Washington RP Youth Group Minutes
On Sunday, September 28, 2014, the Washington RP Youth Group held their monthly meeting. Those present included: Sarah Todd, Lois Skubal, Isaac Skubal, James Skubal, and Micah Jarrard. Adults attending were Lana Todd, Nancy Skubal, and Rob Jarrard. The meeting opened at 12:45 p.m. Rob opened with prayer.
In old business, Lana mentioned that Our Family labels are still being collected. Patti Rowe has been a big contributor. There are almost enough to send in and receive money. The group also talked about activities that happened over the summer. Many members helped clean up around Pastor Drost’s new house. Also, members had been taking turns mowing the church yard over the summer. Mowing is about to come to a close for the summer. The youth retreat at Camp Curry was also a success. Pastor Jason Ryce talked about Psalm 22. The last summer activity discussed was the Iowa RP Family Camp. Pastor Greg Stiner gave lectures on “The Meaning of Grace in a Fallen World.”
In new business, the upcoming CY retreat was discussed in much detail. Those planning on going are: Sarah Todd, Lois Skubal, Micah Jarrard, Bailee Lybarger, Ileia Kraft, Palmer Thomas, and Kenan Todd. Nancy offered to chaperone. It was also decided that baptized and/or communicant members would have their registration fees paid by the youth group.
The upcoming youth group bible study will be at the Todds’ house on October 11. Also, on Saturday, October 4, the group will meet at George Masson’s house to help clean his garage. James Skubal was given the task of checking into the possibility of doing another fundraiser at Pizza Ranch.
Finally, new officers were elected. Isaac Skubal was nominated and voted in as President. Micah Jarrard was nominated and voted in as Vice President. Lois Skubal was nominated and voted in as Secretary. Sarah Todd was nominated and voted in as Treasurer. James Skubal was nominated and voted in as Photographer.
Micah moved to adjourn the meeting. James seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 1:24 p.m.
Washington RP Youth Group Minutes
On February 10, 2013, the Washington RP Youth Group held its monthly meeting. Those present were: Kenan Todd, Sarah Todd, Lana Todd, Isaac Skubal, Lois Skubal, Nancy Skubal, Micah Jarrard, Rob Jarrard, Elora Kraft, Ariana Kraft, and Nathan Fitchner. The meeting was called to order at 11: 55. Isaac opened with prayer.
Old business was discussed first. First, the bible study was talked about. It was held at the Fitchners in January. Next time, it will be at the Skubals at 7:00. That will be on February 15. After that, the March one will be at the Jarrards. If possible, the study will be held on the second Saturday of each month.
In other old business, the subject of fundraising was discussed. Working at Pizza Ranch has previously been done, and the group decided that would be a good idea. Lois motioned to do it again and Nathan seconded the motion. Isaac was put in charge of getting possible dates. Also in fundraising, Kenan talked about a fundraising calendar that was done a few years ago. Lois is going to create one again, and Sarah said she would help her.
The last of old business was the bulletin board in the church basement. It needs to be updated. Everyone is supposed to bring a picture of themselves doing something they like. The idea to bring a baby picture and have people guess who it is was also talked about. It was decided to wait on the baby picture idea.
In new business, Lois talked about the adult night out in April. She said the youth could babysit the kids at the church that night. All thought it was a good idea. It will be on April 20th. Everyone is supposed to bring a game to play that night. Kenan was put in charge of notifying Lorna for the bulletin.
Last in new business, the upcoming spring retreat was talked about. It is March 30-31 in Shawnee, Kansas. Pastor Greg Stiner will be the speaker. It was decided that we wait until it is closer to decide whether to go or not. The meeting was adjourned at 12:12 as Kenan closed with prayer.
Washington RP Youth Group Minutes
The Washington RP Youth Group met on Sunday, August 12, 2012. 2 new members, entering 7th grade, Isaiah Kraft and Micah Jarrard were welcomed into the group. Also in attendance were: Kenan and Sarah Todd, Lois and Isaac Skubal, and Ileia, Elora, and Ariana Kraft. Adults in attendance were: Greg and Nancy Skubal, Lana Todd, and Rob Jarrard.
The meeting was called to order at 12:46 p.m. in the church library. Greg opened with prayer. Isaac gave the treasurers report. The current balance is $102. It is unchanged from the last meeting.
In old business, Camp Curry was discussed. The group sent 6 members to it. Comments were mostly the same: it was fun, but hot. The next retreat will be held in Laramie, Wyoming over the Labor Day weekend. Isaac and Lois are planning on going, and possibly one more member.
Also in old business, presbytery will be held at Crooked Creek in October. In previous months, the group decided to make a meal to help out. It would consist of lasagna, bread, and salad. There would be around 60 people to make food for. Members were asked to go home and check their calendars for a date that would work. Sarah will put an announcement in the bulletin, asking for donations to help cover the cost of the food. Also, the idea for having a movie and meal for the youth group was mentioned. It was agreed that it would be a good idea, logistics just need to be worked out. Members were asked to also come with movie ideas to the next meeting.
In new business, Lana mentioned having a bible study once a month. The idea was tabled for another meeting. Election of officers will also be coming up soon. The officers will be new in January, at the beginning of the year.
Greg motioned to adjourn the meeting. Isaac seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 1:04 p.m.
Washington Reformed Presbyterian Youth Group Meeting
The Washington Reformed Presbyterian youth group met on January 15, 2012 at 1:03 p.m. The meeting was held in the church library. Members present were Kenan Todd, Sarah Todd, Lois Skubal, Isaac Skubal, and sponsors, Greg Skubal and Lana Todd. Also present were Nancy Skubal and Elora Kraft.
First, old business was talked about. The youth retreat went very well. Many people had positive feedback and appreciated all of the hard work put into it. Then next one will be in March in Manhattan, Kansas. A topic is not posted yet. Also in old business, was raking the LaMay’s leaves. They really appreciated it.
In new business, Greg brought up helping the session prepare for Presbytery. He suggested making food in advance. Everyone agreed that it was a good idea. Also in new business, a fun night was suggested. Everyone will check if February 25 will work. Some ideas for the fun night were bowling, the movie Courageous, trap shooting and Wii game tournaments. More ideas should be brought to the next meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:19 p.m.
Washington Reformed Presbyterian Youth Group Minutes
The Washington Reformed Presbyterian Youth Group met on Sunday, December 04, 2011 in the church basement. The meeting started at 12:50. Jared and Seth Todd were not present. All other members were present.
The winter retreat was discussed in depth. Lana said that Heidi Mann would send emails out to people letting them know about it. Registration will be at 11:45 on that Saturday.
In addition, the Sharon congregation has offered to help with food. They offered to make some soups for the Sunday meal. It was decided that on Saturday, December 10, the group would meet at the Todd’s house to pre-make and cook lasagna, taco meat and breakfast pizza.
The meeting was cut short at 1:12 because of the afternoon psalm sing.
Washington Reformed Presbyterian Youth Group Meeting
The Washington Reformed Presbyterian Youth Group met on Sunday, September 8, 2011 in Mike and Lana Todd’s home. The meeting was started at 2:25. All members were present except for Jared Todd. The meeting started with prayer. The previous meeting’s minutes were read.
In old business, Camp was briefly discussed. Also, mowing was talked about. It was decided that the churchyard would need to be mowed about 2 more times.
In unfinished business, Lana brought new information about the youth retreat. It would start on Saturday. Noon is the estimated start time. It would end sometime Monday morning. There would be around 3 lectures from Alex Tabaka. Isaac Skubal and Kenan Todd are going to figure out what meals to have. The group still needs to figure out an icebreaker. Activities for the retreat might include tubing, activity center, fox and geese and board games. More information will come later.
In new business, raking leaves for the church was talked about. Sarah Todd will email Lorna Olson to put an announcement in the bulletin. Members were asked to bring dates that would work to the next meeting.
Lastly in new business, officers were elected. They are as follows: President-Kenan Todd, Vice President-Isaac Skubal, Secretary-Sarah Todd, Treasurer-Isaac Skubal, Photographer-Sarah Todd, and Reporter-Lois Skubal. Lois Skubal will also be in training for the treasurer’s position.
Isaac Skubal gave the treasurer’s report. The current balance is $355.71. Isaac Skubal made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Kenan Todd seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 3:07 p.m.
Washington Reformed Presbyterian Youth Group Meeting
The Washington Reformed Presbyterian Youth group met for their monthly meeting on July 17, 2011 in the church basement. The meeting was called to order at 11:50 A.M. Jared was not present.
In old business, Pizza Ranch was discussed. $236.57 was made. Kenan said “Good.” Isaac replied, “Really long, but really good pay.” The group may want to do this again sometime in the future.
Also in old business, camp was discussed. The youth group will do the ice breaker on Monday night. Two ideas were brought up. First, Nancy talked about “Appointment Time.” Each person would go around and set up an “appointment” with someone for every hour. Then, they would meet with them when the hour was called. They would each exchange answers for a silly and a serious question. Lana brought up an idea called “10 Random Things about Me.” In registration packets, a paper would be given to each person. They would have to fill in 10 things about themselves. The papers would be on a table in the lodge and people would be free to look at them.
It was decided that both of the ideas would be used. Appointment time would be used for the ice breaker. 10 random things about me would be used thoughout the week. Each member of the group is asked to submit 10 questions. 5 serious and 5 silly questions.
In new business, giving money to camp was discussed. There was a misunderstanding, and funds were not available for a family. After much discussion, it was moved to donate $50. Motion carried 4-0.
Isaac gave the treasurers report. The current balance is $405.71. Also, the upcoming winter retreat was briefly discussed.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:17 P.M.
Washington Reformed Presbyterian Youth Group Meeting
On Sunday, June 5, 2011 the Washington RP Youth Group held their monthly meeting. It was held in the Church library. The meeting started at 1:05 p.m. There were no minutes from the previous meeting to be read. The balance was $169.14. It went up $15 with a check.
In old business, Pizza Ranch was discussed. Advertising for June 22 was brought up. It was decided that Sarah and Lois would make the posters to hang up. Lois would put them up in Washington and Sarah would put them up in Columbus Junction. Kenan was put in charge of calling KCII to advertise there. It was agreed on that most business would come from word of mouth. Also, there is a scheduled prayer meeting that night. It might be held at Pizza Ranch. Lastly, a purpose for the money was brought up. It was decided that it would be service projects.
Also in old business, the Camp Curry Retreat will be held June 25 and 26. Campers must bring their own tents. It costs around $20 to attend the retreat.
For mowing, May was taken care of. The Todds will take June. The Skubals will take July. The Todds will take August. Sarah will contact Lorna about putting it in the bulletin.
In new business, camp was brought up. Nancy suggested that the group could run the first night “Getting to Know Each Other Mixer”. A game using pie was discussed, but discarded, as pies will not be there this year. Instead, Little Debbie cakes will be served in honor of Debbie Good. Also, having a traveling trophy for talent night was commented on.
Right to Life donated a book, Unplanned, by Abby Johnson. More information can be found at A motion was made to donate $20 to the Right to Life for the annual baby bottle drive. The motion was carried. The treasurer will take care of that.
Kenan motioned to adjourn the meeting. Isaac seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 1:16 p.m.
Washington Reformed Presbyterian Youth Group Meeting
May 8, 2011
The Washington Reformed Presbyterian Youth Group held their monthly meeting on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at the Todd’s house. The meeting started at 7:37 p.m.
Isaac read the treasurer’s report. $30 was withdrawn from the account to go to the Japan fund. It helped the earthquake victims. About $21 was added from the fundraising calendars. In the end, the balance came out to be $154.14.
In old business, Pizza Ranch was contacted. The date was set at June 22. The time will be coming later. This will be at the new building. Sarah will tell Lorna to put it in the bulletin.
Fundraising calendars were discussed. Isaac got feedback from some people who participated. They had a few objections. They suggested that next time. You should not put in money if you read your Bible because otherwise it encourages people to not read their Bibles. Also, it added up to about $11. Next time, it should not be any more expensive, maybe even a little less. Lastly, the group suggested doing this fundraiser twice a year. It was discussed that it shouldn’t be done too often.
In new business, it was decided that no one in the group could go on a mission trip this year. Also, there was a bulletin board that was for missionaries in Yemen. They aren’t there anymore, so Lois and Lana will be in charge of the board for the youth group.
Camp was talked about. Greg said that maybe the youth group could sponsor something. The talent show was considered. The youth group could sponsor it and have a MVP (most valuable performer) award. The decision was tabled. Lastly in new business, elections will be coming up. Members were asked to think about that.
Kenan moved to adjourn the meeting. Isaac seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
Washington RP Youth Group Minutes
March 20, 2011
The Washington RP youth group held a meeting on March 20, 2011 in the church library. The meeting started at 11:45 p.m. All members were present. The treasurers report was $144.32. The secretary’s minutes were read.
Old business was brought up. Pizza Ranch fundraising was discussed. Pizza Ranch does one fundraiser per month on a Wednesday night. May was the next open month. The group would receive 10% of sales for the night, and also tips. Jared moved to do it on the 4th Wednesday in May. Lana seconded the motion. It was suggested that the night should be advertised on KCII.
Lastly, for old business, the fundraising calendar was brought up. The group decided that they would let anyone do it if they wanted to.
In new business, $30 will be donated to the Japan Relief Fund. It will help those directly affected in the Japan tsunami. The motion carried.
Briefly, a youth retreat in Sterling, Kansas was discussed. It was March 26. Also, a new movie, Soul Surfer is coming out April 8. The group would like to go see it. Lana will bring more information about it to the next meeting. Lastly, it was discussed that someone might take care of the youth bulletin board. It was tabled until the next meeting.
Kenan motioned to adjourn the meeting. Sarah seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 11:55 p.m.
Washington Reformed Presbyterian Church Youth Group Minutes
February 13, 2011