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Thursday October 22, 2015 at 3:00 PM CDT-to-
Saturday October 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM CDT
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2015 Western North Dakota Synod LYO Gathering
Join young people in grades 9-12 from around Western North Dakota for the 2015 WND Synod LYO
Gathering in Dickinson. Come spend 3 days, 2 nights together having fun, serving the community, worshiping God and growing in faith.
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Registration is to be completed Online. Click on the button below to register.
Registration Deadline is Sept. 30, 2015.
Cost per person is $150 for lodging and registration.
Late Registrations will be charged an additional $20 per person.
Register NowIMPORTANT: When submitting your group's registration online, be sure that you receive an e-mail confirming that your registration has been received. If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail, please contact the synod office at 701-223-5312701-223-5312 to confirm that your registration has been received.
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Just a few event Highlights awaiting YOU!
Service Projects Engaging Worship Action Tracks
Inspiring Speakers Meeting New Friends Making Memories Growing in Faith Talent Night
Elections of 2016 LYO Board
NightLife!
Karaoke 4-Square Tournament Dancing
Games Photo Booth Movie
And much, much more . . .
SPECIAL GUESTS
Erik Hatch, Thursday's Featured Guest
Erik Hatch is a native
of Fargo, ND. His passions are simple – making
a difference and having fun while doing so. Erik is the creator of the Homeless & Hungry movement that has raised close to a million
dollars since 2006 for local homeless shelters. His dedication to the community and investment in the place he calls home is unparalleled.
Erik has built the top producing real estate team in North Dakota. With culture at the core, The Erik Hatch Team has helped nearly 1,000 families in the last 3 years with their real estate needs. Erik’s entrepreneurial spirit and gifts of building have elevated his real estate team to one of the top teams in the entire country.
Currently Erik is building a charitable movement with a real estate colleague called “Sell A Home, Save A Child.” Since college (North Dakota State University), Erik has been building events, businesses, charities, and people. He’s an investor at the core – investing his time, talent, and treasures into those around him. Prior to entering the real estate field, Erik served on Youth Ministry Staff at First Lutheran Church in Fargo, ND. He has spoken at local, regional, and national conventions. He’s a social media expert – an avid writer – and a pretty poor golfer.
Mark Lindquist, Friday's Featured Guest
M
ark J. Lindquist is a nationally recognized motivational speaker,
world-touring entertainer and author of the book, “Passion! 8 Steps to Find Yours.” Mark has performed live for over 1,000,000 people in 22 countries and 44 states throughout his career.
Mark travels the country delivering keynote addresses for businesses, colleges, young professionals networks, conferences and school assemblies. He also performs the National Anthem for collegiate and professional sports teams and is the full-time National Anthem singer for the University of North Dakota Men’s Hockey program. Mark co-founded Breath Is Limited Motivational Speaking and Entertainment, LLC in order to advance ideas and ignite passion all over the world. He is a former AmeriCorps member and a former Sergeant in the United States Air Force and an Afghanistan War Veteran who currently lives in Fargo, North Dakota.
As an actor, he has appeared in ABC’s LOST, CBS’ Hawaii Five-O and the Universal Studios movie “Battleship.” He has performed for Grammy winning artists, Academy Award nominated actors, foreign dignitaries around the world as well as staffers at the White House.
Bishop Mark Narum, Synod Bishop
Rev. Mark Narum serves as Bishop of the Western North Dakota Synod. He cares deeply about helping Lutherans in our synod engage in God’s mission of sharing Christ’s love with our communities, through service, words, and actions. Mark will preach at our opening worship.
Rev. Joe Natwick, Chaplain
Everything you need to know about Pastor Joe boils down to one awesome moment on October 22, 1989. On that day 26 years ago, three-month-old Joe was baptized in the name of our amazing God. It may not seem like much – a splash of water, a crying future-pastor baby, and a few words of promise – but that day changed the course of history for Joe. During baptism, God’s promises became real for Joe and he was made free to be the person God created him to be. Over the years, there have been many stellar people who have helped him grow into that freedom along the way. Joe is humbled to be recently called as a pastor at St John Lutheran Church in Dickinson, ND, sharing the gift of baptism and inviting everyone to meet Jesus at Holy Communion. Pastor Joe lives out his freedom in other ways too! He is a musician, a disc golfer, an amateur astronomer, a coffee addict, an avid outdoorsman, a lover of Netflix, and a preacher of the gospel.
The GLUE, Worship Band 
Staff from our synod’s 4 Bible Camps - Badlands Ministries, Camp of the Cross Ministries, Metigoshe Ministries and Upper Missiouri Ministries - will lead us in worship and opening music each day.