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2019 Summer Youth Programming

June 23, 2019 By Marc Middleton

I know you’ve been waiting to hear what we have going on for our Youth this summer…and boy is there a lot!

First things first, we are splitting CORE (our Youth Group meetings) into 2 sessions for the summer, which are as follows:
CORE56 (5th & 6th graders): Wednesdays from 5:30 – 7pm on June 26th, July 10th and 24th, and August 21st
CORE712 (7th – 12th graders): Wednesdays from 7:30 – 9pm on June 26th, July 10th and 24th, and August 21st

Next, we are holding a book study for all High School and College Youth on the book Crash the Chatterbox by Steven Furtick. This study happens from 6 – 8pm on these Mondays: June 24th, July 8th and 22nd, and August 19th. The book and supplement materials cost $14. If you’re still interested, please contact the church office at 810-686-5151 or email Marc Middleton at youth@cliobethany.org

Also, we have some fun events that are going on during the summer:
On June 28th from 3 – 6pm, we are hosting a Laser Tag Night for all youth that are interested. There’s no cost to join us. Bring a friend, a smile, and fun attitude as we play through some fun and interesting games.
On August 2nd from 3 – 6pm, we are hosting a Messy Game Night for all 5th – 8th grade youth. This is a fun night to just get messy, play games, and have fun! We just ask that you bring clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty or a clothes to change into afterwards. We will have some cleaning stations for people!
On August 23rd from 6 – 10pm, we will have an End-of-Summer Bash to close out the summer before the youth have to go back to that dreaded place called school (DUN DUN DUN!!!) We will have pizza, all kinds of games, music, and a bunch of fun!

Lastly, we will have a fundraiser and be a part of a wonderful outreach event:
On July 27th from 9am – 4pm, we will be selling popcorn at our Yard Sale. We will have a free-will offering collection for the popcorn, which will raise money for future Youth functions and improvements.
On August 15th from 6 – 8pm, we will be at Butterfly Park partaking in the Fairy Tale Trail. We will be hiding some sneaky rocks which you can turn into prizes, as well as having a hula hoop contest.

We’re a little busy this summer! I’ve been excited to announce this schedule for a while now and am glad to be a part of an amazing Youth group that does amazing things ALL THE TIME! If you want to keep in touch, please follow us on Facebook at CORE Youth Group – Bethany UMC or stop into the church office to talk with me.

New Social Media Accounts

March 4, 2019 By Marc Middleton

Our Youth Group is expanding…literally and figuratively. We will be launching new social media accounts for our Youth Program today! We will be launching a new Facebook Page and YouTube channel. The hope is to reach more youth and connect with more youth on a grander level. These are the following accounts you can follow:

Facebook Page: facebook.com/ClioCOREYouth

YouTube Channel: Coming soon!!!

If anyone has any questions about this new journey, please contact Marc Middleton. He will be glad to answer your questions/concerns.

Welcome to C.O.R.E

January 13, 2019 By ClioBethany

What’s C.O.R.E? (Bethany UMC’s Youth)

C.O.R.E is our Youth Program for all 5th – 12th graders open to our church youth and to the Clio Community. Our goal is to help our youth build a relationship with Jesus Christ and to be able to live fully-filled spiritual life.

What can you do at C.O.R.E?

We have three rooms that are accessible to the youth during our C.O.R.E meetings.

Recreation Room
- We have a ping pong table, a pool table, a dartboard, a foosball table and an air hockey table.
Projector Room
- We recently purchased a Nintendo Switch that our youth can use during their free time.
Computer Room
- We have 4 computers available for our youth to be able to work on their homework or play games/listen to music during their free time.
- We have a small library that includes some Christian fiction books and some self help books that can help teens with anxiety, self esteem, etc.
- WE have a Wii, XBox 360, and board games as well
- This is also the area where they can work on their homework if they have any.

How are the C.O.R.E. meetings set-up?

2:45pm – 3:15pm: Wind Down Time – Projector Room
- We will be starting to set aside some time for the youth to talk about their day, be able to speak some things on their mind in a safe environment, and just get a chance to unwind after a long and tough day at school.
3:15pm – 3:45pm: Homework Time – Classroom 2/Computer Room
- Any of our youth that have homework can work on it during this time. If they don’t need a computer, they will go to classroom 2 for a quiet environment to be able to work on it. If they need a computer, they will go to the computer room.
- At 3:30pm we will check with the youth that are working on homework and see how they are doing. If they are doing well and finishing up, they can go to the basement to have free time, if they need more time they can work until 3:45pm.
3:15pm – 3:45pm – Free Time Youth Areas
- Our youth that have no homework to won have this time to relax and unwind in the Projector Room or Recreation Room.
3:45pm – 4:30pm – Lesson Time & Announcements
- Our high schoolers will meet in the prayer room to have a discussion based lesson about the study we are working on (2018-2019 it is Adam Hamilton’s book Unafraid)
- Our junior high schoolers will meet in Classroom 3 for an interactive-based lesson with activities, games, bible reading and much more.

Fall CORE starts again on September 12th from 3pm-5pm

September 4, 2018 By Marc Middleton

Our Fall CORE will begin on Wednesday, September 12th from 3pm-5pm. We will continue our study on Adam Hamilton’s book Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times.

CORE is our youth program for 5th-12th graders to where they come to the church for some time to work on homework, take in a bible lesson, and have some fun. They will also have a chance to get a snack as well. This is open to all 5th-12th graders interested. If you have any questions or would like to know more about our youth programming, please contact the church at 810-686-5151 or email Marc Middleton, our Youth Director, at youth@cliobethany.org

Wednesday Night Live will begin on Wednesday, October 3rd at 4:30…more details to come!!!

Hear about 30-Hour Famine from the Youth!

July 2, 2018 By Marc Middleton

Tim S. – “The famine is a good way to have fun while raising money, learning about God and fundraising for the hungry. It’s a good experience.”

Claire S. – “30 hr. Famine was great! I learned tons of stuff and I loved to play the games. I realized how people survive with NO FOOD!”

Hope R. – “I learned a lot during my 30 hour famine experience. I had fun with the shelter building activity.”

Our youth had such an amazing time with this year’s famine experience and I can’t wait for next year’s experience to see what the famine will teach us. I am very proud of our youth group for how they responded well to the lessons and activities for this year’s experience, especially with an adaptive schedule.
~Marc M. (Youth Director)

2019 Summer Youth Programming

New Social Media Accounts