Winterfest is fast approaching for February 2012 in Gatlinburg, TN. We would like for you to consider joining us!

Winterfest is an annual youth rally for approximately 12,000 teens and young adults. We hope to have a group to attend from New England for the third year in a row.

To learn more about it, please come to the Informational Meeting, Saturday November 5th at the Manchester NH church at 10:00 a.m.. We will be done by noontime.

Winterfest New England is the website for all upcoming information on this trip.

Youth Advance Leadership Conference is coming November 11th – 13th! Bill McGee will be the speaker this year. Bill teaches in interactive and dynamic ways! Come and join us as we learn more about our leadership gifts and how to use them within our youth groups and our congregations.

Friday night will be a banquet and lunch will be provided by Panera Bread and Chick-fil-A. There will also be social and fun time at night out at a local gym. Representatives from universities will be available to answer questions!

Registration forms and flyers are available for download below. Be sure to spread the word by posting a flyer at your home congregation!

For more information check out  Youth Advance’s website.

YA 2011 Registration Forms

YA Flyer Fall 2011

Take a peek!

Youth Advance, a leadership conference for teens in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, will be hosting their first annual conference in the fall. This will be taking place Friday, Novemember 11th – Sunday Novemenber 13th at the Homewood Suites Malvern, PA. The cost to attend is $215.00.  Youth Advance typically holds their conferences in the spring, but has opted to move their schedule to the fall to help youth who attend have more opportunities to share what they learned with their home congregations.

Here’s a bit more about Youth Advance, from their website:

“Youth Advance’s began with a goal of identifying the most outstanding teenage leaders in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Churches of Christ, bringing them together and training them to become more involved in the lives of others. Over the past 25 years, more than 1,000 students have benefited from the instruction, fellowship, and motivation they have received at Youth Advance. Upon returning to their home congregations, Youth Advance participants, called “Ambassadors,” share these blessings with their youth group and entire congregation.

Below you will find a flyer for you to share with your congregation, an example of their typical schedule and their seminar curriculm.

Come join us!

YA Flyer Fall 2011

Youth Advance Typical Schedule

Youth Advance Seminar Curriculm

Worship this year will be led by Drew Chancey.  Drew is a freelance musician and videographer. He works with RAVE Ministries, David Bowen Poetry and the Winterfest youth rally.

There will be a musical gues, O’Chancey. They will be performing Saturday night.

Registration forms and flyers are available for download below.

Manchester CT Registration 2011

Manchester Youth Rally Flyer

On site registration is $35.00 for youth and adults.

The registration form is available for download below.

SYG_2011 Registration

Lipscomb Live is coming to New England. Faith:NEXT, Reaching A New Generation will be the topic of discussion.

Come and discover how God is working among our teens and 20 somethings in our world today. Ministers, church leaders, parents and those who work with teens and young adults are encouraged to attend.

This will be at the Burlington Church in Burlington, MA. You may find directions here. The schedule for the day is below.

• 9:00: Registration and Continental Breakfast
• 9:15: Worship
• 9:30-10:10: “We are Here Now” – John York
• 10:10-10:50: “Road Signs of Faith for the Next Generation” – Walter Surdacki
• 10:50-11:05: Break
• 11:05-11:50: “Living Into God’s Mission” – Earl Lavender
• 11:50 – 12:30: “Beginning the Conversation” – Panel: Earl Lavender, Walter Surdacki, Paul Clark and Rhonda Lowry.
  Interative with seminar participants.
• 12:30-2:30: Lunch and Conversation with the Lowrys: “The Future of Christian Education”

Following the Lipscomb Live event, the speakers will be at various congregations throughout New England encouraging the local churches. Please join us!

Sunday, October 9, 2012 Speakers

Nashua Church of Christ, Nashua NH - Randy Lowry
Brookline Church of Christ, Brookline, MA - Rhonda Lowry
Edgewood Church of Christ, Mansfield MA - John York
Burlington Church of Christ, Burlington, MA - Walter Surdacki
Manchester Church of Christ, Manchester, CT - Earl Lavender

You may register for this event online at the Lipscomb Live website.  There is a Facebook page  as well.

The Edgewood Church will be hosting a youth rally, Friday September 30th – Sunday October 2nd, 2011. Brian Grubbs from the Louisville, Ohio Church will be the speaking. The theme this year is “Power Up, Humble Yourselves and He Will Lift You Up.” The Ohio Valley Ambassadors will be performing.

The cost to attend is: Preregistration is $20.00 and $30.00 at-the-door the day of the rally. The deadline for pre-registration is Sunday, September 23rd.  Registration is online.  Chaperones are free.

T-Shirts will be available. The cost is $10.00 if your pre-order your shirts prior to September 23rd and $12.00 after that date.

A flyer is available for download below to share with your congregation.

Hope to see you there!

Edgewood Flyer 2011