Introduction

For these meetings, the associate priest and other Youth Ministers center discussion around a different topic each week, relevant and important to the current challenges and developments that face those in Junior High/Middle School . Junior Seekers also incorporates community service activities, field trips to other faith communities, movie nights, and fun outings to support the spiritual journey. Junior Seekers is a vibrant and energetic group whose members are visibly active in the church. Many serve as acolytes and readers during the worship service, and they often volunteer to aid the nursery and church school. On several occasions, the group has served as host for the Interfaith Hospitality Network, and on multiple occasions has sung Christmas carols for seniors at the San Carlos Elms. The Junior Seekers program thrives in large part thanks to a co-op of lay youth ministers who volunteer in cooperation with the associate priest for program and event planning, mentoring and youth advocacy.