J2A (Journey to Adulthood) for 9th and 10th graders, blends action and contemplation in teaching young people faithful Christian living.  After two years they are given an opportunity for Confirmation.  They are acknowledged in the community as adults in the church and equipped for new levels of responsibility. J2A meets every Sunday morning during Sunday school and the 2nd and 4th Sunday evenings for youth group. 

Pilgrimage to Italy, May 28-June 6, 2009

May 30 at Coliseum, Rome (above) and at Ostia Antica (below), where St, Paul arrived in Rome.

  May 31: Scala Sancta (below)

May 31: Worshipping on Pentecost Sunday at St Paul's Within the Walls Episcopal Church (below)

June 1-3: Assisi.  View from the pilgrim's hotel rooms (below)

In the square outside St. Clare's Church, Assisi (above); sunset over St Francis' Basilica (below).