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MIDDLE school youth
MS ELEVATE
Sundays @ Mayflower
6:00-7:00pm
Students in middle school meet on Sunday evenings at Mayflower for youth group. At youth group, students build community through activities and games, discussions about faith and life, and projects which serve the community.
**Handbell Choir BEGINS on October 2**
CONFIRMATION AT MAYFLOWER
January-March
Students who are in the 8th grader and above are invited to participate in Confirmation classes. Through weekly classes, service projects, worship, and involvement in Congregational Life, participants will have the opportunity to learn about basic Christian beliefs, to explore what it means to live as a Christian and to commit to belonging to a congregation.
Classes meet on Sundays – January through March.
Those who wish to be confirmed will become members at Mayflower on a Sunday in mid-March.
MS SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Middle schoolers are involved in our congregational life as Bible Alive and Midweek volunteers. They also participate in our worship services by reading scripture, singing in the choirs, playing instruments, greeting before worship and serving as acolytes.
MS MISSION TRIP – 2019 Chicago
MS MISSION TRIP – 2018 Chicago
high school youth
HS ELEVATE
Sundays at Mayflower
5:00-6:00pm
Students in high school meet on Sunday evenings at Mayflower for youth group. At youth group, students build community by eating dinner together (pizza is our favorite!), and participating in activities, discussions about faith and life, and projects which serve the community.
6:00-6:30pm – High School Choir
**Handbell Choir BEGINS on October 2**
HS BREAKFAST CLUB
Tuesdays at Wolfgang’s in Eastown
6:30-7:30am
Every Tuesday morning, high schoolers meet in the back room at Wolfgang’s. Over pancakes, bacon and hot chocolate, they hear a brief devotion and take time to encourage each other for the week ahead. Transportation back to school is provided by adult leaders as well as junior and senior students.
HS SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
High schoolers are involved in our congregational life as Bible Alive and Midweek volunteers.
They also participate in our worship services by reading scripture, singing in the choirs, playing instruments, and greeting before worship.
HS MISSION TRIP
Every summer our high school youth participate in a week-long mission trip. Recently the group traveled Providence, Rhode Island and to Rome, Italy for an international trip.
HS SUMMER MISSION TRIP – 2019 Rome Italy
Summer 2019, 32 youth and 7 adults will walk in the footsteps of Paul and study the origins of the early Christians in Rome. The group will then stay at Casa Cares, a retreat center of the Waldensian Church outside of Florence, where they will learn about Christian responses to contemporary issues like the Climate Crisis and the Plight of Displaced Peoples.