Beckley Presbyterian Church

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Fun at Winterplace

 
What We've Been Doing
 
Bike Trip on Thurmond Trail
Halloween Party for Younger Youth
Halloween Tailgate Party, Uptown Beckley
Lock-in with Midnight Bowling, Food, & Fun
Serve Congregational Thanksgiving Dinner
Operation Christmas Child (Shoebox Project)
Christmas Caroling & other holiday fun
"Souper" Bowl Sunday Collection
Youth Planning Retreat 
Tubing at Winterplace Ski Resort
Fundraising for Mission Trips
World Vision's 30 Hour Famine

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Youth Group Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser

 
Y-Nights at the YMCA
Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser
White Christmas Program
Christmas Caroling at Greystone
Potato Bar Fund Raiser
Jr. High Youth Retreat at Cedar Lakes
Easter Egg Hunt for Younger Youth
Spring Musicals
Church Picnic Worship Service
Vacation Bible School
Bluestone Summer Camp
Summer Mission Trips

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Y-Night at the YMCA

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Summer Mission Trip to Chicago

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2008
 
FALL SCHEDULE 
for BPC Youth Group
 
Sept. 7 - 7:00pm, Get together for a pizza and soda dinner to greet friends after a long summer, and to welcome the new 6th graders.
Sept 7 and 21 - 5:00-7:00pm, gather at the church for lessons and activities.
Sept. 14 and 28 - Y-Night 6:00-8:00pm
Oct. 5th - Work on cookie care packages for college freshmen.  Bring cookie dough and shoebox.
 
Dec. 3 - Hanging of the Greens at BPC
 
Dec. 10 - Watch a holiday movie from 5-7:00pm - bring a snack
 
Dec. 14 - (Sunday Afternoon) Christmas Caroling
 
Dec. 17 - Christmas Party - all youth and college students are invited, 5-7:00pm at the church; bring a dish to share and a small wrapped gift ($5 or less).
 
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* High School Girls: gather 4-5:30pm Wednesday evenings
* Youth Meetings - 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays, 5:00-7:00pm, Educ.Bldg.
* Y-Nights 6:00-8:00pm, YMCA (2nd & 4th Sundays)
* Youth Bible Study - every Wednesday 6:45pm
* Meeting Groups:
       Focus - grades 6th-12th
       Stepping Stones - grades 6th-8th
       Grapevine - grades 9th-12th
   

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Mission Trip to Ohio, Summer 2007

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Summer Mission Trip to Ohio

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Youth perform the musical "Ruth" written by Adrian Pratt

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From the musical "Ruth"

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Vacation Bible School end-of-week program

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Youth enjoy "Time with Jay" at VBS.

 
Links to check out!
 
 Younger Youth
Print out or color on-line
General - not religious
Children's Activities & Bible Stories
 
Older Youth
Christian Family-friendly Entertainment and Education
Action, Construction, Mazes, Word Search,
Puzzlers, Hidden Pictures, Crosswords
Visit Annie's charming, interesting Christian website.
Youth Leaders might check it out, too.
games, stories, jokes, arts/crafts, and more
      
Youth Leaders
from Christian Answers
Also Bible Games, Skits, and more 
Lessons, Crafts, Activities, Stories, Skits, Games, Songs
Volunteer activity ideas for youth
 
About the BPC Youth Group
 
     The BPC Youth Group welcomes youth 6th Grade to 12th Grade.  They meet on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month in the youth room of the Educational Building from 5:00 - 6:00 pm then walk over to the YMCA for Y-Night from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.  On the youth nights they practice music and hold devotionals that the youth conduct.
     Youth leaders are parents of the youth who, along with the youth themselves, help plan and organize the youth program and take turns working with the various activities. 

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Members of the Youth Group serve hot chili to hungry church goers at the BPC

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The Youth and Rev. Pratt at our Annual Summer Picnic at Daniel Vineyards

 
Awards & Recognitions

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2008 Graduates
 
Nicolas Baine, grandson of Jo Moore (former BPC secretary) will be graduating in June from Northwest School of the Arts, Charlotte, NC.  He will be attending Flaglee College in St. Augustine, FL in the Fall.
 
Terina J. Burdick, daughter of Gail and Doug Burdick, is graduating in May from Mountain State University with an Associate Degree in Radiologic Technology.
 
Taylor Callahan, son of Ann Worley, graduated from Woodrow Willson High School in May and will be attending Coastal Carolina University in the Fall and major in Public Speaking/Communications.
 
Molly Lynn Drescher, daughter of Nancy and Alan Drescher and granddaughter of Shirley and Lew Fox, graduated from George Washington High School in Charleston, WV and will be attending West Virginia University in the Fall to major in Psychology.
 
Amy Edwards, granddaughter of Jerry Edwards, graduated in May from New River Community College in Dublin, VA with an Associate Degree in English.
 
Justin Edwards, grandson of Jerry Edwards, is graduating in June from Johnson Wales University in Charlotte, NC with an Associate Degree in Culinary Arts.  He will be working at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, NC.
 
Ashley Rose Greer, daughter of Karen Greer and Granddaughter of Joan Ashworth, will be graduating May 31st from WWHS.  She will attend WVU in the fall with plans to pursue a secondary education degree in AP English.
 
Corinne Harvey, granddaughter of Ralph and Annette Swiger, is graduating on May 18th from the University of Virginia with a BS degree in Psychology.  She plans to continue her studies at the University of Virginia Medical College.  Corinne's other grandmother was Jeanette Harvey who will be remembered for her many years of service as the church secretary.
 
Emily Kate Harlan, granddaughter of Bob and Hester Thacker, is graduating from Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, PA, and will attend Washington & Lee University.
 
Brad Parkes, son of Cindy and Scott Parkes and grandson of Pat and Bill Rucker, is graduating in May from Eastern Mennonite Unitersity, Virginia with a degree in Political Science.
 
Chad Parkes, son of Cathy and Bruce Parkes and grandson of Pat and Bill Rucker, is graduating in May from Forest Hills Central High School.  He will be attending Hope College, Michigan.
 
Colin Sigmund, grandson of Gerry Sigmund and son of Dr. William Sigmund of Weehawken, NJ and Susan Sigmund of Cary, NC graduated from Canterbury School, New Millford, CT.  He will be attending Loyola College in New Orleans, LA this fall.
 
Julienne Smith, daughter of Clyde and Cathy Smith, graduated in May from Shady Spring High School.  She will be attending Concord University in the Fall.
 
Patrick Sniadowski, son of Don and Susan Sniadowski, is gratuating from WWHS in May and will attend Western Kentuck University.
 
Youth Volunteers

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Youth Volunteers Serve Thanksgiving Dinner

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Youth volunteers help with Operation Christmas Child Shoebox project.

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Youth volunteers help buy and wrap gifts for the Adopt-a-Family Christmas project.

 
BPC Memorial Garden
 
     Richie Turschmann, BSA Troop 3, has been working on his Eagle Scout Project, which is a Memorial Garden in the area between the church and the Educational Building.  It appears that it is finished - bronze plaque, benches, and all - thanks to his hard work and the generous support from our church.  Be sure and walk down to look at it. See pictures in Photo Album   
 

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