Gingerbread Houses and more!

5th - 12th graders are to come to a decorating party at The Meadows assisted living center on Sunday, December 16, from 3:00 to 5:00 .  THIS IS A CHANGE OF TIME AND PLACE from what was announced earlier.   Come with one bag of candy (use your imagination) and join our senior citizens in building a beautiful gingerbread house.  Youth will eat pizza.  The elders will have their regular evening meal.  Please let Laurie or Pastor or Beth know if you are planning to attend so that there are enough supplies and enough pizza for everyone.  Kay B. is helping with this too.  It should be a fun time bringing some cheer to our senior citizens this holiday season.

Kittson County Youth

Do you ever wish there we more kids at youth group to hang out with? Do you ever wish you could spend more time with your friends who go to other churches or other schools? Well here's your chance! We are working to bring all our youth together for some fun and exciting events over the next year. Our first get together is already in the works!


Fall Fun Festivities!

Maria Lutheran Church, Kennedy

November 17th

Time: 7:00 to 9:00

All 7-12th graders

Consider yourself invited and feel free to bring friends! We will be getting together for some fun, food and fellowship so don't miss out.

Keep your eyes and ears open for more details as the event approaches.

October activity

The First Lutheran Youth (FLY) in grades 5 through 12 are invited to a scavenger hunt, a movie "The Fifth Quarter" and a baked potato bar on Sunday, October 14, from 5:00 to 7:00(ish) at First Lutheran Church.  RSVP to a youth advisor (Beth, Laurie, or Kelly) or the pastor.  Bring a glad heart, a warm jacket, an empty belly, and (if you have one) a cell phone to take pictures for the scavenger hunt.

Middle School Synod Youth Gathering

The synod's middle school youth gathering is for youth in grades 6-7-8.  Please contact one of our congregation's youth advisors for more information or to register with our group.  Here's a link to the synod's website where you can read up on the event:  http://nwmnsynod.org/event/nwmn-synod-middle-school-youth-gathering/

Progressive Supper Changed

Progressive part of the supper changed to a scavenger hunt, movie, and supper at church.

The youth group is planning a progressive supper for Sunday evening, October 14, 2012.  The youth will meet at the church to car pool and then enjoy a four course dinner with each course served at a different home in the community.  Before each course there will be devotions for the youth.  All youth in grades 6 to 12 are welcome to participate.  The supper will conclude at the church.

Organizational Meeting

The Youth of First Lutheran Church of Karlstad and Eidsvold Lutheran Church of Halma will meet together as "FLY" = First Lutheran Youth ----to organize some events and make some plans for the 2012-2013 year.  All youth are welcome are welcome to come on Sunday, September 16, at 6:00 p.m.  There will be pizza and games.  Please come with some ideas!!!

Link to FLY report to the congregation

http://youtu.be/2jfupv1AuAI is a link to the video of the youth of our parish reporting back on their trip to the 2012 ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans.  Listen to them tell of where they felt the presence of God, their highs and their lows, and what most impacted them on the trip.  You will be inspired!!

New Orleans slide show

http://youtu.be/rRyV0Ke2oYQ is the link to the slide show from the 2012 ELCA Youth Gathering at New Orleans featuring our own youth and their advisors.  Lots and lots of pictures with music from the gathering.

One Youth's Reflections on New Orleans trip

Overall my trip to New Orleans was a very fun and learning experience! What surprised me the most when I was down there was how many people were living on the streets and how run down the town still is from Hurricane Katrina. It really made me feel good to do our community work. We helped a guy clean out the lot next to his house that hadn’t been kept up since the hurricane, but we – along with other groups – got it all cleared out within a couple days. It really made me smile when he told us how glad he was that we came to help. The best part of the trip was probably the worship services every night and then the final worship on Sunday morning. It was so much fun singing, dancing, and worshiping God along with about 40,000 other people, and hearing the speakers tell their stories about how God made a difference in their lives. We also went out to eat a couple of times, explored the town, went to an alligator hatchery, and of course, we had to go shopping! I plan to carry these memories with me forever and I know this trip made my relationship with God stronger. I want to give a huge thank you to everyone who donated their time and money to our youth group! We are very blessed to have a congregation like this! Thanks again…..


For video of all 10 testimonies

Visit our website www.first-eidsvold.com

And click on the youth tab

Or search YouTube for

“flyKarlstad”



NEW ORLEANS YOUTH GATHERING

July 18-22, 2012

some interesting statistics

1.193 pints of blood donated to the Red Cross

509 “heads” of hair donated to Locks of Love

$256,000 offering on Sunday alone

$400,000+ donated to the100 Wells Challenge

ELCA Youth Gathering

The First-Eidsvold youth arrive in New Orleans with the banner they brought.

FLY = First Lutheran Youth

Sightseeing in the Cresent City.

Sorry this is sideways, but this is the opening worship in the New Orleans Superdome

Our group was in the balcony at the opening worship attended by about 33,000.

Fired Up for the Youth Gathering

ELCA National Youth Gathering

July 18-22, 2012

New Orleans, Louisiana

Blessing Ceremony on Sunday, July 15

at First Lutheran Church of Karlstad

9:30 a.m.

2012 Tri-County high school graduates

FLC graduates at the table with the youth group gifts on the table and the WELCA gift quilts on the bench on May 20, 2012

back: Jordan, Ross, Beau, Nick, Tanner, Pastor Gary

front: Briana, Brenna, Michaun, Karissa

May 20, 2012 at First Lutheran Church

The graduates on their confirmation day in May 2009.

My, how they have grown in three short years!!

Heart Throbs in Karlstad

The Heart Throbs sang at First Lutheran Church in Karlstad on May 18, 2012 on their "reunion tour" to raise funds for the New Orleans bound First Lutheran Youth (NO FLY) and for their own charity, Relay for Life.  They wowed the crowd with their rock and roll from the '50s and '60s.

A favorite feature of each Heartthrob concert is when they select a lady in the audience for a special love song.  Here a Heartthrob sings to Bethany Riveness while everyone watches with a smile on their face.

At the end of an energetic and entertaining concert these cool dudes left

with white jackets, pink carnations, and dark glasses.

Before the concert the youth served BBQs, potato sald, and chips.

Tanner and Kelly serve Pastor and Ruth. 

Lisa and Laurie were in charge of root beer floats.

What a wonderful treat!

After all was done, a formal picture of the Heartthrobs in Karlstad

with Pastor Gary Halverson and youth leader Beth Murray

Don't they all look grand in their matching white?

But who's missing a pink carnation?

Breakfast, Lunch, Supper

The First Lutheran Youth who are headed to New Orleans (NO-FLY) will be serving breakfast again on March 18 for a donation to help them get to the ELCA 2012 national youth gathering on Sunday, March 18, at 10:30 a.m. The menu is pancakes and sausage. Everyone please come and support our hardworking First Lutheran Youth!!

All the First Lutheran Youth are serving Lenten suppers each Wednesday night at 6:00, with a 7:00 Lenten service to follow. The offering here is for the general youth group treasury. This Wednesay, March 21, the menu is meatballs, cheesy hash brown potatoes, and bars. All are welcome to this fellowship time before worship.

Ice Skating on Feb. 26

FLY FUN -- SKATING FEBRUARY 26 -- 12:00 – 3:00
This is open for K-12 children and youth!! Parents are welcome to join, especially those with very young children. We will eat pizza at the church right after Sunday school, then head over to the rink. A permission slip is required. Questions? Ask a youth advisor. COST: FREE !!!!!!!!!!

Check out the new youth poster in the east entry at First with a graph on progress toward funding the New Orleans trip.

Breakfast at church

The New Orleans - First Lutheran Youth (NO-FLY) will be serving breakfast on Sunday, February 12, in order to raise funds to attend the summer 2012 national youth gathering of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in New Orleans, Louisiana. The menu will be baked French toast, sausage, juice, and coffee. There are ten youth and three chaperones who are attending, but anyone else who would like to help with the breakfast or contribute to the breakfast would be most welcome. This is also the day the Sunday School children will be singing in church, so we hope for a good turn-out of children and adults from the whole congregation.

Lock-In

The lock-in at First Lutheran Church for the youth in grades 7-12, scheduled for February 3-4, has been postponed because the Tri-County School one act play won first place in the January 28 contest and will advance to a contest on Saturday, February 4, at East Grand Forks. CONGRATULATIONS TRI-COUNTY ONE ACT PLAY. The lock-in will be re-scheduled to a date when all can participate. Youth Group leader Beth says that she needs more adults to help with the lock in.