The 'It Gets Better' project, a resource for LGBT teenagers, set up by Dan Savage: http://YouTube.com/itgetsbetterproject
We're pretty lucky in Canada to (also) have KidsHelpPhone: 1-800-668-6868 or KidsHelpPhone.ca.
Hi all. I"ve been away for a bit but when I heard that RIck Garland, the national staff person for Youth and Young Adult ministry was cut this week, I wanted to check in here. There is an ongoing discussion and strategizing on a FB group - United Church of Canada Response to YAYA Cuts. FYI.
It's been a long time since I've seen much in the way of church life. In my last two churches, I had to start whatever there was in the way of activities besides Sunday worship.
now, I find the churches in Moncton pretty dead. The only local sign of life is a Baptist church down the road that puts up cute but assinine little sayings each week. But at least it shows there is probably some, admittedly low, form of life inside.
Why, in the midst of shrinking budgets, concern with direction, concern with leadership, concern with our ethos... why are we planning a big mega-conference for 1000 participants? Why are we tying up so much of our resources, using every last volunteer we can think of, bringing in big name speakers, renting an expensive concert hall?
Of course, these are the kinds of questions we've been asked a lot over the last year. "Why plan for 1000 people? That'll never happen, you should aim for 500..."
That's one of my favourites.
United Church Youth~
Hi Everyone!
Our youth group leadership team is trying to seek out a good (and less expensive) retreat centre for our fall and winter retreats this year. We have used Edgewood and Ganadoweh in the past, but unfortunately Ganadoweh is closed and Edgewood is getting a little pricey for our wallets.
We're located in Oakville, Ontario and ideally, we'd like to keep the commute to 1-1.5 hrs so that gas isn't too expensive (and we're likely to have parent volunteer drivers!).
Can anyone suggest any nearby locations we could look into?
Thanks!
Hi everyone...
Does anyone know of any professional or elite(ish) athletes who are part of a United Church community? Can be either past or present.
I'm thinking of doing a youth workshop/event and sharing some stories of faithful United Church folks who participate in the sports world.
Surely there's some NHL or CFL or Olympic (or other) connections in this big church of ours. Any help you can offer is great.
Peace.
Last weekend, as Manitobans commemorated the life of Louis Riel, I joined a youth gathering (named Zeebu) in Portage la Prairie and sang a fair bit of Our Lady Peace.
Their song “Innocent,” for example, with its compelling line “But it all seems so contagious, not to be yourself and faceless.” With over 80 inspiring United Church young adult leaders and youth helping one another be themselves, I saw powerful inoculation against “contagious facelessness.”
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