Youth, Snow, and Worship in Ottawa

Last weekend, youth and young adults from across our region attended Worshiplude in Ottawa.

Worshiplude is a United Church youth gathering that takes place during the Winterlude Festival and is organized by our neighbouring regional council Eastern Ontario and Outaouais. Youth from the Eastern Townships and Montreal and beyond have been participating in this event for close to a decade.

The official host of Worshiplude was Rideau Park United, where all the youth met Saturday evening for a supper, worship and youth-led fellowship. The 25 or so young people from Nakonha:ka region arrived in Ottawa on Friday night and stayed for two nights at Parkdale United Church, where volunteers greeted them on arrival and served them breakfast both mornings. The generosity of our sister churches keeps the cost of participating low, allowing more youth to attend.

A big thank you to Nakonha:ka Regional Council Youth and Young Adult worker Shanna Bernier and to all the volunteers in Quebec and Ontario who helped make this Worshiplude happen. Lifelong memories are made at events like these, and it is often from them that future leaders of the church emerge!

Photos by Shanna Bernier