| | | | | St. James' Parish Old Herring Creeke Children and Youth Announcements |
| March 17 - March 24, 2013 |
| Acolyte Festival  Saturday, March 16th from 9:30am - 2:00pm is the annual Acolyte Festival at St. Anne's Church in Annapolis. The event includes workshops, lunch, and meeting Bishop Sutton. The cost per participant is $8.00.
For detailed information and to register for the festival click here. For those St. James' youth interested in being an acolyte, or are already an acolyte and would like additional training as well as meet other acolytes in the area, this festival is a wonderful opportunity. Please consider registering with St. Anne's and signing-up with Dawn+. There is a sign-up sheet across from the clergy offices to attend the festival as a group from St. James' Parish.
Registration deadline is March 11th. Each youth must register with St. Anne's for the festival. |
| YAC Outing Sunday, March 17th - St. Patrick's Day the YAC class will meet in their classroom after the 9am service and depart for an outing to downtown Annapolis. Please be sure to fill out a Youth Fellowship Registration form, if you have not already had one completed by a parent/guardian, click here. Also, be sure we have a signed permission slip for this particular event by printing the permission slip provided here and giving it to one of the YAC leaders. DON'T FOREGET TO WEAR GREEN! |
| YAC Parental Permission for Outing to Downtown Annapolis on March 17, 2013 As a parent/guardian, by signing this permission slip, you are giving consent for the youth named below to attend the above named event. Youth Name:____________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Name:_______________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Contact Phone Number: (Cell)______________________________ (Home)_____________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature:____________________________________________
*Permission slips are required for all youth participating in events without parental supervision, and are in addition to the required Youth Fellowship Registration that must be on file for all youth. | | |
| Bishop's Bash Saturday - March 23rd from 6:00pm - 10:00pm for youth grades 7th - 12th
Casual dress, live band, games, fellowship, and food. A dinner and dance featuring Bishop Sutton.
Cost: tickets are $10
Location: St. John's Ellicott City, 9120 Frederick Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042
To order tickets and for more information on participating in this event, click here. |
| Youth Fellowship Sunday, March 24th the youth will gather from 11:30am to 1:30pm for a meal, and then help prepare for Easter Day by helping to stuff the Easter Eggs that will be hidden in the church yard and Rector's Garden for the younger children. The Easter Egg hunt will take place on Easter Day at 10:00am. |
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COMING SOON!! Prom Dress Drive Saturday, April 13th from 9:00am - 12:00pm the YAC (Young Adults in Church) will be giving dresses to young girls in the community who may be in need. The YAC is collecting gently used and cleaned prom style dresses, as well as accessories and shoes. YAC believes this is a terrific opportunity to recycle prom dresses and to minister to a need in the community. Please drop off your donations in the Parish Hall. If you have no clothes to donate, we are accepting cash donations to help cover the costs of additional dresses, accessories and shoes.
If you have any questions, please call St. James' Parish at (410)867-2838. |
| Senior High Youth Lock-in Friday, April 19th - Saturday, April 20th the Senior High youth will gather to compete with one another in a Supermarket Sweep at Safeway in Edgewater. They will then return to St. James' with the groceries they have purchased and stock the SCAN Food Bank. Each year the youth have come together for this event to enjoy fellowship and an outreach mission. |
| Christian Formation Field Trip - National Cathedral & National Zoo Sunday, May 5th for all interested, we will be leaving St. James' Church to attend a Holy Eucharist service at the National Cathedral, hopefully have a short tour, and have brunch in the Bishop's Garden. We will then walk to the National Zoo for an afternoon of furry friends and fellowship. The day will begin at 7:00am when we meet to board a bus and travel to Washington, DC to attend the 8:45am worship service at the National Cathedral. The trip will occur come rain or shine! The cost will be $5.00 per person and BYOB (Bring Your Own Brunch). Everyone under the age of 18yrs. must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. |
| | 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+ |
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