Presbytery of East Tennessee

Confirmation Retreat 2012

   Friday & Saturday, February 24-25, 2012

John Knox Center – www.johnknoxcenter.org

591 West Rockwood Ferry Road  Ten Mile, TN 37880

Who?  Confirmation classes of any size churches along with your Pastor, Youth Leaders &/ or Parents

Why?   Learn more about the church beyond your neighborhood.  Get to know other Youth going through    confirmation. Have fun at John Knox Center!

How? Register online using the button below. Cost: $45 per person

Deadline for Registration –  Wednesday, February 15, 2012

What's up?                          

Friday             6:15 pm                      Sign In @ Abel Lodge (Eat supper ahead of time/ on your own)

                        7 – 10:30                    Ice-Breakers, Games, Talk about Baptism, Hang Out, Snacks

                        11:00                           Lights Out

Saturday        7:45 am                     Breakfast @ Abel Lodge

                        8:45 – 9:15                 Worship & Singing

                        9:30 – 10:30               Small Group - The youth will be sub-divided into smaller groups and                                                               rotate through these 1-hour experiences with other youth in the                                                               presbytery.

                                                              1) “The holy, catholic church...” What's the Deal?

                                                              2)  What's Baptism got to do with my Name?

                                                              3)  You want me to do WHAT? (Ropes Course)

                        10:45 – 11:45              Small Group

                        12:00 pm                     Lunch

                        1:15 – 2:15                  Small Group

                        2:30 – 3:30                  Closing Worship with Communion, Send Off

1)       “The holy, catholic church...” What's the Deal? It's a sign! It's a seal! It's a sacrament! It's all those things and more! Baptism marks us, not only as children of God, but as a part of the Body of Christ in the world. In this workshop we'll learn what this means for us and for the community of faith.   Melanie Rasnake, New Providence Presbyterian Church, Director of Children’s Ministries

2)       What’s Baptism got to do with my Name? Each of us has a unique name that we're pretty fond of. But there's talk about when you get baptized you get a new name - what's going on? Why would you want or need another name? We will check out what's going on with our names - our identity, our family connection, etc. And we'll see what baptism has to do with these parts of who we are.   Rev. David Webster, Concord Presbyterian Church

This Confirmation Retreat is

• Planned by the Smaller Church Ministry Group of the Support Mission Team, and John Knox Center,
• Aware that many churches have only a few youth going through Confirmation,
• Connecting youth with contemporaries throughout the presbytery,
• A SUPPLEMENT to your church's Confirmation training

Register Now!