Philadelphia Mission Trip

July 23rd to 29th, 2006

 

Church of Christ will send 41 work campers to Philadelphia this summer to take part in inner-city outreach service programs through Old Reformed Church UCC. 

 

The youth who will be traveling are:

 

Stephen Bazzano                    Elyse O’Brien

Emily Couch                        Emma Peterson

Chris Davidson                     Molly Peterson

Mary Gollan                        Jake Riiska

Lindy Herzig                       Charissa Sinclair

Ben Hinman                         Chris Sinclair

Kati Hinman                        Noah Sinclair

Georgia Johnston                   Serena Sinclair

Lily Johnston                      Adam Torrant

Will Kelsey                        Daniel Torrey

Zack Kelsey                        Brianna Whalen

Cody McClave                       Elise Wignall

Shanley McClave                    Kim Wilkinson

Schuyler Metcalf                   Michele Wilkinson

 

Adults who will be working with the youth are:

 

Leona Alley                       Kirk Sinclair

Fred Herzig                       Mike Sinclair

Suzanne Hinman                    Mary Louise Torrant

Lisa McClave                      David Torrey

Erick Olsen                       Tina Wignall

Cindy Sinclair                    Holly Williams

 

If you would like to support this life-changing trip, please talk to any of the youth or adults above or call the church office, 542-5721.  All group members are selling shares for $25 each – those who purchase shares to help pay for the trip will receive a postcard during the trip as well as an invitation to the Thank-You Din

2006 Youth Work Camp Plans

by Erick Olsen

In July of 2006, we will be traveling with the Youth Group from our church to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to take part in a week-long Work Camp to help some of the residents of that city.

This is our church’s first year in a Work Camp with Old First Reformed Church Urban Work Camps (http://www.oldfirstucc.org) We expect that we will work in soup kitchens, homeless shelters, urban gardens, transitional homes, and thrift stores — all as part of Urban Work Camp’s plan to expose people to urban poverty and provide life-changing opportunities for service to others.

We also anticipate that this year’s group will build on the success of the last two years. We will work hard, learn some practical hands-on skills, have fun with our friends and strengthen the bonds that grow from working in a group. But most importantly, we will step outside of our own lives for a short time, and improve the life of someone who has so little - and we will make new friends in the people we serve. One former volunteer writes that Urban Work Camp is “where eyes are opened, hearts are deepened, and new relationships are forged. This is where real change will come from.”

This trip costs roughly $325 per person (including transportation, room, board, program costs, etc.). In addition to the group fundraisers we will do, we are selling shares of $25 to offset the trip costs. Please consider purchasing a share to sponsor a specific youth or the group in general. If you choose to buy a share, please complete the form on the adjacent page and return it with a check payable to “Church of Christ” to Church of Christ, P0 Box 582, Norfolk, CT 06058. Or, contact a young person who will be attending to sponsor them.

Those who purchase shares will receive a postcard during our trip as well as an invitation to our thank-you dinner (to be held in the fall).

Thank you for helping us to help others!