: : Youth Formation

At St. Paul's we believe that our youth are an integral part of who we are as a community of faith. Our hope is that through the leadership of these talented young men and women we can learn to be more fully the church.

For the junior youth in grades 6 through 8th we offer a Youth Group that meets each Sunday at 9:30am for an hour, while our senior youth (grades 9 through 12) meet Sunday evenings @ 6:30pm. Our Youth groups also meet for other special events throughout the year. Their weekly curriculum focuses on the current lectionary texts (readings in church) and spiritual growth.

: : Rite 13

When members of this group reach the age of 13 they participate in a Rite 13 Service, which is a service that brings them along their journey to adulthood. Rite 13 is the recognition of the transition from childhood into adulthood and is celebrated by parents and the congregation together during Sunday worship.  

: : Youth Events

The Youth Group also meets at other times throughout the year to help with community service events.  Past help has been given to the local recycling organization, G3 Garden Support, Silverlake Sand Dunes, Muskegon State Park Camping Trip, Michigan Adventures and the Salvation Army during bell ringing time at the holidays. Some of the fun times they have had included a trip together to upper Michigan and visiting a Haunted Forest at Halloween.  

Each year our youth hosts our parish's annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper as well as serving soup as part of the Annual Parish Meeting in January.