Youth Group
We are very excited about Youth Group this year at Emmanuel. Ours is a developing program and we have several things already planned, and more that are being worked out and planned as this article goes to print. Stay tuned, and be in touch with Kathleen and Jess Haden or with the Rev. Peter Carey for more information.
Youth Group began with a wonderful kick-off event at the home of Kathleen and Jess Haden, our Youth Group leaders and we look forward to more great events and more good energy from our youth this year. Youth Group at Emmanuel is for young people from 6th-12th grades and we are working to have some balance of events which blend fellowship and fun, service and mission, and worship and prayer. Each month or so, parents have offered to host dinners on Sunday evenings from 5-7 in order to spend time together while breaking bread, and also having fun. Each session will end with the brief but rich service of Compline (from page 127 in the Book of Common Prayer).
In addition, we are counting on our youth, and a few very interested parents, to brainstorm some service and mission opportunities for our youth – seeking ways to live out our faith in an active way. This Fall, opportunities abound for service and mission as we approach Thanksgiving and Christmas.
In October, our youth will be traveling to Washington DC during Columbus Day weekend in an event co-sponsored by our Acolyte Directors as we plan to visit the National Cathedral for the International Acolyte Festival.
We are also planning on attending some UVa athletic events together – stay tuned as we are getting these on the calendar!
We are planning several occasions to share our poetry, music and other gifts with the larger Emmanuel Church community at Adult Forum. The first of these “Emmanuel Café” events will be on October 16th and will, in part, be a sharing from our trip up to the National Cathedral.
These are but the beginning of what we have planned, stay tuned! Be in touch with Kathleen and Jess Haden krhaden@aol.com for more information, or for your good ideas! Also, if you might be missing out on updates, let us know! We may not have your current information. Also, check back on our website www.emmanuelgreenwood.org or at our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/emmanuelgreenwood for updates.
