Middle School Fall Retreat - Sign up Today

Sign ups for the Vision Fall Retreat close later this week. Currently, there are only 16 remaining spots available. Once the spots are filled, students will be wait listed. 

Sign up today online at www.visionfallretreat14.eventbrite.com 

We will leave after school on Friday, October 10 and return home early evening on Monday, October 13 (Columbus Day, no school). Drive time is approx. 4 hours. 

Cost for the 4 day retreat is $150 and includes transportation, lodging, programming fun, and meals at camp. 

We've got a great speaker flying in from Rota, Spain to spend the weekend with us, and share from God's Word. 

Center Parcs has an indoor water park, that we'll spend Saturday afternoon at (admission is included in camp cost). On Sunday afternoon, students will have freetime options ranging from laser tag, ropes course, bmx biking, mini golf and swimming. Pricing for these events will come next week, after sign ups have closed.  Here's a link to the Parc's website http://www.centerparcs.com/EN/GB/villages/vossemeren.   

Fall 2014 dates to remember

Parent's Meeting: Tuesday, September 9th @ 5:30 in the North Chapel Conference Room 
- Parents of both Vision and Salvage students are invited

Bible Studies begin Wednesday, September 17th 
- Middle School girls and guys: 3:30-5:00 in the KMCC Food Court, girls meet with Beth and guys meet with Kevin
- High School students (co-ed): 6:15-7:30 in the KMCC Food Court, with Emily Rinard
- Teens (6-12 grades, co-ed): 7:00-8:00 at the Vogelweh Chapel, with Kevin

Fall Retreats:
- Middle School: Oct 10-14 to Center Parcs, Belgium
- High School: Oct 30-Nov 2 to Switzerland
* Retreat flyers are available at Vision/Salvage

Castle Games 2014!

Join teens from all over the KMC for Castle Games 2014!!

What: Dodgeball and Finger Darts at a Castle

When: Friday August 22

Time: 6-9pm

Who: all 6th-12th Graders

Where: at the Hohenecken Castle just south of Vogelweh. Meet near Schlossstraße 1

67661 Hohenecken Germany.

Why: Where else can you play Castle Games?  And to meet youth workers from the KMC!

Bring Your Friends!!

Fun Forest Ropes Course

PYOC is going to the Fun Forest Ropes Course in Homburg
(approx. 30 mins from Ramstein on the A6 towards Saarbrucken)

Details: 
Who: PYOC middle and high school students (grades 6-12)


Cost: (This event is not free)
- Students 13 and under are 15,30 Euro.
- Students 14 and over are 17,10 Euro.
* Students should bring exact change and will pay at the door.
* Optional: Students can choose to bring additional spending money (Euro) to purchase snacks at the snack bar.
Deadline: Sign-up online by midnight on July 13th @ www.pyocropescourse2014.eventbrite.com 

Once you have signed up online, you are committed to going!! We have to submit numbers to Fun Forest, and are committed to paying for those spots.

Fun Forest requires a parental release form for all minors to participate on their course. These forms will be available at youth group or online.

Transportation: We will meet at the North Side Chapel at 1:00 pm and will carpool to Homburg. Parents, please contact us if you are willing and able to help with driving. If you live near Homburg, you can meet us at Fun Forest. For planning purposes, please let us know if you won't be riding with the group. 

PYOC - Important Info/Updates for your summer planning

PYOC - Update

Hello families! 

Thanks for your involvement in PYOC, it’s a great privilege to be able to partner with you in discipling your student(s). We’ve been amazed at the work the Lord has been doing in our groups this school year, and it’s a joy to be a part of it!

Below you’ll find several PYOC announcements regarding upcoming events. Please take a moment to read the update, and as always, feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. 

Coming Up: 

This Friday, May 30th Girls/Guys Event - 

Girls - Middle & High School Cake wars from 3:30-6:30 at the North Chapel (POC: Beth) 

Guys - High School Lock-in from 9pm-9am at the Pulaski Religious Youth Chapel (POC: Kevin) 

Next Tuesday, June 3 - Student/Parent Purity Dessert - 

We are capping of our spring relationship series with a dessert night for students and parents. Please join us from 6:30-8:00 in the North Chapel Annex. Rick Deppe, director of Club 7 and the Protestant Singles of the Chapel will be our keynote speaker. 

* Due to the nature of the discussion (purity), we encourage parents to seek childcare arrangements for younger children. It’s our hope that parents would be free from distractions and be able to enjoy a focused time with your middle/high school student(s).

*This dessert is in lieu of regularly scheduled Vision/Salvage.

Tuesday, June 10 - PCS Farewell and 8th Grade Recognition 

Due to vacations and PCS’ing throughout the summer, we like to take a day to do a mass farewell for all students moving sometime during the summer. This gives students vacationing/on leave in June/July an opportunity to say goodbye to their friends that will PCS will they’re away. We encourage all students to come on the 10th to be able to say goodbye to their youth group friends. Please note that students who PCS in August can continue to come all summer long, even though we’ve already said goodbye :)  

Summer Youth Groups: 

Vision and Salvage will meet all summer long! As you meet new families PCS’ing into the KMCC, invite middle and high school students to youth group. It’s a great place for them to begin getting connected in their new community. 

Vision will meet from 3-5 and Salvage will meet from 7-9 every Tuesday.

Vision is open to incoming sixth graders - outgoing eighth graders

Salvage is open to incoming ninth graders - outgoing twelfth graders

*Once the new school year begins, Vision will be limited to 6-8 graders and Salvage 9-12 graders. 

*Wednesday small group Bible studies will take a break throughout the summer and resume in the fall. 

Monthly Events, Save the Dates: 

June 25 - Movie night in the KMCC Party Room, 6:30-8:30

July 16 - Fun Forest Ropes Course in Homburg, cost/time details TBA

August 22 - Castle Games, 6-9 at the Hohenecken Castle near Vogelweh 

*These events are for both middle and high school students.