Chi Rho
Youth Organization for 6th, 7th and 8th Graders
|
What does Chi Rho Mean?
 The Chi Rho (pronounced ki-row) is probably the oldest monogram used for the name of Christ. It was found written along the walls of the
catacombs, which were the cemeteries of the early Christians and also a place where they held their secret meetings.
The Chi and Rho are the first two letters in the Greek word for Christ. Our CH was one letter in Greek and was shaped like our X. The Greek R had the shape of our P. By combining the Rho or P to one arm of the Chi we get the symbol XP.
Our Middle School youth group uses Chi Rho as their name and symbol. The stained glass window they made for their room in 1999 depicts the monogram over a circle. The circle represents the world. Together, the images represent Christ over the world as
conqueror and savior.
|
Who Attends?
|
6th, 7th and 8th Graders
|
When do we Meet?
|
Wednesdays
6:00 pm Snack Supper
6:30 pm Meeting/Activities
|
Where do we Meet?
|
|
If you want more info:
|
|
What the kids say about Chi Rho:
Every meeting
begins with a chance to catch up with each others activities, joys, and
concerns from the past and upcoming weeks. After an opening
prayer, a short message/devotion is shared and discussed. Most
evenings end with one or more of a wide variety of games. But
sometimes we'd rather talk and that's ok too.
Summer Activities include bowling, skating, Six Flags and anything
else we think of. Fall features a retreat weekend. Winter
brings a Christmas party and Spring lock-in is always fun.
|
