2012 Mission Trip – Youth Rebuilding New Orleans – hear the stories May 13th
Come listen during the May 13th worship service to the SHYG tell their stories of their April mission trip to New Orleans, working with the Youth Rebuilding New Orleans organization (YRNO). The group is restoring homes in New Orleans and targeting them for sale to teachers under the theory the teachers will anchor and stabilize neighborhoods as they continue to recover. Stay tuned for a gallery of photos!
Please visit the YRNO website for more information on what our youth did on their trip: http://yrno.com/
2011 Mission Trip – Litttleton (NH) Workcamp Foundations
- 2011 SHYG Mission Trip in Littleton
The SHYG traveled to Littleton NH this past June to work with the Workcamp Foundations group. They helped homeowners with home repairs and fix-ups and enjoyed the fellowship of the people they helped.
Littleton has been hit hard with job losses in recent years; tourism remains a mainstay of the region’s economy, and unemployment is high. On this mission, our group brought some help where it’s needed most. There were 23 teens and 6 chaperones on the retreat.
Our work–and play
Local
We maintain a relationship with residents of the Granite Square Apartments in Milford. This ministry is rich and life-affirming for both the residents and for the members of our group. We are expanding our local missions work.
Mission Trips
Our yearly mission trips focus much of our work for support and planning.
2010: Maine Seacoast Mission
2009: Washington D.C. working with the YSOP (Youth Service Opportunities Project)
2008: New York City
2007: we visited Atlanta, GA with the Outreach and Advocacy Center of the Central Presbyterian Church.
Teaching and Christian Education
Many of us teach and assist teachers in Church School. Additionally, part of our Sunday evening programs includes planned conversation to deepen understanding of Christian belief.
Community
An essential part of the Senior High program is the building of community, centered in God’s love for us, and His call to love others. Practically speaking, this means that we continually and consciously work to take the risks to be real with each other, to speak truth in a spirit to lift others up, rather than put them down.
Music
We share our musical gifts through the young adult choir–Voices of Creation–which includes grades 7-12. Additionally, Saturday Worship provides an excellent worship setting for us to use our musical skills.
Worship
Sunday evening youth programming includes worship and prayer in the sanctuary. In this way, we stay in right relationship with God and receive the gifts that strengthen us for life’s hard journey.
Contacts:
If you are interested in learning more about our Senior High Youth Group programs, please contact Pastor Maureen.