More Good News!  YCOM began September 2022 

​YCOM = Youth & Community Outreach Minister

Joshua Lunde-Whitler has a PhD in Christian Education. Joshua’s calling has been centered around helping today’s churches thrive as intergenerational communities of love and faith that spread justice and compassion in the world. Over fifteen years he has pursued this call in a variety of settings: as a youth pastor in southern California, as the founder and chaplain of a community for the homeless, teaching children and adults as an associate pastor in Texas, as a youth retreat leader, as a commissioned pastor for a small church here in central Massachusetts, etc.

            Josh is leading faith formation for our youth, including children of all ages; and connect our youth in strong outreach to our neighbors in need. 

​[photo - Josh & Amy with their son. ]

Our faithful team at Cradles to Crayons on 11-12-22, donating and sorting clothes for Massachusetts children in lower income and homeless families.
​Josh and youth showing their Ping Pong finesse on 11-6-22. 

June 2022 Godspeed to High School senior Maya!

 Our Pre-Pandemic Music Youth program pictured below. ..

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Teens with previous YCOM (Youth & Community Outreach Minster)
​Katherine on a Sunday.

        Payson Park Church has begun a wonderful new tradition of a YCOM - a Youth & Community Outreach Minister - to meet with our teens each Sunday. Our previous YCOM Katherine encouraged our teens to ask questions and explore our faith. She led our teens in outreach, from Cradles to Crayons to The Outdoor Church to the 2020 Interfaith Service trip with Habitat for Humanity. Katherine also engaged with our whole congregation, in connecting us to our wider communities, making a difference for the world in Christ's name. 
       Godspeed our beloved Katherine! We look forward to God's gift of our next YCOM!
                                        

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Please click to watch these brief Videos.
       Interfaith Youth Service trip with Habitat for Humanity, Feb 15-22, 2020.
       CityReach Overnight Retreat, walking with & serving the homeless, Dec 14-15, 2019. 
       Youth Sunday speakers, Part 1 on May 10, 2020, and Part 2 on June 14, 2020.

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Vacation Bible School, August 2019. The best ever!
Due to the global pandemic, we skipped our VBS. We invite you back in 2023 to the Best VBS Ever!

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First Saturdays.
​Pre-Teen Youth Group

Way too much fun!

Jenga, Pizza, Games in the Fellowship Hall, Service project, Candles Prayer.

The First Saturday of the month, 6:00 to 7:30 pm. 
         aka - Date night for Parents. 

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