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Youth Christian Education

Fifth and Sixth Grade

Our tween group, Club 56, use Live It! As their curriculum.   Live It! allows students to understand how their faith impacts their everyday life and how to make godly decisions in today’s world.  Every six weeks a new theme will be explored, such as Talking With God, Making Good Decisions and Making a World of Difference.  They are led by Jenny Boals, Jane Edwards and Kevin Edwards.

Seventh and Eighth Grade

Our 7th and 8th grade group, uses Journey To Adulthood’s Rite 13.   Rite 13 provides a liturgical framework for the teenage experience of modern culture and celebrates their individuality and their creative potential.  During these two years we create a safe haven in which youth can explore new ideas, new interests and new abilities. They are led by John Paul Kavin and Ann Long.

Ninth through Twelfth Grade

Our Senior High Group uses Making it Real and Relevant, which follows the Lectionary and engages youth in examining a passage of the Bible.  Each lesson makes use of small and/or large group discussion, activities, and popular music and/or video clips that encourage the participants to discover that God, Christ, the Bible and one's faith and values are all real and relevant to their lives. This group is led by Mary Keith and Paula Vaughan.

Youth Programs and Activities

Club 56

Fifth and sixth graders meet once a month for fellowship and fun.  

Check the Youth Calendar for events. 

Episcopal Youth Community (EYC)

Seventh through twelfth graders meet each Sunday evening from 5:00p.m. to 7:30p.m. for food, fellowship, service and fun!  Friends are always welcome!

Check the Youth Calendar for events.

CONFIRMATION

Our youth use Keeping The Promise which is a mentoring program for Confirmation in the Episcopal Church. This unique program pairs each perspective Confirmand with a Confirmed adult mentor, who gives the Confirmand caring support throughout the learning process.  With the younger and older Christians working together, the common inheritance of the Christian Faith can be fully explored on a personal basis.  Teenagers connect with the traditions of the Episcopal Church and with the mentors, who create an environment that is relaxed, where confidence can grow and learning can occur.  The youth pick their mentor, complete a service activity and meet with the Rector to discuss what they have learned prior to Confirmation.  Youth are eligible for confirmation between ninth and tenth grade.

MISSION TRIPS

An important part of youth formation is serving others both nearby and far away. The youth participate in many local service projects throughout the year.  In the summer of 2007 we spent a week in Reynosa, Mexico working at a home for abused girls.  In the summer of 2008 we spent five days in Perryville, Arkansas at the Heifer Ranch.  Along with this trip we also raised $5,000.00 for an ark full of animals for Heifer International.  In summers 2009 and 2010 we went to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi to Mission On The Bay, where we helped rebuild areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

CONTACT

For more information on any of these Youth programs and activities please contact:
Penny Goldberg, Director of Christian Education

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