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Worship Night at the Swamp. This Sunday, April 29th from 5:30 to 8 PM. If you come out to the church, you’ll be all alone. We are meeting in the O-Dome parking lot on the west side of the stadium. We’ll spend the night praying, sharing stories, and singing songs. Pickup will be back at the same spot in the O-Dome parking lot.
Drew Donovan grew up in Seven Rivers Presbyterian Church in Crystal River. He attended Santa Fe College, and during that time he attended Christ Community and was a youth volunteer here. He comes to us most directly from Tallahassee, where he graduated from FSU in December 2011 with a degree in Family and Child Sciences. Drew has served in internships at Seven Rivers and at Pinewood Presbyterian in Middleburg.
Drew interviewed with Christ community members in recent weeks. Here is an excerpt from the very positive feedback our members offered after meeting him:
“I think that Drew is an excellent choice for the youth position given his experience, enthusiasm, and communication skills. I appreciated his honesty during the interview about his struggles and how God is working in him. During his interview, he appeared to be very thoughtful about what he would want the CCC youth ministry to grow into. He has an excellent mentor from Seven Rivers (to complement Rob and Frank) that will provide him advice from outside CCC which will help keep a fresh perspective and infuse new practices when appropriate. He clearly has the interpersonal skills and command presence to lead both middle and high school youth.”
Drew will be introduced to our congregation on his first day of work, Sunday, May 13.
Middle School Girls’ Night is being rescheduled. We’re moving the date to Friday, May 4th.
Here’s a youth parent email I sent out today with some youth ministry announcements. If you read this and desperately want to be a part of what the youth ministry is doing, we’re always looking for dedicated volunteers.
1. D-groups are back this Wednesday, April 11th (tomorrow) at the church from 6:30 to 8 PM. Youth Group is back this Sunday, April 15th at the church from 6 to 8 PM.
2. No Youth Sunday School this Sunday, April 15th. A congregational meeting will take place during the Sunday School hour in the Sanctuary. Youth are encouraged to attend along with the adults. During part of the meeting there will be a small presentation about the Calvary Home Trip.
3. High School Event: Dinner and UF Baseball Game. Next Friday, April 20th from 5:45 to 9:30 PM. The plan is to meet at McKethan Stadium at 5:45. We’ll purchase our tickets and then walk across University Avenue to get food and walk back to the baseball stadium by 7 PM. Pickup is in the O-dome parking lot. High Schoolers need to
bring $12 with ($4 for ticket, $8 for dinner).
4. Middle School Girls’ Event. Pam Hess is hosting a special night at her home for the middle school ladies next Friday, April 20th from 6 to 10 PM. Dinner, games, devotion, and ice cream. Every middle school girl will want to be there.
5. Worship Night at the Swamp. Sunday, April 29th from 5:30 to 8 PM. This is for all youth. It’ll be an evening of singing, sharing, and prayer in the football stadium.
