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2009 ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans, Louisiana.
2009 ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The people of New Orleans are still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and this summer, More than 36,700 Lutheran youth from across the country will have an opportunity to come together and make some amazing changes in the city.
Dates of the Gathering
The Gathering will be July 22-26, 2009 in New Orleans, LA. The large group activities will be held in the Louisiana Superdome, while most of the other activities and events will be held at the New Orleans Convention Center. Most of the hotel properties utilized during the Gathering are located in the Central Business District downtown with some locaed in the French Quarter.
What's New in 2009?
The ELCA Gathering Office is making some drastic changes to the way that the Gathering operates, including a brand new format including ServantLife like you have never seen it before. Each congregation will have the opportunity to serve for 6 hours in the NOLA community, and really leave a Lutheran footprint on the city while bringing hope.
Why is the Gathering in New Orleans Again?
The ELCA has decided to hold the 2009 Gathering in New Orleans for several reasons. The city has seen a lot of loss and devastation since Hurricane Katrina. The city itself thrives on tourism, and the ELCA did not want to abandon their support for the city. This also gives the Gathering an opportunity to change the way they look at this event, and for thousands of youth from across the country to bring hope to the city.
How to Use This Site:
Please feel free to explore and use this site as much as you wish. If you subscribe to the site from the home page, you'll receive emails about any updates that we make to the site.
Here's just a little bit about what you'll find on this site:
- Blog: We plan to use the blog with continuing updates.
- Photo Gallery: In this section you can find pictures of the venues and the city of New Orleans (more will be added as we receive them).
- Forum: Use the forum to ask questions, connect up with other congregations, talk about fundraising efforts and ideas, and more.
- Documents: We'll post any helpful documents that we receive from the national office, as well as copies of any letters, postcards, emails, etc. that we may send to congregations.
- Chat: Here you can chat in real time with myself or any other users that may be online at the same time as you. (Note: We are still trying to figure out the chat function, and hope that this is a private room. If not, this feature may be disabled)
- Helpful Links: Just as the title suggests, these are links that may be helpful. If you come across any other links that may be helpful to others, please pass them on to us and we'll add them here.
- About Me/Contact Me: This is just a little bit about myself and how you can contact me. You can fill out the form and we will receive your message in my email, or my other contact information is there as well. (Note: It might be easiest to catch us on the email, as we are away from the phone quite a bit)
- Pages may be added or deleted depending upon the needs of the Nebraska Synod.
God's Peace,
Lisa Kramme, Amy Serflaten, Marsha Dorn
Nebraska Synod Coordinating Team
ELCA Youth Gathering
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