John 6 (ages 12 - 14) was created to solve the large range of ages both in the Mark 10 and Youth Ministries. They are a special class by themselves due to the physical, emotional and mental development peculiar to their age group. Their needs have to be met in their particular area of growth
processes.

The name of John 6 was inspired by the Gospel of John chapter 6 which narrates the story of how a young lad offered his own provisions of bread and fishes to Jesus. We saw this as a significant inspirational story for young people - offering themselves and their talents to bring honor and
glory to our Lord.

Their Friday Program consist of Worship similar to the Worship format in the Youth Ministry. They have a Word Sharing Circle which is done right after their readings and which is in the middle of their Worship format. The children share their own reaction to the Sunday readings.

Below you will find the formation program for John 6. The 10 Commandments Teachings are given at a deeper level before they attend the Crossing Retreat (given at 2 consecutive Saturdays for half a day). Teachers are from the Mark 10 Ministry and Teaching Ministry. A teaching syllabus was created for each commandment given to an assigned teacher. Each teaching is 30 minutes followed by a workshop developed by the teacher. After the Crossing Retreat the children will be taught The Fruit of the Holy Spirit each month, followed by other topics as listed.

The upcoming John 6 and Mark 10 activities are as follows:

* Youth Crossing Retreat # 5 for John 6 and Youth

* John 6 and Mark 10 Healing Mass Sponsorship Children will serve as Praise, Readers, Altar Servers, Intercessors, Ushers, etc.

* Mark 10 and John 6 Annual Picnic:
Children are given the opportunity to be with their BLD friends, spend quality time with their parents and at the same give the children the chance to see the beauty of God's creation that surrounds them.

On-Going project of John 6 and Mark 10 kids "Hands United in God's Service" (HUGS)
The children collect used bedsheets, blankets, towels, clothes and donations of tylenol, aspirin, bacitracin, toothbrushes from their families, friends and the BLD community which they send to the poor families in the mountains of Antique, Philippines. These are sent through in "balikbayan boxes" .

John 6 has just created "HUGS - Educate a child". They collect money from each other each Friday so they can sponsor a child to send to high school. It takes only $100 to pay for a child's high school tuition fees, books, transportation expenses & lunch money. They will be able to sponsor 2 children this coming school year and additional 4 children are being sponsored by 2 members of the Mark 10 Ministry.

Recipient families have written to expressed their heartfelt thanks to the children and were deeply touched by the children's generosity.