We hear a lot of messages about who we’re supposed to be: be better, do more, try harder, become someone worth being. But the Gospel sounds different. The Gospel isn’t advice about how to become a better person — it’s an announcement. God has acted. God has come to us in Jesus. God loves us, has made a way to new life and is making all things new — including you.
Made New is a weekend for students in grades 7–12 from across the diocese to gather around the Good News. Through worship, teaching, music, community, and plenty of time to have fun together, we’ll make room to listen — to the story of Jesus, to what God has already done and to the promise of new life. We’ll explore what it means to build our lives on Christ and discover an identity shaped not by pressure, performance, or achievement, but by the grace of God.
Because God is still speaking. Through Scripture, through worship, through music, through community, through the stories we share, through the person sitting next to us and through the Spirit moving in ways we might not expect. And somewhere in the middle of all that listening, we may hear God speaking directly to us: You are loved. You are forgiven. You belong. You are mine. You are being made new.
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**Participants do not have to be Episcopalian, but must be recommended by an Episcopal Church. Each church will be required to send a chaperone with their students. We recommend the churches cover the registration costs for their chaperone.**
Contact Diocesan Youth Ministry Coordinator, the Rev. Kevin Bartle, at kbartle@cfdiocese.org.