FPC Youth & University

 

 

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Mulukuku Nicaragua Medical Mission Trip 2008

Ben working in the Pharmacy

 

 

     First Presbyterian has a strong mission emphasis and a long-standing medical ministry in Nicaragua.  Every summer, members travel to Nicaragua to provide medical care to the people of Mulukuku and to those in surrounding areas through satellite clinics.  Older youth from the church often participate.

  

               

 

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IMPACT 2008

Watch for news of a "Reunion" for

New Year's 2009 !

 

Presbyterian Youth Mission Trip to Victoria, Texas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of the youth at our church had a unique opportunity to participate in the first annual “Impact Texas” youth mission event!  On Thursday, June 26, four of the youth, along with their “fearless leader” Heather, made the 3-hour trek to Victoria, Texas.  Once there, they joined up with youth from 6 other Presbyterian churches around the state.  First Presbyterian Church in Victoria was kind enough to offer their educational building for sleeping quarters, as well as make lunch for the youth before they left on Sunday.   While in Victoria, the youth spent their days serving those in the community by painting, doing yard work, and helping to assemble new playground equipment at their host church.  Some wonderful work was accomplished and some great friends were made!  It was a VERY successful trip and the youth are looking forward to going again next year!  Here are a few pictures from the trip.  To get more information and to see a slide show including more pictures, you can go to: www.impacttexas.net

Heather :)

A link to the video slideshow:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLq6HijDacA

FPC youth participating in the mission trip with Youth Leader Heather Sommer:  Naomi Duru, Ndidi Ibe, David Nash, & Connor Wiseman
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Background in IMPACT 2008, from Heather Sommer

Hello all!
For those of you who participated in the Youth Sunday services, just wanted to thank you again and tell you what a great job you did!

Wanted to also tell you about a great mission opportunity for us to participate in this summer.  It's called "IMPACT" (Igniting & Motivating a Presbytery Army of Christian Teens) and here is a link to the website.  Please check it out!   www.impacttexas.net

This is a brand new program (in the Presbytery of New Covenant) -- this will be the first year for it. The first mission project will be held in Victoria, the last weekend in June.  What will happen is that we will drive to Victoria Thursday afternoon on June 26.  We'll stay in a local church there.  On Friday and Sat during the day we will do housepainting and yardwork for local residents, who, due to old age and/or disabilities, can't do it themselves.

In the evenings, we'll get ourselves cleaned up and have some activities at the church (games, etc).  On Sunday morning, we'll attend church service at First Presbyterian in Victoria, where we've been staying, and share with the congregation all the great stuff we accomplished while we were there.  Then, we'll head home.  Like I said, it's a brand new program, but the man who is putting it together (Timothy Coman of Faith Presbyterian) is patterning it after a program that's been in place in the Methodist church for a while now called UMARMY.  Here is a link to a short video on YouTube from UMARMY (Houston 2007 project).  It's a different program, but similar to what we hope IMPACT will be like and will give you a little bit of an idea of what to expect:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9vtf0wd5ZM
 

THANKS! Heather :)

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Photo from Easter Egg Hunt hosted by FPC Youth

 

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Sunday Bible Studies for Youth at 9:30 a.m.

 

Younger Youth (Grades 4-8) meet in Room 209 (second floor), with Elizabeth Godbehere

 

 

Senior Highs & College Age meets for Summer with Young Adults in Room 303 OR may meet with any adult class

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Monthly Youth & University Group Meetings (for Grades 6-12 and College Age) are regularly on Second Sundays after 11:00 a.m. worship during the school year - see Youth Leader Heather Sommer for more info...

 

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Weekly Wednesday Evening Supper, Fellowship, & Games for all ages, 6:00-7:30 p.m.  Invite your friends! 

 

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FPC Youth Wes Wolfe, Connor Wiseman, Naomi Duru & Ndidi Ibe, and Youth Leader Heather Sommer

 at the Jr./Sr. High Youth Conclave event at Cho-Yeh in March 2008

 

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Youth Mission Initiative LIVE (ymiLIVE)

ymiLIVE (Youth Mission Initiative LIVE), a web-based project, launched on March 1, 2008.  This online community will include an opportunity for Presbyterian youth groups to take part in a video challenge to share their interpretation of Micah 6:8 “…to do justice, love kindness and to walk humbly with your God.”  The videos will be posted on the site www.ymilive.org creating a community for young Presbyterians, their parents and all those who support the youth of the Church.

The site and video challenge will culminate at the General Assembly next June.  From among the 15 videos with the most online votes between March 1 and June 1, three will be selected by the Youth Advisory Delegates. The youth groups that produced the three winning videos will each receive a $25,000 endowment fund to benefit their youth ministry.   

Youth group leaders can now register their youth group to participate in the online community. Once you have registered your group, you can begin inviting your youth members to join.  We’ve included features to help groups get started with their videos.

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d365 - a daily devotional website designed for youth, supported by the PC (U.S.A.)

 

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Website for the Presbytery of New Covenant's

Camp Cho-Yeh  at Lake Livingston

 

Website for Synod of the Sun's Mo-Ranch

at Hunt, Texas in the Hill Country near Kerrville

Mo-Ranch slide show of photos

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FPC Galveston Education Wing