A request from our friend, Erin:
"I can personally vouch for this conference. It is SUPER solid and many teens have a completely new experience with their faith than they’ve ever been exposed to before. This conference presents our faith in all its beauty and tradition – no apologies – and sets a high standard which teens always meet! Not all teen faith conferences are like this. Have you heard of many conferences that do a 3 hour Adoration for teenagers as their front and center highlight of the weekend on Saturday night? Didn’t think so. But it’s amazing to see teens reach out for Christ and experience Him in a whole new way that most of the time, they are judged too immature to be exposed to. I volunteered for the first Steubenville NW a few years ago and let me tell you – as a volunteer, you get so much out of the conference too! GREAT speakers and music and just a God-filled weekend. As young adults, let’s give back to the next generation and help make this conference a success!"
Hello all, As the summer fast approaches us, Jamie and I are preparing for Steubenville Northwest (Friday, July 31st - Sunday, August 2nd). For those of you who do not know what Steubenville Northwest is, let me tell you a little about it. It is a youth conference put on by Steubenville University and hosted by Spiritus Ministries (which is a group from St. Michael's in Olympia). The conference is located in Spokane at Gonzaga University. The conference is centered around the Eucharist, and focused on vocations, and is hosted by nationally recognized speakers and musicians. It brings thousands of teens from MT, OR, WA, ID, and WY. It is an amazing weekend for teens and all those who volunteer.
Jamie and I are in charge of finding volunteers for the weekend and it takes a lot of people. That is where you come in. We would love for all of you to be able to be present and help with the weekend. We need people To help with crowd controll, Mass, Adoration, the store, setting up for workshops, AV, and much more all sorts of stuff needs to get done. It cost $18 per night per double room so if you share the room it is $18 for the weekend. It is $45 for 6 meals over the weekend or you can bring your own food and stay with someone you know in the area. If the cost is to much there are people who are willing to be a host family for the weekend.
We know that many of us have growing families and little ones, and are unable to commit to weekends away, but what I ask from all of you is to pass this on to other Catholics who would like to spend a weekend serving the youth of the Northwest. Many of my E-Mails are not current. We also need all the prayers we could get, so if you are unable to attend please pray for the weekend. If you would like to come for the weekend or know someone that does please contact us.
Jessi Oakland 360-438-6507
jessib1145@yahoo.com
God bless all of you and thank you for your support.
Jessi and Jamie Oakland
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