Above: Some of the SYA-ers hiking in New
Hampshire
SYA provides fellowship and spiritual growth for
Boston-area college and graduate students, as will as young
professionals. SYA encourages the spiritual health of its members and
the church through regular opportunities for group Bible studies and
prayer. SYA also serves as an entry point for individuals to
become more involved in the life of the church through service,
fellowship and stewardship. For more information about SYA please
contact the church office or Eric Patterson at epatterson@berklee.net.
SYA's goal is to apply St. Paul's advice to
Timothy to our own lives as we grow in faith and loving service to
others. We are open to all singles and couples from 18 to
thirty-something, including undergraduate and graduate students from
universities throughout greater Boston as well as young professionals. Scroll
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(updated 9/06)
SYA BIble studies are self-led, participatory, free-wheeling,
intellectually challenging, and rooted in a desire to grow in our faith
and have God's awesome power work within our lives.
SYA offers two Bible studies held at
the church :
Our Sunday morning study (9:30-10:30 a.m.) is
discussing The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
The Monday evening study (7:00-8:30 p.m., with dinner
provided) meets three times per month. The current study topic
is The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
For more information on these studies, please contact Eric Patterson at
epatterson@berklee.net.
Other recent studies include:
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Life Together
- C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity and Screwtape Letters
- Gene Veith's The Spirituality of the Cross
- Cloning and genetic manipulation
- New Age spirituality from a Lutheran perspective
- Galatians, Ephesians, and Philippians
- Minor prophets of the Old Testament
- The Holy Spirit: The Lutheran Difference
SYA gets involved with service activities both inside and outside the church. We realize we're an important part of what makes our church tick and we stay involved!
Reading scripture, ushering, leading psalms and sung responses during worship, singing in the choir, and helping prepare the altar for Communion are some of the ways SYA keeps the church volunteer pool ready to serve. We also have several elected church officers for 2005-2007 who are active in SYA.
Outside of the church, examples of some acts of service that SYA have been involved with recently include the Charles River Clean-up, Breast Cancer Walk, and Project Bread.
Up to three times a year (fall, winter, and summer), SYA travels to New Hampshire for weekend retreats. The retreats are relaxing ways to connect with friends, grow in our spiritual walk, and enjoy the blessings of nature that God has given us.
Every two months we meet at the church for lunch after the 11:00 a.m. service. This is a good time to talk about upcoming events and make plans for the future.
Hiking trips, dinners on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter (especially getting together with those who aren't traveling home), and an annual Super Bowl party are a few SYA traditions.
Don't let anyone look
down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers
in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity."
1 Tim. 4:12
