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| October 2012 | Vol 10, Issue 1
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Youth and Family Ministry
NC Synod, ELCA |
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| Greetings! | 
Walking Together...Sharing Christ! Welcome to the Youth & Family E-news for the NC Synod! |
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Joys and Concerns
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* For Josh and Kate - our NC Youth Adults serving in Global Mission sites. * For words of encouragement * For the gift of friends. |
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| News |
* NEW - Lutheran Youth in North Carolina raised over $4,200 for the 100 Wells Tour Challenge. The challenge goal was $2500. Don't underestimate the young people in our synod. SO excited. Pictures from the 100 Wells tour are posted on the Y&F Facebook page.
* NEW - LYO Assembly opens November 1st for one adult and two delegates. Visitor registration opens December 15th. Check out the website for the link to register. All registrations must be completed online. Deadline to register is January 28th or capacity. Register early this year. We anticipate a registration bump due to the gathering. :)
* NEW - Dave Scherer, also know as AGAPE will be performing at Holy Trinity, Hickory on March 17th. Time - TBD. Mark your calendar!
* NEW - Our next Youth & Family Network meeting will be January 8th 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 January - Ideas for Lent and Mission trips.
* NEW - Best $50 you'll spend this year. Youth/Family Professional Leader Pre-Advent Retreat at Lutheridge. Registration info coming soon. Save the dates - November 26-28, 2012.
* LYO N. Central Cluster Rally - SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1st - A DAY EVENT for Middle/Sr Youth in grades 6-12 for the North Central Cluster of the North Carolina Synod. (open to all) THEME: WE ARE BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING! More details will follow soon!
* LYO Eastern Cluster Rally & Hike-a-thon. Theme: "Fly Like an Eagle" - Isaiah 40:31 Dates: Friday & Saturday, November 9th & 10th Who's Invited: * LYO Rally: All middle & high school youth * Hike-a-thon: EVERYONE regardless of age! Where: * LYO Rally Host Church: Christ the King Lutheran Church (CTK)* Hike-a-thon and Basket Raffle: Camp Agape. For more information contact Kai or Corrine. Deadline is October 26th.
Why Can't My Church Be More Like Camp? The Power of Immersion Learning in Faith Formation.
November 26-27, 2012Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN That's what kids ask all the time when they come back from camp. Great question, isn't it? We wonder the same thing, don't we? Why have we've given up on asking? We'll be digging into this topic theologically and experientially with both presentations and lots of opportunity for conversations to stretch your thinking. We've asked Mike King of YouthFront in Kansas City, a lifelong camp director who has moved his camper's experiences in profoundly new directions, and Paul Hill, head of Lutheran Outdoor Ministries and great student of all things CAMP to start the dialogue. But we're not staying at camp. The goal is to help you help your church be "more like camp."
* Go global and decorate a pennant!
Request an ELCA pennant streamer for your fall gatherings or Sunday school and invite people to sign it to show that we are all "linked" in Christ's global church! Then mail it back so it can be linked with others and proudly displayed next August at the Missionary Sponsorship breakfast at the ELCA Churchwide Assembly. See www.ELCA.org/global-links
* If you are a Twitter fan, you can also find the latest updates via LutheranYouth. Subscribe and enjoy.
* 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? * 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. |
| Calendar | 
October 31 - ELCA YM Network Extravaganza Early Bird Discount ends
November 1-4 - ELCA Youth Leadership Event - Nebraska
November 9-10 - Eastern Cluster LYO event - CTK, Cary and Camp Agape
November 16-18 - YARP Training - Taylorsville. Email Tammy to reserve your spot. November 26-28 - Y&F Leaders Pre-Advent Retreat - Lutheridge
December 1 - N. Central Cluster LYO event - details soon.
2013
January 8 - Y&F Network Meeting - Synod Office
January 28 - LYO Registration deadline OR capacity - whichever comes first.
February 22-24 - LYO Assembly - Embassy Suites, Greensboro
March 17 - Agape - (Dave Scherer) concert at Holy Trinity, Hickory.
2015
July 15-19 - ELCA Youth Gathering - Detroit
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Resource Suggestion
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I'll be highlighting resources - one you can purchase and one that's free. Enjoy and let me know what you'd recommend.
*  NEW - Augsburg Fortress has several types of Bibles on sale. (20% off) Check them out.
* NEW - Christmas Conversations - questions for caring conversations around the Christmas season. I know it's not even Halloween yet but hey, it's free. :) Thanks to Lyle Griner for sharing. Check out other stuff on his site.
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| Outdoor Ministry Happenings | 
* November 10th - Hike, Zip, and Win at the ACE Education Hike-a-thon and Basket Raffle. Agapé Center for Environmental Education, November 10, 8:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Camp Agapé
Come out to Camp Agapé to hike, zip, and help raise money for the Agapé Center for Environmental Education. Lunch is free, there will be snacks on the trail and all participating hikers will be eligible for door prizes! Try out our new zip-line (for a small fee) and get to the Sweet Gum trail really fast! Make sure you also check out all the great baskets at our Basket Raffle. You might just win a cool Trader Joe's or Birds Unlimited basket! Just download and fill out the hiker registration form and send it along with any pledges or trail sponsors you get to Agapé before October 27. Questions? Contact Mir at 919.552.9421 or via email at ACEed@agapekurebeach.org.
* BYG Leaders - November 30 - December 2 - Camp Agapé
Need new Youth Ministry Ideas? Do you need to be re-energized? Learn how to lovingly discipline? Learn how to build a group? Want to understand why to play games? In BYG Leaders you will gather with other Youth Leaders (volunteer & paid) to learn from one another, ask questions, and examine the Agapé process used for teaching. We will share some skills, and experience together some tricks of the trade. Contact us at 919.552.9421 or via email at program@agapekurebeach.org for more details. Registration required.
* O' Holy Night ONE EVENING ONLY! Three show times! Registration required. December 22, 2012
Camp Agapé
Are you looking for a unique way to celebrate Christmas with your family or youth group this year? How about under the stars at Camp Agapé? Our O' Holy Night program has steadily grown over the years into the beautiful tradition it is today. Join us Saturday, December 22 for Christmas carols, food and the Christmas story told camp style. Show times are 5:30, 6:45 and 8:00 PM. Refreshments will be served starting a half hour before each show. So plan to come early for fellowship and food! Registration required. Contact us at 919.552.9421 or via email at agape@agapekurebeach.org for more information.
* NEW - .Mountain-Top Family Advent Retreat at Lutherock
November 30-December 2, 2012
Set aside the hectic demands of the Advent season and make this Advent one of true preparation and discovery for the whole family! Parents, children, and grandparents, discover the joy of time together, create shared memories around faith-filled traditions: light the giant Christmas tree, sing carols, light Advent wreaths, make crafts, and enjoy the crisp mountain air. You can even pick a Christmas tree to take home! Register today and join us!
Leaders: Pastor Jay Gamelin, Pastor Will Rose, Sarah Embry, Pastor Sarah Lang, and Van Van Horne.
Rates (includes lodging, meals, and program costs):
$160 per adult (17+) in the Crow's Nest
$125 per adult (17+) in the Moretz Lodge
$80 per child/youth (4-16) in room with adult
Optional Fee: $40 to pick your own Christmas tree to take home.
Mission Trips just for YOUR group Lutherock Only: We help set up your work sites for you, but you are the primary contact with work sites. There will be three days of work. Our counselors go with you and take care of your campers while you are around camp. You provide transportation for the group. Non-working days will be spent in camp adventure activities, ropes course, pool time, challenge tower or you could add whitewater rafting or caving for an additional fee. Our staff have responsibility for your youth. Cost: $375 per youth if reserved by December 1. One adult free with every 12 campers. Lutheridge or Lutherock: We provide you with contacts and you customize your own trip directly with work sites. We provide you with a director who will act as your concierge in helping you get around Lutheridge or Lutherock. You bring chaperones and supervise your youth. Groups will get time to unwind in the pool, grow as leaders and as a team on the group interaction course, and step out of comfort zones on the climbing tower. Additional activities such as rafting are available for an additional fee. Cost: $300 per youth/adult if reserved by December 1. * Faith Alive at Lutheridge - Three weekends - FIVE Retreats. Campers in both retreats will enjoy games, songs, crafts and other camp activities. The two groups will come together for Saturday campfire and Sunday worship. Lutheridge counselors provide leadership and stay with campers and help confirmation "get real and come alive for teens." Cost per camper includes lodging, meals & snacks, counselor supervision and other program costs. November 9-11 - Old Testament Overview February 15-17, 2013 - Holy Baptism and Holy Communion April 19-21 - Ten Commandments and Reformation Check these out. * Wild Women Weekends 2013 ~ Biblical Leadership Adult women of all ages and life situations have five opportunities to gain strength and vision for the new year. Bring a group to deepen fellowship with women you know - or come alone to find kindred spirits in Wild Women from across the southeast. This year we'll explore biblical leadership as we meet Deborah, Huldah, Lydia, Pricilla, Phoebe, and others whom God calls. Come to discover your own unique leadership style and learn how to say YES and NO to leadership roles in faithful ways.
The fee includes housing in Kohnjoy, Thornburg, Hilltop Cottages, or Lakeside Village; meals; and all program costs. Register Early!
Leader: Pastor Mary Canniff-Kuhn, Lutheridge Program Director
2013 Dates:
January 25-27, February 1-3, February 8-10,March 15-17
Cost per Person for 2013: $190 per person (includes 2 nights lodging, all meals, and on-site program costs)
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A Story to share...
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"God's work, our hands"
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2013 under the theme, "Always being made new." What God is doing through us here at home and around the world is worth celebrating. As you embark in ministry during this anniversary year, take a look back at the people and events that have shaped us as a church while looking toward the future together anew.
In 2 Corinthians 5:17 Paul writes, "So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!"
We are a church that is deeply rooted - and always being made new. Our roots are in Scripture, tradition and the Lutheran Confessions, as well as in the vibrant communities and rich histories of our congregations. These roots are an ongoing source of nourishment, enabling us to be a church that is resilient, always reforming and guided by the Holy Spirit.
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Tammy Jones West, AIM
Youth & Family Ministry Coordinator
NC Synod ELCA
828.308.1362
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