Diocesan Youth head to Atlanta 'For Peace'

A youth team from our diocese is traveling to Atlanta today for the Province IV Youth Event, "PYE 2018: For Peace". For the next 4 days they will join together with youth from the other 19 Episcopal dioceses of Province IV to experience the presence of God in the world and to serve and be served by God's people.

Follow their adventures on the new Diocesan Youth Instagram account, @tecscyouth.

During the day, the seven youth and adult leader Andrea McKellar will be taking part in outreach work at sites around the city. At night, the youth will stay at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Midtown Atlanta, and spend part of each evening reflecting on their experiences. They'll also be enjoying the All Saints' youth space, which includes a basketball court, movie screen, pool tables, ping pong and more.

Service partners the youth will be working with include:

• Church of the Common Ground - Serving breakfast, leading morning prayer, and working at the foot clinic
• Holy Comforter - Serving in their kitchen and in the community garden
• Smart Kid Smart Lunch - Building and delivering lunches to children on assisted school lunch programs
• Midtown Assistance Center - Working with clients, making lunches, and data entry
• Atlanta Community Foodbank - Volunteering in the Disaster Relief Center and loading 
• donations for delivery ​

PYE 2018 also will participate in Posts for Peace, sharing ideas of how participants can be instruments of peace within Atlanta, at home, and the world. Using 6-foot posts, they will create works of art that will be displayed across the country in an effort to raise awareness and stimulate conversation leading to peace and resolving injustice. You can find more information at postsforpeaceandjustice.org.