Children and Teen Ministries
From Nursery to Sunday School to Confirmation to College!
Mt. Carmel offers a full range
of ministries for
Children and Teens -- our CAT stuff is the
best!
Whether it's learning, singing and playing with the young ones during
Sunday School, playing with the Koinonia Kids on Friday mornings,
traveling to Tijuana to deliver Christmas presents, or going on annual
service and gathering trips throughout the United States with the high
school group, we offer fun and spiritual growth.
Mt. Carmel also offers a full Sunday School program, a confirmation
program (a three-year program for middle schoolers) and an annual
Vacation Bible School week-long summer camp.
We hope you will join us at any time! We welcome one and all, whether it is for a single adventure or a life-long journey! If you want to get involved with youth ministry at Mt. Carmel, contact Children and Teens Director Ingrid Frokjer at ingrid@mtcarmelslo.org
Passing on the Faith - Mt. Carmel-style!
Every
Sunday morning at 10 a.m. during the school year, we have education
hour. While parents have the opportunity to
attend the
Adult Forum, we have our cheerful nursery open
for
the smallest ones, and Sunday School for
preschool on
up! Preschool and elementary students attend the opening,
where
they sing songs, learn the story of the week, and maybe see a puppet
show, before heading off to their classrooms for crafts and
lessons. During this same time, our senior
high students
meet in the youth house for breakfast and a weekly lesson revolving
around current events.
On Sunday mornings, we have confirmation
for
middle school students. This is a weekly class that teaches
the
youth the basics of the Lutheran faith, and includes studies of the
articles of faith, Luther's Small
Catechism, and other basic tenets.
Our
youth group meets several times a month
for high
schoolers. To complement our Sunday morning Bible studies,
our
activities vary between service projects (such as beach clean-ups,
helping the elderly, delivering fruit baskets...), fun outings
(Boomer's, climbing gym, Chumash Challenge...), and get-togethers
(bonfires, movie nights, desserts at Denny's...). We also go
on a
Winter Retreat and have a week-long trip every
summer.
Summers at Mt. Carmel
During the summer, even though our regular programs are on vacation, we aren't! In June, the high school youth will be heading out on our annual summer trip. This year, we're heading to northern California to do housing repairs on a Native American reservation! In mid-July, our middle school students spend a week at Confirmation Camp at El Camino Pines. For a full week in July, we have our Vacation Bible School for ages 3-6th grade (our jr. and sr. high students are assistant teachers).
For more information about these, or any of our other CAT programs, please contact Ingrid at ingrid@mtcarmelslo.org. Thanks for visiting!