Mark Your Calendars!

Eric Bliss, Youth Ministry Chaplain for the MDD is offering a Chaplaincy Training in Denver CO May 4-5th, 2012.

This event is open to high school youth and adults who are passionate about youth ministry and have a desire to play an important role in our community, at cons and at home.

What is a chaplain?

Someone who listens to, affirms, and emotionally supports others. Chaplains are individuals who help manage crises, ensure a healthy and safe atmosphere, and bring spiritual resources and support to the community.

Highlights of the Chaplain Training:

• Understanding confidentiality—when to keep and when to break safety concerns
• Maintaining appropriate personal boundaries (physical, emotional, etc.)
• Perceiving and responding to the needs of the conference community as a whole
• Developing communication skills: active listening, non-verbals, non-violent
• Being an empathetic listener, understanding and accepting different emotional situations
• Working as a team with other chaplains, worship planners, and conference staff

If you are interested in the District Peer Chaplain role for 2012/2013, please come to this event. Attendees will choose among them who will fulfill the role of Peer Chaplain for the district at this event.

The registration process has changed! Please read

All con participants, youth and adults, please download and fill out the following form. Turn it in to your DRE, Advisor or other Coordinator for cons who will fill out the registration roster below and email it to me by the registration deadline. This will ensure that con-goers are communicating directly with the organizers at their home congregation and streamline the registration process for me. Please do not send registrations directly to me. Absolutely no late registrations will be accepted so please plan ahead. You may turn your check in to your DRE with your registration, mail a check directly to the main office (put the con title in memo) or pay online with paypal.

To mail payment only:

MDD Main Office
2242 South Albion Street
Denver, CO 80222

Download the 2012 Registration form for all Youth Cons here (PDF):

2012 Youth Con Registration Form

And for DRE's and other organizers, the Registration Roster is here (XLS):

2012 Youth Con Registration Roster

Con registration Deadlines:

Winter Con (First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque Feb 2-5): January 23rd

Western Cluster Retreat (First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City Mar 31-Apr 1): March 19th

Bridging Con (First Universalist Church of Denver Apr 13-15): April 2nd

To Con Friday February 3rd **BRING A SACK LUNCH

First Universalist, Denver Parking Lot:               9:30AM
High Plains, Colorado Springs Parking Lot:       11:00AM
Lunch on the road
Springer, NM - rest/snacks -                              3:00PM
Dinner in Albuquerque -                                     6:00PM
Arrival at First Unitarian ABQ -                           7:30PM

From Con Sunday February 5th **HAVE LUNCH MONEY

(Drop off times may vary slightly. Passengers will call if the time is very different)

Depart First Unitarian ABQ                                 8:00AM
Lunch at Wendy's on the NM/CO
BorderHigh Plains Colorado Springs Parking Lot:         4:30PM
First Universalist, Denver Parking Lot:               5:30PM

Tickets are $45 round trip and can be paid via paypal at the registration page, or add the amount to your registration check and mail to:

MDD Main Office
2242 South Albion Street
Denver, CO 80222

Questions? Contact Jennica Davis (801) 201-6260 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it