Summer In The City

PARENT INFORMATION SHEET
SUMMER IN THE CITY 2010

Your youth are about to experience and awesome opportunity to meet Jesus face to face while serving communities in need! We are really excited about the opportunity we will have to learn, share, and grow in our faith all while having more fun than can be imagined!

Mission Dates
Sunday, July 11 - Friday, July 16th

Contact Information
Toni’s Cell: 214-213-2906
Toni will be posting daily to the youth blog at the Epiphany Website
www.epiphany-richardson.org/youth   
Toni will also do a midweek check in with parents.

Departure Information
Students need to be at the church with all their gear Sunday, July 11 by 4:00pm for a 4: 30
departure! We will gather in the youth room and depart from the Greenleaf exit.

Location Information
We will be staying at the St. Matthew’s Cathedral at Garret St. Dallas, TX 75206

Arrival Information
We are planning on arriving around 4:00pm on Friday, July 16th. We will call the phone tree and make sure everyone knows when we will be at the church. Please let me know if your student needs a ride home, or if they will be picked up by someone other than their parents.

Medication
If your student takes any kind of medication (prescription, OTC, vitamins) please put them, in their original containers, in a ziploc bag, with their name written on the bag. Also please include a little note about dosage and times for medication.

Packing Information
Students should bring location and weather appropriate clothing, and enough for a daily change.
Your student will need to bring their own bedding, and are welcome to bring a twin size blowup mattress or camp pad to sleep on, as we will be sleeping on the floor.
Your student will need closed toed shoes to wear during the day, and can bring a pair of slippers or flipflops for night time foot wear.
Students need to bring their own toiletries and toweling.
Students will need a bible and pen. They are welcome to bring a book, small games or cards, or a craft project (with basic supplies).
All items must fit into a small duffle bag. Students will be allowed to carry a small backpack with them off campus. They will need a water bottle with their name on it.

NO ELECTRONICS, CELL PHONES, IPODS, GAME BOYS, or PLUG IN ITEMS ARE ALLOWED!!!!!
Any of these items brought will be confiscated by Toni and redeemable only by a parent.
Please do not bring anything of great value or sentiment.
Please do not bring food.

Sleeping Arrangements
This year students will be sleeping in two large rooms by gender (boys in one girls in the other) and they will be sleeping on the floor. Students are allowed to bring twin sized inflatable beds or camp pads. Please make sure your name is on your bed, as they will be placed in a storage room during the day.

Daily Schedule
Please do NOT share this schedule with the students. One of our goals is to encourage them to fully participate in all aspects of the trip, and if they know what they may be doing (because schedules change) they start to form assumptions and perceptions about the event before they even arrive. Those thoughts can color their whole experience and make for a rough week.
Monday:
 AM: CC YOUNG
Afternoon: BISHOPS CAMP
Tuesday:
AM: OUR SAVIOR COMMUNITY GARDEN
Afternoon: BISHOPS CAMP
Wednesday:
AM: BISHOPS CAMP
PM: AUSTIN STREET
Thursday:
AM: BISHOPS CAMP
Afternoon: NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
Friday:
AM: BISHOPS CAMP
Afternoon: FUN ACTIVITY


Additional Information
Cell phones are not allowed! They give students to easy an opportunity to withdraw from community.

Students are encouraged to bring a small amount of money for snacks. Please no more than $20.00.
Friday Fun event. We will be leaving the mission location on Friday around 12:30 and will be starting our “Friday Fun Event.” This event includes lunch and some group activity. I will let you know midweek what this activity is and if it changes our arrival time.