So Much News It Takes TWO PAGES and THREE CALENDARS!!!

We’re putting together a great calendar for St. Philip’s youth this year.  We’re very pleased to have such supportive leadership here at church, our young people are very fortunate indeed. Presented here are 3 schedules: One for St. Philip’s Middle Schoolers, one for High Schoolers, and one together with St. Johns, Capitola.

Branching Out: Combined Youth Group Activities!

Its becoming apparent that there’s a need for collaboration between Episcopal churches nearby with regard to youth ministry.  Therefore, we are considering inviting a few other very small youth groups to join us from such churches as St. John’s in Capitola, (5 kids)and St. Andrews in Ben Lomond (3 kids).  Once per month sounds about right.  We’re thinking 2^nd Sunday of each month in the afternoon, from 1-4p.m.

Here’s the tentative schedule:

Dates                 Grades        What We’re Doing

Nov. 11-12         MS              24 Hours Diocesan Retreat in Carmel

Dec. 8                HS               Friday NightWatch Diocesan lock-in at Trinity Cathedral (tentative)

Jan. 27 or 28      MS/HS        Go skiing?

Feb. 23-25         MS/HS        Diocesan ski trip

Mar. 11              MS/HS        Go to Drive-in movie Santa Cruz

Apr. 27-29         MS              New Beginnings Diocesan Retreat

May 13              MS/HS        Hike/bike 1-4p.m.

June 10              MS/HS        Go to Garden of Eden, Henry Cowell Park

Middle School: Music, Merriment, and More

Dates                 What We’re Doing

Nov. 5               Lesson.  Permission slips due for 24 Hours
(really they were due last week, but this is the drop-deadline).

Nov. 11-12         24 Hours Retreat in Carmel.  No Sunday school at St. Philip’s.

Nov. 19              Lesson.

Nov. 26              No Class Folk Mass today.

Dec. 3                Lesson.

Dec. 10              Lesson.  Activity with St. Johns 1-4?

Dec. 17              Christmas Pageant 5-7:30p.m.

Dec. 24-Jan. 7    No class.

Jan 14                Lesson.

Jan 19-21           St. Philip Family snow trip to Zephyr Point, South Tahoe.  Bug your family to sign up early.

Jan 28                Day trip to snow this weekend

Feb. 4                Permission slips due for Snow trip.

Feb. 11              Lesson.

Feb. 18              Lesson.

Feb. 24-26         Diocesan Snow trip.

March 11           Drive-In Movie.

March 23-24      Staff Prep for New Beginnings.

April 15             Hike with St. John’s.

April 13-15        Staff Prep for New Beginnings.

April 27-28        New Beginnings Retreat.

May 13              Hike/Bike Day (TBA).

June 10              Garden of Eden, swimming hole in Henry Cowell (no jumping off the big stump).