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Lydia Bucklin, Youth Missioner lbucklin@iowaepiscopal.org
 
 


Applications/nominations forms available for Episcopal Youth Presence at General Convention 2012 

Are you an Episcopal youth, or know one who would like to learn about the governance of the church while providing a needed service? Then consider the Episcopal Youth Presence at General Convention 2012.


 

Looking Ahead to 2012!


February 3-4 - STAFF LOCK-IN for Happening #32 

February 24-26 - Happening #32 - for 9th-12th grades

April 20-22 - New Beginnings #8 - Pictured Rocks Camp, Monticello - for 7th-9th grades

May 19 - Bishop's Day of Formation - Des Moines - for all ages

June 22-24 - Summer Ministries School & Retreat - Grinnell College - for all ages

July 5-12 - General Convention Youth Program - Indianapolis, IN - for 9th-12 grades

July 27-30 - National Happening Leadership Conference - Sewanee, TN - for those active in Happening program

July 29-August 3 - Summer Camp - Pictured Rocks Camp, Monticello - for 3rd-12th grades

October 5-7 - Happening #33 - for 9th-12th grades

October 26-27 - Diocesan Convention - Des Moines - for all ages
 
 
 

February 3-4 - Staff Lock-in for Happening #32
Christ Church, Cedar Rapids 

 

WANT TO BE ON STAFF FOR HAPPENING #32 IN IOWA?  

PRINT OUT THE APPLICATION AND TURN IT IN TODAY!
 

HAPPENING #32 will be held February 24-26 at Christ Church, Cedar Rapids. The overnight staff retreat will take place February 3-4, also at Christ Church, CR. 

All Staff that applied will receive notification from Lacey Howard.
 
Iowa Happening #32 STAFF APPLICATION
A late fee now applies as the staff application deadlines have past. 
 
 
 

February 24-26 - Happening #32 - Application deadline is February 10!
Christ Church, Cedar Rapids 
 

 
Happening #32 in Iowa (a Christian Experience for teens in grades 9-12) is taking place February 24-26, 2012 at Christ's Church, Cedar Rapids. Participants will emerge from this weekend retreat with a deeper understanding of and relationship with Christ and as members a community of peers where unconditional love reigns. Happening is an experience that has the potential to shape faith journeys and change lives. 

All participant applications and fees must be received at the diocesan office via post or fax by February 10, 2012. Late fees will apply to applications and fees received after the February 10 deadline. 
 
Letter from Co-Rectors of Happening #32
January 23, 2012

To those connected to Youth Ministry, Priests, Deacons, and Rectors,
Youth Group Leaders, Sunday school teachers, and Parents,

Hello there! My name is Sean Dempsey from Trinity Episcopal Church, Iowa City. I am serving as Co-rector with Karen Vogel from St. Mark’s Episcopal, Fort Dodge, for Happening #32 in Iowa! 

Happening is a weekend get-away for high school kids, and the 32nd weekend for the Diocese of Iowa will take place February 24-26, 2012 at Christ Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids.

For those who aren’t very familiar with Happening, I’ll try and explain it to you as best I can. Let me warn you though, no words I say will fully explain what this weekend is really about. The only way you can truly understand what happens at Happening is to experience it for yourself! This weekend is a getaway for kids, in that it is a closed environment focused on personal reflection and group worship, separate from outside distractions and worries. It’s hard to say what Happening is all about because every Happening is unique in it’s own way. I have to say that Happening has been an essential in my life as a teenager. And I’m sure Karen would back me up on that.

I don’t want to go too deep into details of the weekend because, like I said before, it’s all about the journey. But here are some great key points:
  • We will in no way be trying to convert any students; only help encourage them to find a deeper relationship with Christ through their own faith.
  • It is not necessary for an entire youth group to attend together; we will welcome as many or as few who are able to attend.
  • This weekend is for high school kids (9th-12th grade), run by high school kids. Adults who have not been through Happening are more than encouraged to come, but the Rectors—Karen and I—are the head honchos. Adults are there to supervise and keep us on track.
Happening #32 in Iowa is taking place February 24-26, 2012, at Christ Church, Cedar Rapids. If you are unable to send a youth, you can still make a great weekend event greater by sending your love through prayer and hand-written notes called “caritas” (Latin for charity or love). Send caritas directly to Christ Church.

If you have any more questions feel free to contact me, Sean Dempsey at (319-512-9366) Sluggersjd@aol.com;
Karen Vogel (515-574-9570) karenskosher@hotmail.com;
or Lacey Howard, Adult coordinator, (205-516-3052) LNHoward@hotmail.com.

Peace, Love, and Caritas,

Sean Dempsey and Karen Vogel
Co-Rectors Happening #32 2012


While the weekend is designed for and put into action by high school youth, adults are an integral part to making any youth event a success. If you would like to be an adult participant or serve as an adult staff member, please contact Lacey Howard at 205-516-3052 or LNHoward@hotmail.com.  Blessings!

 
 

Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) 2011

Video by Mike Wagner (Trinity, Iowa City)


 
   
 

Youth Ministry Development Team Report to the 157th Diocesan Convention





Youth Event at General Convention July 2009




 

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