Youth Rally

Registration is over!  If you still want to enjoy part of the rally, please check out the alacarte choices if you want to make a day trip. Alacarter choices and costs will be available about the middle of May.

As of May 5th,  348 teens and leaders are registered!

A second mailing will be e-mailed to everyone who has an e-mail address.  Leaders without e-mail will receive a paper copy. This mailing includes the final registration that has medical info and roomate preferences.  The leader is to gather all these registrations for the group and return them together with the remaining balance -- 190 dollars for most by May 15th.

If you need a copy of the mailing please click below. The second mailing includes all the individual pages that follow:

Complete 2nd Mailing

Letter

Schedule

Youth registration

Leader registration

The WELS Western Wisconsin District Rally is scheduled for Thursday July 17,2008 to Saturday July 19, 2008.

First mailing in September: Entire First Mailing      Teen Registration     Chaperone Registration      Poster      Schedule      First Letter

Theme:  Rise Up and Praise Him

Administrator: Pastor Paul Steinberg pastors@charter.net

We will be spending a couple days thinking about why and how we worship together.  We will be exposed to and participate in several worship styles and be given opportunities to discuss what we think and why.  Teens and leaders can take home tools and appreciation for the worship they have in their own congregations and have tools to rise up and praise the Lord in their future Christian congregations.

Logo:  (above) The Red Arrow symbolizes the first part of worship, that through the red blood of Jesus, God comes to us and makes us his children by word and sacraments.  The Green arrow is the response God produces in us to go, rise up and praise him.

Website:  /youth_rallywww.diedforme.com

 

 

Location:  Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI  www.kalahariresort.com 

It is home to the largest indoor waterpark in the U.S. and has tons of meeting space and break out area -- the largest in Wisconsin

Attendees will be staying Village Suites: [from the Kalahari contract] Each Village Suite includes three bedrooms; one with a king bed and two with 2 queen beds. Three bathrooms, one with whirlpool tub.  27" television in each bedroom.  Living room group with queen sofa sleeper, fireplace and 32" television.  Fully equipped kitchen and dining room set.  Patio/balcony with furniture.

Click on this link to download .pdf brochure of resort: http://www.kalahariresort.com/pdf/wisconsinBrochure.pdf

 

Dates:  July 17-19, 2008  -- Thursday through Saturday

Cost:  $290

–        $30- $40 of this approximately will go toward a Mission Partners project the teens will choose at the rally

–        Teens will also be invited to bring additional funds for this project.  If we get 400 to come to the rally that will be about $12,000 we can send to a project.  The question was asked, “How come it was so easy to raise $600 per teen to go the Orlando for the rally, when we can’t raise $30 per person for the WELS missions?”  This can be a small way of saying we can do both.

 

Speakers: 

Entertainment:

Comedy Sportz Team from Quad Cities -- 3 Time national improv champions -- as seen at our last two regional rallies and at several International Rallies.  www.csz-qc.com  

Preliminary Schedule: tentative

Thursday, July 17th

Noon -- Arrival, check out displays

12:20 -- Welcome!  Introduction

12:35 -- Worship for Teen Souls -- CRAVE Teen Worship by Brian Lampe and STP

1:35 -- Break Out Groups for Discussion of Worship Service

2:15 -- Comedy Sportz /  Dells Jet Boats or Ducks

4 PM -- Check in

5:30-6:30 -- Dinner

6:30 PM -- Fun at Waterpark

10:30 PM -- Rise up and Praise Him -- Theme Presentation by Pastor Paul Steinberg

11 PM -- Comedy Sportz

Midnight -- In rooms & lights out

 

Friday, July 18th (wear rally shirts!)

8 am -- Breakfast

9 am -- Worship -- Worship With Tested Tools -- Pastor Aaron Christie

10 -- Break Out Groups for Discussion of Worship Service

10:45 -- Noon -- Service Projects (Choir, Jesus Cares, Prayer Groups, Letters to Missionaries, Plan Next Rally, Pick Mission Project, etc.)

Noon -- Lunch

1 PM -- Recreation -- Stay at Kalahari or go around Dells with Chaperones -- Dinner on your own

7 PM -- Worship With New Tools by Pastor James Skorzewski and Koine  www.koinemusic.com

7:45 -- Break out Groups for Discussion of Worship Service

8:30 -- Comedy Sportz & Concert by Koine  www.koinemusic.com

Midnight -- In rooms & Lights out

 

Saturday, July 19th

8 am -- Breakfast

9 am -- Wake up Music and Announcements -- Pastor Paul Steinberg

9:30 am -- Discussion Groups by Congregation

10:15 am -- Closing Devotion and Announcement of Mission Project

11:00 am -- Farewell!

 

Groups can choose to use their wristbands to stay at the Kalahari or they can go somewhere in the DELLS before they head home.

  

Administration:  Paul Steinberg   pastors@charter.net

Speakers & Volunteer Host: : Michelle Eggert  michelle_eggert@conferencedirect.com

Details will be posted as available here and will be mailed to congregations in early September.

See Below for info from our previous regional rally at the Kalahari!

 

Click on this link to see some pictures from the first regional rally at the Kalahari:  http://www.livingbold.net/articles/lb020902a1.html

 

 

Administration:  Paul Steinberg   pastors@charter.net

Speakers & Volunteer Host: : Michelle Eggert  michelle_eggert@conferencedirect.com

Security: Dan Hanke  cen12705@centurytel.net

Publicity: Kathy Behnke jeffandkathybehnke@hotmail.com

Food and Health:  Terri Pfaff  spsec@mwt.net

Treasurer:  Tom Price  

CYD:  Steve Schmeling  revsteve@wwt.net

T-shirts:  Steve Board  board@rchoops.com

District Teens:  Pastor Martin Luchterhand slsec@mwt.net