2022 ELCA Youth Gathering Newsletter
Issue #1
May 28, 2021
July 24-28, 2022 / Minneapolis, MN
On behalf of the ELCA Youth Gathering and the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin welcome to the 2022 ELCA Youth Gathering! You are receiving this initial email because you served as the Primary Adult Leader for your congregation at the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering. If you are no longer serving in this role please forward this message on to the right person and let us know so we can update our contact list.

After the hard decision was made to postpone the 2021 Youth Gathering we are so excited to begin planning again. There are three items of note that that are being shared today in order to help you begin thinking about getting your congregation ready for registration which opens in September:

  1. Upcoming Adult Leader Meetings
  2. Bus Transportation to The Gathering
  3. Serving as a Volunteer at The Gathering

Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can be of any help to you and your congregation. I am happy to do what I can to try and make this planning process as easy and stress-free as possible.

Have a safe and blessed Memorial Day weekend!

Pastor Jason Poole-Xiong
Synod Coordinator, ELCA Youth Gathering
(608) 362-0716, ext. 104
jasonx@scsw-elca.org
Adult Leader Meetings
We will be holding two informational meetings for congregational leaders introducing them to the 2022 ELCA Youth Gathering and providing insights to begin preparing their congregations.

These meetings will be held in a hybrid format both in-person AND via Zoom:

Thursday, June 24, 2021 @ 6pm at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Beloit
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 @ 6pm at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Middleton

To RSVP to attend one of these meetings in person or via Zoom click on the button below.
Synod Bus Transportation
We are planning to offer bus transportation to and from Minneapolis through buses arranged and coordinated by the synod.

Buses will depart from various cities across the synod (based on registrations) on Saturday, July 23, 2022 and travel to Minneapolis returning to south-central Wisconsin at the conclusion of the Gathering on Thursday, July 28, 2022.

Full details will be shared soon but the cost will be $100.00 per person.
Volunteer @ The Gathering
Would you like to volunteer at the Gathering and help our young people grow in faith and encounter Christ? Serving the youth of this church is a vocational calling that requires careful discernment.

There are three volunteer categories: local volunteers, Gathering Volunteer Corps (GVC) and servant companions. Although responsibilities and commitments vary by category, every volunteer must agree to follow the terms of a volunteer code of conduct and submit to a background check by the ELCA. Click on the link to read more and apply. The deadline in July 22, 2021.