Summer of 2010 Trip Information

High School Montreat

Our High School Montreat trip tentativly set for July 11 – July 17th 2010 and the cost is $400! This is a great trip of faith building and fun for those who go! Dale Cook strongly encourages youth to go on this trip due to its truly unique experience in faith building with the ability to meet hundreds of youth from across the country. Sign-up forms are available in the front office, youth office, and youth lounge and youth table after the 9:30 service.

Mid- Ohio mission trip

Plans are tentativly set for our High school youth on June 13^th – 19^th 2010 cost will be $300 to participate in the ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of some economic hardships. We will be joining hundreds yes hundreds of other high school age youth from across the county to repair homes (drywall, roofing, painting, steps, etc.) and hearts as well. This is a great opportunity to give something back and have a great time doing it! This trip is already starting to fill up! Sign-up forms are available in the front office, youth office, and youth lounge and youth table after the 9:30 service.

Middle School Montreat

July 21^st –25^th Cost will be $350 This is a great trip of faith building and fun for those middle school youth who go! Dale Cook strongly encourages youth to go on this trip due to its truly unique experience in faith building with the ability to meet hundreds of youth from across the country. Sign-up forms are available in the front office, youth office, and youth lounge and youth table after the 9:30 service.

Special notes for 2010

• $75 non-refundable deposit holds spot.
• Registration begins Dec. 6th and runs through Jan. 30^th 2010.
• All money due for trips no latter than March 15th 2010
• Church involvement a prerequisite.

Youth Table!  Sunday mornings 10:30am!

We now will have a Youth Table outside after the 9:30am worship service so folks can learn about the latest things going on with the youth programs!  Get signed up for events and learn whats coming up!  see ya there!

 Youth and the Internet!

 Almost entirely all of the youth that I come in contact with use the Internet as one of their primary means of communication. It’s fascinating to go through the different Web. sites such as (Myspace.Com) and blog rings our youth are engaging in and to view the variety of content of those conversations and interests. There’s no doubt about the Internet and its shaping our youth and their perception of the world around them!  If we don’t take seriously the task of forming critical thinking skills in our youth, other influences will.

Try a little experiment. Ask your youth what their favorite Web. Sites or blog rings are. Next go to these sites and view them through your parental perceptions. Ask, what is this site communicating to my child? my youth?…… and how is this influencing them?

Perhaps our ministry here at 1st Presbyterian can brain storm with you the parents of our Church to think strategically and creatively about how we can embrace this relatively new medium in positive ways in the light of parenting in this new multicultural society.

Call me and tell me what you think?

Dale Cook