Sunday In-Person Meetings

Resuming February 6, 2022

Middle School 4:30-6:00 PM

High School 7:00-8:30 PM

St. Paul’s Youth have regular meeting times for 2022: Middle School (grades 6-8) will meet 4:30-6:00 PM and High School (grades 9-12) will meet 7:00-8:30 PM. SPY is open to all friends of St. Paul’s!

All the details are in the SPY emails, so check it out! Sign up to get these messages by entering your email in the form above, or contact Micah at msmartt@stpaulsk.org.

There are a few brand new protocols (and a few very familiar protocols) we've got to help families and youth stay safe and healthy. As Christians, our goal is to model what it looks like to care for others like Christ cares for us and so we ask that you follow all the following procedures to the best of your ability.

1. Wear your mask - I totally get it, it's not my favorite thing to do either, but the science shows that beyond vaccinations, it is the single easiest and most helpful thing we can do to stop the spread of COVID.
2. Bring a reusable water bottle - we don't want youth drinking straight from water fountains. We can fill our bottles from fountains and faucets multiple times and keeps us from transmitting or receiving various germs. We will be offering single serve flavor packets (like lemonade) during our time together. Plus, it's good for the environment - that's a win-win!
3. During the hour break in-between the two groups, our volunteers and I will be cleaning the commonly touched surfaces in the youth lounge and around the building.
4. We have a new entrance/exit we are asking everyone to use. It allows us to keep better track of who is entering the building - but also makes it easier for you, when the renovation makes the parking lot door harder to access. Our new entrance will be at the back of the building - the exterior entrance to the Multipurpose Room, below Fellowship Hall on Fawcett Street.(See picture on right.) We'll have signs up the first couple times to help your find your way! This will likely remain our entrance for the entire year, and well into the future.

Of course, we may change these procedures throughout the year to keep our youth, volunteers, and families safe.

We are already looking forward to our Wilderness Trail Trip in Summer 2022! Wilderness Trail is a backpacking ministry set along the Appalachian Trail in southern Virginia with the aim of participants getting to better know themselves, each other, and God as we hike and camp over 4 days on the trail and 2ish days of activities at "the Property." WT has changed some of their schedule from last year, which includes more of some favorite traditions from a time before COVID.

Our dates this year will be July 26 - 31 (which is their last event of the summer). We have 12 open spots for youth and up to 3 for chaperones!

As always, camperships are available as needed - simply reach out to Micah for a completely confidential conversation about financial aid. If you'd like more information, please contact Micah at msmartt@stpaulsk.org

More information is available above!

Did you know...

We do a lot of great things here at St. Paul's Youth, and many are free or fairly inexpensive. However, we do have some events and trips that can cost quite a bit.

We never want a youth to be left out because of money. St. Paul's has a scholarship/campership fund available to help individuals and families cover part or all of the costs associated with youth fellowship, retreat, camp, or service activities. 

These events we attend can be life changing experiences and we don't want anyone to miss out! Don't let an activity's price tag hold you back. Contact Micah Smartt (msmartt@stpaulsk.org or 301-933-7933 ext. 111) to discuss scholarship/campership financial aid needs confidentially, one-on-one.

Our Youth Choir is looking to return... but not this fall. We hope to relaunch in January, during the 6:00 hour after Middle High Youth and before Senior High Youth starts. For questions or more information, visit our website or email Tom Pedersen at tpedersen@stpaulsk.org.