Journey to Adulthood is a complete youth ministry program of spiritual formation for 6th - 12th grades. It uses Bible study, prayer, rites of passage, outreach ministries and both serious and playful activities to underscore its core principles:
1) Manhood and womanhood are free gifts from God.
2) Adulthood must be earned.
RITE-13:
Grades 6-7, bell tower
Rite-13 is the first two-year segment of The Journey to Adulthood. Young teens explore life issues; their relationships with each other, their families, their mentors, and God. They experience The Celebration of Manhood and Womanhood which is a rite of passage at age 13 and is celebrated within the church family. All activities are focused on building our youth community, establishing trust and safety within our group, and reminding our youth that this is their church and that they are safe and welcomed within it.
J2A is the second two-year segment of The Journey to Adulthood. This is the period in which our youth explore the issues of self, society, sexuality, and spirituality within their faith community. They learn the skills of active listening, negotiation, assertion, research and information management, partnership, and leadership as they journey toward adulthood. The two years culminate with a religious pilgrimage scheduled for summer 2009.
Please mark your calendars for Friday, April 18 th – Sunday, April 20 th, 2008 for the J2A Urban Adventure. More details to follow through e-mail.
Young Adults in the Church (YAC) is the third segment of The Journey to Adulthood. It encourages the older youth after their pilgrimage to begin to take on adult responsibilities in all aspects of parish life and the community. They are challenged to become good stewards of their time, talent, and treasure, and to continue on the lifelong pilgrimage of their faith. This includes discussions of social and religious topics of interest to older teens. The curriculum being used is The Seekers, which is college based and its aim is for the young adults to discover, wonder, and reflect together on their lives as Christians.
All youth in grades six through twelve are invited to participate in the Episcopal Youth Community. We normally meet two Sundays a month in the Parish Hall from 5:00-7:00 p.m., for music, games, spiritual nurture, outreach, and fellowship. We also participate in various diocesan youth activities held at , , and other scheduled areas in the Diocese. Friends are always welcome! Please look for dates in the Epistle, parish news, mailings, and e-mails.
Questions, regarding any of our offerings, please contact , 722-2567.
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