Meet the bishop candidates, EYE and more!

Newsletter for October 25 2010

Welcome (again) to the new youth minister at St. Luke's, Jamestown - Miguel Covarrubias!  Miguel was commissioned by the parish this past Sunday in a service that involved everyone from the Vestry to the youth to the Diocesan Youth Missioner!  It was a great service.
  Miguel comes to western New York from Montana and youth work in other denominations, most recently in the Presbyterian Church.

If you get the chance I'm sure he'd love to make connections with other youth leaders in the Diocese.







Bishop Candidates Walkabouts

"Come Feel the Emotion & Spirit

November 6,7 & 8"

We have a wonderful opportunity coming up in just a few short weeks: the chance to hear the four outstanding candidates for bishop answer those questions that are relevant to our diocese and that, in fact, were created by YOU.   The new bishops need to see young people and hear your voices and questions.  You can come to any of the following:

Saturday, November 6, 2010 @ 1 p.m.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
1 East Main Street
LeRoy, NY 14482

Saturday, November 6, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m.
Christ Episcopal Church
7145 Fieldcrest Drive
Lockport, NY 14094

Sunday, November 7, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church
371 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202

Monday, November 8, 2010 @ 7:30 pm
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
410 North Main Street
Jamestown, NY 14701

You can learn more about the nominees and the entire election and consecration process at www.wnybishop.org.  Save the date, March 6, for the Celebration of the Episcopacy of Bishop Michael.

Youth Prayer at Electing Convention

There is still room on our youth prayer team.  We have a solid core but could add up to another 10 or so.  Please contact Giselle Jackman for details.  We need adults to work with this group as well.  Contact Giselle about that too.


Episcopal Youth Event (EYE)

We are beginning the process of creating our delegation.  The first thing we need is some idea of adults who are interested.  The adult application packet is now ready.  You can download it HERE

EYE 2011
June 22-26
Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota

Three full days of worship, sharing, praying, learning, singing and working - followed by an opportunity for three days of urban or rural mission in Minnesota.
The Episcopal Youth Event is open to youth in grades 9-12 during the 2010-2011 academic year. Up to 32 youth and 8 adult sponsors from each of 109 dioceses and 3 regional areas of the Episcopal Church are invited.

$275 per participant (youth or adult) covers meals, lodging and event activities. (Ten percent of fee goes toward mission opportunities at the event.)
Shuttle to and from train/airport is approximately $25 additional.
$20 per day covers lodging and breakfast for additional days of mission.

Please contact me at EYouthWNY@gmail.com if you're interested.

Episcopal Youth Event - Adult applications are ready

2011 is the next EYE and we're starting to get ready.  The first thing we're doing is trying to judge how many people are interested and ABLE to go.  The dates are going to be difficult for some folks so please double check them.  As always this is going to be a great event.  The home page for EYE 2011 is HERE

Because the adults need to meet several criteria in order to qualify we are getting their applications up first.  Adults interested in being part of the diocesan delegation can get the packet HERE

What's EYE all about?  Check the core issues below plus
Photos from 2008 
2008 Video  (find it on our Facebook page EYouthWNY)

The Core Values of EYE
created by the Provincial Youth Ministers in February 2010
Focusing on Jesus Christ and his presence in our lives, EYE will provide an opportunity and create an environment where our young people and the adults who accompany them can continue to grow on their journey in faith.

Striving to be a uniquely Episcopal Community and acknowledging that each person is a child of God and that we are called together into a full relationship with God and God’s Creation, we claim that we are a sacramental people of common prayer with diverse understandings and cultural contexts, all of whom work together as the Body of Christ.

Celebrating our mission and our ministry as the Body of Christ in Community, we will offer training for young people and adults and equip them to be faithful servant leaders in their local and diocesan communities.

Embracing the “Anglican Marks of Mission” as our charge, we will strive to engage the passion and energy of faithful youth, to embrace their call to ministry and to empower them to put their faith into action.

We Need Your Opinion!

Youth Commission is always looking to help people join us. A question has come up about the TIME when we meet. Please follow the link below and take the very short (3 questions!) survey to help us discover the answer to that question.

Youth Commission Meeting Time Survey
Click here to take survey

Meet Your Presiding Bishop!

Lunch and Q&A

with Presiding Bishop

Katherine Jefferts Schori

A chance for High School aged youth and
Young Adults (up to age 30) to meet and
talk with Bishop Katherine.

RSVP for lunch required, see below

lunch choices are tuna salad, chicken
Salad, or a veggie wrap

October 30 2010
Noon - 1:30 PM

St Patrick’s Cheektowaga

1395 George Urban Blvd,

Cheektowaga, NY

RSVP to:

897-3420

Or

PBresponseWNY@Gmail.com

DeVeaux Scholarships

This is a great gift that we have here in Western New York. My daughter was honored to be a DeVeaux scholar.


It is again time to publicize the DeVeaux Scholarships available for Western New York Episcopal students attending Niagara University. Please encourage and inform your parish families during November, December, and early January. The recipients of the 2010-11 DeVeaux awards were published in the Spring/Summer edition of Journeys , the diocesan magazine.

Scholarships to be awarded in the academic year 2011-2012 are:

• Three three-thousand dollar ($3000) tuition scholarships.
• Judge DeVeaux Endowed Scholarships. The number and amount of these grants depend on the number of applicants and the interest available in the fund. For the 2010-11 academic year eight (8)grants averaging twenty-nine hundred dollars ($2900) each were awarded.

The scholarships are restricted to full time students at any undergraduate level at Niagara University and to high school seniors who are considering entrance to Niagara University for the fall of 2011. Students must be residents of the Diocese of Western New York and have their clergy or church warden submit a short letter of recommendation to the Deveaux Commission.

Letters of recommendation should contain the following:

• Student's name, address, and phone number.
• Present high school/present year at Niagara University ( Freshman, Sophomore etc.).
• Attributes that make the student a worthy candidate for the award.
• Contributions the student has made to their school, church, community.
• Parent's name, address, and phone number.

Letters should be mailed to the DeVeaux Commission at 1159 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, New York 14222.

The deadline for all recommendations is January 15, 2010. When all procedures are completed awards will be granted by this commission through Niagara's Financial Aid Department and Admissions Office.