Center Grove UMC

On the 28st of October the Center Grove UMC youth group went to Sherill to meet with the church there. We watched a video on what it means to be healthy and happy, and we then sang songs about love and peace with one another. After the songs we all sat around in a circle and listened to scripture readings done by the Sherill pastor, and we were then given a sheet of paper that we had to read. The sheet of paper talked about some hard times that individuals may go through in life, and that they may lead to suicide. The examples listed were divorce, breaking up with someone, thinking that no one cares about you, feeling like you are a nobody, and more. Then we took time to let the youth and anyone else share if they had lost anyone to suicide, or if they themselves had ever attempted it. It was interesting to hear the Pastor tell us a story about a time when she thought her life could not get any better that she actually considered suicide. It was a very touching youth service that night, and we discussed options that people have when they feel like they just cannot go on. After that we discussed what we will be doing for this week's youth group session, and we discussed the Thanksgiving dinner at Hope House that we will be serving. We also started selling coupon books to the communities to raise money for Christmas families, and also the youth camp trip.