Blue Boat of Youth and Young Adult MinistriesRead This First: Your Welcome Packet
General Assembly 2014 is almost here! We are so excited that you will be joining us for this incredible experience. Whether you attend every Youth Caucus event or come to orientation and then spend the rest of the week exploring the wide range of events, worships and workshops available throughout General Assembly, and whether this is your first or fifteenth General Assembly, we welcome you! This year, instead of a huge PDF document, you’ll find all of your Youth Caucus Welcome materials right here on Blue Boat in a special section. Each post covers a different topic that you’ll want to take a look at before your arrival in Providence. If you would rather download…
Sponsor Welcome and Responsibilities
Essential info for the adults accompanying youth to General Assembly. First, start with this video from this year’s Sponsor Coordinators. Next, your Sponsor Coordinators have written you a welcome letter. We are Jessica Laike, James Forrest and Joanne Dingus – Advisors to Youth Caucus Staff and your Sponsor Coordinators! The first thing we’d like to say is THANK YOU! Large spiritual communities, like Youth Caucus, can be powerful . . . life-changing . . . and deeply meaningful, but they can’t happen without adults sponsors. Whether you’re brand-new or have done this a dozen times, you are vitally important. We’re glad you’re here! Youth Caucus provides meaningful, relevant programming opportunities that make GA a positive,…
Programming Highlights
From workshops to worships, there are any number of things you can do at General Assembly. Below are some highlights of what’s happening in the Youth Caucus room and throughout General Assembly. If you want to check out the entire schedule: Download the topical guide for summaries by topic, including the entire Youth Caucus schedule and the Young Adults @ General Assembly schedule. Download the daily programming PDF or even the entire Program Book to see the full range of what’s offered at General Assembly, including workshop descriptions. Note: all Youth Caucus workshop descriptions are included in these resources. Download the GA App for a digital copy of the Program Book content, as well as…
Get Involved and Lead at GA
Looking for ways to get involved? A number of areas are looking for volunteers. Also, there’s a plethora of ways to participate if you’re serving as a Congregational Delegate. Assembly Volunteers “Let’s Talk” is an hour of GA dedicated to talking – and listening to others talk – about our UU faith. Small groups of GA participants will be led through a process of “mutual invitation” by a facilitator. Needed: Facilitators and planners. Interested parties should contact Jessica York at jyork@uua.org. Facilitators must attend a 30-minute training session right before Let’s Talk and must be available Thursday from 5-6:30. Previous facilitation experience helpful, but not required. Planners should be available for 1-2 calls prior to…
Get Connected: Social Media, Gatherings and More
What is the Youth Caucus Social Media presence? How can I connect with others while at GA? ONLINE Youth Caucus maintains a variety of online accounts to share what’s going on and provide opportunities to connect. Join, follow, like, and use our hashtags! On all platforms, the General Assembly hashtag is #UUAGA and the Youth Caucus hashtag is #GAYC. Try to use them both! Youth Caucus 2014 on Facebook: a private group for those interested in the GA Youth Caucus. Share links, have discussions and keep in touch after GA is over. @YouthCaucusGA on Twitter: links, photos, updates and live tweets from sessions. This account is used year-round for updates on Youth Caucus staff openings…
Support at GA
Your Youth Caucus Chaplains want you to know about the following resources. The Chaplain Team also has an on-call cell phone number that will be distributed during orientation. Hi everyone! We are your Youth Caucus chaplains, Oliver and Phoebe, and we are so excited to meet you in just a few short weeks in Providence! We, along with the rest of Youth Caucus staff, are looking forward to working with all of you to create a positive and supportive community during our time together at General Assembly. Whether you’ve been to GA before or not, it can (and probably will) at times be both exciting and overwhelming. That’s perfectly normal and we’re here to help…
Check Lists
What should you do before you arrive? What should you bring with you to General Assembly? Before your arrival: Did you submit your Youth Caucus Forms? If your forms are not submitted, you will be unable to pick up your name badge when you arrive at General Assembly until completed forms are provided. Without your name badge, you are unable to attend GA events. Don’t miss out! Submit your forms today. Questions about form submission should be directed to youth@uua.org. Have you discussed with your youth / with your sponsor what your agreements are for what events you’ll attend, how you’ll keep in touch or what the boundaries are around where in Providence you can…
Waterfire Witness
Learn more about what to expect on Saturday evening. Reach out in love! A Message from our Witness planners: General Assembly 2014 is all about love! Throughout GA, we’ll have opportunities to engage with what unconditional love means to us as Unitarian Universalists and how our efforts to help create a better world are grounded in love. Then, on Saturday night, we’ll get a chance to actually practice love reaching out when we join in a local Providence community festival and give it the theme of love. We will witness for the power of love to unite people across all our differences and create a better world. We will prepare our hearts at the convention…
Meet Your Youth Caucus Staff
Get to know your Youth Caucus Staffers and what their roles are at General Assembly. Not pictured: Rev. Andrew Weber Deans Deans are the leaders of the Youth Caucus Staff and represent the Caucus during General Assembly planning. They select programming and staff, and help organize all of Youth Caucus! Owen Huelsbeck, Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Pacific Northwest District Owen loves being outdoors hiking or hanging out at the beach with his friends and a frisbee. Recently graduated from high school, Owen plans on attending the Santa Clara University honors college for the next four years and study anything and everything that catches his interest. He has a passion for leadership, and can’t wait to…
Quick Interest Links
Additional information you may find interesting when preparing for your trip. More about General Assembly and Youth Caucus Youth Caucus Video Series promoting GA this past fall GA Mobile App GA Service Project Help lead the GA Youth Caucus in 2015 Providence Travel, Tours, Dining, ETC Tours offered before, during, and after GA Tours of the new UUA Headquarters in Boston on Wednesday morning and Sunday evening About Providence Providence Weather Dining near GA events Air Travel and Airport Shuttles Bus & Train Travel Take me back to the main page
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