Student Ministries

 

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    Calendar of Church Wide Youth Events

Our Vision Statement


Our vision for our community's youth is for them to experience the love of God, to embrace their identity as God’s children, and to become equipped to respond to God’s love through following Jesus.


 Service

Christians are called to love their neighbor as themselves and this call drives us to serve others in need. The middle and high school ministries take opportunities to serve meals at Union Station in Pasadena and the high school ministries serve at various ministries on Skid Row in Los Angeles. youth missiontrip09


Mission Trips and Retreats

Throughout the year both middle and high school ministries take time to get away from their regular routines, have some serious fun, and encounter the mysteries of God in new places. Whether it is camping in the desert, skiing in the mountains, going to Christian camp, or floating down a river, God tends to show up in profound ways in the lives of teenagers when we get out of the ordinary.

Each year during spring break the high school youth group heads to Mexico for a week of mission and service. Building homes and playing with children is a fun and simple way of demonstrating the love of Jesus to others. Also during the spring the middle school ministries take a weekend to go to Los Angeles to take part in various ministries for the poor. Through these opportunities teenagers learn to break down barriers between each other and those less fortunate then themselves. 

Students @ Union Station in Pasadena 




SERVICE OPPORTUNITY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
March 14, 5:30pm - 9:00 pm, Union Station

Parents and students needed to help cook the meal in the church kitchen then serve at Union Station.  Come experience what it means to follow Jesus by serving others.  This will be awesome!


SERVICE OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
March 21, 10:30 am - 3:00 pm, Union Rescue Mission

Fourteen high school students will have the opportunity to serve the homeless in downtown Los Angeles after worship.  Give back to the community. Be the hands and feet of Christ.  This is a good opportunity go gain some service hours. We'll meet at the church @ 10:30 to car pool. RSVP.



PALM SUNDAY, INTRODUCTION OF CONFIRMANDS
March 28, 9:15 am

All confirmands will be introduced to the congregation.
 

EASTER OVERNIGHT, EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE & YOUTH SUNDAY...LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY!
Saturday April 3 (Westminster Hall), April 4 (Lacy Park)  April 25 (SMCC) 

5th graders, middle schoolers, and high school students are invited to sleepover at Westminster Hall, then rise early for breakfast, then stroll to Lacy Park for 7:00 am - 8:00 am Easter Sunrise Service. And if you are interested in leading worship at the Easter Sunrise Service let us know as soon as possible, as we are making plans now. If you want to sing, play, usher, speak, run tech, set up, take down, this is your chance to be hands-on with worship. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information. 
 

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Tahoe Ski Trip, President's Day Weekend, February 2010

24 students and leaders from San Marino Community Church and Laguna Niguel Presbyterian Church spent the President’s Day weekend skiing in Heavenly at Lake Tahoe, California. 

  




Colossians 1:27 - "To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. "









At Element on Sunday mornings at 9:15 am we have taken the opportunity to use the worship stations as new ways to explore the mystery of God. What is absolutely amazing though is that the mystery has been revealed to all of us through the person of Jesus. It is my prayer that each of us take a closer look at Jesus and see what has been reveled and then we can follow God more closely.