We are excited to announce that we are kicking off our summer youth group schedule! To give our staff and volunteers the best opportunity to create and run thoughtful and exciting youth nights, we are moving to alternating high school and middle school youth groups on Tuesday nights. High school youth group will now meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month from 6:30-8:00pm. We are switching to the new schedule this Tuesday, 6/3, with our first high school youth night of the summer. We’re kicking off June with a movie night! Teens are invited to bring blankets, pillows, lawn chairs, etc, and join us in watching episode 1 of The Chosen. This week’s meeting will take place in the Youth Room. Popcorn and snacks will be provided. The Chosen: Season 1, Episode 1: I Have Called You By NameSynopsis:In the very first episode of this show about the life and ministry of Jesus, we are introduced to the characters of Peter, Matthew, and Mary Magdalene before they meet Jesus. They have very different lives, but all three find themselves at rock bottom. Matthew is disowned by his family for choosing to become a tax collector and work for the Romans who are oppressing the Jewish people. Matthew has everything he could want in life, except, perhaps, a friend. Peter owes steep tax debts, and makes a deal with the Romans to sell out his fellow fishermen. Mary Magdalene, plagued by seven demons who routinely take possession of her, has lost everything and finds herself living half a life in the Red Quarter, a dangerous and corrupt area of town. When even the most renowned religious leader in town fails in his attempt to exorcise the demons who possess her, Mary is tempted to give up all hope. Surely God has abandoned her. Into the drama and suffering of these stories steps Jesus of Nazareth, God’s answer to the cry of his people. As each character meets Jesus for the first time, what they find utterly surprises them and changes their lives forever. |