Youth Group Update – March 2010 (Read Full Article)
Growing, changing and on the move – that’s the CPC Youth Group lately. January 2010 was an exciting month – Ken Yarbrough became the full-time Youth Director and is now able to dedicate 100% of his time to the young people of Port Aransas. We moved back into the original youth room and if you stop by you’ll see that it has a decidedly new look – more of a coffee-house hangout. Many thanks to Randy Johns for his skilled carpentry and the gorgeous laptop bar and TV Stand. We’re almost done with the renovations and when we are we’ll have a space that the kids can call their own, with wireless internet, cappuccino makers, huge floor pillows, and musical instruments to learn, practice and play. Our goal is to offer after-school tutoring and mentoring so if you’d like to get involved a little – or a lot – just see Ken.
February was also the month for Presbyterian MidWinters at Mo Ranch and this year we split our group into two weekends, with 20 Senior High Students and 8 Middle Schoolers. Port Aransas has a “rowdy reputation” for worshipping, singing and generally blazing trails of leadership, and these weekends were no exception.The theme of both weekends was, “Be Doers of The Word, and Not Just Hearers” and it’s been interesting to see the application as we came back to the real world. Changes, both radical and subtle, are everywhere. Many thanks to all those that participated in the “Butler Auction” to raise money to send the kids to this special event. We hoped for $300 and were blessed with over $2000!
Before our Winter Texan Friends leave us, we have a treat – Uncle Phil’s Diner – a 50′s Style Dinner Theater – with sassy employees, stylish decor and live music from the Desotos to jive and jitterbug the night away. All the proceeds from this event go to fund our May Retreat to Mo Ranch which this year includes our “Senior Send Off and Blessing.”
Finally this quarter, our youth group has formed a team for this year’s Relay for Life, a one night event to raise money and awareness to make cancer obsolete! Look for more information soon on our marathon weekend event with a car wash, rock-a-thon and bake sale.
As always, thank you for supporting your CPC Youth Group and please join us any Sunday at 12:30 for live music, food and a great message.
