Middle Schoolers at Mentor UMC look forward each year to Middle School Mission Week— a boredom zapper, community service, crazy fun and games, global fundraising, making new friends and learning about Jesus kind of week all rolled into one!
Middle School Mission Week 2018 UPDATES:
Shoe Sunday
MSMW sends huge thanks to Cornerstone Fellowship group, Mentor UMC
United Methodist Women, Mr. Jim Maraus with DBR Media in Brecksville, and
the congregation for generous monetary donations that enabled us to fill all
the requests for new shoes last week.
Our MSMW students delivered a new pair of shoes for each of the 50 guests
staying at Project Hope; bundles of new shoes and flip flops (for the showers)
to Salvation Army in Painseville; and several bags and bundles to fill Back to
School needs for local families at Hope Chest. We appreciate everyone’s
support!
Scholarships for Liberia
In 2011, MSMW provided scholarships for 4 students to go to school through
the United Methodist Church in Liberia. We started with four middle school
students and then realized we couldn’t just stop sending these students to
school after one year.
Today, Daniel is a successful college freshman at the United Methodist
University in Monrovia, and O’George, Felicia, and Teddy are students at
Brumskin High School. As the students get further along in their education,
their tuition and fees increase.
This year, our MSMW students raised $565 at their car wash and another
$1992 from the congregation on Sunday morning. This is a record breaking
collection!!
On behalf of our four students in Liberia, we want to sincerely thank our
MSMW students and the congregation for guaranteeing these students
another year of school. It is the only way they can attend school and we
always receive such grateful letters from our Liberia students.
A BIG THANK YOU to UMW for serving our Liberia Day Lunch and to ALL who
served last week at MSMW!! See you next year June 24-28, 2019!
A typical day looks like this:
Sign In
Wake Up Rally and Mixer
Announcements
Worship
Devotion
Project and Lunch
Discussion and Snack
Group Game
Repeat!
We plan a different activity for each day, and ask students to attend the entire week. These projects are what we have lined up for this year Mon - Thurs (4 hours per day will count toward service hours):
- Mentor Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Shoe Deliver to Agencies in Lake County/ Liberia Awareness Activities
- Shoes and Clothes for kids
- Greater Cleveland Food Bank (sorting and repacking non-perishable food) OR MedWish* (expiration checking and sorting donated medical items) *must be 13 yrs or older
- Liberia, Africa Car Wash Fundraiser (learn about Liberian Youth and raise funds for school fees)
Let’s not forget the Games, Prizes, Fun ‘n’ Stuff day on Friday, Food and more! It’s an unforgettable week, and it’s a fun way to give back just a little. We have so much. Please pray that we can bring the love and healing of God to those we serve, and be changed ourselves in the process.
REGISTRATION - through Sunday June 10, 2018
Students in Completed Grades 6,7,8
All registration is online! You will need to also print the Itinerary, Verification Form and Organization Forms you may need from the list below.
Please note that the online registration must be completed at one time (it cannot be saved to return to finish later), so parents should have emergency medical info (medications, tetanus date, doctor info, insurance info) and emergency contact info gathered before beginning the online registration process.
Click here for the Mentor UMC MSMW 2018 Online Student Registration.
What Else Is Needed:
Print your packet from the documents below. You will need an Itinerary to guide you with what we are doing, how you should dress, and what you should bring day by day. All online registrants need to print and sign a Verification Form, and submit it with payment. The MedWish and Fun ‘n’ Stuff forms and the online registration for the Food Bank are also required to attend those events.
Verification, payment and organization forms can be returned to the church office or to the Information and Signup Center on Sunday mornings through June 30. If you have trouble printing these forms or registering online, please stop by the Information and Signup Center on a Sunday morning for assistance or contact Becky Suran (440) 668-1753 or Toby Mattern (440) 255-3496 ext. 16 or tmattern@mentorumc.org by email.
MedWish Volunteer Liability Form
Click here to register for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.
Junior Leaders
If interested in being a Junior Leader, you must have at least completed the 9th grade and be 15 years old. You will be working with adults to help facilitate the activities, and we will place you where we need you. Limited positions available, and subject to approval. Please register online as a student and you will be contacted by a member of the MSMW team and upon approval, given a Junior Leader Covenant to sign. Please note that Junior Leaders are asked to be present for the whole mission day in order to assist the team.
Adult Chaperones
ADULT HELPERS NEEDED for Middle School Mission Week, June 25-29, 2018. Signing up for even just one day or event helps MSMW immensely!
With our growing MSMW program, we need more parents and additional adult drivers! Students head to a different location each day to learn about the organization and volunteer a few hours. We meet at the church at 9:00am and return before 4:00pm. Drivers stay with the group for the day. We need adult drivers and/ or helpers for:
Mon Mentor Ridge Health & Rehabilitation Center
Tues Shoes deliveries
Wed. Shoes and Clothes for Kids. CLE
Thur MedWish in Cleveland OR Greater Cleveland Food Bank in Cleveland
Thur 3:30pm-6:30pm Help out with the Car Wash!
6:30pm-9:00pm Drive students to Dinner at Chipotle and back to church
Fri Fun n Stuff in Macedonia
To apply to help us out: Register online using the link below, and print needed forms from the document list below. Stop by the Information and Signup Center Sundays through June 24 for help signing up online and printing, or contact Becky Suran (440) 668-1753 or Toby Mattern (440) 255-3496 ext. 16 or tmattern@mentorumc.org by email. Extra adult leaders are also welcome to ride along and chaperone even if you can’t drive. We will talk with you about our Safe Sanctuary guidelines for working with youth.
Click here for the Mentor UMC MSMW 2018 Online Adult Registration.
What Else Is Needed:
Print your packet from the documents below. You will need an Itinerary to guide you with what we are doing, how you should dress, and what you should bring day by day. All online registrants need to print and sign a Verification Form, and submit it with payment. The MedWish form and the online registration for the Food Bank are also required to attend those events.
Verification, payment (if applicable) and organization forms can be returned to the church office or to the Information and Signup Center on Sunday mornings through June 10. If you have trouble printing these forms or registering online, please stop by the Information and Signup Center on a Sunday morning for assistance or contact Becky Suran (440) 668-1753 or Toby Mattern (440) 255-3496 ext. 16 or tmattern@mentorumc.org by email.
MedWish Volunteer Liability Form
Click here to register for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.
Questions? Contact Becky Suran (440) 668-1753 or Toby Mattern (440) 255-3496 ext. 16 or tmattern@mentorumc.org by email.
