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Notes from Us:

We are moving along through the snow nicely this year…why it was just the first snow fall of the season, by now we are all seasoned pros! I hope you have been enjoying your snow days – as an adult I think they should give us snow days to, not make us drive through the snow and slush and cold to stinky ol’ jobs, but let just go sledding and/or not getting out of our jammies all day! Truly enjoy the snow days because when you don’t get them anymore, it is a bummer. Upbeat News (to those who dislike sleeping), we will have our first lock in of the year in February. I do enjoy the lock-ins and hanging out and getting to know you all better, I think it is the two hours of sleep I am not crazy about. Maybe we can shoot for three, and dare I say, four hours of sleep this time!

Happy Ash Wednesday (the 6^th) I cannot believe Easter is coming so early this year. More on Easter next month – but, in the mean time, Happy Lent Starting!

As we are looking forward to the groundhog seeing his shadow (that is the one that brings spring faster right?) I am hoping to start planning our annual Youth Sunday. This year we will be going about it a bit differently. I will have all of you turn in your written sections earlier to me so I can help you out by typing them up for you for easy reading. Happy February!

February News:

We will help the Presbyterian Women on Super Bowl Sunday when we serve the people of the church soup. This is always a nice event and will tie in (since it is food) to our soup kitchen/homelessness mission trip theme this year. We will, I am sure, be talking more about the mission trip after the serving!

Then we will have our first lock-in of the year on the theme of LOVE. Woooooooooooo!! We will meet at the church at 7:00 p.m. We will have games, junk food, discussions and more junk food. Lock-ins are a lot of fun with the more people you have so we are hoping for a great turn out! Feel free to bring friends, but make sure to have all the permission slips for you and friends filled out!! See you on the 16^th!

March News:

In March we will be having a meeting to help prepare us for the Mission Trip and the issues we will be facing with the people we will be working with. I definite meeting for those going on the mission trip and those looking to learn more about what is happening in the world today.

The second meeting is a mystery – that is all I can say…(cue the spooky mystery music)

Calendar:

January 20^th (6:00 – 7:30): Faith Factor – fear factor meets faith ----come see what fun/gross-ish things we can do/eat

February 3^rd (After the Second Service): Serve at Annual Soup-er Bowl Lunch

February 16/17^th (7:00pm – class) The LOVE Lock-In [We will discuss relationships / feelings and love]

March 2^nd (6:00 – 7:30 p.m.) Hot Topics Issue Meeting – Homelessness & AIDS

March 16^th (6:00 – 7:30 p.m.) Mystery Meeting

April 12/13^th (7:00pm – class) Senior High Only Lock-In

April 27^th (After the Second Service): Help at the Annual CE Heifer Silent Auction

Youth Group Mission Trip 2006:

For photos from our recent Youth Group
mission trip click here

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We have been a part of the Willoughby community since 1833 and are a member church of the Presbytery of the Western Reserve, Synod of Covenant, and Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).