JOY Group Cookout

JOY Group will meet Wednesday, May 14^th at 12:00 for their annual cookout.  Please bring a side dish or dessert and a friend and come join us

BLANKET BLESSINGS

will meet Friday, May 16^th at 9:00 am until 2:00 pm.  All are invited to come and help.  For more information see Phyllis Griffith or Maureen Wassom.

Graduation Sunday

Graduation Sunday will be May 18^th.   We will be honoring our High School and College graduates that morning during both services.  If you haven’t called the office yet, please do that immediately, 289-4433.

TCC Shirt Design

We are wanting to design a new t-shirt for TCC.  If you would be interested in designing one – it needs to be front and back – 1 color.  All entries need to be turned in to the office by May 18^th or you can e-mail them to gems@tyrochristian.org

Christian Olympics

On Sunday afternoon, May 18^th we will be hosting the Christian Olympics for 1^st-6^th graders with area churches being involved.

We encourage all our 1^st-6^th graders along with parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles to come and watch and cheer all the children as they participate in their events.

Here's the events:

The theme for the evening will be "Run the Race with Your Eyes set on Jesus."  Each individual event will be by age (grade) and gender (boy and girl).  Ribbons will be given to the 1^st-6^th place.

Christian Olympics concession stand

Please sign up at the Hostess Table to help with the concession stand items for the Christian Olympics on May 18^th.  ROCKS directors are in charge of the concession stand and proceeds will help with ROCKS.  Items needed are:  hot dogs, nacho cheese, lettuce, cheese, individual bags of chips, pickles, Gatorade, pop and water.

Wheels to Heaven

will have their monthly meeting on Thursday, May 22^nd at 7:00 at King's Coffee House in Dearing.  For more information see James or Connie Hazen.

Promotion Sunday

Sunday, June 1^st is promotion Sunday for children ages 3 (as of August 31^st, 2008) and up.  If your child is currently in the 2’s-4’s class and they had their birthday, or will have their birthday by August 31^st they will be promoted to the next class on Promotion Sunday.  If you have decided that, due to a late birthday, or your child will not be ready to enter Kindergarten, you may choose to keep your child with the group of children they will be with when they do enter Kindergarten.

June 4^th at Independence Riverside Park at 6:15.  Bring covered dish dinner and lawn chairs.  Mark your calendars!!!!

Wanted – Children & Teens Ages 6-18

For Summer Choir 2008 – If you've got talent or just want to have fun come and join us this summer starting June 4^th on Wednesday night from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.  This will be like no other choir we have had before at the church.  We will be singing choreography and drama.  Music that we will be singing is from Yancy.  She was at Superstart and Believe.  If you have not heard her and would like to check it out go to yancynotnancy.com and you can listen to her music.  If you have any questions please get with Brooke Peck or call her at 620-515-4464.

1^st - 6^th Grade Summer Camp

Here are the dates for Camp 2008:

K-1^st grade Day Camp -- June 5^th - 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Cost: $20⁰⁰ (Includes camp T-shirt)

2^nd-3^rd Grade Camp Cyokamo -- June 25^th - June 27^th

4^th-6^th Grade Camp Cyokamo -- June 29^th - July 2^nd

We would like to have every child sign up for Church Camp!  If you were not able to sign up April 27^th please sign up as soon as possible. 

Note:  The church will pay ½ of the cost for children attending church camp at Camp Cyokamo whose family or themselves are members or attend TCC regularly.  If you have a financial need for help with camp fees there are a few scholarships to help with the cost of the camp.  Please talk with Jeff about needing help. 

I will need parents, grandparents, etc. to help with these camps.  High Schoolers who attend Sr. High Camp are eligible to work 4^th, 5^th and 6^th grade camp June 29^th-July 2^nd. 

Some of the opportunities of service are:  teaching, cooking, dorm parents, team sponsor, lifeguard and crafts.

7^th - 12^th Grade Summer Camp

We are signing everyone up to go to Camp Cyokamo.  Jr. High is June 8^th  - 13^th and Sr. High is June 1^st – 6^th.  It cost $55 for regular attenders and $110 for non regular attenders.  Other costs are $7.50 for canteen cards, $10 for paintball ($4 for each 100 balls) and $10 for a t-shirt.  You won’t want to miss good ol’ Camp Cyokamo!

Countdown to ROCKS 2008

ROCKS JUNE 16th-20^th

ROCKS will be here before you know it!!  June 16th is less than two months away.  Thank you to all who have given to the ROCKS offering, those who still wish to give can do so through your Sunday school class or put it in the offering marked "ROCKS."

We will be needing a lot of cookies this year, this will be the kids' snack each day.  So if you love to bake or want to donate this way make plenty of kid-friendly cookies and freeze them for us.

To all who signed up commitment Sunday or those who still need to THANK YOU so much.   Please try to make it to at least one of the "Meet n Greet meetings."  This is a great opportunity for us all get to know each other a little better and pass on helpful information for the week of ROCKS.  The dates for those are:  Wednesday, May 28th at 7:00 and Sunday, June 1st at 7:00 both of the meetings will take place in the sanctuary.  You will only need to attend one of those meetings.

Thank you also to those who have given items placed in the blue totes we now have plenty of water bottles, yarn, cotton balls and paper towel rolls.  We are still needing kool-aid and white children's socks.

If you have never joined us for one day of ROCKS plan to do so this year.  You will be blessed.

The schedule for ROCKS 2008 is as follows:

Come celebrate and help spread the word that Jesus, is Lord of Every Nation.  If you have any questions please contact one of the directors.

Rocks Carnival Needs

If you were not able to sign up on ROCKS Commitment Sunday for the Carnival and would like to sign up to help with the Carnival, see Jeff or call 620-289-4433 (church office).

TEEN ROCKS

June 16^th – 18^th- 20^th we will have Teen ROCKS (VBS) each evening!  Be ready!

Teens Summer Mission Trip

Please be praying for the 14 of us going to Niños de México June 20^th – 28^th.  We are anxious to serve God and see first hand what Seth and Dana are doing helping the orphans of Mexico City.

Our inner-city mission trip is ready to go!  It is time to get your money in.  It costs $115 if you are a regular attender.  We will be gone July 5^th – 12^th.   See Dave Lovelace if you have questions.

Impact 7

This Summer those going into the 7^th grade will have their own mission trip to Joplin, Mo making an Impact for God!  The dates will be July 9^th – 11^th.  We will have a special meeting for parents and Students on May 4^th at 5:00PM new Teen Building.  We will be talking about this trip as well as promotion, camp, Snac, and all that they can be involved in.

Bible Basketball Camp

July 14-17, 2008

Registration is limited to 75 campers per session, so register early as the camp will fill up fast!  Parents are encouraged and welcome to help with any camps.  If you teach, cook, dorm parent, it doesn't cost.  If you go as a team sponsor, it cost 3/4 of the regular price.  But if you go to camp and not help, it will cost you the same price as all of the other campers pay!

If you would like to help, please see Jeff on Camp Registration Day.

Click here for a printable registration form.

Click here to see the full flyer

2008 TCC Annual Car Show

When:  September 18, 2008

Where:  Tyro Christian Church

Cost:  $0

Prizes will be given away!!

For more information click here