MLK Sledding at Ellison Park

14 youth and families from Reformation and Christ the Good Shepherd gathered at Ellison Park for some fun sledding and fellowship and the went back to CGS for hot cocoa and cookies.

Stephen Newbury wipes out!
Trudging up the hill.
Pastor Imani on the way down.

Elizabeth, Katelyn, and Anjelica
Daniel Newbury gaining speed.
Emma snowboarding.
Austin on the way up with a smile.

More Volleyball Pics

Nice serve, Tina!


Thank you, Ed for the pics!

Who's Going to the ELCA Youth Gathering?

	2009 ELCA Youth Gathering E-News
	Registration for the Gathering is now closed
	36,650 young people and adults are registered and preparing to participate in Jesus Justice Jazz. Confirmations and housing assignments will be e-mailed to all primary leaders beginning the third week of January 2009. Housing assignments will be prioritized based on registration payments. If your congregation has not yet submitted a deposit payment, you will be one of the last to be assigned.

WiNter WEeKenD

March 6-8, 2009 is the LYO Winter Weekend at Rotary Camp Sunshine in Rush.

Pastor Justin Johnson from St. Timothy's in Geneseo is working with a group on the planning - any questions, contact him at sttimpastor@yahoo.com

The theme this year called “LiViNg LiFe iN a PrEsSuRe CoOkEr.” The weekend will be focused on stresses of the world, in school, and at home. The message that will be lifted up is that we are not alone in our struggles, but have Christ with us always.

Registrations and a great promotional CD have been mailed out to congregations in the Genesee Finger Lakes Conference. The sign-up deadline is February 16th!

LYO VoLLeyBall NiGhT

Thanks to everyone who came out and had fun at Volleyball night at Reformation Lutheran Church on Friday, January 9th.

Thanks to your generosity, we collected:

• 30 hats
• 6 scarves and
• 20 pairs of gloves and mittens.

These, along with almost $30 will be given to Sister Maggie and the Community Lutheran Ministry on Joseph Avenue.

Over 35 Youth and their Advisors from Our Savior in Chili, Immanuel in Webster, Incarnate Word, Reformation, Christ the Good Shepherd and All Saint's Anglican came out for Volleyball, Twister, Jenga, board games and snacks.
The wonder promotional CD of Winter Weekend highlights was shown throughout the evening and hopefully will be shown at your local churches to drum up excitement and and answer questions about Winter Weekend.

WiNteR WEeKenD dates are March 6-8, 2009 and registration packets have been sent to all churches.

corn maze-lots of fun!

Thanks to all of you who came out and had tons of fun at the Corn Maze on Friday night! We lucked out and the weather wasn't too cold, and the rain stayed away.

Thanks to Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fairport for hosting us for the gathering and food before the maze.

We ended up with about 54 people! That was a great turn-out for an event that was planned with about a month's notice.

We'll keep you posted on future GFL events and also let you know what's happening with LYO planning.

2009 ELCA Youth Gathering

2009 ELCA Youth Gathering E-News
October 2008 ► Issue 6

Watch Bishop Mark Hanson's invitation to service and deepening faith during the Gathering in New Orleans. During the 3 days of the Gathering you'll be guided through:

* A day assigned to explore God's Word
* A day assigned to contemplate God's Word, and
* A day assigned to live God's Word.

We will be guided as a community and in small groups in worship, learning experiences, service, Bible study, prayer, building relationships... all centered in the gospel and living Jesus Justice Jazz.

Registration for the Gathering is still open

Over 32,000 youth and adults have registered so far!

Online registration for the Gathering is open through January 15, 2009, or until it is full. Go to registration information on the Gathering Web site. Registration is also open for the Multicultural Youth Leadership Event (MYLE) and the Definitely-Abled Youth Leadership Event (DAYLE).

Some things you should know about registering for the Gathering...

1. Registration may close before January 15, 2009. When it closes, congregations will only be able to make substitutions; they won't be able to add to their group.
2. If registration closes and we have to turn people away, we will look at our adult- to-youth ratios. There are some congregations with a very high number of adults. We want to support them in their work with young people, but if we have congregations on a waiting list we want to be fair to them as well.
3. Housing assignments will be made at an earlier date if registration closes early.
4. When registration closes and hotel assignments are made, the registration Web site will no longer be live; online changes or substitutions will no longer be possible. The Gathering office will give sufficient notice so that you have the opportunity to make sure your group's information is complete and up-to-date.

Join the ELCA Youth Gathering Facebook group
1,100 people have joined the ELCA Youth Gathering Facebook group. You'll find discussions and ideas for fundraising, service opportunities before and after the Gathering, volunteer opportunities for young adults, and more. http://www.facebook.com/group.php? gid=12679517425

Jesus Justice Jazz... wear boldly!

Gathering shirts and gear are available from Old Lutheran.

Use the Gathering logo files for your own creative ventures.

Talk about the Gathering logo and what it means.
Did you know?

* "God's work. Our Hands." is the new ELCA tag line.

* New Orleans was named best city for dining and live music
in the United States in Headline News and Travel + Leisure Magazine's annual "America's Favorite Cities" survey.

* Learn more about the ELCA Youth Gathering: http://archive.elca.org/ gathering
* Learn more about Youth Ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: http://archive.elca.org/youth
* Learn more about the Lutheran Youth Organization: http://archive.elca.org/lyo/
* Archived Gathering E-News