Youth Archives

‘Follow Me,’ curriculum for the whole congregation, set for July launch

Posted May 14th, 2021

“Follow Me: Biblical Practices for Faithful Living,” curriculum that’s meant for the entire congregation and will be rolled out in July, is “a big, bold thing. I’m excited to tell you about it,” Katie Snyder, who’s a certified Christian educator, curriculum specialist and POINT coordinator for the PC(USA) Store, told participants during an Association of Presbyterian Church Educators webinar Thursday.

Changes are coming to Triennium, a life-changing event for thousands of Presbyterian youth and young adults

Posted May 13th, 2021

The 2022 version of Presbyterian Youth Triennium will feature a Matthew 25 framework, activities that will extend a full year following Triennium and enough innovation to send thousands of high schoolers and young adults scurrying to register — once registration goes live this winter.

Amazing Grace Smith!

Posted May 10th, 2021

It’s truly a ‘virtual world’ when someone born and raised in South Carolina can work full-time in Portland, Maine, while also serving as a virtual Young Adult Volunteer fellow with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Louisville, Kentucky.

Partnership key to Presbyterian youth workers resurgence

Posted May 7th, 2021

Feedback from cohort groups sponsored by the Office of Christian Formation for Presbyterian Youth Workers Association has been so positive that the organization is considering making it part of it regular life.

Retired Presbyterian chaplain the Rev. Dennis C. Benson joins the ranks of President Jimmy Carter and Charles Schulz

Posted April 9th, 2021

The Rev. Dennis C. Benson, a retired Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) pastor who estimates he’s interviewed 15,000 people over a career that’s spanned six decades — everyone from fellow PC(USA) clergy member Fred Rogers to Alice Cooper — was presented a Special Wilbur Award Friday by the Religion Communicators Council.

New picture book celebrates the life of an activist peace pilgrim

Posted March 23rd, 2021

Flyaway Books has officially released its moving new children’s book “Walking toward Peace: The True Story of a Brave Woman Called Peace Pilgrim” by Kathleen Krull and illustrator Annie Bowler.

New Spanish-language children’s book published by Flyaway Books

Posted March 23rd, 2021

Flyaway Books celebrates the release Tuesday of “El maravilloso grano de mostaza” by co-authors Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso and illustrator Margaux Meganck.

New children’s book from Flyaway Books explores memory loss

Posted March 23rd, 2021

Tuesday marks the release of “Arthur and the Forgetful Elephant” by Maria Girón.

Digital Lenten devotional designed for youth, young adults and adult youth workers

Posted February 24th, 2021

The Office of Presbyterian Youth and Triennium, in coordination with its ecumenical partners, is announcing a 2021 Lent and Easter daily devotion series titled “Journey to the Cross.” Available through a phone app (d365 daily devotionals) and website, d365.org, it was created for youth, young adults, and anyone interested in practicing prayer and daily biblical reading and reflection.

‘For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World’ wins inaugural social justice book prize

Posted November 2nd, 2020

“For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World,” by author Michael W. Waters and illustrator Keisha Morris from Flyaway Books, has won the first-ever Goddard Riverside Children’s Book Council Youth Book Prize for Social Justice.