Recently arriving back to Massachusetts from 7 days in Grand Rapids, MI I thought I'd post a few thoughts.
The MACUCC took a delegation of 45 youth and adult leaders to the Youth at Synod program as pasrt of the biennial General Synod business meeting. Lots of ohotos and highlights can be found through the website at www.ucc.org
Coordinated by Rev. Kelly Burd, the Interim Minister for Youth & YA Ministries based in Cleveland the event was filled with worship, workshops, music, dancing, singing, resourcing, learning, and service to the wider community, as we all "immersed ourselves".
I am thankful for the National setting running this pilot program, for my conference-level colleagues from across the denomination for participating, for local church pastors and adult leaders being with and sending forth youth to attend.
And, most importantly, I am thankful for the youth - for sharing their gifts and talents, for being open to the experience, for learning about the UCC and living into those beliefs, for being faithful and compassionate, for their optimism and their eyerolling, for their leadership. Thank you one and all!
Blessings, Kris
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