St. Paul’s Church in Owego recently hosted this spring’s New Beginnings weekend for youth in grades 6 through 8. Ten participants and five high-school age Team Leaders (together with adult leaders) enjoyed a weekend of worship, prayer, fellowship and creative activities.

Praying for one another.

Singing during free time.

Group photo with the Rev. Geoff Doolittle (far left) and diocesan Youth Ministry Coordinators Tory and Kristen Blum (first row center).

A digital “scavenger hunt.”

Compline on Saturday evening.

Participants made masks to represent an aspect of their personalities or how they were feeling about themselves.