Rite-13 BBQ—The Rite-13 class (7^th & 8^th graders) kick off the year with a BBQ on Sunday September 12 at 4-6 PM. Your group meets Sunday mornings in the room at the bottom of stairs, at the end of the Workshop Rotation hallway, beginning Sept. 12 at 9:30-10:15AM. All middle-schoolers are welcome. Advisors are Sam Dunlop and Nancy Staab.

This class is seen as a celebrated rite of passage, as these young people move from childhood to adolescence.
Emphasis is on the support of parents, mentors and colleagues in the church to help them at the beginning of this phase of their journey. Sunday morning classes are discussions, based on scripture, current issues, and the unique challenges facing adolescents. Once a month Sunday "Rite Nights" can be service-oriented, involve learning and worship, or just plain fun!

Their journey to adulthood is celebrated in a special liturgy in the spring, the Rite-13 Liturgy, during a Sunday morning worship service.