Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Monday night's meeting was on Juvenile Justice and whether people under the age of 18 can be tried as adults. First, we watched a clip of a case about two minors who tortured an 18 year old girl which was followed by a short discussion. We then split the teens up into smaller groups where they read two news articles about crimes committed by teens and decided whether the sentencing was fair or not. Lastly, we gave an example of a court case and the large group got to decide whether the accused should be tried as an adult or kept in juvenile court.
~Kara Campbell

Signups & handouts:

* Evergreen Sales - Preliminary Evergreen orders are due on Monday, Nov. 10th, but please keep selling up until Monday, Nov. 24th. Please participate by selling wreaths & roping to your family and friends - this benefits you and the youth group, and helps to keep your costs down.

* Fall Retreat – THIS Friday, November 7th – Sunday, November 9th at the Almont Retreat Center. Permission slips were due on Monday. If you still want to go, we can probably fit you - just give the office a call at 734-464-1677. You MUST have a permission slip to attend.

* Entertainment Books – you can still sign out books to sell to raise money for your personal account. If you have books you know you aren't going to sell, please bring them back so we can try selling them in other ways.

* Rainbow - Your parent may have picked up a Rainbow packet for you. If you haven't gotten one yet, you can pick one up in the Youth Ministry office anytime. These forms will NOT be available online. This event isn't until February, but we have to register early - people who register by Nov. 3rd get a discounted price. As of now, all registrations will be charged the $105 price.

If you haven't filled out a medical consent form, please do so ASAP! This is really important for us to have on hand. In the next few weeks we'll start requiring this form to attend any event, even those that happen here instead of off site.