This Week
Happening is this coming weekend. Please pray for all 51 candidates.
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Above: Lauren pictured with friends and Bishop Wright at last year's Hunger Walk. St. Thomas is currently selling shirts in honor of Lauren. For information on how to purchase, email us here.
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Yesterday, many traveled from across the diocese to be with the friends and family of Lauren Ford and the community of St. Thomas in Columbus. We celebrated Lauren's life by wearing Hawaiian shirts at the reception and sharing stories of Lauren's incredible love. Over 100 youth and young adults came together to celebrate her life.
A Bridge from Congregation to College
Are you a high school senior heading to college or other life adventures? Please let us know. Fill out our form,
A Bridge from Congregation to College, and let us know where you are going to school or what else you'll be doing.. This is the best way to stay connected to the Episcopal Church as you transition into a new life phase.
Summer Camp at Mikell
Counselor applications are now open! If you will be a rising 10th grader next summer, you are eligible to apply. You can find the application
here.
Get signed up for summer camp sessions here!
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| Last year, we had over 200 youth join together for Eucharist prior to the Hunger Walk. Be a part of something bigger this year and register today! |
Hunger Walk | Mar 13
Register for the youth team, eycdioatl,
here!
Chaperones can use the same registration. We will start with
Eucharist at 10:30am
at FanPlex, an indoor facility near Turner Field. The Emmaus House Chapel congregation will join us. Bishop Whitmore will be with us to celebrate. Come for fellowship and a continental breakfast starting
at 9:45.
After the Eucharist, we will head to the food trucks for lunch before the Hunger Walk.
FanPlex
768 Hank Aaron Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30315
Last year, we raised $5,300 as the Youth Team of the Diocese of Atlanta. Let's do more this year! After
you register, please remember you can ask people to sponsor you by making a monetary donation on your behalf. Registering will provide greater detail.
Acolyte Festival | Late April
All
acolytes
and prospective
acolytes
are encouraged to attend the Diocesan
Acolyte
Festival
this spring at the Cathedral. The
Festival
is sponsored by the Diocesan Liturgy Commission in conjunction with the Mark Emory Graham Chapter of the Vergers' Guild.
This will be an exciting time for our youth. Lunch will be provided. Highlights include the following:
- Fellowship with acolytes from around the diocese
- Wearing your vestments
- Participation in the Liturgy
- Celebration of Holy Eucharist with both bishops
- Recommissioning of all acolytes
- Question and answer session with Bishop Wright
- Engaging workshops
- Acolyte games
Look for a registration link to come your way very soon!
Graduation Celebration | May 1
Join us on May 1 for our first Graduation Celebration. The diocese will host this event at Holy Innocents'. This is for anyone graduating! Please plan to be there from 3:30-5:30pm. Seniors can register here. Please know the size of your party. Youth that wish to attend as friends can use the same registration. Youth groups can use the same registration. April 27 is the registration deadline.
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All remaining slots will be first come first serve. Space is limited! Get signed up!
Birmingham | July 10-15
Diocesan Mission Trip Birmingham is our
high school youth trip. Each participant will spend half the week doing labor based service work that includes a coop garden and soup kitchen, while the other half of the week will be relational, including volunteering at a local VBS. You can find
registration
here. You can find more information about the trip here.
atlSERVE | July 10-15
The diocese has also partnered with All Saints' Atlanta to provide an Atlanta based mission trip for middle school youth. We have already partnered with Emmaus House, Meals on Wheels, and the Atlanta Food Bank to provide a good mix of service work. You can find registration here. You can find more information about the trip here.
The middle school deposit is $50, and the high school deposit is $60. The deadline has passed, but we will continue to take youth until we run out of space, so get registered today!
All online payments for both mission trips can be found
here. There is a deposit and 3 payments.
Payments can also be mailed to the diocese. Please make the check out to the diocese and ear mark it Mission Trip atlSERVE or Birmingham. Check can be mailed to Youth Missioner, Easton Davis. The address is in the footer at end of this e-newsletter.
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Youth Workers' Meeting | Mar 8
The next Youth Workers' Meeting will be on March 8, from 6-8pm at St. Francis in Macon. the If you are able to attend, please email Youth Missioner, Easton Davis, here.
Curriculum Access
The diocese is happy to now offer in house curriculum. Katie McRee of St. David's and Sally Ulrey of St. Matthew's have teamed up with the diocese to provide at least 4 lessons every month to be used for youth formation. You can find the curriculum here, but you must request access for it, so please confirm you are a Dio of Atl Youth Worker with Youth Missioner, Easton Davis, here.
Youth Workers' Retreat | Aug 5-6
The Diocese will host the 2016 Youth Workers' Retreat Aug 5-6 at All Saints' Atlanta. You have the option of starting the retreat on Friday night with dinner and staying through 6 o'clock Saturday, or coming Saturday morning at 10am for the day portion. Registration opening soon!
Social Media
Help us begin to track what all our youth groups are doing across the diocese. Whenever you post a photo from your youth group, please hashtag #eycdioatl. We want this be a new way that we can all stay connected and see what other groups are doing.
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Vocare Feb 19-21
Youth Missioner, Easton Davis, and 6 college young adults representing 3 universities will head to Alabama to experience Vocare with our brothers and sisters of another diocese. Keeps us in your pray
ers!
Young Adults in the Church: Identifying Gaps, and Strengthening Intersections | Mar 2
Real Talk: Join us at St. Luke's on Wednesday,
March 2, 2016 at 6 p.m. for an exciting and open conversation facilitated by Bishop Rob Wright. We'll discuss and explore ways in which Church is relevant and meaningful for young adults -- or not. Where are the connections between young adults and the Church being made? Where are they not being made?
We welcome people of all ages, backgrounds, and denominations to participate, with a special invitation to folks in their 20s and 30s. Dinner will be served. All are welcome to join. For more information or to RSVP, please contact The Rev. David Wagner at
wagner@stlukesatlanta.org, 404-873-7633 or The Rev. Dennis Patterson at
dennis@stlukesatlanta.org, 404-873-7609.
We will continue to take college students and high school graduates as chaperones once they are 1 year removed from high school for all Diocesan Events. If interested, please contact us
here.
If you are
interested
in chaperoning either mission trip for next summer, contact Easton Davis here.
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Youth Calendar
Would you like a PDF of the schedule? Click here to view.
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Have you been to Camp Mikell on a youth retreat but not summer camp? You are missing out on an awesome time where youth come together to worship, play games, dance, and jump in the pool! Don't miss out on a session. Click below for the summer counselor application.
- June 5-11: Youth, rising 10-12th
- June 12-18: Performing Arts, rising 4-9th
- June 19-25: Intermediate, rising 8-9th
- June 26-July 2: Junior, rising 6-7th
- July 18-23: Work, rising 10th thru just graduated
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Youth Workers' Calendar
- Mar 8: Youth Workers' Meeting at St. Francis Macon, 6-8pm
- April 12: Youth Workers' Meeting at St. Philip's, 12-2pm
- May 10: Youth Workers' Meeting at St. David's, 6-8pm
- Aug 5-6: Youth Workers' Retreat, All Saints' Atlanta
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Text
@eycdioatl to 81010
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#GrowForLent
It's not too late to join me in the keeping of a holy Lent. I invite you to set aside these next several weeks to reflect on what it means to love like Jesus. Click below to view my video message.
Use the hashtag
#GrowForLent
. Share with friends, family, and others what it means to you to love like Jesus.
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