2025 January: CYF Director Report

December 2024

Past events:

We have two Youth Bible studies going on this year, one on Wednesdays and one after church on Sundays. We are aware that it is harder to get teens to stay active in church past confirmation, especially since their schedules get busier in high school. We wanted to offer multiple options this year to see if we can keep them more engaged with our church and their faith. As with all of our plans, the key will be more active engagement from a younger age. We are continually looking to create a more engaging and consistent environment for all of our children early on so that church involvement is just a way of life.

We took the Youth Group to see the Christmas lights in Oconto and we had a blast!

Events in the planning stage:

We have been practicing our Christmas program and making props and setting out costumes. We believe it will be a fantastic program and can’t wait to present it on Christmas Eve!

Ideas for the future

We are discussing other ways to fundraise to support our team. We are fortunate to have many people offer their Thrivent Action Teams but we also wish to fundraise. We already host a few dinners throughout the year (Annual Meeting Meal, Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, etc.) but we are looking into ways to fundraise that would bring in people from the greater Gillett area as well.