Youth Ministries
Reaffirming Our Call as Missionaries to Share the Good News
January travel has been pretty amazing in this new year. During the week of January 13, my colleagues in The Episcopal Church’s Missionary Society gathered in New York City to network, worship, learn, and update equipment. We also got to meet new staff members, greet those whom we haven’t seen for a while, and welcome […]
Embracing Our Baptismal Promises Through Mission Experiences and Pilgrimages
Today’s Mission Monday post is another excerpt from the forthcoming Episcopal Youth in Mission Manual. This article, from the introductory pages of the draft Manual, explores the understanding of mission we gather from the promises made at Baptism. Enjoy! Our Baptismal Promises: The Foundation of Christian Mission Experiences and Pilgrimages Celebrant: Will you continue in […]
Report from EYE14 Liturgy and Music Committee
Hello all! I am Lillian Hardaway from the Diocese of Upper South Carolina and I am honored to be serving on EYE14 Mission Planning Team. Specifically, I am serving on the Liturgy and Music Committee. We are busily preparing for the Episcopal Youth Event (EYE14), which is coming up in just five short months! The Liturgy […]
More than 1,000 Expected to Participate in EYE14
The numbers are in and registration for the Episcopal Youth Event 2014 (EYE14) is now officially closed. We offer prayers of praise and gratitude for everyone who has committed to participating in this exciting event. Currently we have 78 dioceses registered and anticipate between 1,000 and 1,200 participants, including youth, adults, volunteers, bishops and staff. In addition, […]
EYE14 Registration Deadline is Saturday March 15
Saturday, March 15, is the deadline for diocesan delegations to register their high school participants and adult leaders for the 2014 Episcopal Youth Event (EYE14). All identified diocesan registrars received the registration link in January and via a reminder email earlier this week. As of the end of the day on Thursday, March 13, we […]
Resources for Planning for Your Next Mission Experience
Planning a mission experience or pilgrimage requires significant organization and attention to detail. This week, we are pleased to share with you our draft Mission Experience and Pilgrimage Planning Checklist, which offers planners a chronologically-organized “To Do List” starting as far as out as 12 months before you depart. When you download this pdf document, […]
Discerning Youth Participants for a Mission Team
Yesterday’s Mission Monday blog post was postponed until today to allow for a day of rest after last weekend’s Episcopal Youth Event 2014 (EYE14) Mission Planning Team meeting. We are excited about the planning going into EYE14 and look forward to sharing more details in the coming weeks. In the meantime, happy Mission Tuesday. When […]
A Worldwide Church in Mission
Easter Blessings! I hope that all of you enjoyed a meaningful Holy Week and a joyful Easter celebration. As we moved through the Paschal Triduum last weekend, one prayer at the Vigil stood out for me: O God of unchangeable power and eternal light: Look favorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; […]
Commissioning Youth to Enter the Mission Field
In just a month or two, many youth programs will be embarking on mission experiences throughout The Episcopal Church. For each Mission Team, an important element of preparation is commissioning from the wider community. Both for the missionaries and for the sending congregation, it is important to remember that this team is being sent to represent […]
Missionaries Sent by Christ
Today’s d365 devotional, written by Neil Myer, focuses on the transformation that happens during mission experiences. Commissioning services at the start of the journey both ritualize the transformative process and reinforce the participation of the entire community. The Episcopal Youth in Mission Manual, now in draft form, embraces the importance of commissioning and offers several sample services […]
