Youth & Young Adults: Events and Programs

Summer Conferences at Silver Lake          

Take a look at the plans for summer 2021.  Silver Lake will host three, two-week sessions for youth entering grades 5 and up and the theme is 'Creation Speaks.'  Silver Lake programs nurture inclusion, leadership development, environmental justice, and beloved community.  Visit the Silver Lake Conference website for more information and to register!

 

Youth @ Synod 2021

Youth @ Synod from SNEUCC on Vimeo.

UCC General Synod 

Held virtually this year - July 11-18, 2021

Youth @ Synod agenda
Young Adults agenda
UCC Youth & Young Adults

 Youth @ Synod is for young leaders ages 13 to 18 who want to experience the vibrant diversity of the wider church.   Scholarships are available through the generosity of the Edward Turner, Jr. scholarship fund. ​Contact Debby Kirk for more information.

• Read about past SNEUCC Youth @ Synod experiences here.
• And consider hosting a Youth @ Synod viewing event at your church and/or with a neighboring congregation or two!
• Read about how the First Church of Christ UCC in Sandwich, MA will be incorporating mission and service while "attending" Youth @ Synod 2021.

Contact Debby Kirk for more information about Youth @ Synod and to express interest in registering your congregation's teens.

 

Millennials' Retreat          

July 16-17 at Killam's Point Conference Center in Branford, CT
For SNEUCC young adults and friends.
Click here to register!
Contact Katie Howe for information.

 

Dignity Project Fellowship          

Designed to train outstanding high school sophomores, juniors and seniors from Greater Boston to serve as interreligious and cross-cultural leaders with the capacity to engage the diversity of our city (and broader society) with thoughtfulness, skill, and care. This 5-month program is sponsored by the Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership of Hebrew College and the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.
     The application deadline is July 1, 2021
     Fifteen to eighteen fellows will be selected for the 2021-2022 cohort.
     Download the Program overview

 

SNEUCC Youth Revival

In response to the restrictions of Covid-19, our 2020 Youth Revival went virtual.  A World Turned Upside Down was a creative response to restrictions on in-person gatherings. 

Click here to see the list of videos by SNEUCC youth and pastors.  Watch some or all of the short videos with  your youth group and use the discussion guide provided.

 

Thinking About Working For God

The primary aim of the TAWFG program is to notice, name, and nurture youth who have gifts for ministry. This program includes the "SHINE" retreat for high school students, leadership opportunities in the wider church, and paid apprenticeships in the local church.

 

Young Voices Project

Share your wisdom, your faith, and your creativity.  SNEUCC wants to hear your thoughts about discipleship -- whether in a blog, poem, or a song.  Send your entries to Debby Kirk.  Items  that are selected for publishing will receive a stipend.