Youth News from Pastor Jonathan - December 2012

We just returned from the annual State Youth Convention, THIRST, this past Sunday! We had such a
great time of fun and fellowship together! I never get tired of spending time with our youth, and activities
like this really give us the opportunity to share quality time together. I would like to say thank you to the
congregation for giving us all the opportunity to attend these functions, the Lord is working through our
teens; he has big plans for them! Please continue to pray for them daily!

Rest of the Year Events:

On November 30th we will be collecting toys at Clarion University for some of the less fortunate children
in the area. It will be before/during the WOF Christmas simulcast. Youth need to be there at
6:00 to help load toys into the box truck.

December 14: 7:00 -9:00pm
We are going to meet at the church at 7:00pm. Some other youth from the area will be meeting with
us to wrap the toys collected during the Toy drive. We will wrap all the toys starting at 7:00 and
then have a pizza party afterwards. Following the pizza party we will have a gift exchange and
some games.

December 15: Toby Mac concert
PLANS: We plan to leave the church on Saturday, December 15th at 1:00 PM. We are going to stop and allow the youth to shop and hang out at the Pittsburgh Mills from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. We will then eat dinner in the food courts around 4:00 PM and then head to the Consol Energy Center in downtown Pittsburgh for the concert. The youth will need to bring money for dinner, any shopping they want to do and/or concert souvenirs.

THANK YOU!!

I would like to express my thanks to all of you. Blair, Isabella, Easton and I are extremely blessed to have
been called to minister here in Clarion! I believe God is accomplishing great things here and it’s such a humbling experience to see His kingdom expanding because of the love all of you have for him! Seeing our youth grow in Christ is one of the greatest things I have the opportunity to witness! My family and I will continue to pray for God’s protection, guidance, and direction for each of your families as we approach and move through the holiday season! May God bless each of you as much as He has blessed us!