Episcopal Youth Community (EYC)

If you`ve read The Magicians nephew, then you know what the green and yellow rings are for.

So when we`re doing a read along of the book with our youth and children`s ministry on Wednesday nights, this is the craft we do for chapter 2... pipe cleaner rings!

The kids all had a blast!

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I had the opportunity to represent the stedwardsepiscopal youth group today for the high school`s theater group as they did their Gratitude of the Stage event, which they hold during the week before their big performances.

I had the opportunity to come feed them and then share with them on the topic of gratitude and thankfulness.

After I shared, they took turns blessing and sharing gratitude for each other and others who have supported and/or inspired them.

And dude... it was inspiring to watch these youth pour out their hearts to one another. I loved seeing them be there for each other and the impact those relationships has had on their lives.

I`m already looking forward to the next one, and being there as a support and resource for those kids!

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Today our youth group held its annual Bologna Toss Competition, and it didn`t disappoint! It was a fierce battle as everyone tried to dethrone the reigning champ, Hope (who has won it three of the last four years).

Round by round, tossers dropped as we increased the distance eventually for an all-girl final four. Then two more dropped, leaving the final two going head-to-head in a dramatic kiss-off, with Hope landing her final toss for her FOURTH championship in the last five years!

As usual, everyone had a blast. And if any youth come home and ask for a pack of bologna to throw at your sliding glass doors, it`s because someone needs to take down Hope next year!

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So I know that there are a TON of #hurricanemilton cleanup posts getting out there, but I just gotta say that that I`m so proud of our youth...

They went beast mode on the cleanup efforts at the church today. And so many of them WANTED to be out there to clean up (when they could have had a relaxing Saturday morning on devices/screens). 💪

Their desire to serve is one of the big things that keeps me fired up about serving and training them in how to be great Christians who make a difference in the world around them.

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We had a great group at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes dinner hearing from our great friend and ministry partner Bobby Rowe, a student athlete from @mountdorahighschool, Coach Frank`s Scott from Leesburg High, and Coach Tommy Bowden.

The ministry being done in our community with students AND (adult) coaches is so important and is yielding great fruit!

And it was great to see some of our students in attendance making new connections too.

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So my youth group pulled off an awesome surprise party for me today! And they had me wear the cool, funky birthday hat, the "birthday princess" sash, and a special wand... so I had to roll with it...

They also hooked me up with my favorite... key lime pie!

And they even got my age right by regularly mentioning that I`m now *cough cough* years old (the way I always tell them my age, LOL).

Definitely a fun day, and I love that had so much fun doing that for me. Seeing their joy in it all was the BEST! I love this group SO much!

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The second half(ish) of the New Beginnings youth retreat...

The growth we`ve seen in so many of these kids over the weekend is inspiring! They fire me up to be a better Christian and to go strong in the faith.

I`m also proud to be able to work alongside so many other great leaders, and feel like we all just make each other better.

It`s great being able to do #youtministry in the cfdiocese! We`re really making a difference in the lives of this next generation!

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