EYC April Update

834 Durham Road

Wake Forest, NC 27587

919-556-3656

Episcopal Youth Community

April Updates

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Happy Easter Season! Thank you for all who contributed to our Lenten Collaborative Art Project and to Sawyer O'Donnell who was a commissioned artist for our Stations of the Cross Art Exhibit. Your Church Family sent many beautiful messages about how moving the art work that you made separately came together in such a beautiful way- just like our group in a pandemic!!! Also a big Thank you to all the young people who have served as Acolytes in the last month. If you would like to be trained as an Acolyte or help with streaming the service, let me know. I hope you will join us for the April worship, outreach and fellowship EYC activities that will be focused on caring for our planet.

Above: Block by block our EYC members and families re-created the "Beautiful Mess" for the Jesus Dies on the Cross Station of the Cross in the St. John's Art Exhibit.

Below: Sawyer O'Donnell's painting of Mary after Jesus was laid in the tomb.

April is Earth Month and we will be focusing on Creation Care in our worship and outreach this month:

April 11 and 18: Join us for Zoom Worship at 10am- this is a short interactive worship service with time at the beginning and end to chat with other MS and HS members.

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871 8824 7087

April 17: Mark your calendars and email me if you plan to attend with other St. John’s parishioners to help prepare the brand new Community Garden and Gathering Place at 504 North Taylor Street for Spring. If you are interested learning more please check out details HERE Follow news on the garden at:

Facebook: @wfnecc

Instagram: @necccoalition

Stop by: Garden hours: Thursdays @ 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Volunteer days: First and Third Saturdays

April 25: We will meet at 10am at church for a Garden Blessing and Communion then we will head over to the WF Reservoir by 11 (let me know if you plan to just meet us there) for an Earth Day Hike. Masks will be required for this hike in accordance with Diocese guidelines and we will be doing a special activity on the hike. Please use the Sign Up Genius!

Looking ahead: I am beginning to plan our annual Senior Sunday Celebration. Please email me names of all graduating seniors so that they can be included in the blessing and play a special role in the worship service if they desire. Stay tuned for details.

Click to sign up for the slots available to volunteer to help at the Community Meal Program and to bake dessert for the meal.

Please remember to complete the "Parish Survey on Regathering." The EYC Family voices are important for us to plan out the next several months. I encourage parents to attend the Parish Meeting at 10am (Zoom Worship Link) on Sunday while the kids are on worship with me!

Parish Survey