There are several Youth Events coming up this fall that we want to put on your schedule! Come back here or visit our Facebook Page for more information about these events as they get closer.
Fall Youth Event: Growing in Faith and Love
September 15-17, Honey Creek
Grades 6-12, Cost $150 (scholarship available)
This weekend is for all youth in grades 6-12 who want to come worship, sing, play, rest, and learn about their own story and the story of faith. We will use the lens of the life of Deaconess Anna Alexander, the first black woman to be ordained in the Episcopal Church to help us reflect on our stories. On Saturday night we will be joined by the Most Rev. Michael Curry, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, and then on Sunday we will travel to Good Shepherd, Pennick for the Eucharist in honor of Deaconess Alexander at which the Presiding Bishop will preach. We will then return to Honey Creek to help with and be part of the Revival, at which nearly 1000 people will be present!
To register for the Fall Youth Event, follow this link.
Happening #99, September 22-24, Honey Creek
Grades 10-12, Cost $100 (scholarship available)
Happening is an experience of God’s love in action, presented by teenagers and for teenagers, and sponsored by the Episcopal Church. During the weekend the participants experience God’s love through worship, prayer, and the ministry of peers and adults, both lay and clergy.
For more information, visit georgiahappening.com
To register for Happening #99, follow this link.
Acolyte Festival, October 21-22, St. Anne’s Tifton
Grades 3-12, Cost $40 (scholarship available)
The October 21-22 Acolyte Festival is open to 3rd through 12th graders. During the Acolyte Festival, participants will enjoy an Acolyte Olympics and can also expect to participate in acolyting and church leadership workshops facilitated by experienced practitioners; to meet other young acolytes and church leaders from across the diocese; to learn about other liturgical practices; to share their own church experience; and to have fun!
Participants should bring their own vestments (marked with a church name or participant’s name) and their home church’s banner if available, which will be processed during the Sunday morning Eucharist at St. Anne’s, Tifton, where the festival will be held.
More information and registration will be available soon!
Diocesan Convention Youth Presence
November 10-11, Valdosta
Grades 6-12
The Youth Presence at Diocesan Convention begins on Friday morning, November 10, and lasts through the end of Diocesan Convention on Saturday, November 11. Youth will be an active part of convention, including serving as pages, as tech support for their elders, and as assistants to the Bishop and other Diocesan leaders. Friday night will include reflection on the full day of Convention. Saturday morning will begin with the youth leading worship
More information and registration will be available soon!
New Beginnings #51, December 8-10, Honey Creek
Grades 7-9, Cost $115 (scholarship available)
New Beginnings #51 is a retreat led by youth for youth in grades 7-9. The team consists of a lead teen and lead adult with support from other youth, lay adults, and clergy. The weekend takes participants through a discovery about ourselves, our friends, our families, our faith, and how to live out our faith in our daily lives. We share a lot about LOVE; love of self, love of friends & family, and most importantly, love of God.
More information and registration will be available soon!
The Acolyte & Youth Leadership Festival (AYLF) will take place August 13-14 at St. Thomas Isle of Hope, Savannah. The Festival is open to 3rd through 12th graders. During the Acolyte Festival, participants will enjoy an Acolyte Olympics and can also expect to participate in acolyting and church leadership workshops facilitated by experienced practitioners; to meet other young acolytes and church leaders from across the diocese; to learn about other liturgical practices; to share their own church experience; and to have fun!