Senior High Youth Mission Trip and National Youth Gathering 2012

Our next official senior high mission trip will be included in the summer 2012 trip to New Orleans for the ELCA National Youth Gathering.  The official dates for the National Youth Gathering are July 18-22, 2012.  Please Note: The following dates only reflect the ELCA National Youth Gathering; additional dates will be added for our mission trip experience.  All current 8-12th grade students are invited to attend an orientation and information night which will be held on Tuesday December 13, 2011 from 6:30 – 7:30pm at Crown of Glory in the sanctuary.   If you have any questions about attending the 2012 ELCA National Youth Gathering and New Orleans Mission Trip, please contact Pastor Reggie Klindworth at pastorreggie@crownofglory.org. And for more information about service and mission opportunities in our own community check out “Serving Hands”.
“Serving Hands”
November Monthly Ministry Service Events:
1) Wednesday November 23, 2011 @ 6:30pm Good Samaritan Center, Waconia, MN: We will be attending an evening social hour with the residents of Good Samaritan and sharing in fellowship and board games! (Meet in the Crown of Glory Parking Lot at 6:00pm)

2)  “All Youth Service Night” Tuesday November 29, 2011 Loaves and Fishes Ministry.  Youth will be serving a meal at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Shakopee, MN.  If you are interested in preparing the meal please arrive at CoG by 3:30pm.  If you are coming just to serve please meet in the Crown of Glory Parking Lot at 4:30pm; students please arrange for your own ride to and from this event.  We will begin serving at St. Mark’s starting at 5:00pm.

Senior High Missions

Crown of Glory has a long tradition of its youth serving in mission!  Youth have travelled around the country to places like New Orleans, New York City, North and South Dakota just to name a few.  Youth Mission trips happen on a 3 year cycle, along with the BWCA trip, and the ELCA National Youth Gathering.  Check out our past trips below and what’s on the calendar for the summer of 2012!

Senior High Trips

-Mission Trip to Queens, New York; Summer of 2008
-ELCA National Youth Gathering in New Orleans, Louisiana; Summer of 2009
-Boundary Water Canoe Trip; Summer of 2010
-Mission trip to San Francisco, California; Summer of 2011
-ELCA National Youth Gathering and Mission Trip to New Orleans, Louisiana; Summer of 2012

Check out the pictures of our Mission Trip to Queens, NY!  It was an amazing experience!