Youth Leadership Core

Young people are encouraged to participate in Sunday Mornings for Youth, First Sunday Youth Night, special events and/or serve on a team in the Youth Leadership Core. Serving on a team can build leadership skills, support participation in parish life, make a contribution to make a difference, and encourage a deeper relationship with each other and God. Young people may serve in the following ways.

• Acolytes: Young people may train to acolyte at the 9:30 or 11:15 a.m. services. Acolytes assist during the liturgies and serve as crucifers and torch bearers.

• Chalice Bearers: Young people who have been confirmed may service as chalice bearers at any of the three services. Training is required and they serve as scheduled on the monthly Rota.

• Children’s Sunday Discovery: Young people in middle and high school can be trained as assistants or teachers for Sunday mornings with younger children during Children’s Sunday Discovery. As a member of the Children’s Sunday Discovery team, young people work with adult teachers and children in Children’s Sunday Discovery.
  
• Design Teams for Youth Ministry: Design teams plan youth ministry events. As a member of a design team, young people have a significant role in making decisions and being a leader for their peers.

• Fellowship Teams: Each Sunday a team of volunteers prepares refreshments for the congregation. Young people are invited to serve on a fellowship team.

• Habitat for Humanity: information coming soon

• Lighthouse Shelter: information coming soon

• Partners in Mission in Guatemala: information coming soon

• Readers and Preachers: For young people who like to read in public consider serving as a reader at the 9:30 or 11:15 a.m. service. They may read the lessons or the Prayers of the People. Young people who serve in leadership capacities have been invited to preach at the Sunday services.

• Stanton Center Teen Camp/Head Start Summer Programs: Information coming soon

• Vacation Bible School (VBS): VBS is a partnership between St. Anne’s and First Presbyterian. It serves children in 3rd through 5th grade. Young people may serve as Jr. Counselors in small groups, as recreation leaders, in snack prep and as servers, as craft leaders, or as music leaders.

• Outreach and Mission: Young people in middle and high school have the opportunity to learn about and participate in outreach and mission ministries at St. Anne’s, in the Diocese, and in our community. Young people have participated in the Easter Basket Ministry, Thanksgiving Baskets, Angel Project, and Backpack Ministry.

• Ushers: This ministry greets parishioners, collects offerings, processes the Elements, counts worshipers and assists the congregation to the Eucharist. Training is required and people will serve as scheduled on the monthly Rota. They may choose to serve at one of the three liturgies; 8:00, 9:30 or 11:15 a.m.