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Gathering in Love to Serve

Youth Ministry



Youth Ministry

God our Father, you see your children growing up in an unsteady and confusing world: Show them that your ways give more life than the ways of the world, and that following you is better than chasing after selfish goals. Help them to take failure, not as a measure of their worth, but as a chance for a new start. Give them strength to hold their faith in you, and to keep alive their joy in your creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Book of Common Prayer, p. 829. For Young People


Welcome from Our Youth Minister!

 ...It's wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it! Do all you want, take in everything, but realize that must account for everything you do. (Ecclesiastes 11:9 TLB)

Thank you for your interest in the youth program of St. John's. My name is Sheila Foster and I serve as the Children's and Youth minister at St. Johns. We have many opportunities for young people to get involved in our church community—please check out our brochure of Youth Programs for 2011-12!

If you have questions about any youth event or program, please feel free to contact me at the church office (651-429-5351 ext.12) or through email at . I would be happy to answer questions about our educational, service and social activities.

Spiritual

We strive to meet the spiritual needs of all youth involved in our programs, from cradle Episcopalians to those visiting with a friend. Faith is sustained through community. Our community is committed to growing in faith together through classes, mentoring programs, discussions, activities and prayer. We remain connected to faith building opportunities within the greater church community through our involvement in programs like Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) retreat weekends, Episcopal Youth Music Camp, and Diocesan Youth Events (DYE). Our youth minister, Sheila, has specific information about these programs, all of which help young people to connect to others in God's name.

 

Social

There are many opportunities throughout the year to join in on offered social events and activities. These events are advertised in The Voice, a monthly parish mailing. Our mailings provide the dates and details for all of our planned social activities including lock-ins, concerts, movie nights, and other events. Reminders are periodically sent out via email. If you would like to be added to church mailing list or would like to receive youth related emails, please talk to Sheila. The current events are listed on the youth sign up board in the parish hall. Please add your name to any event and grab a permission slip for any youth event you would like to attend.

 

Service

Our youth program stresses involvement in programs and projects that teach compassion, integrity, and sacrifice. We have found that our youth know the importance of service and are not afraid to roll up their sleeves and get to work. Our youth groups have served meals to the homeless, completed successful mission trips, and collected needed items for children living with HIV/AIDS. We invite you to join our youth as we serve others in God's name. You may find that youth are excellent teachers in what it means to be a follower of Jesus.

 

Downloads

To download the following documents as PDF files, click on the PDF icon, or right click on the icon and choose "Save Target As" from the menu:

2011–2012 Children, Youth and Family Programs:

2011 to 2012 Youth Registration Form:

Northern Teens Encounter Christ, October 21-23, 2011: