You might have noticed my name at the back of the bulletin: “Connie Knapp, CRE for Educational Ministries.” Last month I explained the Presbytery’s CRE program. This month I’ll talk about what I hope to do at Yorktown. I am commissioned for ten volunteer hours a week to “To provide pastoral leadership and support to the educational ministries at FPCY with a focus on adult education opportunities and continued development of intergenerational approach to faith formation.”

I have been doing some of this already. Many of you know me as a member of the planning team for our Faith4Life classes and as one of the discussion facilitators. I currently facilitate the Thursday and Sunday morning classes and often join the Tuesday morning class that Tami leads.

I also work with the CrossGen Team and plan and facilitate our CrossGen events. I will be preaching and leading worship four to six times a year. My commissioning provides the opportunity for us to expand both our intergenerational ministry and our support for second-half-of-life issues and concerns. I’ve joined the Presbyterian Older Adults Ministry Network (POAMN ) to take advantage of resources there.

Do you have some ideas about intergenerational activities? Some ideas for second- half-of-life programming? I’d love to hear them. I’ll use this column to share what I’m learning and doing–feel free to stop me during church, or to email me at Connie@fpcyorktown.org with any questions, suggestions or just to chat!