Youth Ministry
Visit www.friendsyouth.com to find all the latest information about upcoming regional EFC youth events, and to see photos and videos from past events. You can also register and pay for events online.
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All-youth Events
Jr. High thru College-age Sunday School
There will be NO EDUCATIONAL CLASSES on Sunday morning for Jr. High thru College-age for the entire summer, June 3-Sept. 2. We will start up again with a newly formatted time of education on Sept. 9. Return to top.
Camp
Jr. High Camp and Sr. High Camp are both held in early to mid-June. Campers get to participate in challenging competitions, spiritual growth exercises, and encouraging discussion times with their cabin groups. There is also plenty of free time for swimming, frisbee golf, hiking, and all the other activities that Camp Quaker Haven has to offer. Quaker Haven is located just south of Arkansas City, KS. This year’s dates for camp are: Sr. High - June 8-12 and Jr. High - June 12-16. The registration fee is $210, with $75 in scholarship funds available from NFC. Register at http://www.friendsyouth.com. You can still register, but all funds must be due to Northridge or paid online by Wednesday, May 23rd. Return to top.
Summer Start-up & Welcome
This will be our summer start-up evening! Join us from 6:00-9:00 pm as we have a special “Welcome to 7th Graders” supper and an extended time of worship, prayer and PARTYING! Bring $5 to offset supper costs—7th Graders are free! Return to top.
“Do Hard Things” Kickoff
Sunday, June 24 12:00-6:00 pm This day will be our LAUNCH for the summer! You won’t want to miss this important time of picking hard things to do as an individual, small group, and our full group. You will learn more about the summer on this important “LAUNCH DAY” as we present teaching from the book. We’ll give you time to pick a few hard things for you to do as an individual. You will spend time with your guys’ or girls’ group picking a few hard things to do together. You will learn more about our Collaboration days, retreat with the Kickapoo, along with a summer notebook that will include prayer and Bible reading options for the summer. Lunch & dinner will be provided. Please bring $15 to offset costs for the “Do Hard Things” book, the notebook and food. Schedule: Worship-10:00; Lunch 12:00-1:00; Learning together 1:00-3:00; Small Groups 3:00-4:00; Wrap-up 4:00-5:00; Dinner 5:00-6:00 Return to top.
Youth All-day Service Project Days
Wednesday, June 27 and Wednesday, July 11 8:00 am-8:00 pm These will be days of WORKING and SERVING together. We will meet at the church at 8:00 am for devotions and breakfast together. We will go and serve together (projects to be announced June 24) and will conclude the day with supper & prayer at the church to be done by 8:00 pm. Cost for the day is $10, which includes all 3 meals. Return to top.
Game Nights!
Basketball & Board Games - Fri., June 29 6:00-9:00 p.m. ~ Softball & Board Games - Fri., July 20 6:00-9:00 p.m. We will have two Game Nights, when we will spend the evening just playing & laughing together. Bring your athletic shoes & your game face. Eat dinner before you come. Ice cream and snacks will be provided. These nights of fun are FREE! Invite a friend to join us from 6:00-9:00 pm. Return to top.
Student Leadership Retreat
Registration for this event has already closed. Those who are not going to Wyoming with the llamas are encouraged to “do hard things” with your small group this week. Return to top.
“Do Hard Things” Retreat @ Kickapoo Friends Center July 12-14
We will meet at NFC at 6:00 pm on Thurs., July 12 to travel to the Kickapoo Center in McLoud, OK and will return to NFC on Sat., July 14 at 9:00 pm. Our time together at the Kickapoo Friends Center will be to encourage and bless the people there with our presence, our service and our lives. More details to come on June 24! The cost for the retreat will be $40. Sign up by Wed., June 27. Return to top.
Vacation Bible School (VBS)!
Praise! VBS * NFC Church * Family Style July 15 –18, 2012 6:30—8:00 All students are encouraged to volunteer as helpers at VBS! Contact Michelle Foster or Jodi Kinniburgh if you would be willing to work! Each day we will focus on an attribute of God and then praise Him in response. This is a curriculum where we will actively be using our Bibles. Through the daily skits, crafts, games, and music, we will have an awesome time while giving God the praise only He deserves! On Wednesday, we will have a fun ending to our program. We will meet at the same time, ONLY we will meet at “The Alley”. We’ve reserved the facility and we will be able to enjoy bowling, go-carting, and free tokens to play in the arcade area. Unlimited sodas will also be served. The food plaza will be open for you to purchase your own food. The cost for VBS and “The Alley” is FREE! But you must register. Don’t forget to invite your friends! “The Alley” will be open for our use from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Snacks will be served each evening from 5:50-6:20 p.m. before our program begins. Return to top.
“Do Hard Things” Celebration Night
On Sunday, July 22 from 6:00-9:00 pm we will have a time of CELEBRATION of the Hard Things that have been accomplished throughout the summer. We will have a time to share together in worship about our summer. Please RSVP for our special celebration meal. There will be no cost for this special event! Return to top.
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Junior High
Quiz Team
The Quiz Program gives students the opportunity to study and memorize God’s Word, travel to quiz tournaments throughout our region, compete with teams from other Friends churches, and have a blast in the process. The quiz season is from January through April, and our coach is Nathanael Harvey. This is the most fun you can have in Jr. High Youth! Return to top.
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Senior High
Operation Saltshaker
Operation Saltshaker is designed to provide EFC-MAYM Sr. High and older students an opportunity to explore and experience life on the Friends mission field –– while serving and encouraging missionaries and the church and community. Christian students who have a desire to serve cross-cultural missions and who are actively maturing as Disciples of Christ should apply for Operation Saltshaker! Go to http://www.friendsyouth.com for more information. Return to top.