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Quick important updates.MAIN VENUEThe new main venue for NCYC09 is now Methodist Ladies College (MLC), Melbourne. "MLC has superb facilities for the worships and whole convention gatherings, wonderful spaces for the festival, Bible studies, electives, nightlife, and chill out time," said Convention Coordinator Rohan Pryor. MLC is a large Uniting Church school just 15 minutes east of Melbourne's city centre. "It'll provide an outstanding space for everything we want to do during the week, and will really help to build a sense of Christian community," said Rohan. "New restrictions arose around the State Netball Hockey Centre (SNHC), which meant that we had to make this decision," he said.MLC is a short bus ride from all of the accommodation venues, and is easily accessed by public transport. MLC is located on the corner of Glenferrie and Barkers Road, Kew. "The amazing program for the week of convention is all set," said Rohan. "Shane Claiborne, Amie Dural and Robyn Whitaker can't wait to speak from the main stage. Scat, Simeon, 2-11, Raize, and the NCYC band are ready to rock out, our Submersions day in the middle of convention will be an incredible day of action in the heart of Melbourne, the Festival will be amazing."Why the change of venue?NCYC09 organisers were advised in late September of new restrictions put in place by those who manage the parkland where much of NCYC09 was to be based. "We were no longer going to be able to use the grassland around SNHC because of the continuing drought, and we were no longer allowed to play amplified music outdoors," said Rohan. Chair of the NCYC09 Management Committee, Rev Kerrie Lingham said that once that news came through, they had to have a serious look at the alternative venue - MLC. "The new restrictions on the parklands, the suitability of MLC as a venue for NCYC, and the reality that MLC (being a Uniting Church facility) is less expensive than SNHC, meant that changing the venue was the responsible decision to make", said Kerrie. NCYC09 will be an unforgettable week - a chance to meet thousands of young people from all over Australia and abroad, and to grow as followers of Christ. The seating capacity at MLC is a bit smaller than it was for SNHC, so if you haven't already registered, don't miss out. It could change your life! And don't forget to encourage a friend, niece, nephew, cousin, grandchild, neighbour to register! REGISTER NOWBIBLE STUDIES: CHOOSE YOUR DEPTHThe range of Bible studies on offer at NCYC09 are sure to be a huge highlight, and now is your chance to pick the one you want. NCYC09 has just announced five more Bible study leaders. National Chairperson of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress, Vince Ross, will team up with Rev Willie Pickett to lead one of the 9 studies. Storyteller Julie Perrin (who also wrote the NCYC favourite "For you deep stillness") will be joined by artist Christina Rowntree and Rev Rachel Kronberger for a creative and stimulating look at Mark's Gospel. Checkout the details of more Bible study leaders at NCYC09, and if you're already registered, you can choose the Bible study you'd like right now! Login with your Access Key (or retrieve it if you've lost it!) to choose your Bible Studies! CHOOSE YOUR SUBMERSIONSubmersions are a huge part of NCYC09 - it's the day where everyone goes out into the community to take action, protest, give community service, and live out social justice. There are descriptions of what areas of the submersion activities are available at http://ncyc.org.au/program/submersions, and you can now choose which one of those areas you want to do! Just login to your registration at http://ncyc.org.au/registration and select away! CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY: CONVERGE [LIVE]
And as a subscriber to the email update, you can download the title track CONVERGE for free! Just invite a friend to download the song too! Converge [LIVE] is the limited edition CD that features great new worship music including Not Alone, Stories of Hope, Invitation, Together We Glorify Jesus, and Living for Heaven, and comes with a bonus DVD of the Live Recording Concert held in June. The accompanying songbook has sheet music and lyrics, so your congregation can start using the music before NCYC09! You can also check out a trailer of the DVD at http://ncyc.org.au/converge-live/ The CD+DVD and songbook cost $35 each, or both for $65. Order online now at http://ncyc.org.au/shop or call the NCYC09 office on 1300 00 NCYC. HAVE YOU REGISTERED?You can register online right now at ncyc.org.au/registration, or you can register over the phone, on paper, or register your group as a bulk rego (through the NCYC09 Office). No matter how you do it, just make sure you do, so you don't miss out on this amazing event! Give the office a call to get more detailed rego information, details below. SPREAD THE WORDThe more people who come to NCYC09, the more we can share the love! If a friend has sent this to you, you can subscribe by just putting in your email address at ncyc.org.au/promo/email-updates/ where you can also checkout the old email updates - and if you haven't forwarded this email to anyone, you should! Email or txt it to all your buddies, link to the website from your MySpace or Facebook, advertise it in your MSN name... you get the idea. MAKING CONTACTAny questions, comments or just want to say hello? If you want to help out, give us a call or email – or just get people registered and signed up to the email update! Until next time, NCYC09, 3-9 January 2009 |
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