Youth Ministry


CONFIRMATION/YMC 2023-24

Service Projects

Each month during the school year, the youth will either be going out and serving in the community, or collecting items for donation to various organizations around the Twin Cities. At the beginning of every month, we will share which organization we will be supporting that month.

February Service Project

SouperBowl of Caring – Soup & Cereal Bowl – Sunday, February 11

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.” – Matthew 25:35

Enjoy a bowl of soup and/or cereal with our youth during Fellowship Time on Sunday, February 11.  You are also invited to bring canned food and/or $$, which will be donated to Vadnais Heights Food Shelf.

January Service Project

Union Gospel Mission – Bags of Hope

Youth will be collecting items to pack Bags of Hope for the Union Gospel Mission. These bags are handed out to anyone experiencing homelessness or addiction. Watch for a list of personal care items coming soon. We will also be collecting small Bibles to go into the bags. THE SHOPPING LIST!

YMC December Service Project

We will be packing meals at Feed My Starving Children on Wednesday, December 20th from 4:30-6:15 PM. We will leave church at 3:50 PM. This packing session is open to anyone from the congregation who would like to join us! There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the Welcome Area. Whether this is your first time packing meals or you’d like to go back because it’s one of your favorite volunteer spots, it is sure to be a good time. What a great way to give back right before Christmas! Talk to Lori with any questions!

November Service Project: Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota: StreetWorks & Rezek House. Click here for more information!

For the month of October, the youth will be collecting for the MN organization called Breaking Free. Every year, Breaking Free helps hundreds of women escape systems of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. More than an organization facing an issue, Breaking Free empowers survivors of sex trafficking to build new lives through safe housing, direct services, effective healing programs, advocacy, worldwide policy change, and hope.

Some of the items they are collecting: individually single-serve snacks, hygiene products, baby wipes/diapers, cleaning supplies, including dish and laundry soap, underwear, socks, bras, clothing.

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For the month of September, we collected items for “KidPacks” for the White Bear Lake food shelf.


CSLC & EFLC YOUTH MISSION TRIP
NASHVILLE, TN JUNE 10 – 17, 2023

Youth Mission Trip – June 2023

Message from Lori…

I would like to thank everyone, on behalf of the youth and adult leaders, for your continued generosity to us.  You never cease to amaze us!!  We truly would not be able to do these mission trips without you!  While serving in Nashville, we will do our very best to represent Christ the Servant and Eternal Flame well.  We are looking forward to being the hands and feet of Christ, and promise to share everything we’ve experienced when we return!  Please pray for our safety, health and that we actively listen to what God is saying to each of us in our service time.  Please pray that each of us know and can feel Jesus walking with us in every encounter we have on this trip.  In addition, Youthworks has a specific prayer request for Nashville:

“Pray for our service partners in Nashville.  With the influx of new residents into the city, there is a growing awareness of the issues of homelessness, which the city and local social service agencies are learning how to serve.  Pray that the work and support we bring to our service partners would help to meet specific needs.  Pray that we are actively listening and serving the community well during the summer.  Pray that as we serve, we can bring the light of Christ and be refreshing to the staff and clients to the places we partner.”

Thank you, again, for all of your support.  We are very blessed!!

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Year-Round Fundraiser

We collect and recycle aluminum cans year-round, with proceeds going to Youth Ministry. Bring to church or drop off at Johnson home.

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We desire to see youth and young adults spiritually engaged and empowered to live as ministers and missionaries in their daily lives. We want youth to engage in their faith and the life of the church after confirmation. We want youth to engage in their faith and the life of the church after high school. We want to see them deeply engaged in relationships with God, one another, and caring adults within a loving, spiritual family to prepare them for an entire life of mission and ministry as disciples of Jesus.