YOUTH PROGRAM

WHERE WE MEET

UUYouth meet most Sundays during the school year from 11:00am – 12:15pm downstairs in the youth room. Snacks and light breakfast foods are available to munch.

WHAT WE DO

Each Sunday gathering begins with chalice lighting and check-in where each person shares the joys, sorrows, trials, and tribulations they experienced during the week. Then, different Sundays can revolve around different themes.

• We might plan the Sunday gatherings for the month (or more), special events and activities, get people volunteer to complete tasks necessary to reach the goals of the group.

• Or one or more Youth might lead a Youth Worship.

• We might just play games and laugh.

• One or more youth or the advisors share a reading, or other provocative item to generate discussion led by Youth around a topic.

• We might hold a Special Event. This could be something fun that youth plan for themselves. Past youth have done art projects, made music, gone bowling, hiked, visited a favorite place, invited speakers, picked up trash in a favorite location, or played their favorite games.

Or perhaps

PNWD YOUTH CON(ference) 2009

The date and registration forms are out for the Fall Conference.
October 16-18, 2009
Camp Cispus in Randle, WA
To download a Registration Packet: http://www.pnwd.org/pubs/Yth_ConTheol_fall09.pdf

PLEASE NOTE: Even though there is a "pay online" option, our church has a procedure to organizing conference trips:

*Reg forms and checks are turned in to church and we send one big packet: Due date for registration form and check made out to PNWD is Wednesday,September 23, to the church office. Partial scholarship is available through church or the con-planners. Please follow conference steps to apply for their monies. Contact Candee for church support. T-shirt purchases cannot be scholarshiped.

*Transportation Organizing: Please RSVP that you are going to conference to me or an advisor as soon as possible, We are looking into renting a 4-J school bus through parent, Digger Peterson-DeGroff, who is also driving. Each family will need to put in a little to cover the cost, but if we are not going to fill the bus, we want to offfer seats to other congregations as well. So letting us know sooner rather than later is best. See sign up sheet in room 5 or email me, RSVP on Facebook, or let Amber, Alex, Rian or Erik know.

Going to con means leaving early afternoon on Friday and returning the evening on Sunday. If you need a letter from church stating that you are attending a church-related event in order to get out of school early, please let me know closer to the date.

YOUTH ADVISORS for 9th—12th Grades 2008

Erik Troberg — Erik "Big Daddy Jesus" Troberg was drafted in the first round by First Unitarian of Portland to play backup fullback for the YRUU team. After one year, he was traded to the First Unitarian of Salt Lake where he started at quarterback for four years, leading the youth group to victory on their mission to the Navajo Nation. As a freeagent he signed with UUCE under legendary coach Candee Cole, and looks forward to many years of YRUU dominance. He has three future YRUU stars.

Ryan Heriot — This is Ryan's 3rd year as a youth advisor. She works as a substitute teacher and tutor, and loves the energy and insight of youth. She is proud to be a returned Peace Corps volunteer, and loves traveling and learning about other world cultures and religions.

Amber Alexander — Amber has been a youth advisor for five years, and apart of this church for 15. She loves the energy and passion youth express, and that there is never a dull moment. She's also the enthusiastic mom of an adorable four-year-old girl.

Alex Trotter — Alex is the father of two children: Sophia, 9 and Cameron, 7. He has been living in Eugene with his wife, Andrea, since 1999. Alex works for DHS as a child welfare worker and has been with the agency for almost 12 years. He has been attending the church since 2002, and has been a member since 2003, and in the Sanctuary Choir for six years.

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