APC Youth Ministry News

John 21:15 "...Feed my lambs..."

APC Youth Ministry News - October 31, 2011

Issue: 8

October 2011

Greetings!

Our High School Retreat is coming up soon, and the registration deadline is this Saturday, November 5. We'd love to have you join us at Calvin Center for a weekend of strengthening the bond.

While our High Schoolers are away, we will take a group of youth and adults down to the Atlanta Community Food Bank for a day of mission service on Saturday, November 12. This is a great opportunity for youth and their families to serve together on a mission project, so we encourage you to make it a family outing if your schedule permits.

Sunday School is in full swing; and we're always looking for new faces! Please join us one Sunday morning, you might decide to make it a habit!

Is your youth involved in an activity at APC or elsewhere? Would he/she like to publicize that activity in this newsletter? We have a special section just for that! Simply e-mail the information to Allison Neal for inclusion in the newsletter. Be sure to check out this section each week and support your youth ministry friends by attending their events! You can also submit photos.

In Christ,

Kelly Edwards, Director of Youth Ministries

Sunday Night Youth Group

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.

High School Retreat

High School Retreat November 11-13
Sign up deadline is November 5th!

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

Sunday School for Youth

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.

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 Trips & Fundraiser

Details about our summer mission trips will be published in this newsletter on November 7.

Traditionally at APC, youth mission trips are funded in thirds. One third of the cost is paid by APC, one third of the cost is paid by the participant and one third of the cost is raised through fundraising efforts.

Mission Giving 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 or online.

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 THIS Friday and Saturday!

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

This Week's News

High School Retreat

Sunday School

Mission Opportunities

APC Youth in Action

Important Dates

Youth Ministry Links

Church Wide Survey

for APC members (including confirmed youth)

Survey Link

APC Youth Online