DEDICATED: the New St. Paul's T-Shirt

T-Shirt Fundraiser 2014

Help send Mary and Micah to the Episcopal Youth Event this summer by donating for your exciting new St. Paul's 'dedicated' t-shirt.
These make lovely gifts for family and friends.  You need more than one! 

The shirts feature the latitude and longitude of Walla Walla (the place where we are dedicated to serving all people in Christ's name) and our historic role in the area, serving here since 1864.  What a wonderful way to remember our 150th anniversary. 

Shirts are PREORDER so that we do not waste funds on shirts that go unused.  We will print what is ordered.

To pre-order your shirts please email JAG, call the office or visit with Jane or Mary or Micah after services. Sizes are Toddler sizes as needed, Youth S-L, Unisex S-XL.  If we have at least a dozen requests for women's cut shirts we can make those as well.

Donations for the shirts start at $25.  Larger donations to support the EYE trip are also welcomed.  

• If you would like to donate for a stash of shirts to give to new babies, newcomers and guests, please let JAG know.

 Last day for orders is Easter Day, April 20th!!


Thanks to local friend Boe Designs for the hard work on the shirts.

EYE 2014 Spokane Application!!!

EYE 2014: July 9 - 13

• EYE is the Episcopal Youth Event that occurs every three years.  It involves nearly 1200 Sr. High youth from all over the world.
• EYE is an amazing blend of play, learning, worship, fellowship and music.   
• We will be staying near Philadelphia at Villanova University.
• EYE is open to teens currently in grades 9-12
• EYE is planned by a team of youth and adults from across the Episcopal Church.
• EYE is coordinated by the stellar staff of the Episcopal Church Center Youth Ministry Office
• The Spokane delegation is open to all 9-12 grade youth who are active with a congregation of the Diocese of Spokane (Episcopal).
• The Spokane delegation is coordinated by Jane Gober (janeg at stpaulsww.org), Youth and Family Minister at St. Paul's Walla Walla.   Please contact her with any questions!

THIS FORM IS NOT THE REGISTRATION FORM. 
THIS IS THE APPLICATION FORM. 
THIS APPLICATION FORM HAS A DEADLINE:
FEBRUARY 1, 2014. 
Not the day after.  That day, or any day between now and then!


Things you should know:

• We will choose up to 10 youth for this EYE.  Selected participants will be notified by February 7, 2014.
• The cost share for the event will be 1/3 Diocese, 1/3 Congregation, 1/3 Individual.  We expect the event attendance cost  (airfare, shuttles in PA, registration fee) to be between $750 and $900.  Final costs will depend on airfare costs.  Folks with outrageously helpful Southwest Airlines connections (or willing to donate air miles) should contact Jane.  
• We will fly out of Spokane on July 9th and return there on the 13th. There will be no coming and going independently, no one will travel alone.  There is a chance we may need to fly  the day before or after, but that will be known within plenty of time.

Away and Daydreaming

This week I am out of Walla Walla to places as far flung as Lake Tahoe and Spokane.  At Lake Tahoe I am attendin the Western Christian Educators Conference.  This is a joint event of the Episcopal Church and the Presbyterian Church (pcusa) and is hosted at the marvelous Zephyr Point Conference Center.  We also have youth leadership from many of the Province 8 dioceses.  This group of Episcopeeps had our own meeting before the conference began in earnest, and it has been a good deal of fun reuniting with old friends and making new companions.  A funny moment happened on Monday.  I had been sending a friend and fellow youth worker a variety of questions.  During a break I checked into my room and discovered not only was this pal on her way to the event, she was my roomie! 

The conference itself is centered on the work of John Roberto and meeting the cultural bleswings of the digital revolutions.  Can we create a local ecclesia that is a life supporting AND a digital network connected to our physical and spiritual community and tradition?

On Thursday I fly back to Washington and then head north to Spokane for the Youth Leadership Event that coincides with diocesan convention.  At the YLe we will be preparing youth to be peer leaders at the upcoming TEC and NEW BEGINNINGS weekends. At convention we will be blessed by the stories of Sarah Miles.  She is a leader at St. Gregory of Nyssa in San Francisco.  An innovative and challenging congregation whose work is worth exploring.  Incedentally I am here at this conference at LakeTahoe with one of the fouding priests and a current priest, both of whom are old friends.