Youth

Youth and Family Ministry Committee

A lay group charged with planning educational and service opportunities for youth 6-12th grades and their families, including Church School organization. Gretchen Jordan

Youth and Family Education Programs

• Church School: Classes for two-year-olds through high school age taught by teams of adult parishioners from 10:20 to 11:05 a.m. each Sunday during the school year. Boykin Bell
   
• EYC: A group of young people from ninth through twelfth grade who meet, socialize, play, participate in community service, and explore social and personal issues in an atmosphere of Christian fellowship and support. Caren Parker

• Mission Trip: A week-long mission trip providing service, fellowship and learning to participants whose activities include painting houses, installing plumbing and providing social support for residents in the area being served. Caren Parker

• Youth Inquirers' Class: A year-long preparation program for high school aged students, primarily ninth graders, who seriously consider and prepare for making a mature public affirmation of their faith. David Frazelle

Serving the Church

• Acolytes: Baptized students from eighth grade through college who assist the clergy during worship services, representing and leading the congregation. more

• Youth Saint: Children in the 3rd grade and older who do not participate in choir are invited to serve as assistants in the Children's Chapel Program.

• Junior Choir: This choir of 30-35 singers is open to all young people beginning in the third grade and ending with high school graduation. The Junior Choir sings for all 9:00 a.m. Sunday Eucharists and on other occasions throughout the year such as Ash Wednesday and Christmas Eve. No audition is required for admission to the choir, although a placement into sections based upon vocal range will be made early in the fall. Rehearsals are held on Wednesday afternoons from 4:00-5:15, and thirty minutes before services. Dr. Quinn

• Lector: Baptized lay persons, eighth grade and older, who serve as lectors and intercessors on Sundays and at other major services. Those licensed by the Bishop of North Carolina officiate at daily services of Evening Prayer. Mark Pandick