From Jenny Waggoner

Hi St. Philip's!
Spring is officially here.  Personally, I am making sure I get out and enjoy the beautiful weather with my family.  I hope the spring is a rejuvenating time for everyone.  The message of Easter and spring--new life and refreshment!  And of course that means renewed energy for our youth!  So we'll be keeping it hopping around here.
Before I tell of how I'll keep them burning all their energy….J…..let me recap April for you!   We started off the month heading down to the beach on a beautiful Saturday morning.  A group of us went to have lunch, visit, eat candy and go on a few rides.  Those of you youth who chose not to go missed out on the most disgusting burrito experience ever--but you'll have to ask Maxim and Lauren about that!J  Then, on a Friday night, a group of senior highers came over to the church and made a wonderful dinner for a group of our own Senior citizens at St. Philip's.  It was a great time for the two generations to chat and get to know one another.  We plan to start an "adopt a youth/an adult" program in the
future, so keep your eyes peeled for further
developments.  Finally, I just returned from
a wonderful one day seminar for youth ministries in Castro Valley.  Carter and I went
together and it was a great time for
re-energizing and refreshment--not to mention all the great resources we got as well as ideas!!  Personally, I was encouraged to use technology with the kids--email and internet (what a novel ideaJ)--so I'll be incorporating that into the youth program!
So, for the month of May…We are doing a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity on May 11^th.  The youth will be walking or running in the Human Race in Santa Cruz on May 11.  All the proceeds will be donated to Habitat for Humanity.  So be sure to support the youth when they come around to get donations!!  After we finish the race, we'll head out for some breakfast.  This summer our youth group will be helping out with a home being built by Habitat for Humanity.  This will be a