Teen Outreach
Encouraging the Growth of Our High School Students
Teen Outreach is a great way to contribute to the community in a fun and meaningful way and to develop skills that will help at school, in future careers, and in life.
Recent projects include stuffing and donating backpacks for Apostles’ House and Philip’s Academy, making quick-release safety bracelets for deployed service people overseas, cleaning up the Woodcliff Lake Reservoir in canoes, and helping organize food for the Social Services annual Thanksgiving Drive.
(Young People's Fellowship) is a youth group for grades 6 and 7 that encourages growth in two ways. First, its monthly parties give sixth and seventh graders social gatherings where they can enjoy fellowship while practicing consideration for others, social skills, and leadership skills. Second, the parties allow them to build the type of caring community that will make their experience in the eighth-grade Confirmation program especially rewarding. They develop friendships not only with one another but also with the Adult Advisors including the Rev. Joan Conley, who is in regular attendance. Each YPF-er is welcome to bring a guest to any YPF party. All YPF parties require an RSVP.
Six YPF “dinner ‘n games” parties are planned throughout the school year on Sunday nights from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Guests are welcome.
The YPF Goes on Vacation Until October……With COVID letting up and all of the end-of-the-school-year activities, May became super busy for our YPF Partymasters and our YPF Families. Hence, May’s final YPF Party was postponed----until October! It won’t be a Scavenger Hunt, then, but will be the Start-up Party of our new 2021-2022 YPF-school year. COVID has been hard for all of us! Warmest thanks FOR and TO our dynamic Dickson Partymasters—Katie, Anna and Kirsten—and the supportive YPF Families whose leadership and participation have kept YPF fun and fellowship not only going—but COVID-safe---through this past, VERY challenging year. Some of the memorable YPF highlights have been a zoomed Pet Talent Show, putting together a “Cure for Covid”, enjoying “A Night in a Museum” on St. E’s front lawn, dancing “Synchronized Scriptures” and Hiding-Seeking at beautiful Ringwood Manor. Best wishes to our awesome Partymasters Katie and Anna who have been striving, with their Synchronized Swimming teams, for a place in the Junior Olympics. God-willing, come October, we will be back with them in our wonderful Parish Hall and Katie and Anna will be leading the YPF’s start-up fun! Until then, Happy Vacation to All!!!
