Sunday night during the school year, 6:45-8:00pm! HSM (High School Ministry) Open Gym is 6:00pm-6:45pm designed to help teens in 9th – 12th grade experience the grace and love of God and find ways to live out their faith everyday. In other words, we’re learning to live and love like Jesus for a lifetime.
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Important Links
→ Monthly CYF Newsletter
→ Google Cal: Children, Youth & Family (subscribe to it!)
→ 9th Grade Confirmation Intensive Calendar (coming soon…)
→ 2024-2025 HSM & Confirmation Calendar (coming soon…)
→ Summer Stretch (Aug 6-9)
Click here for the weather and building closure policy.
Month-at-a-Glance (March)
5/1 (Wed) – End of Year Pizza Party & Pastor Joel’s Send-off, 6:00-7:00pm
5/2 (Thurs) – First Thursday, 7:00-8:30am, North Oaks Caribou (113 Village Center Dr, North Oaks, MN 55127)
6/6 (Thurs) – School’s Out Bash, 2:30-6:00pm, open to all families with kids PreK-12th grade – volunteers needed, sign up here
6/13 (Thurs) – “First” Thursday, 2:30-4:30pm, Big Dipper (115 Village Center Dr)
Youth Group (a “typical” night)
- Open Gym is 6:00pm-6:45pm if you want to show up early and play basketball!
- High School Bible Study at 6:00pm Starts 3/17
- Sunday, 6:45-8:00pm in the Youth Room (Enter through Door 2, take a right)
- Eat pizza, bring friends, be active
- Gather for check-in’s and thought-provoking Bible study
- Have honest and faith-full conversation
- Play games and be goofy. Be yourself!
ELCA Youth Gathering
13 youth and 3 adults are going! (So far..) We expect more to sign up! ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans, LA (July 16-20). This incredible trip is open to all 8th thru 12th grade students at the time of registration (Fall 2023). Regular Registration deadline is February 14, 2024. Here’s the Youth Participation Registration form (print, fill-out, and return to us). A $150 deposit is due at registration and can be paid via Realm. Here’s a PPT with more details. Talk to Mike or Nate for more info. We have 2 fundraising events coming up:
- Wed, Dec 13 (Jambalaya, Jesus, Jazz with Joe Davis + Poetic Diaspora) – register here
- Sun, Feb 11 (Shrove Sunday Waffle Breakfast)
Current Opportunities to Hang
First Thursday
Thursday, May 2, 7:00-8:30am — Stop by Caribou in North Oaks (113 Village Center Dr, North Oaks, MN 55127) for a FREE drink! Open to all 6-12th grade students. Show up and bring friends. We are taking off June 6 for School’s Out Bash and making the switch to Big Dipper on (June 13, July 11, August 1, and Sept 5), 2:30-4:30pm.
Congregational-Wide Service Opportunities
Click here for current Incarnation Service Opportunities.
Monthly HSM Serve Night
March Serve Night will be at the Kid’s in need Foundation packing school supplies for local classrooms. Dates TBD, Email Mike Sell (msell@incarnationmn.org) with questions.
Looking to get involved?
We are looking for adult leaders to join us Sunday nights and for other future High School events. If you are interested please email Mike. So we can send you more details!
Registration
9-12 grade, visit the event page to register
All registrations are done through Realm, our Church Management Database. Follow the steps below to register for HSM.
Setting up your account: Everyone who is already a part of Incarnation has a unique profile that contains your information. If you have already activated your account, please skip to the instructions about accessing your account. If you are a guest of Incarnation, you will follow the link to create and activate your account. To activate or create your account go to: www.onrealm.org/IncarnationLuth/Register
Accessing your account: After you have completed the set-up process above, you are now able to access Realm by going to www.onrealm.org/IncarnationLuth.
Scholarship Information
Scholarships are available for all ministry opportunities for those who are in need. Contact the Incarnation Office at 651-484-7213 for more information.
Questions about High School Ministry? Contact Nate Bergengren.