Dear St. Lukers,
It sure has been a busy week here at St. Luke's! We have three different camps full of kids and youth happening at once, filling our campus with the sounds of young people laughing, learning, and growing together. It was a great first week for our cast of Disney's Newsies Jr. who are learning lines, music, and choreography to share the story of the newspaper boys' strike in 1899 against newspaper publishing giant Joseph Pulitzer. Together these young people, aided by some amazing nuns and a young female reporter, bring attention to the unfair wage practices against children to then Governor Theodore Roosevelt. It's going to be a great show, and this cast is just amazing, so get your tickets now (click here)!
What’s fascinating about Newsies Jr. is that it’s based on the real-life events of the Newsboys Strike in 1899 in New York, which began to shed light on the issues of child labor happening around the country. In 1908, the Methodist Church took a stand for the rights of workers with a Social Creed that called for a fair wage, safety standards, and an end to child labor, which influenced leaders such as Teddy Roosevelt. St. Luke's Missions Team had a chance to talk with our young cast about the connection between the story they are telling and our own history as a denomination, as well as sharing about our summer youth mission trips to Washington D.C. and around Florida. Helping our young people connect their passion for dancing, singing, and acting with the powerful stories they can tell about their church and our core values is why we tell the stories we do at St. Luke’s. This is a chance for our families to see...
