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Please Share
Your Ideas
We'd be happy to share your suggestions and ideas
for youth programs and activities. It would be especially helpful to
know what churches with small youth groups are doing to make sure
that their youth have a good experience with their youth groups.
Suggestions and short articles are always welcome. Send them to
dwilliams@heritagemadison
.org or Diane Williams, PO Box
44561, Madison, WI 53744.
Youth Leaders'
Retreat - March 1-4, 2001 - Lake James Conference Center in Indiana
Theme: "Family Ministry"
WANTED: MENTORS
The Youth Subcommittee is developing a list of
past and current youth advisors and ministers who are willing to
mentor new youth ministers and advisors. This will give the new
person someone to talk to and with as they work through their first
experiences as Youth Advisors.
If you are willing to help, please contact
Michelle Simino at: 8310 Brookwood Drive, Portage, MI 49024
(616) 327-5518 Michsimino@prodigy.net
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YOUTH, NAPF, HOPE
by Diane Williams
Tapping the Potential of the Next Generation
The Youth Subcommittee sponsored a seminar by
Rev. Patti Dando Haaheim titled, "Tapping the Potential of the Next
Generation: Asset Building and Faith Development for our Youth." The
Asset Builders program, developed by the Search Institute, basically
says that there are 40 concrete, positive experiences and qualities
~'developmental assets" that influence the lives of young people. The
more of these assets that young people have, the greater opportunity
they have for being successful in life. Some of these are supplied
by family and school, but others are supplied by other organizations
including CHURCHES. Suggestions will be listed in the coming issues.
Pilgrim and Thanksgiving Materials
Looking for materials on the Pilgrims and
Thanksgiving for your Sunday School classes or church? The NA office
has a bibliography of resources on our Pilgrim Heritage. Contact the
office for a copy.
Be sure to check the web sites for Plimoth
Plantation. The address is www.plimoth.org. There are a variety of
resources available through this site including: 17t" Century Games,
Plimoth Plantation Coloring Book, Thanksgiving Crafts, The Pilgrims
at Plymouth by Lucille Recht Penner.
Concerned that so much of the popular literature
portrays an inaccurate version of the life of the Pilgrims? The
American Adventure is a series of books that are interesting to a
wide range of readers. They start with the voyage of the Pilgrims
and their first winter and continue through American history. The
first book takes the Pilgrims from Holland to the landing in
Plymouth. The second describes settling into life in the New World.
It deals with the story in a factual way and lets children know that
it was a challenging life. The books are available by mail from
Christian Book Distributors, P.O. Box 7000, Peabody MA 019617000 or
on their website: Christianbook.com. (These people have some great
sales for youth materials!) I have also found them in Family
Bookstores and some of the independent Christian Bookstores in our
area.
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