YOUTH DAY 2012 at the Religious Education Congress March 22, 2012 Held at the Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Ave., Anaheim, Calif. (just across from Disneyland).
See the new Youth Day 2012 Schedule  • See the Youth Day 2012 Workshops
What is Youth Day? Youth Day is held annually on the Thursday of the Religious Education Congress weekend. All High School students are invited, and many different backgrounds from throughout the Archdiocese – and beyond – come together to participate in morning and afternoon Workshops, Liturgy and a Rally. Who May Attend? Youth Day is designed for all students from public and Catholic schools, grades 9 through 12. NOTE: Students below the 9th grade are not allowed to participate in this event and will be refused admission. What Does Youth Day Cost? Adult chaperones are required for each group of 10 students (maximum), all attending the same workshop. We recommend one extra chaperone for all your groups and suggest you add the additional name to your first group registered. The registration fee for Youth Day 2012 is $20 ($25 after February 4, 2012). Youth Day 2012 Information See the Youth Day 2012 Schedule See the Youth Day Workshops See the Youth Day Rules Download the Youth Day parish/school permission card – Retreat Registration Card (PDF: 2 pgs, 1.3 MB)   Youth Day 2012 Registration Youth Day registration is separate from Congress registration. The fee is $20 ($25 after February 4, 2012).  • Online Registration (for payment by check or credit card)  • Download the Youth Day Registration Form (PDF: 1 pg, 51k)  • Download the Youth Day Section from the Registration Guidebook (PDF: 9 pgs, 1.5 Mb)  • Download the 2012 Youth Day Map coming soon   Opportunities at Youth Day 2012 For Youth: MCs at Youth Day -- We invite all high school students attending Youth Day to become MCs to introduce speakers before workshops. (Deadline: Friday, February 8, 2012). Download the form here. Choir at Youth Day -- We welcome young people to become part of the Archdiocesan choir for our liturgy. People that are talented singers or instrumentalists are invited to come be part of the group that leads the music at Mass.  (Deadline: Friday, February 8, 2012). Contact Katie Zeigler. For Adults: Adult Volunteers at Youth Day -- If you or someone you know who is adult and is NOT chaperoning a group for Youth Day, but would like to volunteer for the great event, we have a place for you! Our adult volunteer team helps with crowd control, information sharing and much more during the day. We’re looking for youth-friendly people that can make the day more enjoyable for all.  (Deadline: Friday, February 17, 2012). Download the form here.   What's New for Youth Day 2012 Youth Day 2012 has a new schedule and features. This year there will be two tracks – everyone chooses either morning Arena events (Track 1) or afternoon Arena events (Track 2). And everyone gets to see the Arena speaker, Mike Patin, so you only need to select a speaker workshop first and second choice. TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TIME EVENT TIME EVENT 8:00 am Arena Rally (AM) 8:00 am Opening Music & Opening Sessions   Arena Workshop (AM) 9:30 am Convention Center Workshops   Arena Liturgy (AM) 11:00 am Lunch 11:45 am Lunch 12:15 pm Arena Rally (PM) 1:00 pm Convention Center Workshops   Arena Workshop (PM) 2:30 pm Convention Center Closing Rallies   Arena Liturgy (PM) 3:45 pm Dismissal 3:45 pm Dismissal THE BENEFITS!   •  Everyone gets to experience the Arena Rally, the Arena workshop and the Arena Liturgy.   •  The workshop times are longer.   •  Because of the staggered lunchtimes, the longer lunch periods allow for shorter food lines.   •  Your Name Tag is now your workshop admission - no tickets required.   •  Because of the staggered lunchtimes, the longer lunch period allows for shorter food lines. See the NEW Youth Day Schedule.   Youth Day 2012 T-shirts ATTENTION GROUP LEADERS: Official Youth Day T-shirts will available for custom and group pre-orders. Orders with payment must be received by February 26, 2012 and will be shipped directly to the customer’s home or business location. Customize your Youth Day shirt with your youth group or parish name on the back for as low as $2.50 per shirt. Special Discount Pricing for Pre-Orders: T-shirts: $12.50, Sweatshirts: $35 Adult sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL On Youth Day, T-shirts: $15, Sweatshirts: $40 and available at the Seraph7 booth in the main Arena Lobby (south side) of the Convention Center Arena. Youth sizes, 3X, and sweatshirts are also available in limited supply. Pre-order to ensure you get yours at www.Seraph7.com.   About Youth Day – from Grapevine/E-VINE The Office of Religious Education distributes a Youth Ministry Grapevine (PDF newsletter) and E-VINE (emailing) of important information in the field of Youth Ministry for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Excerpts relating to Youth Day appear here:   Youth Day Videos On our YouTube.com/RECongress page you can find current videos from this year and from last year. Including:      Youth Day 2012 Theme The theme for the day is "Called Out: Challenge Accepted." We are CALLED OUT to serve others and share the Good News. We say CHALLENGE ACCEPTED when we are God for others and become the light that leads others out of the darkness.   See the Reading for Youth Day 2012 See the Reflection on the Youth Day 2012 Theme Below are the thoughts developed from the theme meeting. It shows what the young people were thinking after reflecting on the readings of the day for Youth Day 2012. Collection at Last Year's Youth Day It looks like we collected almost $15,500 at Youth Day for CRS’ work in Japan – that's about $1 per participant. (We're still counting the change, hoping it puts us right at $15,500!) I know the young people of LA (and beyond) say thank you for helping us to make it possible to be in solidarity with those in Japan.                                                       – Mike Norman, Youth Day Coordinator (March 23, 2011) Beautiful! I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU on behalf of all of us in CRS. This collection is the Good News lived out at Youth Day and spread across the waters to Japan!!! Solidarity is alive and well in the young church of Los Angeles! I will be getting an update on Caritas Japan’s response and our support of that response in the coming days to share with you, but wanted to reach out to share our heartfelt thanks for this action in solidarity with the vulnerable of Japan that we, through Caritas Japan and our partners there, will be responding to. On Youth Day, our team of volunteers and I also collected an estimated 2,000-plus interfaith prayers and messages of solidarity that I have rolled up and have ready to go to mail to Japan to show that the young church of Los Angeles at L.A. Youth Day are in solidarity with Caritas Japan and those they serve. It was a beautiful outpouring of support and we quickly filled up (both sides) a huge roll of paper in just a few hours' time. I am sure it will be received with great appreciation from the staff there and those they serve. On behalf of all of us at CRS, I wanted to say what a gift our collaboration is to all of us in CRS! Congratulations on a beautiful Youth Day, Congress and Spirit-filled weekend. God is good all the time.                                                       – Jeanine Boucher-Colbert, Youth Program Organizer, CRS West  (March 25, 2011) YD Registration Problem? Have a problem with Youth Day registration? Call our registration line at (213) 637-7348.