CONGRATULATIONS CONFIRMANDS!

Confirmation Sunday
Mia, Kirsten, Rick Quinn, Tyler, Jack, Dr. Kay Gray

Youth to forgo this year's Mountain TOP trip to focus
on local flood relief

With the damage of the recent catastrophic flooding to reach a cost of 2 billion dollars in Nashville alone, the Donelson Heights UMC youth have agreed to forgo their trip to Mountain TOP this year to focus their time, effort and resources to local flood relief. In lieu of the week long trip to Mountain TOP, our youth will engage in a series of short and long term service projects to provide relief, clean up and repair for those affected by the floods. Money raised for Mountain TOP will be used for flood relief as well as saved for next years trip.

Be the Change Day:
A Day of Service and Worship from April 17, 2010

Some of our youth met early Saturday morning to help build raised beds in our Garden of Hope. The Garden of Hope, begun last year, is a community garden that grows fresh vegetables for use by the congregation and 2nd Harvest Food Bank. Anyone who works on the garden is free to take whatever veggies they need. The rest is put out for the congregation to use with suggested donation. All of which goes back into maintaining the garden.
Be the Change Day slideshow

	Youth Sunday School, Sundays at 9:15am: Claim the Life Claim the Life is a six year comprehensive spiritual formation and discipleship plan for Sunday School youth that follows them from confirmation to graduation.

Join us on Wednesday evenings as we explore together the ways the Christian teens live together in relationship with Jesus Christ and with one another. Wednesday evenings we will a number of practices that help teens connect to God, connect to one another, and connect to the world. Check the Way to Live website out for more information. Click on the practices link in the left hand corner for an interactive illustration of each practice. www.waytolive.org

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Youth Ministries of the Tennessee Conference of the United Methodist Church

Ongoing Programs for our Youth include:
Sunday School Classes
United Methodist Youth Fellowship (UMYF) on Wednesday evenings involving Bible study and recreation
Confirmation Classes

Special Events Include:
Summer Camp opportunities
Mountain TOP - a week of work and witness in the Cumberland Mtn. area. www.mountain-top.org
"Warmth in the Winter" - A
conference-wide youth event held in the greater Nashville area.
Ski Trip
Retreats & Lock-Ins

In 2008, the Donelson Heights UMC youth were given a plaque to display showing their 20 consecutive years in supporting the vital Mountain T.O.P. ministry.

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Youth Ministries of the Tennessee Conference of the United Methodist Church

PARENT PERMISSION FORM
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