Our youth working at the Community Farm in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Youth group is the foundation of our youth program. Youth group meets a few times each
month, Senior High youth group is for youth in grades 9-12 and Junior High youth group is for youth in grades 6-8.
Youth group activities are varied, they can be anything from a Bible study, to a trip, to working together on a short-
term mission project, to a meeting at someone’s home, or just going out to get something to eat together. From
time-to-time there is a cost associated with a youth group activity.
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Our youth whitewater rafting on the Rio Grande in New Mexico
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Scholarships are always available-we want everyone to participate!
Click here for Upcoming Special Events in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.
Click here for Mission Trip Documents in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.
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Confirmation is a
time when our youth publicly affirm the faith their parents chose for them at baptism, and is done only after
much study and preparation. We teach confirmation class on Sunday afternoons at the church from the
beginning of October through Pentecost Sunday (usually towards the end of May) when the youth are
confirmed during the regular worship service on that Sunday. The class is taught by Rev. Vance-Ocampo
and another adult teacher. Assisting in the teaching of confirmation are mentors; adults in the church who
work one-on-one with the youth during the year.
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A Confirmation Class with
Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo
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Click here for this Year's Plan for Confirmation
in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.
At Rumson Presbyterian Church we realize that our youth continue to need mentoring and
support after the high school years, but especially during college. Our youth stay in contact with the college-aged
young adults through finals care packages, and we keep in touch with our college young adults through email,
occasional mailings, and holiday activities. When our youth leave to go to college, they receive a graduate
gift from the church, usually a devotional book to use during their first year of college. We also work to keep our
young adults appraised of the various opportunities for service and learning that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
extends to them during college and after.
We support the parents of our congregation who work hard to love, guide, and
support their children through adolescence and into early adulthood. Our parents meet a few times a year
together with the Associate Pastor to plan and evaluate youth programs at the church and also serve as
important volunteers for our youth programs. We couldn’t do it without them! We also work with parents
of older high school youth as they plan to send their children to college, making available to them financial
aid information through the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as well as information about Presbyterian-related
colleges and universities.
Click here for a
copy of the Parent/Guardian Consent Form in Acrobat (pdf) format.
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reader, or if you need an update,
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Click here for information about our Children's Ministry
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