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 - 7:45 pm Mid-Week Youth
  
• 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 

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

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for 2020 camps and events

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