{"id":2000,"date":"2019-12-08T21:01:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T21:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/?page_id=2000"},"modified":"2020-01-14T18:19:46","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T18:19:46","slug":"children-and-youth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/?page_id=2000","title":{"rendered":"Children and Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h4 id=\"Weekly-Sunday-School\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Weekly Sunday School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following our weekly worship all school-age children\/youth have the opportunity to participate in an hour of Christian education.&nbsp; Mennonite Church curriculum, <a href=\"https:\/\/shinecurriculum.com\/\">Shine:<\/a>&nbsp; Living in God\u2019s Light, is used for our teaching.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_46.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2001\" width=\"654\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_46.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_46-300x146.jpg 300w, http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_46-768x374.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><figcaption><em>Our Middler Sunday school class helped their teacher, Jon Shellenberger, make this beautiful wooden cross.  Jesus&#8217; clothing is made up of countries in which a personal connection exists with participates at PMF.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" id=\"High-School-Youth-Group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h4 id=\"High-School-Youth-Group\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">High School Youth Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Regular activities are planned for all high school youth.&nbsp; Special activities include traveling to Michigan for Snow Camp, attending the Mennonite convention every two years, service projects at various locations, occasional international learning experiences, visiting Mennonite colleges, and hiking in the Rocky Mountains.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_1a-1-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2005\" srcset=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_1a-1-1024x498.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_1a-1-300x146.jpg 300w, http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_1a-1-768x373.jpg 768w, http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_1a-1.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_4a-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2003\" data-link=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/?attachment_id=2003\" class=\"wp-image-2003\" srcset=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_4a-1.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_4a-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_4a-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_1c-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2004\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_1c-2.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/?attachment_id=2004\" class=\"wp-image-2004\" srcset=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_1c-2.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_1c-2-300x146.jpg 300w, http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_1c-2-768x374.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" id=\"Junior-High-Youth-Group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h4 id=\"Junior-High-Youth-Group\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Junior High Youth Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Periodic youth activities are planned for youth in grades six through eight.&nbsp; A Snow Camp experience is planned each winter at one of the Mennonite camps in Michigan.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" id=\"Vacation-Bible-School\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h4 id=\"Vacation-Bible-School\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Vacation Bible School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each summer children\/youth are encouraged to attend an interactive Bible School program. Topics have included:&nbsp; Peace Lab, where children discover God\u2019s way of peace; Loving God and Loving Neighbor; Taste and See, God is Good, a look at food through the eyes of faith.&nbsp;Last year we experimented with having adults join the children\/youth for a Bible School experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" id=\"Summer-Camp-Experiences\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h4 id=\"Summer-Camp-Experiences\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Summer Camp Experiences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each summer school-age children\/youth take part in a summer camping experience at one of our Mennonite Church camps, <a href=\"https:\/\/friedenswald.org\/\">Camp Friedenswald<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amigocentre.org\/\">Amigo Centre<\/a>, in Michigan.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" id=\"Mentor-Mentee-Program\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h4 id=\"Mentor-Mentee-Program\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Mentor-Mentee Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the age of 10, each youth, along with their parents, is encouraged to select an adult within the congregation as a mentor.&nbsp; This mentor\/mentee relationship continues throughout the high school years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_3b-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2198\" width=\"480\" height=\"366\"\/><figcaption><em>Annual pumpkin carving!  <\/em><br><em>To see more pictures visit <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/?page_id=2246\">Mentor-Mentee Photo Gallery.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h4 id=\"Yearly-Circle-of-Grace\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Yearly Circle of Grace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year all children\/youth participate in the curriculum, <a href=\"https:\/\/dovesnest.net\/circleofgrace\">Circle of Grace<\/a>.&nbsp; The goal of the Circle of Grace program is to educate and empower children\/youth to actively participate in a safe environment for themselves and others.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-circle-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"789\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_45-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2008\" srcset=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_45-1-1.jpg 789w, http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_45-1-1-231x300.jpg 231w, http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/unadjustednonraw_thumb_45-1-1-768x997.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" id=\"Cross-cultural-Experiences\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h4 id=\"Cross-cultural-Experiences\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Cross-cultural Experiences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We attempt to introduce all our youth to various cross-cultural experiences.&nbsp; In recent years this has included travel to Cambodia, Guatemala, the U.S.\/Mexico border and Ecuador.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/67255666_2406634062735973_5336577941377646592_n-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2009\" width=\"518\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/67255666_2406634062735973_5336577941377646592_n-2.jpg 825w, http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/67255666_2406634062735973_5336577941377646592_n-2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/paolimennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/67255666_2406634062735973_5336577941377646592_n-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><figcaption><em>Cambodia<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h4 id=\"Leadership-Opportunities\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Leadership Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Youth are invited to serve in a leadership role in various committees, including:&nbsp; Pastoral Search Committee, Worship Committee, Immigration Task Force, and Music Committee.&nbsp; They are also opportunities to be involved in leading various parts of the worship service.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" id=\"Sexuality-Education\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h4 id=\"Sexuality-Education\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sexuality Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every two years all youth are invited to participate in a healthy sexuality education program. 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