Good Evening Everyone!
Betsy and I have just polished off some good chips and salsa after meeting to discuss our hot new plans and spent a bit of time texting back and forth with our gregarious youth. Plans in place and phones folded, I can now spend some time with you!
On Sunday we spent the Sunday school hour visiting our mission trips and sharing them with the parish. We finally got Abby’s video to play! I really enjoyed it and had a number of people tell me afterwards that they were rather impressed by our youth.
Sunday night sported pumpkin-based games for the chi rho and an HGTV-type moment for the senior high in which they gave us some input for the renovation of the youth rooms. I have high hopes for some of their ideas and much appreciated Clare’s editing away the impossible from our list!
This week holds two remarkable opportunities. For the parents, Mark DeVries, renowned speaker and Youth Architects founder, will be giving a talk at a dinner held in the Great Hall on Saturday at 6:30 pm. The cost is $15, childcare is free. Please RSVP to Tiffany Luxon here.
The youth in turn have a truly extraordinary opportunity to meet Lord George Carey, the 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury, who is in town and holding a youth night at Canterbury also on Saturday. So, families should meet at the church so that the youth department can carpool over to SMU while the parents remain for Mark’s talk. Please RSVP to me here if your youth wishes to come to our event.
Sunday night will be low-key as Betsy and I will have had all manner of whirlwind activities during the week and weekend and because we really want to emphasize the importance of the visit of Lord George Carey. Nevertheless, we will be watching Winn-Dixie in the youth room if youth want to get together on Sunday night.
In His Grip,
Bev
