Inspiring joyful faith; Building a loving community;
Serving Neighbors Near and Far
Good Sam’s youth programs provide a safe place for middle & high school students to gather, explore their faith, ask questions, form friendships and serve the community. We welcome all youth in the LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent communities.
Good Samaritan Family Newsletter, June 6, 2026
Building Faithful Families
We all have such crazy schedules. Making it to church can sometimes be difficult. To help you build your family’s faith, each month we will have a new resource for you to try at home with your family. These resources don’t need a theology degree, just a desire to be come closer as a family and to strengthen your family’s spirituality.
Bringing back a favorite! Building Block Prayers. You can pick up this resource from the Welcome Desk in the Narthex or download here – jan@good.org.
Come See Me! Our lives are so busy with activities that sometimes we don’t always make it to Sunday Worship. To help build our community, it is important to get to know each other. If your student has a concert, big game (or little!) or some other awesome event coming up send an email to Jan@good.org and I will try to make it, and bring your church family too! I am looking forward to spring concerts, games meets and field days!
Youth Group
- Youth Group – 1st and 3rd Sundays, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Please let Jan know if you are planning to attend! jan@good.org
- ASP – Appalachia Service Project Save the Date! June 20-28, 2026. Our next gathering is Commissioning Sunday, June 14, at 10:00 service for all participants. More Details can be found at www.good.org/event/appalachia-
service-project-asp. - Sunday School Helpers needed through the summer! Youth volunteers can sign up here. Jan is planning on having Sunday School this summer. The only exception is we will NOT have Sunday School on July 5. Jan will need adult volunteers to lead June 21 and 28 as she will be on the ASP Mission trip. Our Summer curriculum is called Bloom in the Desert. Inspired by the beautiful, resilient flowers of the North American desert, these resources explore how God calls each one of us to bloom – and also to welcome the stranger, reach out to one another in generosity, and so together create a garden where everyone can thrive. Please e-mail jan@good.org if you have questions.
Appalachia Service Project
Making Homes Warmer, Safer, Drier, Transforming Lives
2026 will mark Good Samaritan’s 45th year of participation in ASP, traveling to a location in Central Appalachia to help make critical repairs to family homes. Since COVID, the number of ASP volunteers has decreased, but the need in Appalachia has not diminished and neither has our commitment to serving the wonderful people of this area. We welcome youth who have completed 8th grade on up, college students, young adults, and any other interested adults. Church membership or construction experience are not requirements. Gather friends and family and join us as we repair homes, develop relationships, and build hope. If interested, please email Jan at jan@good.org so we can add you to our email list.
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.
Confirmation Class
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!
Children, Youth and Family Advisory Board
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!