Floris UMC Student Ministries

Floris friends age 25 and up:
We need 2 awesome men to accompany our students on the Jeremiah Project mission trip (7/16-7/22) and 2 awesome ladies to accompany our students on a Youthworks trip to WVA (7/23-28).

Send me a PM if you're free and want to have an amazing, life changing experience this summer!

This Sunday is our second to last Krew/CrossRoads for the year!

Krew: Meet at the church at 3 to go to the Herndon Fair. Bring $10 and food money. At 6 we will return to the church for hang out and treats on the basketball court.

CrossRoads: You are taking over the Hangar from 6-8 Sunday night. It will be an awesome time including life size Pac man!

Last week at Krew/CrossRoads Full Circle led us in a time of worship. Students won't want to miss the Eggmazing Race on May 21!

FUMC friends, I am looking for two happy helpers for Confirmation Sunday tomorrow. I need one from 8:30-9:15 and one from 10:15-11. The need is for someone at each of these times to help host, greet and guide our families, students and mentors prior to the service in which they are being confirmed.
Let me know if you can help! :)

We are so excited! Confirmation starts next weekend! We still need two small group leaders for the Sunday small groups during the confirmation season (Feb 12-Mar 26); one for 9:15 on Sundays and one for 6:30. Please join us in praying for the confirmands and their leaders and let us know if you are willing to teach!

Today is our student ministry focus group from 3-4 in the Hangar. Parents, please join us so that we can learn how to better serve you!

Floris families, we want to hear from you! We will hold two student ministry focus groups this week; tomorrow at 7pm and Sunday at 3pm, both in the Hangar. Students are invited to attend the Sunday group. We hope you'll take an hour to come out and help us learn how to better serve you!

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First stop on the 2017 donut tour is Chantilly! We will be at the Greenbriar Dunkin Donuts tomorrow at 7:30am. Rides available to school if needed.
See you then!

Our Student Ministries Donut Tour is coming to Chantilly High School tomorrow morning! Invite your friends and start the day with community and a treat.

Middle School Retreat Arrival Update:
Boys are scheduled to return at 4:50pm.
Girls are scheduled to return at 5:30pm.

They will return to the upper parking lot.

Junior girls out for a little ice cream break!

There's still time to bring in your donations! If you need a refresher on what to bring, check out the photo.

Orange card for high school and green for middle school.

Can't wait to pack these boxes on 11/6!

Find your escape tonight here at the church. We're having our second installment of Movie Night and we're going to be watching the movie "Home."

We'll be in the Hangar from 7-9 p.m. and all students grades 6-8 are welcome to join us!

And did we mention that it's free?

UMCOR Responds Quickly to Hurricane Damage in Haiti - UMCOR

We are fortunate to live in an area that is far enough removed from the effects of Hurricane Matthew this weekend to simply observe some rainfall.

However, an area in the world that has already been hit hard is Haiti. The United Methodist Church has an active presence in Haiti and has already reacted in love to our siblings in the Caribbean.

If you wish to know more about what your church is doing to help right now, check out this article from umcor.org to learn more.

umcor.org UMCOR works with partners to respond to emergency needs of communities hard-hit by Hurricane Matthew in the Caribbean, particularly Haiti.

Not quite laser tag, not quite paintball. Either way, we suit up this Friday night.

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Lots going on this weekend in Student Ministries! We hope you're able to join us for all that's in store.

Friday Night: Middle School Movie Night (Film: Inside Out)
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Saturday Afternoon: Georgetown Adventure
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Sunday: CrossRoads at Frying Pan Park (5-7 p.m.) and Krew back at FUMC

We are so excited to kick off the new year tonight! Crossroads meets in the upper parking lot and Krew meets in the lower parking lot. We meet from 6-8. Dinner provided! See you there!

Have a great first day, Fairfax County!

Tomorrow is the first Pokemon power hour! Stop by and bring your friends!

Stop by Floris UMC Wednesdays in August, 1-2 p.m. for our Pokemon Go Power Hours! Enjoy a cold drink, air conditioning and power outlets while you support your team at our gym.

Together

A fantastic opportunity to put faith into action. Right in our backyard, hundreds of thousands of people have pledged to fill the mall this coming Saturday.

If you're going, use so we can find you!

Young people are finding themselves in the story of God... Together is about a lifestyle of moving closer to Jesus and the hurting world around us.

Our mission trip to Reading, PA left yesterday for a week of service! If you would like to send letters or packages to your students on this trip please send them to this address:

Alvernia University
Attn: Group Workcamps
Trip Member name
400 St Bernardine St
Reading, PA 19607

Want to send a note of encouragement? Want to send brownies (no nuts)?

Our first student mission team leaves for Pennsylvania on Sunday (!!!) and yes, you can send us stuff!

The address is:

Alvernia University
Attn: Group Workcamps
(Camper Name)
400 St Bernadine Street
Reading, PA 19607

If you want to bless us with notes and goodies, make sure you send them out by Tuesday June 28 so that they get there on time.

Summer is here! Join Krew and Crossroads Sunday night as we kick off summer and celebrate an awesome year.
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We all have a thing with God. Some love singing, some love prayer, some love fellowship and others service.

This Saturday we have an opportunity for high school students to serve their immediate community.

Where: Charlie's Place in Washington D.C.
When: Meet at the church at 6:30 a.m., return around 10:30 a.m.

If you are able to make it, please wear long pants and sneakers (for safety of course). Also, if you're keen, we'll go out for breakfast at Amphora diner after our time of service (bring some $$ for that)

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Parent Communications Survey

Dearest Facebook friends,

If you could spare the time, the following survey is a huge help in learning how to more effectively give you information. Five minutes is all you need for this survey. Thanks so much for your support of the church and this ministry.

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Many of these students from Potomac Falls High School are going to share their performance gifts with us tomorrow night at Floris UMC in celebration of Jay Gallagher.

Students are welcome to hang out starting at 6:00 p.m. and performances will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Hangar.

We hope you're able to make it to share in the celebration for this amazing young man.

In case you were wondering, the slogan for Arm & Hammer (like the baking soda) is "The Standard of Purity."

In just ten days, our high school students will explore what that is in their world. Bombarded daily, our teenagers receive mixed signals and sometimes, our sexual ethics become the last thing we want to talk about.

As the church, we must be bold in addressing sensitive things, so we will do just that over the course of one weekend. The conversations that take place are simply meant try and set a standard, a biblically-based one, on how we treat ourselves and how we treat others in such a delicate arena.

Space is limited for this retreat and there is still time to join in on this special conversation.

Holy Thursday is known for a pretty famous meal. We want to celebrate a meal together as Jesus did with his closest friends.

We'll be at the Chick-fil-A on Sunset Hills Road from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. Some sort of closing sentence.....

Spring break starts today! Krew, come hang out at the Franklin Farm Starbucks Sunday night from 6-8!