* NEW - You're invited! Our Saviour, S. Pines would like to invite you to share in their Vibrant Faith congregational training day. Saturday, September 15th from 9am-4pm. Cost is $10 which includes lunch. Email Tammy to sign up.
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YouthQuake registration is open. Join us on October 6th for our 3-5th grade event at Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church in Hickory (Bethlehem Community) Cost is $20 and includes t-shirt, lunch, musicians and program. We'd love to have you join us. Registration closes on September 28th at 3pm.
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NEW - Our next Youth & Family Network meeting will be October 9th at the Synod Office from 10-noon. This meeting is open to all. You can even join us via the web if you'd like.
Email Tammy for web details. Our topic for October - communication.
* NEW - YARP Training - who do you know? November 16-18 we will gather in Taylorsville (also known as Tammy's basement) for training. Young Adult Resource Persons are those who are willing to volunteer their time to help out with lock-ins, trainings, events, etc. Typically 18-22 year olds. Who do you know that has leadership gifts that would be willing to serve?
* NEW - Facebook - I've added a new group that is seeing a lot of great questions, ideas and thoughts. NC Synod Youth & Family Ministry is the group. Join the conversation.
* NEW - www.thinkministry.org A new website, under "resources" on the ELCA Youth Ministry Network web site. Part of our call is to identify young people who have gifts for ministry, to name those gifts with and for them, and to encourage them to consider ministry as vocation. In upcoming months, more resources to thinkministry.org for you to use in congregations. In the meantime, please point your young people towards the high school and college pages of this site.
* NEW - so you just sent those college students off to school. Make sure they are connected with campus ministry. Fill out the form on our website so campus ministry folks can be in touch.
* NEW - Daily Faith Practices - download these lectionary based studies today.
* Mark your calendars for the annual Lutheran Youth Day. September 29th. For more information contact Kyle Butler May or Janet McKee.
* The Practice Discipleship website is up and folks are adding all materials from the Practice Discipleship work. Check it out - use the worship with your congregation; use the small group materials with your council; use the webinars with your teams - it's free - take advantage of these great resources.
* 100 Wells tour, October 14th at Lenoir-Rhyne University. 3pm. Mark your calendars now. Lost and Found, Agape and Rachel Kurtz. Should be a great time. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door.
* The next Living Room Summit will take place on October 2-4, 2012 in Minneapolis, MN. Join Lyle Griner, Andrea Fieldhouse Griner, and Marilyn Sharpe in their own living rooms and congregations, in the very places that people live their faith. Experience three solid family ministries in three days.
* On our website we have the opportunity to include pictures (slides really that change) on the homepage. I'd love to have pictures of your trips, events, etc. Email me with a 1-2 paragraph description and see your group on the www.lutheranyouth.org homepage.
