Episcopal Youth Community (EYC)

This year, our youth missions experience, Soul in the City, will be held at the Cathedral Church if St. Luke in Downtown Orlando! We’ve got an exciting list of projects lined up, and some incredible worship experiences that we’re all sure to remember!

The cost of the event is $175 per person, and that includes lodging, meals, transportation, and t-shirts (and other swag). Anyone who wishes to support our youth through sponsorship can make an online donation to the Youth Fund here.

* Students should bring a little extra spending cash for free-time and when stops may be made on the way back from work sites.

Check out this article about last year’s Soul in the City trip…

Soul in the City Brings Community and Personal Transformation

Stay tuned for more updates!

With the youth, one of our main priorities is to teach them how to study the Bible. We don’t want to just have them come listen to what they are supposed to think or how they should live. We want them to have such a strong connection with the Word, that they discover on their own what it is telling them, and let them figure out how then they should respond and live.

This Bible Study Boot Camp is a one-day session that covers the complete series that we teach with the youth on how they should approach Bible study and interpretation. It will cover:

• an introduction to the Bible
• a short survey of the Old Testament
• a short survey of the New Testament
• an overview of the 3 types of Bible translations
• how to do a Bible word study
• the rules for Bible interpretation

This course is designed primarily for new members of the youth group in order to introduce them to our approach to discussing the Scriptures, and for students who have been through it before but want a refresher. However, any other adults who would like to participate are more than welcome to join this session too! It’s not “kids-focused” content, but good material for anyone who wants to dig deeper into study of the Scriptures.

Note: We’ll meet in Hartridge Hall, and pizza for lunch will be provided.

Join us as we gather around the pole with teachers and staff from Triangle Elementary to pray for the upcoming school year!

Collect for Education (BCP p. 261):

“Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom: Enlighten by your Holy Spirit those who teach and those who learn, that, rejoicing in the knowledge of your truth, they may worship you and serve you from generation to generation; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.“

Immediately following the service, we will gather in the Hall and at the pool to celebrate the coming end of Summer break.

Mr. Dan will order pizza for lunch.

So bring your swim suits and pool gear and be ready to have some fun!

For the general public attending:

Details: TBD (But we’re expecting a youth/children ministry update, a keynote speaker, raffles and prizes, and LOTS more fun!)

All proceeds are going to the Youth Ministry general budget. If you would like to make a donation support the youth, you can use our Online Giving and designate “Youth Program” as the Fund.

For the youth of St. Edward’s:

Setup will begin at 3:00 pm, with dinner starting at 5:00 pm. We will serve dinner first, with the talent show beginning later when the dining portion of the evening begins to settle down. Please confirm what you are doing for the talent portion of the evening with Mr. Dan ASAP, if you haven’t done so already.

Calling all parents! Let’s get together, have some fun, and talk about our kids!

We’ll meet at 6pm in the Shipes House, and start with a little easy dinner. We’ll have something simple like pizza (or similar), or feel free to bring something else of your own.

The (rough) agenda for the evening will be:

• Casual dinner
• Updates on what we’re doing in the children (SEEK) and youth (EYC) ministries
• Topical conversations around parenting and/or discipleship at home
• Open Q&A time

Come ready to have a good time, and we hope to pack this with valuable information for you. Our goal is to be a safe place to talk about whatever you want without all the kids around, and to help us all feel more supported in what we’re doing with raising our kids.

Please RSVP with Dan, just so we know roughly what to expect.

Details: Coming soon!

With the Bishop of the Diocese of Central Florida visiting in mid-October, we will have an opportunity for the sacrament of confirmation at our church. One of the requirements for confirmation is the completion of the confirmation class. If you are interested in pursuing confirmation in the Episcopal Church, join us as Father Mark talks through everything you need to know. Lunch will be provided.

About Confirmation: The sacramental rite in which the candidates “express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop” (BCP, p. 860). Those who were baptized at an early age and those baptized as adults without laying on of hands by a bishop are expected to make a mature public affirmation of their faith, recommit themselves to the responsibilities of their baptism, and receive laying on of hands by a bishop (BCP, p. 412). Adults baptized with the laying on of hands by a bishop are considered to be confirmed.

Come early for simple cookout dinner… the King’s will grill hot dogs, and provide condiments, chips, and drinks. Bring a bag of candy to stock the buckets for giving out to visiting trick-or-treaters, and the kids can walk the neighborhood to collect their goodies.

Calling all parents! Let’s get together, have some fun, and talk about our kids!

We’ll meet at 6pm in the Shipes House, and start with a little easy dinner. We’ll have something simple like pizza (or similar), or feel free to bring something else of your own.

The (rough) agenda for the evening will be:

• Casual dinner
• Updates on what we’re doing in the children (SEEK) and youth (EYC) ministries
• Topical conversations around parenting and/or discipleship at home
• Open Q&A time

Come ready to have a good time, and we hope to pack this with valuable information for you. Our goal is to be a safe place to talk about whatever you want without all the kids around, and to help us all feel more supported in what we’re doing with raising our kids.

Please RSVP with Dan, just so we know roughly what to expect.

More details soon, but we plan to have the youth and children participate in the Mount Dora Christmas Parade. Actual parade starts at 10am. We will meet to start at the church, and we’ll finish at the church.