The Junior Highers are hosting a retreat in which we are inviting the soon-to-be 7th graders to begin their "Student Ministry" years with us in a very fun way! We will be going on an overnight to Woodland Lakes Camp in Amelia. This will be a great event where we will have a lot of fun, games, sugary foods, and very adventerous activites! This is a MUCH BETTER way to break the ice with Junior High Ministries than to wander down on a given Sunday morning. You will make friends and feel like a strong part of the ministry after this retreat. There will never be any awkward moments with youth group because you will have already made a bunch of new friends that you will look forward to seeing week after week! So just click HERE for the brochure on our overnight!Junior High Mission Trip to Cleveland: July 8-14th, 2012
The Junior High Mission Trip is coming together! This is going to be a fun and exciting trip with a lot of great memories! For all the information you need to know you can pick up an application down in the youth room or you can get one just by clicking HERE!Be prepared to work and play hard! We will need adults on this trip as well. You will be instrumental in teaching the teens some basics in home maintainance, landscaping, and ministering to others who are in need.
Junior High Small Groups for April/May 2012
As we wrap up the school year we have fun stuff coming up for our Junior High Small Groups. Here is our schedule for the remainder of the school year:Sunday, April 15th: Theme: Identity (the last in our series on "Friends") 6-7:30PM
Sunday, April 22nd: Theme: "???" Ask any question you want related to faith and culture. Is there something you have always wondered about or wanted to ask? You will be given the chance to write down any question you have and we will see where the discussions go! (Disclaimer: This is NOT to say that I or the Bible have all the answers on every topic but we can explore where there may be clear answers and also differing views on various topics.) 6-7:30PM
Sunday, April 29th: Graeter's Ice Cream! 6-8PM
Sunday, May 6th: Our FINAL Powersurge! Theme: Encouragement! We will rock out to a bunch of great worship songs, and review the awesome year we've had. We will also honor our newest Confirmation Class that just got confirmed and our 2012 Seniors! 6-8PM
Sunday, May 13th: NO SMALL GROUPS! It's Mother's Day. Love yo' mama's!
Sunday, May, 22nd: THE GRAND FINALE! Big cookout and fun at the Russ's / Lever Park! Food, baseball, kickball, tennis, skateboarding, basketball, frizbees, games, fun. 6:30-8:30PM
Welcome to our Junior High Ministries!Welcome all teens in 7th and 8th grades! We have opportunities for you to get involved in Sunday mornings at 9:00 and 10:30 AM.Also, our small groups meet on Sundays throughout the school year. Pay attention to the calendar for details on what is coming up week by week. Once a month we will get together with the Senior Highers for a PowerSurge night which will be from 6-8PM. On other nights we will meet from 6-7:30PM. We also offer service opportunities, activities and mission trips! Go to the calendar to find out more details on all of our events.
For any additional details contact Scott Russ at sruss@epiphanyumc.org or you can call or text me at 513-600-4790.
Parents, if you did not attend our informational meeting at the begining of the school year the you will need to fill out our release form in order for your teen to participate in our activities throughout the year. You can download it by clicking here. This release form allows your teenager to participate in many of our local activities. It also allows us to take video and pictures of our events and use them for church purposes. Please download this form and fill it out and send it into the Youth Ministry Department. We will keep it on file for the year. Also, by clicking on the Parent Tab you can see all the information we covered in our Parent Information Meeting and then contact me with any questions you might have.
