A seminar will take place for parents in a separate building from 7-9 pm. RSVP by 9/22@ goo.gl/forms/Bfl67VktxnuxDffK2. Ithaca Christian Youth Rally will take place during fall break on Monday, October 9! The event will take place from 2:30-9:00 pm at Brooktondale Nazarene Camp at 120 White Church Rd, Brooktondale (about 15 minutes from Ithaca) and is supported by the same churches that supported
the February's Ithaca Christian Youth Retreat. The event will include dinner, games, a bonfire, singing and dynamic talks from Pastor Ben Baker from First Baptist Newark Valley. The event is free, but youth and youth workers who attend must RSVP by September 22 at https://goo.gl/forms/Bfl67VktxnuxDffK2 . This will help the retreat center order the food for the dinner. We prefer for youth to find their own rides, but those who need rides can indicate it on the RSVP and we will arrange the rides. This will be a fun and meaningful event for both Christians and non-Christians, so we encourage youth to invite as many friends as they can. Feel free to forward this email to them. Finally, we also have some exciting news for the parents. There will be a parenting seminar from 7-9 pm on the day of the retreat (10/9) in a separate room from the youth in Brooktondale Nazarene Camp. The topic of the seminar will be "Life Prep 101: Preparing Your Child for the Intellectual and Moral Challenges of This Culture." The speaker will be James Pannafino from Ratio Christi (ratiochristi.org/people/james-pannafino). Parents do not need to RSVP ahead of time. Instead they can just come at 7 pm to participate in the seminar and then take their children home after the retreat. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jeff Thompson (the youth pastor of Bethel Grove) at [email protected] , David Winters (the youth pastor of First Assembly of God) at [email protected], or Paul Epp (Pastor of English Ministries at First Ithaca Christian Youth Retreat) at [email protected].
