ZYouth

Sunday Night Youth Group

Every Sunday Night (during the school year - will return in August)

6th-8th grade, 4:30-6:00pm and 9th-12th Grade, 6:00-7:30pm

Meets in the Chapel

Vision: The goal of Sunday night youth group is to create a safe space for students to be their true authentic selves while growing in their faith and having fun.

Program Overview: Sunday night youth group will be an age level club based program that will meet each Sunday night from 4:30-6:00pm for grades 6-8 and 6:00-7:30pm for grades 9-12. Each Sunday night will include game time (grades 6-8) and snack/hang out time as well as a short lesson. Age levels will be kept separate except for when activities will work better with both groups in the same space. Lessons for Sunday night youth group are be based on our Roots and Brances scope and sequence. This scope and sequence is based on the idea that middle schoolers will be learning the roots of faith: Old Testament, New Testament, and Theology. High schoolers will be using those roots to engage with their lives theologically, studying a curriculum based on topical studies and real life application (branches).

Summer Section

Summer is here which means we're in our annual break from regular Sunday Night youth group but rest assured there are plenty of places to connect with Z Youth this summer:

Come to worship
As always, the best way to be involved in church is to be involved in worship. Worship is one service at 10 am all summer and we have youth involved in the service most Sundays! Want to be a part of the service? Reach out to Zach via text at 727-452-4515.

Community Nights
On 6/26 and 7/24 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in the Picnic Shelter, we will have events for the whole church to come together, share a meal, and have some fun! All youth are encouraged to be a part of the fun! Come join us!

Bible and Basketball
Every Sunday (except July 7th) from 11:00a,-12:00pm we're going to have time in the gym for any youth, 6th-12th grade, to come play basketball. This will basically be free time in the gym with a short devotional in the middle.

Jesus and Java
Because alliteration is one of the best parts of summer, we're bringing back Jesus and Java for our current and rising high school students. We will meet each Thursday in June and July (except July 4th & 11th) at Java House on Michigan Rd at 2:30pm for an ongoing study of the Gospel of Mark.

Big Events
This Summer we have two big events for all grade levels from rising 6th graders to graduated seniors and you can sign up for both of those events with the form below. These events are meant to be invite events so please invite your friends to come along with us

Z Youth goes to see Inside Out 2
First, June 21st at 1:45pm we will meet at the church and head over to AMC Castleton for a private screening of "Inside Out 2". This event will cost $5 unless you invite and bring a friend with you who doesn't regularly attend our youth group. That $5 gets you into the movie but doesn't pay for snacks so please bring money for snacks!

Want to Chaperone? Your ticket is on us! Let me know via text at 727-452-4515.

King's Island
Then, July 26th we're taking our annual trip to King's Island in Cinci! The trip this year will cost $55 and that will include admission to the park, an all-day drink pass, and offset some of our transportation costs. Students will need to bring money for food in the park. Last year, most students ate two meals in the park.

Want to Chaperone? Your ticket is on us! Let me know via text at 727-452-4515

Sign up for Inside Out 2 and/or King’s Island ahead of time with this link: https://zumc.shelbynextchms.com/external/form/c9f10f38-3a17-4959-ad29-b816be6ab9b2

Coming Up!
We are having our annual Messy Games community event on August 18 from 5:00-7:00pm! To help us plan for food please register here. We want the entire church to come out and eat dinner and spend time with us, then when it's game time, we invite you to stick around and see the fun! If you have a 6th-12th grader, sign them up to be a part of this year's games so we can plan for everyone to be there!

Sunday Mornings

We believe the best practice for youth on Sunday Mornings is to be in service. Studies show that youth who participate in worship, either as servers or congregants, are more likely to continue in their faith after high school. We encourage all youth to be present and in community with the whole church on Sunday morning.

What is Confirmation?

Class meets on Sunday Evenings during youth group from 4:30-6:00. Open to youth, 8th grade and older, who have not been through confirmation before.

Meets in the Chapel

Open to youth in 7th grade and older who have not been through confirmation before.

Vision: The goal of confirmation is to give students essential teaching and spiritual formation they need to become professing, participating members of the church congregation.

Program Overview: Confirmation will consist of several different elements which will all contribute to the overall formation and teaching of the students participating in the program. To read the whole program overview click this link: Confirmation Blueprint

The next confirmation class will start in Fall 2024.

Registration Form and Waiver

Can you help us update our records and stay in touch with you? Keeping up-to-date records helps us know who's in the group, who might be missing on a Sunday night, and it helps us follow reach out a hand of love and hospitality if we haven't seen you in a hot minute. Help us update the ZUMC records by completing this handy-dandy form: Registration Form

Questions?

Do you have questions about ZYouth? Please connect with Zach Cheeseman, Director of Youth Ministry (zcheeseman@zumc.org).