updated September 7, 2010

 Sunday, September 12

Munch & Mingle - 9:20-9:29 a.m. - Come to 1st Floor Hallway for Donuts, Info & Prayer

Sunday School - 9:30-10:30 a.m. - Come learn about Jesus in the Youth Room

Keystones - 6:45-8 p.m. - Youth group is where teenagers from 8 different high schools risk themselves on making new friends, setting aside cliques, trusting in God, and learning to trust each other.  We will eat, laugh, learn, and live.  Join returning leaders RJ, Alicia (She's a UM SENIOR) and Marissa (UM Junior), plus meet new leaders Deb Hutton, Cheryl Moy and Marc the Elder.   Sept 19, bring a parent for a joint Keys so your parents will learn what goes on at youth group, we'll learn about Pittsburgh, Florida and Jamaica. 

Saturday, September 18 - Come to the UM - UMass football game for free.  Join RJ selling concessions in Booth 38.  Help us raise $1,200 at this game for youth mission trips.  Email RJ today.  We need those names now for the list to give to UM for entrance into the stadium before the game.    We are also working Oct. 9 for MSU game.  You can sign up for this too or any other home game you want to work.

Saturday, September 25

Hope College Road Trip - 7:30 a.m. - Evening - Email RJ to sign up for this road trip to visit Nick, see Norfolk Leader Mike Bellovich, see the college, catch the annual Pull across the Black River.  $20 cash plus a signed Consent Release form.

Nov. 5-7   The Pittsburgh Project

Come be a part of this great mission road trip to Pittsburgh to rehab houses with the Pittsburgh Project.  $130 and a Signed Consent Release.  This event usually sells out by October so email RJ to get on the list now.  We meet Friday at 3 p.m. at Arborland and return to Arborland by 9 p.m. on Sunday.   21 seats gone. Nearly halfway sold out!

Winter Break - Immokalle, Florida Mission Trip

June 18-26ish  - Our summer mission trip will be going to either Santiago, Dominican Republic or Belize.

High School Ministry is led by Rev. Jim Monnett (RJ), the Director of Youth Ministry, jmonnett@firstpresbyterian.org. I am an ordained Presbyterian Church USA pastor with over 10 years of youth ministry experience (and 15 years as a pastor). I am working on my Doctor of Ministry in pastoral theology at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. My project work is in training adult lay leaders for effective youth mission trips.

See photos and read all about youth activities this past summer (pdf)