Living Out Our Vision This Week

This Sunday is Youth Sunday, the Sunday where our middle and high schoolers lead the entire congregation in a worship service that they created! Our three worship services are 8:45 am (in Lingle Chapel), 9:45 am (sanctuary), and 11 am (also the sanctuary). And for anyone who wants to join us but can't be with us in person, don't forget that all three services are streamed on DCPC's YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Any middle or high school students (especially 8th graders) who don't have a leadership role yet are encouraged to join us as ushers or greeters (welcoming people, handing out bulletins, collecting the offering, and handing out candy)! Click here to sign up for a service (or multiple services).

When to arrive and where to go:

Musicians - 8 am in the sanctuary
Anna, Cooper, & Emma - 8:30 am in the Chapel
Ushers & Greeters - 30 minutes before the service you are signed up for
Everyone else - 8:45 am in the sanctuary

What to wear:

Tie dye DCPC Youth T-Shirt that we made in the fall or your usual church clothes

Other stuff:

We'll have breakfast foods available throughout the morning in the Choir Room
If you have a speaking part, click here to see the worship script so you can practice reading s l o w l y, clearly, and loudly.

DCPC Youth will be assisting our children's ministry folks with Easter Egg Hunts for preschool & elementary aged kids on March 31st and April 8th. Please let Matt know if you want to be part of the 4th & 5th Graders' Egg Hunt on the 31st! And parents: the Children's Ministry committee is looking for some specific help from adults that day.

Vacation Bible School this year is returning in inter-generational form this summer on June 10 & 11 and we're looking for youth volunteers in several areas! Click here to see the roles that are available and to sign up.

With Youth Sunday taking up an entire morning, Screen & Scripture, Youth Music practice, and Youth Group are all taking a break and not meeting on 3/26. All three will be back on Sunday April 2nd and then off again on Sunday April 9th for Easter.

We have had some great conversations the last two weeks in the Connections Sunday School class about languishing mental health among American teenagers and adults and dreamed about what flourishing and connection could look like. But we're still not done yet! Join us April 2nd 9:45-10:45 am to talk specifically what it looks like to parent towards connection.

PARENTS: JOIN THE KITCHEN TEAM!

We have six more dinners this year and all of them could use a little parental help! The kitchen team sets up for dinner, serves, and cleans up, making a welcoming and fun environment possible. You can sign up for just one or a few! Click here to get more details and pick a Sunday.

SPRING READ FOR PARENTS

The struggles of teenage girls have been well-documented in the news in the last month and more than a little scary for anyone caring for them. With that in mind, parents, grandparents, SGLs, and everyone else is invited to join Matt in reading Reviving Ophelia and come together later in the spring to discuss what we learned and what we want to do with what we learned. Let Matt know if you're interested by sending a reply.

Help Us Pay for Dinner!

You may have noticed that we haven't been charging for Youth Group dinners this school year, and that's something we are glad to do! We will continue to provide dinners this year without asking students to pay because we think that creates a more welcoming environment and because it's just a lot easier for everyone to not have to deal with cash. However, we would welcome any contributions you might want to make to help us break even on meals this year. All you have to do is follow this link and select "Youth Meals" in the dropdown under "Fund."

If keeping track of what meals your kids ate at is a little more than you can deal with right now (we get it!), what about a one-time donation of $40? We are serving 16 meals January-May and most students attend will attend half of them (8) and the meals cost us about $5 each.