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| November 2012 | Vol 11, 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 a day of Thanks. May we always be thankful for our many blessings. * For our Young Adult Resource Persons. * For Synod Council as we gather on November 30-Dec. 1. |
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| News |
* NEW - LYO Assembly is now open 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 - I'm pleased to announce that Danielle Kosanovich has agreed to serve as the NC Synod Practice Discipleship Coach. This is a new initiative following up on the excitement generated by the Practice Discipleship trainings and day of the gathering.
She will be offering trainings around our synod based on the 2013 Practice Discipleship Theme of "Faith Formation in a Missional Age." Watch for more information following the training time in January. Thank you Danielle.
* Dave Scherer, also know as AGAPE will be performing at Holy Trinity, Hickory on March 17th. Time - 7pm. Mark your calendar!
* 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.
* Best $50 you'll spend this year. Youth/Family Professional Leader Pre-Advent Retreat at Lutheridge. Save the dates - November 26-28, 2012. Email Lisa to register.
* LYO N. Central Cluster Rally - Change of date - SATURDAY, January 26 - 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!
* 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.
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| Calendar | 
November 26-28 - Y&F Leaders Pre-Advent Retreat - Lutheridge
December 15 - LYO Registration opens for visitors
2013
January 8 - Y&F Network Meeting - Synod Office
January 26 - N. Central Cluster Rally - details soon.
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 - Parenting Teens - Chill Out - article from Vibrant Faith @ Home. Enjoy. Matthew 11:28-30. FREE
* NEW - Milestone Blessing Bowl and Mats are on sale now.
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| Outdoor Ministry Happenings | 
* 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. 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."
At our upcoming 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly - over 16% of the voting members elected from synods are person under the age of 30. YAY!!! From North Carolina, we have Kai Thurow and Julie Tonnesen. Thanks be to God for their willingness to serve.
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Tammy Jones West, AIM
Youth & Family Ministry Coordinator
NC Synod ELCA
828.308.1362
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