Summer Mission Project 2012
Helping Rural New York State
Here are pictures of the church where we’ll be staying and the work sites where we’ll be serving:
Objectives:
- To partner with Ministry in the North Country (MINC), a ministry of the PCUSA, our own denomination.
- To teach our young people about construction and home improvement work.
- To raise attention for the rural poor and destitute of our own state.
For: All youth who have just completed 7th-12th grade & any adults who are willing to come along as leaders, especially those who are skilled in construction work.
Time: Departing early afternoon Sunday, June 24 – and arriving back mid afternoon Saturday, June 30.
Cost: $50 deposit for registration. (Depending on participation in fundraisers part of the deposit may be refunded.)
Registration: Please complete your paperwork and submit along with $50 deposit to the Youth Ministry Team.
Forms:
- Mission Project Forms: Please complete and turn in these forms to sign up (see Registration Deadline above).
- Packing List: See a list of what to bring.
- Youth Group Mission Program: Why rural New York state? Learn about why we do what we do.
Place: We are staying and working in Watertown, NY. We will be sleeping in a local church with the local YMCA open to us for showers and other needs.
- We will be working at two sites one in Watertown and another a few miles south.
- For our day off in the middle of the week hopefully we can go hiking in the Adirondacks (about an hour away).
Tasks: Our work will involve construction/house rehabilitation.
Commitment:
- Day of team building exercises: All mission project participants, both adult and youth will meet at the church on Sunday, June 3 immediately following the 10:45am service.
- Lunch will be provided because eating a meal together is a Biblical form of fellowship.
- We will go through several team building exercises and also discuss construction work.
- Parents: Please come at 2:30pm for a meeting. We will be done by 3pm.
- Through this time we will learn a little about our work, have some fun, and grow together as a team committed to serving in the name of Jesus Christ the less fortunate residents of our state.
For more details and questions: Please contact Peter Martin, our Director of Youth, Children, and Family Ministry at pmartin@northchurchwilliamsville.org
Our Summer 2011 trip was a grand success as we ministered to our city of Buffalo: Missions with our Neighbors from July 4-8, 2011. Here are pictures from our week together:
