{"id":23338,"date":"2024-03-01T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T11:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=23338"},"modified":"2024-03-02T00:01:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T00:01:35","slug":"theme-for-youth-sunday-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2024\/theme-for-youth-sunday-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"National Youth Cabinet sets theme for youth Sunday 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>By Becky Ullom Naugle<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Youth Cabinet met Feb. 2-4, 2024, to discern the theme for National Youth Sunday. The cabinet selected Jeremiah 29:11 as their focus scripture, with the theme \u201cYour life; God\u2019s direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congregations are invited to celebrate the leadership of their high school youth by participating in National Youth Sunday, with a suggested date of May 5. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the cabinet include Felisha Diamond of Eden, N.C.; Sebastian Eikler of Goshen, Ind.; Nik Gameti of Naperville, Ill.; Autumn Sauder of Mount Joy, Pa.; and Calla Stoltzfus of Elizabethtown, Pa.; with adult advisor Tony Price, pastor of Cedar Grove Church of the Brethren in Ohio; and staff member Becky Ullom Naugle, director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Church of the Brethren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on the scripture, the cabinet shared: \u201cAlthough we have this stress and anxiety in our lives, as Christians we can have peace knowing that God will provide us a future that will flourish and prosper as long as we continue to seek God and God\u2019s perfect will for us. Join us in celebrating the leadership and faithfulness of your senior high youth on National Youth Sunday!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Worship resources, written by the cabinet, will be made available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/national-youth-sunday\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/yya\/national-youth-sunday\">www.brethren.org\/yya\/national-youth-sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/2024-National-Youth-Sunday-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/2024-National-Youth-Sunday-600px.jpg 496w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/2024-National-Youth-Sunday-600px-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/NationalYouthCabinet-900px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/NationalYouthCabinet-900px.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/NationalYouthCabinet-900px-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/NationalYouthCabinet-900px-768x184.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/NationalYouthCabinet-900px-560x134.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/conference-business-for-2026\/\">Conference business includes resolutions on weapons transfer, care for immigrants and refugees, polity adjustments for licensed and commissioned ministers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/essential-services-of-ordinances\/\">Essential services of ordinances now available online as For All Who Minister prepares for reprinting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/bdm-rebuilding-program-new-focus\/\">Brethren Disaster Ministries Rebuilding Program serves Hurricane Helene and Western Maryland storm survivors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/shine-free-worship-resource\/\">Shine Everywhere free six-week worship series helps churches nurture faith at home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/invitations-to-look-up\/\">Feature for Earth Month and Poetry Month: Invitations to look up, to seek abundant life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Youth Cabinet met Feb. 2-4, 2024, to discern the theme for National Youth Sunday. 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