Teens at the Redeemer

Middle School Youth Group (5th - 7th grades)

Middle School Youth Group is a space to encourage pre-teens and teens to learn how to give and receive love with their peers, to explore the Christian faith, to ask questions, and to have fun.

Middle School Youth Group consists of dinner, prayer, lesson, and games.

Confirmation Class (8th grade)

Confirmation is a class which aims to aid in forming the theological (learning about God thematically) foundation to your teens' growth in order to “discover the meaning of Christian commitment in their lives, and explore ways that their Christian commitment can be lived.”

The evening consists of dinner, check-in, lesson and embodied prayer practice.

Our nine-month Confirmation Class will present what the historic community of faith has held as responses to the questions, "what do we believe, how do we pray and how then shall we live?" We also set aside time to enjoy each other’s company and to serve in the church community. While the class is required for those wanting to participate in the Episcopal Diocesan rite of Confirmation in the spring, each participant will choose whether or not he or she is ready to make a public affirmation of their faith several weeks before. Most of our students are 8th graders, but students 8th-12th grades are welcome to join. We meet every other Sunday evening from 6:30-8pm.

High School Youth Group (9th - 12th grades)

High School Youth Group is a space for teens to deepen and expand their worldview in encounter with the Christian tradition. HSYG is a discussion based group, where we listen to each other's perspectives and discuss difficult and thorny topics that impact students' lives.

HSYG meets twice a month on Sunday evenings from 6:30-8pm in the Undercroft. We encourage HSYG students to attend the 5pm Festive Evensong’s listed on brochure.

High School Youth Group consists of dinner, prayer, and conversation.

Youth Sunday Every year in the spring we celebrate our youth by inviting them to participate fully in the worship service as officiants, lectors, musicians and one or two giving the sermon. This is a great opportunity for our young people to offer their service and many gifts to the congregation.

Youth Assistants

We welcome young people in 4th-12th grades at all points of their spiritual lives to join us in leadership! Assistants attend a brief training session and then are free to sign up whenever they like to assist in our Godly Play classrooms on Sunday mornings. Our youngest students are excited to have "the big kids" with them in class, and our teachers are very grateful for a calm and helpful presence! Please contact our Director of Children, Teens and Family Ministries for more information.

Weekly Schedule on specified dates in the brochure:

Sunday Evening:

5:00-6:00 Evensong

5:00-6:15 MSYG

6:30-8pm Confirmation

6:30-8pm HSYG

If you would like to have the dates and times for all the gatherings please see the Families Brochure here and Redeemer Program Dates for Family Ministries here. Please email the Director of the program, Barrie Rose Bliss, at families@redeemerchestnuthill.org if you would like a brochure mailed to your home!