Check out all the different fun summer camps and events happening with your friends at Good Sam! Summer activities include Summer Stretch, Star Lake Wilderness Camps: R.O.C.K. Stars I or Classic Camp or Service Staff III, Mother/Daughter Boundary Waters Canoe Trip, Appalachia Service Project (ASP) Mission Trip, and Urban Servants! Grab a copy of the Good Sam Summer brochure for more information and sign-up today!

Friday, March 19—Saturday, March 20
Get ready for Good Sam’s 2nd Annual BUZZ
Mystery Tour Retreat!
You’re invited to this awesome retreat to destinations unknown! We
won’t tell you where we will be going or what we will be doing, but
trust us, you don’t want to miss out on this great adventure!
Registration Forms are now available on the Youth Ministry table in Fellowship Hall.

Announcing the return of the Christmas Eve Youth Reunion Chorus!  Families and friends, please contact marilee44@yahoo.com with contact information for former Youth Choir members.

Good Samaritan Men's Open Basketball has returned! Join us on Sunday evenings at 8pm. Bring $2 each time and your "A" game, and come have some fun. No age limits! Contact davidredpath@hartfordlife.com if you have any questions.

Applachian Service Project is an 8 day home repair mission trip in Applachia for youth who are 9th grade & above and adults. You can now download the ASP - 2010 Registration Form.  Please read the attached list of ASP Expectations.  Then complete and return this form to the Good Samaritan UMC office.  To secure your spot on the trip (or a spot on the waiting list if the trip is full), include a check for $50 made out to “Good Samaritan ASP.”  Keep the attached list of ASP Expectations for your reference.  For any questions, email Eric at eleill@comcast.net.

IMPORTANT DATES:

*Tool Time - Saturday, May 15 (8:00 am-4:00 pm) 

Note: * indicates MANDATORY participation

Classes are filled with discussions and activities based on the weekly Scrsipture lesson.  Plus donuts each week!
7th and 8th graders are led by Laurie Olson & Jean Elliott and meet in Room 200.
9th - 12th graders are led by Tyler Hall & Byron Olson and meet in Room 201.
Remnder: 1st Sunday of each month is "Sit-Together-Sundays" when both classes attend the worship service together.
Why not Register NOW!

Every student who wishes to participate in a Good Samaritan youth event must submit a 2009-2010 health form. This health form covers ALL youth group gatherings, activities, retreats, trips, etc. for the entire school year. Forms can be mailed or dropped off at the church office attention Jean Elliott.  Why not download, print, fill in, and mail your Health Form NOW.

Marc Saltzman, a writer for Microsoft Home Magazine has compiled the following "homework help internet sites."

http://www.FactMonster.com - The Fact Monster Homework Center includes help in geography, history, math, science, language arts and social studies.

http://www.Bartleby.com - Great Books Online Students in high school or college will find Bartleby.com extremely helpful. The site contains a large volume of documents - from the complete works of William Shakespeare to Roget’s Thesaurus to Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body. You’ll also find free fiction and non-fiction books, short stories, and poetry anthologies here.

Good Samaritan continues its ministry to youth long after they have graduated from high school. Good Samaritan keeps in touch with their college students through care packages and various special events and reunions. In order to continue a ministry to this age group, we need their postal and e-mail addresses. If you are a post-high school Good Sam alum, please contact Jean Elliott at 952-929-0049 to keep us informed of your address or send it to jean@good.org.

If you like scouting - Good Samaritan has a scouting option for you. Check out Good Samaritan's Schedule of Scout Meetings.

Discover more information about Pack 168.

Good Sam wants to keep in touch while you're away at school. Please submit yor e-mail address to jean@good.org. We will be offering reunions and various events throughout the year and during school breaks. We also want to hear from you about what you would like and need from your home church family. Stay tuned for a youth group alumni discussion board.