Hi everybody!

Street Reach is having us fill out an assumption of risk form. Please bring the completed forms with you on Wednesday 6/16 OR you may scan them and send them to me at mbrown@mcknightcrossings.org. Nobody will be in trouble if they don't have it to me by this Wednesday because they gave it to us a little late! However, it will really help me out if you can turn it in ASAP. I will be at camp next week and have a one-day turn around before heading to Street Reach (I know, I know....who let me be in charge of this schedule?!) I'm trying to get as much done as possible before going down to camp so I can focus on spending time with kids at camp! 

Please let me know if you have any questions!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW FORM ON GOOGLE DRIVE

​Important to Note:

• In the summer, we extend our Wednesday night program to give our small groups more time. Mark your calendars for 6:00-8:00 on Wednesdays for the Summer!
• Street Reach $$ is past due! Please get that to me ASAP if you have't already.
• NO YOUTH GROUP on 7/28 due to All Teen.

STREET REACH | June 27-July 2
Registration for Street Reach is closed. If you signed up, please review the TRIP INFO! 

VBS | July 6-8
We like to help out MXkids with VBS! Please contact Heather Goff at hgoff@mcknightcrossings.org if you can be a crew leader or volunteer in another way!

HONDURAS TRIP | July 11-18
Honduras is HAPPENING! Please keep our team in your prayers!

MOVIE TUESDAY | July 13 from 1:30-3:30 - SIGN UP HERE
Mega Mind - We'll press play around 1:40!
Right now, we can't have snacks in the building, and it will be too hot and bright to have a movie outside. So no snacks for now, but if that changes I will let you know!

WATERMELON SUNDAY | July 18 after church
The congregation is invited to enjoy fresh watermelon and fellowship under the awning after church.
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ZOO SCAVENGER HUNT | July 22 from 10:30-2:00 - SIGN UP HERE
***MUST sign up by July 14th!  We will take the vans, but I need another driver - if that's something you can do please let me know! In the vans, everybody (even those vaccinated) need to wear masks because we will be in such close quarters. The zoo requires ALL to wear a mask when you enter, but you can take it off once you're in. If you are not comfortable wearing a mask in the van, or if you're not comfortable being in a van with other people, please feel free to meet us there at the south entrance at 10:30.

Meet AT THE BUILDING at 10:20. We will leave at 10:30. Bring $$ for lunch. We will most likely get pizza and distribute it outside of the church building (unless someone can recommend a fast food place nearby that allows indoor seating!) If we do pizza, I'll ask everyone to contribute $5. Pick up is at the building at 2:00.

ALL TEEN WEEK NE-O-TEZ | July 25-31
We will NOT be having youth group on July 28th since most of our crew and volunteers will be at camp!
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Check out a full list of save the dates HERE.

POPLAR BLUFF TRIP | Sept. 10-12 (Pick-up will be at Volleyball tournament)

NE-O-TEZ VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT | Sept. 12

CHURCH AT THE PARK | Sept. 26

TRUNK OR TREAT | Oct. 24

REFUGE | Nov. 12-14

Street Reach

• 1 Male Chaperone

Zoo Scavenger Hunt

• 1 Van Driver (not have to stay the whole time, just drop off and pick up)

Ne-O-Tez Volleyball

• 1 Van Driver

Poplar Bluff Trip

• 1 Male Chaperone
• 1 Female Chaperone

Refuge

• 1 van driver (just drop off Friday and pick-up Sunday)
• 3 Female Chaperones
• 3 Male Chaperones

Middle School Christmas Party

• Host (Dec. 3, 4, 17 or 18. Host chooses date.)

High School Christmas Party 

• Host for (Dec. 3, 4, 17 or 18. Host chooses date.)

​Teaching

• As always, let me know if you're interested in teaching on Sundays, Wednesdays or at Theo on Thursdays. If you're interested but not sure, come talk to me!

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WELCOME 6TH GRADE | Wednesday, June 2 from 6:00-8:00
A typical Wednesday night, except better. Be ready to welcome in our new 6th graders! Yes, we'll have good snacks.

BONFIRE AT THE PATTERSON'S | Saturday, June 5 from 5:30-8:00 - SIGN UP HERE
$5 per person
Sign up by June 2 if you want food!
FAMILIES ARE INVITED! The Pattersons got a new grill, and that means Hamburgers and Hotdogs to celebrate! Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on, and any games you want to play. Try tog et your own ride for this one. If you're having trouble finding a ride, let me know!

ALL CHURCH SUMMER KICK-OFF PARTY | Sunday, June 6
​Details TBA

LUNCH/SWIM @ HAMM'S | Sunday, June 13 - SIGN UP HERE
Right after service, head to the Hamm's for lunch/swim! Pick up is 2:00 PM. 

Please find your own ride/carpool if possible - we will take a van if needed. I will be out of town that day, so I need to find a van driver - let me know if you can do that!

HI TEEN WEEK AT NE-O-TEZ | June 20-26
No sign up's out yet. Be looking out for that on the Ne-O-Tez website and facebook page.

MIDDLE SCHOOL GAME NIGHT WITH LANE AND ERIC | Friday, June 25 from 6:00-8:00 PM
In the Gym
MIDDLE SCHOOL! A night just for you! Come hang out with Lane and Eric in the gym for a game night! Eat dinner before you come, but we will have some snacks for ya!
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STREET REACH | June 27 - July 2 - SIGN UP HERE
$225 per student (sibling discount available)
Sign Up Deadline: May 15th
Final Payments Due: May 30th 
Click here for all the info you and the sign up for Street Reach!

MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEK AT NE-O-TEZ | June 27 - July 3

Teaching

• As always, let me know if you're interested in teaching on Sundays, Wednesdays or at Theo on Thursdays. If you're interested but not sure, come talk to me!

Street Reach

• 2 Male Chaperones
• 2 Female Chaperones

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Hello May!

Important to Note:

• The dates for THEO and SLT are a little wacky this month. Between my 2nd Covid shot and Jeff Goff's work schedule, we are going a little off the typical every other week rhythm. Be sure to check out those dates.

OPEN GYM | Saturday, May 1 from 5:30-8:00 PM - SIGN UP HERE
You know the drill on this one. I'll unlock the doors around 5:15. Bring any games you want to play and come hang out! *Eat before you come if you want more than typical YG snacks!*

DONUTS AFTER CHURCH | Sunday, May 2nd after Service
Jeff and Jeannie are arranging for donuts to be in the parking lot after church. Plan to stay after a few minutes and enjoy the treats and time together!

HONDURAS MEETING | Sunday, May 2nd after Service
*Bring Your Own Lunch to help us save $$ in the trip budget*

DAVE & BUSTER'S | FRIDAY, MAY 14th from 5:30-8 PM - SIGN UP HERE
$15 per person.
Includes meal and basic game package. Bring extra $$ if you want to buy more game tokens.
13857 Riverport Dr, Maryland Heights, MO 63043
We will meet AT Dave and Buster's in Maryland Heights. Try to find your own ride for this one if possible - we will take a van only if absolutely necessary. Masks are required the entire time indoors. I need 2 or 3 parents to volunteer to stay and chaperone with me. Pick up is at 8:00!

FAMILY MEETING | Sunday, May 16th from 5:30-6:30 PM
Parents AND students are encouraged to stay after service on May 16th for a family meeting. We'll talk about what's coming up this summer. You'll have the opportunity to ask any questions you might have.
*Upcoming 6th grade families are invited to stay AFTER the family meeting for an "Everything You Need To Know About MXYG" Intro meeting!
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SENIOR SUNDAY | Sunday, May 23rd

WELCOME ARIC THE INTERN | Wednesday, May 26th 6:30-8

HONDURAS CARWASH | Saturday, May 29th
More info to come after our meeting this Sunday

Hi everybody! This is a special attempt to recruit a few chaperones for our Street Reach Saint Louis trip. This is going to be such a special trip - I am SO excited to serve people right in our own backyard! Check out the Street Reach Trip Sheet if you want more details about the trip itself.

I'm looking for two female and two male chaperones. I'll update this post as those needs are met.

• Dates: June 27 - July 2nd (Sun. - Fri.)
• Chaperones are invited to join us at no cost (outside of buying their own dinner Wednesday night).
• All I ask is that you come ready to be fully present, invest in our students, and model joyful servanthood.

Please let me know as soon as possible if this is something you're interested in!

- Michalie 
mbrown@mcknightcrossings.org
317.379.6889

Street Reach sign-up's are now LIVE! 
***Last day to sign up is May 15th!

Everything you need to know about Street Reach is RIGHT HERE.  Click that hyperlink for the details and to sign up!

April showers bring May flowers! As always, join us for our regular programming on Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in April! You can find specific information about our weekly programming on the Event Info & Save the Dates page. 

Be sure to scroll down past the calendar for more specific information and sign-up links!

MINI RETREAT | Saturday, April 3rd from 2:00-8:00 PM
$7 (may bring when you come)
Sign Up for the Mini Retreat Here
Remember Virtual Uplift and Virtual Winterfest? We're doing a one-day-deal that will feel very similar. We'll go through the video series Easter by J.D. Greear  followed by small group discussion and plenty of free time throughout the day with Chick-Fil-A for dinner! Deadline to sign up is Thursday, April 1st.

MXYG EGG HUNT | Sunday, April 4th from 10:30-11:30 AM (Easter Sunday)
So you think Egg Hunts are only for little kids? Wrong! MXYG will be having a competitive fundraiser Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday after services. The goal is to fill 1,000 eggs with $1,000 that will go towards our local summer service trip (See Street Reach Saint Louis details below). We are asking the congregation to help us fill these eggs. Students will be divided into teams and then unleashed to compete in a campus-wide egg hunt. The team who collects the most money in their eggs will win a prize! This will only be fun if you guys really get into it. It has the potential to be super fun, but only if you have a great attitude about it - so show up ready to win!

BYO-LUNCH HANG | Sunday, April 11th from 10:30-12:00 PM
It's exactly what it sounds like. Bring your own lunch to church. After class, we'll hang around the building and eat lunch together, play board games, etc. Parents, feel free to grab a few other parents and go out to lunch together while the teens are hanging out. Pick-up is a 12:00. No sign-up needed.

ENCOURAGEMENT CLUB | Wednesday, April 14th from 5:30-6:30 PM
In this youth group, we really love writing encouraging notes to people, so we're making it a regular thing! Get to Youth Group an hour early to spend some time listening to music and hanging out while we write notes of encouragement to people in our lives that might need it! No sign-up needed.
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COFFEE AT KALDI'S IN KIRKWOOD | Saturday, April 24th from 9-10:30 AM
The Kirkwood Kaldi's has a really nice outdoor seating area that makes it super easy for groups to spend time together. We're just going to hang out, sip on coffee and enjoy each other's company! An adult will be present from 9-10:30 AM. If students want to stay after 10:30 and hang out or grab lunch, they will be unsupervised! No sign-up needed.

STREET REACH ST. LOUIS | June 27 - July 2
$$$ TBA (What we raise at the Egg Hunt will help determine the price!)
Jesus calls us to love our neighbors - and that's exactly what we'll do when we partner with Street Reach Saint Louis. It's a mission trip, but we're staying in our own city! We'll stay 5 nights at the Street Reach facility in Downtown Saint Louis. In the morning, we'll invite kids from local neighborhoods to join us for VBS, and then go into those same neighborhoods in the afternoons to serve their community. More details coming soon. I'll make a separate post with the sign up once all of the information is available. For more information about Street Reach, check out their WEBSITE.​

Mini Retreat

• Somebody to pick up Chick-Fil-A for us and bring it to the building.
• One to two other adults to just "be around" during the day to help make sure everybody is being Covid-safe!

Teaching

• As always, let me know if you're interested in teaching on Sundays, Wednesdays or at Theo on Thursdays. If you're interested but not sure, come talk to me!

Street Reach

• 2 Male Chaperones
• 3 Female Chaperones

Summer Intern Host Family
 Our summer intern needs a host family! Ideally the intern would have their own room and would be a 15-20 minute drive from McKnight. They'll buy their own groceries, but it would be nice if they could be included in family meals every once in a while! Please let me know ASAP if this is a way your family is interested in serving.

March 2021 is here! Join us for our regular programming on Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. 

At this time, we are still limited to 10 people at a time for our non-worship times together. I am hoping that we won't be restricted by this for much longer, but in meantime we are working with what we have.

Parents: Mark your calendars for brief meeting after service on March 28th. As we all know, we are still in "plan we can" mode due to Covid, but I'll share a few things about this summer and you'll have the opportunity to ask any questions you might have.

What You Need to Know about March 2021:
- Sunday Class: Starting on March 7th, teens will be dismissed on Sundays before the sermon to go up to the 4th floor for class. Students who can't make it in person will have the option of zooming-in. This schedule change will REPLACE our current Zoom check-in on Sundays at noon.

- Open Gym: Open Gym from 6:30-8:00 on March 12th. Eat BEFORE you come! I'll have a couple of things to do - but bring your own fun. You may bring xBoxes, board games, volleyballs. Just make sure any activity you bring is social-distance friendly. Sign Up for Open Gym Here

- After Class BYO-Lunch: After class on Sunday, March 14th. Bring your own lunch! Pick up is at 12:00! No sign-ups required for this one.

- MS Hang Out: 6-8th graders! Join us for a Middle School hang-out on March 25th. More details coming soon. Plan for 5:30-8 PM. Sign Up for MS Hang-Out Here
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- HS Hang Out: 9-12th graders! Join us for a High School hang-out on March 26th. More details coming soon. Plan for 5:30-8 PM. Sign Up for HS Hang-Out Here

- Picnic at Tiles: Bring a lawn chair, your own lunch, and fun things to do! We'll meet over by the pond and the Windegger Pavilion.  No sign-ups required for this one.

A.C.T.S. Students (our College outreach program) will be collecting gloves, scarves, hot hands, water bottles and granola bars to give out to the unhoused (formerly referred to as homeless) community on Friday night. If you have any of these items laying around the house, or you could stop and grab some on your way to Winterfest, we will take them!