New time for event on Sunday

Attention all youth families!

The get together with the other youth groups will be from 4 to 6 @ Good Shepherd.

Please be at Saint John's by 3:30 to transport to Good Shepherd. We will be back to Saint John's by 6:30.

Also, (preferably with a van) to help drive.

The Depth of Regularity

While special events are great, so also is methodical and regular activity. The youth group is going to enter back into its "regular schedule" for a few weeks.

Have you ever noticed that those people who seem to accomplish the most are those that discipline themselves and slowly but surely work toward their goals? While our weekly meetings may not seem as big a deal as things like IDYG or NYG, they are still very valuable to helping to shape us into mature Christians.

The Joys of Special Events

The youthgroup at Saint John's has just come through a period marked by special events. We went out to Farm Day and to the Indiana District Youth Gathering. Both events, while meaning that we did not have our regular Sunday Night Meeting, were great opportunities.

While I was unable to go to Farm Day, I do know that it was a good time. Good times were also had at IDYG, where the highlight was hearing the Rev. Bill Yonker speak. This guy spoke for about 30 to 40 minutes in each of 5 sessions. Would you believe that a man could keep the attention of about 400 youth for so many and such long periods? He did this ably, and they loved hearing him speak.

Yonker's main points were that God loves us and therefore gave us Jesus Christ who died for us on the cross. Because of this, we now live in this love, listening to this story as it is related in the Scriptures. Because we are brought in to the body of Christ, we then lead lives of service to those around us.

Youth, what did you think of IDYG?