“Ready, Set, Serve!,” youth gathering for grades 8-11 on Saturday, April 6, 9 am-12 pm at Immaculate Conception Church, 4030 Jackson St. NE, Columbia Heights. Learn why God calls us to serve and what it means with former NET Ministries missionaries Sarah Ashmore and Colby Buntin. Cost $5; scholarships available, breakfast/continental lunch included. Come solo, bring your friends or youth group. Walk-ups welcome, pre-registration appreciated, call 763-788-9062 or visit ICCSonline.org. Info: parish.iccsonline.org/news/ready-set-serve-youth-gathering.
youth activities
Columbia Heights Youth Non-School Day Trips
Columbia Heights Winter Recreation: Pre-registration required, grades 4-9. Wild Chutes Snow Tubing at Wild Mountain, Tuesday, Dec. 27, $10, Zero Gravity and Oval Skating, Wednesday, Dec. 28, $15, and Skiing at Wild Mountain with a free lesson, Friday, Dec. 30, $16. Register for all activities online, www.ci.columbia-heights.mn.us under recreation, www.reconline.org, or call 763-706-3730.
Sanneh Soccer and Baseball Camps
Sanneh Soccer Camp will be held July 18-22, 1 p.m – 3:30 p.m. and Aug. 8-11, 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Sanneh Baseball Camp (ran by MN Twins Clinicians) will be held Aug. 8-11, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Register at www.minneapolisparks.org. Sanneh camps, held locally at Beltrami Park 1111 Summer St. NE, give thousands of kids a safe, fun summer camp experience for free. They offer over 70 soccer, baseball, basketball and leadership camps throughout Minneapolis, St. Paul and the surrounding suburbs. Camps are run by professional coaches and designed for ages 5-12. Each camper receives a t-shirt, water bottle, and cinch bag.