Youth Ministry Update; Jan. 27, 2012

Hello Friends,

Warm greetings after a winter hiatus from our weekly updates.  We apologize for being out of touch, but be assured that this is a reflection of the overabundance of great works that the Lord has been doing in our lives as of late and not a lack of things to report.    We are so excited about the new doors the Lord is opening for us to minister to youth all over the region.  One of the most exciting new developments was an invitation that Fr. Tyler had to lead three break-out sessions at the Excel Retreat that Youth For Christ puts on every year in Saratoga Springs.  In addition to having the privilege of telling a few hundred young people about how to develop a deeper life with Jesus, he also was invited to lead a session for youth leaders on how to help their youth establish and keep their faith.  There has already been great fruit that has come from this session as a large number of youth leaders from around the region are now planning to come for the Youth Leader’s Retreat we are planning for March 16-18.  We anticipate this being a very important time in which youth leaders from around the region will gather to share resources, inspiration, and build relationships between themselves and churches that is so needed in this part of the country. 

            We have so much coming up in the next few months for our youth.  Here are some of our upcoming events:

Junior Sonshine Retreat (Middle School)               February 18-20

Senior Sonshine Retreat (High School)        February 23-25

Youth Leaders Retreat                                   March16-18

Cathedral Lock-In                                           March 23

Spring Confirmation Retreat                         April 13-15

Youth Healing Retreat                                    May 11-13

            But the most exciting news of all is that we are already ready to begin registration Beaver Cross Camp!  If you would like to register your youth for camp just go to http://beavercrossministries.squarespace.com/downloads/, download the registration page and mail it in asap.  This year we have added an extra week for High Schoolers at the end of the season because many in that age group were disappointed they did not get to come for  two weeks last year.  Full online registration will possible in just a couple of weeks, and I will keep you posted on that front, but until then please feel free to mail in registrations at any time.  We are also accepting applications for our counseling staff now as well.  We can’t wait for the summer to be here, and we hope your youth are excited too! 

Thanks for reading and may Christ be with you!

Father Tyler Slade (Youth and Overnight Beaver Cross Director) and Audrey Slade (Youth Coordinator)