 |
||
 |
|
 |
|
||||||||
|
||||
| Welcome to Youth Connection at Bayside Presbyterian Church! We are a Youth Group designed for young people in grades 6-12, consisting of members of Bayside Presbyterian Church and friends from the community. Our programs are Christ-centered and youth oriented. ALL young people are welcome to attend and actively participate in our programs. | ||||
| Our Purpose: | ||||
LAFFS
Learning what the WORD says to us. |
||||
| The Opportunities: | ||||
|
|
||||
|
6:00 p.m. Dinner
Special times are announced when activities vary away from the Church. |
||||
|
|
||||
| Mission Trips are an integral part of the Youth program.
Past trips include Ticul, Mexico; Pine Ridge, South Dakota; Harlan, Kentucky;
Washington DC; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Marion, Virginia; Hornell, NY.
Current Youth Mission Opportunities for 2010 include: |
||||
| June 19-26 - Ticul, Mexico.
This adult and youth mission trip touches lives both among the youth and those we serve in Mexico. Our team continues to help build the church Fuente de Agua Viva and provide a “Vacation Bible School” program for children in the community. Maximum # Participants: 24 Cost: $1,500 ($500 if youth are actively involved in the youth program(s) and mission trip fund raiser projects) |
||||
| August 1-6 – The Pilgrimage,
Washington DC.
Join a group of Middle School and High School young people as we head to the Nation’s Capital to serve those in need – the homeless. Our week includes work in shelters and kitchens, discussion panels, educational workshops about homelessness, and sight-seeing Washington DC. On the trip home we will stop for some thrilling adventure between Virginia Beach and Washington DC! Maximum # Participants: 28 youth, 8 adults Cost: Yet to be determined. |
||||
|
|
||||
| Serving the community in which we live is important in the life of our Youth Program. Service projects, both within and outside of our congregation, are announced as they are scheduled. Past projects include "Random Acts of Kindness", "The Dwelling Place", "Serving the Homeless", sandwiches for "St. Columba Ministries", and service to groups within our congregation. | ||||
|
|
||||
| A highlight for many in the congregation is Youth Sunday, where young people lead the entire Service of Worship, including writing prayers, selecting and leading songs, selecting Scripture, and delivering the message for the day. The day is a wonderful day for young people to share God's Word as they hear and interpret it. | ||||
| Middle School & High School
Youth Connection
2009-2010 Calendar |
||||
| Welcome to YOUTH CONNECTION 2008-09! All youth (grades 6-12) are invited to be part of the fun. Below is a quick glimpse of what lies ahead! Watch for a more detailed schedule, permission slips, etc.! | ||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
| Reminders: | ||||
|
||||
| *Youth Connection Topics are based on age-appropriate groupings. The following will be topics through December unless otherwise indicated in the calendar: | ||||
| Friends (6-7 Grade) - Who are the most influential people
in a student's life?
Parents, teachers and pastors would like to think they are the most influential in a student's life, but students spend more time interacting with their friends than with anyone else. Friends influence every part of students' lives - how they act, what they wear, what they say, and most importantly what they believe. 1. Loneliness 2. Peer Pressure 3. Comparisons 4. Identity |
||||
| Choose (8-9 Grade) - What's the most spiritual thing
you will do today?
Pray? Reading the Bible? Serving? How we decide to express our faith is up to us. The power of choice is one of the most important elements of our spiritual journey. Students are constantly faced with life-changing decisions in their relationships and faith. In this four-session video Bible study, Marcus Goodloe introduces Biblical principles to help students make wise choices amidst a chaotic culture: 1. Choosing Faith 2. Consequences 3. Choose Your Reaction 4. What is Your Purpose? |
||||
| Paul in Rome (10-12 Grade) - Has anything really changed
in 2000 years?
Students in America are growing up in a culture that places high emphasis on entertainment, politics and self. It's increasingly difficult for scriptural Truth to cut through the noise and sink into the hearts and minds of this next generation. In these four video sessions, David Nasser uses the life of Paul to highlight how followers of Christ can stand up to cultural "norms" and stand firm in Christ. 1. Culture & Faith in Conflict 2. Not Good Enough? 3. Keep the Faith 4. A Picture of Your Life |
||||
|
||||
| Youth Snapshots | ||||
|
||||
 |
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
