Episcopal Youth Community of the Diocese of Atlanta - eycdioatl

Happening 80 was one for the books — and thanks to our incredible photographer Ivy, you can now find pics of your favorite moments from the weekend! Gallery link in bio.

Snapshots of New Beginnings Team Training today! Part of Team gathered for planning and prep — we can’t wait to see the rest of the NB Team + our middle schoolers from across the Diocese at this “Inside Out”-themed retreat!

Register for New Beginnings 48 (Nov 15-17) now at the link in our bio.

We had Happening 80 Team Training this weekend!
We can’t wait to see you at Happening 80 (October 18-20)! Register with the link our bio before October 6th!

Y’all means all, and we’re celebrating the creativity of God and the dignity of all people! Our Pride festivities kick off with a special evening Eucharist service at St. Luke’s in Atlanta.

ALL are welcome: join us to worship on Oct 5 and represent our Diocese in the Parade on Oct 13. (Parade spots are limited — register at the link below.) See you there!

https://shorturl.at/08Oxy

Clergy and lay delegates in the Middle Georgia Convocation met today to talk about Annual Council and youth ministry! Thank you to these folks for prioritizing our young people by looking for ways we can all serve them better.

Many are still processing yesterday. If you're feeling lost in the fog of everything (or know someone who is), we've posted some basic crisis care pointers for parents, teens, and people who work with kids and youth. Please share as needed.

https://eycdioatl.org/crisis-resources/

Gracious God, our strength and consolation, be present with our children and their families at Apalachee High School. Dispatch your angels to those families who have lost children and loved ones; help them to feel your love and care even at this dark hour. Heal those who have been hospitalized through the care of skilled professionals and restore them to health. Bless the first responders and law enforcement officers who run towards danger on our behalf. And finally, we pray for the one who committed this violence that they would repent and live the rest of their days as your healing instrument, this we pray in the name of Jesus, Lord and friend.

Save these dates!! 🗓️🗓️
All Fall registration links are in our bio!

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Tube the H***h 2024! Thanks to Mo. Michelle Fritz for celebrating Eucharist with us AND to The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection (in beautiful downtown Sautee-Nacoochee) for feeding us lunch!

This weekend, the youth in charge of leading program for our diocesan Episcopal Youth Community gathered for Leadership Training Weekend, a time of worship, teambuilding, and leadership development. Special thanks to St. Mary & St. Martha Episcopal Church in Buford for hosting us!

Check out stories for more or visit eycdioatl.org/firstnightbags to partner with our youth in their First Night Foster Bags service project before November!

One day left for Tube the H***h registration if you want to ride the bus! 🚍
Tube the H***h is on August 10th, Link in bio to register!!

It’s been an amazing summer at Mikell and none of it would have happened without the best staff in the land!! THANK YOU to everyone on this team for giving their all to the kid campers and counselors of Middle and North Georgia.

Link in bio!

It’s a great day when the interim Executive Director gets a minute to enjoy some Mikell Magic in the shade… we love Rev. Hazel!

Greetings from our counselors (and Holle) at Kid Camp!!

Y’all means all, always ❤️🌈

Junior Camp (rising grades 6-7) starts today ! ⁠
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Say hi to Lizzie and Phoebe, our co-chairs for the 24-25 Diocesan Youth Commission! The Commission is a team of students who develop their leadership by helping to oversee diocesan youth ministries. They are responsible for setting our year's ministry theme and running EYCDIOATL events like The Overnight @ Annual Council (Nov 8-9), DYC Winter Camp (Jan 3-5), and more.

Registration for all 2024-25 events and retreats are open now! Visit the link in our bio to save your spot today.

We can’t wait for Happening 80 this fall (Oct 18-20) with Rector Kate and OR Ella! First-time attendees (grades 9-12) can register as candidates and previous Happeners (all ages) can sign up for Celebration or cabin hosts (adults). Links in bio.

Intermediate Camp (rising grades 8-9) starts today !

A few of our parish youth ministers retreated together this week to work on the upcoming year and explore ways to better support our young people and their families!

Our work will continue into the school year during monthly lunch hours on Zoom. Topics will include how we’re telling the Jesus story, engaging parents and students, and defining vision & values in our respective ministry cultures. All youth ministers are welcome — meeting dates TBA by Aug 1. (See link in bio to sign up for our newsletter.)

We’ve had two amazing weeks at Mikell for Youth Camp (May 26-Jun 1) and Performing Arts Camp (Jun 2-8)!

You can support ’s ministry by contributing to Walking in Faith, a capital campaign for some much-needed renovations and new buildings at our diocesan camp and conference center.

Visit the link in bio or go to campaignformikell.com

PA Camp is already underway!! Praying for a great week for all our campers and staff!