Darfur Genocide

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to watch some videos about the crisis in Darfur! We raised lots of money on Sunday--I'll have an exact total for you soon.

Youth Sunday Pictures

Rehearsal Pictures

Our church sanctuary is notorious for some terrible lighting which leads to terribly lit pictures! Here they are anyway! I didn't get everyone b/c I finally put the camera down and got to work!

Youth Sunday...the Saga Continues!

Here are some decisions we made last night:

We will wear Jeans and bright, solid colored shirts (not white, black, brown, grey--a bright color!). Some of you told me what you would wear last night. That's not set in stone, but it would look funny for most of you to show up in the same color and a few others to wear different colors.

"Shackles" will be the praise dance song (Aimee, Shanay, Elle, Hannah, Sarah, B.J. will dance). B.J. will begin making some chains out of construction paper.

The Youth Choir will sing "Mighty To Save." Mae may learn the guitar chords to it to accompany us. If not (no pressure, Mae!), we will use a canned accompaniment.

Our congregational songs will be "Awesome God," "The Summons," and "Here I Am To Worship."

Parts for the Skit:
Darkness/Evil/Devil: John
Jesus: Harrison
Girl with books: Sarah
Two friends: Aimee and Shanay
Praying girl: Mae
Angels: Elle, Hannah, BJ

We will sell Save Darfur bracelets for $3 each and send the profit ($1.50 on each bracelet) to the Save Darfur Coalition. If you have friends at school who want to buy a bracelet, take an order and tell them to bring $3 to school on Monday.

John will make a Save Darfur announcement at the early service this Sunday (the Sunday BEFORE Youth Sunday) and Robert will make the same announcement at the late service.

I will have an order for worship in the mail this week. Bring it Sunday night with your comments and suggestions!

Youth Sunday Update

Rehearsal Schedule:
Sunday, April 13 and April 20
4:30-5:30 Song and Dance rehearsal
5:30 Dinner
6:00-7:00 Skit and Service rehearsal

Saturday, April 26
4:00-7:00 Dress rehearsal (dinner provided!)


Harrison and John will each preach a sermon

Mae is writing a skit and helping coordinate our mission emphasis

Aimee and Shanay are coordinating a dance or other creative element

Sarah will help coordinate songs

Harrison is putting together a slideshow

Ben is in charge of sound

Elle, BJ and Hannah will plan a children's message

Our mission emphasis is Darfur (see the entry below for more information about that)

Potential youth choir song: Shine by Matt Redman

We need some instrumental contributions! Let me know if you want to help with that!


PRAY!

Darfur Links

We've chosen Darfur as our mission emphasis for youth Sunday (April 27)

Here are some websites if you need some more information about this cause:

Save Darfur

Eyes on Darfur

Wikipedia Article

Free Rice

Youth Sunday CD Song List

I forgot to include it with the mailing!

1 Here I Am To Worship by Tim Hughes
2 We Shine by Fee
3 Glorious One by Steve Fee
4 Everything Glorious by David Crowder Band
5 From the Inside Out by Hillsong United
6 Mighty to Save by Hillsong
7 Shine by Matt Redman
8 Come Thou Fount by David Crowder Band
9 Beautiful One by Tim Hughes
10 Marvelous Light by Charlie Hall
11 At the Foot of the Cross by Katherine Scott
12 Grace Flows Down by the Passion Worship Band
13 How Great is Our God by Chris Tomlin
14 David Danced by Salvador

Need Harmony