The Inverted

We will be holding our annual youth group Christmas party next Wednesday. Students are encouraged to wear their most festive (or horrendous!) Christmas sweater. We will have a Yankee swap (~$10 gift max) and a cookie contest for anyone who would like to test their baking prowess!

Please avoid nuts and coconut in your cookies and if possible bring in a list of ingredients for anyone with allergies- thank you!

Mark your calendars! We have secured February 13-15, 2025 (President’s Day weekend) for Deep Freeze snow camp at Camp Berea in Hebron, NH. This is a weekend away to grow closer with God and with your friends. There will be all sorts of excitement including, tubing, gym time, races, competition with your friends, and more! We are excited for God to show up and work in your life.

The total cost of the weekend is $260 per student, which will be due on Feb 1. A $50 deposit will be due on December 15 for anyone planning to attend. Registration is OPEN on church center for anyone who would like to pay online; cash or checks can be given to Sarah Shaw (who is also listed as our main leader this year if the registration form asks for that). If you are in need of financial assistance please contact Justin or Sarah.

You can register your student for Week 6 on the Berea website here. Our church is listed under The Harbor Church - West Kingston, RI and our group is the Inverted. NOTE: If there is even a possibility of your student wanting to participate in the deep freeze dive or paintball please ensure you fill out the release waiver!

PLEASE let us know once you have registered on Berea’s website- we do not get notified when you do!

Parents will also be required to complete the "Parent Waiver for Deep Freeze 2026" by February 1, 2026 since we will be off-campus. You are welcome to print them yourself to hand it, E-Sign, or wait for us to hand out physical copies in the coming months.

We are looking for snack donations for the youth group— our students work up quite an appetite after worship and games! Chicken nuggets, mozzarella sticks, chips, apples, whatever you would like to bring in we’re sure they’ll eat. Please give any donations to Justin or one of the other youth leaders. Thank you to those who have helped contribute!!

Also, please remember that snack is not meant to be a replacement for dinner, so please try to ensure that your child eats dinner before youth group!

We know sometimes there can be a disconnect between leaders and children since we usually only wave at each other during drop-off/pick-up, so this form is your opportunity to let us know of any problems your child may have brought up, or simply anything you would like to make the leadership team aware of. We try to be on top of everything, but with the number of children we have it’s always possible for something to be overlooked. Texting Justin directly is the best way to get in touch with him, but this form goes directly to Sarah who can and will get things done if needed!

Students are also welcomed to use this form to suggest topics they would like covered or to let us know of anything going on among the students that might be making them uncomfortable - our goal is for youth group to be a safe place for everyone, so when you reach out it will benefit the entire group!