Youth Ministries

Reid Youth Ministries

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Our purpose is to be filled by God's grace, poured out in service, together in joy!

We are called to seek opportunities to learn and be filled with God’s love and grace and share that love in service and outreach to others. Connecting it all, our fellowship together is characterized by joy and welcome.
When we gather together in Christ’s name we are called to reach out to each other, encourage one another, and treat each other with the love that Jesus modeled for us.

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Dear Youth and Parents,

We have missed our Reid Youth so much over this summer! Each month the youth ministry committee has gathered to discuss, plan and determine when and how we can safely be back together in person. We are ready to be able to see you in person, laugh, joke, play games, have good conversations and pray with you. Unfortunately, we are still not there yet.

Based on our new mission statement and this pandemic world we live in how we do Youth Ministry at Reid Memorial will look different this year. We are building a diverse set of programs that will enable and create space and opportunities for our youth to build real and deep relationships with one another, and trying to do so in ways that will keep our youth and their families safe. Currently, we are planning in three stages that will help us to determine what we can do in person and what will still be offered on zoom or in other ways.

Things that are continuing or changing include:

NEW** themed Sunday Night fellowship gathering for combined middle school and high school at least once a month outside
NEW** Small Groups based on grade and gender meeting once a month together to do something fun and share faith together; in the next month as these group leaders are found they will be in touch with youth and their families.
Continuing** High School Sunday school, lectionary based curriculum, "Feasting on the Word" led by Jim and Jean McKnight
Continuing** Middle School Sunday led by Maria Jenkins
NEW**Opt-in Mission Cohort that will be biblically based and justice centered with curriculum and consultation from Asheville Youth Mission Co.
Continuing** Confirmation Class for 7th and 8th Grade Youth
(Hopefully)** a Fall Retreat focused on relationship/community building

We look forward to sharing more details with you in the days ahead. The Youth Committee will next be meeting on August 23. The following week you will receive an email with a general scope for the fall, as well as the specific September plans. We plan to start our Youth year after Labor Day.

Finally, for the month of August, we plan to extend our study of Faith in Pixar Shorts for Sunday School on zoom; please see the schedule below.

Blessings,
Hannah, Jim, and the Youth Committee

Hannah Norris, Director of Youth Ministries
Jim McKnight, Elder Chair of Youth Committee
Youth Committee (Heather Howington, Carl Young, Marc Wilson, Lisa Curley, Lillian Magruder, Kirby Yawn)

Sunday Youth Group

Youth programming will begin after Labor Day. Check back for more information.

YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL
Meets at 9:30am each Sunday on Zoom. Our zoom ID is 230 815 778. Email Hannah for the password. We are continuing our summer series, Short Faith, for the month of August. This series explores faith through the lens of Pixar shorts.

August 16: Feast & Blue Umbrella
August 23: Fetch & TickTock Tale
August 30: One Man Band & Puddles
September 6: No Sunday School

High School Classes are for students in grades 9 through 12. This class is be led by Jim and Jean McKnight. They will be using the Live: High School curriculum.

YOUTH TRIPS

Trip registration is live. Find more about Reid Youth trips here.
https://mailchi.mp/a9fbf9a40157/95cgc52oc8-2404969

Summer Trips 2021:

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER TRIPS, CLICK HERE

June 13-18: High School Mission Trip to St. Simons Island GA

July 14-18: Middle School Montreat

July 18-24: High School Montreat

Register for a Middle School Summer trip here
https://forms.gle/XQg1YQmob5gDswB49

God@Home Missions:

o When: July 8-10

o Where: Augusta, GA staying in the AFC

o Cost: $75
o For rising 6th-completed 12th grade students

Registration for God@Home here:
https://forms.gle/vRSkEvBzLP2JL2Ev8

Middle School:
Magical Mystery Tour
o When: June 7-11
o Where: It’s a mystery…
o Cost: $375; register by 1/15: $325
o For rising 6th-completed 8th grade students

Montreat Middle School Conference
o When: July 14-July 20
o Where: Maryville College in TN
o Cost: $425; register by 1/15: $400
o For rising 6th- completed 8th grade students

High School:
Mission Trip
o When: June 15-June 19
o Where: TBD by October 1
o Cost:
o Deadline to apply: December 1

Montreat Conference
o When: July 19- July 25
o Where: Montreat Conference Center in NC
o Cost: $425; register by 12/1: $375