CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION EYC

Moving to a new location

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I realize that it looks like we have not done anything since March. This is not the case. Our church has a new fantastic website that is very easy to update. I will be doing most of the posting there and on our facebook page. You can also find our events in the church announcements. http://www.ascension-norfolk.org/

Coming up in March

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March 7th Rock climbing for Jr EYC
Movie night for Sr. EYC 6-8pm
March 14th 5-7pm Seder/Agape meal for Jr & Sr EYC
March 20th 1-2 pm Jr EYC makes bag lunches for Nest
March 21st 1-2pm (after church) Jr EYC makes bag lunches for Nest
March 21st 5-9pm Sr EYC makes dinner for Nest
March 26-28th Sr high weekend at Blackstone for the Diocese

January events

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January 10th 12:30-2pm Senior EYC hands out flyers for food drive. Hot chocolate and smores afterwards

Jan 12th 7pm Meeting at the church for parents and youth 8th grade and up regarding a possible summer mission trip.

January 17th 12:30-2pm Junior EYC picks up food. Hot chocolate and smores afterwards

January 31st 5-6:30pm Jr EYC @ Church
6-7:30 Sr EYC @ Church (community building and fun @ church)
Dinner at 6pm

Coming up in November

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Nov. 15th 4:30-6pm Jr EYC @ Church
5:30-7pm Sr EYC @ Church
Dinner at 5:30pm
Activity: Pies for food pantry, finishing totems

Nov. 29th Rock Climbing for Jr & Sr. Time: 3-5pm (Make sure you contact Lynn if you are attending. She needs the numbers ahead of time.

Jr EYC Kickoff

2009-09-05T08:53:00.000-07:00

The first Jr. EYC event will Sept. 20th at the church. We will have lot of games and tasty food. Come prepared to get wet!

First Sr. EYC Event

2009-08-26T07:05:00.001-07:00

We finally have a date for our beach party. It will be September 13th from 5-7pm. This seemed to be the best for the majority who I heard from. It did not work for everyone, but is seemed to work for the majority. Pamela and Bob will be hosting again. I will be in touch with more details. If I have not yet heard from you, please let me know if you plan to attend.

Taking a break for the summer

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The EYC will not be meeting regularly over the summer due to scheduling challenges. Church still happens over the summer, so we hope to see you on Sunday mornings. The Sr. EYC will have a end of the summer party in August. We will then start back up with regular meetings in September.

March Madness

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March is going to be a busy month. Both the Jr. & Sr. EYC is engaging in outreach with Nest. On March 14th and 15th, the Jr. EYC will be putting together bag lunches for our guests. On March 15th, the Sr. EYC will be making dinner for Nest.

On March 29th, we will have our 2nd annual Seder. We will be trying an authentic Jewish Seder, recognizing of course that we are Christians doing this to get a better understanding of the Jewish roots of our faith. It will begin at 5:30pm in Rose Hall.

Schedule for February

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Sunday, Feb 1st Movie night for Sr. EYC 6:30-9:30pm
Saturday, Feb. 21st Admirals Hockey Game with Jr. & Sr. EYC
Tuesday, February 24th Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper

Schedule for January 2009

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Sunday, Jan. 4th Movie Night 7-9pm

Sunday, Jan 11th Drop of flyers for food drive around the
neighborhood with Jr. EYC from 12:30-2

Sunday, Jan 18th Pick up food from neighborhood with Sr.
EYC from 12:30 -2

Sunday, Jan. 25th Meet at church for creative green project
with Pamela Winslow
Jr. EYC from 5-6:30, Sr. EYC from 6-7:30 Dinner at 6pm

Friday & Saturday, Jan 30-31st Jr. EYC retreat

Next event...Habitat

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Our next EYC event will be on Nov. 8th. We will be fixing up a home through Habitat for Humnaity. We will working with St. Paul's EYC like we did in the Spring. We will meet here at the church and then carpool to the home. Hope to see you there!

Fall/WInter schedule

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Sunday, Sept 21st- 3rd Annual Water Wars from 3-5pm for both Jr. & Sr. EYC. Make sure to dress appropriately. You might get soaked!

*Oct 3-5- Oct. Weekend (Diocesan Retreat) at Chanco
For 8th through 12th graders (Scholarship assistance available)

Sunday, Oct 5th- Tentative Jr. & Sr. EYC meeting in the evening.

Sunday, Oct 19th- Hunt Club Farm-
Meet at church at 6pm. http://www.huntclubfarm.com/ Cost: $20

Sunday, Oct 26th- Youth Service at 11am.

*Nov. 7-9th- Happening (Diocesan Retreat) at Chanco
For 10th-12th graders (Scholarship assistance available)

Saturday, Nov. 8th – Brush with Kindness Habitat Project with St. Paul’s EYC.

Saturday, Nov. 15th- Field Trip to D’Art.

Sunday, Nov. 23rd- Pumpkin Pie baking with the Jr. & Sr. EYC for the Food Pantry to give away at Thanksgiving

Friday, Dec. 5th- Christmas Party at St. Paul’s

Friday, Dec. 12th- Ice Skating at Macarthur

Friday, Dec. 19th Caroling at the jail. Date & Time: TBA

September meetings!!!

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September 7th:
Jr. EYC 5-6:30pm
Sr. EYC 6-8:30pm

September 21st:
Water Wars!! Come ready to get wet. This is our 3rd annual EYC water wars where we play all kinds of fun games and get soaked. It goes from 3pm to 5pm.

EYC is taking a summer break

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Due to confusing summer schedules, the EYC will be taking a break for the summer. We will have an event in early August. We will then have our fall kickoff in early September. Make sure you check back in the next month for upcoming events!

Tides Game June 12th

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The Jr. EYC will be going to the Tides game on Thursday, June 12th. We will meet at the church at 6:30pm. The cost will be $8 with student id. They may not require student id, but bring one if you have one. If they do require one, and you do not have one, the cost is $9.50. Bring $9.50 just in case. We will buy the tickets when we get there. If it is raining really hard, we will meet at the same time and go bowling. If it is sprinkling or raining off and on, bring a raincoat.

Last Senior EYC event (June 8th)

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The Senior EYC will have one last bash at the home of Pamela Winslow. It will begin at 5pm. Bring beach clothes! For more information, please contact Samantha.

Brush with Love

2008-04-28T10:13:00.000-07:00

On MAY 10th, we will be spending the day with the St. Paul's EYC giving back to the community. We will meet at the church at 8:45 and carpool over to the home where we will be working. We will be done at 3pm. Please contact Samantha if you are interested.

Norfolk Tides Baseball game for Sr. & Jr. EYC

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April 20th at 1:15pm
Meet at church after the 11am service. Leave church at 12:45pm.
Cost with student id: $8
Regular cost: $9.50

Meeting at Church on April 13th

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Jr. EYC: 5pm-6:30pm
Sr. EYC: 6:30pm-8pm

Junior EYC and Nest

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The Junior EYC will be making bag lunchs and muffins for our Nest Guests on March 29th. Time TBA.

Senior EYC and Nest

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The Senior EYC will make dinner for our Nest guests on March 30th. Please arrive at 5pm. We will be done by 9pm at the latest.

THANK YOU

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A big thank you to all the people who helped with the seder. It was a lovely meal.
Thank you to our cooks, clean up crew & celebrant:
Julia Madden
Lynn Farlin
Susan Meredith
Courtney Wheeler
Barb Aurand
Lori Hoden
Libby Tampenau

Jr. EYC Retreat

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The Jr. EYC retreat will be on Feb. 29th at Makemie Woods. I will need a final count by Feb. 20th. The cost will be $25. Scholarships are available.

February Schedule

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Senior EYC:
Feb. 5th Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. Arrive at 5:30pm.
TBA Lockin/Evening activity

Junior EYC
Feb. 10th Movie night at church from 4:30 to 7pm.

Feb. 29th-30th Retreat at Makemie Woods

Save the date!

2008-01-09T09:22:00.000-08:00

We are planning a Jr. EYC retreat for Feb. 29th. Please talk to Samantha if you are interested. More details will be provided once I know there are people interested.

Laser Tag

2008-01-09T09:20:00.000-08:00

Our laser tag trip has no more available spots. Please let me know if you signed up and are not attending so the spot can go to someone else. We will meet at the church at 12:45 on January 20th.

January Schedule

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January 6th Jr. EYC 5-6:30pm Sr. EYC 6:30-8pm
We will be painting our canvasses to decorate the EYC room. Please come to add your personal touch to the room.

January 20th Laser Tag. We will meet at the church at 12:45pm. Cost is $14. Please contact Samantha if you signed up and will not be attending.

Christmas Caroling at Norfolk City Jail

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Join us this Friday for caroling at the Norfolk City Jail. We will meet at the church at 6pm and meet the other carolers at 6:30pm downtown. Make sure to dress for chilly weather and bring a flashlight.

Ice Skating this Friday

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We will be going ice skating at MacArthur Mall on Friday, Nov. 30th. We will meet here at 4:45pm. Please bring $6 for the skate rental and entrace fee. Please also bring the permission slip that was mailed to you.

Painting the Blue Room

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We will be painting the EYC room on Nov. 17th at 10am. Join us for doughnuts and a chance to transform our room.

EYC November and December schedule

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November

Nov. 15th-17th Fruit sale (Need people to unload Thursday night and work on Saturday.)

Nov. 17th or 24th Painting EYC room

Nov. 18th - Jr. EYC 5-6:30 Sr. EYC 6-7:30

Nov. 30th Ice skating and Macarthur Mall

December

Dec. 7th – Christmas Party with St. Paul’s Church from 7:30 to 10:30.

Dec. 13th -15th Fruit sale (Need people to unload Thursday night and work on Saturday.)

Dec. 14th- Christmas Caroling at Norfolk City Jail Details coming in December