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2009 ELCA
Youth Gathering E-News |
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Welcome to the first
of many E-Newsletters for the The Gathering E-News will be sent to you each month and deliver Gathering information and news to you on New Orleans and beyond. Previous issues of the Gathering E-News are archived. |
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 What it's all
about...In 2009, youth of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have the opportunity to enter into the stories of God’s activity in New Orleans, and recognize themselves as participants in God’s story. Youth will have the opportunity to be public witnesses of their faith by learning about and practicing compassionate justice. Compassionate justice includes studying scripture, praying, knowing the world around us, actively helping, and truly caring about others. As with each Gathering, the most important part of the experience is the blessing and sending that happens at the end. While the goal of our presence and service in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast is to be part of the ongoing recovery of the community and people’s lives, what happens in New Orleans will not stay in New Orleans—we are sent home and into the world jazzed for justice, for kindness, and for humble walking with God. By exploring God’s Word together and serving in New Orleans, young people will mature in faith, grow more confident in their witness of the gospel, and find themselves part of God’s unfolding story. They will make it their own story wherever they are and throughout their lives. |
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serving like Jesus... All participants will be invited to enter New Orleans and grow into “…the measure of the stature of Christ…” (Ephesians 4:13) by experiencing this journey in one of six Interest Areas. The interest areas represent major themes or aspects of a community’s life! The six Interest Areas are: |
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The planning... The Gathering planning teams, volunteers, staff have been hard at work in New Orleans for several years now to create a faith-building, meaningful, safe experience for everyone. Lots of people are working with care, creativity, and faith planning the program, worship, service experiences, mass gatherings in the Superdome, transportation, safety, music, learning and interaction experiences, and community life in hotels. |
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 Spread the
excitement...Download and use the Gathering logo files and shop for your Gathering t-shirts and polo shirts at Old Lutheran. Talk about what the logo means or communicates. |
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Online registration... Gathering registration for congregations will open online on September 15, 2008. You can download a PDF of the registration brochure and find other registration details on the Gathering Web site. |
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