Senior Youth Pool Party

Hey! Calling all High School Youth!

Please join us on Sunday, August 10 from 4-7 at the Furtneys for a pool party and give us the opportunity to explain the new direction Trinity High School Youth is going. If you haven’t been here in a while or even if you’ve never come, please come to this! We’ll just consider this a reunion! I believe you’ll be excited to hear what we have planned. Let me tell you, some of the highlights we have planned this year include a Marble Run, Video Wars and Skiing as well as Christian Fellowship and even a surprise at the kick off Camp Cilca Retreat in September. Cindy Furtney has paired up with Mike to bring fun social events to enjoy while in the Fellowship of Christ, our Savior.

Bring your parents and family and a dish to share to this event so they can hear about it and we’ll eat dinner, but after this, it’s TLHSY!

How Rich Are You?

How Rich Are You? by Al Millergren

From the standpoint of material wealth, Americans have difficulty realizing how rich we really are. However, going through a little mental exercise suggested by Robert Heilbroner can help us to count our blessings. Imagine doing the following, and you will see just how life is daily for around a billion people in this world.

Things to remove as a family:

Take out all the furniture in your home except for one table and a couple of chairs. Use blankets and pads for beds.
Take away all your clothing except for your oldest dress or suit, shirt or blouse. Leave only one pair of shoes.
Empty your cabinets and refrigerator of food except for a small bag of flour, some sugar and salt, a few potatoes, some onions, and a dish of dried beans.
Take out your bathroom fixtures and shut off running water and remove all electrical wiring from your house.
Take away the house itself and move into a tool shed.
Place your house in a bad part of town.
Cancel all subscriptions of newspapers and magazines.
Leave one radio for the entire city to use.
Move the nearest doctor or hospital at least ten miles away.
Throw away your bankbook, pension plans, etc.
Give your family a few acres of land to grow food on.
Knock off twenty years or more of your life expectancy.


Personal items to remove:

1. Throw away your toothbrush.
2. No more television or video games.
3. Take away the trust of your friends.
4. Take away your youth group.
5. Take away your freedom to worship.

By comparison, how rich are you?
How wisely do you use your riches?
How are you using your wealth to reach others?

This 4th of July, take some time to reflect on the blessings God has given us through this country and the freedom that we have.

Pizza and Putt-Putt

This Sunday, June 28, join the junior high youth for pizza and putt-putt right after church. We'll meet at Trinity at 12pm and head over to Old Orchard. The cost is $5. Please feel free to invite a friend or two!

Living Alternatives Service Project

As a service project, the junior and senior high spent the morning this Monday, June23 at the Living Alternatives Pregnancy Center. The youth spent the time stuffing baby bottles with informational papers about the center and preparing them for passing out. The center uses the bottles for their "Change for Life" fundraiser to collect coins. They raise between $20,000 and $30,000 annually. One of the youth, Cory, also helped by washing windows, vacuuming, and mopping.

The Pregnancy Resource Center offers a variety of services, including pregnancy tests, caring support, prenatal health education, parenting education, adoption information, post abortion help, a clothing room and more.

Busy Weekend!

There are two youth events happening this weekend. The first is the service project for Relay for Life at Centennial High School Track from 4pm - 6pm. We will be running activities in the kids' tent. Then, hang around until 6:30pm for the church potluck at Trinity's tent.

Then, Sunday is Youth Sunday! That means the youth will do the readings for the late service and serve for coffee hour. After the late service, the senior youth will head out for Pizza and God with Mike.

School's Out for Summer!

In light of Finals Week being here for some, and around the corner for others, check out this quiz called If Your Locker Could Talk.

Relay for Life Service Project

As a service project, the youth group will be helping out with this year's Relay for Life on Saturday, May 17. Both senior high and junior high youth will be running activities in the children's tent from 4pm - 6pm at the Centennial High School track in Champaign. If you are interested in volunteering for this community event, please see Mike or Karen.