Weekly Update - Octber 24th, 2011

Weekly Update - Oct 24th  
 

THIS WEEK:

WEDNESDAY:     JR HI EYC - 6:00pm YOUTH ROOM - Bring Bible! Parent = Andrea Roberts

SATURDAY:  YOUTH NIGHT OUT - 7:00pm to 9:00pm  WHIRLYBALL PLANO $25 per person RSVP by Wednesday.

SUNDAY:
Sunday School - 10:00am - Don't forget to read Chapter 5   
TRUNK OR TREAT - 3:30 to 6:00pm  
SR HI EYC - 6:30 -7:00pm PIZZA DINNER
Parent =  Emily Broad and Terry VanGundy
Cookie Host - Emily Broad   


Dear Parents and Volunteers,


   All 7-12th graders are invited to attend Youth Night Out! October 29th, at Whirlyball in Plano.
    We will be gathering at 7:00pm for an hour of laser tag and an hour of Whirlyball (a bumper car based game). The cost per student is $25.00. Dinner is not served! Friends are welcome but RSVP by OCT 22 is REQUIRED TO ATTEND. RSVP by text or email.

TRUNK OR TREAT - October 30th
This year the youth of Epiphany will be sponsoring a popcorn machine and a Cotton Candy machine. We will need help running both of these activities and the bounce house. We will be awarding a prize for the best youth costume and the best youth car decorations. Join us from 3:30-6:30 on Sunday October 30th. And then stay for a pizza dinner and award ceremony!


Have a blessed week!
Toni


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Up Coming Events

OCT 29    YOUTH NIGHT OUT
OCT 30     TRUNK OR TREAT
NOV 4     RHS vs LAKE HIGHLANDS
NOV 5    CONVENTION
NOV 12  BIBLE FUN NIGHT
NOV 13  MISSION MEETING
NOV 20  SERVANT SUNDAY
DEC 3    BIBLE FUN NIGHT
DEC 17  END OF YEAR PARTY

Weekly update - October 16th, 2011

THIS WEEK:

WEDNESDAY:     JR HI EYC - 6:00pm YOUTH ROOM - Bring Bible! Parent = Andrea Roberts

SUNDAY:
Sunday School - 10:00am - Don't forget to read Chapter 5    
SR HI EYC - 6:30 -8:00pm Bring a bible! Parent =  Don Sonom and Rick Broad
Cookie Host - Melissa Cavanaugh   


Dear Parents and Volunteers,

Calling all JR HI EYC members: We are heading to Camp All Saints this Friday and Saturday for the annual DDYC JR HI Retreat. Come hang out with awesome people, get some amazing teachings, and enjoy an awesome camp! RSVP to Toni by Wednesday!

Next Week:
   All 7-12th graders are invited to attend Youth Night Out! October 29th, at Whirlyball in Plano.
    We will be gathering at 7:00pm for an hour of laser tag and an hour of Whirlyball (a bumper car based game). The cost per student is $25.00. Dinner is not served! Friends are welcome but RSVP by OCT 22 is REQUIRED TO ATTEND. RSVP by text or email.


Have a blessed week!
Toni


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Up Coming Events

OCT 16    SERVANT SUNDAY
OCT 21     RICHARDSON VS BERKNER
OCT 21-22  JR HI RETREAT - ALL SAINTS CAMP
OCT 29    YOUTH NIGHT OUT
OCT 30     TRUNK OR TREAT
NOV 4     RHS vs LAKE HIGHLANDS
NOV 5    CONVENTION
NOV 12  BIBLE FUN NIGHT
NOV 13  MISSION MEETING
NOV 20  SERVANT SUNDAY
DEC 3    BIBLE FUN NIGHT
DEC 17  END OF YEAR PARTY

Weekly Update - October 3, 2011

THIS WEEK: WEDNESDAY:     JR HI EYC - 6:00pm YOUTH ROOM - Bring Bible! Parent = Andrea Roberts SUNDAY: Sunday School - 10:00am - Don't forget to read Chapter 5      SR HI EYC - 6:30 -8:00pm Bring a bible! Parent =  Penny Lalanne and Andrea Roberts
Dear Parents and Volunteers, I recently heard this awesome sermon about the Right Diet for followers of Jesus. The core of the message is we all need daily servings of Jesus. But unlike fruits, veggies and carbs, we are encouraged to  have an unlimited number of servings! For this foodie, an unlimited number of servings is a joyous celebration. :) In SR HI youth we have begun talking about listen to God (another way of saying prayer), and how this is an activity we need to indulge in daily. Ask your SR HI youth if they know the difference between hearing and listening? Servant Sunday is around the corner and we have a super awesome, super huge day planned! We will be joining with 3 other Episcopal Churches to help a Richardson elderly couple bring their home up to code and avoid manger fines from the city. We will need as many students as possible to complete this project in the time allotted. Every student will need closed toed shoes, work gloves, sunglasses or goggles, and any yard tools they can carry! They will also need a lunch. We will be gathering at 12:30pm and returning at 4:30pm. I hope you and your student can participate. Have a blessed week! Toni

Praising God for Answered Prayer

Thanking God for a successful scoliosis surgery for Alexia!



Continue to pray for Alexia as she goes through recovery and rehabilitation! God is good!

- Toni

Location:Grovedale Dr,Dallas,United States

Youth Minister Ramblings - The Challenge of the Good Samaritian

“‘Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?’ The expert in the law replied, ‘The one who had mercy on him.’ Jesus told him, ‘Go and do likewise.’”–Luke 10:36-37

The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the best known of Jesus' teachings. But it is one that consistently challenges me. Most of the time the challenge hits directly at what I tend to spend time doing - taking care of my needs and wants - and not thinking about the needs and wants of others. But the Samaritian was righteous because he looked after the needs of another person, and some would say the needs of an enemy. What a challenge! To have mercy on an enemy, on someone we think did something wrong to us or to a loved one!

As I watched the news this week, I saw this story of the Good Samaritan played out all over the world ... and not always with a happy ending. I saw military personal attempting to rescue people only to end up massacred in a road side bomb. I saw young people protesting, only to end up arrested. I saw people standing up for a convicted murderer only to have him put to death. These people were attempting to be merciful, to help someone in need of assistance or justice or freedom - and yet it didn't end up as nicely as Jesus' parable.

But then as I thought a bit longer, I realized we don't really know what life was like for the Samaritan once he helped the enemy. Maybe his friends were mad at him. Maybe his family didn't understand. Maybe people mocked him, called him names or didn't want him around. Maybe his life was totally transformed because of his act of mercy. Jesus seems to be saying that it doesn't matter who you are or who the person in need is or what the result of your actions are - helping/having mercy/being moved to act in compassion are ALWAYS the right response for a follower of Christ - no matter the cost.

This discipleship thing is not easy - it costs a lot - but ultimately I have to believe it is worth it! Because imagine life is there was no one moved by faith to have compassion? That was the other option in this story. The man was not dead - but those who should have helped left him for dead to take care of their own wants and needs - he could have died. The Samaritian weighed the cost and found mercy to be the best option - no matter the cost!

Wow! again I'm challenged!

Weekly Update - September 19th, 2011

THIS WEEK: WEDNESDAY:     JR HI EYC - 6:00pm YOUTH ROOM - Bring Bible! Parent = Andrea Roberts SUNDAY: Sunday School - 10:00am - Don't forget to read Chapter 3     SR HI EYC - 6:30 -8:00pm Bring a bible! Parent =  Margaret Bell and Mary Sonom
Dear Parents and Volunteers, This Sunday was a busy one! With preaching, Sunday School, Servant Sunday, and SR EYC, I met my quota of work for a week! A BIG thank you to the students who worked this SERVANT SUNDAY project. We were able to mulch half the community garden in about 2 hours. It was hot, dirty work but we managed to have some fun. And the garden (well half of it) looks great! A special thank you to Susan Ufer for being our parent volunteer and the best worker of the day! SR HI EYC was pretty fun too! We discussed Psalm 51 and talked about what faith and toilet's have in common. Then as a group we came up with the EYC@EPIPHANY "Flush It Away" Toilet Seat Covenant. Everyone participated in deciding what kind of behaviors we wanted God to flush out of our lives and our group and what kinds of behaviors would create a clean heart in us. I have to say... we have a very creative bunch of student! This week is a more laid back week for me! Just preparing for Wednesday and Sunday! So I'll have some extra time to pray for our amazing youth - there were a lot of prayers for school already! Have a blessed week! Toni

The Dirty! The Hot! The Mulchers

Thanks to all the youth who came out and helped in the Community Garden today! We were able to mulch half the main garden area! It was hot, dirty work and y'all rocked it!

A special thanks to Susan Ufer for being our awesome parent volunteer and putting in a ton of sweat equity! Thanks to the Turner family for cold bottled water too!!!
- Toni