Spiritual formation for teenagers at Christ Church is centered upon the popular “Journey to Adulthood” curriculum (or "J2A"), which is a six-year program intended to help shape a teenager’s spirituality and identification with the church through three distinct two-year cycles. These cycles are called “Rite-13,” “J2A,” and “YAC” (please see separate sections below for a more detailed description of each segment of the program). Our youth group program begins, therefore, with young people entering either 6th or 7th grade, depending upon the year, and runs through 12th grade. Rite-13 and J2A youth group meetings are typically led by a team of three or four adult mentors and normally gather on Sundays, after our 10 a.m. worship service, beginning at approximately 11:30 a.m. until approximately 12:45 p.m. There are, however, gatherings and/or trips for these groups, during any program year, which may happen on a day other than Sunday. Our YAC group, which is comprised of our eldest teens and led this year by two adults, typically gathers only once or twice a month on a Sunday evening or at another agreed-upon time by the members of the group.
An opportunity for Confirmation preparation, typically taught by the Assistant Rector, is offered on an every-other-year basis for young adults who have either already completed the J2A portion of our youth group program or who are at least in the 11th grade. Confirmation was offered for the 2010-2011 program year and consisted of roughly two meetings every month from September through April. In addition to these two meetings, each young adult in the class was also expected to meet once a month with an adult mentor. The next confirmation preparation for our young adults will be during the 2012-13 program year.
Registration for Youth Groups for the 2011-12 school year is ongoing. To download and print out a Youth Group Registration Form, click here. To read more about youth ministries at Christ Church, click here. For a calendar of the church school year, click here. If you have any questions about either youth groups or our Confirmation class, please contact the Reverend Kit Lonergan.
