D.O.T.S. (Middle Youth Fellowship)
Doing Outstanding Things Serving God

Acts 2:17-18

"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer"

The Middle Youth Fellowship is for youth in the 5th through 8th grades.  We would like to invite all youth in this age group to join us for our meetings, activities, and projects.  We meet every Sunday from 5:30pm-6:30pm.

Leader: Kim McRee

2008

• Combined Youth fun day – dinner and games.  A total of 24 kids attended!
• Helped Senior Youth collection money for “Souper Bowl Sunday” for Lincoln County Christian Ministries 
• Completed Confirmation – This group joined the church and took their first communion.  The group also went to Chimney Rock for a class trip.  This was a great experience for all.  The kids loved being in touch with nature.  The tall waterfall was spectacular and lunch was eaten at this site.  Rev. Batt led devotion on ‘pulpit rock’, one of many outlooks at the facility.

• Visited shut-ins (gave cross pillows they made, plus Bibles & cards)
• Assisted in Easter Egg Hunt – hide eggs, etc.
• Started meeting weekly – kids taking turns doing devotions
• Cleaned up ball field        

• Swimming at Kim's house
• Carowinds Amusement Park - saw the Christian band "Hawk Nelson"
• VBS "God's Big Back Yard"
• Met with consistory to propose the gym expansion

Fall 2007 in Review

• Meeting 1st & 3rd Sundays
• The kids renamed the group “D.O.T.S.” –   “Doing Outstanding Things Serving God”
• Passed out Operation Christmas Child boxes – 2 Sundays in a row
• Painted scarecrow for our Fall Festival booth
• Sponsored “Pie in the Face” booth & Trunk or Treat at the Fall Festival

• Painted the mural wall in Sunday School/DOTS class – white with green & red dots. The kids put their names and favorite scriptures in the dots.  New furniture was donated to the class.

• Confirmation class meeting with parents and Pastor Batt
  • A 10 week course will be the base of this new class
  • Classes will be at 4:45 on Wednesdays
  • Dinner was provided by the church at no charge to the class
  • Bible Study with the congregation finishes the evening
• Collected Operation Christmas Child boxes – 57 fully filled boxes were sent overseas.
• Started practicing for the Christmas play/musical “The King is Coming to Town”
• Various days met to decorate/paint for the play and practice
• Assisted Women’s Fellowship with the Senior Citizens' Dinner
• Attended Lincolnton Middle School Christmas Band Concert
  
    
• Helped with Toy Drive for Lincolnton County Christian Ministries at Wal-Mart
• Christmas party at the McRee's with gift exchange, food, and fellowship
  

D.O.T.S. Calendar

August 31st - Meeting cancelled (Labor Day weekend)

Sept 2nd-4th - Revival under the arbor - 7:15 singing, 7:30 service

Sept 7th - Homecoming under the arbor - Regular meeting at 5:30

Sept 13th-14th - Camp at John's River - in charge of Vesper Service Saturday night (no regular meeting)

Sept 20th - Jake & Hanna's birthday

Sept 21st - Meeting 5:30

Sept 28th - Meeting 5:30

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