Catalyst Youth Ministries - Weekly Update
Catalyst News August 31, 2015
What's happening this week & next :
- Tuesday @ 7:30am- HS Breakfast Devo in Asbury Hall
- Wednesday 9/2/15 @ 6:30pm- Church-wide Fellowship Supper
- Friday-Monday- Emily is away for vacation
- Tuesday, September 8th @ 7:30am- HS Breakfast Devo at Bojangles
- Wednesday, September 9th- PACK RAT is delivered for Yard Sale!
- Sunday, September 13th @ 4:30pm- Catalyst in Asbury Hall
Sign ups available:
Fall Retreat Camping Trip (due September 20) & Yard Sale Fundraiser shifts (www.signupschedule.com/catalystvolunteers)
Under the Sea Kick-Off
September 20th is by far one of the most important days of the Catalyst year- Fall Kick Off! Come dressed to fit the "under the sea" theme
(or not, that's okay too) for an amazing night of fun, fellowship & worship to kick off a new school year! New Students arrive @ 3pm,
everyone else and their parents @ 3:30pm.Please bring an updated 2015-2016 medical form & insurance card. Pick up will be at 7:30pm.
Camping Fall Retreat
If you love the outdoors (or would like to attempt to), our Fall Retreat September 25-27th is the retreat for you! We will go hiking, exploring &
worship around a campfire. We highly encourage our new faces to attend this retreat to build relationships and to get the feel for what Catalyst is.
Sign ups are open until September 20th. Friends welcomed & chaperones must fill out a registration form as well.
If you would like to be a part of our design team for the trip (planning activities & worship), contact me today!
Yard Sale
It's that time of year again - our annual Yard Sale. Since everyone reaps the benefits of each fundraiser to discount tons of Catalyst costs, each youth
is asked to participate with fundraisers. If you cannot participate with the sale day (October 3), you should help with prep (October 2).
You can sign up for a shift here, and we are always looking for parent volunteers. Sign up today!
Love in Christ,
Emily Roach
Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries
Lewisville United Methodist Church
(336) 945-3203
- Parent Texting updates: Text @lumcparent
- Youth Texting updates: Text @fillmein
Catalyst News 8/25/15
I hope that everyone's first week back to school has been a smooth transition- for students
and parents!! Here's what's coming up in the life of Catalyst....
Wet N Wild, Emerald Pointe
- Meet in Asbury Hall @ 9am with bagged lunch, towel, sunscreen, $15 and change of clothes in hand-
please have your bathing suit on when you arrive. - We have the following folks down as drivers: Dani Lyon, Robin Eberhart, Mike Williams, Kurt Speckhart, Derek Roach, Cheryl Gross,
Kevin Salus & William Farlow (Robin Speckhart & John Couch going as non-driving adults) - We should return to the sanctuary side parking lot by 7pm. Participants should eat dinner after pick up.
Fall Kick off
As fall is quickly approaching, I want to make sure everyone has their calendars marked for our kick-off on September 20th...
This is one of the most important evenings on our calendar, and we hope that you all will be able to make it! The theme this year is "under the sea,"
so feel free to dress up like anything "under the sea," or anything that may fit this theme. We also ask that you bring a bathing suit & something to
change back into for worship.
Here is the schedule of events that day:
- 3pm- New Student Orientation, Fellowship Hall
- 3:30pm- Catalyst Fair & Registration (please bring an updated (2015-2016) medical form & insurance card),
West Wing Lobby & Fellowship Hall - 4pm- Information & Orientation for all students & parents, Fellowship Hall
- 4:30-7:30pm- Programming (Youth Room & Outside) & Worship (Sanctuary or Youth Room)
Camping Trip
Camping Trip forms have been released and are attached to this email. All youth and adult chaperones are asked to fill out this form for easy registration
purposes. This trip will take place on September 25-27th at Stone Mountain State Park.
FOR Committee Sign Ups
We are able to run so smoothly throughout the year thanks to the help of such amazing parents! If you'd like to sign up to volunteer on our monthly rotation once a year, which is what we encourage, please go sign up on the google doc by following this link: It's really hard to do this ministry well without your help!!
Other things to keep in mind:
- September 1st- HS Breakfast Devo at LUMC (7:30am)
- September 8th- HS Breakfast Devo at Bojangles (7:30am)
- September 9th- PACK RAT will be delivered for Oct 3 Yard Sale Fundraiser
- Next Catalyst: September 13th
- October 2nd- Yard Sale Prep--sign ups available at kick off!
- October 3rd- Yard Sale (6-1)--sign ups available at kick off
That just about covers it, y'all! Have a beautiful week.
Love in Christ,
Emily Roach
Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries
Lewisville United Methodist Church
(336) 945-3203
- Parent Texting updates: Text @lumcparent
- Youth Texting updates: Text @fillmein
Older news:
This Sunday 8/23/15
We will be meeting at 4pm instead of 4:30pm and will be done at 7pm instead of 6:30pm.
Special activity: In order to do this, we will need plenty of time and may need a couple of parents
to volunteer to drive. If any of you are willing to do so, just stick around. We will be meeting in
the youth room at 4pm.
Wet N Wild & other trip registration (EVERYONE PLEASE READ)
- Trip details: Next Saturday 8/29 we are taking our annual trip to Wet n Wild, Emerald Point!
- The cost is $15 and anyone is welcome who can turn in a 2015-2016 medical form. Please bring
- a bagged lunch, modest swimwear, towel, and change of clothes. We are meeting in Asbury Hall at 9am
- and will return to the sanctuary side parking lot around 7pm.
- Signing up: Many of you are still directing your questions about driving/sign ups, handing your forms
and money and dropping out with me....this is not the correct route. If you have any registration
or driving questions or issues, please direct them to our registrar, Stephanie Salus.
Stephanie can be reached at [email protected] or 336-926-1210.
You can also turn in forms and money to Stephanie in the black box outside of my office.
SUNDAY is the last day that you can sign up to participate or chaperone for Wet N Wild.
Praise Band Interest Meeting- August 23rd
If your child is interested in being a part of this year's Catalyst Praise Band, please have them attend a very important meeting this Sunday at 3:30pm
in the Youth Room. All new and returning students should attend this meeting. If you have any questions, give Noah Williams (Student coordinator) a call
or email ([email protected] or 336-306-3937).
September 13th's Topic
On September 13th, we will continue our discussion from the book "Weird," which brings us to the topic of a three letter word that makes most pre-teens
& teens blush: sex. I have gone back and forth about how to tackle this topic and whether or not it's important, but I've come to the conclusion that I'd rather
these youth hear about this topic within the walls of the church than most elsewhere. Sexual activity is happening younger and younger these days- even
many middle schoolers struggling with teen pregnancy. I simply ask that you have a conversation with your young person leading up to this night, sparing
us an embarrassment for completely blind siting your youth. We don't want to be the first ones to give them "the talk," if you know what I mean. :)
If you are not comfortable with this topic for your particular child, we respect your decision to keep them home. Thanks so much for teaming up
with us on this! Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Catalyst Kick-Off
Fall Kick Off is probably our most important night to be present at Catalyst, and this year, Fall kick off is September 20th. The theme this year is
"under the sea," so feel free to encourage your child to dress up like anything "under the sea," or anything that may fit this theme. We also ask that they
bring a bathing suit & something to change back into for worship. Fall Kick Off is a super important night for you as parents to be informed on details
for the year, so please make this night a priority.
Here is the run-down for the evening:
- 3pm- New Student Orientation, Fellowship Hall
- 3:30pm- Catalyst Fair & Registration (please bring insurance card),West Wing Lobby & Fellowship Hall
- 4pm- Information & Orientation for all students & parents, Fellowship Hall
- 4:30-7:30pm- Programming (Youth Room & Outside) & Worship (Sanctuary)
Fall Retreat: Camping Trip
See attached form for our 2015 Fall Retreat. This trip will be to Stone Mountain State Park and all students in 6-12th grade are invited to attend.
Please share with friends. Those wishing to chaperone should fill out this form as well.
Chaperones will be chosen on a first-come, first-serve basis.
This is our new way of keeping up with chaperones in a more organized manner.
FOR Committee
The FOR Committee (Families Offering Relief) is such a huge help to our leadership team throughout the year, and we are so thankful to all of you who
signed up to serve a month throughout the year. I am creating a new rotation and am looking for 3 families for each month this year. During your rotation
you might be asked to: set up and clean up all Catalyst events/programming/potlucks, cook/serve meals, set up/promote/work special events,
chaperone/drive for events/trips, send cards/make phone calls, etc.
Please follow this link to sign up for this amazing service to our ministry:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zPqt7Oa3Js5XdouBb69nVCfwkVKXUTop4iMHH0SMkLE/edit?usp=sharing! We cannot do it without you!
May God bless each of you.
In Christ,
*Emily Roach*
Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries
Lewisville United Methodist Church
(336) 945-3203
Catalyst Website: http://catalystyouthlumc.weebly.com
**To sign up for events and volunteer opportunities online, go to www.signupschedule.com/catalystvolunteers
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