You requested it - and it’s back! Our Pampered Chef fundraiser for the Youth Yurt is going virtual. Ordering will be open from January 15-31, with recipe demos and games happening online from January 27-31 - no social media account needed! All of the delicious recipes, prizes, and ordering info can be found at http://bit.ly/youthyurt2021jan.

Feel free to reach out to Aimee Woodley at 907-240-9338 or [email protected] with any questions.

Vision:

• Create a large designated space for youth groups, faith formation and parish events
• Allow our young community members to experience a more focused and personal youth group/faith formation
• Provide youth with parish space where they can continue to grow their faith and increase parish youth group participation
• Permit meeting space to be shared with the parish community for other events

• A committee composed of parish staff and parishioners has analyzed the youth meeting space problem and various possible solutions and recommended the following:
  • An insulated four-season 40 foot (minimum) diameter Yurt with 1,250 square feet of space, including heat and electricity. It will be assembled on a slightly raised deck located next to the playground
• Total project cost is estimated at approximately $60,000

• A lack of designated meeting space for youth and other church groups takes away from a focused and personal youth group/faith formation experience
• Time and energy for leaders to set up and take down space infringes upon youth group time
• Distraction of other events and activities takes away from a richer and more focused experience
• Youth are losing interest in and dropping out of programs because some groups meet in hallways; others in rooms too small for group size

• Approximately 200 youth covering all weekly Youth Programs: Faith Formation (Pre-K – 5^th grade), Middle School Youth Group (6-8^th grade) and High School Youth Group (9-12^th grade)
• The general parish community and adult groups with needs for space for activities

Why should the problem be fixed?

Youth and Teenagers are in a very impressionable stage in life. It is important for them to have a sense of belonging, be part of something, be heard, be understood and be able to share openly with their peers. A designated space creates an opportunity to build community and rapport with fellow youth/teens through prayer, fellowship, relaxation & games. The goal is to provide a space that promotes building faith, fellowship & friendship, potentially increase youth participation, and reduce youth group dropout rate. Faith Formation has groups meeting in hallways and spaces not conducive for teaching learning and obstructs paths in and out of church and bathroom access.

St Andrew Church is a non-profit 501C3 organization

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P:  (907) 694-2170
E: [email protected]