Youth

CONFIRMANDS ON A MISSION!

The Confirmation Journey is off to a great start! Mike & Toni Sanford have put together a plan to introduce the confirmands to the missions in which Whitelick Presbyterian is already involved. Then, to make the journey their own, we had them brainstorm on different missions they want to introduce to the Church. They came up with some fantastic ideas!

First, to put the plan in place, we assigned a WLP Mission to each confirmand, (the mission leader). As a group, we will learn about and serve the mission in some way. After the experience, the mission leader will fill out a form about the experience. Then the confirmands, led by their mission leader, will present about their experience to the congregation at Sunday Worship.

The Mission field trips will occur each month, and our hope is that a parent, guardian or adult friend of the "mission leader" will accompany them on their field trip. That way they will have someone close to them to talk with as they record their experience.

Developing their own mission will take more time. First we have to scale down their list! We will be discussing each idea and working towards building on one or two of the many great ideas. We will keep you posted as we make progress.

Youth Descipleship

The children’s program is a Bible story based program called Rock Solid: Building a Heart of Faith. The program is interactive and helps children develop a personal relationship with Jesus. The program includes activities, Bible time, songs and prayer. The program includes a website for parents and children to explore together during the week.

The Youth Disciple Ministry Team (YDMT) is pleased to announce a Tweens program this year. Rock Solid for the tweens in transition program will be used. The program is interactive, includes Bible time and Bible word games and puzzles. The program includes Faithzine, a tween magazine containing thought provoking and timely articles in a contemporary format.

The Snak-N-Yak program will utilize discussion questions on such topics as: Who am I?, Where is God When Life Gets Rough?, How to be Faithful and Still Be Cool, Values, How to Manage My Time, Rights and Responsibilities, and much, much more! The teens will review a list of many topics and select the ones they are most interested in discussing. Each topic is divided into two or three sessions. In order to have a successful youth program, we need volunteers. The YDMT has prepared detailed teacher guides that include scripted lessons, activities, copies of the song lyrics and prayer. Preparation time is estimated to be about 20 minutes per lesson. A signup sheet is posted on the children’s bulletin board along with a sample guide. Each teacher will be given a folder for his/her assigned lesson containing all the materials needed. Volunteers may pick up his/her folder prior to the lesson. The Snak-N-Yak program requires a discussion facilitator. The facilitator will receive the discussion topic and suggested questions via email. Very little preparation is required. However, the facilitator will be asked to provide a 2-liter bottle of cola and a snack for about eight teens.

Get Real Ministries for middle school and high school youth throughout Hendricks County will resume when school is back in session. Contact Kendra Mallory for details.

Watch/listen for more about youth events and activities for 20010-2011 in future issues of Church Chat, Minutes for Mission and on the youth bulletin boards in the hallway.

Please feel free to contact Beth McGuire at 837-8666 or beth688@sbcglobal.net if you have any questions or would like additional information.

Hospitality 

Youth Discipleship Ministry Team has been asked to host two lunches after second service.  The money from the free will offering will be used for youth curriculum materials and VBS.  Please prayerfully consider helping when it is our turn to host the lunch.  There will be a sign-up sheet for this soon.

 Greeters & Acolytes

 We invite the youth to greet and/or acolyte for the 10:30 a.m. service on the second Sunday of each month from September through May.  This is a wonderful opportunity for the youth to serve in their church.  Sign-up sheets are posted on the youth bulleting boards.  The dates we are responsible for are:

Youth Programs & Children's Sermons

 

We are in need of adults and high school youth to volunteer to teach/facilitate the youth discipleship program for 2010-2011 as well as present the Children's Sermon.  

 

We have three age groups this year, thus the need for additional volunteers.  High school youth may teach/facilitate the children or tweens on the fourth Sunday of each month when not attending Snak-N-Yak.

 

The lessons are all prepared and placed in a folder.  The supplies needed are located in the room.  The preparation time should be less than 30 minutes.  The lessons can be picked up from me or Lynn Turner the Sunday before the scheduled lesson.  The age groups are listed below.  The sign-up sheets are posted on the bulletin boards in the hallway between the church office and the kitchen.  Please sign-up or contact me directly.