Shared Lutheran Youth Ministry news for April 2012

The Shared Lutheran Youth Ministry is going to be here, there, and everywhere this April--so keep this schedule handy! All SLYM events, with the exception of the Conference Planning Team, are open to grades 5 - 12.

Collect $1 Votes
Now through Easter Sunday
Collect $1 votes from your friends, family, and congregation to decide which pastor is going to walk the plank at the upcoming Conference Youth event! The pastors to choose from are: Pastor Adam (Bethel), Pastor Allie (Tree of Life Parish), Pastor Dan (First), Pastor Jordan (St. Tim's), & Pastor Tim (Gloria Dei/Bethlehem). It costs $2,500 to build a clean well in Africa--each vote moves us closer to that goal!

CALY Team Lunch
Sunday, April 1  12:30 pm
First Lutheran Church
As the CALY team prepares for New Orleans, we'll break bread and discuss how Jesus makes all people free and calls us to be disciples.

Maundy Thursday Worship
Thursday, April 5
Youth will join with the rest of the church family this week as we meditate on the Last Supper. Two locations to choose from: Bethel at 6:30 pm and First Lutheran at 7pm.

Conference Youth Ministries Planning Team
Saturday, April 7  9 am - 11 am
First Lutheran Church
This team is open to all interested youth in grades 9 - 12 and caring adults. Come share your skills and have input into youth ministry throughout the conference!

Groovy Movie & Party
Thursday, April 12  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Bethel Lutheran
Bring a snack to share and come dressed in your grooviest clothes as the youth group travels back in time to the 1960s! We'll have games, contests, and a vintage movie from the era.

Pastor on the Plank
Sunday, April 15  3 pm - 6 pm
JCC Fitness Complex
Come enjoy a pool party and a time of contemporary worship! Admission is $5 and benefits the ELCA's 100 Wells Project to provide clean water throughout Africa. (Note: Must be 13 years or older to use stream room. Must take swimming test before using deep pool or diving board.)

Camp Preview Night
Thursday, April 19  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Lake Chautauqua Lutheran Center
Come enjoy Kan-Jam, GaGa Ball, and other outdoor fun as we hang out at LCLC. We'll finish the night with a marshmallow roast and some campfire songs. Parents are welcome to come, too. If it rains, we'll just move the fun indoors. Please bring along some non-perishable food items to donate to Joint Neighborhood Project and help them meet the One Million Dollar Feinstein Challenge!

Note: There will not be SLYM on Thursday, April 26 as Ian & Tara will be participating in the 2012 Princeton Forums on Youth Ministry.