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2019-2020 Diocesan Youth Council
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HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!!
If you are a clergy member or youthworker who knows a rising 10th, 11th, or 12th grader who would be right for this program, now is a good time to talk about this application with them.
This flyer
provides a good overview of the application process and calendar of the year-long commitment.
The Diocesan Youth Council is a group of young people who represent the youth of the Diocese at Diocesan Convention. They plan and run Diocesan youth events and work to make the church a nurturing environment for the spiritual growth of young people in our Christian community. They seek to accomplish this through extending fellowship and hospitality with their fellow youth.
Applications due THIS FRIDAY, August 23, 2019.
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Our borderlands missioners return
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Members of the Diocesan delegation look towards the United States from the Mexican side of "the wall," as they listen to the Rev. Rodger Babnew, Jr. of Cruzando Fronteras tell about Jose' Antonio Elena Rodriguez, a 16-year old Mexican killed by gunfire shot through the wall by a US Border Patrol agent standing on the US side. The group is standing on the spot in Mexico from which Jose' was throwing rocks at the agent. The wall is seen in the distance, on the hill.
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Seven young people and their three adult companions returned last Friday, Aug. 16, from a weeklong mission to the US/Mexico borderlands region in and around Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora. While there, the pilgrims left water and clean socks in the desert along the migrant trail, meet with Border Patrol agents, observed a "streamlined" immigration court proceedings, and spent time in two shelters for asylum-seekers awaiting their asylum interview. They also learned about the region's cultural history.
The trip was organized by the Office of Youth Ministry, in partnership with the Diocese of Arizona and their borderlands mission, Cruzando Fronteras.
For more on the trip, including the missioners' final reflections, check out
their trip blog
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The Office of Youth Ministry has already begun to organize a similar trip for August 2020. Those interested in more information should contact
the Rev. H.. Mark Smith
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Teens and others invited to stand against gun violence
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B-Peace for Jorge, the a
nti-violence campaign of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, in partnership with the Diocese of Western Massachusetts and the Pioneer Valley Project are organizing an action to bear witness against gun violence at the corporate headquarters of gun manufacturer Smith &Wesson.
Friday, September 13, 2019
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Smith & Wesson Corporation
2100 Roosevelt Avenue, Springfield, MA
B-Peace for Jorge will have a
bus from Boston to Springfield, leaving St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 419 Shawmut Avenue, Boston, at 1:00pm. Advance registration for the bus is required. For more information, contact the campaign organizers directly at
[email protected].
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National Acolyte Festival
Washington National Cathedral
Saturday, October 12
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Registration is now open
for the National Acolyte Festival in Washington, DC. Join acolytes from across the United States for a morning service of re-dedication and Holy Eucharist. Bring your processional crosses, banners, torches, thuribles, flags, and streamers for a festive procession of acolytes, clergy, and vergers. Workshops in the afternoon offer enrichment and instruction. For more, including a schedule for the day, see their
website.
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2019-2020 DioMass Youth Ministry Calendar Available
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For those of you mapping out the calendar for next year, be sure to keep the Youth Ministry
Year-at-a-Glance
beside you. And if you get an inspiration about an event you are planning that you would like to invite the rest of the diocese to, reach out to the diocesan youth missioner
the Rev. H. Mark Smith
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EYE20
Episcopal Youth Event 2020
July 7-11, 2020
Washington, DC
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Every three years, The Episcopal Church young people from across the denomination come together for an international gathering of worship, workshops, exploration, and fun. The 2020 Episcopal Youth Event (EYE20) will be held in partnership with the Washington National Cathedral and the Episcopal Diocese of Washington on the campus of Howard University July 7-11, 2020. Young people attend as part of the diocesan delegation. Look for more information on registration this fall. And if you want to be sure you don’t miss out, contact our
Youth Missioner H. Mark Smith
and he will be sure you are “on the list.”
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Are you a
young adult or adult (at least 19 years of age or older)
who would love to support the ministry and work of the 2020 Episcopal Youth Event (EYE20)? Volunteer to serve as Dorm Crew, Event Team, or Medical Care Team. The application will be available early fall. For more information and to sign up to receive notice when the application is available,
click here
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Resources for Youth Ministry
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a weekly Bible study to engage youth and young adults in connecting world events with the Bible, faith, and everyday life
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Every week during the academic year, our colleagues at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America publish a lesson plan based on the weekly lectionary readings and connecting the themes of those lessons with the events and issues our young people are dealing with each and every day.
Some weeks the connection is to a specific event, such as the fire last spring in the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. Other weeks, broader issues, such as climate change, gun violence, and rebuilding efforts in Iraq, are the focus. Always, the lessons encourage participants to look at scripture through the lens of our daily life--and to consider our daily lives with the help of scripture.
Each lesson includes a warm-up question, a story for context, discussion questions, links to the lectionary texts, a study of the Gospel lesson, suggested activities, and even a link to a weekly comic strip based on the readings. Many include links to YouTube videos and other resources to supplement the lesson.
The lessons are designed to be suggestive rather than prescriptive, yet detailed enough to not require extensive preparation ahead of the lesson. Definitely worth checking out--or have some of your young people check out some of
last year's postings
, and advise you on whether they feel the lessons appropriate and relevant to your group.
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Please note: The unsubscribe link below will remove you automatically from other diocesan mailing lists.
If you would like to be removed from the Youth Ministry News distribution, but continue to receive other communications, please e-mail
the Rev. H. Mark Smith.
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