Youth of the Utah Presbytery

08/23/2022

Though Presbyterian Youth Triennium 2022 was cancelled, we made the best of the pandemic and made a trip to Zephyr Point with some other Presbyterians from Wyoming. And we are glad we did.

We had a great time exploring the camp and surrounding Nevada portion of Lake Tahoe, swam a lot, got v sunburned, played countless games of corn hole, gaga ball, and basketball, worshipped together, ate lots of excellent food, and dug into Matthew 25 to discuss the gifts we and our congregations have, how we can steward them, and dreamed wild dreams about how we can serve "the least of these" in our communities back home.

Everyone stayed healthy (even with a couple students' particular encounter with a 🐻), and everyone came home wore out and happy!

We are continually amazed at the impressive leadership of the young people we serve alongside, as they help us be more aware of those who are on the margins of society and prophetically imagine a better world. We had pronoun bracelets for everyone so they would feel seen and heard (thanks Marie!), we packed hundreds of period products for our congregations back home to put in their bathrooms to help everyone feel more welcome (thanks to the leadership of Nagwa!) -- and included info on how we can get more involved in making UT a more equal place for women and all! --, and picked up garbage on the trail during our hike. And each of these ideas were inspired by students involved with this ministry.

06/02/2022

Thanks to for sharing your story, and encouraging those who feel unsupported to be who you are. Always remember: "God created us all to be the way we are supposed to be."

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05/25/2022

There is still time to register or donate!

Registration: https://forms.gle/hWBH1NcWna3HSpY77

Donate: Venmo () or check made out to Mount Olympus Presbyterian Church, 3280 East 3900 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84124, with "Golf Tournament" on the memo line

Questions? Respond below or reach out directly to Adam Tobey

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***Register here: https://forms.gle/Rnmg6BvUMd1cXyHc7

Adults who golf! Sign up and support the young people in your communities!

We'll have a full morning of golfing along with tee prizes, a raffle, and lunch included.

Our young people will also head out afterwards to get our grillin' and chillin' on (that part will be free).

It'll be a full day of raising money to help continue to offset costs for this year and future YUP events, capped with an afternoon of yard games, an abundance of food. It'll be a blast!

Don't golf and want to support this ministry anyway? Vemmo donations and every penny will go directly towards presbytery youth events! Don't want to Venmo but want to send a check? Send a check to 699 East South Temple, Suite 305, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 with "YUP Fundraiser" on the memo line).

05/11/2022

***Register here: https://forms.gle/Rnmg6BvUMd1cXyHc7

Adults who golf! Sign up and support the young people in your communities!

We'll have a full morning of golfing along with tee prizes, a raffle, and lunch included.

Our young people will also head out afterwards to get our grillin' and chillin' on (that part will be free).

It'll be a full day of raising money to help continue to offset costs for this year and future YUP events, capped with an afternoon of yard games, an abundance of food. It'll be a blast!

Don't golf and want to support this ministry anyway? Vemmo donations and every penny will go directly towards presbytery youth events! Don't want to Venmo but want to send a check? Send a check to 699 East South Temple, Suite 305, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 with "YUP Fundraiser" on the memo line).

04/01/2022

While Triennium will not be happening this year, we are stoked to still be able to gather at the end of the summer for a grand ol' time together at Zephyr Point!

Put these dates on your calendar, talk to your friends about going, and get in touch with Youth Director or your pastor if you are interested in going.

03/22/2022

We are excited to gather together for a weekend of fun, food, reckoning with our mortality, fellowship, service, and worship. We’ll meet up at First Presbyterian Church of Logan on Friday evening, eat lots of pizza, and get our party on before a full day of service, fun park shenanigans, and (hopefully) enjoying the spring sunshine. We’ll wrap up the event by leading worship on Sunday morning before skedaddling back home. We’re stoked!

*Note that up-to-date COVID vaccinations and a negative COVID test on 3/31 will be required. No exceptions will be made for these requirements.

**Please indicate in registration if you would like to be a part of worship leadership on Sunday morning!

03/01/2022

Activism:
What is it and do we expect from it?

Check out this post from about how we can continue to elevate and celebrate Black voices, even after we have moved past Black History Month.

02/01/2022

In traditional Presbyterian style, let’s spend the day grabbing as many canned food and other non-perishable items as we can as we come together to worship, serve, and fellowship with one another this coming Souper Bowl Sunday!

We’ll help lead worship with Cottonwood Presbyterian Church, head out to Soldier Hollow Nordic Center to go snow tubing, head back to the neighborhood around Cottonwood to knock on doors to grab even more canned food items and other non-perishable food items (and see which group can sn**ch up the most!) before some of us head to our respective Super Bowl watching parties, and the rest of us hang out at Cottonwood to watch movies, play games, and party it up!

Registration link is belows so get registered today so we can make sure we get a tubing ticket for you!:
bit.ly/3ghU0QI

12/15/2021

STOP THE PRESSES. BLOCK OFF YOUR CALENDARS. YUP 2022 EVENT DATES AND LOCATIONS ARE HERE.

We know there are still 16 whole days left in 2021, but we are already getting STOKED about 2022. So throw these puppies on your calendar and start getting stoked.

What will 2022 look like? Here's a few sneak peaks based on what your Youth Advisory Council has recommended:
-more youth involvement in worship at host congregations 👍
-hopefully back to overnighters ASAP 🙏
-YUP swag 🤘

Get hyped. See you all in the New Year. Because as the modern-day prophet Macklemore just recently reminded us, next year's gonna be better than this year.

***NOTE: The parenthetical dates for the Q1 and Q2 events are the back-up dates for if we need to do a single day event instead of a weekend event due to the continually evolving situation concerning COVID-19***

#2022

12/08/2021

What an excellent Advent-ure this past weekend! We gathered with students throughout the state for a Sunday of worshipping with First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake City, serving alongside Crossroads Urban Center, getting after it with a Let's Roam urban scavenger hunt, and eating many pizzas and enjoying Home Alone 2.

Our 2022 calendar of events is coming soon, so stay tuned!

12/04/2021

2 days left to make sure you order your apparel in time for Christmas! Make sure to get those orders in ASAP!

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12/01/2021

We are really excited to be following along with the calendar this year. Follow our stories each day and reflect with us on how we can be challenged to, in its creator's Ellie Singer's words, "heal the climate and your soul!"

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