Youth Leadership Commission

Happening is a youth-led weekend retreat for students in grades 10–12. This powerful experience invites youth to deepen their relationship with God by asking real, honest questions about faith and exploring the many ways God is already present in their lives. Set within a supportive, encouraging, and joy-filled community, Happening offers space for meaningful conversations, worship, laughter, and growth, often becoming a weekend that youth remember as a turning point in their faith journey.

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Moana Confirmation Retreat

This is a retreat designed for youth ages 11 and up using the movie Moana as a discussion starter for the sacrament of confirmation. Plans include a guided journal, intergenerational conversation, and examination of the Book of Common Prayer.

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Celebrate All Saints Day!

Are you looking for a fun, educational activity for youth to celebrate the Feast of All Saints? How about a movie night with Pixar’s Coco? Check out our Coco lesson plan below. It covers Dia de los Muertos, the concept of the soul, cultural appreciation vs. appropriation, and the Episcopal tradition of the Feast of All Saints.

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Lauren Dunn
Diocesan Youth Coordinator
ldunn@edola.org

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Devotions & Prayers

God our Father, you see your children growing up in an unsteady and confusing world: Show them that your ways give more life than the ways of the world, and that following you is better than chasing after selfish goals. Help them to take failure, not as a measure of their worth, but as a chance for a new start. Give them strength to hold their faith in you, and to keep alive their joy in your creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Book of Common Prayer p. 829

God of all creation, as young adults, help us to embrace our true potential in this period of development, discernment, transitions, and creativity. Inspire our communities with your Spirit to open themselves to our leadership and insight, creating safe and challenging spaces for us to live into the full stature of Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen.

Lord of souls, who has called us to service in your Church; all of our trust is in you, for in you are the springs of our life. Abundantly give us your Holy Spirit, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy, and use us as it pleases you for the glory of your Name. Empty us of self, and fill us with the meekness of wisdom. Increase our faith, mellow our judgment, stir our zeal, and deepen our affections. Choose for us the work we are meant to do, the places in which we work, the successes we have, and the harvest we reap. Preserve us from jealousy and impatience, from self‐will and depression. Make us faithful unto death, and give us at last the crown of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.