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Youth Service Project

Beginning Saturday, November 19, 2011, our Christian Education Commission will implement the Youth Service Project at Uptown Faith Community Service Center.  This project will welcome members of our Youth Forum and Confirmation Class, providing an introduction to helping the homeless and marginalized clients at Uptown. The youth will meet with an adult supervisor volunteer every first and third Saturday of the month from approximately 9:00 am until 11:00 am. 
 
The duties during those two hours will be mostly cleaning. Other needed tasks, such as folding clothes and bagging food for the Tuesday distribution will also be included, as needed. Uptown’s all-volunteer staff has a great need for the help that our youth will provide. With the youth helping so much to take care of these tasks, the adult volunteers and staff can spend more time helping the many clients at Uptown. Please contact Santina Poor in the church office or Judy Atwater (nearwater1@cox.net) with any questions.

Confirmation Class for Youth

If you have a child who is in 7th grade or higher, we would like to invite you to enroll him/her in this year’s confirmation class.  This class is an opportunity for your child to deepen his/her relationship with God, learn more about what we believe as followers of Jesus Christ, and affirm the covenant that was made when your child was (or will be) baptized. 

This class provides an opportunity for the confirmands to discern and articulate what they believe through open, honest discussion and teaching.  The class is led by Pastor Scott and is a wonderful opportunity for the youth and Pastor Scott to get to know each other and deepen their relationships with their pastor and each other.  Classes will be held on Thursdays from 4:30-5:30 beginning September 15, 2011.  Please contact Santina Poor in the church office if you’d like more information or if you have any questions. 

We would like to invite the congregation to keep our confirmands in your prayers this year as they embark on this new path of their spiritual journeys. 
 

Youth Forum

Mission Hills UCC has a healthy Youth Forum for teenagers in 7th through 12th grade. Led by our talented Youth Leader, Keith Warrick, they meet during the 10 a.m. worship service for their time of fellowship, prayer, and study in the Odgers Youth Lounge.

Youth Forum is responsible for the services on the third Sunday of each month so you will find them serving as liturgist, ushers, musicians, and singers that day. They have monthly social activities as well as opportunities for community service projects and spiritual development.

The group recently participated in a "Staycation" Mission Trip which included visiting Centro Romero in San Ysidro education and outreach regarding border issues, participating in team building exercises, discussing the experiences from Centro Romero, and learning about Liberation Theology from both a biblical and historical perspective   In 2010, they traveled to Montana to participate in the UCC’s Western Regional Youth Event where they strengthened their relationships with each other in addition to meeting new friends in other local UCC churches.