Youth Ministry

• Youth Group Meets the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m. All Youth 6th to 12th grade are welcome!
  • Wednesday April 30, 6:30 p.m. – ASP culture and Sensitivity Night in Fellowship Hall.  Those going on the ASP Mission Trip this summer are invited. Dairy Queen treats will be served! The balance of the ASP fees are due at this time.
  • Youth Group Lock-in April 25-26 Lock-in at Good Sam with Lake Harriet UMC!  Details below.
  • Saturday May 31, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – ASP Tool Time in the lower parking lot.  Build something and learn about tools and safety.

• Looking ahead:
  • Youth Group Lock-in – April 25-26
    • FREE
    • Friday, April 25, 6:00 p.m. through Saturday, April 26, 6:00 p.m.
    • Split between Good Samaritan UMC and Lake Harriet UMC.
    • Friends welcome!
    • Sign up – https://forms.gle/kmHPj8ATz1j9ES2w5
    • The registration deadline is Monday, April 21, by 3:00 p.m.
  • Hello Class of 2025 families!
    • Senior Recognition Sunday for 2025 will be June 8.
    • Please email Jan by May 15 with the following for the PowerPoint presentation:
      • a digital photo of your senior
      • a photo of them as a little kid (if you have one you’d like to share)
      • the following information:
        • Graduating from:
        • Plans for the future:
        • Favorite Good Sam memory:
        • Message to the Good Sam family:
    • I look forward to celebrating our Seniors!

Save the Date:

• Vacation Bible Camp – “Road Trip” June 23-27, 2025.  Participants 4 years old – 4th grade.  Needed: Youth volunteers 5th grade – 12th grade. You Can NOW Register Online to Participate or Volunteer for VBS!
• Appalachia Service Project Mission Trip – July 12-20, 2025
• Adaptive Bible Camp – August 4-7, 2025

According to the ASP website, “each year, more than 15,000 volunteers serve with ASP, providing critical repairs for more than 350 families.” Projects can include roofing, flooring, shoring up foundations, digging drainage ditches, making rooms or homes wheel-chair accessible, or other projects that help make homes warmer, safer, and drier. In addition to building and improving homes, ASP is also a relational ministry for both the families we serve as well as those serving.

This ministry is about lifting the spirits of Appalachian families and reminding them that God’s love knows no boundaries. In the process of putting your faith in action, God acts in your heart. And when you change the lives of others, they have a way of changing you.

All students who have completed the 8th grade or higher are invited to serve with families in Central Appalachia. Students who are not members of or otherwise affiliated with Good Samaritan church are also invited to participate in the ASP trip. Bring a friend.

For more information contact Amy Manolis or  Jan Russell.

Confirmation Class (8th grade and older)

• Historically Confirmation was for students in 9th grade. We are now going to open it up to anyone 8th grade and older. When a student enters 8th grade they will be eligible to register for Confirmation, and they will remain eligible all the way through High school. This way you can choose when the right time for your family is to participate in Confirmation. Maybe that means waiting in order to allow siblings to attend together, maybe that means waiting for an academic year that is less demanding, maybe your student isn’t interested as an 8th grader but will become interested as they get older. Whatever the case may be, we want to make this program more accessible! If you know of a family that would be interested in this program, let Jan know!

The Children, Youth and Families Advisory Council provide input into events, programming and the physical space that welcomes our new and existing families. The Council meets quarterly. If you’d like to participate, contact Jan to learn more!