Our next youth outing is a camping and paddling adventure! On April 14 and 15, we will go camping and enjoy a 2-mile river trip led by the Virginia Outdoor Center. The cost is $15 and can be paid the day of the trip.
Drop off time is 10 am on Saturday and pick up is 10 am on Sunday. Please bring a bag lunch for the first day.
Fill out the form below to sign up. Also, please make sure you submit the 2017-2018 permission slip if you haven’t done so already.
Hot Dogs for Haiti is our annual fundraising event held in conjunction with the Fredericksburg Christmas Parade. This year, the parade will be held on Dec. 2, so our youth group will be ready with refreshments for all ages and tastes in Faulkner Hall.
Photos from last year’s event:
The transition from childhood to adulthood — the “coming of age” of boys who become young men and girls who become young women — is a significant stepping stone in everyone’s life. But the age at which this happens, and how a child celebrates their rite of passage into adolescence, depends entirely on where they live and what culture they grow up in.
Looking back, my hope is that the youth of St. George’s will remember their Rite 13 Liturgy, where we publicly acknowledge that our new 13-year-olds are no longer children but are beginning the journey to adulthood. Embarrassing or amazing, they are pivotal moments in our lives that deserve remembering.
Thanks to their teachers who have helped prepare them for this celebration: Meghan Unland, Elvin Rivera, and Josue Orellano.
On that note, check out this link to thirteen of the world’s most diverse coming of age traditions, with thanks to Pamela Asamoah for the link.
–the Rev. Gay M. Rahn, Associate Rector
The Youth of St. George’s are collecting backpacks to donate to Micah Ecumenical Ministries that will be distributed to the area’s homeless community. We will be collecting cash donations and new or gently used backpacks, Nov. 19 – Dec. 3. Backpack donations can be left in the Narthex and monetary donations can be given to Rev. Gay or made out to St. George’s Episcopal with “Youth Service Project” in the memo field and mailed to the church, or placed into the offering plate during service.