Gathering Update: Important Cana Feast Info!

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Hey everyone! This will be the regular place to find announcements, reminders, and interesting information about our 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering.

I'm so excited for the journey to begin! Read below for important information about upcoming important times together!

Don't forget to Save the Date for our most important fundraiser of the year!

By December 17, we need:

Your Family's donation commitment
Your student participant's service donation commitment

For full information about the Cana Feast - see this info sheet.

-If you'd like to see the list of Themed Basket suggestions (and also the ones which are taken!), please click this link.

Help the Cana Feast Succeed by inviting businesses and services you use or frequent to contribute!

-If you'd like to see the list of businesses we need to solicit donations from, click here. For a copy of the letter to use to ask businesses to donate, click here.

In January we'll need help selling tickets, preparing auction items, participation in a 'commercial', and more! Look for that sign up in 2018! New this year: parents who have a substantial volunteer role with the auction / dinner will not need to pay for their tickets for dinner.

January 17

7:00-8:00 pm

The Gathering is not just a summer trip, it's a year-long experience of investing in relationships, connecting with God, and being sent to live & love like Jesus in Houston. We'll gather monthly and we ask you to make these gatherings a priority. We understand you may not be able to make every meeting, but ask that you attend the majority of them. Unless indicated, meetings are for participants only - all are listed online at www.popluther.org/gathering.

These meetings are in the Youth Room at 7pm after the POPWednesday Dinner (6pm). Make these a habit!

Please email Mary Ellen if you can't make it.

Upcoming Fundraisers:

December 15 - Parents' Night Out 5:45-10:00pm - the more the merrier! Come help and have fun!

February 3 - Cana Feast

All hands on deck that weekend!

Payment information

All registrations received have been submited to the ELCA Youth Gathering. That means that your $150 deposit is officially non-refundable. Please make your payment by clicking on this link or drop off a check (in my mailbox) this weekend.

If you have multiple people in your family heading to the Gathering, you can make 1 payment (ie: For the Hoffmans, make 1 online payment for Keith and Mady of $300 instead of 2 separate payments). We'll be able to match your payments with our records.

The deposit amount of $150 (or what you can contribute towards that cost) is due now and our next payment was due in November. PLease make another payment this month by check or using the link above.

News from the Gathering

"I look forward to seeing y’all there. Be prepared to be changed. As we say in Texas, 'It’s gonna be a big time.'" - Bishop Erik Gronberg in the latest ELCA Gathering Blog .