Here are a few pics from the well-attended Young Adult Retreat which took place October 23-35 at Springbrook Retreat Centre in Langley.
November 10, 2009
Fall Youth Council Gathering Pics
Here are a few photos taken at the Fall Youth Council gathering held at Dunbar Heights United Church, October 30-31.
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October 29, 2009
It takes a Village…….. Right Relations Event
Saturday, March 13, 2010
BC Conference Office
4383 Rumble St., Burnaby, BC
$10 donation for lunch
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
All are welcome to attend this important event that seeks to:
- To increase non-Aboriginal youth, young adult and adult understanding of Aboriginal communities before contact, during the residential school years and the time following.
- To allow participants through a simulation experience about an aboriginal village, to really seek to understand the experience that has led
Aboriginal people to the place they have lived through and now hold in history and culture
- To hear from Aboriginal Youth and Elders about their own history and experience
- To set personal goals for individual future involvement in building right relations with Aboriginal and non-aboriginal people and communities
Our guest presenter, Kathi Camilleri, is the an aboriginal woman who works with Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental Health in Campbell River, BC. Marion Best (wise elder and past United Church Moderator), Jim White (aboriginal elder and leader), Doris Kizinna (Conference Minister for Youth, Young Adults and their Leaders) and Eric Hamlyn (Vancouver Presbyteries YAYA Facilitator) will help faciliate the programme for the day of experience, conversation and mutual understanding. Kathi’s presentation and simulation exercise has been described as profound, educational and healing. Don’t miss out on your chance to experience the vision of whole and healthy communities, as they once were.
This event is subsidized by the Van Dusen Fund of the United Church of Canada and is sponsored by Youth and Young Adult Ministry at BC Conference and YAYA Ministry for Vancouver-Burrard and South Presbyteries of The United Church of Canada.
All are welcome to attend.
To download a poster click here.
To register please email or call: Missy Taylor, BC Conference @ 604 431 0434 ext. 300 or 1 800 934 0434
reception@bc.united-church.ca
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October 6, 2009
Fall Youth Council Gathering
The gathering will start at 7pm on Friday, Oct. 30, we’ll have a sleepover and then end at 3pm on Saturday, Oct. 31.
To download a registration form click here.
We gather together in a community of youth, representing congregations from across Vancouver Burrard and South Presbyteries.
We do this with faith and purpose to…
• Have a fabulous, wonderful, super-duper 2 days of fun!
• Meet new friends, see old friends, and build community together
• Share ideas and experiences of youth programming
• Plan presbytery youth events for the upcoming year
• Grow in our faith as individuals and as a youth council
“Youth Council” has been happening for about 18 years now and includes up to 2 representatives from each church in the Vancouver Presbyteries. The people involved have been the creators of the Youth and Young Adult Bursary Fund as well as the designers and leaders of such events as the May Youth Retreat, the Wandering Worships, the Walking the Talk event, and the list goes on. If this sounds like something you might be interested in, talk to your youth leader or call Eric at the YAYA office – 604.321.5753 or eric@vanyaya.bc.ca
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September 30, 2009
Young Adult Worship Series
Exploring the sustainability and justice of the basic necessities of life.
Food + Water + Shelter = Life
Location: Lakeview Multicultural United Church, 2776 Semlin Drive, Vancouver
Time: Worship: 7pm – Tea: 8pm – Discussion: 8:15 – 9pm
Food - October 4 – Christine Boyle & Ana Luz Cobon
Water - November 1 – Wade Lifton, Mount Seymour United Church, North Vancouver
Shelter - December 6 – Ric Matthews, First United Church, Vancouver
For more information, contact Eric at eric@vanyaya.bc.ca or 604.321.5753.
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July 16, 2009
Young Adult Retreat
Embodying Spirituality -
Set aside the weekend of October 23-25, 2009 and plan on joining us at the Springbrook Retreat Centre in Langley for a Young Adult Retreat.
For more information click here to download the registration form and click here to download the poster.
Cheers,
Eric
Eric Hamlyn
Facilitator, Youth and Young Ministries
Vancouver Presbyteries, United Church of Canada
604.321.5753 • eric@vanyaya.bc.ca
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June 10, 2009
Evolve
Evolve your Faith: A gathering of Junior Youth, Senior Youth, Young Adults, their Leaders and Ministers in BC Conference of The United Church of Canada. Come to Vancouver for a weekend of faith, community, and fun. Be the Church in a great big way for Evolve 09.
Evolve your self: Spend time in STREAMS for Junior Youth (grades 7-9), Senior Youth (grades 10-12), Young Adults (18-35) and Youth Leaders learning about yourself and exploring your faith. Sign up for workshops that inspire you, and take part in some inspiring and creative worship and music with rEvolve. Seek to explore your own evolution as a person of Faith.
Evolve your community: come celebrate this new gathering in the United Church of Canada that brings together our community in the spirit of connection, learning and Faith.
November 13-15.09
Shaughnessy Heights United Church
1550 West 33rd Avenue
Vancouver, BC
Registration begins at 3:30 pm on Friday
Sliding Scale: pay what you can between $125 and $150!
Includes all costs for the weekend including your travel if you are from outside of the four lower mainland Presbyteries! It’s a sweet deal. If you register after Nov. 1 cost is $150. Registration deadline: Nov. 9.
Click here to download the Evolve 2009 brochure.
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April 15, 2009
May Retreat
Come and join us at this year’s May Retreat – May 15-18.
For more information, download the brochure by clicking here.
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January 20, 2009
Nick Reflects
Check out an article by Nick Giardini, a member of the Youth Council, from Knox United Church, Vancouver. Click here to view the pdf.
Nicholas Giardini
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January 8, 2009
A New Look!
Welcome to vanyaya.bc.ca, the home on the web for the Youth and Young Adult Ministries of Vancouver.
We’ve redesigned the site! So take a moment to look around and let us know what you think.
Eric
Eric Hamlyn
Facilitator, Youth and Young Adult Ministries, Vancouver
604.321.5753 • eric@vanyaya.bc.ca