Sunday at the Pinelands Center in Mount Misery. follow this link for more information. We are already registered, but look at the site for the project you'd like to sponsor. Join us for a truly life-changing event!