COMMUNITY is coming!

Beginning on Wednesday, September 22 Good Shepherd Youth Ministries weekly gathering will take on a new look and feel! COMMUNITY is designed to be a place for junior and senior youth to connect with friends in a way that will bless their hearts and deepen their relationship with Christ! Every Wednesday will have a time for all the youth to be together for music, activities, devotion, etc. followed by small group Bible study discussions designed to meet the needs of the various age groups present.

We hope to see you on September 22 for the launch of COMMUNITY!

Peak Performance Camp 2010 - Deposits Due

Peak Performance Camp 2010 is scheduled for June 19-26 at Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp! Once again we are looking forward to an awesome summer ministry event. Registration forms are available HERE and a deposit is due by Sunday, April 25. These camp deposits will help us plan our necessary transportation, etc. There will still be spots available after the deposits are due, however this deposit will guarantee that you student will have a seat on the bus! For more information please contact Ffej at 801-255-8181 or ffej@gslc.net.

All Youth BBQ

This is an all youth event hosted by the high school staff of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and everyone is invited to attend! The barbeque starts at 6:00 PM. However, you may come at any time and leave whenever.

Roughly, the schedule for this event will be:
6:00-7:00 Games on the LOWER area of Flat Iron park.
7:00-8:30 Barbeque.
8:30-10:00 Team games and activities on the UPPER area of the park.

As for food, each grade is asked to bring a specific item(s):
7th: Condiments (Ketchup, Mustard, Pickles, Cheese, Relish, etc) and plates
8th: Chips and napkins
9th: Hot dogs
10th: Drinks, cups, charcoal
11th: Hamburgers
12th: Buns (for hot dogs / hamburgers)

Please mark your calendars for this Saturday, April 24th!!! Friends are also invited and encouraged to come!

Student Artwork

Good Shepherd would like to decorate The Trench with student artwork (drawings, paintings, photography, etc.) Please consider donating your framed artwork for display in the youth room at GSLC. We would love to showcase your talent!

February 24 Parent Newsletter

Parent Newsletter

Contents

1. Tools for Parenting Teens
2. Learn Their Lingo
3. Links to Learn From
4. A Little Encouragement...And Humor

1. Tools for Parenting Teens

From http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/

Zoom Out

Let’s help our kids to pull back from the moment right in front of them to think about their big “P” purposes as a follower of Christ—no matter where they go to school, what jobs they hold, or who they…
Read More:
http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/article/zoom_out/

Featured Resource: Boundaries with Teens

In this exciting new book, Dr. Townsend gives important keys for establishing healthy boundaries�the bedrock of good relationships, maturity, safety, and growth for teens and the adults in their lives. The book offers help in raising your teens to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions.

http://www.realworldparents.com/store/item/boundaries_with_teens/

2. Learn Their Lingo

Cow-Mo = Cow-Mo is a subgenre of country music that is a mix of country and emo.

Noted = A reply posted when someone puts a status on facebook, myspace, etc. Sarcastically shows that you care, and are going to write the status down in a notebook, when you really don't care at all about the status.

3. Links to Learn From

Cortisol directly related to obesity in girls only
http://www.examiner.com/x-6180-Birmingham-Science-News-Examiner~y2010m2d24-Cortisol-directly-related-to-obesity-in-girls-only

Millenials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change.
http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/751/millennials-confident-connected-open-to-change

Teacher Tackles Shooter in Littleton School Shooting
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6882913.html

4. A Little Encouragement...And Humor

Family: A social unit where the father is concerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother with closet space.
- Evan Esar

February 19 Parent Newsletter

Parent Newsletter

Contents

1. Tools for Parenting Teens
2. Learn Their Lingo
3. Links to Learn From
4. A Little Encouragement...And Humor

1. Tools for Parenting Teens

From http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/

No Reluctant Father

Is your child convinced—are you—that God’s love for him or her is eager, joyful, tender, and complete? God is no reluctant Father. He doesn’t take us on as a burden or an obligation or a government program.

Read More:
http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/article/no_reluctant_father/

Featured Resource: Boundaries with Teens

In this exciting new book, Dr. Townsend gives important keys for establishing healthy boundaries�the bedrock of good relationships, maturity, safety, and growth for teens and the adults in their lives. The book offers help in raising your teens to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions.

http://www.realworldparents.com/store/item/boundaries_with_teens/

2. Learn Their Lingo

MFEO = Acronym for "made for each other"

that’s crazy = It's the perfect response when you haven't been listening at all.

3. Links to Learn From

Tips for teenage drivers
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_momsatwork/2010/02/teen-driving-tips-for-parents-aaa.html

Teenage Fathers Often Born to Teenage Fathers, Study Finds
http://www.healthcanal.com/male-reproductive/5056.html

Siblings Play Formative, Influential Role as ‘Agents of Socialization’
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100115112104.htm

4. A Little Encouragement...And Humor

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
- Abigail Van Buren

To Save A Life Film The

The Christian film TO SAVE A LIFE is schedule to come to a theater right here in Sandy during the week of Friday, February 19th to Thursday, February 25. This film is fantastic family and ministry tool. It deals directly with youth culture of today and addresses some very hard topics in a very straight forward way. I would encourage every student and every family at Good Shepherd to attend this film and then openly discuss afterwards. More on the film (including a trailer) can be seen at www.tosavealifemovie.com

Warm Clothing Drive

Help us make a difference this winter by donated your gently used coats, hats, gloves, blankets etc. All donated items can be dropped off at Good Shepherd at anytime before the end of January.

January 13 Parent Newsletter

Parent Newsletter

Contents

1. Tools for Parenting Teens
2. Learn Their Lingo
3. Links to Learn From
4. A Little Encouragement...And Humor

1. Tools for Parenting Teens

From http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/

More about Grace

If your child has grown up in a Christian home and church, he or she has probably heard all about the grace of God repeatedly. But especially for kids—whose lives are dominated by behavior and performance and reward and consequence—we…
Read More:
http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/article/more_about_grace/

Featured Resource: Boundaries with Teens

In this exciting new book, Dr. Townsend gives important keys for establishing healthy boundaries—the bedrock of good relationships, maturity, safety, and growth for teens and the adults in their lives. The book offers help in raising your teens to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions.

http://www.realworldparents.com/store/item/boundaries_with_teens/

2. Learn Their Lingo

Happy Late Year = People who still say "Happy New Year" even though it's the middle of January.

Good lenses, bad frames = Describing someone who gives a bad first impression but is actually a good person. Someone who doesn't appear to be competent, yet is extremely capable at what he/she does.

3. Links to Learn From

Life with Hepatitis C for London’s teenage ‘It Girl’
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/12/24/jazzy.hepatitis.c/

Abstinence proponents look for aid from new health bill
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/26/AR2009122600762.html?hpid=topnews

Do Your Adolescent Children Keep Odd Sleep Hours?
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sleep-newzzz/200912/do-your-adolescent-children-keep-odd-sleep-hours

4. A Little Encouragement...And Humor

Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits.
- Anonymous