tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68100793690737376962011-07-08T05:15:02.851-07:00Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653727396422152424noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810079369073737696.post-20820401263330003792009-12-28T05:18:00.000-08:002009-12-28T05:18:58.122-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">January UMYF Schedule</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: small;">Thursday December 31<br />Sr. High Lock-In</span></strong><br />Thursday December 31, 2009 @ 7pm<br />until<br />Friday January 1, 2010 @ 8am<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Sunday January 10<br />UMYF Planning Meeting</span></strong><br />We’ll go to lunch right after church to plan some events for 2010<br />Bring Some Ideas<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #660000; font-size: small;">Sunday January 17<br />UMYF<br />Roanoke United Methodist Home<br />Game Night</span></strong><br />We'll grab a bite to eat then head over the Roanoke United Methodist Home<br />Meet at Northview 4:30pm<br />Back at Northview 8:30pm</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K2q9kAfYyhg/SzivLIU9AOI/AAAAAAAAAA4/UTrpx9drLgQ/s1600-h/UMYF+Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K2q9kAfYyhg/SzivLIU9AOI/AAAAAAAAAA4/UTrpx9drLgQ/s320/UMYF+Logo.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6810079369073737696-2082040126333000379?l=northviewyouthnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653727396422152424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810079369073737696.post-66239506605022829432009-12-01T06:39:00.000-08:002009-12-01T06:39:21.778-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What if Northview United Methodist Church earned a donation every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can! </span><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. 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When I left the position at the beginning of the 2009 to complete my internship at the <a href="http://www.pccse.org/">Presbyterian Community Center</a> (PCC), Cindy and I were faced with what I would describe as a sort of spiritual identity crisis. As much as I enjoyed and grew at PCC (where I hope to possibly return one day as a counselor), Cindy and I both felt a great loss.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For three years, with Cindy’s help and encouragement, I served as Northview’s Youth Coordinator and Cindy and I were both grateful for every moment. So again, I want to thank everyone at Northview for the opportunity to return. Cindy and I are both excited getting to work with the youth again and for having the opportunity to serve, have fun, and act crazy all under the guise of being calm and peaceful youth workers.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having said all that…<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am currently finishing up my first semester at Radford University where I am enrolled in a Bachelor of Social Work degree program. As this first semester rapidly comes to an end, I am beginning to make plans for Northview’s UMYF program in 2010. Some of the ideas that have been mentioned thus far include:<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Game Nights and Movie Nights at the Roanoke United Methodist Home<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monthly service projects (possibly at RAM House or at the Rescue Mission)<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lock-Ins<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Annual Youth Mission Trip<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Some Shorter Mission Trips (possibly to Lynchburg or Richmond)<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Destination Unknown Trips<br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let me know what you think of these ideas. Also, PLEASE let me know if you have any additional thoughts, comments, or suggestions. You can setup a Google account and post your responses here in this blog or you can contact me directly&nbsp;via e-mail @ <a href="mailto:Never2Heavy@aol.com">Never2Heavy@aol.com</a>.<br /><br />I </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">am excited and grateful...<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for the opportunity,<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mike<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><em><strong>PS – Check back for future posts regarding Northview’s Youth Group</strong>!</em></span><br /></font><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6810079369073737696-7730040823636480410?l=northviewyouthnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653727396422152424noreply@blogger.com0