Senior High
Bethlehem's High School Ministry is for all 9-12 grade youth and their families.
SH Mural
A community where students claim their God-given gifts for ministry and community, reaching into the world to make a difference in the lives of others.
- Sunday Morning Discussions - connecting through conversations about faith & life@ 9:00 & 10:15am. Click here for Fall Theme.
- Peer Ministry -small groups learning to ho model & express faith while serving others. Begins September 10, Wednesdays 6:30-7:45pm, 3rd Floor
- 30 Hour Famine - fight world hunger and serve the community while experiencing hunger on February 20-21, 2009
- Small Groups - seasonal opportunities to connect & grow
- Service Projects - Parent's Day Out on December 13,2009
- Leadership Opportunities - serve within Senior High, Junior High and 456 programs
bird on a tree - Metro Basketball League - Winter league where teams play area churches, opportunities for girls & boys, 7th-12th grades
- Summer Camp - GLLM
- Weekend Retreats - be renewed by leaving behind distractions fo daily life;Fall Lock-In, September 20-21, 2008, Winter & Spring Retreats
- Winter Ski Trip - Presidents' Weekend February 14-16, 2009
- Summer Mission Trip - 11-14 day trips provide a variety of geographical & cultural experiences with projects unique to our ministry setting. 5-year rotation: Appalachia, American Indian Reservation (usually in western US), New York City, Boundary Waters Canoe Area, & Mexico
- International Mission Trip - India 2010! Information coming in Spring 2009.
- Graduate Senior Sailing Trip - high school graduates set sail in the Apostle Islands to reflect & dream
- Parents of Teens Small Group
Make Online Payments for Events - click here
Meetings and Sr. High Calendar
Team Meetings
Confirmation Peer Leaders:
No Summer Meetings
SH Ministry Team:
No Summer Meetings
Peer Ministers
Encourage friends to participate in Peer Ministry Training, starting Fall, 2008!
Senior High Calendar
Sunday Morning Discussion
9:00am or 10:15 am May 11 & 18
Viking Room
(no discussions June, July, August)
Mission Trip to New York City
July 12-21, 2008
Green Lake Lutheran Ministries Bible Camp
August 3-8, 2008
Summer Celebration - What did Bethlehem Youth do this summer?
Monday, August 18
West Lawn of Bethlehem
6:00 pm BBQ
7:00 pm Slideshow
SH Lock In
Friday - Saturday, September 20-21
Twin Cities Marathon Volunteer
Sunday, October 5
WCN: Peer Ministry Training
begins Wednesday, September 10, 6:30-7:45pm
WCN: Trained Peer Ministers needed to be confirmation leaders
SH Parent Connecting Night (Adults only event)
Wednesday, September 17, 6:30-7:45pm
Confirmation Faith Walk volunteers needed:
Saturday, October 25
Confirmation Sunday volunteers needed:
Sunday, October 26
Know that you are Known
Make Yourself Known
See you at Church!
Peer Ministry
We're Not Doing Youth Ministry Until YOU(th) Are Doing Ministry
Register for Peer Ministry Today - click here
Peer Ministry is a model of living calling you to share your faith through caring conversations, active listening and role modeling.
Wednesday Church Night
6:30-8:00pm
Viking Room (third floor)
Basic Training: 9th graders, newly confirmed or students without previous PM training.
Advanced Training: Sophomores or students who have completed Basic Training.
PM Summer Camp: For any student who is not able to fit one of the above in their school year schedule or wants to continue his/her training with advanced material in a camp setting.
Fall Session: September 10 - November 19 (break for Thanksgiving)
December 3-17 (last Wednesday is Order of the Towel)
Winter Session: January 7 - February 18
Spring Session: April 15 - May 27
Order of the Towel
At the completion of training, students will be commissioned through a service called the "Order of the Towel."
Using the imagry of "washing feet," a towel will be presented as a reminder of each student's call to serve and reach out with a servant heart.
At the end of the school year, a larger commissioning will take place in corporate worship on Sunday morning.