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Join the St. Stephen UMYF Official Facebook Group! Weekly e-mails and other info is posted there. Click the icon to check it out.
We also have a group for Senior High -- click here to go there.
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UMYF 2012
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| Wed., Feb. 22 |
Ash Wednesday Pancake Supper |
| March 2-3 |
30-Hour Famine |
| March 2-4 |
Confirmation retreat (Lake Junaluska)
registration form |
| March 11 |
Youth Musical |
| April 27-29 |
Middle School Spring Retreat |
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Senior High Spring Retreat |
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Sunday schedule
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9:00am Trad. Worship
10:10am Discipleship Gps
11:15am Praise & Worship
UMYF (Youth Group)
5:00pm Fellowship/Supper
5:30pm Youth Group
7:00pm Closing
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Wednesday night schedule
September - May
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5:30pm WRAP-Up (hang out)
6:00pm Agape Bells (beginning bells)
6:45pm Youth Choir (for 6th-12th graders)
7:45pm Alleluia Bells (advanced)
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Discipleship Groups
Youth Discipleship Groups meet
at 10:10 on Sunday mornings.
- 6th grade: Room 201 (led by parents)
- 7th/8th grade: Room 205 (led by Elaine Fairman & Julia Brotherton)
- 9th-11th grade: Room 203 (led by Don Sutton)
- 12th grade: Room 207 (led by Mary Owen & Clonnie Lambert)
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Sunday nights from 5-7pm
St. Stephen UMYF (United Methodist Youth Fellowship), or youth group, is a dynamic youth ministry designed to help youth grow in Christ. Our method to accomplish this calling is through developing Christ-centered relationships. Learning to grow in our relationship with Christ and in relationship with others is a life-long, life-challenging mission, but one that brings out the true joy of life!
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Large Group Sundays
(generally, once per month)
BRING A FRIEND!
UMYF Large Group is a gateway into our Youth Ministry. All youth, ages 6th-12th grade meet approximately once a month for a time of celebration, praise, God story-telling, and generally all out fun! It is a great event to invite friends. “Large Group” is designed to be high energy, fun, unique, and exciting. We have bands, testimonies, interactive games, sharing, skits, dress-up theme nights, etc. The hope is to introduce youth into the exciting life of youth ministry and challenge them to try the ministry groups the rest of the month. This is the place where youth see the hands, feet, and heart of Jesus.
- 5:00pm Supper ($5, Youth Café)
- 5:30 Large Group (Youth Ministry Center)
- 7:00pm UMYF Benediction
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February Large Group "Shorts"
During the month of February (except for Feb 5), we will have "short" large group sessions to kick off the evening after dinner! We believe it is important for ALL OF US to gather together to sing, pray, and to be united in our faith! During February you will hear the Senior Faith Words, Words of Wisdom, and a special message to get us going for the night! We hope you join us every week for dinner at 5pm, Large Group at 5:30, and then Ministry Groups at 6pm.
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Ministry Group Sundays
MEET A FRIEND!
Ministry Groups meet approximately 3 times a month. These are great opportunities for youth to meet a friend in small groups — whether it be seeing old friends, making new friends, or best of all, experiencing our friend Jesus. These groups — Confirmation (6th graders), Middle School (7th/8th grade), and Senior High (9th-12th grade) — provide unique, age-appropriate, hands-on, and engaging programming with ample opportunity for youth sharing their lives as well as intentional friend-making and building activities. At EVERY meeting, each youth has the opportunity to share in an intimate setting what is going on in their lives in a safe environment. This is the place where youth practice being the hands, feet, and heart of Jesus.
- 5:00pm Supper ($5, Youth Café)
- 5:30 Ministry Groups
- 7:00pm UMYF Benediction
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ST. STEPHEN YOUTH HOODIES & SWEATPANTS
We still have sweatpants and hoodies available, in select sizes. Click here for the order form with more information and pictures! Contact Kelly Keesling to see if we have your size in stock!
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 The 30-Hour Famine will be March 2-3.
Register by Feb. 19 with Ginny.
Click here to set up to collect credit card donations.
Click here to download the parent waiver. |
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Links
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Click here to download the YouthWorks 2012 brochure for our trip in June
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 Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Troop 118 was chartered at St. Stephen UMC in 1971, and emphasizes learning and advancement through the Scout ranks. Boy Scout Troop 118 meets on Mondays at 7pm throughout the year. See the Troop 118 webpage for more details.
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GBOD Youth Ministry
This is the website of the United Methodist Global Youth Ministry. Includes great events and ideas for youth, online spiritual resources for interested youth, resources and newsletters for adults.
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UM Youth Organization
A global youth group run and led by youth. It's like our youth ministry but much MUCH bigger! Great topics, events, and stuff..
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Information on the community of Chrysalis: An intense spiritual retreat for youth grades 10-12
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Devo'zine is a youth devotional magazine that is written by youth. |
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| Is God calling you? Click here to find out! (This site explores the many ways in which God calls us to ministry. |
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 The Shared Mission Focus on Young People calls The United Methodist Church to a faithful response to the joys and pains of youth and young adults. In 1996, the General Conference created the Shared Mission Focus on Young People. |
Higher Education
This site, maintained by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry has information about United Methodist-related colleges and universities, scholarships for United Methodist youth, and other information.
United Methodist Student Movement
Through the United Methodist Student Movement (UMSM) and the Student Forum, students have an important place and a voice within the church. Students are joining hands and working together to create a new generation of Christian leaders.
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The St. Stephen Youth Ministry is a dynamic program that offers many opportunities for youth to socialize, learn, work in mission, and to worship. Ministries include youth choir and handbells, drama, Confirmation (6th graders), Middle School and High School UMYF (United Methodist Youth Fellowship), retreats, mission trips, YouthArts, and recreation programs. Our UMYF year culminates in the summer with an all-youth Garden City Beach Retreat.
Contact Brandon Dirks, Minister with Youth, for more information about our youth ministry program.
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Our Vision
The vision of St. Stephen United Methodist Church is to be the hands, feet, and heart of Jesus Christ.
©2012 St. Stephen UMC, Charlotte, NC
This page is maintained by Kelly Keesling.
Last updated Thursday, February 02, 2012 |
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