Phyouth and Midyouth Newsletter 2/12/26

Upcoming Spring Dates

Feb. 18: Ash Wednesday

No midyouth or Bible study. You're invited to the 6pm Ash Wednesday service in the sanctuary.

Feb. 27 - March 1: Veritas

Sr high worship event in Fort Smith. (Registration is closed)

March 1: Central Arkansas Soup Sunday Volunteers

7th-12th graders are invited to serve at Soup Sunday. Information will be sent out soon.

March 12: Real Talk: Sex and Sexuality

10th-12th graders are invited to attend this fully comprehensive, fully affirming sex education course. Real Talk: information and registration

March 14: Confirmation Day with the Bishop

This event is open to our 7th and 8ths graders, current confirmands and last year's confirmation class (who missed this event due to ice!). Day with the Bishop: information and registration

March 14-15: Midyouth Confirmation Retreat (RESCHEDULED)

Open to current 5th-7th graders, this overnight retreat is a great opportunity for midyouth students to connect with each other and with God in a deeper way. If you were already registered for the January retreat, your registration has rolled over to this new date. If you hadn't registered before, you can still sign up through the end of this month! Midyouth Confirmation Retreat: information and registration

April 4: PHUMC Easter Egg Hunt

Volunteer to help with the PHUMC children's Easter egg hunt. We are looking for folks to stuff eggs ahead of time and serve on the morning of the hunt. Easter Egg Hunt Volunteer Registration

April 5: Easter Sunday

Happy Easter! No Youth programming.

April 15: Senior Sunday Pictures are Due!

Don't forget to do this senior families!! Senior Sunday Registration

May 3: Senior Sunday

May 9: Miracle League

Youth 7th-12th grade are invited to volunteer as a "buddy" at a Miracle League game. Morning and afternoon shifts are available. Miracle League: information and registration

May 16: Confirmation Ceremony (5pm)

May 17: Confirmation Sunday

Summer is a great time to develop deeper connections with your church family at phyouth and midyouth. We hope you will consider joining us for some of these great events. OMP has a waitlist, but space is still available at all other events!

Our COMPLETE SUMMER CALENDAR is being finalized and should be in your inbox by the end of the month!

We are excited to take another Leading and Learning Pilgrimage this summer for students completing 7th-12th grade. One of the commitments of the youth ministry at Pulaski Heights is preparing our young people to be faithful Christian leaders in a complex world.

Now a one day event, on May 27th we will be taking a road trip to learn about the history of civil rights and racism in the US. This will be a small, intimate trip of 13 students and 2-3 adults. We'll be exploring this history at nationally recognized museums and having tender and empowering conversations about how to be an inclusive and informed Christian leader in our own communities and schools. 

Ozark Mission Project will be June 7-12th at Shoal Creek Camp. We are taking 7th-graduated 12th graders (so students who are currently in the 6th-12th grade).

OMP is FULL, but if you're interested please JOIN THE WAITLIST.

Join us for this midyouth summer favorite!

Students in 5th-7th grade as of fall 2026 are invited to "dip their toes" into a summer mission experience. Each day we'll have a service project for half the day, and a fun activity for the other half of the day. 8:00 AM-2:30 PM on Tue-Thu, July 7-9.

We will have 30 open spots initially. We will open additional spots as needed if we secure enough adults to do so. Email hdoherty@phumc.com to volunteer so we can take as many students as possible on this amazing experience!

Phyouth (current 7th - 12th) are needed for this dinner theatre style VBC. Youth will be an integral part of making this experience come to life! More specific information will be released soon, but sign up now if you're interested in helping!

Youth currently in grades 10-12 are invited to apply for the Youth Guatemala Mission Trip. We will be selecting between 3-5 youth to attend the mission trip in Guatemala with the medical team. The role of youth on the trip is to learn from the medical team, and support their work in the form of physical set up, and working with children and families receiving care.