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2011 Retreats!
Each school year our ministry looks for creative ways to keep teens focused on Christ. It’s difficult with all the distractions of school.
One of the greatest tools we have are our retreats that take place year round. We are looking forward to 4 different retreat offerings this year.
Take a look at the info about each of these retreats & make plans to be a part!
Sr. High Fall Retreat
For: 9-12th grade students
When: Oct. 28-30 2011
This year we’ll be returning to Hargis Retreat outside of Birmingham. Cost is $90 if you register by October 12, $100 after. All applications are due by October 19. You can download a copy of the application by clicking here.
JR. High Fall Retreat
For: 6-8th grade students
When: Oct. 14-16 2011
All JH are invited to join us as we head back to Horton Haven for a great weekend of worship, growth and fun. Nate Underwood will join us as our guest speaker. If you need a copy of the application you can get one from box outside the Rock.
SH Spring Festivus
For: 9-12th Grade Students
When: TBD
This year we are combining with a handful of other groups and meeting at Camp Lee for what undoubtable will be an awesome weekend.
Girls Retreat
For: 6-12th Grade Girls
When: TBD
We’ve started planning for our annual girls retreat. All of our girls can look forward to this Saturday-Sunday Retreat right here in Huntsville. A lot of fun memories will be made & we’re looking forward to another great retreat designed specifically for our girls.
ARISE
PURPOSE
But how can they call on Him to save them unless they believe in Him? And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of the messengers who bring good news!” -Romans 10:14-15
Tuesday Night Bus Ministry
The Inner City Bus Ministry kicks off Tuesday September 13th. The bus ministry is a program for inner city kids ages 4-12. We meet at the Inner City Church at 6:30, load the buses, pick the kiddos up and take them back to the inner city for classes and fun together. At 7:45 we load back up and take the kids home. This is a great opportunity to hang out and be a light to kids who need it. We need people to ride the buses, assist with class and snacks, and just be there to help with crowd control. If you’d like to help out email Dianna at for more details.
Tutors needed for Learning Center
The Inner City Church is also looking for tutors for the Learning Center for the 2011-2012 school year. The learning center begins September 12th, it is for grades 1st-12th. It runs Monday-Thursday 4:30pm-6:00pm, but you can show up a little early and help with games and snacks if you can. If you’d like to help with the learning center you can email or call (256) 539-0712
Do Something
When looking through the gospels we see Jesus regularly use the words “go”, “spread”, and “do”. This is what we want to challenge our teens with: to Do Something. Not to merely be content with just following Jesus, but to do something that makes a difference. In fact if you read the words of Jesus, following and doing go hand in hand. You can’t fully follow Jesus unless you are willing do the will of God (Matthew 7:21).
Heading into our month of focusing on service, we have compiled a list of tasks that we want to challenge our teens to take part in. They are small challenges that won’t require a whole lot, but with all of us participating with have an enormous impact.
You can download the “Do Something Challenge” below
Illuminate
For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ
-2 Corinthians 4:6
This year we are partnering with World Vision again and continuing our sponsorship of Amidu Mwidadi from Malawi, Africa. NEXT Wednesday, February 1st, we will be taking up a special collection in the youth area to raise $500 to support him for this 3rd year and to provide something special for him and his community in honor of his upcoming 7th birthday!
AmiduContact Us
phone: 256.881.4661
We are blessed to have a wonderful Youth Ministry Team to serve our teens here at Mayfair. Aubrey Wood, Jenna Lupo & Dianna Gill are here to help teens all across the Valley & Madison County come to know God, love God & serve God with their lives. Feel free to contact us anytime if we can serve you in any way.
Aubrey Wood
Youth and Family Minister
email: aubrey@mayfair.org
Jenna Lupo
Youth Activities Coordinator
email: jenna@mayfair.org
Dianna Gill
Ministry Assistant
email: mym@mayfair.org
Events
SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR AMIDU!
This year we are partnering with World Vision again and continuing our sponsorship of Amidu Mwidadi from Malawi, Africa. NEXT Wednesday, February 1st, we will be taking up a special collection in the youth area to raise $500 to support him for this 3rd year and to provide something special for him and his community in honor of his upcoming 7th birthday!
BELIZE MISSION TEAM MEETING
Sunday, February 5th, the Belize Mission Team will be having their first official team meeting from 2:30-3:30pm in the Student Center. We will be going over a lot of important information that you need, so if you are going on this trip, you need to be at this meeting. Parents are encouraged to come as well.
SH GIRLS BIBLE STUDY
We are back and ready for another semester of SH GIrls Bible Study! We meet every Monday night at Jenna’s apartment from 7-8pm. If you haven’t been a part of this yet, you need to make every effort to do so! The blessings of being together in God’s Word are tremendous! See you Monday!
COFFEE & PRAYER
Start your Thursday mornings off right with Coffee & Prayer! This is a great time to get together with your friends and encourage one another as you finish out your week! We meet every week at 7am. If you are in Madison, we meet at Brewbakers. If you are in the Huntsville area, come by Little Rosies!
SH SPRING FESTIVUS
March 2-4
Applications for our 2nd Annual SH Spring Festivus Retreat are out and ready for you to turn in! Join us, along with several other youth groups, at Camp Lee in Anniston, AL the weekend of March 2-4 for this incredible retreat! If you are in the 9th-12th grade, then you want to be there! Applications & money are due by February 22. The cost is $85.
JH FAMILY SPRING RETREAT
March 16-18
This year we’ve got a new, exciting retreat for our Jr Highers and their families! Join us at the newly renovated Camp Ney-a-ti in Guntersville, AL the weekend of March 16-18 for this special, new retreat! The cost is $55 per person, and after 4, you pay no more! (So basically no family has to pay for more than 4 people.) The cost of the beach retreat was becoming too much, so we are bringing our retreat closer to home and down in price! Applications and money are due by March 4th. We are looking forward to starting a new MYM tradition with you!
ANNOUNCING OUR SUMMER INTERNS!
We have selected our interns for Mayfair Summer 2012! And this year we have FIVE! Returning for his second year, we have Grayson Tucker, a senior from the University of Alabama. For their first time with us, we have Courtney Schandevel, a junior at Harding Universtity; Jackson Garrett, a sophomore at Auburn University; Emily Cook, a sophomore at Harding University; and Matt Hogan, a freshman at Lipscomb University. We are so excited about the team that God has assembled for this summer!
HOUSING FOR SUMMER INTERNS
Summer will be here before we know it and that means our summer interns will be here too! If you are interested in housing an intern, please let Dianna know. Thanks!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
February 2 - Coffee & Prayer
February 5 - Belize Mission Team Meeting
February 6 - SH Girls Bible Study
February 9 - Coffee & Prayer
February 12 - Huddles
February 18 - Big & Little Sis
February 19 - MYM Reach Event
February 26 - MYM Service Day
March 2-4 - SH Spring Festivus
March 16-18 - JH Family Spring Retreat
Purity
There is a great struggle for purity among teenagers today. It has been reported that pornography is the fastest growing addiction in America. Our students are tempted like never before. It’s our goal to equip students & parents of students as they take a stand for purity & commit to live a life of purity. Below you’ll find a few resources that we hope will help you. We’ll be adding to these as we gather more resources. Let us know if there is any way we can help you as you strive to live a God honoring life.
Downloads:
10 Questions for Accountability
Solutions for a Safer Internet @ Home
Top 10 Rules for Internet Use
Internet Safety PowerPoint
Links:
Arilion Internet Filter Service
Free Online Accountability Software
Challenges in the Teen Years: Articles by Dr. James Dobson on topics relevant to teenage sexuality
OpenDNS
Here’s a great FREE internet filtering tool that we use at Mayfair & highly recommend. Anyone can create a free account & use OpenDNS for your home, work or school. It’s easy & powerful. And you can choose what is filtered. Check it out.
Books:
And the Bride Wore White: Seven Secrets to Sexual Purity
Who Moved the Goalpost?: 7 Winning Strategies in the Sexual Integrity Gameplan
Every Young Man’s Battle: Strategies for Victory in the Real World of Sexual Temptation
mp3 Lessons:
Click here to hear lessons on Internet Safety & Purity.
Photos
We’re big believers in taking a lot of photos here at Mayfair! And we think you’ll enjoy, be blessed by, & have fun sharing pictures from all our events. So check them out.
The links will take you to a photos web page where you’ll see thumbnails of all the pictures from that event. You can click on any thumbnail to see a larger photo. Enjoy!!
To view our photo pages, we recommend Firefox or Safari.
Internet Explorer does not always work.
2009 Photos
SH Fall Retreat 2009
JH Fall Retreat 2009
Mystery Mission Trip 2009
City of Children 2009
Childhaven Mission Trip 2009
Girls Retreat 2009
IMPACT Jr. 2009
IMPACT Sr. 2009
Jr. High Family Beach Retreat 2009
Jr. High Winterfest 2009
Sr. High Winterfest 2009
2008 Photos
Sr. High Fall Retreat 2008
Jr. High Fall Retreat 2008
Childhaven 2008
Houston 2008
IMPACT Sr. 2008
IMPACT Jr. 2008
Nashville Workcamp 2008
Jr. High Family Beach Retreat 2008
New Orleans 2008
Sr. High Winterfest 2008
Jr. High Winterfest 2008
2007 Photos
Youth In Action 2007
Sr. High Fall Retreat 2007
Jr. High Fall Retreat 2007
Childhaven Mission Trip 2007
City of Children 2007
New Orleans Mission Trip
Nashville Work Camp
IMPACT Jr.
IMPACT Sr.
Jr. High Family Beach Retreat
Winterfest 2007
Click here to see our photo archives.
Interns
SUMMER INTERNS!
Coming Soon: Announcement of 2012 MYM Interns!
MYM Girls MAGNIFY
FAQ’S
Got questions about the Mayfair Youth Ministry? Great! We’ve got answers. And if you don’t find your answers here, just contact us & we would be happy to talk with you.
1. How can I help in the Mayfair Youth Ministry?
“You call me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” John 13: 13,14
One thing we always hear is “Call me if I can help.” Well, here is our call…HELP! We believe the best way to teach your child how to be a servant is by your own example. Also, there is no better way to know what’s going on than by being there! Here is a list of things you can do to help us:
Teach Class
We are always looking for caring adults who are skilled at teaching adolescents. Contact Mark Yokley, Scotty Sparks or Allen Reynolds if you’re interested.
Teacher’s Assistant
It’s much easier to teach if there is someone available to help with discipline, supplies, and adding additional perspective.
Huddle Leader
Every Grade in our youth group is a “Huddle” that meets once a month in someone’s home for food, fellowship & a devotional. We are always looking for godly mentors to work with our teens on a very relational level.
Host an Event at your House!
We are constantly looking for homes we can have devotional at or other special activities. If you’re willing to help, please let us know!
Chaperone Events
All of our events need adult chaperones. The best way to help here is to volunteer to come and not wait until we call you, so you can be a real asset in this area. We occasionally spend many “last minutes” trying to find parents to chaperone. Talk this over with your teen and make sure he/she is comfortable with your being there.
Drive the Bus
This is probably the hardest job we have because a CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) is required. It would be great if we had two dozen drivers but we only have a few. If you can do this, please do! Just contact Hugh Brady and he will get you the information you need to get your CDL.
Cook
Where there are kids, there are opportunities galore for food support! These vary from our service projects where we provide food for the needy, to cooking dessert for life groups, to making popcorn on Wednesday nights & donuts on Sunday Morning, to “feeding the masses” at our large group gatherings. Contact any event leader for more details.
Provide Input
We are not limited to the activities our deacons plan- in fact, we are always looking for fun, new exciting things to do! If you have any unique ideas for spiritually enriching activities (or fun stuff), please let us know. The more time our kids spend together at this age, the greater the chance of them becoming friends that “stick closer than a brother.” (Proverbs 18:24)
SPECIAL FOOTNOTE:
Parents are always welcome (and encouraged) to participate in our activities. In fact, most of our activities couldn’t happen without parental help. So don’t feel like you have to be personally invited to come to an event- feel free to invite yourself! Some of our events may be limited in number due to accommodations and we will “sign-up” parents on a first-come, first-serve basis. Let us know early
2. How can I keep informed about what’s happening in the youth ministry?
We have now made it simple for you to be “in the know” when it comes to our ministry. We have created three email list which you can subscribe to & receive weekly updates & any breaking news that affects our ministry. They are: , & . These will be used accordingly to bring you important information regarding our ministry. You can subscribe or unsubscribe to any of these list through our website. This list will not be used for junk mail & we are the only ones authorized to send mail to this list. We hope this will help us communicate more effectively to you this year.
To subscribe to any of these lists, just go to our website & follow the link. http://mym.mayfair.org
3. What does my teen need to do to go on a Mayfair Youth Trip?
We welcome every teen we meet to be involved in our ministry & activities. To go on any trip, there are always registration forms or trip applications. These must be turned in by the set deadline. Most importantly, we MUST HAVE a MEDICAL RELEASE form for every teen we take on any trip. This Medical release form can be downloaded from our web site. It is also available at the Mayfair Youth Office.
4. How can I get (or get my teen) involved?
First, the best step is to try & be a part of our regular ministry on Sundays & Wednesdays. Classes, Huddles & Devotionals are key starting points to building relationships with the teens & adults in our youth group. But second, you’ll never feel more a part of our youth group as you do when you go on a trip with us. For most teens, a retreat is a great way to get away, make friends, & begin to feel like the Mayfair Youth group is where they belong. Going on a mission trip is a an experience that will draw you closer than any other. It may be impossible to do everything, but the more you do, the more you’ll want to do. Always remember that you have Huddle Leaders, Youth Ministers & other adults who want to help you feel a part of our youth group.
5. Who are the Ministry Leaders, Deacons & Elders who oversee & work with the Youth Ministry?
Our Ministry is blessed beyond measure with 18 incredible men who serve as Deacons & Ministry Leaders in the Youth Ministry. These men play a very active, everyday role in the life of the youth ministry.
They are:
Junior High
Tracy Lamm, Allen Reynolds, CP Rieser, John Paul Smith, Kelley Smith, Darryl Wortman
Senior High
Hugh Brady, Mitch Hamric, Ken Jarratt, Conrad McRight, James Miller, Steve Oliver, Chris Smith, Scotty Sparks, Bruce Thompson, Mark Yokley
We are also blessed to have 2 wonderful elders that take their time & energy to work with our youth ministers, deacons & students. They are Denton Kimbrough & Joe Hendrix.
6. How many students are a part of the Mayfair Youth Group?
We are blessed to have more than 200 teenagers who are actively a part of our ministry. These sturdents represent more than 30 schools across North Alabama. We continue to encourage our teens & families to bring their friends to Mayfair so that we might continue to grow both numerically & spiritually.
Mayfair Youth Ministry: A Place to Belong
 Aubrey  Jenna | The Mayfair Youth Ministry is truly designed to be a place for students in grades 6-12 to come & find where they belong. With teenagers from over 36 different schools across the valley, we welcome any teenager into our youth group. The Mayfair Youth Ministry is a place where students can come to know God, love God & serve God with their lives. In all things, we strive to help our young people develop a deep and abiding relationship with Jesus. You’ll find that our youth group is very active & that there is always something going on that is designed to encourage you in your walk with God. We hope you will come & join us as we discover what it means to be a teenager that seeks after God. - MYM Youth Staff
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