1 Timothy 4:12 - Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

WATCh: We Are The Church

Hayden Bible Church Youth

KICKOFF NIGHT IS Wednesday, September 18th , 6-8PM for parents and students! Bring cookies to share, please.

Youth Ministry/W.A.T.Ch (We Are The Church)

Helping our young people to fulfill the great commission by the study of God’s word. 1 Timothy 4:12 “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.” We gather on Wednesday evenings throughout the school year from 6:00pm-8:00pm. We will be studying the book of Psalms during the 2024-2025 school year. We encourage our students to come prepared with prayer/worship journal and Study Bible to each session. We encourage the use of the inductive Bible study method. Each student will participate in small group sessions starting in September 2024. Our kick-off this year will be September 18, 2024 registration and sign-ups for upcoming events.

The first few sessions will be covering how to effectively use a Study Bible, How should we pray and why? The reason behind journaling and note taking in the life of the believer.

How do we fulfill the great commission? By studying God’s word and applying what we learn from the Holy Spirit to our individual lives. Students are encouraged to participate in worship which is student lead throughout the year under the direction of Karen Sanchez and Pastor Darryl. We also, have a Youth Choir for Junior High and High School, lead by Karen Sanchez. 

Students are encouraged to prepare their hearts and minds for service in church and at Cocolalla Lake Bible Camp. We partner with InFaith Ministires sending young people to camp as workers for His glory. Part of our Youth Discipleship equips the student for service. We desire to help the student see God’s direction in their lives. We will gather together for worship to start the evening off; then break into our Junior High and High School groups for small group discussion and individual study of Psalms and John using the Inductive Bible study. We will come back together at the end of the evening for boys and girls small prayer groups. Ending our evening with a time of fellowship.

If you have any questions about W.A.T.Ch or Youth Discipleship we encourage you to ask questions and or join us and observe what is happening with this segment of God’s Church. We understanding the stress of school, church and life, here at HBC we have opportunities for students to get envolved in one on one discipleship and we have a Biblical Counseling Team also available for in depth counseling.

Blessings to you and your student,

Pastor Darryl Heisey

It’s time for High School Choir!

 High School Choir is for high school aged students only with some very specific allowances for younger and older students. *(Please see the details at the end)

 No experience is required, but a willing heart, ready to learn is strongly desired. We use written music, not lyric sheets, so musical experience is a plus, but not mandatory.

 As in the past, High School Choir is held on Wednesdays from 4-5 pm. From 5-5:50 students enjoy a time of pizza and fellowship. (This is also when The WATCH Worship Team rehearses)

 Below are the dates for our Fall session of High School Choir. Please check your calendar to see if it works for your family. Students enrolled in choir should make every attempt to be at rehearsals, dress rehearsals and performances unless they are sick. Students are asked to stay through the services they are singing at and not leave before the end. 

 Our Fall dates are as follows:

 October 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th

 November 6th, 13th, 20th

 Dress Rehearsal Friday, November 22nd

 Sing in church (this includes leading worship) November 24- this includes a 7:30 am warm up and sound check and singing for both services

 We will take December off and begin rehearsals on January 8th. The winter and Spring schedules will be announced at a later date

 High School Choir is required to have a chaperone. Duties include keeping watch over rehearsal as well as setting up and cleaning up for our pizza and fellowship hour. Please note that chaperoning requires a background check, which many of you already have. If you would like to chaperone and you don’t have a background check, we can assist you in getting this done. If you would like to help us in this area, please let Karen Sanchez know, or you can give days you are available when signing your student up. 

 If you have questions, please contact Karen Sanchez by text or phone (805) 358-2666 or email at kmsanchez777@gmail.com

*Older Middle School students may be allowed into High School Choir with permission from Karen Sanchez and is based on musical ability and maturity. 

18 &19 year old college/ career students who are serving at WATCH may participate in High School Choir. They are required to have background checks.  

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Middle School Choir will be starting soon. Here’s what you need to know!

If your student is middle school aged (11-13) and wants to sing in the choir, we would love to have them join us. Experience is not needed. It is possible, with permission, for older middle school student to sing with the High School Choir. They must read music and be able to sing parts, and be mature enough to be in the High School Choir. This must be done with permission from Karen Sanchez. Please do not sign up for High School Choir without permission. 

We are now rehearsing on Tuesdays from 4-5pm. This will allow everyone much more rehearsal time. 

Our fall schedule is as follows:

October 29th

November 5th, 12th, 19th

December 2nd

December 8th sing in Children’s Church. Students will need to arrive and be ready to go at 8AM and stay until we finish singing in the 2nd service. 

The plan for December 8th will be to warm up and do a sound check at 8AM and sing during the first service. We will then sit as a group in the overflow area together. We will then sing again at the very beginning of the 2nd service. After that, students are free to leave or join you for the 2nd service. Please feel free to pop into the chapel and watch the choir. They love to see your smiling faces! Please plan on having your child arrive on time for the sound check and warm up and to sing in both services.  Every member of the choir is affected when members come for only 1 service . There are empty spots, missing parts and scrambling chaperones. 

After taking the remainder of December off, we will start back in January. Dates will be sent out at a later date.

Our church requires a chaperone for each Tuesday rehearsal. If you’d like to volunteer for this, we’d love to have you. Our church requires a background check for this. If you don’t have one, we can assist you in getting this done! When signing your student up for choir you can mark that you would like to help in this area. 

If you have any further questions, please contact Karen Sanchez by text or phone at (805)358-2666 or email at kmsanchez777@gmail.com

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