Upcoming Youth Activities
Coming Up!
May Activities
-May 13: Senior Sunday Recognition, Reception at 10:30am -May 13: Youth Gathering planning meeting for youth and parents, 7pm -May 19: Brunch for 9th graders, 10am-noon -May 20: Confirmation ceremony, 10am service -May 27: Our youth will lead our service at 10am June Activities -June 11-15: Vacation Bible School -June 26-July 2: ELCA Youth Gathering Vacation Bible School Wish List
What can you bring to help make VBS a success?
Craft and Activity Supplies Poster boards Pipe cleaners Glow-in-the-dark paint Carpet tubes Craft sticks Yarn all colors 20 inches of red ribbon Toy plastic fruit Sidewalk chalk 70 clear or light colored marbles 4 tennis balls 2” thick Styrofoam sheets (4) Red yarn Stickers and lots of jewel stickers River rocks Buttons Household-type Items 2 plastic drop cloths 30 plastic jug containers with a handles 4 spray bottles 2 plastic laundry baskets Blue plastic table cloths Gallon container of water 5 gallon bucket 100 grocery bags 10# bag of Bird seed 10 medium size plastic bowls or buckets Large plastic tarp Spring-loaded clothes pins 4 packages of baby wipes Rope Empty water bottles Pennies Beach-type Stuff 4 Child-sized inflatable rings 15 fake flower leis 12 beach balls and 2 jumbo beach balls 4 new sand buckets with new shovels Medium-sized picnic basket Green and red pool noodles Fish nets 4 beach towels 4 2 plastic wading pools Office-type Supplies Paper clips Multi-colored stickers Sharpies Colored construction paper Glue dots 2-inch mailing labels 100 heart-shaped stickers Tape Clear packaging tape Transparent tape Duct tape, in white, silver and bright colors Masking tape Food Serving Supplies Fun colored drinking straws 5 0z plastic cups (100) Small plates 70 large plastic cups 75 resealable plastic sandwich baggies Gallon Plastic bags 3-ounce cups (75) 75 green paper plates Paper plates Food Items: Stalks of celery 3 whole coconuts 100 vanilla pudding cups 4 boxes Vanilla Wafers 100 fish-shaped gummies Microwave or already popped popcorn 4 bags of Skittles 12-16oz bottles of tropical blend fruit juice (8) 100 vanilla ice cream individual packed cups 12 oz citrus-flavored sparkling water (4 bottles or cans) 4 – 30 ounce boxes of gold fish 4 boxes of graham crackers 100 gum drops 5 bags of pretzel sticks 5 containers of fruit by the foot 2 large containers of Kool-Aid Uncooked rice
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Sign up for Vacation Bible School
The VBS table is set up and it's time to complete your application form. It's going to be a great year. Vacation Bible School will be June 11-15 this year.
Youth-Lead Service on May 27
Andrea Wildman is working with our youth who will lead our service on May 27 at 10am. They will be doing a clown service. It should be a fun and inspiring service. If you haven't gotten involved yet, please contact Andrea.
Meeting for Youth Attending ELCA Youth GatheringThere will be a special meeting for all youth going to the Youth Gathering and their parents on May 13 at 7pm. For more information on this meeting, please contact Lori Barthelmes.
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Youth Activities in 2018
Graduating Seniors Honored
On Sunday May 13, we celebrated our graduating seniors from high school, college and trade school, with blessings during services and a special reception at 10:30am in the large fellowship hall. Our three high school seniors received very special quilts from our Quilt Ladies.
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Affirmation of Faith, May 20
Four 9th grade confirmands affirmed their faith on May 20, during the 10AM Worship Service and a reception followed the worship service
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Youth Movie Day During Teacher Walkout
Youth gathered at RLC to watch Swiss Family Robinson and enjoy snacks and socializing.
WOW! Lots of Easter EggsLast Supper, Mar 2108
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Sunday School Holy Week Scavenger Hunt, Mar 2018
The kids looked for things though out the church that showed pictures or items that told the story of Holy week, from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday.
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Our Younger Youth Social, Feb 2018
Looking Back at Our 2017 Youth Activities
Dec 17, 2017: A great program put on by our kids! Merry Christmas
Sunday School Donates to Angel Tree Child, Dec 2017
Nov Youth Lock-in Included a Lesson on Homelessness
What a Fun Time at VBS in June!
Helping Manna Pantry
Some of our youngest members emptied their piggy banks to donate to Manna Pantry. They're starting young helping others have food to eat. Thank you!
Easter Egg Hunts
Younger Youth Gathering
The ELCA Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod Younger Youth Gathering was Feb 18-19 in Norman. It was a great time for Lutheran youth.
Sunday School Fun
Our pre-k and kindergarten classes learned about the disciples fishing for men.
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Christmas Movie Fun on Nov 19
25 people participated in movie night in Yukon. The movie was called, "The Star."
Graduate Quilt Presentation, June 11
Reception for Graduating Seniors
Graduating seniors were honored at both our early and late service on May 21. In between services, there was a special reception for them, and three scholarships were awarded.
On June 11, they will be presented with beautiful senior quilts. Thank you Quilt Ladies! 
The scholarship committee presents all three of high school seniors with RLC scholarships.
Our Youth Helped Make the Feb 28 Pancake Supper a Success
Sunday School Lesson
Prayer bread was part of the Lord's Prayer Sunday school lesson.
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Looking Back: 2016 RLC Youth Activities
Downtown in December on Dec 11th Was a Blast
Tubing, canal boat rides, great food, fun at the Myriad Gardens and Christmas lights!
Family Fun on Dec 4th
On Sunday, December 4, right after the late worship service, a group of fun-loving families joined in some family fun.
After a light lunch, ornaments were created and decorated by hand—one to hang on the Christmas tree in the sanctuary and one to take home. That fun activity was followed by tree decorating in the sanctuary and a Christmas movie. Nine Turkeys and a Ham!
Our Sunday School classes used their offering to buy nine turkeys and one ham to donate to the Manna Pantry to feed hungry families this holiday season! Way to go!
Trick or Treat for Manna Pantry
Trick or treating to help others
Each year, when Halloween nears, we go door-to-door in the neighborhoods near our church to collect canned goods and other non-perishable food for Manna Pantry. We have a great time, hauling wagons and collecting much-needed "treats" for others in our community. This year's event was a fun success.
Interfaith Youth Tour On Sept 25
Some of our youth toured several different kinds of churches on Sept 25, to see how others worship. Churches included:
Senior Graduation Celebration
On Sunday, May 22, we celebrated our graduating seniors with a special reception. Our high school graduates received custom quilts.
Our high school grads with their new quilts.
Spring Clean-up Fun
In March, our older youth volunteered their time to plant pansies at the entry of the
church. Thank you!
Reverse Youth Lock-in
We had a reverse lock-in for 3rd-6th graders on Feb 6, 2016.
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Children's Christmas Program
A big thank you to all our youth who were involved in our annual Children’s Christmas Program on Sunday December 18. We also want to thank the adults who helped make it happen, including Lori B.
Sunday School Classes Purchased Turkeys and Ham
Happy Thanksgiving to 10 Yukon-area families.
Our Sunday school classes voted to use their offering to buy food for the Manna Pantry in Yukon. A total of nine turkeys and one ham was purchased for local families.
2016 ElCA Youth Leadership Summit in North Carolina in Nov
Pastor Liz, Lori B and our two RLC youth representing our Synod
Two of our youth are representing our Synod at the ELCA Youth Leadership Summit Nov 2-6. This is a huge honor and accomplishment. Lori B, our Children and Youth Family Minister, is accompanying them.
Trunk or Treat: A Good Time!
Trunk or Treat was a success and everyone seemed to have a great time.
Labor Day Fun!
Our youth along with Lori B and some other adults, participated in a Synod-wide Lutheran Youth Organization (LYO) activity over Labor Day weekend. The activities were at Oaks, OK.
Vacation Bible School: June 13-17
We hosted Vacation Bible School in mid-June, 9am-11:30 am all five days. Children and adults had a great time.
Easter Egg Hunt on March 20, 2016
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Youth Activity Highlights for 2015
2015 National Youth Gathering
The National Youth Gathering, "Rise Up," was held in Detroit July 15 -- 19th 2015. Several students and sponsors from RLC attended. We worshiped, learned about our faith, played and did service projects with other ELCA youth from around the U.S.
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Everyone's ready to load the bus and head to Detroit! Yes!
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Oklahoma has arrived. Is Detroit ready?
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Young people from all over the U.S are here to celebrate the glory of God. How awesome is that?
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Community work project is on the agenda. We've got this.
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Youth from our Oklahoma Synod at the National Youth Gathering.
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Time for fun! Visiting the sites in Detroit.
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