News and Events

This page provides youth ministry news, information on upcoming events, and links to a variety of forms, including the form for scholarships for youth ministry events, registration forms for youth ministry events and activities, medical release forms, and permission forms for synod events.

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Leaning, Lifting, Leading: 2012 Lutheran Youth Fellowship Assembly

Friday, June 22, through Sunday, June 24, 2012
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA (click here for directions)

Youth who are completing 8th through 12th grades are invited to register for this year's assembly. The cost is $120 ($15 less then last year!). Scholarship money is available to lower the cost even further.

Youth: This is a great way to meet other Lutheran youth in the synod and to talk with other youth about faith issues that concern you!

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The Bike for World Hunger Is Back!

Youth! Here's a great way to meet and spend the day with other youth biking and walking to raise funds for the ELCA World Hunger appeal!

The 2012 Bike for World Hunger will take place at the Bob Rodale Cycling and Fitness Park (located just outside Trexlertown) on Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For a flyer with more information, click here. You can register as an individual before the event or when you arrive. Click here for a sponsor sheet.

This event is partially funded by an ELCA World Hunger Grant (www.elca.org/hunger).

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Youth Cultural Exchange, Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod and the Evangelical Church in Slovenia

A youth cultural exchange between the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod and the Evangelical Church in Slovenia is planned for the summers of 2012 and 2013. Teens from Slovenia will travel here during the summer of 2012 and will be hosted by American teens (and their families) who will, in turn, travel to Slovenia during the summer of 2013. Exact dates are still to be determined.

How long is the exchange?

The goal is to enjoy a 3 week exchange.

What kind of exchange is it?

There will be several (3 to 5) group events, but, for the most part, you will be on your own with your teen and are encouraged to integrate the teen into your family’s daily routine. The intent is for the teens from each country to be exposed to the culture and lifestyle of their hosts.

Who is eligible to host/travel?

Any family with a teen who will be finishing eighth to eleventh grade in June 2012 and who belongs to an ELCA congregation in the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod is eligible to apply to be a participant in the exchange.

Does there need to be a teen in my family?

Yes. If selected during the application/screening process, your teen will be traveling to Slovenia in 2013 to stay with the family of the teen you hosted in 2012. It is hoped that the youth from America will develop ongoing relationships with youth and families from our companion synod in Slovenia.

Click here for a brochure with more information.

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Youth Vision Trip to Tanzania

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is a companion synod with the South Central Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT). A group of youth and two adult chaperones will travel to Tanzania for a 2-week-long service trip in the South Central Diocese.

The trip will take place in June/July 2013. Exact dates will be determined.

Youth participants must—

  • Have completed grade 9-12 at the time of the event
  • Be an active member of a congregation of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
  • Be interested in and sensitive to other cultures
  • Represent their church and country in a positive way
  • Participate in an interview with our Tanzania Committee on Saturday, 19 May 2012
  • Attend introductory session with parent(s)/guardian(s)
  • Attend all orientation/team-building sessions
  • Assume cost of trip (approximately $4,000 plus spending money)
  • Have a valid passport

To apply—

  • Download, print, and complete the application form found here;
  • Request a one-page recommendation from your pastor; in the case of a pastoral vacancy, the recommendation can be written by the associate in ministry (if applicable) or the president of the congregation council;
  • Return these materials by midnight on Saturday, 5 May 2012, to—

Pastor Kurt Garbe
Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
PO Box 803
Conyngham, PA 18219-0803

 

 




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