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| WHEN | Sat. 25 June, 09h30–17h30 |
| THEME | Holy Spirit, send us! |
| WHO | Young people, 18 -35 yrs |
| WHERE | Volmoed Retreat Centre, Hermanus |
| WHAT | Peaceful prayers, prayerful songs in different languages, silent reflection, bible study & discussion, small groups, workshops … all in a beautiful setting! |
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It has only been a few days since the funeral service of the Arch, but I feel it necessary to write to young people in South Africa, the rest of the continent and across the globe, about the Arch and the need to learn from him and to preserve or continue his rich legacy. He started out in a very poor township in South Africa and, with the support of others, became a world-renowned leader. If he could do it, any child who longs to do it, who nurtures certain values and disciplines and work hard, can also do it.
Continue readingYou can now view pictures of our Taizé event at The Volmoed Retreat Centre. The theme was Hope, through the Body and Blood.
Please follow the link to the images which you can view or download: https://volmoedyouth.org.za/vyltp-and-taize/2021-november-taize-event-gallery/
Given the immensity and complexity of the crisis, the issue of youth unemployment should, at the very least, be on the prayer list of each South African church congregation. We bring unique gifts and graces to every challenge, and prayer is one of those unique graces we can and should bring to this crisis, acknowledging that it will require more than human ability to solve it.
If we begin to pray about it, we give it a certain prominence because we have spoken about it to God, and we will then have no choice but to act on it.
Prayer is also one of the factors that give the church confidence to deal with multiple and often converging crises. We gain our confidence from a relationship with someone who says “I will be with you always, until the end of time” and from Scriptures that proclaim that “for human beings it may be impossible, but for God it is possible”. When it becomes clear that other agencies are not going to – or simply cannot – deal with this and other crises any time soon, the Church has no choice but to stand in the breach as young people are part of the special concern of the church and also part of the marginalized and the voiceless or the unheard.
Continue readingLoving God,
You called a young woman, Mary
To birth your image to the world
And you chose young people to be your first disciples,to embody the first-fruits your kin dom
Give us grace to see, affirm, nurture and restore your image in young people
So that they may create beauty, joy and justice within themselves and others
Especially for the poor and the most marginalized
For the sake of your Christ, Jesus
Who came not to be served, but to serve
And in the power of your Holy Spirit.
AMEN
Rev. Edwin Arrison,
2021
You can now view pictures of our Taizé event at The Volmoed Retreat Centre on June 16. The theme was Faith, Memory and Healing.
Please follow the link to the images which you can view or download: https://volmoedyouth.org.za/vyltp-and-taize/taize-on-national-youth-day/
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