Children and Youth Announcements

St. James' Parish Old Herring Creeke   Children and Youth Announcements    December 8, 2014 Salvation Army Sing Along - Tuesday, Dec. 9th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Youth will present the Salvation Army representatives with the toys purchased from Toys-R-US. Lunch with Santa - Saturday, Dec. 13th from 12pm - 2pm.  A great opportunity for the youth of St. James' to help those in need in our surrounding community. Diocesan Event: Philadelphia Nightwatch-  Friday - Saturday , December 12th -13th  Open to both junior and senior high youth! Come join us as we travel to Philadelphia for a special program.  We will join their Nightwatch Friday night and Saturday morning and then tour around Philadelphia and be home around 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.   **Transportation from St. James' Church, to meet up with the diocesan group, will be provided.  Please contact Dawn+ at dawncampbell@stjameslothian.com or at (410)867-2838 for more information.**   ->Cost $35.00 dinner included!   PARENT CONSENT FORM   December 12-13, 2014 @ Saint Peter's in the Great Valley, Malvern, PA   Schedule of the Event 7:00-7:30 pm          Registration 7:30-8:15 pm          Ice Breakers & Orientation 8:15-8:30 pm          Snack Break 8:30-9:15 pm          Small Group Discussion 9:15-10:45 pm        Curated Eucharist 10:45-11:45 pm      Games & Preparing for Bed 12:00 am                Lights Out 8:00-8:30 am          Wake Up, Dress & Clean Up 8:30-9:15 am          Breakfast 9:15-9:45 am          Morning Prayer 9:45-10:00 am        Dismissal   Things to Pack! 1. Sleeping bag & pillow 2. Toiletries and any overnight medications 3. Pajamas and clothes for traveling 4. Recommended hoodie or light jacket 5. Money for lunch on the way home   For more information on this diocesan sponsored event please click here. Pizza & Bible Study for Youth (grades 6-12)-       Starting in October we will begin a monthly Bible study for youth grade 6 through grade 12. The Jr. and Sr. High School youth  (grades 6-12) will be meeting on the fourth Monday of the month. The next session will be Dec. 22nd.  We will meet in the YAC classroom on the upper level of the education building. We will meet from 6:30pm to 8:00pm.  Our time together will begin with prayer, pizza and check-in time.  We will then spend the next hour watching a short video on one of the Bible characters then, moving on to discussion time, encouraging "youth to see the similarities between themselves and their faith ancestors...Unlikely people called by God to do amazing things."   re:form Ancestors is a youth Bible study curriculum that helps older students get to know personalities from the Old and New Testaments. Please email Dawn+ at dawncampbell@stjameslothian.com if your youth would like to join the Bible study. Youth Sunday January 4th -  On Sunday, January 4th we will have YOUTH SUNDAY!!  The children and youth of St. James' Parish will be leading worship during the 9:00am service.   We will have youth reading the lessons, a children's lesson, followed by a sermon from one of our clergy. We will have youth centered music.  There will be youth ushers and an older youth administering the chalice during communion.   Come and worship with the children and youth of St. James' Parish as they share their ministry with us in what will be a phenomenal worship experience. Future Youth Sundays are scheduled for March 1st, and May 3rd.   Youth Confirmation Classes -    Youth Confirmation classes will begin Monday, January 12th from 7:00pm-8:00pm and will be held monthly for ten sessions.  Bishop Heather Cook will be making a visitation to St. James' in the fall and will officiate the Rite of Confirmation for those youth who have completed the Confirmation class.  The curriculum will be My Faith, My Life: A Teen's Guide to the Episcopal Church, recommended by the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland's Missioner for Christian Formation, Randi Hicks Rowe.  You can click the link above to read about the curriculum. Each youth will receive their own copy.  The class will follow the format of a book club.  Each month we will review and discuss one chapter.    The Book of Common Prayer states, "In the course of their Christian development, those baptized at an early age are expected, when they are ready and have been duly prepared, to make a mature public affirmation of their faith and commitment to the responsibilities of their Baptism and to receive the laying on of hands by the bishop" (BCP, p.412).   If your youth (6th -12th grade) would like to participate in the Rite of Confirmation, please contact Dawn+ at dawncampbell@stjameslothian.com or (410)867-2838, before January 1st. Earn for St. James' when you shop at Amazon Earn for St. James' Christian Formation through our current eScrip program when you shop at Amazon. If you follow the Amazon link on this post, or on the stjameslothian.com footer, or bookmark and follow the URL goo.gl/lEhsh7, then St. James' earns a percentage of whatever you purchase at Amazon. Church School Registration -  Church school takes place on Sundays after the 9:00am service, from 10:00am - 11:00am in the Education Building.  Click here to register online.  You can print a registration form by clicking here or you can find the forms in the parish hall, in the rack next to the youth bulletin board.  Please return registration forms to Dawn+ by mail or by dropping the form off in the pocket on the door of the clergy offices. We are always looking for volunteers to help with fellowship and events.  Please contact the Rev. Dawn Campbell for more information on how you can participate with our children and youth, email dawncampbell@stjameslothian.com or call (410)867-2838.   Have a blessed week! Dawn+