Youth News: Feb 17
Senior High Youth meets this Sunday!
6:30pm - 8:00pm — Send us a text to the Youth Group chat that you’re coming! This is an important meeting to attend as we’ll be talking about Box City and other Youth activities through the end of the school year.
Register Now for Box City!
Registration is open!
Open to youth in grades 6 through 12, the event creates awareness about the plight of unhoused citizens and food-impoverished families in our communities.
Box City simulates a homeless encampment in the church parking lot (yes they sleep in boxes overnight!) with soup kitchen style dinner, service project, prayer, guest speakers and several educational rotations. Youth will get great exposure and opportunity to help support the needs of our neighbors in Pottstown.
This year, we have teamed up with youth leaders from the area Lutheran churches to organize and plan the event. We invite teens and their leaders from area churches to help us create this experience and raise funds for a charitable beneficiary.
This year our beneficiary will be Pottstown Beacon of Hope, who is raising funds to build a Warming Center in Pottstown. City zoning codes are making it harder for Pottstown churches to provide shelter for displaced people and a dedicated shelter will make a huge difference to those in need. Our goal is to raise $10,000 for PBOH which is about 5% of their total fund goal.
Box City Registration is Open!
Follow the link or scan the QR code to launch our Box City Website. It is full of details about when to arrive, what to bring, costs ($45/student) and necessary forms. If you have more than one student, you can register them all in one transaction. You have the option to pay online or by check. All the details are on the website.
Help Wanted!
Volunteers are also necessary to make Box City run smoothly and safely. Adults may sign up to volunteer here: Volunteer Registration
Help Us Raise Funds!
Each youth who attends is asked to find 2 sponsors who will donate to the event. Don’t forget to ask neighbors, coaches, teachers etc. We believe that through the combined efforts of youth across the SEPA synod, we will easily meet our goal and prayerfully exceed it!
Questions?
Reach out to Pastor Chris, Bobbie Hoffman or Janet Hilsmier for help.
Confirmation Classes
Next class is on February 26
ASP Summer Mission Trip
(July 16-22)
It’s not too late to join us for this service trip!
Need to know more? We pick a location that is driveable in one day. We stay in an ASP volunteer center and sleep on air mattresses or cots (not provided). We are fed 3 meals a day and get hot showers. We learn new skills (or practice the ones we already have) and learn a lot about the culture and community in which we serve.
We currently have 5 youth and 9 adults (9!!) committed to attend! Attendees are responsible for approximately 1/3 of the trip expense ($216 per attendee). If you have questions, please reach out to Bobbie Hoffman or Janet Hilsmier.
Easter Egg Hunt @Home
Over the last couple years, we’ve been delighting children in the area with our personalized Easter Egg Hunt at Home! You’re invited to participate!!
We advertise the event to our church and His Kids Preschool families to allow us to come and treat them. Last year we served 34 families totally 77 children! Preschool families are already signing up… we have over 20 families interested so far!
This year, delivery day is April 1. St James Youth are invited to team up. We’ll need at least one team for every 3 families who sign up. Teams can be parent/child, siblings or friends. All the eggs are pre-counted and bagged. You’ll pick up your eggs and addresses for delivery ahead of time. We will do our best to assign routes with geographical proximity to each other and to the driving team’s home neighborhood.