RCCC Youth

Turkey Bowl is THIS Saturday

Date: November 29, 2008

Location: North Cary Park (Click Here for Map)

Please Bring: jacket, water bottle, close-toed shoes (no sandals/flip-flops)

Time: 10:00AM-1:00PM (lunch provided).  

For those who are going to the lock-in (Click Here for permission slip):

Please bring the above items with you to Friday Night youth group.  We will provide rides from RCCC to the park.  However, please arrange for your own ride home afterwards.

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Saturday, November 29 2008 @ North Cary Park

10:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. (Lunch from 12:00-1:00)

This year everyone will be eating on Thanksgiving Thursday, AND the church has a potluck on Friday night. What better way to work off that extra food than to run around a bit on Saturday morning.Basic Information:

1. This will be two-hand-touch or flag football. In other words, this is a no-contact, no tackling event. We do not want any injuries. So if you were afraid to play because you didn’t want to be tackled or injured, then this’ll make you feel better!
2. Permission slips are required for ALL participants, including guests/visitors. No permission slip means no playing. **Click Here for Permission Slip [PDF]**
3. Only students in grades 7th-12th are allowed to play; no college students or younger-age-siblings.
4. We will have teams that will be fair for both genders, all ages, and all abilities. Everyone will get a chance to play!
5. We will also have a game of Ultimate Frisbee going

The following questions might be ones that you have. Read through, and if you still have a question, then please e-mail Andy.

• I have no interest in football at all. Why should I still come? Because football is only part of what Turkey Bowl is about. More importantly, it’s a chance to have fun together as a youth group. Although we will be playing games & in teams, the purpose is not hard competition. It’s going to be fun, even a little silly! Actually, most of the youth group doesn’t really play football either, so it’ll be fun to watch everyone run around, making the same mistakes, and laughing about it together!
• Can I bring my friends? Yes you can! However, friends also need a permission slip to play.  Also, hope your friends understand that we are not playing super-competitively.  (Please don’t invite your whole Varsity football team expecting to play a Varsity game)
• What if I’m no good at football? That’s ok! It’s all just for the fun of it. We also will have rules & such to make it fair and easy for everyone, not just for “athletic types”.
• I really don’t want to get hurt… is it safe? Yes it is safe! Last year we had NO injuries in Turkey Bowl. In other churches in the past, usually the worst injury might be a sprained ankle if you trip on something or accidentally land on your foot wrong. Since this is a sport, there is always the POSSIBILITY for injury (accidents can happen), but generally, we’ve rarely had sports-related injuries.

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If you are interested in helping, please contact Josh Chang (e-mail: josh[at]rcccyouth[dot]org)

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The youth group will be going to the State Fair on Friday, October 17.

The cost for the fair is $5 for entry.  If you want to pre-buy ridetickets, those are $10 per booklet (18 ridetix).  Everyone who goes to the fair MUST pay the $5 entry.  The ridetickets are optional, and you can split with your friends.  

Please download your 2008 Fair Permission slip **HERE**

We will be going in small groups.  

High School students: please sign up on the church bulletin board, or contact one of the group leaders. Turn in your permission slip and money (cash or check payable to RCCC) to a group leader.  The groups are:

Group 1: Jennifer Y, Jasmin H, Nathaniel T

Group 2: Michelle H, Isaac L

Group 3: Steven Y, Squeenie T

Middle Schoolers, please contact your leaders to sign up for your groups. 

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For those of you going to Crossroads Summer Camp, please turn in your forms THIS COMING FRIDAY!  

Also, we need you to sign up for a roommate.  Please do so on the form below.  If you do not do this by Friday, then we will assign, and you will NOT have a chance to request a change.

Roommate Sign-up, Click Here

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CLICK HERE FOR FAMINE PERMISSION SLIP

What: 30 Hour Famine is an annual event that raises awareness for world hunger and poverty. Students fast (i.e. go without food) for 30 hours; only water and juice are allowed. In addition, students ask friends, classmates, teachers, etc. to sponsor them with a donation amount for fasting. This money will all go to World Vision, a Christian organization committed to meeting global needs.Why:

• Because in America, most of us have everything we ever could need or want, and we don’t know what it feels like to lack food.
• Because it forces us to remember that people in the world go hungry every day.
• Because we are reminded that we CAN do something about it.
• Because we need to get out of our comfort zones and learn to serve other people.

When: April 25-26, 2008 (Friday-Saturday)How?

1. Download a permission slip [here], read it, and get your parents to sign it.
2. Turn the permission slip into Isaac Loh & get a Famine Envelope from him. Last day to turn in permission slips & get a Famine envelope is MARCH 23rd!
3. Go out and tell your friends, teachers, neighbors, etc. about why you are doing this, and ask if they would sponsor you.
4. Collect all your sponsors’ donations before the Famine
5. On Friday, April 25th, you stop eating after lunch (around 12:00-1:00), and come that night to Youth Group

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40 Spaces as of 1/16/08

For those of you who don’t know, Crossroads Summer Camp is a camp done by Crossroads Worldwide Ministries. Every summer, RCCC takes a group to camp for a week. The camp is at Gardner-Webb University (3 hours away from Raleigh), and is a week where students worship, learn about the Bible & how to live the Christian life, as well as fellowship with other campers.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CROSSROADS CAMPERS:

In order to reserve your spot for camp, you need to:

• Pick up a registration form at RCCC or download it here [PDF].
• READ the form carefully to understand information about deposits, refunds, and deadlines. This is VERY important to avoid unpleasant surprises later on.
• Have a check for payable to RCCC turned in for $50, and attach it to your form
• Turn your form in to the RCCC Finance Office

DEPOSITS ARE DUE MARCH 1, 2008 (or when spaces fill up)

Basic Camp Info:

• Dates: July 7-11th 2008 (Mon-Fri)
• Total Cost: $270 (Scholarships available upon request)
• For Students currently in grades 7-12

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Saturday, November 24 2007 @ North Cary Park

10:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. (Lunch from 12:00-1:00)

This year everyone will be eating on Thanksgiving Thursday, AND the church has a potluck on Friday night. What better way to work off that extra food than to run around a bit on Saturday morning.Basic Information:

1. This will be two-hand-touch or flag football. In other words, this is a no-contact, no tackling event. We do not want any injuries. So if you were afraid to play because you didn’t want to be tackled or injured, then this’ll make you feel better!
2. Permission slips are required for ALL participants, including guests/visitors. No permission slip means no playing. **Click Here for Permission Slip [PDF]**
3. Only students in grades 7th-12th are allowed to play; no college students or younger-age-siblings.
4. We will have teams that will be fair for both genders, all ages, and all abilities. Everyone will get a chance to play!
5. We will also have a game of Ultimate Frisbee going

The following questions might be ones that you have. Read through, and if you still have a question, then please e-mail Andy.

• I have no interest in football at all. Why should I still come? Because football is only part of what Turkey Bowl is about. More importantly, it’s a chance to have fun together as a youth group. Although we will be playing games & in teams, the purpose is not hard competition. It’s going to be fun, even a little silly! Actually, most of the youth group doesn’t really play football either, so it’ll be fun to watch everyone run around, making the same mistakes, and laughing about it together!
• Can I bring my friends? Yes you can! However, friends also need a permission slip to play.
• What if I’m no good at football? That’s ok! It’s all just for the fun of it. We also will have rules & such to make it fair and easy for everyone, not just for “athletic types”.
• I really don’t want to get hurt… is it safe? Yes it is safe! Last year we had NO injuries in Turkey Bowl. In other churches in the past, usually the worst injury might be a sprained ankle if you trip on something or accidentally land on your foot wrong. Since this is a sport, there is always the POSSIBILITY for injury (accidents can happen), but generally, we’ve rarely had sports-related injuries.

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Friday, November 16, 2007 for RCCC Youth:

Operation Christmas Child is a yearly event where churches around the world take shoe-boxes, and fill them with small gifts, toys, school supplies, and other things to give to children.Many children around the world live in poor places where they cannot affort even the simplest of things. Many of these children never receive a Christmas gift, or even know what Christmas is about. When we pack a box for them, not only are we giving a gift to a child, but we are also sharing with them the love of Christ and the meaning of Christmas.Here’s how this will work when we do it as a youth group:

• This year we will be packing boxes as small groups.
• Each group can choose to do one or more shoebox. You will be responsible to find or buy items to fill the shoebox(es) with. Expect to spend roughly $5 per person. You don’t have to pack the boxes yet!
• You will receive a packet for each shoebox: this tells you what you CAN and CANNOT put in those boxes. It will also have a label for whether the gift-box is for a boy or for a girl.
• On November 16th, we will ask everyone to bring their materials in, and we will spend that night packing the shoeboxes as a youth group.

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Friday, October 12: High School (MS + those not going to the fair)
Friday, October 19: Middle School (HS + those not going to the fair)

BEFORE YOU SIGN UP, read the following: 

- Those who aren’t going to the fair, will be @ RCCC for youth group
- You may not go on a different week (i.e. HS cannot go on Oct 19, etc.) unless you are going with your family.
- If you go with your family, then you are considered to NOT be going “with the youth group”
- We will only get tickets for & arrange transportation for those who are going with youth group.

HERE’S HOW TO SIGN UP TO GO WITH THE YOUTH GROUP:

• Go to http://www.rcccyouth.org/statefair_ridebooks/
• READ carefully and fill out that form.  One form per person.  Minimal cost for the fair is $5 per person.
• IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE CONCERT:  your due date is Sept 30.  Otherwise concert tickets might sell out.  Concert tickets might still sell out; if so, your concert-ticket portion will be refunded.
• IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO THE CONCERTS:  your due date is October 5.
• You must print out your web-form and pay to count as “registered.”
• After Oct 5, we cannot take more people, because we will be buying tickets, arranging rides, and getting chaperones.  If you miss the deadline, you can still go to the fair on your own w/ your family or with a friend’s family.

You can find Isaac Loh on Friday or Sunday & turn forms & payment in to him.

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