Sleep Outside: to raise awareness and funds for homelessness in Clarksville

Last Friday night, some youth and young adults slept outside at the Orgain's farm in support of homelessness awareness in Clarksville. It had been brought to our attention, during a tour, that the Salvation Army Shelter is still in need of lots of funds in order to finish in time! They would like to be done by January - the beginning of the cold months. Actually, it is already so cold outside and there is no shelter for homeless people in Clarksville to stay... so, we thought we would try to get members of our congregation to pledge their support. To date, we have received pledges for $3515 and they are still coming in! Everyone seems to realize how important this ministry really is in Clarksville.

If you participated in this event, please share some thoughts from your experience. What were you thinking when you crawled into your tent or cardboard box for the first time and tried to get warm enough to fall asleep? Did you feel like you really didn't have any where to go? What steps will you take in life to make sure you never have to sleep out in the cold permanently? How can we help the homeless population in Clarksville be a little more comfortable when we see them on the streets?

Youth Sunday

On September 21, the youth led worship in both services. Many people shared their talents and gifts and it was a very moving service! Included in the service was a liturgical dance, Sing for Joy choir, two speakers, a skit to interpret the scripture, a couple pianists and several liturgists! The youth are such a talented group always willing to share. Enjoy the pics!

BARF Hayride

Once again our annual Bring A Real Friend hayride was a huge success! We had lots of youth, lots of friends, great weather, good food and lots of marshmallows! We were glad to meet some new people and have lots of our own with us! Check out the pictures...

Water Wars!

This past Sunday, we had our kick-off event called Water Wars! Beginning the afternoon with our monthly Youth Ministry Team meeting, followed by some beginning of the year parent meetings, Water Wars was the perfect ending to a productive day!

The event features relay races such as filling the bucket with sponges, squirting beach balls through road cones and a beach ball walk. For group building, we tried a variation on the water balloon toss with partners using plastic table cloths to throw balloons to other partners. After a regular version of water balloon toss, it turned into a free for all! I don't think anyone walked away from the event dry. It was a great time for everyone and we welcomed many new 6th graders to our group! Hope you'll enjoy the pictures!