Calling all young people: Youth event beckons
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A group of Conference youth enjoy the early morning among the pines at last year's Conference Youth Event at Jenness Park, Cold Springs. This event will be in the same place, Oct. 20-22. San Jose First UMC's band "Save Soul" will enlighten during a concert Saturday night. Schyler Rhodes will speak. Colin Kerr-Carpenter photo |
‘Break through... Push the limits with Jesus' is theme
By Review Staff
"Fix your attention on God," says Romans 12:2. "You'll be changed from the inside out." That's the message Schyler Rhodes will be presenting in the early fall climate of this year's Conference Youth Event.
The annual gathering Oct. 20 through 22, brings together for spiritual development and fun, kids who are changing into young men and women. "With our theme, he will be helping us to understand that we can break through to the world, and that we, as youth, can be world changers through the message and spirit of Jesus Christ," organizers say.
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"Rhodes has a passion for youth and bringing them to a closer relationship with Jesus," organizers add. He keynoted the 1997 UMC National Youth Ministry Convocation, and has spoken at other Conference youth events. Rhodes now pastors Temple UMC in San Francisco, after directing the Wesley Foundation United Methodist campus ministry at University of California, Berkeley. He brings a small-town background flavored by pastoring in churches like Washington St. UMC in New York City.
Listen for cutting edge Christian music in a variety of styles from "Save Soul," the multi-talented Christian band from San Jose-First UMC. With its music, the band wants to attract young people of all cultures.
The event returns to Jenness Park in Cold Springs for a second year. The Christian retreat is on Highway 108 about 26 miles east of Sonora on the way to Yosemite. With heated cabins, great food, plenty of outdoor activities (like a climbing wall, high ropes course and the Tuolumne River), it will be up early and to bed at midnight for the youngsters and advisors.
Open to young people in grades 7 through 12, the cost is $80. Adults who volunteer as cabin leaders may attend for a special rate. Checks, Visa and MasterCard are accepted for registration payments.
For more information, and a registration form, contact Conference Coordinator of Youth and Camping Ministries Colin Kerr-Carpenter, at (916) 374-1514, or by sending an e-mail to him at colinkc@calnevumc.org.
The event is sponsored by the United Methodist Youth Council of the California-Nevada Annual Conference.
