Hey everyone!

This week, we’re continuing our series, “Our Questions,” as we dive into some  conversations about faith and following Jesus.

We will be looking at these questions: How do you know if you are doing right in your Christian life? Do we need to tell people about God to be a good Christian and go to heaven? and Is it okay to attend church and activities as an agnostic?

We’re excited for another meaningful week of discussion, community, and discovering more about who God is and how He meets us in our questions.

As a reminder, the question submission link below will remain open, and there’s also a question box available at youth each week. Please feel free to send in anything you’ve been wondering about. We’ll do our best to incorporate as many questions as we can over the next few months, and if there are lots of questions, we can always continue the series into the fall.

Coming up in a few weeks, we will be talking about “What does a godly relationship look like under 18?” We will be focusing on God’s intent for relationships and marriage, and encouraging our youth to think about questions like: What does God want relationships to look like? and Am I treating others in a way that reflects my faith?

We want to help our youth think about relationships in a healthy, biblical way and encourage them to consider how they treat and care for others in their everyday lives.

We know these topics can look different from family to family, so we want to be open and respectful about the conversations that we will be having together at youth. If you have any questions or concerns about the approach we are taking, please feel free to reach out to any of us leaders!

-Natalie, Noelle, Sarah, Jason, Joon, Nathan

Serve is officially underway, and we’re really looking forward to serving together as a team this summer! We currently have a group of 22 people signed up, and it’s shaping up to be an incredible time.

If you’re a youth and are still interested in joining us, please reach out to Noelle—we’d love to have you be part of the team.

Just a quick reminder: if you’re signed up for Serve, we do expect you to be attending youth on Friday nights. Being present regularly helps build a strong, cohesive team, which is an important part of preparing for this conference and missions trip together.

If you’re unable to make it, it’s your responsibility to let Noelle or one of the leaders know!

Thanks everyone—we’re excited for Serve this summer!

We’re looking forward to an amazing summer of day camps! At this time, both youth camp registration and volunteer spots have reached capacity. However, if you’re still interested in being involved this summer, we would love to connect with you — please reach out to Noelle or Natalie!

We are also hiring up to 4 casual summer students to join our team this summer. In this role, you’ll help with day camp preparation leading up to kids camp, as well as assist with taking down and resetting stations at the end of each camp day. You will be guaranteed at least 40 hours of work throughout the summer. More information and application details can be found in the link below!

We can’t wait to see everyone at youth this Friday! We’ve got a fun activity, a great lesson, snacks, and small group discussions planned for the night. Team Timbit is currently in the lead, so come ready to support your team and help earn some points!

Contact youth@goodtree.ca for any questions.

If you have any questions, comments, or ideas to share, please reach out to us.

The Youth Leaders Team:

Natalie | Noelle | Jason | Nathan | Sarah | Joon