“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” Matthew 25:40.
40 youth from 9 parishes in the diocese gathered with their Youth Leaders at St. Martin’s Providence on January 30th 2010, for the second annual Diocesan 30 hour famine. The 30 Hour famine is a national fast program sponsored by World Vision to raise money and awareness among youth, of world hunger. To participate, our youth had to find sponsors, stop eating by midnight on Friday, and then gather at noon on Saturday for fun activities, a Eucharist and a sleep over. Check out the online photo album of the event here.
It was an informative, lively and touching day for all involved. Between juice breaks and games intended to teach the youths what life is like for the underprivileged in various parts of the world, our youth leaders had a chance to share ideas and thoughts and the youth had a chance to meet Episcopalians from other parishes, make friends and hear about each other’s lives and faith.
Together, these 40 youths and 9 parishes raised a total of $3,937.00! Since $1 feeds 1 child for 1 day in many countries, this amount of money will make a big difference in many lives. Our youth collectively decided to send half of their hard-earned money to World Vision marked to benefit Haiti for Earthquake Relief and the other half to be used for needs in the South Sudan where our companion diocese, the Diocese of Ezo is situated. Many youths also took the opportunity during a bit of reflective downtime, to write letters, greetings, and prayers to our friends in the Diocese of Ezo.
Would you like your parish to be involved in next year’s famine and other Diocesan Youth Events? Email maryann@episcopalri.orgor contact the youth leaders of the parishes listed below for more information. These events can be a fantastic opportunity for some of our parishes with smaller youth groups, or just a few kids to find some fellowship!
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