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Youthquake Pittsburgh 2009


Most folks in Pittsburgh spent the last weekend revving up for and celebrating with the Pittsburgh Steelers being in and winning the Superbowl. My youth group and I had the opportunity to go to Pittsburgh last weekend, not for football, but for a Jr. Youth event called Youth Quake Encounter.

This weekend event takes place at a hotel and is an opportunity for students to gather, learn more about and develop their faith in God, have fun and get to make new friends. Our group consisted of myself, Pastor Billy, Katie, Katelyn, Hannah, Scott, Nigel, Skyler, and Jeremy. All together, there were 150 students gathered for the Pittsburgh leg of the tour.

Here is a photo essay of what we were up to this last weekend. If you work with youth, consider attending a Youth Quake (Jr High) or a Zone (Sr. High) event, I was really impressed with the quality of the musicians, speakers and overall approach to the weekend.

Also, the theme this last weekend was "Unity". I'm happy to let you know, that our group is more united and knows each other better as a result of this trip.

Hannah and Scott were our Jr. Guides for the weekend. Sr. High students that attend the Jr. High event go to a separate track of small groups and assist in serving the Jr. High students this event caters too.


Saturday night was filled with opportunity for fun with a "Crazy Dress Party" complete with dancing, games, activities and time to visit with the guest speakers and bands.


We visited two well known Pittsburgh restaurants while we were in Steel City, Primanti Brothers and The Church Brew Works. While some enjoyed the sandwiches with fries, coleslaw and the works, the stone oven baked pizza from the Church Brew Works was an over all hit.



This is a photo of Aimee and Joel, they are in the band Tangled Blue. We really enjoyed their music as well as getting a chance to talk with them. It's our hope to bring them to Jamestown this summer with they are touring the east coast.



We had a great weekend together and are looking forward to new opportunities to grow as a group. The first Friday of the month we get together with all ages of folks in the church parlors for a Movie Night. This Friday we are planning a Hawaiian theme for watching Lilo and Stitch. We'll be getting started at 6:30 if you'd like to join in the fun. Don't forget to wear your Hawaiian shirt if you attend. Otherwise, Sr. High youth meets on Wednesday evening and Jr. High meets on Thursdays.


Pittsburgh was a great experience, let's see what adventure is yet to come.
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Mel said…
Oh my goodness--what a wonderful thing. And what a grand time of it!

Lucky you.
8:05 PM GMT-5
Tara Lamont said…
Thanks Mel - it's amazing to me sometimes that this is my job!
T
8:04 AM GMT-5
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