Youth Ministry

Youth Ministry
(6th – 12th Graders)


Overview


Junior Youth Group
Sundays 9am & 11am (during services)
This group (ages 11-14) will explore and visit different religions and places of worship in the area. On other Sundays we will go bowling and play games.
Outside of Sunday mornings, there is a district-wide retreat in January and regular social nights co-planned by youth.


Senior Youth
Our high schoolers are fully integrated into the life of the Fellowship as RE teachers, worship associates, and committee members. Please let Emily Conger know if you would like support in getting involved.
Sundays at 9 and 11am high school youth are welcome to join the Jr. Youth Group, attend the service, become a worship associate, and/or help with Children’s RE classes.


Special Classes


8th Grade Coming of Age
Tuesdays 6:30-8pm
Coming of Age celebrates the transition from childhood to youth – the time when people come of age. The teenage years are a time of tremendous growth and change. Throughout history, many cultures marked this human passage with rituals, learning, testing, and celebration; we’ll do the same. We will have two retreats to bookend the program and have classes where we’ll help the youth tackle the “big questions” and develop their faith statements. These faith statements are presented to the fellowship on Youth Sunday, each spring.


9th Grade Trip to Hopi/Navaho Lands
Meet once a month at local UU congregations.
For the 48th year, ninth graders from Front Range UU congregations meet for retreats and classes that culminate in a 10-day trip to Hopi and Navaho Lands.
http://uu9gt.org/


Opportunities for Involvement


Youth Sunday: Bridging Ceremony
BVUUF
May 20th, 2012 at the 11am Sunday Service
Please let Emily Conger know if your high school senior is interested in bridging.

Summer Day Camp: Nature Camp
BVUUF
June 4th-8th, 2012 from 9am–3pm
Counselor and CIT applications are being accepted now!

Mission Trip 2013: La Puente
Los Alamos, CO
June 10th-14th, 2013 (we will also go the following week if we have more than 12 participants)
Apply Now! (Current 7th-10th graders apply as youth. Older youth will be considered adults.)


Mountain Dessert District


Bridging Con 2012: Finding Your Purpose
First Universalist Church of Denver
April 13th-15th
Registration Deadline: April 2nd
Register by contacting me!

Note: Youth interested in attending will need to find an advisor from BVUUF to attend with them. We do not have the resources to send paid staff for the weekend.
Facebook Event

QUUest Camp: Justice Quest
La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Colorado Springs, CO
July 8th-14th, 2012
For rising 9th-12th Graders Facebook Event

Spirit Quest: Middle School Camp
La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Colorado Springs, CO
July 8th-13th, 2012
For rising 6th-8th Graders
Register by May 15 (Early Bird)

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Please contact Emily Conger, Youth Program Coordinator, if you would like to know more!
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