YOUTH
DAY 2010 at the
Religious Education Congress
March
18, 2010
Held at
the Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Ave., Anaheim, Calif.
(just across from Disneyland).
What is Youth Day?
Youth Day is held annually
on the Thursday of the Religious Education Congress weekend. All
High school students are invited, and many different backgrounds
from throughout the Archdiocese -- and beyond -- come together to
participate in morning and afternoon workshops, culminating in a
Youth Rally.
Who may attend?
Youth Day is designed
for all students from public and Catholic schools, grades 9 through
12. NOTE: Students below the 9th grade are not allowed to participate
in this event and will be refused admission.
What does Youth Day cost?
Adult chaperones are required for each group of 10 students
(maximum), all attending the same workshop. We recommend one extra
chaperone for all your groups and suggest you add the additional
name to your first group registered. The registration fee for Youth
Day 2009 was $20 ($25 after fee increase of January 5, 2009).
Registration closed January 2, 2009.
The theme for Youth Day
2009 is
“STEP UP TO LIFE.”
Reflection on the theme: Throughout
our lives we will be put in situations where we can choose “death
or life,” or the “blessing or curse” and we thought this theme
reminds us to always choose life – or God – choose what is right.
We have the choice to make our lives full of healthy stuff or
negative stuff, and we want people to choose what is best for
them and for others. We also thought it spoke a lot about choosing
Christ in all situations – living out the Gospel in all that
we do. Can we let Christ’s love shine through our lives at all
times – even in pain or sorrow. We also loved the idea of asking
the question “Can You Step Up?” or “Are You Ready to Step Up?”
The Office of Religious
Education distributes a Youth Ministry Grapevine (PDF newsletter)
and E-VINE (emailing) of important information in the field of Youth
Ministry for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Excerpts relating to
Congress appear here:
Comments about Youth Day
Here are some of
the comments that have been posted on the
MySpace/YouthDay
web site.
Have a problem with
Youth Day registration? Call our registration line at 213-637-7348.
Know of any events?
"I'm traveling
with a group of youth for Youth Day. Are there activities planned
for Thursday or Friday nights?"
Questions like this
get posed to us annually. So let us know about any local youth events
you are planning or know about, if they are public we will post
them on our
MySpace Youth
Day Blog.
Submit your YD pix
Snap a pic with your
phone while you're at Youth Day. Then send it to
youthday@email.com. If approved,
we'll post it on the Youth Day site. Then vote for your favorite
Youth Day-ite!
The
Youth Day 2009 Theme Song, "Step Up and Live!" was written by
Jacob
and Matthew. Download the mp3 version of the Theme Song for
free:
"Step Up and Live!"
