We "Can" do it. And we did!

the youth kneel behind their bounty of food

No amount of cold or slight drizzles could deter the determination of the JWUMC Youth to collect food last Sunday.  After waiting out a torrential downpour by eating chips, hot queso, and popcorn, we hit the streets.

We filled over three large boxes with canned and boxed food that will be donated to the Falmouth Service Center.  If you missed us, please join us this Thursday for Falmouth Eats Together from 4-6pm.  A great event held at our church.  The youth will be staying after to help clean up.

Happy Halloween!

brains...

Our annual tradition continues with yet another spooktacular Halloween Party.  Lots of characters showed up for the festivities and we had a fun time playing games, completing a group mad libs, wrapping each up in toilet paper, eating pizza and mini-marshmallows, and playing a rousing game of zombies versus humans.  Join us next year for all the Halloween fun you can handle, and costume prizes!

But if you can't wait that long, join us this Sunday, November 10, at 3:30 pm for our second food drive of the year.  More info on the events page.

we are a scary group

Chairs and Puppets!

a few youth in front of
some chairs they helped set up

On Thursday, the youth group helped clean up after hundreds of people were served during Falmouth Eats Together.  Thank you to all the youth that helped out, it was very appriciated!

conversations in gibberish

Then, during our regulat meeting on Sunday, we had the pleasure of doing a puppetry workshop with Jacek Zuzanksi of Dream Tale Puppets.  We learned how to make it look like rod puppets were walking, talking and turning around.  We also learned a new language, gibberish.

the youth learn to walk the puppets

This fall and into winter, Jacek will be putting on a puppetry workshop and production of a traditional folk nativity play to be performed around Chirstmas.  You can find more information here or contact Jacek at info@dreamtalepuppets.org of (508) 495-1251.

We Found It!

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the youth explore a box full of treasures

The youth group had a great time walking through Beebe Woods and finding two of the many geocaches hid there.  Geocaching is a worldwide game that can and is played by people of all ages.  Folks hide "caches" or boxes in the forest, in trees, near ponds, in cities, and anywhere else that might be a cool place to visit.  Then they post the coordinates online for other people (like us) to go and find them.

a group picture before we head into Beebe Woods

Part of the game is taking and leaving prizes.  We found two boxes while we were out and one of them had lots of stuff in it.  In exchange for taking a few plastic rings and such, we left a bunch of colorful plastic coins.  We also left cards with, "Job 12:8" written on them.  The cards were made by us out of recycled paper and the bible verse we are directing people to says, "speak to the earth and it will teach you."

We all had a great time, and managed to find a few pieces of trash to pack out with us along the way.  For more information on geocaching or the youth group, email Jeremy at jwygfalmouth@gmail.com.  Our next event will be helping out with Falmouth Eats Together at 6pm on October 10th.  Check out the events page to learn more.

a screen shot of the geocaching.com website
(the smiley faces are the caches we have already found)

Geo-caching this weekend

Join us this Sunday (4:00 to 5:30) for Geo-caching.  Geo-caching is a worldwide game where people hide boxes in the forests, down towns, and other places all over the world.  Then they post the coordinates for them for others to go and find them.  Usually the boxes are full of little goodies which you can trade out.

So dress for the weather, and get ready for a fun time hiking, we will meet at the church and then drive to Beebe Woods.  Learn more about Geo-caching here.

Food Drive

a goofy pose with our bounty

Youth Group is officially back in action!  It was great to see everyone after such a long and humid summer, and the new year has brought new faces to the group.  This Sunday, we took our members, old and new, on a food drive around the neighborhood.

The people of Hamlin street are wonderful and donated two full wagon-loads to the Falmouth Service Center.  This makes the first food drive of the year a huge success.

We also picked up litter on our way around town to show how much we appreciate everyone's kindness and generosity.  And the youth group would also like to thank the parents that helped pull the wagons and chaperon the event.

Join us next time (Sept 29) for geocaching!

Youth Group Meetings start again on September 15th

As summer (and hopefully the humidity) says farewell to Cape Cod, a new school year has begun.  That also means it's time for Youth Group at JWUMC to start up again too.  Our first meeting will be Sunday September 15th at 4pm until 5:30pm.  We will be kicking off the new year with the first of four food drives planned for the year.

There will also be an informal meeting for new youth and their families following the 10:30 service that same Sunday morning.

Let's get excited for a year of service, fun, and growing in Christ!