Hello Rising 5th Grade Parents and Guardians!

We are so excited that your student is going to be promoted to Midyouth in the coming months! As of May 21, your child will be considered a 5th grader at Pulaski Heights UMC youth ministry—and that is the day that all the fun starts! You are invited to the "5th Grade Preview Night" for incoming 5th graders AND their parents, May 21st, 5:00-6:45pm!

This will be a fun night to experience Midyouth and get a feel for what Wednesday nights will be like and who will be there. Here's the scoop: 

5:00-5:30: Play time in the gym and dinner begins.

5:30-5:45: Parent meeting while Midyouth are finishing dinner

5:45-6:05: Parent versus Midyouth mini-kickball game

6:05-6:20: Worship together in the chapel

6:20-6:40: Midyouth and Midyouth parent small group

Beginning June 1st, your student is invited to join us in the youth room during the Sunday School hour, and throughout the summer there will be opportunities for them to be involved with youth programming (you can see more about those below!). 

For those I have not met yet, my name is Ellen Rowland, and I am Pastor to Youth and Families. I am so excited to be able to get to know you and your youth throughout the next seven years. We restructured our staff this past year, and we are delighted at the ways our programs have become more cohesive and well supported. I, Ellen, write, lead, and teach both midyouth (5th-7th) and phyouth (8th-12th) with the help of Heather Doherty, who is the Administrative Assistant to Youth and Families. Heather is the mastermind behind all of our delicious meals, the details of all of our fun trips and service projects, and the one to help you with anything registration-related. Should you need anything or have any questions, we are always here and happy to help!

We have an exciting summer of activities led by staff and volunteers. There are a number of opportunities for your 5th grader to participate in, we hope you'll join us! Check out the Summer Calendar below and pay special attention to the midyouth activities. You can also sign up to receive text message updates from us to remind you about midyouth events.

We look forward to our time together!

Ellen Rowland, erowland@phumc.com

Heather Doherty, hdoherty@phumc.com

5th -7th graders are invited to volunteer with Vacation Bible Camp!

Volunteering with Vacation Bible Camp will be 8:30-12:00, Monday, June 23 - Thursday, June 26.

5th grade volunteers will be helping with the skits and and other pieces of the large group gatherings. They will also get to participate in a few of the crafts and activities of camp with a sr. high leader. This will be a bit of a hybrid experience of camper and volunteer!

Yes, Midyouth has their own learning and service trip!

Midyouth will serve each morning at various local organizations, and do something fun each afternoon! July 8th-10th, 8:00am - 2:30pm.

We also need more adults to open more spots on this experience, email hdoherty@phumc.com if you are willing to volunteer. Your student will also be able to attend at a discounted rate!

OMP 101

July 28-30 (8-12 OR 1-5)

OMP 101 is a local day camp (held at PHUMC but not run by our staff) to give rising 5th-6th graders a taste of what Ozark Mission Project is all about.