Pantry Night

What a beautiful week we have had this week. God has blessed us with beautiful weather. Wednesday nights at Clapp's Chapel just keep getting better. The choir is sounding just beautiful. The air is filled with the sound of the holidays. The prayer group continues to lift those in need up to the Lord. Confirmation class is well under way. The younger kids are learning about Jesus and His awesome love for us. In fact, I was serenaded to a beautiful rendition of "Jesus Loves Me" on the way home by 3 very special young ladies. And the youth group went to the Corryton Food Pantry to bag groceries. Here are some thoughts from some of the kids on what this means to them.

FROM MACY SHARP:

"It was a blessing to get to help my church youth friends bag food for the needy in our community. On the first Wednesday of the month, we go to the food pantry to try to beat our record on bagging. We pick our positions and the timer starts. Our treat for the night is going to Twisters for ice cream. It is always an Awesome time."

FROM ANNIE GOLDMAN:

"So tonight at the Corryton Food Pantry we bagged groceries for the families that need assistance. It's such a wonderful feeling to know that we're helping people we may know. They appreciate it so much. We're blessed to be so fortunate. Anyone who would like to join us in giving back to the community is welcome!"

Trunk or Treat

Nothing could dampen the spirits of all who braved the nasty weather for the Clapps Chapel Annual Trunk or Treat. Everyone had an amazing time playing games, trick or treating, and fellowshipping. Kathy Hopper did an amazing job, as always. A great time was had by all.

Youth Group, Wednesday October 28, 2009

"GOD LOVES YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE, BUT HE REFUSES TO LEAVE YOU THAT WAY. HE WANTS YOU TO BE JUST LIKE JESUS'" -Max Lucado

In an effort to share the Youth Groups journey with Christ, we are going to use our blog to share thoughts, ideas, and stories on how to be "Just Like Jesus". We are talking about "Learning to Have a Heart Like His". Our thoughts tonight were "What if, for one day, Jesus were to become you?
Here are a few thoughts from some of the kids:

FROM REGAN STOLTZ
"The youth group at CCUMC talked about something very interesting and actually caught my attention.
Dannette brought a book tonight. It talked about "what if our Lord Jesus Christ took over our lives?"
Well what if? what if he did? would your friends notice? would your parents see a difference? would it be any different than how you are living now?
The book also told a story similar to the theme of the "quote" above. It said a mother and her daughter went to the park to play in the sandbox.
Later an icecream truck came by. The mom had gotten up to buy her daughter a treat.
When the mother turned back to her daughter, she found her with dirt in her mouth. The mom had loved her were she was sitting. she loved her period, but she would not allow the dirt in her mouth.
The mother then picked her daughter up and took her over to the water fountian and washed her mouth out.
That is what Jesus does for us. He will wash the dirt out of our mouths and give us some ice cream."
FROM SYDNEY GREENWELL
"We learned that Jesus loves you no matter what. Here's an important question. What if for one day Jesus was you? Now picture this. A mom and her child went to the park to play. The mom goes and gets the child some ice cream. The mom comes back and the child has a mouth full of dirt. Would the mom allow her child to have a mouth full of dirt? Of couse not. The mother got her child and washed her mouth out. And that is what Jesus does for us. He washes away our sins."

Pantry Night

The youht group had the honor of bagging grogeries at the Corryton Food Pantry again tonight. They bagged 130 bags in 10 minutes and 44 seconds. That is a Clapp's Chapel Youth Group record! After we closed with a word of prayer, we had some great fellowship at Twisters.

Home Coming 2009

Rev. Harry Tindell

Our wonderful kitchen crew

The Boggs Family

What a wonderful Home Coming we had today. We were treated to a mini concert by Rusty Boggs. The Boggs family provided the special music and our guest speaker was Rev. Harry Tindell. If you didn't stay for lunch afterwards, you missed a great meal. The wonderful cooks in our church put on their very best. What a blessed day it was.

The Best Youth Group

Corryton food Pantry

Last night we went to the pantry for our monthly grocery bagging. We had to drive 7 vehicle to transport everyone who wanted to go and help. It is so heart warming to see how hard our kids work and the pride that they put into this job. They bagged 120 bags in 7 minutes! We always close with a word of prayer before we leave and one ok the kids always lead us. They never forget to ask a special blessing for the pantry and the people they serve. Everyone should be very proud of this group of young people. They are the best! I encourge all of you to post comments on the blog with words of encouragement for them.

Twisters

After working hard at the pantry, we went to Twisters for a well deserved treat and some great fellowship.

VBS - Thursday Night

Last night was our last night of VBS. It has been an amazing week. We had 97 in total attendance. John and Kathy Hooper have done an outstanding job. The kids have had a great time and come away with some valuable lessons. If you were not a part of VBS this past week, you have truly missed a blessing. Make plans to be at church Sunday morning as the children present the closing program. We will be blessed for it!