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Youth Programs at OPC
Click one of the following links to learn more about
our youth programs:
Sunday School Classes (Jr. Highs - Sr. Highs)
Confirmation Class (8th graders)
Outrageous Puppeterians
CAST (Christians Acting, Singing & Tolling)
Junior High Youth Group
Saturday, July 3rd
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Senior High Youth Group
Supported By: Christian Education
Committee
Its Mission: To provide Sunday morning
classes for all young people Grades 7-12, including the Confirmation
Class for 8th graders, to educate us in the fundamentals
of our faith and our responsibilities and opportunities as members
in Christ.
Who May Want To Join: All young people
Grades 7-12.
Activities: Sunday morning classes are
offered from 9:45-10:45 AM.
Individual Ministry Opportunities: We
are always looking for Sunday School teachers. Our goal is to have
two teachers for each class plus a reserve of those who are willing
to serve as on-call substitutes.
Meetings & Time Commitments: Sunday
morning classes are from 9:45-10:45 each Sunday except for the weeks
of the summer public school vacation.
Contact:
Krista Barenie
Confirmation Class (8th graders)
Supported By: Christian Education
Committee
Its Mission: To provide Sunday morning
class for 8th grade+ for education in ....
Who May Want To Join: All young people
Grade 8 (or above?)
Activities: Sunday morning classes are
offered from 9:45-10:45 AM.
Individual Ministry Opportunities: (mentors, others needed
to assist)
Meetings & Time Commitments: Sunday
morning classes are from 9:45-10:45 each Sunday except for the weeks
of the summer public school vacation.
Contact:
Rhys & Deb Jones
Supported By: Worship & Music Committee
Its Mission: To serve God in a creative
and fun way. To come together as a team to worship and praise and
share our message with others in an exciting and inspirational way -
through puppets, sign language and stick ministry.
Who May Want To Join: Any youth who are
in Grade 6 and above. Also any adults who would like to help in team
trips or in developing puppets or props.
Activities:
The
puppet team is starting off Year 2006 with some very exciting
events. First we are going to be participating in worship and the
Sunday School kick-off on September 10th. Also look for us in
worship again in October! We are looking forward to sharing many of
the new ideas we received from IFEST this year. We again had a great
week at IFEST where we had a large group of kids participating in
classes and learning new ways to praise God creatively with song,
scripture and more! We also came back with a new selection of
puppets which we know will really improve our ability to perform
some new material, maybe even some "blacklight"! The youth involved
in our team have worked very hard this year improving their puppetry
skills and are very excited
 to share with their congregation their
unique talents and to share their love of God and this ministry with
everyone.
Individual Ministry Opportunities:
Ministry to the congregation in worship services; ministry to each
other, kids and adults, in team activities.
Meetings & Time Commitments: We meet
every Tuesday night from 7-9 p.m. In the fall when we train new
puppeteers, the newest members will meet from 6-7 p.m. and later
join the group from 7-9 p.m. When we are preparing for Regionals in
spring or IFest in summer, additional practices are added. We are
away for a short weekend - usually the first weekend in March for
Regionals and IFest is a week or a long weekend in the summer -
usually July.
Contact: Brenda
Shoppe
Supported By: Worship & Music Committee
Its Mission: Provide opportunities for
Jr.-high and Sr.-high students to participate in worship service in
several ways, to learn what worship is, to increase musical
repertoire.
Who May Want To Join:
Jr. and Sr. high students, parents, others who want to help.
Activities:
In addition to
singing during worship service 1 or 2 times per month, we have put
on a dinner theater
as a fundraiser and we have used sign language
and drama
in several
worship services. We also have a hand bell group.
Individual Ministry Opportunities:
Many of
these singers have the opportunity for solos, duets and small
ensembles and even leading of worship. This can contribute greatly
to confidence building and growth in leadership skills. Those who
assist these young people in rehearsals and services can make a very
positive influence in the young people’s lives.
Meetings & Time Commitments:
Rehearsals are on
Sunday evenings 5:30-7:00 PM, September through April. Singing
during worship services 1 to 2 times per month and in Christmas and
Easter services, and in regional/national festivals or seminars. And
we will occasionally do a fundraiser event such as a dinner theater.
Contact:
Earlyne Dodd
Supported By: Christian Education
Committee
Its Mission: To bond together as young Christians and to
help people in our church and community.
Who May Want To Join: 6th –
8th graders.
Activities: World Vision Sponsorship,
Rake-n-Run , Life-Spring, Special People, Fun Fridays, Lock-in
Event. Our devotions focus on God’s plan for us as young Christians
in our family life, community involvement, peer pressure at school,
--- What Would Jesus Want Us To Do?
Meetings & Time Commitments: We meet 3
- 4 times per month - days and times vary – a 2-month schedule is
posted on the Youth Group Board.
Contact: Krisi Swafford
Supported By: Christian Education
Committee
Its Mission: The mission of the Oswego
Presbyterian Church Sr. High Youth Group is to sow the seed, to
nurture the need, to grow in our deeds and to harvest the freed. We
share the Truth of the Lord and His salvation, and instruct our
young people in how to practically apply these biblical and moral
principals in their lives. We strive to provide a safe environment
in which the youth can find acceptance and comfort, while at the
same time learning to accept Christ’s love and become uncomfortable
with mediocrity. We try to create a sense of intimacy, a sense of
family for everyone involved, and we work to share that love and
compassion with our community, our state, our nation, our world. We
exist to cultivate the fields, to equip each young person so that
they can go out and equip others in the name of God the Father
Almighty.
Who May Want To Join: Absolutely any
student in grades 9 thru 12. There are no prerequisites; everyone is
welcome.
Activities: We meet every Sunday night
from 7-9 – twice in small groups, once for large group discussion
and games, and once for praise, worship and devotion. We serve our
community through Hesed House and Habitat for Humanity . We serve
our world through mission trips during the spring and summer
months. We meet for fun and fellowship each Monday evening in the
summertime.
Individual Ministry Opportunities:
Everyone involved has an individual ministry opportunity; we are
called to be disciples to all nations and we are called to love our
neighbors as we love ourselves. The opportunities are walking all
around us and staring us in the face each time we look in the
mirror. The opportunity is to lead by example and to glorify God in
everything that we do and say.
Meetings & Time Commitments: Every
Sunday night from 7-9. Every month we also try to do a weekend
outreach event that lasts a few hours.
Contact:
Sam Perkins
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