2010 Final BBQ and Year in Review!

The Kids, with David

For the second year in a row, we ended the Youth Group year with a BBQ at the church. Many of these faces we saw every week for around 40 weeks. We feel like these are OUR kids sometimes; and in some sense, they are!

The Kids, with Kate

We started the year with four youth leaders but ended with two and half. Attendence was steady all through the year at around 18-25 kids each night, sometimes up to 30 on the pizza nights. We had a very busy year, check out the table below for a list of our activities.

Count	Activity
9	Small Group
4	Destination Unknown: House of Hope, Museum, My House, Marcia’s House
3	Phone Home
2	sewing party
2	Trick R Treat
2	Stockings
	Work Party
	Bowling
	Caroling
	Epiphany dinner
	Youth service rehearsal
	Game Night
	Valentines
	Deliver Valentines
	Ash Wednesday Service
	Spring Party
	Guest Speaker
	progressive dinner
	Final BBQ

On behalf of myself, Kate Farrell and Gordon Kyle, we would like to THANK the Snoqualmie United Methodist congregation!!! Not just for trusting us with the most precious of all resources, the YOUTH, but also for supporting us during the following events:

• Shrove Tuesday Pancake Fundraiser
  
• Superbowl Sunday Subs
  
• The January Youth Service
  

Also, and this is no small thing, THANKS to all the following people who guaranteed that we were properly fed every single Wednesday. For some of our kids, I guarantee you that they wouldn't have gotten a hot, home-cooked meal if you hadn't given it to them.

Gordon & Kelly Kyle, Kate Farrell, Pearl Dennis, Mary Brown & Sue O'Donnell, Holly Bigoff-Young, Autumn Eadon & Sam McNabb, Jonathan &; Yuka Souza, Tom &; Linda Boord, Dawn Olson, Pat Kelley, Ernie & Norma Jenner, Peggy & Angela Richter, Rachel Coombs, Lucinda Hauser, Phyllis Huster, Denise Ritthaler, Noelle Rollins, Cheryl Eiger, Genie Fairhart, Steph Eakin, Toddie Downs, Ed & Barb Kelley, Alex Hulet & Laurie Edwards!

Heaven forbid that I might have forgot someone in there. If I did, I'm sorry! But thanks again to everyone for supporting and feeding us all year!

The Youth Service

On March 14, the youth of our church put on both services. They performed all the functions from Greeters, to Ushers, to reading scripture, performing the sermon and even children's time!

To be honest, on a few occasions prior to the service I had some fleeting thoughts about things that could go wrong. I thought about kids not waking up on time, or getting cold feet. But you know what? They all came. On time. And then they performed flawlessly. I have not been more proud of any kids, ever.

When we first decided to do a youth service, I had no idea how meaningful it would be. I'm so glad we did it. Proper credit must go to our education director, the fabulous Laurie Edwards, who did most of the work and local rock star Toddie Downs who infused the service with her music.

The baby played a very prominent part in our service, as is the case with many meaningful moments when you think about it. :)