Youth
Lenten Series
High School – Tuesdays @6pm
Middle School – Wednesdays @6pm
High School – This year our high schoolers and a group of adult artists will be creating our versions of the stations of the cross.
Middle School – This year our middle schoolers will be looking at God in the music middle schoolers listen to and asking questions like is God in this and if so, what is God saying to us?
Both series will meet at St. Mark’s the first week (Feb. 28th& 29threspectively) and then alternate between St. Mark’s & St. Alban’s each week.
Week 1 - Feb. 28th & 29th - St. Mark's
Week 2 - March 6th & 7th - St. Alban's
Week 3 - March 13th & 14th - St. Mark's
Week 4 - March 20th & 21st - St. Alban's
Week 5 - Holy Week
If you are planning to participate please RSVP so the correct amount of supplies and materials can be purchased!
Outreach Weekend (High School Only)
March 9-11
Good Shepherd, Rocky Mount
$60-$75 (scholarships available)
We are partnering with the Episcopal Farmworker Ministry to purchase package and deliver donations to migrant worker camps in the area. We will also be working with various other organizations in projects that address loneliness, sickness, and helplessness. This trip is highly encouraged. We need to experience what it means to live as a migrant worker in this country if are to make informed decisions about immigration, taxes, and other issues that deal with people whom we do not know much about. Registration can be completed Here
Happening (High School Only)
March 23-24
$140 (scholarships available)
In a time of crazy sports schedules, massive amounts of schoolwork, and a ridiculous number of extracurricular activities, Happening allows high schoolers to take a break from their hectic lives and reflect internally. Throughout the weekend, a variety of talks and activities, both fun and contemplative, allow Happening candidates to reflect and build on their spiritual relationship with God. The candidates are backed by a team of high schoolers who have already undergone this experience. This team is present to help out and serve the candidates in every way possible. The Happening is a weekend of fellowship, fun, and spiritual strengthening and I would highly recommend it to any teen looking to grow as a Christian. Registration can be completed Here
Seder Meal
April 1st @4:00pm
The youth will again be sponsoring a Seder Meal on Passover Sunday. The meal will be a worship service where we remember as a parish the Israelites and their exodus to freedom. This is also a time where we remember our own journeys into freedom. It will function like last year. The parish will sign up to bring different items for the meal. The youth will run the worship portion and adults will plate the meals. We will need many parent volunteers to make this event a success.
Spring Youth Event (High School Only)
April 20-22
$125-$140 (Scholarships Available)
Come with us this weekend as we explore what it means to be in relationship with ourselves, each other, and God. There will be many activities, music, laughter, and time to just be yourself around others your age. There will be guest speakers, as well as some youth led activities. Here
Creeper Trail Bike Trip
May 5-6
$50
The youth will gather at 7am on Saturday and leave for Damascus, Virginia. When we arrive we will set up tents (there is indoor basement sleeping if youre not a tent camper). We will eat lunch and hit the 17 mile all downhill railroad bed trail. We will return from the trail, have dinner, and enjoy community and fellowship around a camp fire. We will wake Sunday morning, have a small time of worship and reflection, break camp and head home. The youth will also need money for a quick breakfast on the way up and back. This is a safe and fun trip. Look for sign-up sheets to coming soon.
Alabama Mission Trip (High School Only)
June 17-23
Cost: Still being worked out
Tornados ripped through the state of Alabama last Spring and we will be going down to help rebuild, give hope, and be Christ to people who are still in great need. We will be going with St. Patrick’s, Mooresville, Trinity Statesville, St. Lukes, Salisbury, and a few other churches. Look for more details to come.
Carolina Cost Mission Trip (Middle School Only)
June 29-July 13
Cost: Still being worked out
Hurricane Irene did massive amounts of damage last summer to our coast. We will be going to help rebuild, give hope, and Christ to people who are still in great need. Look for more details to come.
Costa Rica Mission Exchange
July 6-15
Cost:$1500
Our diocese and the Diocese of Costa Rica will be partnering this summer to offer a once in a life-time mission experience. We will travel to Costa Rica with 10 youth and 3 adults from our Diocese and meet up with 10 youth and 2 more adults and Bishop Monterroso. We will then travel to a remote village where we will work with local youth and children in building a school, playground, etc. The youth from both countries will worship, eat, sleep, work, and play together. Our final day of the trip will be spent in Manuel Antonio where we will reflect and share in community on a beach that most youth of Costa Rica have never seen. Applications must be post marked no later than February 27th. Applications can be found Here
Episcopal Outreach Camp (Middle School Only)
July 22-25
Cost $100
This is an event held here in Charlotte each year where middle schoolers can get a taste for what a mission trip is all about. This year we will be focusing on literacy and working with the Augustine Project. Events will also include a minor league baseball game, lake party, and worship services. The youth will stay at St. Peter’s downtown and shower at local YMCA’s. If you or your middle schooler is unsure about the idea of mission tips this is the event for the summer. Look for more details to come.
