EYouthWNY newsletter May 25

It's been a rough week for your Youth Missioner. A stomach bug has been wiping me out so I'm a little behind in my work. The list of who is going to Senior High needs to be submitted in the next couple weeks. So make sure you get your application to me ASAP! If there's a problem get in touch with me so we're ready for you.

Camp remains high on everyone's priorities. Senior High is looking better but we still need to get those Junior High and Sleep Away registrations started. It's never too early to get in your application (don't worry if you can't get everything done right now. Just the application is a great start) plus don't forget there are only 30 slots available at Junior High this summer. First come first served! (All the info you need is at www.eyouthwny.org)

Don't forget the VERY IMPORTANT NEWS!!!!!
Date for Junior High camp has changed!!!!!!!
Junior High Camp is August 8-14

We are getting ready to select youth delegates to this year's diocesan and election conventions. There will be an application form available soon. These are very important events and a chance for you to take on a leadership role. Delegates slots are open to any high school aged students.

EYE (Episcopal Youth Event) is at an awkward time for many of us next summer (June 22-26), before school is out and actually overlapping a Regents test date. Our hope is that we will still be able to send a small delegation. This is a great event. It's also a great chance to make new friends and learn more about our church (which is found all around the planet and worships in multiple languages!). Take the time to talk with your parents and look ahead on your schedule to see if you might be able to go. Applications and more information will be coming later in the year.

Congratulations to Quinn Haggerty who was elected as the rector of Happening weekend #27 in the fall and continues to serve as the Youth Co-chair for Youth Commission.

There's lots more stuff going on.

Check the youth ministry web page EYouthWNY.org ,
Find us on Facebook
or check out the EYouthWNY blog

Here's the usual stuff.
Have a great week!
Jay

Other Events on the Calendar
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Youth Commission -

The June meeting is held Tuesday evening at Senior High Conference.
Please contact if you wish to attend (and aren't attending the Conference)

The next meeting of the Commission will be in September.

Youth Commission encourages all young people in Middle and High School to attend our monthly meetings


Happening #27 -


November 12-14, Camp Pioneer, Angola
Applications are available on the website (HERE)

Camp Dates -

Senior High - June 27 - July 3
Junior High - August 8-14
Sleep Away - August 18-21

Check for camp applications HERE


Check the Youth Ministry calendar for the most up to date dates!
SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART

The gospel is analog. It can't be automated. It will never be digitally delivered. Even if someone hears it on the radio or reads it on a Web page, the message itself is written down or spoken by a living, breathing human being who heard it from another one -- going all the way back to the biblical writers themselves.

That's one reason we are convinced that the good news of Jesus is true. We can see with our eyes how it has changed the lives of the people who have taught us about God from His Word. We can see it at work in them. Their lives are evidence that this powerful message is real.

Don't look at the Christian leaders you admire who are really living as they teach and say, "That works for them and not for me." Look at them and say, "This works for them! Look how God works in them!" Then, we're told, imitate their faith. Copy them. Follow their example.

It's the same Christ in you that is alive and active in them. Don't give up.

Think: Who are the people who have spoken the Word of God to you? How has their relationship with God changed their lives over time? How could you imitate their faith?

Pray: Ask God to help you to imitate the faith of the trustworthy Christian leaders in your life who have definitely been changed by Him. Thank Him that the same Jesus is at work in your heart.

Do: Pick one or two people you would consider Chirstian role models in your life and ask them how they trust God and how their faith in Christ has changed them over time.


A Daily Devotional from PlanetWisdom.com, copyright 2010 Youth Specialties. Used by permission.
Facts, Quotes and Shots
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FORGETTABLE FACT

Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, was allergic to carrots.

POTENT QUOTABLES

In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
~ Proverbs 16:9

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
~ Mohandis Ghandi


PARTING SHOT

Q: What do you call a dinosaur that wears a cowboy hat and boots?
A: Tyrannosaurus Tex

EYouthWNY store


This is a way for us to show everyone our involvement in our church and to help support all the youth ministries. The money raised by the stuff at our store is used by Youth Commission to help make camps, and Happening, and mission trips and the Bishop's Ball a little bit better. If you haven't checked out what's available recently please do.

2010 camp t shirt t shirt
Get the 2010 camp t-shirt for only $10. If you'd like to get something else with the camp logo on it let me know and I'll try to arrange for it!



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