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SENIOR HIGH EVENTS

BARN BONANZA

Completed! Groups representing 8 churches came to Bill Longenecker’s farm on October 15th, which turned out to be a beautiful evening. Highlights included great food, devotions by the Youth Cabinet, hay rides, train wreck, donut challenge, square dancing, and a Youth Cabinet Scavenger hunt. Thanks to those who were there, you made it a great night!

FOOTPRINTS11

Completed! This conference brought together youth from 4 districts, Middle PA, Southern, Western, and our own ANE. Walt Wiltschek was our main speaker and Mutual Kumquat led musical worship and also did a concert on Saturday night. There were small group sessions, a service project, great food and accommodations and plenty of time to relax with some free time as well.

RETREAT

Completed! Senior High Retreat was held January 20-22 at Camp Swatara and just like Junior High Retreat we received a few inches of snow! That certainly didn’t slow us down! Ryan Braught led sessions based around Micah 6:8 and our theme was “Be a Disciple in Your World.” The band comprised of Paul McBride, Scott McFadden and Jeff Pincin from Millersville did an excellent job. Other highlights were bag skits, 4 and 9 square, dodgeball, evening snacks and great time with friends! We also collected Bibles and devotional material to send to CLC International, who will then distribute to countries around the world who are desperate for God’s Word.

ALL NIGHTER

Date/Time: March 16-17, 10 pm – 6 am
Where: Skippack Church of the Brethren
Registration Deadline: March 8
Cost: $10, free for Advisors
Details: We will meet and eat and hang out at Skippack before we go to a local bowling alley. We’ll spend a couple hours there before going back to the church. Oh, and did I forget to mention the theme?? It is “nerd” bowling, so come with your best nerd outfit! Before you go we will give you a light breakfast and send you on your way. If you are a driver for this event and want some time and a place to sleep, please let me know so that we can make arrangements at the church.

SERVICE PROJECT

**Combined Junior High and Senior High Event!**
Date/Time: April 21, 2012, 9 am – 1 pm
Where: Global Aid Network (GAIN) - 1506 Quarry Rd., Mount Joy, PA 17552
Registration Deadline: April 12
Cost:$0
Details: We will work at various stations and find out more about the ways GAIN provides for those in need. Then we will have lunch together and hopefully have time for some games!

CABINET APPLICATONS

Date/Time: Due by April 30th, 2012
Where: District Office
Details: This is a great opportunity to get involved in the planning and leadership of the District, as well as make some great friends!

JUNIOR HIGH EVENTS

RETREAT

Completed! Who would have thought we would get a snow storm at the end of October? Not me, but it happened during our Retreat on October 28-30! Despite the heavy snow that brought down big branches and wires and kept us on the generator most of the weekend, we stayed safe and had a fun time! Marcus Harden travelled from Florida to be our speaker (and by the way, this was only his 2nd time seeing snow!) and he talked about GREEN and how our relationship with Christ needed to be healthy and growing and thriving. Matt Wheeler and Ryan Braught did an awesome job with music for the weekend. Other highlights were the Amazing Race, table games like Catch Phrase and Pit, 4 square, Poly-Pong, movie, smores and indoor campfire and camp songs led by Aaron Ross and Tommy Jensen, snow ball fights and dodgeball! Thanks everyone for such a great weekend!

LOCK IN

Date/Time: March 2-3, 2012 (note the different month from prior years!), 10 pm – 6 am
Where: Lebanon Valley College, Arnold Sports Center, 101 N. College Ave., Annville, PA 17003
Registration Deadline: February 23rd
Cost: $10 per Youth. Free for Advisors.
Details: Games, art, gym time, movies, swimming and food!

SERVICE PROJECT

**Combined Junior High and Senior High Event!**
Date/Time: April 21, 2012, 9 am – 1 pm
Where: Global Aid Network (GAIN) - 1506 Quarry Rd., Mount Joy, PA 17552
Registration Deadline: April 12
Cost: $0
Details: We will work at various stations and find out more about the ways GAIN provides for those in need. Then we will have lunch together and hopefully have time for some games!

SWIM PARTY

Date/Time: August 4, 2012, 3-7 pm
Where: Shenk’s Property, 262 Cold Springs Rd., Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Registration Deadline: July 26th
Cost: $3 per Youth. Free for Advisors.
Details: There will be a light supper and devotional time. In addition there is room to play all sorts of games (Ultimate, volleyball, football…) and a pond designed specifically for swimming! This place has a zip line, raft, inner tubes, paddle boat, diving board, and a sliding board!

YOUNG ADULT EVENTS

NIGHT IN LANCASTER CITY

Completed! We met at the Community Room above Prince Street Café on January 13th and had some snacks and coffee, played some games and listened to some music by Matt Wheeler.

NATIONAL YOUNG ADULT CONFERENCE

Date/Time: June 18-22, 2012
Where: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Registration: To register for National Young Adult Conference go to www.brethren.org/yac. Registration opens January 6, 2012 at 8pm central time.
Cost: The $375 registration fee includes: lodging, meals, and programming. $100 deposit, non refundable is due within two weeks of registering.
Details: The focus for the conference is "Humble yet bold; being the church" taken from Matthew 5:13-18. For Young Adults, ages 18-35.

OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST

District Conference is the annual gathering of delegates and interested individuals from the Atlantic Northeast District. We gather at E-town College's Leffler Chapel and elements of the event typically include business meetings, presentations, displays, take away sessions etc. The 2011 conference is slated for October 7-8 with David Stauffer (Steven’s Hill congregation) serving as Moderator. For more info, Click Here.

Creation The Creation Festival is an annual gathering of contemporary Christian music stars and speakers in an open-field setting in mid-Pennsylvania. If you have never gone, picture a Christian version of Woodstock and you will have a pretty decent representation. The District does not coordinate a group to go, but we want you to know this event is out there and we encourage you to check it out! Keep watching for information on Creation 2012 as it becomes available!

The 2012 Church of the Brethren Annual Conference will be held in St. Louis, Missouri from July 7-11. Annual Conference offers events for Junior High, Senior High, and Young Adults. Check out the Official Webpage for information of interest to you, much of which is released in March.