Plymouth Park UMC News and Events

Christmas Caroling and Party this Wednesday!

Christmas Caroling PPUMC Irving TX We're going Christmas Caroling this week, December 14, during Student Outreach. We'll split into groups and walk around the neighborhood behind the church. We will have pre-assigned routes and each group will hit 3 or 4 houses.

We'll wrap up the evening with refreshments back here at the church.

The forecast for Wednesday is a 50% chance of thunderstorms. Needless to say, if it is raining or the temperatures are in the 40's, we won’t be caroling. My experience is that the kids won't be dressed warmly enough, and they've all got too much going on at school to be sick!

In the case of inclement weather, we'll stay at the church and play "reindeer" games.

Sunday School

This Sunday is already the 4th Sunday in Advent. Our waiting for the Christ Child will soon be over! Please take a moment to slow down and enjoy the season with your children.

Sunday School Breakfast

The Ward family will be providing breakfast this week, December 18.

Confirmation

Confirmation Classes PPUMC Irving TX Confirmation 2012 will kick off on Sunday, January 29th. The class will meet on Sunday afternoons for 12 weeks from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm and include a meal, a lesson taught by Dr. LaBarr, discussion time and an active learning game. Each of the young people will be paired up with an adult mentor to share the experience with them.

Confirmation at Plymouth Park UMC is open to all youth in grades 6, 7, and 8. As young persons reach the age of accountability, they are ready to take more responsibility for their faith. Confirmation is a call to discipleship, a call to claim the name Christian for themselves. Our goal is to provide a process and structure for this to occur.

Confirmation Sunday is May 13, 2012.

If you have a youth in middle school who has not yet gone through Confirmation Class, please encourage to join us as we prepare a new group of young people to make the decision to become an adult in the United Methodist Church.

Older Youth Confirmation

Not all our youth are cradle Methodists who attend PPUMC with their parents. Many of our students begin attending PPUMC at the invitation of a friend. Many have stayed to make this their church home, often bringing parents and younger siblings with them.

We currently have a number of students who don't fit the criteria for our "traditional" Confirmation Class. To bring them fully into the church, we will be holding an Older Youth Confirmation Class for high school youth during the Sunday School hour for four weeks—Feb 5, 12, 26 and March 4. Confirmation Sunday for this class will be on March 25.

Both of these classes require your Youth to be pre-registered. You can download the forms from the Youth home page or please see me for more details.

See you at the church!

Peg

Children's Ministry eBlast for December 12

Kid's Club

The menu this week is Frito Pie or Hot Dogs, Salad, Dessert. Please let me know if you are coming.

Children’s and Preteen Choirs Rehearsal

This Wednesday will be the last rehearsal prior to the performance on December 18. It is important for everyone to be present. Please be aware that the Sonshine Chorus (1st-3rd grades) will be singing at the 11am service on December 18. They will be picked up from Sunday school at 10:40 and taken to the sanctuary.

Christmas Program

The Christmas program will be Sunday, December 18 at 6:30pm in Fellowship Hall. All the children, preteen, and chimes choirs will be performing along with a cantata performed by the P3 band and Chapel Choir. Please have your child here by 6pm. Child care will be provided.

Happy Birthday, Jesus Party

We will have a Happy Birthday, Jesus Christmas Party on Wednesday, December 14 from 7-8pm in the Activity Room. We will make crafts from around the world and have a birthday cake for Jesus. Make plans to stay after choir practice and celebrate the birth of Jesus with us.