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Youth Confirmation Class

Youth Confirmation is the opportunity for youth, eighth grade to high school, to take a snapshot of where they are in the faith, explore possibilities to grow their faith, and to understand the church universal and how Grace and their participation partner together to make this a better house of God.

If your youth is interested, please contact Kirk Anderson or Pastor Catherine Neelly Burton for more information. The classes start near the end of October and finish mid-April.  We meet Sunday afternoons from 1:30 to 3 pm along with two-three church visits.

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Mental Health and Youth Series

Mental health is one of those topics that can conjure up lots of feelings and emotions.  There still are stigmas with mental health and being willing to ask or seek help.  We know for a fact that many high school youth deal with mental health and coping issues daily such as depression, anxiety, self-worth and many more.

Starting September 25 we spend three weeks talking and discussing mental health issues that seem to be prevalent in the high school age youth. Scott Spradlin, a Licensed Professional Counselor, and a team from Haus of Clarity (hausofclarity.com) are leading the discussions. Topics are focused at the high school age, and cover such areas as those listed above, along with addiction, teen suicide, friends and family dynamics, social media influence and others.  We are also offering a parents session on October 2 in the parlor where there isan overview of the three weeks and a chance for Q&A in areas you may be dealing with your youth.  For more information please contact Kirk Anderson here at Grace.

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Peace and Global Witness Offering: October 6

On Sunday, October 6, we celebrate World Communion Sunday.  Along with siblings in faith around the globe we share the Lord’s Supper in worship. We also receive the Peace and Global Witness Offering.  This offering is one of the PCUSA offerings we receive every year. Fifty percent of the received offering goes to the national church for peacemaking efforts around the globe. Twenty-five percent goes to the Presbytery of Southern Kansas for peacemaking efforts in the region. The Grace Mission Distribution Team determines how to use the remaining 25%.

This year the Mission Distribution Team designates our percentage for the Center for Combating Human Trafficking at Wichita State University.

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September 2019 Youth Schedules

September 2019 Youth Schedules

If you would like to get on the Student Ministry email list for either IGNITE or INSPIRE/WYLDlife, please email your request to Kirk Anderson.

IGNITE (All High School aged youth)

  • Sunday School: We meet every Sunday at 10 am in the Teen Center
  • Wednesday Fellowship
    • Wednesday Fellowship is September 4, September 11 and September 24.
    • Youth Worship is Wednesday September 18.
    • Schedule (unless otherwise noted)
      • 5 pm Chess club
      • 6 pm Dinner
      • 6:35 – 8 pm Fellowship

INSPIRE (All Middle High aged youth)

  • Sunday School: We meet every Sunday at 10 am in the Teen Center
    • 7th through 12th grades
  • Wednesday Fellowship (6th through 8th grade)
    • Fellowship every Wednesday of the month
    • Schedule (unless otherwise noted)
      • 3:20 pm  snacks / chill time
      • 3:45 – 4:55 pm Fellowship
      • 5 pm Chess Club
      • 6 pm Dinner
      • 6:25 pm Pick up

WYLDlife (Middle High Youth)

  • We  have clubs on Friday, September 6 and September 20
    • 3:10 – 4:45 pm
    • Youth can either meet in the Robinson Cafeteria and walk over after school or youth can join by 3:30 pm from any other school.

 

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Excavation Station

On Sunday, September 8, we unveiled the Excavation Station Sunday School Room.  For many years Room 206 was known as the Windjammer Room, and now it has new occupants and a new name.

A year ago we began to look closely at safety and security of our Sunday morning classes.  For many years older elementary children met for Sunday School in the Tower Room. It was decorated as a medieval tower and very fun. It was however, not the safest as there was no way out in a fire. The class that met up there began to meet in another second-floor room while a plan was made.

Pastor Jennifer Snook recruited woodworkers and artists to help turn Room 206 into an Indiana Jones type room for our children.  Throughout the spring and summer, construction, painting, and artifact acquisition took place. Now it’s ready for study, fellowship, and faith development. Stop by and visit!

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