Friday- Sunday Western States Youth Gathering

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Wow, It's been a pretty busy past 3 days! On Friday we took the long trek from the church to California Lutheran University, where we were immediately put to work helping with set up and registration as part of our servant core duties. We had dinner on the lawn, then went straight back to work helping out with the general session. Afterwards we got to participate in the night life, which included s'mores, jolly jumps, and glow in the dark sports. It was a productive day.

On Saturday, we got to spend a lot more time participating. We had our second session, and after that we split off into a variety of workshops. We had 4 time slots to fill with interesting workshops, including workshops such as "Who am I (Really)?" where we discovered more about ourselves, "Don't You Quit" where some of our group participated in fun team building activities, "Mindful Moments" where some of us practiced yoga and meditation on the lawn, and many more. For dinner we were treated to a variety of food trucks, that had everything from Ben and Jerry's to grilled cheese to Wanchos (waffle fries covered in nacho toppings, actually pretty delicious). Afterwards we worked the evening general session and the gathering was treated to an Agape concert (Agape is a Lutheran rapper).

 

Finally, we have the events of today. Today was Sunday, the day of worship. We had our service learning day today, in which every church loaded onto buses and were taken to different churches and locations throughout Los Angeles. We were fortunate enough to travel to Pueblo De Dios, a Spanish speaking congregation located in Compton. We got on the bus with the intention of serving their congregation and community, and instead found ourselves being served by them. Their kindness and hospitality was amazing, and they welcomed us with open arms despite the language barrier!

 

 

 

 

2014 Senior Luther League Summer Tour

Friday, June 27th - Monday, July 1st   

                                    

                                             Western States Youth Gathering at CLU

Tuesday, July 1st             Mammoth Lakes Lutheran Church

                                             Sing at 8:00 am for preschool/staff

                                    379 Old Mammoth Road

                                    Mammoth Lakes, CA   93546

                                    (760) 934-4051

                                    Contact:  Pastor Marcos Breitbarth

Wednesday, July 2nd      Hope Lutheran Church of the Sierras

                                    930 Julie Lane

                                    South Lake Tahoe, CA   96150

                                    (530) 541-1975

                                    Contact:  Pastor Joel Martyn

Thursday, July 3rd              American Lutheran Church

                                    1114 College Street

                                    Woodland, CA   95695-4705

                                    (530) 662-6338

                                    Contact:  Pastor Mary Adelsberger

Friday, July 4th                 Hope Lutheran Church 

                                    2314 Homedale Road

                                    Klamath Falls, OR   97603-6860

                                    (541) 884-6414

                                    Contact:  Pastor Lou Schneider

Saturday, July 5th             Faith Lutheran Church 

                                    Provide special music at 9:30 a.m. worship

                                    820 W. Kenwood Street

                                    Box 2349

                                    Roseburg, OR   97470-0462

                                    (541) 672-2231

                                    Contact:  Pastor Jane Baker

Sunday, July 6th                Resurrection Lutheran Church 

                                    1700 N.E. 132nd Avenue

                                    Portland, OR   97230-3104

                                    (503) 255-8772

                                    Contact: Pastor Michael O'Berg

Monday, July 7th                  Bethany Lutheran Church

                                    94190 5th Street
                                    P. O. Box 1197

                                    Gold Beach, OR  12866

                                    (541) 247-6333

                                    Contact:  Pastor Tim Brueckner

Tuesday, July 8th                 Calvary Lutheran Church

                                    716 South Avenue

                                    Eureka, CA   95503

                                    (707) 433-1575

                                    Contact:  Pastor Patricia Hagen

Wednesday, July 9th         Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

                                    1180 Lynwood Drive

                                    Novato, CA   94947-4846

                                    (415) 897-2123

                                    Contact:  Pastor John Beckman

Thursday, July 10th           St. Stephen Lutheran Church

                                    2500 Soquel Avenue

                                    Santa Cruz, CA   95062-1405

                                    (831) 476-4700                                                                                  Contact:  Pastor Jim Lapp

Friday, July 11^th               Ascension Lutheran Church

                                    6:00 p.m. Pot-luck dinner

                                             7:30 p.m Home Concert

                                    1600 East Hillcrest Drive        

                                    Thousand Oaks, CA 91362

                                    (805) 495-0406