Youth Spiritual Formation
Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
Psalm 71:17
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- Portland-wide for youth in Middle and High School
- Food, Fun, Worship and Spiritual Growth
- Bring Yourselves and Your Friends
Journey to Adulthood
Journey to Adulthood is our program of spiritual formation for 6th through 12th graders that
- provides a liturgical frame for their experience in our modern culture
- celebrates their individuality and their creative potential
- instructs them in skills needed for successful adult participation in church and society
- follows the imperatives of the Baptismal Covenant
- and enable young people to discover and experience the love of God.
Journey to Adulthood has three divisions, but only two are underway thus far at the Cathedral:
The Rite 13 program assists young people as they take the first steps of passage away from their families and into their own lives. It begins with a liturgical celebration of the gift of womanhood and manhood. During these two years, the community acknowledges the gift of gender, celebrates the amazing creative power and potential of these young people, and creates a safe haven to explore new ideas, new interests and new abilities.
J2A (for 14 through 16 year olds)
J2A is the heart of this entire program--it blends action and contemplation in teaching young people faithful living. To prepare them for adulthood, they learn six basic skills:
- active listening
- negotiation
- assertion
- partnership
- research and information management
- leadership
The program also helps them understand and affirm Christian living. After two years they are given an opportunity to be confirmed and are acknowledged in the community as equipped for new levels of responsibility. They are recognized as young adults, rather than children, and invited to make a holy pilgrimmage.
Shrove Tuesday Dinner 2008, prepared and served by the Youth Groups!
