Vestry Liaison: Michelle Marlow
Be a part of the action - contact Michelle (michelle.marlow@churchholyspirit.org )!
With our extended Advent module, Papa Panov, we focus on our wait for Jesus' arrival. During the scheduled.breakfast on December 3rd between the services, some of our young people will share Leo Tolstoy's Papa Panov. After hearing the story, we will engage in table conversations to reflect upon how we recognize Jesus and how we are changed after seeing Jesus in others. We hope you can participate in this special time during our Advent season to enjoy fellowship during breakfast while contemplating the coming of Christ into our world.
Youth Formation Theme:
  • 11/12/17: Papa Panov & related activities
  • 11/19/17: Consecration Sunday - Everyone in church
  • 11/26/17: No Youth activities - Thanksgiving weekend
  • 12/3/17:  Papa Panov rehearsal & knotting blanketss
  • 12/10/17: Papa Panov rehearsal & knotting blankets
  • 12/17/17: Papa Panov & lunch bags for Meal on Wheels
  • 12/24/17:  Presentation of Papa Panov  at the 4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Service
  • 12/31/17:  No Youth activities - New Year's Eve
Teen Activities:
  • December 9: Caroling at Independence Manor at 12 p.m. and Caroling at the hospital at 2 p.m..
  • December 15, 8 p.m.- December 16, 7 a.m.: Diocese of NJ Youth Lock In, "Rise Against Hunger" Trinity Cathedral, Trenton: Rise Against Hunger Lock In
    Theme:  Packing 40 thousand meals for those less fortunate
    6th through 12th grade, young adults and adult leaders
    $36
    Join us for Worship, Meal Packing, Games, and  Pizza.  This will be a fun filled night.
    Click here to register
  • Father Phil & Pat Egan are also leading an online youth group titled "Thoughtful Thursdays."  Teens may be added to the group to engage in weekly spiritual conversations.
  • Questions?   Contact Pat Egan or Father Phil
Intergenerational Activities:
  • 11/19/17: Consecration Sunday
  • 12/3/17: During breakfast this Sunday, December 3 youth will read the story of Papa Panov.  There will be table talk discussions about the story as part of an intergenerational Advent reflection.
  • 11/12-12/10: Jesse Branch gifts due 
  • We aren't going to the nursing home this December.  Instead, we are hosting a luncheon at Mirota Senior Center on Saturday, January 13