College & 3rd

NFC is hosting a screening of a new film that uses Isaiah 58 as its cue; a film that challenges Christians to respond to extreme poverty in our world.

This Friday night at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary, Michelle Akins has organized a gathering to watch “58:” You can find more information about the movie and the movement here. You can also contact Michelle for more information. Consider making time in the busyness of life for this opportunity!

The film might not be appropriate for young children. Child care will not be provided.

Evening at French Prairie

For middle and high school students.

Friday, October 28
5:45 to 9:30 p.m.
Leave from NFC

Conquer the corn maze and the hay maze. Take on the giant slide and obstacle course. Huddle up around the campfire and roast s’mores. Both middle school and high school students are welcome to join us. Cost is $10. Don’t forget to bring a jacket.

Click here for a copy of the event flyer.

A formal Ladies Tea is coming up on Saturday, October 29, and we need eight volunteer servers. Because it’s a women’s event, Barb Mitchell is hoping to have about eight, female, middle- or high-school students; but male students are welcome to volunteer. Although the tea is at 11, servers would need to arrive by 10:40 a.m. and should plan to stay until 1 p.m. Servers should also wear a white shirt or top and dark pants or skirt.

Can you help?

Contact Youth Ministries Pastor Eric Muhr – ericmuhr@gmail.com -OR-
Ladies Tea Coordinator Barb Mitchell – ab_mitch@hotmail.com

Chehalem Park and Rec will offer a preschool activity area during the downtown trick or treat event on Halloween. We need some youth-group aged kids to help run the games: ring toss, cookie walk, throw the ball into the pumpkin. We could also use help with setting up and taking down the canopies.

Here are more details about that evening, provided by Lynne Patrick:

Chehalem Park and Recreation District is working with 2 businesses — Dormers Screen Printing and Hopp’s Insurance. Our little game area will be in the parking lot between these 2 businesses. We will have the area blocked off with straw bales and covered with canopies in case of rainy weather. The evening begins at 5 and runs until 7 p.m. Our area will have several games such as a bean bag toss, fishing, ring toss, cookie walk and more. At each of these games, we will need 2 people to help lead the children through the game and reset the game for the next participant. We are looking for middle to high school age kids to help. The volunteers could dress in costumes as long as their costumes are not too scary for the little guys! We are still in the early planning stages of this so I don’t know exactly how many youth we need, but I would say around 10 or so. We may need help setting up and taking things down as well.

Can you help?

Contact Youth Ministries Pastor Eric Muhr – ericmuhr@gmail.com, 971.832.9838 -OR-
Community School Coordinator Janine Saxton – saxtonj@newberg.k12.or.us, 503.554.6640, 503.537.7310

This year’s high school retreat is set for the weekend of October 21-23, and once again, we’ll be spending our weekend together at the Stoltzfus family cabin near Black Butte, enjoying homemade food, a game or two of THING, at least one late-night walk, laughter, adventure.

Let me know by Wednesday, October 19, if you’re planning to come so we can plan appropriately for food, transportation and other logistical concerns.

We’ll leave from NFC at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 21, and return around noon on Sunday, October 23. Cost is $60. Scholarship assistance is available.

Our weekend adventure is fast approaching, so here are some details about the trip. Call Eric or Leslie if you have any questions that aren’t answered here:

We are meeting at Newberg Friends Church (307 S College St) at 1 p.m. on Friday, August 26. We plan to return to Newberg Friends by 6 p.m. on Sunday, August 28. Please bring a sack lunch on Friday. We will be driving to and camping in Washington’s Gifford Pinchot National Forest (about a 2-hour drive). On Saturday, we’ll spend much of the day exploring caves in the area near Trout Lake. On Sunday, we’ll be rafting the White Salmon River. The cost is $75 per person. Here’s the packing list.

If you are 18 or older, please fill out and sign the Adult Waiver. If you are under 18, your parents must sign a completed Minor Waiver. These waivers are for the rafting trip.

If you are a student, we also need to have a medical release on file for you. If you’ve already turned in a release for the 2011/12 school year, please disregard. If you haven’t yet done so, have your parents complete and sign the release and bring it with you. If you’re not sure as to whether we already have a release on file for you, call me. I’ll check our records and let you know if we need this form from you.

We need to make sure there are enough tents for everyone, so please let Leslie or me know if you have a tent that we can use.

We have chartered a bus from First Student for Surfside. The cost per student is $15 (includes travel to and from camp, and financial assistance is available as needed). The Surfside bus will load at 1 p.m. on Sunday, August 7, and leave from NFC as soon as it’s loaded.

The bus will stop at the Tillamook Cheese Factory after camp on Saturday, returning to NFC by 1:40 p.m. Students from other churches would like to travel with us, so I’ll need you to contact me directly if you plan for your child(ren) to be on the bus. We also have a sign-up sheet in the NFC Office. Students traveling only one way must pay the full $15 this year.

Dog Mountain

Liz Wood & Eryn McKee have organized a series of day-hikes for July and August. These hikes are open to high school students (and any interested parents). There is no cost, but participants should bring a jacket, bring a lunch, wear tennis shoes or boots, and carry a backpack with water and snacks. Here are details for the last hike of the summer:

Tuesday, August 2. Meet at NFC at 8 a.m. Dog Mountain: 5.8 miles round trip with 2,800 feet of elevation gain. Starts out in the woods and then opens up to a meadow full of wildflowers. We’ll eat lunch at the top, with views of Hood, St. Helens and the Gorge. (Estimated return: 4 pm).

We have middle and high school small groups that meet during the summer.

Leslie Murray (youth pastor at North Valley) leads two groups for girls that meet six times during the summer. These groups include craft projects and field trips along with discussions on body image, media messages, and identity. See the attached letter for more information.

Eric Muhr (youth pastor at Newberg) leads two groups for boys that meet four times during the summer. These groups each include a mini-adventure with discussions on achievement, identity, purpose, and relationships. See the attached letter for more information.

We’re going to the lake on Wednesday, July 6. Volleyball. Swimming. Frisbee. Food. Bring a swimsuit, a towel, and whatever water toys, footballs, or other assorted recreational items that might be of use during the day.

Meet at North Valley Friends at 10 a.m.
Back by around 4 p.m.
Middle and high school students are invited.
Parents are welcome to join us as well.

Let Eric know if you or your parents are planning to come, so we can get a rough count for food.