Youth

Typical Weekly Youth Calendar (September through May)

Sunday

9:15 am Welcome (informal time for donuts, announcements, and fun activities)

9:30 am Middle School (7th & 8th Grades) and High School (9th-12th Grades) Bible Study

10:30 am Worship

5:15 pm Choir

6:00 pm Snack Supper (provided by youth families)

6:30 pm Youth Activities (varied format designed to stimulate spiritual growth and build relationships)

Wednesday

5:00 pm All-church Fellowship Supper

6:00 pm Youth Building opens (ping pong, games, tutoring, socializing, etc.)

6:30 pm Mid-Week for Middle Schoolers

7:30 pm High School Group meets in homes of youth families (contact church office for this week's location)

Monthly

At least one weekend a month, organize an extra event (concert, bowling, game night, etc.) to build friendships

Dutch treat lunch after church for youth families

School Year Highlights

August Back-to-School Bash

September Resume Weekly Schedule and Small Groups (altered summer schedule)

World Vision's 30-Hour Famine (date varies)

October PumpkinFest (all-church family-friendly event)

November Fall Retreat at Pineywoods Encampment

Advent Season Special activities to observe Advent with intentionality

December Annual Progressive Dinner and White Elephant Gift Exchange

January MLK Weekend High School Beach Retreat

February Annual Potluck Luncheon and Dessert Auction on SuperBowl Sunday (fundraiser for mission trip)

March Spring Break Event (usually an abbreviated mission trip within Texas -- Arlington and Austin in past years)

Easter Season Special activites to observe Lent with intentionality

April Stress-buster Spring Retreat (a time for stillness amidst the demanding closure of the school year)

May Youth Sunday (a time of corporate worship completely crafted and led by youth)

May Graduate Recognition

Summer Highlights

Six Flags Trip (late May)

Southwest Baptist Youth Camp (Sunday-Friday, beginning the 2nd full week of June)

Crosspoint Christian Sports Camp (4th through 8th Graders only)

Passport (an experience combining the best of summer camp with the ministry of a mission trip) www.passportcamps.org

Vacation Bible School (youth serve in various areas of leadership)