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The Episcopal Church Young Adult Ministry Referral Form
Help our young people stay connected to a church during this transitional time if their lives! In an effort to help young adults connect with ministries, communities, and churches when they move, we have a Referral Form online. Either the young adult can fill it out or someone can fill it out on their behalf. When we get a referral, the Young Adult/Campus Ministries Office and Council works to connect them with folks in their area.
Campus Ministry Parish Partner Grants due August 31
These grants are designed to help encourage and support parish-based campus ministry efforts throughout the diocese. We seek to distribute funds among a broad range of campus ministry programs to both help start up new and novel programs as well as offer supplemental support to successful existing programs as funding is available. More information and application is available here.
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Youth Elections Underway
Youth elections are typically held during camp. Since we are unable to gather for camp this year, we are hosting an online election. We are electing 2 new representatives to the Youth Commission and 4 delegates and 2 alternates to serve as Youth Delegates at Diocesan Convention. Youth should have already received a ballot via e-mail -- if you haven't, check your spam or junk folders for an email from Election Runner. Ballots are due on Monday, August 3. Questions? Contact Karen Schlabach at 913-708-5927 or kschlabach@episcopal-ks.org.
Check out the first season of our podcast developed by Summer Intern Jonah Brandley. Available on Spotify or Podbean.
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Free Activities for Kids
In this second volume of our Summer Activity Pack, families can dig into the theme of Eco-Justice from Christina Clark’s Arts Camp as a celebration of God’s creation and how we care for it. Fun and practical suggestions for arts, crafts, and activities from Lisa Brown’s The Best VBS Workbook Ever! can be used with the Eco-Justice theme or provide inspiration for hours of family creativity. Both authors offer tips for adapting their ideas to use at home.
For churches and families, The Rev. Lauren Villemuer-Drenth has written a lesson plan which includes discussion questions and activities for each of the seven practices of The Way of Love to accompany Roger Hutchison's The Very Best Day ($9.95). We are also pleased to offer a selection of coloring pages.
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Keep up-to-date with how they are supporting you by visiting their free resources page. Updates are made regularly.
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Practicing Mindfulness within Ourselves and with Our Young People
August is always a rush of activity as we prepare for another school year. This year we have even more choices to make and more worries to consider. Throughout this pandemic I have often looked to the many stories of Jesus going off to be by himself away from the crowds as a guide to making big decisions. In stillness and quiet I can listen to my own heart and hear God’s call. We have access to so many voices in our current connected world that often God’s voice is buried deep. I have linked access to a Mindful Parenting Family Tool Kit with some suggestions for your own mindfulness self care as a parent as well as some ideas for bringing mindfulness into family life. These include suggestions on mindful eating, a calm down jar and breathing techniques. There are also some mindfulness art experiences and gratitude sharing ideas. Try some out and share with us at the Formation Team or with the Facebook Parent Ministry Group.
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
Links:
http://www.mindfulnesseveryday.org/pdf/MindfulParentingFamilyToolKit.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/groups/edokparentministry/
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Grace Cathedral offering paid Youth Sponsor jobs to young adults!
Grace Cathedral is looking for 2-3 College age or just-post-college students to serve as guides and leaders as an integral part of our Sunday School & Youth programs and events to provide energy to our overall program. Ideally, our Youth Scholars would be comfortable with The Episcopal Church; however, the most important trait is outlook: the ability to engage with and energize others. Kathy Smith is the Cathedral’s children & youth director and she will take care of the details- plan lessons, schedule events, etc., with the youth scholars being the important relationship connectors.
Youth Scholars Job Description:
- Attend Youth Sunday School classes, participate (and where appropriate, lead) in discussions, and interact with the students.
- Help to promote Grace Youth events, as well as encourage participation in Diocesan youth events.
- Attend Grace Youth and Children’s events as needed (Parents Night Out, VBS), as well as diocesan events where Grace youth are participating (Happening, MIQRA, MegaCamp, etc.).
- Assist the Director of Youth and Children’s Ministry in the development of event concepts, planning, and logistics.
- Attend specific church-wide events, especially those including youth/families.
- Complete the necessary Safe Church training and required background and reference checks.
- Pay is $250/month for about 4 hours/week
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Youth & Young Adult Event Calendar (updated July 30, 2020)
*Denotes college-age events.
July 24-26, Campus Peer Ministry Retreat* @ BKSM, Topeka or Zoom
August 15, Youth & Campus Ministry Council Meeting 10 am – 1 pm @ BKSM, Topeka or on Zoom
August 15, Youth Commission Retreat Sat. 2 pm - 7 pm @ BKSM, Topeka or Zoom
August 31, Application deadline for Campus Ministry Parish Partner Grants for 2020-21
Sept. 12, Servant Leader retreat @ St. Margaret’s, Lawrence, 10 am – 5 pm
Oct. 10, Bishop’s Bowl* @ Canterbury House at K-State
Oct.17, Youth Commission Meeting, 10 am-noon, Online
Oct. 24, Official Youth & Young Adult Presence at Diocesan Convention* – Location Varies
Nov. 7, YouthTide @ St. Andrew’s, Emporia, 10 am – 5 pm
January TBA, College-Age Alternative Spring Break*
Jan. 16, MIQRA @ Grace Cathedral, Topeka, 10 am – 5 pm
Jan. 17, Mini-Miqra* @ Grace Cathedral, Topeka, 1-7 pm
Feb. 6, Mustard Seeds Music Day @ Upton Hall, Topeka
Feb. 27, Youth Commission Retreat @ Sat. 2-7 pm @ Upton Hall, Topeka
Feb. 28, Summer Youth Ministry College Internship applications due*
April 17, Middle School Retreat @ TBA, 10 am – 5 pm
June 5, Mega Camp Staff Training @ Camp Wood YMCA
June 6-12, Episcopal Summer “Mega” Camp @ Camp Wood YMCA
June 17, Youth Commission Meeting Online, 10 am – noon
June 22-27, MissionWichita @ TBA
July 17-18, Camp Canterbury* @ Camp Wood YMCA*
July 22-23, Happening #95 Staff Day, Thurs, 7 pm – Fri., 7 pm
July 23-25, Happening #95 @ TBA
Summer 2022, Mission Trip* to South Padre Island, TX, Sea Turtle rescue
The Episcopal Youth Event and the Youth Trip to General Convention of the Episcopal Church are offered every three years, with a mission trip offered in the third year.
*Events noted with an asterix are open to college-age adults, defined as those age 18-24 and at least 3 months after completing high school.
More info and registration forms available online:
http://edokformation.wordpress.com
Join us for weekly Young Adult programs:
- Canterbury House @ K-State, 1823 Laramie, Manhattan, Mondays, 6:30-8 pm, dinner, program, and Compline, Starting August 17
- Canterbury House of Lawrence, 1116 Louisiana, Lawrence, Tuesdays 6-7:15 pm, dinner and program, Starting August 25
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Stay in contact with Youth & Campus Ministry
 Parents, college-age students and youth can sign up to receive text messages from the Youth Missioner. These will include event registration reminders as well as spiritual encouragements. Parents Young Adults and Youth, to sign-up, send a text message to 81010 and include as the body of your text one of the following codes:
- College-Age folks and their parents send @edokYA
- High School Seniors and their parents send @edok2021
- High School Juniors and their parents send @edok2022
- High School Sophomores and their parents send @edok2023
- High School Freshmen and their parents send @edok2024
- 8th graders and their parents send @edok2025
- 7th graders and their parents send @edok2026
- 6th graders and their parents send @edok2027
- Volunteers or others interested send @edokother
Parents, you can join as many lists as you want to make sure you get messages sent to all of your children.
Not a parent or a youth? You can join by sending a message to 81010 with the code @edokother
Follow EDOK Youth Ministry on social media:
Follow EDOK Campus Ministry on social media:
Also check the Google calendar on our web site.
2020-21 Formation Team
Anastasia, Michael, Karen, & Clarke
Youth, Young Adult & Campus Missioner:
Karen Schlabach, kschlabach@episcopal-ks.org, 913-708-5927
Associate for Youth, Young Adult & Campus Ministry:
Michael Funston, mfunston@episcopal-ks.org, 785-231-8785
Program Assistant at Canterbury House of Lawrence:
Clarke Mortensen, internku@episcopal-ks.org, 920-267-0652
Program Assistant at Canterbury at K-State:
Anastasia Cunningham, internksu@episcopal-ks.org, 937-919-3273
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