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This Sunday
9:30 a.m. Youth Breakfast and Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship
12:00 p.m. Congregational Meeting
4:00 p.m. Middle School Youth Fellowship
5:00 p.m. Senior High Youth Fellowship

Coming Soon
February 9 Souper Bowl of Caring
February 16 Youth and Parents Sexuality Retreat

Mystery Trip – A Journey to Atlanta!
This year’s Mystery Trip was an unforgettable adventure of learning, growth, and fun! Our senior high youth traveled to Atlanta, where they explored Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of a beloved community. Together, we read Letter from a Birmingham Jail, visited the MLK Center and the historic Sweet Auburn neighborhood, and reflected on the power of hope and justice.

But the weekend didn’t stop there! We also learned how to curl, experienced the thrill of indoor skydiving, unleashed creativity in a spray-painting workshop, and even tried our hand at glassblowing. Through it all, the surprise-filled journey deepened our trust in one another and reminded us to embrace life’s unexpected moments with faith and joy. What a weekend to remember!

Youth Fellowship, Sunday, January 26
Middle School 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Senior High 5:00-6:00 p.m.

It’s time to get ready for the Souper Bowl of Caring! Come to lend a hand as we make sandwiches for our neighbors at Samaritan Ministries and get our plans together for the big day!

Souper Bowl of Caring
Preparing Now for the Offering on February 9
Since 1999, Highland youth have joined in the nationwide offering raising over $18,000 and 3,500 food items for our neighbors here in Forsyth county. This year we’re up for the challenge!
January 26 we will gather for an afternoon of service learning with Samaritan Ministries and get our game plan ready.
February 9 the offering is collected. Partnering with the Fellowship Committee, we will be hosting a churchwide lunch and chili meal as a way of connecting with our faith family and raising additional funds. We need 15 youth to sign up to help us make this day a success!

Let us know if you’re in!
Souper Bowl Offering and Lunch February 9 – I’m in to serve! | I might be able to help | Can’t make it

Youth Breakfast for Winter and Spring!
9:30 a.m. Sunday mornings
Youth love food! Help us wake up with a Sunday treat before Sunday School by providing a little motivation and fellowship in the mornings.

Youth and Families Sexuality Retreat, Rescheduled for Sunday, February 16

Parents 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Middlers 12:15-2:30 p.m.
Senior Highs 5:00-7:30 p.m.

We’re thrilled to invite you and your youth to an engaging and meaningful Sexuality Retreat designed to explore how our faith connects with the beautiful complexity of our bodies and relationships. This is a safe, open space to learn, ask questions, and grow in understanding together.

• Why Attend?
• For Parents: Gain tools to guide your youth with confidence and clarity on topics related to faith, sexuality, and relationships.
• For Youth: Discover how faith celebrates their identity, relationships, and decisions with love and respect.
• Together: Build stronger connections with each other through shared learning and meaningful conversations. Register Here!

Summer Youth Trips Now Open!

Montreat Youth Conference
Current 8th Grade through Graduating Seniors – June 8-14
We join with hundreds of Presbyterian youth from across the country for a week of deep learning, big community, and making faith real. Each day is a mix of worship, recreation, small group, and back home group conversation. It’s a packed week with big growth and fun as we encounter God and discover a vibrant faith.

Massanetta Middle School Conference
Current 5th Grade through 8th Grade – July 15-18
This favorite conference offers faith-filled, hands-on experiences designed specifically for middle school youth. Fostering a deeper understanding of the broader church, MSMSC brings together youth from the region for a week of keynotes, workshops, small groups, and recreation.

Worship Leadership – Opportunities for All – Youth in worship leadership is a great joy! In addition to acolytes, we are adding a new practice to walking in the communion elements and the Bible as visual grounding for the act of worship. Additionally youth are encouraged to take a turn leading prayers and ushering. These are roles needed at every Sunday service so reach out to take a turn! Contact Hannah Duane or Courtney

Parenting the Teen Years – First Monday of the Month, 7:00 p.m. by Zoom
Don’t read the book! (Or do!) Parents are busy so we have designed a book club to fit your needs. Show up for one of these gatherings throughout the year as we share our parenting wins and woes, practices for faith formation in the home, and raising resilient youth, and grab a book to mark up and look through on your own time. (See email for zoom link)

Click here for the 2024/2025 Youth Ministry Guidebook, and here for the 2024/2025 Youth Calendar. The 2023-2024 Registration and Permission Form For Youth Ministry Activities and Trips are coming soon.

Click here to learn more about Youth Ministry.

View Highland’s Church Youth Ministry Vision Statement here.

Registration, medical, covenant of conduct forms and brochures can be found on the Forms page.