Ourtown is a one-week residential leadership institute for high school students of different races, cultures, and religions. Ourtown is a place where youth who want to be heard come together to identify and address prejudices and take a step towards a world of acceptance, understanding, and respect. This program is put on by Just Communities of Arkansas.

If you think might be interested in attending Ourtown this summer, please check out the attached brochure and fill out the application. You can also talk to Tyler Beneke, Katherine Modlin, or Veena Akama-Makia, who have all participated in Ourtown!

Ourtown for Teens 2012 Brochure and Application

This Sunday we will recognize the 34 graduating seniors of Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church. Please join us in the 11am services and then for a luncheon after worship as we celebrate their MANY accomplishments and bless them as they head out on the next step of their journeys!

Check out the awesome trailer HERE: http://vimeo.com/33709014

This Sunday night at phyouth, we will be joined by a team from Invisible Children for a screening of their brand-new, exciting documentary KONY:2012! We hope you can join us at the regular time (dinner at 5:30, program from 6-7:15pm) for this great night. And the event is open to the whole congregation and community, so it’s a perfect opportunity to bring a friend! If you have any questions, please contact Katye at 978-0539. See you then!

What an exciting weekend to be a part of PHUMC and phyouth!

Tomorrow evening, 47 youth and 7 adults will jump on a charter bus and head to Rogers, AR to join another 1,400+ youth for Veritas 2012! It will be an incredible weekend of worship, fellowship, workshops, fun, and the opportunity to develop friendships with other United Methodist Youth from all across Arkansas!

And this Sunday morning, PHUMC begins a new weekend worship schedule. 9 and 11. Say it with me, 9 and 11. Services will be held simultaneously in the Sanctuary (traditional) and Wesley Hall (contemporary) at BOTH of those times. That means that you have not three but FOUR services to choose from! And DON’T FORGET!!….With worship times changing, Sunday School will now be from 10:10-10:50am. Never been to Sunday School because you don’t want to get up early to be here at 9:15? Now you can get a whole extra hour of sleep! Come check out Sunday School. It’s pretty awesome.

Have a wonderful weeekend!!! Love and blessings, Katye

Sunday, Oct. 2nd is the deadline to sign up for Refuge, a weekend event for 7th-9th graders all across the state. This year Refuge will be held Nov. 4-6th at Camp Wyldewood near Searcy. Cost is $65. More information about this event can be found on the ACCYM website at http://accym.org/. Please contact the Youth Office to sign up so that we can send you registration information!

Sunday, Oct. 2nd is also the deadline to sign up (with a $65 deposit) for the Spring Break Mission Experience to Chicago, March 18-24th. This trip is open to all youth grades 8-12 who are active in phyouth. Total cost is $465 for the entire week. There are limited spaces avaliable, so you MUST sign up before the deadline to ensure a spot on the trip.  Please contact Katye with any questions.

The Revolution begins this week!

Faith Spring UMC and Faith UMC are collaborating with youth groups all over Little Rock to start a city-wide weekly worship service for young people called The Revolution on Thursday nights from 7-8pm. It’s open to anyone and everyone who’s interested! You can find more information on the event page at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=270149053004556.

This Sunday is going to be BIG! It is our Back to School Bash and we have invited other United Methodist youth in the area to join us! Bring your friends! Food, fellowship, worship, games…and it is free! Dunking booth (featuring Jay Clark, Brandon Bates, Jeff Stotts, Julienne Daniel, Miller Wilbourn, Miranda McGeorge, Ella Thomas- and others), laser tag, rock wall…and other groovy stuff. The inflatables will open at 4pm. We will finish at 7:30pm. All we ask is that if you come for games- you stay for worship at 6:30pm. We will finish at 7:30pm. Parents, you are welcome to come to worship too. We hope to see you there. If you have any questions, please let us know. LOVE!

The Frederick Douglass Family Foundation (FDFF) has announced the formation of the Faith 4 Justice Youth Council. The Council will assist FDFF in designing and initiating anti-human trafficking programs for faith-based organizations across the United States. Young people aged 13 to 18 are eligible to apply for a one-year term on the Council.

“We will select 50 students from all over the country that are interested in helping us address the issue of human trafficking and modern-day slavery,” says Ken Morris, President of FDFF. “These young leaders will help in creating projects that will have a real impact on this global dilemma. Their ideas will affect change.”

Please click the link and fill out the application if you’re interested! http://www.fdff.org/faith-application.html

CONGRATULATIONS TO MILLER WILBOURN!

As we’re all heading back to school and the summer is coming to a close, we hope you’ll join us for a Back to School Prayer Service this Sunday, August 14, at 6:30 in the sanctuary. We’ll all gather together – children, youth, college students, grad school students, home school students, adults of all ages – to prepare to keep God in our hearts during the upcoming school year.

We’ve got some exciting events coming up! Let us know by Thursday if you want to go:

• Big Dam Bridge Walk for Methodist Family Health, this Friday 5:30-8pm, $20
• ACCYM Lock-In at Wild River Country, this Friday 8pm-2am, $20
• “Return” Event at Conway FUMC, Saturday the 13th, 5-9pm, free

If no one lets us know they want to go, we won’t go!… Talk to Jay, Katye, or Daniel if you have any questions!