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Winter Retreats are offered the last three weekends in January
and run from Friday evening through Sunday morning.
They are held at the Philip Bongiorno Conference Center in
Carlisle, PA. Halfway through (an event) school year
is a perfect time to evaluate "how am I doing"?
"Am I spiritually positioned to make the most of my opportunities?
This retreat is at the half-way point in a student’s
school year and challenges the students to make the most of
the rest of their school year and their opportunities to represent
Christ to their fellow students.
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The Fine Arts Festival is a valuable opportunity for students
to discover and develop their ministry gifts and talents. Students
are discovering God has given each one of them a gift that needs
to be developed and shared with others. The Fine Arts
Festival exists to allow students to sharpen their talents by
being adjudicated by gifted and highly qualified individuals
in the areas of music, drama, creative writing, and more.
Each of the 12 geographical sections in our District has their
own festival, which occurs every February. Those who receive
a Superior with Invitation rating at Sections are invited to
participate in the District Festival, which falls the Wednesday
through Friday before Easter and is held at the Philip Bongiorno
Conference Center in Carlisle, PA. Those who receive a
Superior with Invitation at Districts are invited to participate
in the National Festival, which occurs in August (location changes
every year).
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The largest Assemblies of God District Youth Convention in
the Nation is held the Thursday and Good Friday before Easter
Sunday at the Giant Center located in the center of the "sweetest
place on earth," Hershey, PA. Thousands of students and
leaders will come together for a fast paced, high energy,
impacting event where students can invite their unsaved friends
to join them.
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Parkdays are offered in June. This is an opportunity for the whole family to attend one of this year’s Assemblies of God Days at an amusement park near you! Pack a picnic lunch…it’s sure to be a day filled with fun and memories for families, youth groups, singles, and the whole church family!! We offer a day to Kennywood Park, Hersheypark, and Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom. Make plans now to attend!
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Youth Camps are offered the 3rd and 4th weeks in June and
run from Monday afternoon through Friday morning. They
are held at the Philip Bongiorno Conference Center in Carlisle,
PA. Each week of camp is packed with high energy programming
including activities, sports competitions, pool games, and
powerful & anointed services. Camp is a life transforming
opportunity for students to experience God. Many students
experience the Baptism of the Holy Spirit for the first time
and many are called into full time vocational ministry.
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Jesus said "Go into all the world." Jesus has asked
us to be witnesses at home as well as abroad. The dates for
the AIM (Ambassador in Missions) trips are different each
year, but generally fall in July through early August.
This missions opportunity is approximately 10 days in a foreign
country, where students will be trained and involved in street
ministry, puppets, and personal evangelism The mandatory
training week is held during the second week of Youth Camp.
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The Bible Quiz Ministry is similar to quick-recall academic
games, or the old television show College Bowl. Two teams
of three quizzers, each from local churches, face a series
of twenty questions with varying difficulty. The first quizzer
to buzz in and answer the question correctly gains points
for their team. Students in grades 6 through 12 can
participate. We also offer a Bible Quiz Camp the third week
of August every year. It runs from Thursday afternoon
through Saturday Morning and is held at the Philip Bongiorno
Conference Center in Carlisle, PA. The purpose of this
camp is to provide the proper tools in every B/Q area to ensure
a quality discipleship ministry in every local church.
This camp is not just seminars. Every quizzer and coach
will actually “be in the trenches”- quizzing,
interrupting questions, quizmastering, writing questions,
a well as participating in the Quoting Bee and other drills.
We study a different book/books of the Bible each year.
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Youth Advance, our back to school retreat, is offered over
Labor Day weekend and runs from Friday evening through Monday
morning. It is held at the Philip Bongiorno Conference
Center in Carlisle, PA. This retreat is at the beginning
of a student’s school year and focuses on challenging
and equipping students to reach their high school campus for
Christ. There is a strong emphasis on See Youth at the
Pole and Youth Alive.
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Preachers' kids and missionaries' kids of Assemblies of God
credential holders in the Penn-Del District have their own
retreat. PK/MK Retreat is offered the 3rd weekend in October
and runs from Saturday afternoon through Monday morning.
It is held at the Philip Bongiorno Conference Center in Carlisle,
PA. This retreat is offered free of charge to the children
of Penn-Del A/G credential holders as a gift. It addresses
the challenges PKs/MKs face and encourages them to be confident
in who Christ has created them to be as individuals and to
strengthen their walk with Christ.
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STL Tour runs for three weeks in November. The District Youth Director visits each of the 12 sections in the district inviting all of the Youth Pastors and their spouse in the section to join him for a chance to hang out, have fun, and hear each others’ heart for ministry. The DYD shares about upcoming changes in the district youth ministries and also shares a vision for Speed the Light.
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