Hey guys, this is the Winter Quarter Luther League newsletter.

Here’s where we talk about what youth events are coming up and

highlight some activities from the previous quarter.

Winter quarter= Dec-Feb 2017

WHAT UP.

ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH YOUTH MINISTRY

NEWSLETTER TIME

This quarter:

And just like that it’s the Christmas Season. Our Poinsettia Sale

is in full swing! Practicing for the Christmas program has already

began and the youth had a great time kicking of the season with the

Torchlight Parade. We decorated the fire truck and made cotton

candy to hand out to the parade goers. My pic at the top was taken

as the last bag was filled during our cotton candy making. I think all of

us enjoyed watching the cotton candy float through the air :) We’ll

be having an all league Christmas party on December 9th from

1230PM– 230PM. We’ll do some Christmas caroling and make

Christmas treats for Pastor to deliver on his home visits. Camp

Omega has fun events on December 28 to help break up Christmas vacation. In February is our big Sweetheart Spaghetti

Supper fundraiser and our Ski Trip to Mount Kato. Keep an eye

on the youth bulletin board at church, our youth facebook page and

on remind for details and sign up info. Wishing everyone a blessed

Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Missy

Youth Director @

St John Lutheran Church

We had a pumpkin carving party right before

Halloween. We carved and decorated

pumpkins, did Halloween crafts and decorated

cupcakes! The kids looked great in their

costumes. The party was finished off with

Halloween BINGO with lots of Halloween

candy prizes.

PUMPKIN CARVING PARTY

Every year our youth group stuffs shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. These shoeboxes are

delivered to children in need. The boxes are filled with school supplies, small toys, personal care items like

toothbrushes, soap and wash clothes, and brushes. While many boxes go overseas we were very happy to

find out that Operation Christmas Child sends shoeboxes to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South

Dakota. This is the reservation we served at during our Mission Trip this past summer. This year the youth

group stuffed 24 shoes boxes.

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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

There is an abundance of formal dresses in the youth office thanks Kassidy K starting a

Becca’s closet chapter here at St John’s. St John’s was featured in the South Eastern MN

Synod newsletter, be sure to check out the details in the church newsletter. We are the only

Minnesota chapter for Becca’s closet. Kassidy maintains the Montgomery area Becca’s closet

facebook page with pictures and sizes of all the dress we have been so blessed to receive. She

also posts all of the open closet opportunities, times when girls can come and try on dresses .

Please help us spread the word about this great program making sure every girl gets a beautiful

dress to wear to her formal event.

Ann & Steve

Schroeder have a

Fire Truck that they

put in the parade for

us! It was so much fun.

We couldn’t have

asked for better

weather!

BECCA’S CLOSET

TORCHLIGHT PARADE

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December

12/9 All league Christmas Party—Everyone

12/10 Poinsettia orders are due.

12/17 Sunday School Christmas Program

12/28 Camp Omega Sr High Winter Escape SL

12/28 Camp Omega Jr High Winter Daze JL

February

2/11 Sweetheart Spaghetti Supper LL

2/25 Ski Trip to Mount Kato JL&SL

Save the Date

3/3 Food Shelf Event JL&SL

3/10 Easter Egg Hunt LL & younger (must attend with a n adult

Easter Lily and Puffin Sale– TBD

Leagues:

LL=little league

Grades 3&4

JL= junior league

Grades 5-8

SL= senior league

Grades 9-12

WINTER QUARTER CALENDAR

W E A R E O N T H E W E B !

W W W . M O N T G O M E R Y M N E L C A L U T H E R A N S . O R G

A N D O N F A C E B O O K !

Feel free to email me anytime at mgregor@montgomerymnelcalutherans.org