{"id":2674,"date":"2019-11-14T11:42:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T16:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2019-12-09T18:06:09","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T23:06:09","slug":"ways-to-work-with-wellsprings-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/ways-to-work-with-wellsprings-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Ways to Work With WellSprings Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Serve to connect\nyouth, families and the whole of WellSprings<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouthBridge Core Ministry<\/strong> \u2013 join this new, tentatively-named core ministry to create new connections and opportunities for all WellSprings children, ages 0-17, their families, and our congregation, to grow together.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expected\nto meet monthly or more.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foster Teen Connection<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teen Group<\/strong> \u2013 our fledging teen group currently meets several times a year for social or service opportunities.  Past outings have included escape rooms, indoor obstacle courses, and game night.  We need organizers, chaperones, drivers \u2026and teens of course, willing to explore connecting with their WellSprings peers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organizers\nmeet quarterly; events are typically monthly.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Support our Tweens\/early\nteens<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OWL Facilitator<\/strong> \u2013 Facilitating Our Whole Lives (known as OWL, a UUA created and sanctioned human sexuality program), working with our 7-9th<\/sup> graders.  WellSprings offers this program every other year.  There is UUA OWL training available for virtually all age groups.  As WellSprings grows, it\u2019s possible a need for additional OWL programs, to reach groups beyond grades 7-9 (including younger) may present itself.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently\nentails 3 days certified UUA training, thirteen Sunday OWL gatherings, weekly\nplanning time, plus a parent-orientation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tween Group<\/strong>  – we\u2019d love to initiate a tween\/younger teen group!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nurture Kids 5-12\nyears old<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouthSpirit Lead Mentor<\/strong> \u2013 Lead age-specific groups most Sundays during the program year to play games, talk, do crafts, challenge thinking, ponder the world, foster spiritual growth, and create community for our 5-12 year olds.  Lead Mentors are provided with a plan for each Sunday, and<\/em>, they are encouraged to bring their own ideas for content as well.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most Sundays\n9:30am September through May.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouthSpirit Classroom Helper<\/strong> \u2013 work with kids on rotating weeks during our Sunday YouthSpirit gatherings to support Lead Mentors and foster a communal experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One to\nthree Sundays per month<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouthSpirit SpringBoard (YSSB) Facilitator<\/strong> \u2013 Help YouthSpirit kids understand your passions!  Our YSSBs are typically 4-week, themed gatherings offered by our WellSprings teams and ministries three times each program year.  These gatherings help our kids learn what makes WellSprings \u201ctick\u201d.  What makes you<\/em> \u201ctick\u201d?  If you have a special skill or passion you wish to share with our growing members, consider signing up for one of next year\u2019s YSSBs.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four\nSundays during 9:30am YouthSpirit, plus planning.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouthSpirit Mystery Reader<\/strong> \u2013 who will be the first?!  We would love for congregants to join our young friends for some story time one Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Care for our Youngest\n0-5 years old<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nursery backup volunteer<\/strong> \u2013 be on call to lend a hand in the nursery during service on rotating Sundays, and occasionally sub-in for our two caregivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acquire your PA Volunteer Clearances! Here is the link<\/strong>: http:\/\/www.keepkidssafe.pa.gov\/resources\/clearances\/index.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should you have any questions regarding these volunteer opportunities working for and with WellSprings youth, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact Reverend Lee, or Carol Breslin, YouthSpirit Director, at carolb@wellspringsuu.org<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Serve to connect youth, families and the whole of WellSprings YouthBridge Core Ministry \u2013 join this new, tentatively-named core ministry to create new connections and opportunities for all WellSprings children, ages 0-17, their families, and our congregation, to grow together.  Expected to meet monthly or more. Foster Teen Connection Teen Group \u2013 our fledging teen group currently meets several times a year for social or service opportunities.  Past outings have included escape rooms, indoor obstacle courses, and game night.  We […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2952,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,20],"tags":[106,107,103,101],"class_list":["post-2674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-ministriesandteams","tag-owl","tag-teens","tag-yb","tag-ys","ctfw-has-image"],"featured_image_urls":{"medium":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YS12-300x291.jpg","large":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YS12-1024x994.jpg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YS12-150x150.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YS12-768x745.jpg","post-thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YS12-720x480.jpg","saved-section":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YS12-1150x1050.jpg","saved-banner":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YS12-1150x400.jpg","saved-square":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YS12-720x720.jpg","saved-square-large":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YS12-1024x1024.jpg","saved-square-small":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YS12-160x160.jpg","saved-rect-medium":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YS12-480x320.jpg","saved-rect-small":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/YS12-200x133.jpg"},"appp_media":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2674"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3551,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2674\/revisions\/3551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}