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FPC FAMILY MINISTRIES
PROGRAMMING INDEX
Intergenerational
Family Dinners
Offered from 5:30-6:30 on Wednesday nights. All are welcome. Last call at 6:15pm. Programming for all ages begins at 6:30.
Sunday Funday
Occurs on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month. Some months we host a "Speaker and Sandwiches", and others are hosted by committees who bring an activity and a special meal. Sunday Funday activities begin in Lindsay Hall immediately following Traditional Worship.
Ages 0 - 5th Grade
Nursery
The nursery is open from 10:30am-close of Traditional Worship each Sunday! Our nursery is staffed weekly by two trained, background checked, and CPR/First Aid certified FPC employees. For copies of our nursery policy, please email Christine.
Children's Chapel
Weekly Children's Chapel, Sunday @ ~11:20am, Age 4 - Grade 5: Meets during the Traditional Worship Sermon. Children's Chapel is staffed by FPC staff and/or Protection Policy trained volunteers. In Children's Chapel, we follow and explore the series that are being presented in Traditional Worship with crafts, music, and meditation, and discussion.
Fourth Fridays
From 5:30-8pm on the Fourth Friday of every month, FPC hosts a drop-off childcare time with dinner, crafts, playtime, and friends. Each Fourth Friday is staffed by a combination of FPC staff and certified youth babysitters. Ages 6mo-12yrs. Register here.
Sunday School (on Wednesdays!)
Wednesday @ 6:30pm, Age 4 - Grade 5: After Family Dinner, Sunday School students will walk together to their room upstairs for class. At 7:30, parents may pick up, OR students may remain for a supervised play-time until choir and youth group end (8pm). Sunday School is staffed by FPC staff and/or Protection Policy trained volunteers
Grades 6-12
Youth Group
From 6:30-8:00pm on Wednesday nights, September - May. Each week the youth group meets for fellowship. We operate a "House System" where students engage in friendly competitions for points and prizes, and we celebrate holidays together, have a diverse slate of recreation and service/mission projects, and go on highly anticipated outings such as snow tubing, ice blocking, and the corn maze! In May, the 5th graders are invited to begin attending youth group. Each summer, we continue meeting creatively for Bible Study and recreational activities, along with traveling together on service/vision/mission trips (see below). Our youth group is led by a group of six adult leaders who supervise and teach together.
Service Projects and Fundraisers
Each year, the youth group runs three fundraisers: Chili Feed (December), Pancake Breakfast (February) and the Gala/Variety Show. The monies raised help sponsor our mission trips (see above). The Youth group also participates in mission/service projects to get to know our neighbors and to follow in Jesus' footsteps as we help our neighbors. We cook and serve food at Friendship Dinners, work on FPC food pantry projects, participate in Sunday worship, and work with the WCA, Communities for Youth, DARE, CATCH, BoiseHIVE, Boise High Brave Bags, nursery/children's chapel/Sunday School supervision, and a variety of other outreach and service projects. FPC students have opportunities to participate in multiple service projects each month.
Youth Mission Trips (International, Domestic, Triennium, & Mystery Mission)
We rotate on a 3-year schedule with international, domestic, and Presbyterian Youth Triennium Conference trips. Students assist with fundraising throughout the year (see below) and families contribute to 1/3 trip cost. High Schoolers can attend International, Domestic, and Triennium. Middle Schoolers can attend Domestic and Mystery Mission Trips. Each trip is between 4-8 days.
Confirmation
Every other year, students grades 9-12 are invited to participate in Confirmation. Confirmation classes meet twice per month. Each student works with an adult mentor in the church and serves in "inreach" and "outreach" programs of the church, learns about church structure and processes, visits other types of faith communities across the Treasure Valley, explores their own faith, and attends a 2-day retreat before the class begins. At the end of Confirmation, students present a "Faith Statement" and are received as members of the church.
Boise High Outreach
Our FPC Youth Room is open to Boise High students throughout the day as a quiet place of respite. Snacks are stocked and Christine will visit on Thursdays as her schedule permits. At the end of the school year, a special meal is catered for our FPC-affiliated high school students!
College
We love our college students! Whether you are a visiting student, doing graduate work in the area, or you grew up at FPC, we want to support you and show you some FPC love. Twice per year we mail college care packages to all of our college students, and FPC leaders are available to meet with college students when they are home on breaks or by phone.
Boise State students: check out "Sophia's Table", an interfaith ministry to college students @BSU! A new ecumenical campus ministry continues to take shape at Boise State University.
Sophia's Table is a joint effort of the PC(USA), UMC, and ELCA, offering BSU students an
inclusive Christian community where they can build real relationships, honor their lived
experience, and grow together in faith.
Youngish: 20's-40's
Tot Walk
On the third Wednesday of each month, meet us at 11:30 at the downtown Boise Co-op for a walk to Memorial Park! Bring a snack or run inside the co-op for one before we go, and bring toys, dogs, strollers, and friends!
Youngish +21
Youngish events for ages 21+ include festivals, zoo nights, and bar visits! We publish all events on the Gather Treasure Valley Facebook page and in this newsletter, in addition to sending emails to our list. Expect 1 or more of these events per month!
Youngish All-Ages Events
For those Youngish families with little ones, we offer various events throughout the year where all ages are welcome... + strollers and pets! This includes park visits, food trucks and walks, Sunday lunches, and afternoon picnics. We publish all events on the Gather Treasure Valley Facebook page and in this newsletter, in addition to sending emails to our list. Expect 1 or more of these events per month!
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