ABOUT YOUTH MINISTRY
ABOUT YOUTH MINISTRY
FLASH
FLASH is our middle school (grades 6–8) youth program. Students are invited to join us for fun events throughout the year. We help students grow in their faith as well as in their relationships with each other and adult advisors.
CLUE
CLUE is our high school (grades 9–12) youth program. At CLUE, the goal is to build relationships with God, with each other, and with other trusted adults in our church community. We emphasize building a faith that gives students purpose and is based on action.
THEOLOGICAL EXPECTATIONS & YOUTH MINISTRY AREA COMMUNITY NORMS
• We seek to always make God bigger, our theology deeper, and our love for the world wider.
• We agree to use expansive language about God.
• We agree to see each child in the programming as a child of God.
• We agree to model adulthood authentically. We consent to learn in public and be honest about our doubts. We don’t have all of the answers and we know faith is often messy and ambiguous.
• Use a restorative (not punitive) justice model when it comes to discipline: we repair where harm has been done and heal together as a community.
• We agree to honor difference and mystery in our theology.
• We reject all forms of language about people that is ageist, racist, sexist, and othering.
Welcome to SVPC Youth!
Ways to Stay Connected:
To learn more about events, subscribe to our e-newsletters.
For live updates, check out Youth Ministry’s Instagram, Linktree,
or text ‘FLASH’ (Middle School) or ‘CLUE’ (High School) to 51400 for text reminders.
Sunday Night Programming
FLASH (middle school) & CLUE (high school)
FLASH and CLUE are our weekly fellowship program on Sundays from 6:30–7:45 p.m. Both meet in the Phoenix Center, in our respective CLUE and FLASH youth rooms. We meet each week to discuss issues in community through the lens of Jesus’ radical hospitality, call to social justice, and the way God shows up in the pop culture of our lives.
For next week's topic, visit the Sunnyvale Pres calendar.
"The Well" Wednesday
Life can be wild in middle and high school! Join us for our weekly midweek program on Sabbath keeping and self-care. Come each week for meditative music, weekly check-ins, and an intimate gathering that focuses on feeding your soul when life is chaotic.
Middle School (FLASH) and High School (CLUE) both meet for "The Well" from 7:15 to 8 p.m. in the CLUE (High School) Youth Room in the Phoenix Center. Small groups will always be separated based on age (FLASH/CLUE).
SPECIAL SUMMER EVENTS
Youth + Children's End of Summer BBQ Bash!
August 7, 2022
All youth, children and families are invited to join us on Sunday August 7th from 1-2:30 p.m. at Las Palmas Park for food, games and fun which will be provided by both ministires. Please RSVP by August 1st.
Pray the Calendar Planning Retreat
August 20, 2022
Our Adult Advisors will come together to build community and program plan for our 2022-2023 program year. We are very excited to see what's in store for this upcoming year, keep a look out for our 2022-2023 Program Calendar! .
Santa Cruz with Addie
Late August (TBD)
Seniors! Addie wants to give you a well deserved send-off! She plans to host a day trip to Santa Cruz in late August. Please Email Youth@sunnyvalepres.com if you are interstead.
Questions? Contact the youth ministry staff at youth@sunnyvalepres.com!