Diocesan Youth Movement
2019/20 Upcoming Events
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The annual Thanksgiving weekend youth event is back! This year the theme is: Becoming Human and the guest speaker is Matt Belcarras. The theme will explore how to live lives of compassion, justice, and beauty. It will be at Camp Owaissi in Kelowna. Registration is $150.00 until Sept.13 and includes transportation, meals, accommodation.
NOVEMBER 16: Youth Leader Training - Peer Ministry Leadership
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A one-day, cross-generational workshop filled with experiential learning, discussions, one-on-one conversations, and creative biblical storytelling and candle time prayers. It's a face-to-face, heart-to-heart, learn-by-doing, youth and adult friendly adventure in caring skill learning. This is a training event sponsored by the diocese and the ELCIC (Lutheran) churches. It also comes with follow-up coaching and a training manual. More info here.When: Saturday Nov 16, 2019, 8:30AM - 5:00PMWhere: Trinity Lutheran Church, 11040 River Road, Delta, BC, V4C 1S5Tickets: $10/person by November 1st, 2019; $15 after November 1stParticipants: Youth and adults, ages 12 and upRegister: click here
FEBRUARY 14-17: DYM Youth Winter Retreat
APRIL 9: Maundy Thursday Sleepover
APRIL 25: Confirmation Preparation Day
MAY 4: Diocesan Confirmations
MAY 15-18: Young Sojourners Weekend
Mission
Values
Annual Retreats
Each year, the Diocesan Youth Movement hosts a retreat for young people in the diocese, often in partnership with our friends in ministry: Camp Artaban, Sorrento Centre and the British Columbia and Yukon Anglican Youth Movement
Click the links below to read reports and to watch video from the annual retreats for previous years:
2010: Destination Transformation
2011: Apocalypse Wow!
2012: The Saints Rise
2014: Keep Calm and Love God
2015: Keep Calm and Stay Cool
2016: Here and Now
2018: Blessed are the Poor of Spirit
2019: May the Force be with You