Monthly Youth Ministry Update from Silvi Pirn
Summer of Service: More Than a Hashtag
July–Sept.
Challenge Yourself
To Serve Others!
Pay Attention to the Pain
By Silvi Pirn Some time toward the end of last summer, I decided—or maybe it was God who decided for me—that the theme for this year’s IMPACT High School program would be “Pain.” Our high schoolers have been preparing to work in the Bahamas this year. Hurricane Dorian destroyed swaths [...]
January Youth Update
By Silvi Pirn Take me by the hand;Lead me down the path of truth.You are my Savior, aren’t you?—Psalm 25:5There is no path more important for young people to find and follow than the one of God’s truth and purpose. Claire and I, your youth directors, are humbled and delighted to be here to [...]
Keeping the Spark in Our Souls
Don’t be wishing you were someplace else with someone else. Where you are right now is God’s place for you. 1 Cor 7:17 (MSG) This is the first scripture I read to our IMPACT teens at last Sunday’s fall kick off, where over 70 high school youth attended. This verse bears repeating—and even memorizing. [...]
Thanking God For Every Hardship
2019 Wilderness Confirmation Course by Silvi Pirn Several times last week I thanked our God for the unique tradition of a Confirmation Wilderness Course. I have talked to a lot of people who attend and lead at a lot of other churches and I have never heard of another church that takes [...]
Introducing Claire Revord
By The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster If the smell of bacon reminds you of Jesus, then Claire Revord has been doing her job! We hired Claire last fall to work part time with Youth Ministry and among other things, she oversaw Sunday’s Breakfast Club menu. Now we’ve brought her on full time and [...]
May 2019 Youth Update
By Silvi Pirn I am excited to share a glimpse of what is going on with our youth... Youth Sunday is May 19. Come listen to the sermons by this year’s high school seniors and honor the student and youth leaders who call Kenilworth Union Church [...]
“Growing Young” at Kenilworth Union Church
By Silvi Pirn The next generation of young people has everything to do with the future of Kenilworth Union Church. While many mainline protestant churches like ours are experiencing “aging and shrinking”, Kenilworth Union may be in a unique position to capitalize on on its historically strong youth ministry to strengthen and grow our [...]
Parent Coffee
2nd Fridays at Reprise Coffee Roasters Hubbard Woods
4th Fridays at Peet’s in Winnetka
Oct–Dec 2018 Youth Update
A blog by Claire Revord, We had so many things to be thankful for...