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Date: August 4, 2005
Contact: Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
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CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NEWSLINE
August 4, 2005
 
Church of the Brethren youth conference will offer opportunity to `Come and  
See'
 
August 4, 2005 (Elgin, IL) -- "Things are starting to take shape in the  
National Youth Conference office!" reports Emily Tyler, one of the three  
coordinators of the 2006 National Youth Conference (NYC) of the Church of the
 
Brethren, along with Cindy Laprade and Beth Rhodes. Promotional materials 
including 
a brochure are ready, speakers are being confirmed, and the  
website--www.nyc2006.org--is being updated regularly, she said.

The  dates for NYC are July 22-27, 2006 in Fort Collins, Colo., on the campus

of  Colorado State University. "This is where the past four NYCs have been 
held and  the NYC staff is very excited to be working with this facility for 
another  conference," Tyler said. All youth who have completed ninth grade 
through one  year of college at the time of the 2006 NYC are eligible to
attend. All 
youth  must be accompanied by an adult advisor.
 
The theme for the conference is "Come and See" based on John 1:35-39. "In  
this passage, when the disciples asked Jesus where he was staying, instead of
 
just telling them, he invited them to `come and see,'" the brochure for the  
event says. "This is in keeping with Church of the Brethren heritage; letting
 
actions speak louder than words. By inviting the disciples to come and see,  
Jesus was calling them to a disciple's life. NYC is the youth of the  
denomination's invitation to come and see who God is calling them to become
as  
individuals, as disciples of Christ, as the Church of the Brethren, and as 
people of 
God living in a broken world."
 
Registrations for NYC will be accepted from Jan. 1-April 3, 2006. Cost per  
youth is $400, including all programs, lodging, and food while at NYC. A 
deposit  of $200 must be paid when registering, with the balance due by April
3, 
2006.  All youth advisors and youth workers, and all others attending NYC
also 
must  register before April 3, 2006. Those registering before Feb. 15, 2006, 
will  receive a free t-shirt for registering early.
 
Other important information that the coordinators are highlighting: 
 
Two contests in preparation for NYC: a Youth Speech Contest and a Theme  Song

Contest. For the Speech Contest, youth are invited to write a 550-700 word  
(about 10 minutes spoken) speech focusing on the NYC theme. The two top 
entrants  will give their speeches during a worship service at NYC. Entries
should 
include  both written and audio copies of the speech and should be sent to
the 
NYC Office  by Jan. 1, 2006. The second contest for the theme song is for 
anyone interested  in writing music and lyrics. The song should be based on
the NYC 
theme. The  entry that is chosen will serve as the theme song for NYC 2006. 
Submissions of	songs are due to the NYC Office by Nov. 1 in the form of both

an audio recording  and a printed copy of the words. Send submissions to NYC 
Office, 1451 Dundee  Ave., Elgin, IL 60120.
 
The youth worker application form is ready and waiting to be sent to those  
interested in volunteering at the conference. "Youth workers are an essential
 
part of the NYC staff, helping to carry out the programs and plans of the  
National Youth Cabinet as well as making sure that no details are missed,"
Tyler  
said. If you are interested in volunteering for the week of NYC as a youth  
worker or know of someone who would be interested, contact the NYC Office at 
_nyc_gb@brethren.org_ (mailto:nyc_gb@brethren.org) , or call  800-323-8039.  
 
The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed to  
continuing the work of Jesus peacefully and simply, and to living out its
faith  in 
community. The denomination is based in the Anabaptist and Pietist faith  
traditions and is one of the three Historic Peace Churches. It celebrates its
 300th 
anniversary in 2008. It counts about 130,000 members across the United	
States and Puerto Rico, and has missions and sister churches in Brazil, the  
Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Nigeria.
 
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For more information contact:
 
Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
Director of News Services
Church of the  Brethren General Board
1451 Dundee Ave.
Elgin, IL 60120
847-742-5100  ext. 260
_cbrumbaugh-cayford_gb@brethren.org_ 
(mailto:cbrumbaugh-cayford_gb@brethren.org) 
 
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