Shrove Tuesday.......Ash Wednesday

It seems so early for the Shrove pancake dinner to come. I don't think I ever paid attention to when Shrove Tuesday came but I do remember being excited to eat pancakes and sausages for dinner! I know that I now have a fondness for sausages and syrup because of all the Shrove Tuesday dinners. It wasn't until I was an adult that I started to see the history, the symbolism and how this could be part of my life besides a fun dinner. This time of year is my chance to see where I am at with my faith, my spirituality. It is a time when I can check out if my everyday life uses my faith. I guess where I want to be is where my everyday faith uses my life. Where does your faith sit in your life?

So come join the youth at KUC for Shrove Tuesday Dinner and stay for Ash Wednesday Service.

The youth are invited to help serve dinner at the Shrove Tuesday Pancake dinner. Date:Tuesday Feb. 5

Time: Set up at 4:30

dinner 5:00 - 6:30pm

Ash Wednesday service 6:30 - 7:00

Want to know more about Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday? Click here to check out the United Church Canada Web site

UCYG Events for January and February

Tuesday, January 22nd Board Night

board games night

6:30 - 8:00pm KUC Youth Room

Tuesday, January 29th Mould me

clay creations

6:30 - 8:00pm KUC Youth Room

Wednesday, February 6th Drama Queen

a night of Drama and theatre sports

6:30 - 8:00pm KUC Youth Room

Wednesday, February 13th Around the world in 60 min.

learning about how local people can impact our world

6:30 - 8:00pm KUC Youth Room

Saturday, February 16th Movie Night

Special Event 6pm-9pm come for a movie and popcorn

6:00 - 9:00pm KUC Youth Room

Wednesday, February 20th ieyes Images of God

photos and other images that remind us God is all around

6:30 - 8:00pm KUC Youth Room

Wednesday, February 27th Swim Night

@ the Y

6:30 - 8:00pm Meet @ KUC Youth Room

Time.......

Wow, it seems like a long time since I posted and it has been! This last week I have has lots of time for thinking - forced on me by the flu invading our house. I was able to make some decisions, with the help of the youth, about what to do for the next 6 weeks. So, I have a schedule and will post that so everyone knows the happenings with UCYG. I was able to join the Mt. Paul congregation this Sunday for their worship service. It was great! If you get a chance to join them take it! They are a warm and welcoming congregation, the music was terrific - an enthusiastic groups of singers and hand drums to boot! They have been blessed with a great minister -Boyd Drake - who gave a sermon that really made me think. (Always a good thing, Thanks Boyd!) I also had the privilege of doing the time with the children and getting to tell one of my favorite stories The Blind Men and the Elephant. If you don't know the story then ask me sometime and I will share it with you. Boy, I feel like a restaurant critic.... "I would give this congregation four stars...." It really was a great time there, thanks everyone for your warm welcome. Stay tuned for UCYG Events

New Year - New Beginnings

A new year, some new beginnings and with all things new there are some changes. I have been thinking about changes lots lately. How things continually begin and end, nothing really stays the same. One obvious change has been me starting the new year with you and with that is a change of nights. So beginning in February we will meet 6:30-8:00 on Wednesdays - until then we will continue to meet on Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:00. Another change in this new year is Patricia McColl's retirement and the extended time away for her and Ron, her husband. It will be weird (I was going to put unusual and then decided it will be weird) to not have Patricia there on Sundays participating in worship leadership and Ron singing in Choir. I know that Patricia has touched the lives of many in the communities of KUC, Mt.Paul and Plura Hills and this includes you, the youth, in our community. What's that?? You haven't met Patrica or just don't know her well? You're wondering how she has touched your life? Well even if Patricia has not been involved in your life in a personal way she has continually encouraged the United Church community in Kamloops to make children and youth an important part of who we are as a Church. She has inspired and encouraged many to step in and step up to create youth programs. She brings awareness that you are important to us as a whole community and with out you we would be missing so much. As always with something new we we see change. I will miss Patricia and the things she brings to our community. I also know that she has taught us how to continue to include children and youth in our community, how to learn what you have to teach us adults and how to continue to inspire and encourage others to see you as the amazing individuals you are! Thanks Patrica for everything!

So this Tuesday: come out to put in your vote for what goes on the definitive list of things to do for January and February, make your own "pockets" to put your blessings, gratitude, wishes and wants for the new year, play some theater sports and of course have something yummy to eat! Oh, did I mention that all this will actually be fun and possibly silly at times? Can't wait to see you there! ~ Michele

Youth Group on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00pm for all of January. February we switch to Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00pm.

I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better. ~ George C. Lichtenburg

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning. ~Ivy Baker Priest

FUN! Lots of fun, lots of ideas...

Wow! What a fun group! Tonight was the first night and it was a blast! I loved playing all the games and the ideas for things to do were great! Some of the ideas are: a movie night; lots of theater sports; raising money to support a cause in our community - like the SPCA; doing a project that involves social justice in our world- we have KUC members who are involved in projects in Cambodia and in Guatemala so there are opportunities there; coming up with a group name; a field trip; camping, adding our own pictures to our blog, and more! I love the ideas so just keep dreaming - who knows where we will end up! Thanks for the great time everyone! Michele

We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd president of US (1882 - 1945)

What is going on????

Here's the scoop... Youth Group is going to hang out and get to know the new youth leader, have some fun, eat some food, have some fun, play some silly games, have more fun, brainstorm what we want to do, have more fun and eventually go home to your family to talk about the fun time you had at youth group with your fun and slightly silly leader! So the first real live Youth Group for 2008 is: January 8th 6:30-8:00pm Kamloops United Church Youth Room (downstairs@ KUC) 421 St Paul Street See ya there! Michele

UCYG

Here it is the premier of the United Churches Youth Group Blog. This is a place where you - that means a youth between 10 and 12 years (grades 5-7) and your parents can check out what's going on in your group, show your friends - and thier parents -what is going on in your group, post how you feel, what you're up to or something creative you have done! You will be able to find links to other websites about youth and youth groups and other cool stuff as we find it. Welcome to the virtual part of our group, I hope to see the live you soon!