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Communion Meditation 2008

PURPOSE: Jesus Christ died on the cross to save us. The message of His death, burial and resurrection is the foundation of Christianity. To remember the importance of God's sacrifice of his son, Jesus provided us with the Lord's Supper. This event encourages our youth to express their comprehension of the relevance of Christ's death to all aspects of the Christian life. Though this is a written event, it should be written as if giving a talk in preparation for the Lord's Supper.

PROCESS: Each participant will:

1. Write a meditation essay for preparation for the Lord's Supper, and shall include significant reference to the LTC theme.
2. The meditation shall be typed and shall be between 150-250 words (3rd - 8th grades) and 250-325 words (9th-12th grades). It shall be typed in a size 12 or 14 size font.
3. Mail the following to the Event Director:
   • Four copies of the essay and one cover sheet
   • A stamped postcard with the Church Coordinator's mailing address if receipt confirmation is requested.

THE PACKAGE MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MONDAY, February 25, 2008

The Event Director will:

• Send a confirmation of receipt to the Church Coordinator if a stamped postcard is included.
• Organize the essays for judging.
• Provide a Judge's score sheet for each essay for the three judges.
• Mail all judging sheets and comment sheets to the Pre-Convention Director.
• Provide a book with each essay and cover sheet for display at the convention.

RULES:

1. The meditation shall have at least three parts:
   1. An introductory statement
   2. Between 20-75 words of Scripture
   3. A conclusion
2. The Scripture may appear anywhere in the meditation.
3. The following three things must be mentioned:
   1. The death of Christ
   2. The bread
   3. The fruit of the vine
4. No more than one half the words in any essay exceeding 200 words may consist of quotations, including Scripture. In shorter essays at least 50 of the words must not be quotations.

GRADE CATEGORIES: Grades 3 -8, Grades 9 - 12

AWARDS:
Essays will be judged by three judges and the scores averaged. Ratings of Gold, Silver and Bronze will be as below:

Gold = 95-100 points,   Silver = 86-94 points,   Bronze = 70-84 points;   No Award = 0-69 points

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