Confirmation Retreats Focus on 5 Key Areas

LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. — Youth make an exciting commitment to their local churches once they complete their confirmation classes. They promise “to faithfully participate in its ministries by their prayers, their presence, their gifts, their service, and their witness.” How can youth keep their promise in these 5 key areas after Confirmation classes are over? During the 2009 Confirmation Retreat Weekends at Lake Junaluska, our goal is to help youth beyond the end of their Confirmation classes. Confirmation 2009 at Lake Junaluska is focused in one theme: “I Promise.”

Diverse United Methodist speakers who have a passion for youth ministries will lead our 2009 weekends. Cutting edge praise and worship is an essential part of the weekend. Each weekend offers a different speaker and band. Our dynamic workshops offer your youth a broader view of what it is to be part of The United Methodist Church. The best museums of Methodist history in the world are located at Lake Junaluska. The World Methodist Museum and the Heritage Center Museum have largest exhibit in the world chronicling Wesleyan history. Youth tour the museums and learn about their Methodist roots in an interactive way. For a complete list of workshops, visit our website.

Pastor Teresa Gray of Concord, N.C. and her Epworth United Methodist Church group were part of Confirmation for the first time.“We loved MEGA Weekend and plan to bring a group back next year,” Gray said.Parents of youth sometimes come as chaperones. They help youth leaders direct the groups’ trip activities throughout the weekend.“My son and I had a great time and I’ll happily participate in any retreat there in the future,” Rob Briton of Atlanta, Ga. Said.“I loved spending the weekend up at Lake Junaluska learning and teaching about God. It was awesome and I might come back in the summer with my middle school youth group,” youth leader Matt Furlough said.

2009 Dates:
February 20-22
February 27-March 1
March 6-8
March 13-15
March 20-22
March 27-29
April 17-19
November 6-8

To watch a video of our last Confirmation Retreat Weekend at Lake Junaluska, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hu9fLQkQqc

For more information on 2009 events, visit: www.lakejunaluska.com/confirmation.aspx