Sunday Youth Group
March 7, 14, 21 & 28 at 9am
Youth in grades 6-12 are invited to join the Youth Group on Zoom! We are grateful to our amazing Youth Leaders: Robin Turner, Rev. Bruce Wilson, Mike Zevenbergen & Cat Gipe Stewart! If you need the link for youth group, please contact Margaret Swanson at mswanson@ucucc.org
Junior & Senior Small Group
Wednesday, March 10, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
We continue our monthly small group gathering for our High School Juniors and Seniors! We are looking forward to connecting with you and meeting each month to share about the journeys of this pivotal time.
Confirmation 2021
March 7, 14, 21, 6pm – 8pm
Confirmation class continues for our six participants. Please hold them in your prayers as they are on this faith journey. The class takes place on zoom. It is facilitated by Catherine Foote, Margaret Swanson and Graham George.
Girls & Boys Retreats
March 26-28
It’s time again for our annual Girls & Boys Retreats. These will happen digitally. We will gather Friday evening, Saturday morning and evening (then a break for the afternoon and early evening) and possibly Sunday morning. Depending on the state of things, we might offer an option for an in-person meet-up at church, but we’ll see. More details to come in the Youth Ministry Newsletters.
Other events
We are working on a few other event ideas for March & April. Be sure to read the weekly emails for more details.
April Mystery Ministry Pals
Open to Children & Youth—Sign up by March 24
Since November, the Youth Ministry program has been offering a fun ministry of care, called “Mystery Ministry Pals.” Last month, we teamed with the Children’s Ministry program to offer this for younger families as well. Families with kids, newborn to 5th grade, are invited to participate!
Mystery Ministry Pals is an opt-in way to connect that we’re running each month. It’s a bit like secret Santa. You will sign up to say you want to do this. Then we will assign each of you a “mystery ministry pal” – another child/youth. You wouldn’t tell them you’re assigned to them. Then sometime within the month, you’d drop off or mail a little care package of some sort to their house. You would also receive a gift from a mystery ministry pal too. The younger kids will give to each other, and the youth will give to each other. It’s a fun way to expand this fun ministry of care for each other. It’s a fun way to connect with each other and offer some support.
Ongoing Wednesday Zoom events
Storytime Live, 6:30 – 7:00 pm
Join us Wednesdays on Zoom to listen to a story that centers the Black experience and have a chance to share what we notice, pray about it and for each other. These stories are appropriate for all ages.
Middle School Game Night, 8:00 – 9:00 pm
The Van Dyck family hosts weekly game nights on Wednesdays for youth in grades 6, 7 & 8. Questions? Feel free to reach out, Amanda Van Dyck (Matthew’s mom) amanda_vandyck@yahoo.com.
Parenting Sanctuary, 8:00 – 9:30 pm
This is a moment for parents/guardians to witness, support, share and care for one another. There’s a space for YOU each Wednesday night. We will check in and chat and close with prayer.
To participate in the month of April, please sign up by March 24th. Here is the link to sign up: http://bit.ly/MysteryMinistryApril.