Youth News – June 2021
Lisa Ortiz, Youth Director
We’re Coming Home!
June is here, and the SBCSL Youth Program is looking forward to welcoming summer! Read on to find out about Teen Camp, and our long awaited return to meeting in person!
That’s right, the SBCSL Youth Program will resume meeting in person at our Seal Beach home on Sunday, July 4, 2021.
We will continue on Zoom until then and will be keeping a Zoom
component for families who are not yet ready to join us in person.
In-Person for all Grades is at 10:00 a.m.
Zoom schedule will remain as-is!
Feel free to contact Ms. Lisa with any questions
The Centers for Spiritual Living 2021 Virtual Teen Camp July 12 – 15, 2021 Last year’s Virtual Teen Camp and Winter Camp were very meaningful for all who participated. Different from the typical camp experience, of course, but special in their own way.
A number of our youth are registered for this summer’s event, We’re looking forward to sharing their experiences here… stay tuned!
Zoom Youth Church: Pre-K – 3rd 10:30 – 11:00 * 4th – 6th 11:00 – 12:00 * Jr High and High School 12:00 – 1:00
Please contact Lisa or any of the Youth Program volunteers for Zoom details.
Lisa Ortiz
Lisa Ortiz has served with the SBCSL youth since 2014. She became Youth Director in 2017 and is loved by the entire Youth program. “Young people require authenticity,” she says, and this is my “passion in working with the youth”. She continues, “I am committed to youth church because without young people there is no church. A great teacher himself, Thich Nhat Han says “children are the flowers in the garden of humanity.” I delight in spending time with kids and I like who I am when I am in my role as director. I am showing a whole new generation how they might use our principles to navigate and create their own world. That is a very rewarding experience and one that every parishioner should be engaged in one way or another. Because without those flowers, our garden simply will not grow”. Lisa welcomes questions and communication with any and all parents. She has also established a required training program for all youth leader volunteers. If you are a parent, or desire to volunteer, and have questions, please feel free to send her a message.