June 2013Vol 6, Issue 1
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Youth and Family Ministry
 NC Synod, ELCA
Greetings!
Youth Cross
 
Walking Together...Sharing Christ!
 
Welcome to the Youth & Family E-news for the NC Synod!  
 Joys and Concerns

Earth

Among my prayer concerns and joys...

 

* Outdoor ministry staff and campers

* Y&F folks preparing for summer adventures

* Those who serve on our behalf as YAGMs (Young Adults in Global Mission) especially Josh and Kate as they prepare to return home.

 

Tammy

 

In This Issue
Joys and Concerns
News
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Calendar
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Forward Together

 

 


* NEW - Please hold in prayer our 2013 LYO Board as they gather next week in retreat to plan, pray and plot out the coming year.

 

* NEW - The logo above is new for our synod and a part of our synod emphasis. Hear more about this emphasis in Bishop Bolick's report from assembly.

 

* NEW - 2013 Youth & Family Ministry Synod Assembly report is posted on my blog. Enjoy!

 

* NEW - Videos you should watch! Check out the NC Synod Y&F Ministry Pinterest board dedicated to just that. Watch for more boards in the coming weeks. Enjoy.

 

* NEW - 52 Bible character tweets start Monday, July 1st. You can follow on Twitter or simply find the twitter feed on the website. (Box just under the calendar)

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* Forward Together - Synod Serve Week! Mark your calendars and get out and serve. The church has left the building... We are inviting all church staffs, youth groups, church councils, just think everyone to pick a day during the week of July 7-14th and get out and serve. Join us. Your synod staff w ill be serving in the Salisbury area and the synod mission trip participants will be serving in Pittsburgh. Where will you be serving?

 

* August 25th at 4:30pm. Rachel Kurtz will be performing at St. John's, Salisbury with a little help from her new friends from that congregation. Mark your calendars now.

 

* 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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A Story to share...
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 "God's work, our hands"  
ELCA Malaria Campaign tops one-week goal

Thanks to generous ELCA members, contributions exceeded the World Malaria Week goal of $250,000, allowing efforts to contain the disease to expand to the Katakwi District in Uganda. The campaign has raised over $7.5 million, putting it over halfway toward the ELCA's goal of raising $15 million to fight malaria by 2015.  
 Calendar
Calendar

 

June 24-27 - LYO Board Leadership School
July 7-14 - Forward Together - Synod Serve Week
July 7-13 - Synod Mission Trip - Pittsburgh
August 12-17 - Churchwide Assembly - Pittsburgh
August 25 - Rachel Kurtz in concert. St. John's, Salisbury 4:30pm
September 16-18 - Fall Convo - Lutheridge
September 28 - Grace Awakening - Lexington - details coming soon
October 12 - YouthQuake
October 31-November 3 - ELCA Youth Leadership Event
November 9 - Hike-a-thon - Camp Agape
December 2-4 - Region Nine Y&F Retreat - Lutheridge

2014
February 21-23 - LYO Assembly

2015
July 15-19 - ELCA Youth Gathering - Detroit

Resource Suggestion

I'll be highlighting resources - one you can purchase and one that's free. Enjoy and let me know what you'd recommend. 

 

* Common Prayer  - A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals - a book I'm enjoying for daily devotions by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Enuma Okoro. Join me in trying this out. 

 

* FREE - Community Service ideas for your group. 

Tammy Jones West, AIM
Youth & Family Ministry Coordinator
NC Synod ELCA
828.308.1362