{"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-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Becky Ullom Naugle<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/we-want-to-hear-from-you\/\">We want to hear from you: Mission and Ministry Board committee holds listening sessions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/queremos-escuchar-su-opinion\/\">Queremos escuchar su opini\u00f3n: El comit\u00e9 de la Junta de Misi\u00f3n y Ministerio celebra sesiones de escucha.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/nou-vle-tande-nouvel\/\">Nou vle tande nouv\u00e8l ou: Komite Misyon ak Minist\u00e8 a \u00f2ganize sesyon koute.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/how-will-we-celebrate-pastors\/\">How will we celebrate our pastors?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/ki-jan-nou-pral-selebre-paste\/\">Ki jan nou pral selebre past\u00e8 nou yo?<\/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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