by Rev. Rebecca Edwards
If you swing on over to the Youth Group page of the Good Sam web site, you will see that there a lot of new ways we are continuing to build a youth group (for middle school and high school) this fall. We now have a pretty full calendar of youth activities, brimming with old favorites and some new opportunities.
Youth Christian Ed: One of the most significant elements in building our youth program at Good Sam is a Christian ed program just for youth. Called CnC: Confirm not Conform, this program takes an innovative approach to helping young people build their own spiritual lives. CnC focuses on helping young people ask tough questions and search out the answers. Through innovative classroom work, field trips, mentor relationships and the challenge to do a whole lot more than just learn a few facts, CnC lets kids take real responsibility for understanding their faith and its power. When they do—when they see the church and faith as something that truly belongs to them, rather than something they’re forced to accept—it builds a bond that lasts.
Homework Help: Our youth came up with a completely original request, one that I have never heard in all my years of youth ministry! Since they are all drowning in homework as it is, there was a lot of energy around the idea of getting together on a regular basis with their assignments, to support and encourage each other. We are working on putting together a schedule of tutors/mentors from the congregation to offer extra help on the first and third Sunday of each month during the Christian ed hour. Please contact me if you can help – we need helpers in all subjects, including foreign languages!
Impossible Games with Paul Phillips continues every month. This is a great program and we are grateful to Paul for his energy and commitment to this offering! As the year progresses, we hope to add a second level of Paul's amazing program for high school youth – stay tuned!
Diocesan Events: Good Sam youth have been very involved in diocesan events in the past (thanks especially to supermom Ruth Lim!) and there are fun events planned for every month of the year.
If you need more information about any of these events or if you would like to volunteer to be a tutor, you can:
- visit the "Youth Group" web page on the Good Sam web site, which will always have the monthly calendar(s) available
- contact Re(v)becca at 858-458-1501 or rebeccae@goodsamchurch.org
- find the "Good Sam Youth Group" page on Facebook and "Like" it to receive updates that way
See you at church!
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