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Ministries
- Youth Ministry
OFFICE OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY
The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry develops and coordinates programs for junior and senior high age youth, college and university students, and young adults. Its programs include the annual diocesan Summer Camp, the spring Junior High and Senior High Retreat, Happening and New Beginnings Weekends, Miqra Weekend Confirmation Camp, Youth participation in our Diocesan Convention, A Summer Mission Trip, Summer events such as participation in the (National) Episcopal Youth Event, General Convention, and the Youth Ministers Network. It works in partnership with the Office of Christian Formation and the Commission on Ordained Ministry in sponsoring the spring Leadership and Ministry Fair. It also assists the diocesan campus ministries at Northwestern University, Northern Illinois University, the University of Chicago, and the South Loop Campus Ministry in sponsoring events such as the fall Campus Ministry retreat.
Learn more about MIQRA.
For information on the youth programs of the diocese--Happening, New Beginnings, Summer Camp, Junior and Senior High Retreat, and the Youth Presence at Diocesan and General Conventions contact Sue Cromer, Canon for Youth and Young Adult Ministry, at (312) 751-6722 or Sue Cromer. |
 
YOUTH MINISTRY CALENDAR 2009 - 2010
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Date |
Location |
| Episcopal Day at Six Flags Great America |
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 |
Six Flags Great America |
| Whose Church is it Anyway Conference |
August 28- 29, 2009 |
St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein |
| New Beginnings #22 Staff Lock-in |
September 11 – 12, 2009 |
Annunciation, Gurnee |
| Happening Steering Committee Lock-in |
September 18 – 19, 2009 |
Christ Church Campus, Yorkville |
| New Beginnings #22 |
September 25 – 27, 2009 |
Annunciation, Gurnee |
| Happening #89 Staff Lock-in |
October 30 – 31, 2009 |
Emmanuel, Rockford |
| Happening #89 |
November 13 – 15, 2009 |
Emmanuel, Rockford |
| Diocesan Convention |
November 20 – 21, 2009 |
Westin, Lombard |
| Happening Super-Reunion |
December 18 - 19. 2009 |
Church of the Holy Comforter, Kenilworth |
| Youth Minister’s Network Retreat |
January 8 – 9, 2010 |
Camp Algonquin |
| Miqra Retreat |
(including MLK Day) January 15 – 18, 2010 |
Cathedral of St. James |
| New Beginnings #23 Staff Lock-in |
January 22- 23, 2010 |
St. John's, Flossmoor |
| New Beginnings #23 |
January 29 – 31, 2010 |
St. Johns, Flossmoor |
| Happening #90 Staff Lock-in |
February 19 – 20, 2010 |
St. Chrysostom's, Chicago |
| Mission Trip Meeting 1 |
February 27, 2010 |
TBA |
Happening #90 |
March 5 – 7, 2010 |
St. Chrysostom's, Chicago |
| Mission Trip Meeting 2 |
March 27, 2010 |
TBA |
| Province V Conference for Campus Ministry |
April 9 – 11, 2010 |
Techny Towers, (near Chicago) |
Diocese of Chicago Junior High/High School
Retreat |
April 16 – 18, 2010 |
Camp Algonquin |
| Leadership & Ministry Fair |
April 24, 2010 |
Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago |
| Camp Staff Training week |
June 19 - 25, 2010 |
Camp Algqonuin |
| Camp Session I - Grades 2 - 7 |
June 27 - July 2, 2010 |
Camp Algonquin |
| Camp Session II - Grades 3 - 7 |
July 4 - 9, 2010 |
Camp Algonquin |
| Camp Session III - Grades 7 - 19 |
July 11 - 16, 2010 |
Camp Algonquin |
| Camp LIT (Leader In Training Program) High School Juniors & Seniors |
June 27 - July 9, 2010 |
Camp Algonquin |
| Diocesan Mission Trip to the Mississippi Gulf Coast |
July 30 - August 7, 2010 |
LESM on the Bay (formerly Mission on the Bay) |
| Episcopal Day at Six Flags Great America |
August 10, 2010 |
Six Flags Great America |
2010 - 2011 Calendar
| Whose Church is it Anyway Conference |
August 2010 |
St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, IL |
| New Beginnings Staff Lock-in |
September 10 - 11, 2010 |
TBA |
Happening Steering Committee Lock-in
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September 17 - 18, 2010 |
TBA |
| New Beginnings #24 |
September 24 - 26, 2010 |
TBA |
| Happening Steering Committee Meeting |
October 10, 2010, 2-4 pm |
TBA |
| Happening #91 Staff Meeting |
October 10, 2010, 4 - 6 pm |
TBA |
New Beginnings Steering Committee Meeting
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October 17, 2010, 2- 4 pm |
St. Simon's, Arlington Heights |
| Happening #91 Staff Lock-in |
October 29 - 30, 2010 |
TBA |
| Happening #91 |
November 12 -14, 2010 |
TBA |
| Diocesan Convention |
November 19 - 20, 2010 |
Westin, Lombard |
| Happening Steering Commitee Meeting |
December 12, 2010 |
St. Simon's, Arlington Heights |
| Happening Super-Reunion? |
December 17 - 18, 2010 |
TBA |
| "Gather" National Gathering of Episcopal College Students |
December 27, 2010 - January 2, 2011 |
YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO |
| Youth Minister's Network Retreat |
January 7-8, 2011 |
TBA |
| Happening Steering Committee Meeting |
January 9, 2011 |
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| Miqra #2 |
January 14 - 17, 2011 |
TBA |
| New Beginnings #25 Staff Lock-in |
January 20 - 21, 2011 |
TBA |
| New Beginnings #25 |
January 28 - 30, 2011 |
TBA |
| Happening #92 Staff Lock-in |
February 18 - 19, 2011 |
TBA |
| Happening #92 |
March 4 - 6, 2011 |
TBA |
| Junior High - High School Retreat |
April 2011 (date TBA) |
Camp Algonquin |
| Leadership & Ministry Fair |
April 2011 |
TBA |
| Province V Campus Ministry Conference |
spring 2011 |
TBA |
| Mission Trip Fundraiser |
spring 2011 |
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| The Episcopal Youth Event |
July 2011 |
TBA |
| Camp 2011 |
dates to follow |
Camp Algonquin |
A Word on Scholarships:
It is our goal that no child, youth, college student, or young adult miss an event because of financial reasons.
We offer scholarship assistance for all of our programs. We raise funds for this purpose. Ideally we ask the family to pay 1/3, the parish 1/3, and diocesan scholarship funds 1/3.
We work with our congregations to make sure their young people have funding to attend events and camps.
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PHOTO GALLERY on the website
RESOURCES
Forms & Documents for Congregations
Medical Release for Events (new 2008)
Registration form/Medical release form for Congregations
Sample Covenant for Youth Events
Youth Ministry "Safe Space" script for use at Youth Events
Music Copyright:
Music Licensing Resources for Congregations & Larger Events
Policies
Policies and Guidelines for Adults accompanying youth to Diocesan Youth Events and Retreats.
Resources
Resource list for Youth Ministry and Christian Formation
Service Project Options & Accomodations for people visiting Chicago
Service Project Options
Resources are also available as Word documents!
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