Welcome to
Lexington Presbyterian Church
120 S. Main Street
Lexington, VA 24450
William M. Klein, Pastor
Lexington Presbyterian Youth
Youth Calendar
Youth Sunday School Classes
Summer Mission Trip: June 8 - 14, 2008
Gifts & Talents Auction
Montreat Youth Conference - July 6 - 12, 2008
Sunday, May 4 - 6:00 pm - Senior High youth and their parents meet
with Bill and Deb
Sunday, May 11 - Pentecost and Confirmation Sunday - Join the
congregation in Dunlap for a reception in honor of the confirmands after
the 11:00 am worship service
Sunday, May 18 - 4:00 - 6:30 pm - Dunlap Auditorium - The Maury River
Mission Community is sponsoring a Youth Rally at LexPres. The guest
speaker is Lauren Holcomb from the Society of St. Andrew, which is an
agency that works to help end hunger in the country. The program will
also include recreation, music and a pizza dinner. Bring 3 or more
canned food items that will be donated to Rockbridge Area Relief
Association food bank. RSVP by May 12 to Olivia if you are coming!
Thursday, May 22 - 5:45 pm - Congregational Life dinner followed by the
Gifts and Talents Auction to support youth missions - Do think of
something you can offer for auction and sign-up on one of the auction
inserts in the friendship pads before May 18!
Sometime the weekend of May 23-25 - A night out at Hull's drive-in -
Stay tuned for further information.
Youth Classes
Curriculum
Both the Senior High and Middle School Sunday School Classes will use the curriculum "Claim the Life" by Cokesbury. This comprehensive youth curriculum's lessons revolve around a single key word or phrase from Scripture. These words help teach the language of faith. There is a focus on spiritual formation and fostering Christian community.
For the Senior Highs, some of the key words are Belonging, Blessing, Steadfast Love, New Creation, Peace, Discipline and Thanksgiving. Some of the main themes for the Middle School class are Worship, Praying, Image of God, Commitment, Forgiving, Follow, Kindness and Servant. There are video vignettes for many of the lessons which provide for further discussion.
Sunday School helps us learn more about God; it also provides a safe place to be yourself and reflect on God's movement in your life. Please join your peers and experience this time of Sabbath.
Confirmation Class
This class for eighth grade and above is for those young people preparing to join the church.
Middle School Class
For sixth through eighth graders, this class is taught by Laura & Boyd Brown, Debbie & Frank Friedman, Randy & Tammy Shomo, & Andy Johnson & Cynthia Penne.
High School Class
Our ninth through twelfth graders will be led this year by Theresa & Kirk Luder & Joe Irby.
The youth mission trip will be June 8-14, 2008. The group will work through The Pilgrimage program in Washington, D.C. The Pilgrimage sponsors hands-on service learning around issues of urban poverty and homelessness; workshops and reflections on social justice and spiritual practices; and ministries in soup kitchens, food banks, and community gardens. They also collaborate with the National Cathedral in a program called the Inward/Outward Journey which combines inner reflection and prayer practices with outward service ministry. For more information about the program, see www.thepilgrimage.org.
A visit to the Holocaust Museum and an outing to a major league baseball game are also being planned.
If you wish to go, please register soon, as there are only 16 spots for youth. Adults are needed to accompany the youth on the trip. Contact Olivia to sign up as an adult leader, and to register for the mission experience. As of February 18, we have twelve youth signed up to go, which leaves four places available. We also need one more male adult as a leader. The cost is $240 per person.
Once the week's schedule is decided, we can give you more information about additional funds you will need to bring for any special activities we might do in addition to the mission work. Paper work (registration forms and health and emergency forms) necessary for the trip will be on the table outside Olivia's office.
The youth will hold a Gifts and Talents Auction following the Congregational Life dinner on Thursday, April 17 to raise money for their mission trip this summer. We hope you will make an offer on our auction items in support of our youth mission activities. There will be both a silent auction and a live one led by Buddy Bryan, Joe Irby and Frank Friedman.
We will provide child care, if needed. Please let us know by April 10 if you intend to bring children who will need a caregiver.
If you have a gift or talent you can auction or other auctionable items, please fill out one of the forms found in the friendship pads in the pews. You can leave these in the offering plates or turn them in to Olivia by March 31.
The Presbytery is organizing a group to attend Youth Conference III at Montreat this summer. The conference will have over 1000 high school students in attendance. We will be staying in a college dorm on the campus of Montreat College. Do think about joining youth from our Presbytery for this week-long experience of fellowship, small group discussions, music and worship. You can find out more about Montreat and the Youth Conferences on their website, www.montreat.org. More information regarding registration and costs will be available soon.
Jenna Smith and Olivia Patton will be accompanying the youth to the conference. The Presbytery also needs two adult men as leaders. Our Planning Committee has budgeted some money to support our youth who wish to attend. Please speak with Olivia if you are interested in participating in the conference.