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2009 ELCA Youth Gathering E-News | |
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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. | |
| Registration for the Gathering is now open!
Jump for joy and celebrate as the Spirit moves us closer to New Orleans! As of Thursday, September 18th, over 25,000 youth and adults have registered online for the 2009 ELCA Youth Gathering; 10,330 in the first 2 hours alone! All 65 ELCA synods are represented. Online registration for the Gathering will stay open through January 15, 2009...
or until it is full. Go to
registration information on the Gathering Web site to register your group. Registration is also open for the
Multicultural Youth Leadership Event and the Definitely-Abled Youth Leadership Event. | |
| Hurricane updates We have been monitoring closely the conditions in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast as a result of the recent hurricanes. The ability and commitment of the city of New Orleans and the ELCA to safely host the 2009 ELCA Youth Gathering, MYLE, and DAYLE has not diminished or changed.
Read more, including Bishop Hanson's statement on the hurricanes. | |
| Working hard to earn money for your Gathering experience?
An ELCA Youth Ministry MissionPlus investment is an easy way to set aside funds for the 2009 Youth Gathering in New Orleans and have immediate access to the funds when they are needed -- even on-site in New Orleans. Your funds also earn interest and help support a variety of ministries through the ELCA's Mission Investment Fund (MIF). | |
| What will Jesus Justice Jazz look like New Orleans? It will be a very busy four days in New Orleans... rich with faith-building and stretching experiences. Be sure to talk about
the theme and check out the
daily schedule. Lots of information will be flowing your way as the weeks go by and through the Getting Ready materials in early 2009. Be sure to visit the
Gathering Web pages often. | |
Check out water bottle & t-shirt combos from Old Lutheran
Feel free to download and use the Gathering logo graphic files if you're creating your own t-shirts or other Gathering paraphernalia. | |
| Service quotes "Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are." Romans 12:9-16 "Justice is what love looks like in public." Cornell R. West | Did you know?
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Are you stuffing the money into your mattress, an envelope stuck into your favorite Bible, a regular checking account, or behind the big ficus tree in your office (you know, the one that's always dropping leaves on your carpet)? We have a much better idea!
Every Gathering participant is being asked to bring a refillable water bottle to New Orleans. If you don't already have one, or would like to purchase 32 oz. BPA-free Nalgene brand water bottles with the Jesus Justice Jazz logo on them, go to 