SUMMER'S BEST 2023 COUNSELOR APPLICATIONS (OPEN FEB 13TH - MARCH 12TH)

Summer's Best is a camp for children going in to Kindergarten - 6th grade that takes place July 10th - 14th in 2023. We're looking for youth counselors (going into 7th grade and older) to help run camp this year and serve kids in our community and help them grow and learn about Jesus. Applications will be taken from Feb 13th - March 12th and we'll be scheduling interviews for either Sunday April 16th or Sunday April 23rd for potential counselors to meet with our camp directors for interviews. Apply at the link above!

Counselor time commitments during camp will be from 7:45am in the morning until 1:45pm in the afternoon. Campers get picked up at 12pm, but we have some additional (and very important) counselor time (lunch is provided) after the kids are all picked up until 1:45pm.  Serving as part of Summer's Best is a wonderful opportunity to grow and to step out in maybe a new way as you run activities and help kids find a safe and meaningful place to play and grow this summer. We hope you can help out with Summer's Best this year!

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June 11-17, 2023 our current 6th - 12th grade students will be headed to Cleveland, Ohio for a trip to serve with Next Step Ministries. This is going to be a week of fun and good time with friends, big exciting times of worship with other young people, and great teaching to grow closer to God all while serving those in need in the Cleveland community alongside local ministry partners. It's going to be an amazing time and I know you will be blessed by this trip. 

Where We Stay: The Nehemiah Mission of Cleveland, 6515 Bridge Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44102

Who Can Go: Current 6th - 12th graders and adult volunteer leaders

How Much to Go: $350, but fundraising opportunities are available and scholarships on top of that

Timeline: 

• Saturday June 10th: luggage drop off in the evening
• Sunday June 11th: meet at Graystone at 8am, participate in worship services and drive to Nehemiah Mission in Cleveland (lunch on the road)
• Monday June 12th - Thursday June 15th: serving days with local ministries in Cleveland
• Friday June 16th: free day with planned outings in Cleveland
• Saturday June 17th: travel day coming home!

For more information about Next Step Ministries and what all we'll be doing in Cleveland check out their website. 

STONE AM - YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL

Right now our youth are taking part in the congregation-wide Sunday School class on "The 9 Arts of Spiritual Conversations." We've got a table in the room set up with our youth leaders so we can engage in the discussion questions together and it's a pretty awesome class. You should come!

During the school year, we meet every Sunday morning at 9:45 am to connect with one another and dig deep into Scripture. Come join us in the Youth Lounge downstairs at Graystone to find out what God's word has to say about life today! We take time to pose deep questions and turn to God's Word to find answers. Join us for a time of friendship, growing, and learning more about ourselves and God. 

STONE PM - SUNDAY NIGHTS 6 - 8 PM

All youth from 6th - 12th grade are invited to STONE PM, our evening youth group at Graystone for a time of learning to love God and others well. Sunday nights start at 6pm in the Youth Lounge (on the lower level at Graystone) for about thirty minutes of hangout time and snacks. Then we go into a big group game to get people moving and laughing as we play together. Then we take some time to come together as we worship through song and listen to some teaching centered around God's Word and speaking to questions in the life of a teenager today. We spend the rest of the evening in smaller discussion groups so we can get to know one another and think about what God's Word means for us. This is the really great part about our evenings as youth have a chance to be known by others in the same age stage and with adult leaders who love them and love Jesus. 

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