EDGE & OASIS April Newsletter
Hello everyone!
It is already just about time for an April newsletter! Please read below and check the calendar for important reminders and updates within the Edge and Oasis ministries.
We have been continuing to meet outdoors, which has been working great now that we have a system dialed in! If we have any rainy evenings when we are meeting, we will move everything into the church sanctuary which can hold 25% Of its 500 person capacity.
As a reminder, we are going to Kidder Creek Camp this summer with Oasis! While many summer camps remain closed this summer, Kidder Creek is able to open up due to the fact that the entire program is outdoors. This trip will be for both boys and girls, including incoming high schoolers. I have signed us up for a week long backpacking and white water rafting excursion from July 25th-31st. Among these adventures we will also be doing devotionals, small groups, and prayer time in the wilderness. I believe this will be a much needed breath of fresh air for the students. I hope that by this time, we can all ride in the church van to camp, but something to keep in mind is that parents may need to drive students there themselves if we are unable to go in the van. Kidder Creek is about 6 hours north of Santa Cruz. I will be receiving our contract soon for the week, which will tell me the price per student. Please keep in mind that we never want finances to be a reason a student misses a trip, with that said we often have scholarships available to those who need them. I will have more info on this soon, but please let me know if you have any questions! Here is a link to the camp’s website so you can find more info about it: https://kiddercreek.mounthermon.org
We will have Kidder Creek waivers soon, as well as a due date for those, so stay tuned.
Bagels is happening in person, outdoors, every Sunday right after church from 11:00-12:00. Masks are required, we provide donuts or bagels, as well as great conversation! We have offered to setup students on Zoom who don’t feel comfortable coming in person. No one has taken us up on that offer, but the offer still stands. Please tell your child/children to let us know if they plan to attend via zoom.
Bagels Zoom link: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81656379268?pwd=K2M5QmdrV0NHMlg4QnlodzhqYVFWUT09
Meeting ID: 816 5637 9268
Passcode: HSCCYOUTH
Homework Hangouts are still happening as well! Every Monday from 3:00-5:00pm. This group meets indoors with a space for doing homework/studying as well as a space to play games with friends.
We are praying for all the students as many of them transition to hybrid in person classes!
Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
