A fellowship group for both Senior Highs (Grades 9-12) and Mid-Highs (Grades 7 and 8) usually meets from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on most Sundays during the school year for dinner, study, service and fellowship. Special events are scheduled at various times.
Sunday Church School Room 302
Classes for youth resume January 7, 2018.
Youth explore their personal and communal identity in Jesus Christ through meaningful community-building experiences, engaging Bible study, and relevant learning activities. The
Feasting on the Word curriculum helps Biblical stories come alive in new and creative ways and challenges youth to put their faith into action as they grow to understand themselves as Christ’s disciples
Eric Peterson teaches youth church school classes.
Youth Bible Study
Mid-High and Senior High youth meet together most Wednesday nights at 7:00pm for bible study.
Eric Peterson, Director of Youth and Young Adults, alternately leads this study with FPC Senior High Youth Rachel Pratt.
Music Programs Chancel Choir (for age 13 to adult) rehearses during the school year on Wednesdays from 6:00pm to 7:25pm in the Chancel area of the Sanctuary.
Angelus Bells (for age 13 to adult) rehearses on Tuesdays at 7:00pm in the Bell Room.
Retreats The youth go on an annual fall retreat to Mo-Ranch near Hunt or Camp Tejas located near Giddings. In the spring they attend Conclaves sponsored by the Presbytery of New Covenant at Camp Cho-Yeh near Livingston. Leadership Opportunities All youth may apply to serve on the Youth Ministry Council of our church along with adults interested in the youth program. This group plans and helps implement all the events of our youth program.
Senior High youth are also invited to serve on the Presbytery Youth Connection Council. Youth must fill out applications for this council in the summer and submit them to the Presbytery of New Covenant office for consideration. Youth Summer Camps & Conferences Youth have the opportunity to attend summer camp at Cho-Yeh or conferences at Mo-Ranch with scholarship help from the church. Cho-Yeh offers summer camp opportunities for youth up to 16 years of age. Christian Leadership Training sessions are held for older youth. For more information or to register for a session seewww.cho-yeh.org.
Groups from our church attend Junior High Jubilee, Youth Celebration and Mo-TLC (The Leadership Conference) at Mo-Ranch each summer. Our Mid-Highs attend Junior High Jubilee, our Senior Highs attend Youth Celebration and selected Senior Highs attend Mo-TLC. DAILY DEVOTIONAL READINGS designed for Youth and Youth Leaders
The website, d365.org, is co-sponsored by the Youth and Young Adult Ministries of the PC(USA). Unlike devotions that simply offer a Scripture and reading, the devotions on d365.org feature a five-step process. The five steps are:
1. Pause. Take a moment to prepare yourself, with guidance from the website 2. Listen. Hear God’s message in the daily Scripture 3. Think. Ponder the devotional thought and consider how it applies to your life 4. Pray. Say a suggested prayer (or use the one provided to get you started) 5. Go. Apply the message to your life
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