Looking forward to PIT 2015
As summer evenings begin to cool and a new school year begins, the CMU community is anticipating PIT 2015!!
For 37 years, CMU has planned Peace It Together conferences specifically for the high school youth of our churches. Once again this year, from October 23-25, a diverse group of young people from Winnipeg and across Canada will gather to sing, worship, and explore acts of peace and justice... here on the CMU campus and in the broader community!
Many who have attended PIT in former years speak of driving countless hours to Winnipeg, staying up way too late with friends in squishy dorm rooms, having fun with traditions of Walk ‘a Mile, a Square Dance and Coffee house... but also of the transformative way that this conference deepened their faith and stretched their imaginations as they encountered Jesus’ invitation to be peacemakers.
So, what’s new about PIT 2015?
This year’s PIT theme is so timely and necessary for all of us engaged in church ministry and with young people. PIT 2015 will invite our youth to explore First Nation and Settler relationships as we listen, live and share together. Our focus will be on hearing God in the stories of indigenous peoples and as we reflect on our own stories. We’re excited to welcome young people from across Canada to sing, worship, have fun with new friends and deepen our faith.
Come and gather for PIT 2015 in “A Meeting Place” at CMU!
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