 February
9
YOUTH PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Sunday, February 9 from 10am to 1:00pm. First seating at 10am,
second seating at noon. Buy your tickets from our youth between
services! Adults – $10, Seniors and Kids up to age 12 – $5,
Kids under 6 – free will donations.
March 16-17
ANNUAL LOCK-IN
Friday
night to Saturday afternoon at church for food, fun, service,
worship and more! Details to come - SAVE THE DATE!
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2012 NATIONAL
YOUTH GATHERING UPDATE
As
we prepare to go to New Orleans in July of 2012, I want to remind you of why we
are going, what we will be doing there, and who is leading us there. Three core
practices are guiding this gathering: Discipleship, Peacemaking, and Justice.
I invite you to support our youth and advisers as they prepare to make this journey
in faith. Attend our fundraisers, ask questions about how preparations are progressing,
or simply ask a youth how their life is going and listen to them!
+ Pastor
Bre
Discipleship is not an "activity" that we
"do." It is a life that we lead. Ultimately, it is about following Jesus. You
began to practice discipleship the moment you received God’s baptismal promises.
At the ELCA Youth Gathering, we will have the opportunity during one of our days
together to practice being a disciple of Jesus Christ, and to learn to take your
relationship with Jesus to a deeper level. Following Jesus is a way of life. When
these practices become part of our daily life, we are better equipped to live
the life to which Christ has called us.
Practice Peacemaking will
help young people become more conscious of their own call through focusing on
how they can strive for justice and peace within themselves, their communities
and the world. Practice Peacemaking will turn the New Orleans Ernest M. Morial
Convention Center into a space for Interactive Learning. In this space, participants
will engage in multi-sensory opportunities that will invite them to reflect on
God’s value for everyone, particularly those who are marginalized by society;
discern how they can participate in the church’s efforts to express this love
and actually practice peacemaking.
The Practice Justice
Day of the 2012 ELCA Youth Gathering is a witness to Jesus’ invitation to hit
the streets, to follow one’s convictions with actions, and to do God’s work with
our hands. Many have asked that if we are doing God’s work with our hands does
that mean everyone will get dirty at the Gathering? Yes, it does. On the Practice
Justice Day, the clean and predictable lives of many of us will get messed up
a bit by learning about the ongoing struggles in New Orleans. Now, six years after
Katrina, New Orleans still needs our attention.
[2012 ELCA Youth Gathering
site:
http://www.elca.org/ELCA/Youth-Gathering.aspx] |
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