2022 CLAY gathering postponed until August 2023

Notes: The CLAY National Planning Committee (NPC) announced on 13 December 2021 that the "next Canadian Lutheran Anglican Youth (CLAY) gathering, originally set to take place in summer 2022, will be postponed until August 2023. ... They cited fundraising difficulties among youth groups during the COVID-19 pandemic, concern about travelling in groups and fatigue as reasons for the delay, based on feedback from church leaders, youth groups and parents". "Sheilagh McGlynn, youth animator for the Anglican Church of Canada, acknowledged that some dismay about the postponement was likely". "Deacon Gretchen Peterson, assistant to the bishop for youth and leadership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, stressed: 'Our main focus is to ensure CLAY 2023 is meaningful, impactful and a safe experience for all'". "This will not be the first time the pandemic has affected CLAY. The gathering planned for 2020 was postponed until 2021, and then took place online only." The 2023 CLAY theme will be "Ashes and Embers". "Highlight videos and recordings of keynote presentations from last summer's [2021] online CLAY gathering will be available on YouTube in early 2022".

Subjects: Canadian Lutheran-Anglican Youth (CLAY). Meeting (2021); Canadian Lutheran-Anglican Youth (CLAY). Meeting (2022); Canadian Lutheran-Anglican Youth (CLAY). Meeting (2023); COVID-19 (Disease) - Canada; COVID-19 (Disease) - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada; COVID-19 (Disease) - Religious aspects - Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada; Youth - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada; Youth - Religious aspects - Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada; Youth ministry - Anglican Church of Canada; McGlynn, Sheilagh; Peterson, Gretchen