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FELLOWSHIP COUNCIL PRESENTS FALL FESTIVAL!

Sunday, October 14th 4:00 to 6:00 PM

Cookie decorating, crafts, games and prizes. Wear your Halloween costume (nothing scary, please!)

The youth group will be selling hot dogs, chips and drinks as a fundraiser.

LOTS OF FOOD AND FUN FOR EVERYONE!

Phone: 486-5473

Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

Chris t United Methodist Church

October 2007

C O N N E C T I O N

Saturday, October 6, 2007

9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. Christ Untied Methodist Church

$1.00 donation or a can of food.

Lunch is available.

Baby Booth Holiday Boutique Used Books Sweets & Treats Silent Auction Crafts White elephants Crossroads Treasures

CROSSROADS URBAN CENTER ANNUAL BAZAAR

ALL PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAMS

S omeone quipped that there is

a name for folks who are not ex-cited about their work – unem-ployed! People value enthusi-asm.

I’m reminded of that great 18th century founder of Methodism, John Wesley. When asked how he drew such large crowds of people to hear him preach, he responded, “I set myself on fire and they come out and watch me burn!” People are drawn to enthusiasm. Where there is no enthusiasm, there is no passion. Where there is no passion, there is no great living. Are we meant simply to be luke-warm? From antiquity to the pre-sent, indifference in any realm has prohibited people from living whole and happy lives. One woman went to the market and asked for two pounds of

sausage. The clerk yelled at the butcher, “Two pounds of enthusi-asm!” “Why do you call it that?” the be-wildered customer asked. “Because he puts everything he’s got into it,” the clerk said.

I am enthusiastic about our church. We have numerous people joining. We are actively serving our neighbors and learning how to be-come good disciples of Jesus Christ. What would happen if you put eve-rything you’ve got into your rela-tionship with God and the church? I don’t just mean to be busy, but to approach your life with God with

great anticipation and enthusi-asm? I don't believe great living is possible without a vibrant spiritual life. I hope you will seriously consider that question. This Fall we will add new people to our work areas and committees. We’d love to share your enthusiasm for one of the ministries of our church. Would you tell me what you would really like to do in the church, if given an opportunity? There is a high prob-ability that we have others with whom you can meet and work in the area of your interest. I’m enthusiastically looking for-ward to a wonderful Fall season at Christ UMC. I hope to see you soon. Blessings, Steve

In your daily activities, in your various relationships, and in your

spiritual pursuits – what would happen if you “put everything

you’ve got” into it?

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From Pastor Tom’s Desk

Confession is Good for the Soul

I’ve always heard that confession is good for the soul.

And for some reason, lately, I’ve begun to ask why.

I don’t know if it’s because both of our cars have been in and out of the repair shop several times over the past month, or if it’s because our two York-shire terrier puppies and ancient Sia-mese cat have been particularly vocal this week, but I have felt a need to con-fess (perhaps because of my less-than-affectionate under-my-breath com-ments of late). Or possibly my desire to confess has arisen as a prompting from my soul, who would welcome a change and hope to relish something high-quality given all the constant peacelessness in the rest of my life.

Maybe my soul has been trying to get my attention by using that still, small and persistent voice to say to me, “Tom, the world is not going to change. Yorkshire terrier puppies yip, yip, yip all the time, all the time yip, yip, yip. Unless you wear them out on a very long walk, they’re going to yip, yip, and yip. Siamese cats, especially ones that are twenty years old, have a right to

yowl about whatever they want as often as they want – even if it’s at three o’clock in the morning. Get a grip. Cars will always break down especially AF-TER their warranties have expired, and your cars have had one tire in the grave for years. That’s life. And so, would you please confess your frustrations and annoyances to the Cosmic Complaints Department (which is located just north of the Wailing Wall in the New Jerusa-lem), so that God can be apprized of your lamentation and might be able to help you get over this nonsense, so that you can give me a better ride on your bumpy, mortal, finite and all too fleeting human journey before it’s all over, which will be much sooner than you expect as well as always much too soon whenever it arrives?”

When I listen to that still, small voice of my soul, I get the distinct feeling that my soul passionately desires more out of life than the tedious bumpity-bumpity, yip-yip-yip, and yowl-yowl-yowl, which imperfect human life is chock-full of each moment of each day. I sense that my soul is telling me that as long as I run around, reacting over and over and over to all these annoying (even angering) trials, I never discover more to life; and, if I would just sit down, pic-turing myself at the Cosmic Complaints Department in the sky, where I could

dump all my craziness, then I would no doubt feel better – the way someone feels better after a long, crushing head-ache finally goes away.

If I would simply spend a little time con-fessing sin, my sin, and the world’s sin – that is, expressing all the ways that I, others, and the world have missed the mark and turned life into a zoo – then I bet my soul might find life to be a smoother ride, if only for a moment until my car breaks down again. My soul just might get a brief chance to experience the joy of life by having a more peaceful excursion, which would allow it to experience a marvelous jour-ney through a creation burgeoning forth with eye-popping, spectacular autumn colors and crisp, chilly morn-ings worth waking up to enjoy.

I’ve always heard that confession is good for the soul.

And it’s beginning to sound better and better to me, too.

Where’s That Complaints Department?

Tom

Musical Fundraiser at MOUNTAIN VISTA UMC

Oct 12, 13 and 19, 20 (7:30 pm)

See Pastor Steve Reinhard Play Elvis! This month, Mountain Vista UMC will host four fun-filled evenings featuring a colorful musical entitled,

“It Happened in Utah."

It’s an off-beat, yet meaningful musical story -- great for all ages, guaranteed to make you laugh. And it gets better -- all proceeds from ticket sales will go to Mountain Vista's church building fund.

Refreshments will be made available during intermission by "Identity," the MVUMC youth group.

Don’t miss the fun. Bring your friends, family and neighbors and whoever else you can find.

The shows are on Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30.

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Salt Lake Theological Seminary’s 17th Annual

Christian Leaders Conference Featuring

Bishop William H. Willimon

Servants of the Truth

October 15-16, 2007

Calvary Baptist Church

1090 South State

Salt Lake City, Utah

The Christian Leaders Conference is an out-growth of the seminary’s traditional annual

Pastors’ Conference. This annual event pro-vides an opportunity for anyone in a leadership position to be inspired, encouraged and ener-

gized by contact with nationally renowned Christian scholars and speakers and by partici-

pating in workshops with ministry

professionals.

$99.00 per person. Group rate available. To register online: WWW.slts.edu or call the

Seminary at

(801) 581-1900 or (888) 809-1265.

THE CHURCH & SOCIETY COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR THEIR COMMITMENTS & DONA-

TIONS TO THE HOMELESS YOUTH RESOURCE CENTER OF SALT LAKE:

August 2007: Elite Nail Salon & Hollywood on Vine Salon

Others making donations during the month of August 2007 included:

*Tristan Meyer, Jonathan Williams, anonymous donors, and the Saw-yer brothers (sons of Marot Sawyer).

October 2007: CUMC Wednesday Morning Bible Study Class

November 2007: Marot Sawyer & Cottonwood Heights Community

December 2007: CUMC Wesleyan Class

January 2008: Ruth Hawe & the CUMC Walking/Running Group

February 2008: Colleen Werzinski

March 2008: Barb McClellan & the CUMC Youth Groups

Note: If you have miscellaneous items that you randomly drop off at the church for the Homeless Youth Resource Center, please find the container near the office and place them there. They will be gathered weekly.

THANK YOU again for your willingness to help needy youth in Utah.

If you have questions or if you wish to sign up your group, family, busi-ness, neighborhood, etc. to gather donations for the HYRC in 2008, please call Coni Hampton at 801-272-5988 or email her at mwhcjh@mstarmetro.net.

GENEROSITY IS THE MARK OF A CARING HEART.

GOD BLESS YOU FOR CARING.

The Wesleyan Class Meets Sundays at 9:00 a.m. in the Parlor with a new study session that began September 9th. All adults are invited to participate in weekly readings and discussion.

When Marcus Borg visited last February, he noted that his favorite teaching book is Shantung Compound by Langdon Gilkey—a story of men and women under pres-sure. When all the props of society are taken away, how do people relate to one another and survive? Please join this class for a fascinating study of human nature, now through December 9th.

Thank you to the entire congregation from the Health and Welfare Committee for your generous donations towards the purchase of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) for the Church. As many of you may have noticed, the AED is mounted in a wall cabinet just out-side the kitchen. Anyone who has basic CPR certification has been trained to use this device. The Health and Wel-fare Committee will be organizing a CPR class for later this Fall for any who are interested. Thank you all again for your generous support of this purchase.

How is being a Christian like being a pumpkin? God sees us, picks us out of the dirt, cleans us off, takes the yucky ma-terial out of us by forgiving us, puts a smile on our faces and places a shining light within us for others to see. Jesus said: “Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16, NRSV).

Many churches recognize October as Pastor Appreciation Month. So, when you see Steve or Tom in the hallways, be sure to tell

them how much they are appreciated.

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UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

NATIONAL SEMINAR 2007

Eight years ago when I saw the article in Response magazine about National Semi-nar I knew that someday I just had to go. The first National Seminar was held in 1939. It was a five week study of credits at Scarritt College in Nashville, TN. In 1951 the quadrennial system began. These seminars were developed with an emphasis toward timely analysis and specific action guide-lines

The National Seminar 2007 was called "For Christ's sake.. turn the world upside down....

Over 200 women from all over the country gathered to learn the tools to do that.

Each person was assigned a focus group mine was: Militarism, Peace, National Secu-rity. Each day began a new step in a well planned process. We began exploring our-selves and studying our own realities includ-

ing what we see every day.

On the third day we took to the streets for "public witness action". I went to a vigil at the river front to end the violence to the homeless. The vigil included the homeless, the United Methodist Women, and the local agencies fighting to end poverty. Each of us received a flower. We said our blessings and placed the flowers in a pile. The pile of flow-ers was thrown into the river where a home-less women had been killed the year before.

It was 105 degrees and 98 per cent humid-ity. I had my sunscreen, hat, sunglasses and water bottle. As we were waiting for the bus a homeless man came up to me and asked me for a drink of water. I didn't see him in the crowd before. He was so hot and parched.

He didn’t have a cup or any type of vessel to hold the water. At first I hesitated but I re-moved the lid from water bottle handed to him. He took a long slow drink. I then poured water in the lid and told him to pour it on his face. He made a huge sigh and said

thank you. His name was Andrew. I turned away to catch my crying and turned back to him but just as quickly as he appeared he was gone.... I pray for Andrew.

Everyday was filled with worship, Bible study, classroom work and discussion. The discussion went deeper and the layers were peeled away and the connections were built. The questions became more questions. The question became prayers. We went from ourselves, to the local, to the issues, to the causes, to the deeper causes.

We grew in knowledge and started building strategies and seeing the need for action. We discovered the areas that need change. We discovered we can make the change. We are the ones who must make the change. We found the tools to help us make the change and take the action.

We are ready to turn the world upside down for Christ's sake. We are ready to take ac-tion

Brenda Moland

Laity Sunday: Learn about CUMC Missions at Home and Abroad

On October 14th at all three services, Linda Leckman, former lay leader, will speak on the importance of missionary work. Dr. Leck-man completed two medical missions to Guatemala through United Methodist Volunteers in Mission. Wes Roberts, board member of Family Promise, will speak on serving homeless families in our com-munity.

After the 9:00 and 10:30 services, tour the “Inn at Christ Church”. These downstairs apartments will house up to four homeless families periodically assigned to Christ Church. The apartments are nearing completion and the “Inn” will officially open after Thanksgiving.

The Laity Sunday service will be led by Cathy Perryman and George Everett, Lay Leaders with youth members offering closing prayers. The scripture quotes Jesus, “Inasmuch as you have done it unto the least of these my brothers, you have done it unto me.”

Guatemala Mission Trip a Huge Success

Thanks to your generous donations of school and medi-cal supplies, 1400 lbs were delivered to the Salud y Paz Medical Clinic operating in Camanchaj. Working through two organizations in the US, the goal is to have 6 opera-tional clinics with two teams of doctors, dentist, and nurses rotating between three clinics each. Currently, there are two in operation, a third with donated equipment is opening soon. I worked on the fourth in Cunen; the site for the 5th has just been selected and work will begin soon. The sixth is in the planning stages. All are in re-mote, forgotten areas. Cunen is just over the mountain from where the worst of the genicide took place. The town of 16,000 has two private nurses to serve the wealthy of the area. 99% of the people have no medical services. The clinic is being build on land owned and next to the only Methodist Church in town. This is a very small con-gregation with an unpaid minister. The towns people (mostly Catholic) are very impressed that such a small church is building a clinic that will serve everyone for nominal fees. For many, this will be the first medical services in their lives. This is possible through the grace of God and donations from people like you. The next mis-sion trip from the SLC area is planned for November 2008. It will include medical and construction teams. You may want to go. Thank you for your prayers, support, and badly needed supplies. May God bless each of you. Jackie Longmore

October 2007 UMW News Dorcas Circle: Tuesday, October 2, 9:30 AM. Multi-purpose room. Quilting. UMW General Meeting: Thursday, October 4, 12:00 Noon. Invitational Potluck. Program: Pat Linnebur “52 Hymn Stories? Devotions.” Bring a place setting and extra food with generous portions to share with our guests. Day Knitting Prayer Shawls Circle: Monday, October 8, 1:30—3:30 PM. At the home of Dorothy Pearce, 2990 Plateau. Phone: 486-1616 Hostess: Bette Clayton. Phone 943-0494. Join the Prayer Shawl Ministry. Martha Circle: Tuesday, October 9, 7:00 PM in the parlor. Program by Gina Kiechle. Claire Circle: Wednesday, October 10, 7PM Parlor. Organizational meeting for “My Sister’s Kitchen.” Bring freezer cooking recipes or any recipe that might freeze well, plus an estimate of what it would cost to make the meal for 4-6 people. We will be cooking at our November meeting. Childcare provided. Ruth Circle: Thursday, October 11, 11:00 AM in the Parlor. Tour “The Inn” at Christ Church. Bring a sack lunch. Women’s Book Club: Monday, October 15, 1:00 PM in the Parlor. The book, “The Madonnas of Leningrad” by Debra Dean. All women invited. UMW Executive Committee Meeting: Tuesday, Octo-ber 16, 11:30 AM in room 101.

Evening Knitting Circle: Wednesday, October 17, 7:00 PM in the Parlor. All women including beginners wel-come. Deborah Circle: Thursday, October 18, 9:30 AM. Parlor Lydia Circle: Saturday, October 20, 10:00 AM in the Parlor. Program by Shannon Allsop.

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Volunteer Receptionists Needed

We have openings in the afternoons on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from noon - 3pm. If you would like to help out in the church office one or more afternoons a month, we would love to talk to you. Responsi-

bilites include answering the phone and transferring calls to Church Staff, helping with mailings, greeting church visitors and directing them to various parts of the church and other duties as determined by the church staff. If you are interested please contact Shirley Hughes at 486-0648 or Jeanmarie at the church office -486-5473.

We are also looking for substitutes for both mornings (9-12) or afternoons (12 - 3pm).

Our volunteer receptionists are very appreciated and make a big difference to the church staff!!

Church Women United

A multi faith gathering of Christian Women Mark your calendar and plan to attend

CWU’s World Community Day 2007 Celebration

When: Friday, November 2, 2007 Time: Morning (approx. 9:30 - 1:00,

including lunch) Where: Wasatch Presbyterian Church

1626 South 1700 East Theme: “Embracing Justice Under God’s

Tent” Written by Rev. Kristina Peterson

and Rev. Kathleen Clark Registration: $1 Lunch: $4.00

Community Outreach: Requested to bring 1 or more Bath Towel(s), which will be given to

The Rescue Mission Offering: Used for CWU National Programs:

Checks need to be made payable to: Church Women United

This is a wonderful ecumenical gathering and an opportunity to learn and grow spiritu-ally and personally. Hope to see you there.

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FALL SUNDAY SCHOOL On Sunday, September 9th we jumped right in to another year of CUMC Sunday School. We had 111 people attend ages 3 yr. to

Adult. We have also begun taking an offering during Sunday School with the money going through September to Alice & Moses

Kairigi’s Malaria Health Clinic in Uganda.

Our teachers for this year are: 9:00 a.m. 3 & 4 yr. olds – Sylvia Nielson, Deborah Kreeck-Mendez K-1st grade – Marcy Rigstad, Paula Vernon, Gina Williams, Leonor Lange 2nd & 3rd grade – Kitty Borrowman, Laurie Anderson 4th & 5th grade – Eleanor Anderson, Marcie Walzel 6th grade – Patsy Simons Confirmation Class – Bev Goodier, Steve Verno 8th & 9th grade – Jon Jolley 10th – 12th grade – Lucy Anderson, Julie Peck-Dabling 10:30 a.m. 3 & 4 yr. olds – K-1st – 2nd – 4th grade – Dorothy Pearce, Sandy Everett, Margret Boes-Ingraham 5th – 6th grade – Patsy Simons 7th – 12th grade – Conversational Spanish in Youth Room

As you can see we are still in need of two sets of teachers during the 10:30 hour. We need a 3 & 4 yr. old teacher, as well as K-

1st grade. If you are interested in Co-teaching either of these classes please contact me at 599-8237, or email

Cindy@ChristUMCUtah.net.

I would like to give a special thank you to Gina Williams who was such amazing help while I was with family due to the death of

my Uncle. Gina took over contacting all the teachers, putting the Sunday School News together and kept in contact with me about

what was happening here. I don’t know how I would have made it without her help!

Cindy Larson - DCE

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL What a great time we had at Avalanche Ranch

this year. We had between 45 & 60 kids from ages 3

yr. to 6th grade join Chadder and all his gang on a

Wild Ride, Wahoo!

I would like to take a moment and thank all the

Area Leaders, Crew Leaders and other helpers for all

they did. Everyone jumped right in and worked very

hard all week and with 15 kids in each Crew that

wasn’t easy! Without all of you this week would have

never happened. So on behalf of the kids and I,

thank you, thank you, thank you!

Cindy Larson DCE

SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL Thank you to everyone who came forward and taught Summer Sunday

School. It is never an easy time of year to volunteer, but you all stepped up

and did a great job. It also isn’t easy to begin a new job right in the middle of

the summer, but it was so great to find that the Summer Teacher list was

almost full. What a blessing all of you were to me and these kids this sum-

mer!

Cindy Larson DCE

THANK YOU FROM HOLLADAY UCC Dear Cindy and other volunteers from CUMC,

Thank you so much for the opportunity to have kids from Holladay United Church of Christ come to VBS at your church. I was so

pleased to have eight kids there and I know they all had a great time! I also had fun myself as a group leader for a couple days! I

really hope that we can participate again next year and I will try to make sure we’ve got some volunteers. Thanks again, it was such a

blessing that we could participate in VBS with you.

Peace, Sonja Noykos

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Deepest Condolences to Cindy Larson and her family on the death of her uncle Terry Brazil, Sunday, August 26th. Deepest Condolences to Jack Lakey and his family on the death of his mother in Texas.

Deepest Condolences to Cathy and Gary Perryman on the death of Gary’s mother, Jessie Scaggs, in Oklahoma. Deepest Condolences to John Adamson and his family on the death of his aunt Jean Adamson Hixon. Deepest Condolences to Colleen Werzinski and her family on the death of her father, Tuesday, Sept. 11th. Deepest Condolences to the family of Louise Brandt who passed away on August 23rd. She was a leader and active member of Ruth Circle before moving to Montana.

Thank you for the outpouring of support, cards, letters, flowers and food after my daughter’s death. I truly appre-ciate your love and support. You have been God’s hands for me, lifting me up in this difficult time. In Christ, Caroll Gabert

Dear Friends at CUMC, I want to thank you for your prayers, visits and telephone calls. It was very much appreciated. Margot Duncan

Thanks to everyone in my church family for your prayers and kind thoughts for my mom when she was ill in the hospital rehab loca-tion. Also, a big dose of love is offered to all who called, visited, gave encouraging words, sent cards, and were able to join Lorraine and me for the burial service of my mom's re-mains. All of your many actions have helped ease the pain and fill the void of losing my mother. Jack Lakey

Congratulations to Justin and Allie Cash on the birth of their son, Nicholas Francesco Cash, on September 19, 2007. Proud grandparents are Don and Candy Cash

I’d like to thank all the people from Christ Methodist who sent cards, called, or visited after my father’s death. I was astonished (and often too choked-up to express my ap-preciation) at the condolences, not only from my close friends in the Wesleyan Class and the hiking group, but many at CUMC who barely know me! Your sharing in my grief is making the burden bearable. Eileen Vestal

SIGN UP NOW FOR PARENT’S DAY OUT Parent’s Day Out is currently taking registrations. The program will run Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and will take preschool children ages 18 months through 5 years old. This is a great time to let your children interact with other children their age and also give you some time to get those much needed errands done. If you have any questions please call Barbara Jolley @ 556-3810.

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Lost and Found

The following items are in the lost and found drawer in the church office: three pairs of reading glasses, two bifocals, two sunglasses, a lens craf-ters case. A key chain with a Toyota key and five others left in the PDO room. A blue karate belt, multiple single earrings, a car fob with green but-tons and several keys.

Update from the Health and Welfare Committee

We are still collecting eye glasses for those in need. Please place used eye glasses in the basket across from the church office. Medical equipment is available for those who need it. We have crutches, walkers, shower charis and a ca-mode. Please call Paula Vernon for the check out process. We have purchased an AED (Automated External Defibril-lator). It is located on the west wall at the south entrance to the gym. We will be providing CPR classes for those interested. A huge thank you to Chuck Williams for his effort in purchasing the AED. The next blood drive will be November 18th. Thank you to Jane Wallace for coordinating the blood drives. Please take time to fill out our needs assessment survey to help our committee meet your needs.

FLU SHOTS

will be available October 28th, from 8:30—11:30 a.m. in the gym. The cost will be $25.00. Proof of insurance must be available at the time of vacci-nation. Thank you to Julie Lu for setting up this clinic.

A Note from the Trustees

For your information the Salt Lake County Sheriff has informed us that it is illegal to park on 33rd South in front of the church. They may start issuing tickets!

NEW ADDRESSES

Jim and Kris Campbell

400 Vesclub Drive

Vestavia Hills, AL 35216

(205) 834-8622

Cliff and Heather Kitchens

1 Bristlecone Way

Augusta, GA 30909-1846

Name Change and Help Offered The Community Outreach Committee has been changed to the PR (Public Relations) Committee. This committee wants to help your committee. The members are being trained on how to work with local TV, newspaper, magazines and radio media. Several of the members of the committee are experi-enced writers and can help draft any kind of public an-nouncement. When you plan an event or know of something exciting involving activities or people with the church, the PR Committee can help you carry your message to the world (or at least the Salt Lake Valley). Give us your information on the “Event Information” forms that were distributed to the committee chairs. (Let us know if you need another!) And if you have any questions, please send an email to news@christumcutah.net or call Dianne Stewart at 485-7584.

The month of September has been busy for our youth! From mission / service projects to Lock-Ins/team building activi-ties -- the youth participating in these events have had a BLAST and have grown as Christians!

We started out Feeding the Homeless the first Sunday morn-ing of September under the downtown 4th Street Viaduct through the Eagle Ranch Ministry. "It's a huge eye opener to see people struggling that way so close to home. There's nothing more amazing or satisfying than being able to make such a big difference for that many people," commented 10th grader Katie Cary.

The following weekend our 8th - 12th graders went to Pine-cliff Camp near Coalville to do various service projects for the camp. The caretakers at Pinecliff said, "Both the Christ UMC Jr and Sr High groups who came up here this summer to do various projects were a HUGE help and are welcome back any time!!!!"

We had various Kickoffs for both the Jr and Sr HIgh groups showing DVD presentations from this past summer's Mis-sion trips and talked about future trips along with finding out what activities the youth would like to do this school year. (FYI -tentative dates for our Casa Hogar Mexico Mis-sion trip will be June 30 - July 8, 2008.)

Both groups then did Overseas Military Mission Projects

writing letters and gathering donations to send to mili-tary people over in Iraq. We even did a Jr High Lock-In / Bake-a-thon and the following Sunday held a bake sale mak-ing over $200 toward next summers Youth Mission Trips!!!

WOW - have we been BUSY!!!!! We have awesome youth at CUMC and our Adult Volunteers are the BEST!!!!!

October is going to be another exciting event along with get-ting ready for YLC (Youth Leadership Conference) in Colo-rado Nov 2-4. This is for all 7th - 12th graders. Mark your calendars and watch for your registration forms in the mail.

We are forming a Sr High Youth Council and are looking for 7 Sr High Youth to participate in this leadership capac-ity. This group will assist in organizing various activities for our Sr High Youth Group. If you are interested - nominations are currently being taken with elections happening Sunday, Oct 7th during youth group.

Jr High Youth Group happens on Sundays from 5p-7p in the youth room and Sr High Youth Group is from 7p-9p also in the youth room. Bring a friend and come join the fun, fellow-ship and forming friendships which will last a lifetime!!! Barb McClellan

Director of Youth Ministries

801-969-7478 hm

801-792-7478 cell

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We are sending our Youth Director, Barb McClellan to San Diego Oct 18-22 for the National Youth Workers Convention. Part of this convention includes a mission out-reach partnering up with Spectrum Ministries. They are asking her to bring donations of: Blankets, School Supplies (Fill a pencil bag with: pencils, pens, pencil sharpener, glue and scissors) Tarps Please assist Barb by donating any of these items - in the boxes either in the back of the Sanctuary or next to the Vending Machines no later than Oct 13. Thanks!