Through much of last year, Youth Group attendance was through the roof! An average Monday night would see twenty-plus sixth through twelfth graders hanging out, laughing and learning for two hours. The bulk of Youth Formation will be on-line this year, much like all the schools in the county. The entire Youth Group got an intense education on Zoom and its possibilities and limitations this past spring. We learned a lot and are incorporating those lessons into our planning for the year.
Youth Formation for 20-21
*Youth Group will meet three times a week virtually via Zoom, none to last more than one hour.
*Starting Sept. 21, our entire Youth Group will meet at 7:00 p.m. Monday evenings for fellowship, sharing what is happening in our lives, maybe a short lesson, and time to have some fun with the games we have collected for on-line use.
*Before that on September 14 this meeting will be especially focused on our newest members! We have a new crop of middle-schoolers to integrate into our group. Some of our high school students will join us that night to share our group norms and traditions and introduce them to our community’s culture.
*The other two meetings will break out by grade – Middle School on Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. and High School on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m., both on Zoom. This allows me to work on lessons in smaller, more easily managed groups, and to tailor the content more to age.
*We are going to combine High School Sunday School and High School Youth Group which will meet on the High School meeting night (not on Sunday).
For now, our lock-ins, trips to New York City, making dinners for the Light House, and other service activities are on hold as we follow the guidelines of this pandemic.
Questions? Contact Jeff Conover, Youth Ministries Leader, at jeff@st-margarets.org.
Youth Formation for 20-21
*Youth Group will meet three times a week virtually via Zoom, none to last more than one hour.
*Starting Sept. 21, our entire Youth Group will meet at 7:00 p.m. Monday evenings for fellowship, sharing what is happening in our lives, maybe a short lesson, and time to have some fun with the games we have collected for on-line use.
*Before that on September 14 this meeting will be especially focused on our newest members! We have a new crop of middle-schoolers to integrate into our group. Some of our high school students will join us that night to share our group norms and traditions and introduce them to our community’s culture.
*The other two meetings will break out by grade – Middle School on Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. and High School on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m., both on Zoom. This allows me to work on lessons in smaller, more easily managed groups, and to tailor the content more to age.
*We are going to combine High School Sunday School and High School Youth Group which will meet on the High School meeting night (not on Sunday).
For now, our lock-ins, trips to New York City, making dinners for the Light House, and other service activities are on hold as we follow the guidelines of this pandemic.
Questions? Contact Jeff Conover, Youth Ministries Leader, at jeff@st-margarets.org.