Youth Assembly 2011 Program Book Mennonite Church Canada ASSEMBLY 2011 • Waterloo, Ontario July 4-July 8 • Revelation 21:1-4, 22-26 and 22:1-5

Mennonite Church Canada

youth assembly 2011 Program Book Mennonite Church Canada ASSEMBLY 2011 • Waterloo, Ontario July 4-July 8 • Revelation 21:1-4, 22-26 and 22:1-5

Planning Committee Name Area Church Trang Tran Mennonite Church Alberta Luke Derksen Mennonite Church Saskatchewan Kathy Giesbrecht Mennonite Church Manitoba Emma Bartel Mennonite Church Eastern Canada Jean Lehn Epp Mennonite Church Eastern Canada Scott Eyre Mennonite Church Eastern Canada Aaron Neufeld Mennonite Church Eastern Canada Anna Rehan Youth Ministries Facilitator, Mennonite Church Canada Worship Planning Committee (from MCEC) Name Home Church Emma Bartel Hawkesville Mennonite Scott Eyre Rouge Valley Mennonite Sarah Johnson Ottawa Mennonite Brandon Leis Stirling Mennonite Fiona Mo Hagerman Mennonite Mike Turman First Mennonite (Kitchener) John Wideman Danforth Mennonite Worship Leaders Name Role Home Church Clement Mo youth Hagerman Mennonite Church, Markham Fiona Mo youth Hagerman Mennonite Church, Markham Mike Turman youth pastor First Mennonite Church, Kitchener

Worship Band Leader Name Home Church Brandon Leis Sterling Mennonite Church, Kitchner 2 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 whats inside Welcome...... 4 Community Life at Assembly...... 5 Emergency Numbers ...... 7 Important Information ...... 10 Daily Schedules ...... 15 Schedule (in centre of booklet) ...... 24 Wednesday Night Joint youth/adult worship at Waterloo Park...... 29 Speakers ...... 36 Drama Presentations ...... 39 University of Waterloo map ...... 40 Ron Eydt Village map ...... 42 Notes ...... 43 Youth Sponsor Covenant ...... 47

waterloo 2011 July 4-8 welcome to youth assembly 2011 It’s Epic: Remembering God’s Future Hi Everyone!

You all made it and we’re glad! On behalf of the Mennonite Church Canada Youth Assembly Planning Committee, we welcome you to Waterloo, Ont. More than 200 of us are gathering from across Canada – from as far west as Abbotsford, BC to as far east as Ottawa, Ont. to worship, fellowship, learn and hang out together.

Planning for this event started a year and a half ago. We have worked hard to prepare for your arrival. Volunteers have helped to plan the worship sessions, seminars, displays, concert, service projects, late night stuff, and more.

This program book contains much of the information you will need for the week. Keep it close at hand for schedule information, maps of the facilities, and other general information.

In the midst of a very active and exciting week, we hope that you take some personal and group time to reflect on all that God has done in your life and continues to do. We also challenge you to consider how God might be inviting you to witness to Jesus’ love and peace to the world around you.

May God’s presence and love overwhelm your life! And may you remember God’s future.

Anna Rehan Youth Ministries Facilitator Mennonite Church Canada

4 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 creating community life at assembly What’s it all about? Dylan Campion and Alina Balzer Peters will be available to youth and leaders at all times while you are in Waterloo to assist you. If we cannot answer a question for you, we will connect you with the person who can best assist you. We will be available to help with discipline challenges, find lost or misplaced youth, be a reminder of assembly curfew, and help you with any other problems that may arise. It is our job to help make your assembly experience a healthy and life changing one. We anticipate that we will work together with the youth who gather for assembly to honour and respect the guidelines of Waterloo at all times.

We will hold a sponsors meeting on Monday evening during snack in the Great Hall at Conrad Grebel where we look forward to meeting you in person, clarifying any questions you might have, and informing you of any other sponsor meetings that might take place over our time together. At our sponsor meeting we will invite you as leaders to sign a covenant with us as intent of our desire to walk in relationship with each other throughout assembly. (A copy of this covenant is at the back of this book).

We trust that you have all worked on group covenants with your youth. We ask that you also uphold the Standards of Conduct listed below.

Youth Assembly can be a life changing experience for all involved and our hope is to live peacefully together as a community of believers.

Standards of Conduct All participants are required to:

• Follow the guidelines set by Ron Edyt Village Residence, the University of Waterloo and Conrad Grebel University College • Care for the residence and all University of Waterloo campus • No participants shall use or have in their possession alcohol, or any other controlled substances. If found with the above, you will need to call home and make immediate arrangements to return home at parent’s expense • Observe Assembly curfew of 12 am in residence building, and 12:30 am lights out • Observe Assembly dress code waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Dress Code We come together at this time to facilitate fellowship between our churches. We’re joining to develop a relationship with Christ and grow in his likeness. Our aim at this assembly, and in our lives, is to bring honour to God through worship, play, attitude, talk, or dress. We ask that you dress at Assembly in a modest fashion. And although our senses of modesty differ we ask that the following clothing not be worn: short shorts, muscle shirts, tube, halter and spaghetti-strap tank tops, t-shirts with inappropriate slogans or alcohol advertising. Important additional notes All residence buildings will be locked from 12 am to 7 am. Should a youth leader not be in their respective residence by 12 am they will need to call me using their own cell phone. See numbers listed below.

Each youth will have an individual key to their room, which will be signed out by the Group Leader at registration. All keys must be returned at check out by the Group Leader. There will be a $50 charge for any lost keys, no exceptions. Hopes and Expectations It is our hope that all participants would: • Experience the love of Jesus in new and exciting ways • Respect each other’s space (no girls in guys’ rooms, no guys in girl’s rooms. This will only be allowed when a responsible adult is present). There are common lounge areas in the residence where people will be able to mingle. • Care for each other; take into consideration how your actions, attitudes and words affect those around you • Take advantage of your sleeping time! The days are full and you’ll want to be able to take in everything! We understand that there are circumstances where an individual or group may not be able to abide by all the expectations. It is our belief that grace and reconciliation should be practiced more than punitive actions.

We look forward to the Assembly and meeting you all very soon! Alina Balzer-Peters, Community Life Facilitator Cell # 519-781-5589 Dylan Campion, Community Life Facilitator Cell # 519-504-0146

6 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 off campus emergency numbers Emergency Services - On Campus Police 4911 or dial 888-4911 off campus. Walk-In Clinics: The Doctor’s Office University Shops Plaza, #13-170 University Ave. West, Waterloo (519)725-1514

Urgent Care Clinics 751 Victoria St. Kitchener (519) 745-2273 Hospitals Grand River Hospital 835 King Street West, Kitchener (519) 742-3611 or (519) 749-4242 St. Mary’s General Hospital 911 Queens Boulevard, Kitchener (519) 744-3311 or

Please Note: Both hospitals have 24-hour-a-day emergency rooms. Crisis Clinic For mental health emergencies including risk of suicide, attend the emergency department of Grand River Hospital, Kitchener-Waterloo Site, 835 King St. W. Kitchener or call 742-3611. Sexual Assault Treatment Centre As soon as possible after an assault call 749-6994 or attend the emergency department of St. Mary’s General Hospital, 911 Queens Blvd., Kitchener. Pharmacies The following pharmacies are close by, and fill prescriptions, and sell many health-related products. Student Health Pharmacy Student Life Centre, 519-746-4500 Sobey’s Pharmacy 450 Columbia St. West, 519-880-9145 Shopper’s Drug Mart, 50 Weber St. N (24hr), 519-880-8083

waterloo 2011 July 4-8 ADVENTURERSe r} tr. v. WANTED ad•ven•ture: {ăd-vĕnʹ-ch takes chances, goes against the odds, and grows your soul

Adventure is when God does a miracle through you, and especiallyyou when he does one in

From 3 to 12 months. Places like Israel and Palestine, Korea, China, South Africa, Bolivia, United Kingdom and Thailand. We work with ministry partners to provide some of these opportunities. Application Deadlines range from Feb - Aug. Contact us as soon as possible

www.mennonitechurch.ca/serve 8 waterloo 2011 July 4-8

service opportunities with e mennonite church canada ADVENTURERSr} tr. v. WANTED Learn, Serve, Live! ad•ven•ture: {ăd-vĕnʹ-ch takes chances, goes against the odds, and grows your soul Adventurers Wanted Interns: Mennonite Church Canada invites young adults over the age of 18 to serve the church in a variety of settings such as Philippines, Cuba, South Africa and Thailand. Assignments range from teaching, administrative assistance, and sharing your gifts and talents. Learn more about yourself and the role of the church in the world in a cross cultural setting. . Adventure University/College practicum: If you are a university or college student, consider doing your practicum through Mennonite Church Canada. Call us is when God does a miracle and/or inquire with your school. through you, and especially Radical Journey: Radical Journey is a one year cross-cultural experience you for young adults. Recent sites have included Bolivia, China, and England. when he does one in Hook into the Radical Journey Facebook group via www.mennonitechurch. ca/tiny/1566.

SERVE Nazareth: SERVE Nazareth invites persons over 18 years of age From 3 to 12 months. for 3 to 6-month placements in Nazareth, Galilee. Get to know Arab Christians and work in a local church for an experience like no other.,. Places like Israel and Palestine, Korea, China, South Africa, Bolivia, United Kingdom and Thailand. Connexus: College graduates are needed for teaching English with one We work with ministry partners to provide year contracts at Connexus, an English language institute associated with some of these opportunities. the Korea Anabaptist Center (KAC) in Seoul, South Korea. Application Deadlines range from Feb - Aug. Mennonite Voluntary Service Adventure (MVSA): for people 18 Contact us as soon as possible years of age and older interested in a Canadian service experiences of one, two, or more years. Live in community with like-minded service volunteers in one of four locations across Canada, make a difference by working with non-profit agencies. past volunteers have served in medical clinics, tutored children, worked with senior citizens, repaired housing, and helped meet the needs of vulnerable people. See www.mvsa.net/ www.mennonitechurch.ca/serve waterloo 2011 July 4-8 important information Waterloo is located in Southern Ontario and is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the larger city of Kitchener. We will be meeting on the University of Waterloo campus with some activities taking place at Conrad Grebel University College. All activities will take place on these campuses with the exception of Wednesday afternoon’s “Peace in the Public Polygon” activities, and the evening worship which will take place at Waterloo Park in close walking distance. We will not be the only people on the UW campus this week. UW runs classes throughout the summer. Please be reminded to be respectful of others. Name Tags Please wear your name tag at all times!! Name Tags are your meal tickets as well as entry into all venues. You won’t miss out on any event if you wear your nametag at all times. Lodging and Meals The Ron Eydt Village dormitories at UW are where all youth assembly participants will stay - specifically the North and West Quad. Linens and towels are provided (no washcloths). There is lounge space in the dorms for youth to hang out. Remember to have a sponsor present when youth are in mixed company. There is also lots of green space to hang out. Conrad Grebel University College is also available for small groups and hanging out. Your room is your responsibility – please take good care of it. Keys will be given to each participant so please remember to lock your dorm rooms whenever you go out. All keys must be returned as a youth group by the Group Leader when checking out. There will be a $50 charge for any lost room keys, no exceptions. Meals will be taken in the REV Dining Room. Name Tags must be worn as they are your meal ticket. Curfew In order to get a good-night’s rest so that you are ready for another full day, you are asked to be in your rooms, at 12:00 midnight with lights out at 12:30 am. The Community Life Facilitators will help encourage this inward movement. Youth Assembly Office The Youth Assembly Office is in the REV Board Room which is located on the second floor of the Central Complex of Ron Eydt Village. Just walk up the stairs by the cafeteria that reads Ron Eydt Village Meeting Room. If you have questions about programming, need directions, looking for lost or found items, require some minor First Aid, need supplies, etc. this is where to go. 10 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Sponsor Lounge A space for sponsors is available in the REV North Quad Floor E Lounge throughout the week. This room is for sponsors only and is intended for relaxation during the day. Prayer Room The Assembly Prayer Room will be located in the Conrad Grebel Chapel. It will be available for anyone wanting a quiet place to reflect and pray or for group prayer throughout the Assembly. Mennonite Church Eastern Canada spiritual directors will also be available to pray with individuals when requested. Worship Worship is the heartbeat of the youth assembly. The worship services invite youth and sponsors to celebrate and participate in God’s new creation by loving and following Jesus Christ. We will catch a glimpse of the new creation described in Revelation 21 and 22 through a multi-sensory experience of music, visual art, action, scripture, drama, film, preaching, prayer and more. We all bring personal experiences and preferences to worship. The planning group strives to incorporate a diversity of expressions of worship into the week recognizing the wide range of ways people relate to God, the variety of gifts we have to share in worship, and the rich array of worship practices in Mennonite congregations. Each evening you’ll have the chance to respond actively to the message by experiencing the worship space from more than just your seat as we transform it together into a symbol of God’s new creation. You are invited to take part in these worship times however you feel led, enjoying the parts that are familiar or comfortable for you, and hopefully being open to God challenging you with new experiences, relationships and expressions of worship. We ask you to join us in praying that the Spirit may guide and empower our worship together, bringing each one of us more deeply into relationship with God, one another and all creation. An Offering will be taken on Wednesday morning and will be given to the Kitchener/Waterloo community in which we will serve in the afternoon. Small Group Time Small groups will meet daily throughout the week– following morning and evening worship. Small group times are intended to give youth groups an opportunity to reflect and share assembly experiences, raise questions, respond to challenges presented by speakers (during worship and seminars), and share intimately with each other as a youth group. Find a corner in a hallway or classroom, at Conrad Grebel, green space outside, lounges in the dorms. Find a place and make it a regular meeting place so everyone knows where to go. waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Peace in the Public Polygon On Wednesday afternoon and evening, we will express our peace publicly as we serve in the Kitchener and Waterloo communities, and learn more about the area. Busses will load north of the REV (by the North-West cul-de-sac) and Lots V and S.

When serving others, keep the following in mind: • Your attitude toward others is as important as what you do. • It is equally important to get to know each other in the process of getting the job done. Take time to visit and learn from those you meet. • Strangers may ask, “Why are you doing this?” You might respond by saying something like: “I have experienced God’s love from others and I want to also share that love where I am able.” Or “God’s love for me compels me to care for others.” You may have another way of putting your faith into words, but don’t hesitate to share what you believe when asked. Supper will be at Waterloo Park (within walking distance) followed by an Outdoor Worship Service. A Prayer Walk will end our worship together. The drama This Prison or: He Came Through the Floor by John Wideman will follow at the Humanities Theatre in Hagey Hall. Seminars Youth Assembly is a spiritual experience which gives opportunity to explore various aspects of our faith. As part of that experience, seminars offer the chance to hear about and engage in topics that are very specific and detailed in nature. Youth Only Seminars are on Tuesday afternoon from 1:00-3:45 pm and take place at Conrad Grebel (CGR) and St. Jerome’s (St.J). Space in these seminars is dependent on room size and numbers. Signup is available on arrival. If a room is full please choose another. Seminar details are listed in this program book.

Joint Youth-Adult Seminars are on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 4:00- 5:15 pm. Check your registration confirmation received at check-in. Sponsor Institute We are happy to be able to provide a Sponsor Institute on Tuesday afternoon from 1:00 to 3:45 pm. Matt Wilkinson is a Youth Ministry Specialist at The Meeting House, a multi-site church in Ontario. This will take place in the REV West Quad Lounge #102. See your daily schedule for details. Displays Several Mennonite boards, agencies, and educational institutions as well as other related Christians groups will have displays in the Foyer of the Theatre of the Arts as well as host a day in the New Earth Room. Other Mennonite boards, agencies, and educational institutions as well as other related Christians groups will have displays in Hagey Hall (where the Adults are meeting). Check it out!! 12 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 New Earth Room This will be a space throughout the week where youth can share their hopes and dreams in creative and meaningful ways. We hope you have brought your creative expressions of hope to display and share. This can be art, drawings, sculpture (small pieces), etc. Paper and markers will be available. Each day there will be a new ‘host’ in this room so come and see what they might have for you. Could be wild . . . could be crazy! REV North Quad Lounge #102. Planes for Peace Throughout the week we will create thousands of paper airplanes with messages of peace written on them. These planes will be delivered to the Canadian Government. The hope behind this project is to speak into the Government’s ear that together we can find a better way into our future: What kinds of planes does Canada need? Not military ones!! REV North Quad Lounge #102. Bookstore / Resource Centre These two services will again be available for you, offering opportunities to browse, borrow and buy the one-of-a-kind resources rarely found in stores. It will be located in the Hagey Hall. Find some time to take a look. Recreation A variety of activities will available throughout the week. There is lots of Green Space around the dorms so get out your Frisbees, soccer balls, etc. Outdoor basketball courts are located at the centre (east of the East Quad) and equipment is available to sign out at front desk. On Thursday afternoon, there will a large group outdoor event planned. You may want to bring your cameras. Late Night Late night activities will take place in various locations on the UW and CGR campuses. You will be able to choose from several options each evening. Check out the schedule in your book. Internet Those staying in campus lodging in the Ron Eydt Village can purchase a wireless internet access card at the residence front desk for $5/day. Multi-day rates are available.

waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Acronymns Ron Eydt Villate...... REV University of Waterloo...... UW Conrad Grebel University College...... CGR St. Jerome’s University...... St.J Physical Activities Complex...... PAC Canadian Mennonite University...... CMU Columbia Bible College...... CBC J.G. Hagey Hall...... HH Hymnal Worship Book...... HWB Modern Languages...... ML Sing the Story...... STS Sing the Journey...... STJ Student Village 1...... V1 thank you Mennonite Church Canada Youth Assemblies are designed to encourage passion and commitment to Jesus in those who participate, and I can’t think of a more passionate people than youth, their sponsors and pastors. I’ve had the pleasure of planning these gatherings for 7.5 years, working with a number of tremendous people during this time. Although the Youth Assembly will continue to take place every other year for the foreseeable future, It’s Epic; Remembering God’s Future, will be my last. I can’t begin to list the names of those to whom I am grateful to without the risk of leaving someone out. If you are (or were!) a youth who attended an Assembly, a member of a Youth Assembly Planning Committee or Worship Planning Committee, a guest speaker, a seminar facilitator, a food service provider, or someone who played any other role in pulling a Youth Assembly together, I thank you. Thank you for dreaming, for pushing boundaries with creativity and ingenuity, for pouring your time, energy and love into this worthwhile, life-shaping, nurturing event. Thank you for finding ways to share your passion for Jesus and letting your light shine. And thank you for the honour of walking this amazing journey with you.

Anna Rehan Youth Ministries Facilitator Mennonite Church Canada

14 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 monday, july 4 1:00 pm Assembly Registration REV, dining hall

5:00 pm Supper (name tags required) REV, dining hall

6:30 pm Group Mixer Games Meet in Village Green

7:45-9:30 pm Worship ML,Theatre of the Arts This is Going to be EPIC!

Speaker: Kathy Giesbrecht

9:45 pm Snack Conrad Grebel, green space

9:45 pm Snack and Sponsors Meeting Conrad Grebel, Great Hall

10:15 pm Late Night Activities (name tags required) Square Dancing - Conrad Grebel Great Hall (or Parking Lot) New Earth Room - REV North Quad Lounge #102 (Host - Home Street Mennonite Church Youth) Hang Out/Visit/Play - REV Complex/Dining Room Pool Tables and Internet Café Outdoor Basketball Courts

12:00 am In rooms

12:30 am Lights Out!

waterloo 2011 July 4-8 tuesday, july 5 8:00 am Breakfast (name tags required) REV, dining hall

9:30-10:45 am Morning Worship ML, Theatre of the Arts Seeing the First Heaven and the First Earth Scripture: Revelation 21: 1-4

Speaker: Heidi Miller

10:45 am Small Group time Check-in with youth groups

11:30 pm Lunch (name tags required) REV, dining hall

1:00 pm SPONSORS INSTITUTE

Engaging the Wireless Generation: The New Reality REV, West Quad Lounge #102

Facilitator: Matt Wilkinson, Youth Ministry Specialist at The Meeting House

This seminar will explore how engaging the Wireless Generation and their social spaces will be monumental in launching a highly relational and personal student ministry to both the churched and unchurched youth. The future of effective youth ministry will be found in how effectively we are stepping into their world and interacting with a student’s “digital image.” In return, you can expect insights and importantly – seek permission – to walk with them in their spiritual and personal lives.

16 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 1:00-2:15 pm SEMINARS Go to whatever interests you and enjoy learning something new! If a room is full, choose another seminar. On the Hot Seat! St.J #3012 Willard Metzger, Mennonite Church Canada, General Secretary and Anna Rehan, Youth Ministries Facilitator

This is your chance to set the agenda with church leaders. What do they need to know about youth in church today? What issues are youth most struggling with today? How can the church be most helpful to youth? What would your ideal worship time look like? Is church more of a social club, or does it really help you make tough decisions about life? This will be a completely interactive session. Come prepared in advance to ask the good, the bad, and the ugly questions.

Totally Ridiculous Activities St.J #3027 Tina Ashley, Assistant Director and Campbell Nisbet, Executive Director, both at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp & Retreat Centre

Strong teamwork and community are essential ingredients for a healthy church, just as they are for a strong summer staff team. Come participate in fast-paced, interactive activities which will challenge your teamwork, communication, and leadership abilities. Learn how to apply these skills when you return to your home churches.

Jesus, Truth, and Fiction CGR #1110 Reece Retzlaff, Youth Pastor at Nutana Park Mennonite Church in Saskatoon

Whether in books or in movies, fantasy and sci-fi are extraordinarily popular genres with teens and young adults. How do the themes explored in these genres inform a Jesus-oriented life of discipleship?

Boot camp for Peace builders CGR #1300 Matthew Bailey-Dick, Peace Animator, Mennonite Central Committee Ontario

This is part of your basic training as a follower of the nonviolent Jesus. Practice some of the spiritual disciplines and applied skills of nonviolence. Learn about current peace campaigns. Peace is won by fighting in a very different way! waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Technology and the Good Life? CGR #1101 Craig Neufeld, Pastor of Youth and Young Adults at Rosthern Mennonite Church

Technology in its various forms shapes us as individuals and as a community, for better or worse. The bread maker takes our hands out of the dough making process. Portable personal devices demand our full attention – even when we are with others. We long for the latest gadget and imagine how much easier our lives will be. But are our desires masking a deeper longing?

Creativity in Epic Proportions CGR Chapel Ed Janzen, Chaplain, and Mary Brubaker-Zehr, Director of Student Services, Conrad Grebel/U of Waterloo

Thinking outside the box is more than just a cliché—God’s Creativity is epic! How do we make God’s creativity real in big life decisions? Let’s practice thinking outside the box!

The Stories We Tell ... observing words we choose. St.J White Room Cheryl Weber Good, artist - linking art and inner healing workshops

When we speak to others, as well as when we are alone thinking, the words we choose impact how we feel. You will be encouraged to “play” with paint and paper to relax, and gently inspire inner healing as we discover a mindful approach to how we converse. If you are new to artists’ materials, that’s great! No skill necessary. This may be of special interest to those walking along side or dealing with depression.

Can Hurricanes be a Blessing? CGR #1301 Glenn Buck, MDS Ont. Unit Chairperson, volunteer and Region V investigator

When YOU (the church) get to work and assist others after their disasters (natural and other), YOU can make a difference! And in the process, YOU will be changed as well as those you reach out to. Come and experience how to turn hurricanes into blessings.

18 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Getting Intimate St.J #1036 Rosabeth Birky Koehn, UW student in English and Women’s Studies, attends Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church in Kitchener

What is intimacy exactly? In friendship? In romance? Come to join the conversation and discuss how young Christians can strike a balance in the development of physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual intimacy.

Faith and Sports (or Coach – you want me to hit him where?) St.J #3014 Randy Hildebrand, Pastor of Youth at Steinbach Mennonite Church

All youth who are on sports teams or are simply a fan of sports are invited to come,listen and discuss the joys and benefits of playing sports as well as trying to understand some of the struggles of being a Christian and playing sports. Topics will include Ethics, Integrity, Balance, Peer Pressure, Role Modeling and what to do with Sunday Morning Conflicts.

2:15 pm Break

2:30-3:45 pm Seminars Does Sunday School have a Future? CGR #1301 Lisa Carr Pries, Formation Council Chair and Pastor at Waterloo North Mennonite Church

What do you love or hate about Sunday school? Is there a better way for shaping disciples? What is the state of Sunday School in your congregation? What new trends and creative thinking are shaping the future of Sunday School curriculum?

Revelation 101: Let’s talk basics CGR #1302 Kathy Giesbrecht, Associate Director of Leadership Ministries, MCM; Youth Pastor, Home Street Mennonite

This book has got it all…the weird, the wild, the holy wonderful. How do we begin to get some handles on what it is saying? By starting with the basics. What kind of book is this? Who was it written to? What is the hope it contains? Maybe, just maybe, if we wrap our mind around some of this stuff…the stuff of the Book of Revelation will speak more clearly and loudly into our lives. (We can only hope). waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Serve - But with Your Eyes Wide Open! St.J #3027 Allan Reesor-McDowell, TOOLS and Youth and Young Adult Coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee–Ontario

Service organizations compete to send out some pretty enticing advertising for a wide array of one- or two-week service adventures for youth, promising a life changing experience. What are the pros, cons, risks, and rewards of these short immersion experiences? What are the questions to consider as you choose/make choices? Allan Reesor- McDowell will help you sort through a maze of considerations and questions about these popular trips.

Jesus, Truth, and Fiction CGR #1110 Reece Retzlaff, Youth Pastor at Nutana Park Mennonite Church in Saskatoon

Boot camp for Peace builders CGR #1300 Matthew Bailey-Dick, Peace Animator, Mennonite Central Committee Ontario

The Stories We Tell ... observing words we choose. St.J White Room Cheryl Weber Good, artist - linking art and inner healing workshops

20 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Why the Global Church Matters to You(th)! St.J #3012 Kristina Toews, Mennonite Church Canada Rep to the Mennonite World Conference Global Youth Summit and Youth Worker at Eben-Ezer Mennonite Church, Abbotsford, BC.

Find out about how youth are impacting the Global Church, through Mennonite World Conference, and how you can be a part of it!

Getting Intimate St.J #1036 Rosabeth Birky Koehn, UW student in English and Women’s Studies, attends Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church in Kitchener

Faith and Sports (or Coach – you want me to hit him where?) St.J #3014 Randy Hildebrand, Pastor of Youth at Steinbach Mennonite Church

All youth who are on sports teams or are simply a fan of sports are invited to come, listen and discuss the joys and benefits of playing sports as well as trying to understand some of the struggles of being a Christian and playing sports. Topics will include Ethics, Integrity, Balance, Peer Pressure, Role Modeling and what to do with Sunday Morning Conflicts.

4:00 pm Youth/Adult Joint Seminars Check your registration confirmation that you received at check-in

5:15 pm Supper (name tags required) REV, dining hall

6:45-8:30 pm Worship ML, Theatre of the Arts Seeing the First Heaven and the First Earth Scripture: Revelation 21:1-4

Speaker: Benjamin Myers

waterloo 2011 July 4-8 8:30 pm Small Group Time Check-in with youth groups

9:00 pm Snack Conrad Grebel - green space

9:30 pm Late Night Activities (name tags required) Concert with HELLO KELLY - Conrad Grebel, Great Hall New Earth Room - REV, North Quad Lounge #102 (Host - CGR) Hang Out/ Visit/Play - REV, West Quad Lounge /102 - REV, Complex/Dining Room Pool Tables and Internet Café Outdoor Basketball Courts

12:00 am In rooms

12:30 am Lights Out!

22 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 wednesday, july 6 8:00 am Breakfast (name tags required) REV, dining hall

9:30-10:45 am Worship ML, Theatre of the Arts Building the City of God Scripture: Revelation 21: 22-27

Speaker: Heidi Miller

10:45 am Small Group time Check-in with youth groups

11:30 pm Lunch (name tags required) REV, dining hall

1:00 pm Peace in the Public Ploygon (P3) Busses depart from Parking Lot V and S behind REV

5:00 pm Supper (name tags required) Waterloo Park

6:30 pm Joint Youth/Adult Worship Waterloo Park Bandshell

6:30-7:30 pm Worship Waterloo Park Bandshell Peace in the Public Polygon Greetings from MWC Global Youth Task Force – Kristina Toews Scripture: Revelation 21: 22-27 Scripture: Revelation 21: 22-27

Speaker: Willard Metzger

7:30-8:30 pm Prayer Walk

waterloo 2011 July 4-8 schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday TIME July 4/11 July 5/11 July 6/11 July 7/11 July 8/11

8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast 9:30 - 10:45 Worship Worship Worship Worship P3 Orientation 10:45 - 11:30 Small Group Small Group Small Group Pack up 11:30 - 1:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

1:00 - 2:15 Youth Only Seminars Peace in the Public Outdoor Games Depart Polygon (P3) 2:15 - 2:30 2:15-2:30 Break 1:00-3:00 Registration 2:30 - 3:45 1:00 - 5:00 Youth Seminar Service Projects Outdoor Games OR Tour 4:00 - 5:15 Joint Seminars 1:00 - 5:00 Joint Seminars

Supper 5:15 - 6:30 Supper Supper Supper in Waterloo Park

Group Mixer Games Evening Worship 6:45 - 8:30 6:30 – 7:15 Worship Worship in Waterloo Park Safe Travels and 8:30 Worship 7:45 – 9:30 Small Group Time Small Group Time Blessings 8:30 - 9:30 Drama 9:00 Snack Snack on you all

Snack & Sponsor Meeting 9:45 – 10:15 Late Night Activities Late Night Activities Late Night Activities 9:30 - 11:30 9:30 – 11:30 9:30 – 11:30 9:30 – 11:30 Late Night Activities 10:15 – 11:30

12:00 am In Rooms In Rooms In Rooms In Rooms 12:30 Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday TIME July 4/11 July 5/11 July 6/11 July 7/11 July 8/11

Supper 5:15 - 6:30 Supper Supper Supper in Waterloo Park

12:00 am In Rooms In Rooms In Rooms In Rooms 12:30 Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out

waterloo 2011 July 4-8 8:30 pm Drama – This Prison or: He Came Through the Floor By John Wideman HH - Humanities Theatre

9:00 pm Snack Conrad Grebel - green space

9:30 pm Late Night Activities (name tags required) Hypnotist Jerry Enns - Conrad Grebel, Great Hall Dutch Blitz Tournament with Mennonite Women Canada - REV dining hall New Earth Room - REV, North Quad Lounge #102 Hang Out/ Visit/Play - REV, West Quad Lounge /102 Outdoor Basketball Courts

12:00 am In rooms

12:30 am Lights Out!

26 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 thursday, july 7 8:00 am Breakfast (name tags required) REV, dining hall

9:30-10:45 am Worship ML, Theatre of the Arts Trusting the Tree of Life Scripture: Revelation 22:1-7

Speaker: Heidi Miller

10:45 am Small Group time Youth Groups meet

11:30 am Lunch (name tags required) REV, dining hall

1:00 pm Large Outdoor Event Conrad Grebel / CMU / CBC Meet in the Village Green

4:00 pm Youth/Adult Joint Seminars Check your registration confirmation you received at check-in

5:15 pm Supper (name tags required) REV, dining hall

6:45-8:30 am Worship ML, Theatre of the Arts Trusting the Tree of Life Scripture: Revelation 22:1-7

Speaker: Brice Balmer

8:30 pm Small Group Time Check-in with youth groups waterloo 2011 July 4-8 9:00 pm Snack Conrad Grebel - green space

9:30 pm Late Night Activities (name tags required) Drama: OPEN? – HH, Humanities Theatre Dodge ball – PAC, Small Gym New Earth Room - REV, North Quad Lounge #102 (hosts CMU) Hang Out/ Visit/Play - REV, West Quad Lounge /102 - REV, dining hall Pool Tables and Internet Café

12:00 am In rooms

12:30 am Lights Out! friday, july 8 8:00 am Breakfast (name tags required) REV, dining hall

9:30-11:00 am Worship ML, Theatre of the Arts Celebrating God’s New Creation Sending

Speaker: Heidi Miller

11:00 am Pack and clean your room

11:30 am Lunch (name tags required) REV, dining hall

1:30 pm On the Road Again!!

28 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 wednesday night joint youth adult worship at waterloo park Peace in the Public Polygon Gathering Singing Welcome Call to Worship Hearing about the Mennonite World Conference Youth Task Force – Kristina Toews Hearing God’s Word Singing Scripture Introduction/Prayer of Blessing Speaker – Willard Metzger Responding to God’s Word Singing Prayer of Intercession Sending Invitation to Prayer in Action

Songs for Wednesday evening Let there be light, Lord God (HWB #371) 1. Let there be light, Lord God of hosts! Let there be wisdom on the earth! Let broad humanity have birth! Let there be deeds instead of boasts. 2. Within our passioned hearts in still the calm that endeth strain and strife. Make us thy ministers of life. Purge us from lusts that curse and kill. 3. Give us the peace of vision clear to see each other’s good, our own, to joy and suffer not a lone: the love that casteth out all fear. 4. Let woe and waste of warfare cease, that useful labour yet may build its homes with love and laughter filled! God, give thy wayward children peace!

Text: William M Vories Music: Charles HC Zeuner Public Domain waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Come all you people Come all you people, come and praise your maker! (3x) Come now and worship the Lord.

Renew your church (HWB #363) 1. Renew your church, its ministries restore, both to serve and adore. Make it again as salt through-out the land and as light from a stand. ‘Mid somber shadows of the night where greed and hatred spread their blight, O send us forth with pow’r endued. Help us, God, be renewed. 2. Teach us your word, reveal its truth divine; on our path let it shine. Tell of your works, your mighty acts of grace; from each page show your face. As you have loved us, sent your Son, and our salvation now is won, O let our hearts with love be stirred. Help us, God, know your word! 3. Teach us to pray, for you are always near. Your still voice let us hear. Our souls are restless till they rest in you, where we find strength anew. Before your presence keep us still that we may find for us your will And seek your guidance ev’ry day. Teach us, Christ, how to pray! 4. Teach us to love with heart and mind and soul. You, O Christ, be our goal. Break down old walls of prejudice and hate. Leave us not to our fate. As you have loved and giv’n your life to end hostility and strife, O share your grace from heav’n above. Teach us, Christ, how to love! Text: © 1960 K.L.Cober ©1985 by Judson Press 30 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Come, Light of the World (STS #3) Come, Light of the World! (4x) Come, Spirit of God . . . Come, Prince of Peace . . . Christ, hear our prayer . . . Words and music © 2002 Randall L. Spaulding. Used by permission

Longing for Light (STJ #54) 1. Longing for light, we wait in the darkness. Longing for truth, we turn to you. Make us your own, your holy people, light of the world to see. Ch: Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine in our darkness. Christ, be our light! Shine in your church gathered today. 2. Longing for peace, our world is troubled. Longing for hope, many despair. Your word alone has pow’r to save us. Make us your living voice. 3. Longing for food, many are hungry. Longing for water, many still thirst. Make us your bread, broken for others, shared until all are fed.

4. Longing for shelter, many are homeless. Longing for warmth, many are cold. Make us your building, sheltering others, walls made of living stone.

5. Many the gifts, many the people, many the hearts that yearn to belong. Let us be servants to one another, making your kingdom come.

waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Prayer Walk for after evening worship July 6th

Prayers for our world and … ”the healing of the nations” (Rev. 22: 2) Sending Song: Lord Jesus, you shall be my song (STJ #14) Lord Jesus, you shall be my song as I journey; I’ll tell ev’rybody about you wherever I go: You alone are our life and our peace and our love. Lord Jesus, you shall be my song as I journey.

Lord Jesus, I’ll praise you as long as I journey. May all of my joy be a faithful reflection of you. May the earth and the sea and the sky join my song. Lord Jesus, I’ll praise you as long as I journey.

As long as I live, Jesus, make me your servant To carry your cross and to share all your burdens and tears. For you saved me by giving your body and blood. As long as I live, Jesus, make me your servant.

I fear in the dark and the doubt of my journey; But courage will come with the sound of your steps by my side. And with all of the family you saved by your love, We’ll sing to your dawn at the end of your journey.

Call to Prayer

Call to prayer – (ringing of bell, people face one another) North America Pray together: These great lands of North America, including Canada and the US , are known as Turtle Island to our First Nations Peoples. We ask God’s blessings on all the many peoples who live on Turtle Island including ourselves – people who often struggle with addiction, poverty, affluence, and lack of purpose in life. Lord, purify our hearts, minds, and wills. Loving God, pour your blessing on North America. 32 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Song: New Earth Heavens New (HWB #299) New earth, heavens new, Spirit of God moving; New seed, creatures new, Spirit of life moving; New man, woman new, image of God moving. Sing a new song to the One who has said, “Behold, I make all things new.”

New love, mercies new, Spirit of God moving; New strength, hopefulness new, Spirit of life moving; New hearts, spirits new, image of God moving. Sing a new song to the One who has said, “Behold, I make all things new.”

New minds, wisdom new, Spirit of God moving; New law, covenant new, Spirit of life moving; New name, nature new, image of God moving. Sing a new song to the One who has said, “Behold, I make all things new.”

New earth, heavens new, Spirit of God moving; New birth, creatures new, Spirit of God moving; New men, women new, image of God moving. Sing a new song to the One who has said, “Behold, I make all things new.”

Call to prayer (clapper – people face south) South America Pray together: All nations in South America – are known and loved by you, O Lord. Help us be better neighbours to our sisters and brothers to the south. Give us the courage to recognize, acknowledge, and speak out when the behaviours of people in our own land marginalize your children in the South. Lord, we pray for a compassionate world. Loving God, pour your blessing on South America.

waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Song: Sizohamba naye (We will walk with God)(STJ #78) Sizohamba naye, wo wo wo, sizohamba naye. (2x) Ngom-hla wen-ja-bu-la sizohamba naye. (2x)

We will walk with God, my brothers, we will walk with God. We will walk with God, my sisters, we will walk with God. We will go rejoicing ‘til the kingdom has come. (2x)

Call to prayer (drum – people face southeast) Africa Pray together: Wracked by internal wars to feed our appetites for chocolate, cell phones and precious metals we hold the suffering people of Africa in our prayers as they strive for justice, peace, equality and the end of oppression. Loving God, pour your blessings on Africa.

Song: Hamba nathi (Come, walk with us) (STJ #2) Hamba nathi, mku-lu-lu we-thu (4x) Mku-lu-lu, mku-lu-lu, mku-lu-lu we-thu, (4x)

1. Come walk with us, the journey is long. (4) The journey, the journey, the journey is long. (4x)

2. Share our burden, and join in the song.

3. Come, uplift us and bring us new life.

4. Give us peace when the journey is done.

Call to prayer (gong – people face west) Asia Pray together: Natural disasters of floods, earthquakes and tsunamis overwhelm the countries of Asia. Children and parents find no safety in homes or schools. Give us unflinching generosity as we pray for your people in Asia, that they may be restored in body and spirit and begin to rebuild their lives. Loving God, pour your blessings on Asia. 34 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Song: Guide my feet (HWB #546) 1. Guide my feet while I run this race, (3x) For I don’t want to run this race in vain! 2. Hold my hand . . . . 3. Stand by me . . . . 4. I’m your child . . . . 5. Search my heart . . . . 6. Guide my feet . . . .

African American Spiritual

Call to prayer (prayer bowl – people face northeast) Europe & Middle East Pray together: Europe and the Middle East stand in the middle of ancient conflicts. Often funded by taxpayers in Western lands, billions are spent on weapons to kill while the cost of these instruments of war could house the homeless, feed the hungry, and build communities of peace. We pray for changed hearts, and that changed hearts will prompt changed action as we seek peace together. Loving God, pour your blessings on Europe and the Middle East.

Song: We are people of God’s peace (HWB #407) We are people of God’s peace as a new creation. Love unites and strengthens us at this celebration. Sons and daughters of the Lord, serving one another, A new covenant of peace binds us all together.

We are children of God’s peace in this new creation, spreading joy and happiness, through God’s great salvation. Hope we bring in spirit meek, in our daily living. Peace with ev’ryone we seek, good for evil giving.

We are servants of God’s peace, of the new creation. Choosing peace, we faithfully serve with heart’s devotion. Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, confidence will give us. Christ the Lord is our defence; Christ will never leave us.

Please extinguish your candles when you reach the University campus buildings. You may keep your candle or place it in the boxes outside of the Humanities Theatre before entering. waterloo 2011 July 4-8 speakers Mornings Heidi A. Miller lives in Broadway, VA and has taught at Eastern Mennonite University in the area of worship, youth ministry, church leadership, and Christian spirituality. She has also done consulting, writing, and speaking in the broader church and at various conferences. Heidi is in the process of transitioning to Dallas, TX where she will teach in Christian Worship at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University.

Heidi is especially passionate about connecting the stories of people with God’s overarching story in gathered worship. She looks forward to hearing our stories.

Heidi enjoys jogging, reading, hiking, horseback riding, flower gardening, friends, church architecture, and theological conversations with her ten-year-old son.

Monday Evening Kathy Giesbrecht The Rev. Kathy G. has been hanging around youth rooms, pizza joints, high school gyms, camps and 7-11’s forever …and she would have it no other way. She’s done time with Youth For Christ, three congregations and Mennonite Church Manitoba. She believes it is a great day to be ‘the Church’, is passionate about the mission of God and lives with Big Hope for the world. When she isn’t talking Jesus…she loves to talk football, cats, politics and spicy food.

36 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Tuesday Evening Benjamin Myers is a photo journalist based in Washington, DC, specializing in editorial, travel, and corporate photography. The primary focus of Benjamin’s journalism work is on Capitol Hill, where Benjamin photographs for various newswires and corporate clients. Benjamin’s photos have been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine online, and Newsweek online.

Born in Haiti, Benjamin’s passion for travel developed at an early age. Through his subsequent travels, including trips to Hong Kong, Eastern and Western Europe, Pakistan, and the Philippines, Benjamin captures the human condition through his photographs.

In January 2010, Benjamin traveled to Haiti to document the earthquake destruction for the European Pressphoto Agency, Corbis Images, and International Relief & Development. Benjamin’s images from the earthquake were recognized at the annual Visa Pour L’Image International Festival of Photojournalism in Perpignan, France. With over 150,000 images documenting the earthquake submitted to the conference, several of Benjamin’s photographs were among the 100 selected to be displayed. A collection of Benjamin’s work can be found at www.benjaminjaymyers.com

Wednesday Evening Willard Metzger was appointed General Secretary Mennonite Church Canada in 2010. He has served in pastoral leadership for 18 years in Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC), and on the General Board of Mennonite Church Canada as Chair of Christian Witness Council for 9 years. Most recently he was National Director of Church Relations for World Vision Canada. Willard is eager to engage with leaders, congregations, students, youth, young adults and business entrepreneurs to share in the task of shaping the Church. He recently co-authored a book entitled Going Missional. Willard is passionate about the church and enjoys preaching, teaching and presenting workshops. Willard is married to Lois and has two adult children, Matt and Chris.

waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Thursday Evening Brice Balmer has worked many years with people who are marginalized because of low incomes, addictions, refugee experiences, or being of another faith or culture, first in U.S.A. and for the past 33 years in Ontario. Brice has been co-pastor at First Mennonite Church in Kitchener, chaplaincy director for the House of Friendship (a large multiservice agency serving people with low incomes), director of a provincial multi-faith anti-poverty coalition, supervisor of social work interns, and associate professor of practical theology. He has written several books including Meeting Our Multifaith Neighbours And Persistent Poverty: Voices From The Margins.

His questions continue to be spiritual: Where is God in the midst of suffering? How to we get to justice? How do we join with God for the healing of the world and its many peoples?

Brice is married, has two sons, and five grandchildren. His garden is full of flowers and vegetables; pulling weeds is a way of venting frustration; looking at the garden reminds him of God’s beauty in nature and people.

38 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Drama Presentations Wednesday, July 6th at 8:30 pm Humanities Theatre, J.G. Hagey Hall This Prison or: He Came Through the Floor By John Wideman This is an original one-act play by John Wideman which explores the delusions of an eccentric prisoner and his surprise encounter with a Good Samaritan who digs up through his jail cell. “This Prison or: He Came Through the Floor” is both fun and thought provoking as it explores fundamentalism, doubt, and our reluctance to step out of our comfort zone.

Thursday, July 7th at 9:30 pm Humanities Theatre, J.G. Hagey Hall OPEN? Jamie’s humdrum Canadian life takes an interesting turn when refugee claimants Maria, Chavi and Sophie find their way into her life. “Open?” is a story about how unexpected friendship wipes away prejudice and fear, inspiring Jamie to speak out against injustice on behalf of her new friends. What do you know about Bill C-49? Do you know of the struggle many refugee claimants face when they enter Canada? This play puts a human face on political debates and will challenge you to reflect on how your attitudes and the policies of Canada actually affect individual lives. Written by Michelle Van Rassel, Jessica Ressor Remple, Katie Cowie and Kimberlee Walker for their undergrad thesis project for the Peace and Conflict Studies class at Conrad Grebel University College. This drama was developed in support of Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support (MCRS). MCRS walks with families seeking refugee protection in Canada through every step of the process from the time of their arrival to their eventual acceptance as permanent residents or deportation from Canada. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit MCRS. waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Building Index Code Building

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46 waterloo 2011 July 4-8 youth sponsor/pastor covenant with mennonite church canada To allow everyone involved to have the best experience at Assembly we believe we need to make some promise statements together. You are invited to promise with us by signing our youth sponsor/pastor Assembly covenant.

We seek to worship, serve, learn, play, and have a lot of fun. To do this, we agree that:

1. We are the primary supervisors of our youth during Waterloo 2011

2. We will encourage appropriate behaviour and help youth embody their Youth Assembly covenants

3. We are responsible for the overall health, safety, and well-being of our youth. Injuries and/or illness should be reported to Anna Rehan, MC Canada Youth Ministries Facilitator, or Alina Balzer-Peters, Community Life Facilitator, immediately

4. We will be full participants in all aspects of Youth Assembly 2011 and will encourage our youth to immerse themselves in the Assembly experience

5. We are responsible to ensure that youth are present in their rooms each night at the agreed upon time (12am in residence, 12:30 lights out)

6. We will connect daily with the youth we are supervising, processing the experiences of Youth Assembly 2011 with them, and doing what we can to facilitate a positive experience for them

7. If larger discipline problems arise or if something in the written guidelines needs to be clarified, we will seek out and speak with Anna Rehan, Mennonite Church Canada Youth Ministries Facilitator, or Alina Balzer-Peters, Community Life Facilitator

8. If we see youth participants (who are not from our group) doing something inappropriate, we will take whatever action is necessary at the time and then report the incident to their youth sponsor or to the Community Life Facilitator (Alina Balzer-Peters).

Signed:

waterloo 2011 July 4-8 Mennonite Church Canada