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Love: God, Neighbor, Yourself

The Regional Youth Council invites you to work the parables during Lent. Members of the RYC have begun the journey with Jesus through Lent by creating a devotional book that works with some of the parables that Jesus told. These teaching stories remain relevant for followers of Jesus as we live in and proclaim the already, but not yet, empire of God that Jesus once described with what could be considered the greatest riddle ever told.

Which commandment is the first of all? Jesus answered, ‘The first is, “Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.” The second is this, “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” There is no other commandment greater than these.’ Then the scribe said to Jesus, ‘You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that “he is one, and besides him there is no other”; and “to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength”, and “to love one’s neighbour as oneself”,—this is much more important than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.’ When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, ‘You are not far from the kingdom of God.’
Mark 12:228-34

There are two formats for the devotional this year.

Click here to download the PDF.

Click here to download the ePub.

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Disciples Family Night at the Museum

The Commission for Children, Youth, and Young Adults invites all families with children 5 years old and older to the Science Museum of Oklahoma for an overnight on March 15. Yes, we will camp out in the museum after a program featuring fun with a Star Wars theme. Click here to register.

Cost

$25 per person

$80 for a family of 4

$100 for a family of 5 or more

Bring your sleeping bag, inflatable mattress, cot, pillow, and join your Disciples siblings in faith from around the Region for a great overnight of fellowship and worship.

Questions? Contact Rev. Michael Davison or Sally Wheeler (Chair, CYYA)

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#summercamp #peaceworks

The Regional Youth Council have a few words about summer camp.

Michael Davison2019-02-13T19:49:42-06:00Feb 13, 2019|Youth|1 Comment

Regional Youth Council Advent Devotional

What is your favorite Advent hymn or song?

What is your earliest Christmas memory and why is it important for you?

Near the end of the film, “The Santa Clause,” a little boy, Charlie, is arguing with his father, mother, and step-father about his father, Scott Calvin, being Santa Clause. Scott is confused about who he is and how he became Santa.

Charlie tosses his dad a snow globe that was given to him by Bernard, the head elf, the night Scott became Santa and shouts, “Remember.”

The Regional Youth Council invites you to “remember” this Advent and Christmas season. Yes, we know memory is painful and joyful. Maybe that is why some of us embrace the pace of life that rushes one through December. Parties, gifts, travel, or life circumstances consume the time we have to experience Advent’s lessons: waiting or anticipation are but two.

So, slow your pace.

Spend some time in silence. Listen . . .

Think through what you saw, heard, tasted, felt, smelled.

You are a child of God.

Remember. . .

Go and see what God has made known to you.

Click here to download the Advent devotional written by members of the Regional Youth Council. The devotional includes reflections on traditional Advent and Christmas biblical texts from guest writer, Rev. Dr. Lisa Davison.

Michael Davison2018-11-27T13:49:56-06:00Nov 27, 2018|Regional News, Youth|Comments Off

International Affairs Seminar Registration Opens August 1

International Affairs Seminar is a study trip for youth in grades 11 & 12. The trip visits Washington DC and New York City. The 2019 trip will study the topic of Human Trafficking. Click here to download the brochure.

Registration Opens August 1. Visit the Event Registration page to find the registration link.

IAS 2019
March 15-23
$1850 per person

Limited to 20 participants.

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Mission Stillwater

Mission Camp 2018 BLOCKBUSTER was held in Stillwater on July 22-27, 2018 with 14 churches participating!

FCC Cherokee
FCC Claremore
FCC El Reno
FCC Geary
FCC Guthrie
FCC OKC
FCC Putnam City
FCC Stillwater
FCC Stroud
FCC Woodward
Life Church Piedmont
Mt. Zion Stillwater
New Covenant Enid
New Covenant OKC
Southern Hills Christian Church

More than 150 attended including youth, adult sponsors, youth leaders, and FCC Stillwater volunteers. Visit the Mission Camp 2018 – First Christian Church of Stillwater, OK – Facebook page to see photos from the week.

The week included inspiring worship services to more than 15 community services organizations and interactive social events creating deep community connections.

Worship services were held in the First Christian Church sanctuary each evening with praise and worship leaders and keynote speaker Pastor Winston Watson from St. Mary’s Jamaica. The nightly themes were: You Are Chosen, You Are Loved, You Are Somebody, and God Never Changes. These themes were carried through with devotion booklets used on the work sites and with youth groups.

The participants organized, stocked shelves and shopped with customers at Our Daily Bread. They worked with Habitat Restore on a habitat build where they organized, sorted and cleaned. They served lunches and provided self esteem building programs at 4 Stillwater Public School free lunch distribution sites.

They also installed an outdoor music wall and completed other projects for a FCC Preschool. The volunteers worked at the Life Center on various projects and helped Will Rogers Elementary accomplish yard work and other chores.

The week was not all work and no play. Monday focused on team building activities at Boomer Lake and concluded with a pool party and use of the gym at the OSU Colvin Center. Groups were back at the lake Tuesday evening for a cookout and lake activities including tubing. Wednesday was movie night followed by a Red Carpet Premiere Dance that completed the evening.

Thank you to the Disciples Foundation for providing resources to help fund the event. We also thank all of the churches, youth and leaders who made this week so fruitful.

What a wonderful end to summer and a beautiful way to make new friendships, learn new life lessons and create life skills that will be long lasting.

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Oklahoma Conference of Churches Hosts Interfaith Youth Tour 2018

Oklahoma Conference of Churches’ Religions United Committee hosts the annual Interfaith Youth Tour 2018. This event will take place on September 16 from 1pm – 5:30pm.

First Christian Church of Edmond (Disciples of Christ), Edmond Baha’i Center and the Islamic Society of Edmond will be a part of the tour this year.

This event is geared for youths in seventh through 12th grade and their parents and adult advisers. To read the full article published in NewsOK click HERE.

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‘Tis The Season…Camp Season!

We are in Camp Season in Oklahoma and we are delighted with the number of Youth who have been blessed to experience church camp and amazing fellowship this season! Chi Rho, Junior, Discovery and CYF 2018 Camps were all a big success!

Click on the below links to enjoy looking at camp pictures:

Chi Rho Camp Pictures
Junior Camp Pictures
Discovery Camp Pictures
CYF Camp Pictures

We still have one camp to go this season, Grand Camp. In July, Grand Camp welcomes Grandparents and Grandchildren to enjoy a very special church camp experience together.

Want to Participate? There is still time!! Check out the Youth web page HERE for details on upcoming events.

Texoma Camp hosts Water Weekend and Reconcile 4 is part of the event (July 27-29), so make a weekend of it with your youth grades 8-12.
Reconcile 5: September 15-16
Cost and Site: TBA
Reconcile 6: November 9-11
Come to Qahal/Koinonia to celebrate the year of reconciling action! This weekend at Oakridge Camp & Conference Center is for Chi Rho and CYF Youth groups and adults from their congregation.

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Summer Camp Season Underway

Click here to see photos from Chi Rho Camp.

The Summer Camp Season has begun! Though this is an off week for the program, adult volunteers are preparing for:

Junior Camp @ Central Camp near Guthrie (click here for camper letter)
CYF/Chi Rho @ Texoma Camp near Kingston (click here for camper letter)
Discovery Camp @ Central Camp near Guthrie (click here for camper letter)
Discovery/Junior Camp @ Texoma Camp near Kingston (click here for camper letter)
CYF Conference @ Central Camp near Guthrie (click here for camper letter)
Grand Camp @ Camp Christian near Chouteau

Last week, 57 Chi Rho Campers (grades 6-8) were joined by 19 adults for a week of play, prayer, worship, study, and service. The curriculum for Chi Rho and CYF campers this year focuses on biblical stories that provide an image of the work to “reconcile”. Did you know there are six different definitions of the word reconcile? Older campers will explore this word and the work of reconciliation this summer. Younger campers (Discovery, Junior, and Grand Camp) will explore their beliefs by asking “What if” questions like:

What if we belong to God?

What if God is Bigger?

What if hope is real?

What if there is more than enough?

What if we speak up?

What if we change the world?

What if we go beyond?

Congregations Represented @ Chi Rho Camp

Central Christian Church Enid
Central Christian Church Fairview
Christian Church of the Covenant Enid
Community Christian Church Ponca City
Crown Heights Christian Church Oklahoma City
Disciples Christian Church Bartlesville
First Christian Church Broken Arrow
First Christian Church Calumet
First Christian Church Cherokee
First Christian Church Chickasha
First Christian Church Edmond
First Christian Church El Reno
First Christian Church Guthrie
First Christian Church Hennessey
First Christian Church Kingfisher
First Christian Church Midwest City
First Christian Church Norman
First Christian Church Okeene
First Christian Church Ponca City
First Christian Church Stroud
First Christian Church Yukon
Forest Park Christian Church Tulsa
Harvard Ave Christian Church Tulsa
Hillcrest Christian Church Oklahoma City
Midwest Blvd Christian Church Midwest City
New Covenant Christian Church Oklahoma City
Western Oaks Christian Church Oklahoma City
Yale Ave Christian Church Tulsa

Watch this young lady have the honor of dunking Associate Regional Minister Michael Davison Chi Rho Camp, Anadarko!

Michael Davison2018-06-12T16:44:20-05:00Jun 11, 2018|Youth|Comments Off

Reconciliation: Poetry and Prose

On Tuesday afternoon of the International Affairs Seminar trip, participants created their own poetry or prose to give voice to their definition of reconciliation and their learnings so far.

Some of the participants shared their work for this eBook that features photos of IAS 2018, and trips dating back to 2011.
Click here to download the eBook.

Michael Davison2018-05-17T12:56:17-05:00May 17, 2018|Youth|Comments Off