St. Stephen's Memorial Episcopal Church

CHRIST-LIKE HOSPITALITY TO CHILDREN & YOUTH

KIDS IN COMMUNITY OPENS JULY 6 WITH JON EDEN IN CHARGE

As Kids in Community prepares to open for its 5^th summer, we rejoice to have the Rev. Jon Eden with us for the summer as KIC Coordinator. Jon just finished his two-year Lilly Endowment funded position as Assistant at St. James, Madison Avenue, New York City. As he plans his next step in ordained ministry, we are blessed to have him home for the summer and back with KIC. KIC registration is now open for elementary-age children. Friends and neighbors are welcome but registration is required because spaces fill and we have to turn children away. If you have time or talent you can offer in support of our work with Kids in Community, please speak with the clergy because Jon needs lots of help as he jumps into this fast moving stream of KIC.

OASIS COMMUNITY YOUTH GROUP

The teens of Oasis and the Spot are committed to making a difference. They did most of the work around parking lot clean up before the Bishop's visit in June. They created billboards and built a house to raise issues of concern and call people to hope and action. They designed "I Count" t-shirts and served as the floor team for the ECCO meeting with Mayor Clancy about funding for positive youth development program in the city. They prepared questions about the Commonwealth’s priorities for Governor Patrick and attended the Town Meeting on the Common. Oasis is on the move and adults who want their lives touched and transformed are needed to work with our young people. In July, Oasis continues to gather on the 2^nd and 4^th Fridays (July 10^th and 24^th) for faith and fellowship. They'll also be around as Kids in Community mentors and garden tenders. Keep your eyes out for their fund raisers, like "The Heart of Lynn" on July 25, so that you can support them in their work. On August 16 we will be off to New York City on a mission trip while our three from the Youth Leadership Academy go on mission to El Salvador. All teens are welcome in Oasis. Summer's a great time to get involved.

BARBARA C. HARRIS CAMP. All summer, St. Stephen's youth will be heading to New Hampshire to the Barbara C. Harris Camp. They will swim and play sports, do Bible study and worship, learn new skills and have a lot of fun! This year Natasha McFadden, Junior Mullings and Sam Gould will be counselors and over 20 children from St. Stephen's will be campers! Please pray that our youth will have a great time as they grow as individuals and as Christians.

CAPTIVE CAR WASH JULY 12

Does your car need to be washed after the long rainy season we’ve had? OASIS is selling tickets for a car wash on Sunday, July 12. While you are in church OASIS will wash your car and have it ready to go after the service is over! Purchase a ticket for $7. All money raised will support OASIS going to NYC in August.

BAKE SALE JULY 26

Do you need tasty treats to take to a loved one? Do you want delicious homemade snacks for you and your friends? Whatever the occasion, come to the OASIS Bake Sale on Sunday, July 26. All proceeds will support the OASIS
Trip to NYC!

OASIS Community Youth Group Presents….

“The Heart of Lynn"...

Talent Extravaganza

Where??? St. Stephen's Church
74 South Common Street, Lynn

How much??? Students $5
Adults $10

When??? Saturday, July 25, 2009
7-9:30 p.m.

Why??? All of the money raised will go towards our mission trip to
New York this summer. Our goal is to raise $3,000 to send
roughly 15 youth and adults to New York along with other
parishes to make a difference and serve a community. As participants in Youth Service Opportunities Project (YSOP),
we will prepare and serve meals at soup kitchens, help at
clothing and furniture banks, provide recreational activities
and companionship to young children, distribute food and
supplies at food pantries, and socialize and bring snacks to
people in drop-in centers. Our talent extravaganza is our way
to use our talents to serve and fundraise at the same time.

Please join us for an evening of AMAZINGNESS!!!

To buy tickets, see a member of OASIS. Thank You!

  -- Oasis Community Youth Group

DEEPENING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

ECCO ACTION FOR YOUTH. On June 18 more than 150 people gathered at St. Stephen's to ask Mayor Clancy if he would support positive youth development programs and the E-Team. Although uncertainty around revenue resulted in the Mayor refusing to commit to supporting specific programs, he shared our concerns about the danger of increasing gang violence, the need for strong vocational education programs, and the importance of providing safe spaces for teens. Although he did not support the continuation of the Ford School Annex, he did support the expansion of the full service community schools model in Lynn. Come work with us at ECCO to preserve the Street Outreach Worker program, to create more teen drop-in centers like the Spot, and to open our public schools to parent and community use and support.

MY BROTHER’S TABLE IN THE SUMMER. July 26 and August 23 we join people from
First Lutheran Church to serve dinner at My Brother’s Table. If you can help serve from 1:30 to 4:30, we need you. Otherwise, you can help by bringing baked goods for dessert. Every Tuesday evening the “I Got Time Team” provides a ministry of compassionate presence at the Table. If
you are interested in being part of “I Got Time,” please speak with Judie Jones. On August 13,
My Brother’s Table holds their biggest annual fundraiser, The Garden Party. If you would like to attend or support the event through the ad book, please speak with the Rector or call Mary Magner at the Table.

OASIS COMMUNITY YOUTH GROUP PLANS SUMMER MISSION TO BIG APPLE. This August 9^th-14^th St. Stephen's teens are joining teens from the Merrimack Valley in a mission trip to NYC. There will be a variety of fundraisers in the coming months so please consider supporting them in their efforts to join other teens in making a difference.

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