Registration is now open for Synergy 2012 online at www.synergyevent.ca

PYPS is pleased to announce its next event … We look forward to seeing you there!

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We look forward to welcoming over 50 youth and some of their adult leaders on Friday October 14th 7pm at St. Andrews Presbyterian Markham.

Just a reminder… confimration emails have been sent to all particpants who are registered. In other words, if we recieved your registration form you will have recieved an email from us saying we got your form and your registered.

If you have mailed your forms and not received a confirmation email, please check-in with Carragh Erhardt (Cme767AThotmail.com) or Jeffrey Crawford (youth.cnobATgmail.com) immediately to confirm your spot.

See everyone in two weeks for a wonderful gathering!

CNOB PYPS Fall Convention 2011

When: Friday October 14th to Sunday October 16th 2011
Where: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Markham
Cost: $60 with $5 off for you and a friend, if you bring one!
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 1st!

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Excuse the mess while we make some changes here in the coming weeks…

We look forward to seeing you at the fall weekend, October 14-16 at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian in Markham (details on the events page.)

Hey everybody!

This past Sunday the fall committee had a meeting where we met at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Markham, our wonderful location for the upcoming weekend! As we’re planning, we are getting more and more excited. We’ve started the countdown, and we’re ready for the greatest weekend yet!

If you’re interested in becoming a musician in our worship band for fall convention, you can email me at holly.smile25@gmail.com. All instruments and levels of experience are welcome. Singers are welcome as well.

Remember to register! You can find the form here:

http://pccweb.ca/cnobpyps/files/2011/05/PYPS-Registration-Form-Fall-Convention.pdf

And with this, I end with a picture of new beginnings, a little inspiration of the day.
It’s amazing what God can do.

God Bless,

Holly.

Have you ever had one of those moments? The moments when you seem to step outside of yourself, and your whole perspective changes? You feel like your a part of something greater, something bigger than your life. These moments are the times when we face happiness, love, and even tragedies.

To be honest sometimes I feel like I don’t contribute much to the world. In these times I believe that my actions won’t make a difference anyway, so I might as well just keep going on with my life. A couple months ago, I had the privilege to go to a conference on world issues in Waterloo called We Day. The day was unforgettable. Speakers talked about issues facing the world today like child labour, world hunger, and global warming. There was 6 000 youth together, ready to put forth their efforts, and to change the world. I was empowered. We Day was definitely a moment for me where my whole perspective changed. I realized that I can make a difference!

With all of the challenges in the world today its easy to feel like we don’t have any power to change. But when we experience a perspective changing moment, a flame of hope is ignited.

Jesus said:

“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.”

Matthew 5:14-16

So let your light shine! With the gifts God’s given you, you can make a difference, and spread joy to all people you meet. We are all part of a interconnected web, something bigger than our own lives. Each of us has the chance to make the world a better place. All you have to do is shine your light.

Peace to all,

-Holly

Hello everyone,

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, and insufficient registrations we are faced with a difficult decision.  This notice is to say that CNOB PYPS Spring Fellowship 2011 is cancelled.  For those of you who have already sent in your registration, they will be returned via return mail.

As disappointing as this news is to us all, the Executive Committee of CNOB PYPS is looking to the future and planning to make Fall Convention the best possible event that we can create.  We ask you, that if you want to come, and if you want to ensure that you PRE-REGISTER before SEPTEMBER 30, 2011.

Fall Convention

Date: October 14-16

Location: St. Andrew’s Markham

There will be more details in the coming weeks about Fall Convention.  We hope to see all of you there.

Sincerely,

The PYPS Executive Team

Over the next two months I will be making a lot of decisions about my future. As are many other Grade 12 students. It’s now time for me to decide where I will be studying in the fall and where I will be living.
For as long as I can remember I’ve always been sure of what I want to do with my life. At any point you could have asked me what I wanted to be and where I wanted to go to school and I would have had a specific answer. It would change periodically. However, it was always in healthcare. I was sure of myself and I knew what I wanted. Last year I would have answered – without hesitation – Kinesiology at University of Waterloo. However, today for the first time since I can remember I’m not really 100% sure.

I’ve narrowed my choices down to Kinesiology at University of Waterloo or Wilfred Laurier University and Athletic Therapy at Sheridan College. They are all good schools and their programs have a lot to offer. If you asked me which one I would choose, I would honestly tell you I couldn’t decide. I believe this is God’s way of humbling me. When I was so sure of myself I never took the time to evaluate any other options. Now, with my uncertainty, I’m finally able to see all of my options clearly. I’m now forced to really search deep within myself to find where my interests really lay and what parts of my life are really important to me. It has also given me the opportunity to discover more about each of the programs and what they have that is unique.

My mind is now more open than it was even just a few months ago. This is another part of the lesson that God has been teaching me. In the fall I was still set on going to Waterloo for Kinesiology what changed my mind was getting my acceptance to Laurier. It was after I got my acceptance that I started to doubt my decisions. So I prayed to God for guidance. It was then that I realized that maybe this was the best thing that could happen to me. It’s pushed me to research more and to open myself up more to the possibilities that are out there awaiting me.

At the moment I don’t know where I will be in the fall but what I do know is that it’s where God wants me to be and that I wouldn’t have made it there without his help and guidance. Right now I have to continue to keep my mind open and continue to dig deep inside myself. This next chapter of my life is starting. I’m not sure where it will take me but what I do know is that God knows what I need to get there and he will always be there to help me along.

Hannah

Hey PYPS! Holly here!

I’m going to start off by telling you a little bit about myself. I’m sixteen, I smile way too much, and I used to be really shy. (PYPS definitely changed that!) I pride myself in doing silly faces and making the perfect gorilla noise. For this 2010-2011 year I’ve taken the role of the worship coordinator of PYPS, something I’ve wanted to do since my first weekend in 2009.

Lately I’ve been thinking about the future. Who I’ll be, and where I’ll go. The possibilities are endless. To be honest I have no idea who I’ll be in the future, let alone where I’ll go. When I was younger I wanted to be an astronaut, but then I realized that there was a height limit that I didn’t reach. Then I wanted to be a doctor, but I was afraid that I wouldn’t be good enough. For about a year I changed my mind everyday on what I wanted to do. I know I’m not the only one who has weighed their options, trying to piece together their future. And it’s not just about what occupation we’ll be either. It’s about times when we’re lost, and don’t know where to go, or when we feel overwhelmed, and don’t know if we can make it through. Each of us are trying to find our place in the world.

Then something happened. A friend of mine gave me a book that changed my whole perspective. I opened the book, and written on the inside of the front cover was a note from the author, personally to me. It said, “Holly, I pray my story will be a blessing to you. God has a good plan for your life. Seek him always (Jeremiah 29:11-13).” I quickly reached out for my bible and looked up the verse. It said:

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”

Jeremiah 29:11-13

As I read the verse, I bit my lip, and closed my eyes. I knew that God meant for me to get this. Because of this message, I realized that it’s okay for me to not know where I’m going in the future. Through my struggle to find out who I am, God has had a plan all along. He’s known this plan even before my birth. So why do I need to worry about where I’m going or if I’ll ever fit in in this world? I just need to have faith that God will lead me where he wants me to go.

So when you’re uncertain of the future, and don’t know where you’re supposed to go in life, remember: God has a plan. Seek him, and he will listen. God will lead you where you’re meant to be. All it takes is a little faith.

-Holly