Fall Youth Events Coming Up!

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!

 

Register Now for New Beginnings #51!

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Join us at New Beginnings #51, December 8-10, 2017 at Honey Creek. The total cost for the weekend is $115, and Financial Aid is available!

Apply to be on staff at New Beginnings #51!

Deadline to apply to be on staff is September 20, 2017. You must have attended New Beginnings or Happening and be the 8th grade – college to apply. A steering committee made up of youth and adults will select the team. You will receive an  email letting you know the status of your application by October 20, 2017. Please understand that applying to be on team does not guarantee you a position on staff. We have a limited number of staff positions and the steering committee discerns what position and person should fill each roll. Please pray with us as we prepare for the next New Beginnings.

New Beginnings is a weekend retreat for teenagers in grades 7-9 led by a team of mostly teenagers, with a few adults, and two clergy spiritual directors. 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.

 

Winter Retreat: January 20-22, 2017

What is your story?

Join us for the Winter Retreat, for grades 6-12, which will take place January 20-22, 2017. This retreat, led by Liz Williams and the Rev. Joshua Varner, will be a time to step away from all the busy-ness of our lives, to worship, to play, and to pray together. Depending on registration, separate programs may be offered for older and younger youth. Come and gather in the new year to listen, to relax, and to hear our own stories and the story of God’s people.

Register here for the Winter Retreat!

 

Sign up for New Beginnings #49

Join us at New Beginnings #49, December 2-4 at Honey Creek. The total cost for the weekend is $115, and Financial Aid is available!

New Beginnings #49 Participant Registration

 

New Beginnings will take place during the weekend of December 2-4, 2016, at Honey Creek. The cost of weekend is $115.
new-beginnings-48New Beginnings is a weekend retreat for teenagers in grades 7-9 led by a team of mostly teenagers, with a few adults, and two clergy spiritual directors. 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.

New Beginnings #49 Participant Registration

 

 

Register now for Happening

Happening #97 will be held at Honey Creek September 16-18, 2016, and is open to those in grades 10 – 12.

Happening Group PhotoDuring a Happening weekend, participants worship, play, sing, and talk about God’s place in their lives. They make new friends who share similar concerns and questions – a reassuring discovery. A teenager who acts as “rector” leads the weekend with the help of a staff consisting mostly of young people. Some staff members give challenging talks, after which there’s time for discussion and activity. Together, the staff and participants share in an exploration of the impact of Christian faith in their daily lives. Happeners who attend a weekend for their first time are called “Candidates.” To be a Candidate, one must:

  • Have completed the 9th grade and have not begun college.
  • Fill out the application:

Happening costs $101 to attend, and financial assistance is available. For more information, please visit the Diocese of Georgia Happening website.

Happening #97 Rector: Ashley Walker

Click here to register for Happening.

 

Register now for the Acolyte Festival, August 13-14

Click here to register for the Acolyte Festival, August 13-14,

at St. Thomas’ Isle of Hope, Savannah

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!

Participants should bring their own vestments (marked with a church name or participant’s name) and their home church’s banner, which will be processed during the 10 am Sunday morning Eucharist at St. Thomas Isle of Hope, Savannah, where the festival will be held (2 St. Thomas’ Avenue, Savannah, Georgia 31406.

Check in starts at 10 am on August 13 and acolytes will be ready to pick up after the Sunday Eucharist (about 11:30 am) on the 14th. Those picking up acolytes are encouraged to attend the closing 10 am Eucharist. The cost is $40 and includes three meals, a t-shirt, and other event costs. Scholarships are available on request. Registration launches next week.

For general questions, please contact St. Thomas’ Christian Education and Youth Minister, and the event coordinator, Misty Graham at misty.mcintyre.graham@gmail.com. For scholarship requests, please contact the Diocesan Missioner for Youth, the Rev. Joshua Varner at jvarner@gaepiscopal.org.

Click here to register for the Acolyte Festival, August 13-14, at St. Thomas’ Isle of Hope, Savannah