Sunday, May 6: “Hopewell’s Got Talent” has been postponed. INSTEAD, we will have GAME NIGHT! Go to the Youth House at 6:30!
Sunday, May 13: Mother’s Day. No Youth Group
Sunday, May 20: LARPING at the Rec! Details to follow!
Sunday, May 27: Weekend Mission Trip – details to follow.
Attention everyone! We are running a competition to come up with a NAME for our Youth Ministry. The prize for the winning name is $25 off your summer mission trip! Enter on the Facebook page called – Hopewell Reformed Church Rules!!
Bridge Builders 2012 – Spend a week at the Taconic Retreat and Conference Center this summer helping others in our area.
Bridge Builders Mission Statement: to create an environment and opportunity for young people to know God and to demonstrate His love to other people by serving and ministering to our local community.
This is a wonderful opportunity for young adults grades 6 – 12 to participate in mission work in their own “backyard”.
To register for this mission, click on the link below:
HRC ~ 2012 Bridge Builders Application-work track selection2012
HRC ~ 2012 Bridge Builders CODE OF CONDUCT2012
HRC ~ 2012 Bridge Builders Liability-Photo Waiver
HRC ~ 2012 Bridge Builders Medical Form2012
This trip is for current 6th – 12th graders.
For pictures and information, go to hvbridgebuilders.org.
Please place paperwork in Mark Mast’s mailbox in the Church Office.
If your child is planning on being confirmed this spring. EVERYTHING you want to know is available on the link below. Is your child interested but unsure of their faith? Read the letter at the link below. Print it out and put it on the ‘fridge TODAY!
HRC ~ 2012 Confirmation Letter
FUGE is actually called M-Fuge. “M” is for missions! At M-Fuge they believe in the power of a hands-on experience. Their staff will lead students in Bible study and into the community, prepared to serve. From construction work to Vacation Bible School, the students will leave their mark on the community. All of the planning and preparation is done by the M-Fuge staff. We stay at Eastern University (a Christian College) and a typical day starts with quiet times and staff-led Bible study. Then we are off to the mission projects until late afternoon. In the evening we attend campus-wide Worship followed by Night Life and ending with HRC Group time. Talk to anyone that has gone and you will realize that it is an amazing week that has a life-long lasting impact. FUGE IS HUGE!
To register, please click on the link below:
There are a total of 40 people going (34 kids and 6 leaders). Total cost is $470. There are only 7 kid spots left and May 15th will be the cutoff. Registration form and $300 required to catch up on payment plan.
** Sunday, May 20; Noon to 1:30 p.m. – Mandatory FUGE meeting in Community Room (parents too!). - Pizza for all. There will be a notary available for FUGE forms.
** Monday, July 16 at 9:00 a.m. - Meet at HRC for FUGE trip departure.
** Saturday, July 31, at 3:00 p.m. - Return to HRC
The check should be made out to “HRC”. On the memo line put “M-FUGE”, and either drop it at the Church Office (in Mark Mast’s mailbox) or mail to 143 Beekman Road, Hopewell Junction, NY, 12533. If you have questions, please contact Rick Goerg at goergny@optimum.net or (845) 742-6576 , Ron Ruvo (845) 249-6093, Sam Viau (845) 625-4128, Sharon Batt (845) 797-9524, Sarah Ruvo (845) 240-5990, or Karen Shogren (914) 466-0840.
This trip is for current 7th through 12th graders.
Check out the groups below and find one that seems like a fit for you! Great topics, awesome leaders and even a COED group.
Junior High Girls
Youth House, Mondays, 6:30 – 8:00
COED 8th – 12th Graders
Youth House, Tuesdays from 6:00 – 8:00
Click on the links below to see how our saints are doing in the Dominican Republic
HRC ~ DR Testimonies ~ Mills Shenkman
HRC ~ DR Testimonies ~ Tracy Shenkman
HRC ~ DR Testimonies ~ Shannon Herrmann
HRC ~ DR Testimonies ~ Riley Feehan
HRC ~ DR Testimony ~ Katlin Geysen
Weekly Events: No Sunday School the First Sunday of the Month
Sunday School:
8:45 service – Jr High: Youth House, led by Percy Gilbert
10:30 service – Jr High: Youth House, led by Katy Lambert & Shannon Herrmann
10:30 service – Sr. High: Youth House, led by Sam Viau & Dylan Ackley
Come join us – these leaders ROCK! You are not even there, and they already love you!
The Mexico Outreach mission trip is a two week service opportunity in Ensenada, Mexico, run by Azusa Pacific University open to current 9th – 12th graders. Just an hour and a half south of San Diego, students will camp in tents at Rancho El Refugio, a safe and gated property in the valley of Ensenada. They will spend two weeks immersed in the local culture, experiencing a different way of life while being the hands and feet of Christ. During the first week, students will help staff a kid’s camp for local Mexican children at the ranch. Week two is filled with service at our local partner church during the day with worship and chapel experiences every morning and evening at the Ranch.
If you are interested in going, fill out the following TWO registrations and see the deposit requirements below:
HRC ~ Mission Trip Application
HRC ~ 2012 Mexico Mission Registration
Please place paperwork in Mark Mast’s mailbox in the Church Office, with Mexico Mission 2012 marked on the envelope.
For auxiliary information about this site, go to: www.apu.edu/iom/mexout/
Date for the trip: July 27 – Aug 4 or 5, 2012
This trip is for current 9th through 12th grade.
A DEPOSIT OF $100 IS DUE BY NOVEMBER 14TH TO RESERVE A SPOT FOR YOU!! The check should be made out to “HRC”. On the memo line put “Mexico Outreach”, and give it to Meghan Chisholm. OR, mail it to Meghan at the Church, address is: 143 Beekman Road, Hopewell Junction, NY, 12533.
The Students International mission trip is a short-term outreach where participants and the poor come together cross-culturally to encounter God, share the Good News, disciple and serve others in a specific area of career choice or general interest.
Participants spend two weeks working alongside S.I. staff in an occupational setting called a ministry site. Each ministry site has a different occupational focus: finance, art, construction, dentistry, education, medical, media, physical therapy, social work, special education, and sports (girls and boys). Housing is a gated camp setting, bunkhouses, dining hall, in-bunk bathrooms, chapel area in the mountain town of Jarabacoa.
To register, please fill out the following TWO registration forms, and see the information below concerning the deposit:
HRC ~ Mission Trip Application
HRC ~ 2012 Dominican Republic Mission
This trip is for current 9th through college.
A DEPOSIT OF $100 IS DUE BY NOVEMBER 14TH TO RESERVE A SPOT FOR YOU!! The check should be made out to “HRC YOUTH”. On the memo line put “SI”, and put it in Mark Mast’s mailbox in the Church Office with STINIT Mission Trip on the envelope. OR, mail it to the Church, address is: 143 Beekman Road, Hopewell Junction, NY, 12533.