Youth News
Alabama Young People Attend Episcopal Youth Event in San Antonio
The 2008 Episcopal Youth Event (E.Y.E.) is all done! The largest youth event in The Episcopal Church took place July 8-13, 2008 at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas and was attended by some 1200 high school students, adult sponsors, bishops, design team members, and resource people from all over the world.
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| Sara Lowery with Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori at the Episcopal Youth Event |
The Diocese of Alabama took a diverse and wonderful group from all over our Diocese. Wil Benton, from Ascension in Montgomery, Sara Lowery, Holy Spirit in Alabaster, Jermaine Cole from Christ Church in Fairfield, Zeke Jones from Epiphany in Guntersville, Daniel Strandlund from St. Luke’s in Birmingham, Whitney Moore from Epiphany in Guntersville, Leslie Manning, Diocesan youth ministries assistant and Bentley Manning, from Episcopal Mission Exchange who are both parishioners at St. Andrew’s in Birmingham.
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| Wil Benton and Zeke Jones at EYE 200 |
We were able to befriend people from Hawaii to Juno, Alaska as well some friends from our Province IX and Europe! We experienced different styles of worship, music, languages, prayers, and workshops. We were able to hear two very powerful sermons from our Presiding Bishops as well as bishops, clergy, and lay people from all over the church. Our days were filled with dramatic skits, liturgical worship, plenary sessions, small group conversation and workshops and forums. Some of the workshops our Diocese enjoyed were Learning to Knit, Environmental Sustainability, HIV/AIDS/STDS and the Baptismal Covenant, Finding church in college, and much much more! We enjoyed small group time with young people and adults from all over our Church where we reflected on our theme, Sown in the Heart of Christ.
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| Alabama's EYE participants include (top from left) Daniel Strandlund, Zeke Jones, Sara Lowery, (from bottom left) Whitney Moore, Leslie Manning, Wil Benton, Jermaine Cole and Bentley Manning (not pictured). |
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| The boys |
Please click the link to the EYE website, www.eye2008.org for more information, videos from the week and links the Presiding Bishop’s words to us.
Thanks for your prayers and support!
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| The adults |
Sawyerville Day Camp, June 21-29 2008 in Greensboro, AL
Theme: "What's Your story?"
This year we had 80 High school, college and adult staff and volunteers from all over the Diocese of Alabama and even some from the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast.
We served over 200 economically disadvantaged young people ranging in age from 6-14. Look for an article in our Diocesan newsletter, the Apostle, coming soon!
Lower campers enjoying some free moments in between workshops!
Some of the female staff from Camp preparing for dinner! Thanks to Judge George Wright for letting us use his hunting lodge.
Emily Thornton, Camp registrar and Diocesan intern, swims with some campers at the pool!
Each camper received a backpack, waterbottle, goggles, bathing suit, towel and a set of books when they arrived at camp! Thanks to all those who generously donated or who held supply drives across the Diocese.
Fun on the last day at our outdoor carnival which included the Bungee run, face painting, prizes, a slip n' slide, basketball and much more. The carnival was followed by a community worship service and a potluck lunch.
