Youth & Families

As we begin the church year with the season of Advent at Good Shepherd, we have planned some special activities for our fall youth and family programs at church. Highlights include:

• In-person Youth Group moves back to Wednesday nights 6:30-7:30
• Monthly Sunday evening Youth and Family worship services begin this Sunday, November 29, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
• GS Kids will continue to produce virtual lessons, with on-line resources and monthly activity packets sent by mail

See below for details.

On Campus Gathering!

Let me tell you it has been absolutely fantastic seeing our youth gather on Sunday afternoons at 5:00 PM for the past several weeks. A few of those weeks we had some weather interference but we have had an amazing time gathering, talking and having fun with a variety of activities. We have decided for multiple reasons to move our weekly youth group back to Wednesday nights. In an effort to accommodate several youth who had conflicts with Sunday afternoons due to prior commitments and because we can all use that midweek connection with our faith community, our weekly youth group meeting will be on Wednesday nights beginning December 2, from 6:30-7:30 PM. We are working on making some arrangements for outdoor lighting and we're planning to utilize the Parish Hall once it is available.

GS Kids

Our GS Kids Sunday School continues to be virtual and I have to say our teachers have all done a great job recording the lessons. It has been fun to see families working together to produce these weekly videos. GREAT JOB!!! We will continue to provide these virtual lessons and send out the monthly activity packets until we can meet again for in-person Sunday School.

Design Team Planning 

The Youth and Family Ministries Design Team has worked to put together ideas for our youth and families as we continue through the re-entry plan. We have scheduled some fun activities for our youth on Wednesday nights! Set aside the last Sunday night of every month for our Youth & GS Kids Sunday School families to gather for an outdoor Worship Experience with Fr. Doug.

Youth and Family Service 

Due to bad weather we had to cancel our Youth and Family Service last month. Therefore, our first outdoor worship experience will happen this coming Sunday at 5PM on the lawn behind the Parish Hall. Please bring your own lawn chair if possible, otherwise, we will have some folding chairs available for use. This will be a socially distanced, masked up and hand sanitized event with all the necessary CDC protocols in place for everyone's safety. Please, make plans for you and your family to come out and join us this coming Sunday, November 29, from 5:00-6:00PM for an inspiring time of fellowship and worship together. Let's kick off Advent together.

Finally, be sure to check out the on-line resources listed below. We have items for kids and families, for youth, and for parents!

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at Ddixon@goodsheponline.org or by calling or texting me at 864-541-1861. Thank you for your continued prayers and support. 

Peace, DD