First Congregational Church Youth Ministry

This Wednesday, May 19th, all youth are invited to come hiking with us up Iron Mountain. We’ll meet at Iron Mountain hiking trail (on Highway 67) at 3:30pm. We’ll hike together as a group to the top, do a quick devotional there, and then we’ll hike down. Parents will be expected to pick us up at the mountain at approximately 6:30pm. We will try to keep in touch via cell phones if we come back down the mountain earlier. We’ll have good fellowship, good exercise and good fun. This will be a good event to bring your friends!

After the hike, everyone is invited, along with their parents, to join us for dinner. We’ll go to Bowl Weevil on the way back into town and eat together. Anybody who wishes to join us fr dinner will have to bring some money for food but other than that, this is a free event. Please call Wes at the church office 760-789-3348 to RSVP.

We had a Jr. high beach trip scheduled for this Saturday (as you’ll see on your calendars) but due to some other circumstances we’re going to have to postpone the event until May 30th. We’re sorry about the inconvenience and we hope that this doesn’t complicate things too much.

Our plan is now to leave for the beach promptly after the 9am service (which will be the only service that Sunday) on May 30th and return no later than 6:00pm. If you’re an adult and would like to drive, please let me know. If you’re a student and would like to go, please RSVP.

Bring friends!

On Friday Night, April 30th, 22 senior high students met at the church parking lot for our Senior High Lock-in. At about 8:15pm we set off for Parkway Bowl in El Cajon for Cosmic Bowling. Some did worse than others but nobody was on their “A” game (who would be, with all the music, lights, and laser shows?). But who cares about the score when you’re having fun?! We bowled from about 9pm-11pm and then promptly headed back up the hill to Ramona to start the real fun. As soon as we got back we turned off the lights in the Youth Building, busted out the strobe light, and “bumped some jams” (as they say). After about 20 minutes of chaotic dance music and silliness, we started a game of Sardines in a Can. You’ll have to ask one of the students who was there if you wanna know what that’s all about.

After about 3am, we watched Star Trek (the newest one) followed by Monsters Vs. Aliens, two fantastic flicks! Some fell asleep, some played cards, some just stayed awake. At about 7:50pm, we vacuumed and cleaned up our mess. It was a lot of fun, although it was exhausting, and we had a good time of fellowship and fun. The event was a success and everyone was safe.