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Our youth ministry outing this coming Sunday will be a fun trip to Cagle's Farm. We'll play in the corn maze, hang out around the bonfire and take a hayride.
This outing will be a great way for your middle and high schoolers to get involved with our group in a non-church setting. The cost is just $15 per child and it includes dinner. Please encourage your children to attend this great group outing and make some new friends at APC.
You are welcome to call or e-mail me if you have any questions. There is a sign up sheet outside my office; and you can sign up online using the form in the Youth Group section of this newsletter.
In Christ,
Kelly Edwards, Director of Youth Ministries |
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Connecting at Youth Group
APC Youth Group is in full swing, meeting on Sunday nights from 5:30 - 7:30 for fellowship and faith. Youth Group is a time for our middle and high schoolers to come together in a non-worship setting, share a meal and grow in their relationship with Christ and with each other. We encourage all middle and high schoolers to join us for Youth Group on Sunday nights.
This Sunday, October 23 ~ Corn Maze Outing!
Mark your calendars! We're headed to Cagle's Farm for some fall fun in the corn! Cagle's has one of Georgia's largest corn mazes (see photo of this year's corn maze above). Our group will depart from APC at 3:30 and return at 8:00pm.
SIGN UP FOR CORN MAZE OUTING
October 30 ~ Reel World Night
Dinner and a movie with Youth Group, 4:30-8:30pm |
 High School Retreat November 11-13 Sign up deadline is approaching!
The High School Retreat to Calvin Center will take place from November 11-13. APC High School youth will join youth from other churches around Atlanta for a weekend of fun, faith and fellowship centered around this year's theme "Serve 24." Get ready for a 24 hour retreat centered around service. You will experience what it means to be the hands & feet of Christ in this world, while enjoying all the fun & fellowship that comes with a retreat. You are encouraged to take this 24 hours a step further by serving in your own communities when you leave Calvin on Sunday morning.
While this is a 24 hour retreat for most, APC has reserved space for Friday night as well. Cost of the retreat is $45 per child.
High School Retreat Sign Up |
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One Voice Choir ~ Making Joyful Noise |
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Calling all middle and high school singers!
One Voice Choir rehearses this Sunday, please join us!
Our first One Voice practice session will be this Sunday from 12:15-1:15pm. Pizza lunch will be provided in Fellowship Hall at 12:15.
Our first performance will be on Sunday, October 30, at the 11:00 service.
Here is our practice schedule through the rest of 2011:
Practice: (Adult Choir Room)
-Sunday, Oct 23, 12:15 pm
-Sunday, Oct.30, 12:15 pm
-Sunday, Nov 6, 12:15 pm
-Sunday, Dec 4, 12:15 pm
Perform:
-Sunday, Oct 30, 11:00 Service
-Sunday, Nov 6, 11:00 Service
-Sunday, Dec 11, Both Services
-Sunday, Dec 18, 11:00 Service
We welcome any middle or high school girl or boy who is interested in singing with us. If you'd like to join us, please contact Joel Lillithun, joel@alpharettapres.com.
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 Sunday School for Middle & High School APC offers three Sunday School classes for middle and high schoolers. Sunday School is a great way for the youth to connect with each other in a small group setting, get to know each other more personally and develop bonds of friendship through faith. All classes meet from 9:45 - 10:45am in the upstairs "youth area" of the church. To learn more about the curriculum in each Sunday School Class, visit the Youth Website Sunday School Page.
Parents and Technology Class
The Faith & Families Adult Sunday School class will be offering a short study on navigating the challenges of the information revolution with your children. We will discuss trends in digital media communication, the benefits and risks, and how parents can best support and protect their children.
Topics are as follows:
October 16 ~ Smartphone Etiquette
October 23 ~ What's my child doing on the internet? Part 1 (email, texting, blogging)
October 30 ~ What's my child doing on the internet? Part 2 (social media, cyber-bullying)
This class meets in the multi-purpose room from 9:45 - 10:45 on Sunday mornings. For more inforamtion, contactJohn and Kristin Hicks. |
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Support Your Youth Ministry Friends! |
This new segment of our newsletter will highlight activities that our APC Youth are participating in. If your child is in a play, a sporting event, a dance recital, etc. and would like to have his/her friends come out to watch, please send a submission to Allison Neal for inclusion in this article. This article will include non-APC events, too! We're happy to include submissions without names, or with just first name and last initial if you would prefer. Please indicate this in your submission e-mail.
ACT 1 Teen Theater coming November 4 & 5!
Come see Becca Waldorf, Kylie, Kate & Colynn Vacko, Amy Neal and the rest of the ACT 1 Teen Theater cast as they take you on a sprint through the bible. This one-act comedy will have you falling off your chair! Best of all, tickets are FREE!!!! But make reservations early because these shows will sell out!
TEEN THEATER RESERVATIONS |
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Youth Mission & Volunteer Opportunities |
Joy through Servanthood ~ John 13:1-17
Mission Project at Atlanta Community Food Bank
On Saturday, November 12, we will be headed to the Atlanta Community Food Bank for a mission project. All middle school youth and those high school youth who are not attending the retreat are invited to join us. We will leave from the church at 12:00pm and return by 5:00pm. Please sign up on the sheet outside Kelly's office, or use the form below.
FOOD BANK MISSION PROJECT SIGN UP
Summer Mission Trip Sign Ups Coming Soon!
Watch this section of the newsletter for details about our summer mission trips for middle and high schoolers. We will begin taking sign ups by the end of the month.
Earn Service Hours at APC!
The Youth at APC have many opportunities to share their gifts with the church and the community while earning service hours needed for schools and other organizations. Special volunteer opportunities for youth will be included in this section of the newsletter. Ongoing volunteer opportunities are included in the Volunteer section of this newsletter. |
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Youth Ministry Links
APC Youth Online
Website
Facebook | |
Director
Kelly Edwards
770-751-0033 x221
Elders for Youth
Michelle Burton
Pat Dennis
Jessie Prigge
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Volunteering | |
Current Needs:
Click the links below to access sign ups for adults (A) and youth (Y):
Fun Wednesday Kitchen Clean Up A/Y
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Dates to Remember | |
October Calendar
Wednesdays 7:00am - 7:45am West Side Prayer Breakfast
East Side Prayer Breakfast TBA
10/2 - 10/23 Parents of Confirmands
Room 209 9:45-10:45am
10/16 Youth Group 5:30 - 7:30pm
10/19 Youth Leadership Committee Meets 7:00pm
10/23 Youth Group Corn Maze Outing 3:30 - 8:00pm
10/30 Youth Group Reel World Night 4:30 - 8:00pm
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Mission Opportunity: |
kidz2leaders, inc. is a Marietta-based ministry that works with prisoners' children in the metro-Atlanta area.
Children are introduced to the ministry by attending a one-week summer camp, Camp Hope and then participate in year-round programming.
This year, kidz2leaders is looking for individuals and families to sponsor a Camp Hope family's Christmas dinner by donating $50.
Contributions will provide our Camp Hope families with a $50 Kroger gift certificate that will be given to them at the annual hope4christmas party.
Donations can be made to kidz2leaders, inc. and mailed to 4385 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30068.
A Christmas meal can also be purchased online.
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Recommended Reading for Parents
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Odd Girl Out
by Rachel Simmons
Queen Bees & Wannabes
by Rosalind Wiseman
Confessions of Imperfect Parent
by Jonathan McKee
The Space Between - A parent's guide to teenage development
by Walt Muller
Real Boys
by William Pollack
Teenage Guys
by Steve Gerali
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