Tag: Youth

Cool Burn: Camp with a difference

Post author By revivewa
Post date April 23, 2014

Inter-cultural Camp 2014 brochure Cool Burn, an intercultural camp for young people will be held from Saturday 17–Sunday 18 May. For young people aged 13 and up, the camp will be an opportunity to learn about intercultural issues and to get to know other Uniting Church young people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Rev Tony Floyd, national director of Multicultural and Cross-cultural Ministry with the Uniting Church in Australia will be leading a session as will local leaders such as Rev Tony Keva, Paul Montague, Milton Wynne, Judy Sanderson and Rev David Kriel. An activity of Multicultural Ministry and First Third Ministry, Cool Burn will be full of new friendships, leadership opportunities, inspiration, activities, surprises, fun and food. You will also be able to connect to a network of other young people passionate about faith and intercultural activities.

Tags Camp, Intercultural, Multicultural, Youth

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Experience the wonder

Post author By revivewa
Post date April 20, 2014

A new batch of enthusiastic Godly Play storytellers have recently been trained up, at the Godly Play Training held over the long weekend, Saturday 1–Monday 3 March. Godly Play is a form of storytelling which invites the listener into the story, to wonder about the story in their own way and to interact and respond with it. There are no Bible verses to memorise or forced interpretations of the story onto the child, rather they are encouraged to listen in a quiet reflective space and interpret it in their own way.

After the telling of the story, in which the storyteller uses no eye contact so as to keep listeners focussed on the story and its props, the children are then encouraged to respond in any way they want to, perhaps using craft supplies provided.

Tags Godly Play, Youth

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Celebrate the Harvest

Post author By revivewa
Post date April 12, 2014

Kids’ Camp Out (KCO) was all about celebrating the harvest this year, with children from all over WA coming together to spend time with their congregations and get to know people from others. In a relaxed atmosphere, campers, junior leaders and leaders enjoyed a weekend of craft, games, Godly Play storytelling, worship and singing. The Feast, held on the Saturday night with an extended welcome to people of all ages, was a vibrant celebration made all the more fun by the Byford Footprints Band who entertained dancing guests into the evening.

Tags KCO, Kids' Camp Out, Youth

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What is your Yurora?

Post author By revivewa
Post date February 5, 2014

“Faith is a practical thing,” preached Julian Hamilton, of the Methodist Church of Ireland on the third day of Yuróra, the 2014 National Christian Youth Convention (NCYC).“We must perform the text, and when we do God turns up.”

With a week full of worship, song, dance and social justice, mixed in with a healthy dose of Yuróra, how could we not be performing the word of God? Yuróra was the theme for the 2014 NCYC, a biennial event held by a presbytery or synod of the Uniting Church, and means ‘passion’ in the Dharug language. As over 1000 delegates and volunteers pulled up outside the Centre for Ministry, Parramatta, it was clear their yuróra was calling them.

Tags NCYC, Youth, Yurora

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Celebrating diversity while learning for life

Post author By revivewa
Post date February 5, 2014

North Balga‘s Devanya Strickland and Makayla White with Scotch College’s Will Lewis and Cooper Van Rooyen. Photo courtesy of The Community Newspaper Group.

As neighbours from across the city, year five students from Scotch College enjoyed a day out last year celebrating with students of North Balga Primary School (NBPS) in their Multicultural Day. North Balga Primary School is a vibrant, multicultural school, with many students speaking English as their second language, from many different cultures.

Students from the school performed a range of dances and displays to celebrate their different cultures with the students from Scotch College, a Uniting Church school in Perth’s Western Suburbs.

Tags Multi-Cultural, Multicultural, Schools, Youth

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KCO: Your place is waiting

Post author By revivewa
Post date February 2, 2014

Whether you’re young or old, there’s a place at the table for you at this year’s Kids Camp Out (KCO). Primary aged kids (years 2 – 7) are invited to take part as campers in the weekend, while young people aged 13–17 can still join in with their congregations as well as being part of the Junior Leader Program.

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All-age ministry continues at Trinity North

Post author By revivewa
Post date December 16, 2013

First Third’s newest team member may be recognisable to some, as Trinity North Uniting Church welcomed Richard Telfer to their ministry team in November. Richard has previously worked as a First Third specialist for the South Metro region but had to return to Sydney for family reasons. Now back in Perth, Richard is excited to be able to share his knowledge of First Third theology and principles with the Metro North region, specifically with the Trinity North congregation.

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Simplifying ministry: Getting back to basics

Post author By revivewa
Post date December 1, 2013

One of the most common forms of youth ministry, past and present, has been to organise as many awesome events for kids and young people as we can, in an attempt to keep them interested and not straying elsewhere. But when you think about all the competing demands on their time – sport, BBQs, friends, late nights out – it’s not hard to see why lots of young people don’t put church towards the top of the list.

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Building belonging through mentoring

Post author By revivewa
Post date June 1, 2013

Building community with – not for – young people is one of the main principles of the First Third concept. The idea being that people feel more connected and included while breaking down the ‘us and them’ paradigm that so often exists between the generations.

In the Metro West Region, Jessica Morthorpe, First Third specialist, is trialling a new path for the region, moving on from the old youth group model and encouraging mentorship through participation in small interest groups.

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