January 22, 2012  
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Important Dates:

 

January 22 - Parent & Youth Mission Night

 

January 29 - Saturday Morning Mission

 

February 25 - Youth Auction and Benefit

 

MISSION STATEMENT

 

The youth ministry of Trinity Presbyterian Church seeks to nurture youth and their families, to engage their hearts and minds, and to equip them for a lifelong faith that embodies God's transforming love through Jesus Christ.

 

VALUES

 

God encounter us, both individually and in community, as

 

We respond to God's Spirit through thoughtful reflection, lively questioning, and warm  

fellowship.

 

We honor God through worship, grounded in the love of Jesus Christ.

 

We seek to address human needs through acts of compassion and social action.

 

We share leadership as youth and adults together.

 

We live with an enthusiasm and joy that spills over into our congregation and community. 

 

We strive to create authentic community that makes room for the full range of human emotions.

We welcome, celebrate, and respect the diversity of all God's children.



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Please come be a part of the Parent and Youth Mission Night this Sunday, January 22nd at 6:00pm in Williams Hall.  Contact Wendy Cochran for more details!

 

Have you purchased your Youth Auction and Benefit tickets yet? If not, they can be purchased after both the 8:45am and 11:00am worship services and online on the TPC website.

 

Faith in 3D was a great, but chilly weekend in Orlando! Here is the link for pictures!

 

 Keep reading to find out everything you need to know about these events and what is happening this week... 

 

Youth Auction and Benefit

 

The Trinity Youth Auction and Benefit will be held Saturday, February 25.

 

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 Your help is needed in several areas to make this Benefit a successful event in February:

  

1 - Please turn in your donation forms as soon as possible, especially youth. Attached is the donation form that you can drop off at John's office.

http://www.formstack.com/forms/?1139520-88Yalr5wXC%20 

 

2 -  Auction items can be dropped off at John Ryan's office.

 

3 - We need families (youth and their parents) to sign up to work selling auction tickets after both the 8:45 a.m. and the 11:00 a.m. services. Tickets will go on sale January 8th through February 19th. Please email or call Cindy Stancil if your family can help. 770-579-2560 or cindy.stancil@comcast.net

 

Events To Look Forward To...

 

Common Grounds Bible Study Wednesday mornings at 6:45am. Come meet John at Caribou Coffe on Northside Drive for coffee (or hot chocolate) and discussion. This bible study will meet every week during the school year. 

  

Saturday Morning Mission - Saturday, January 28th at Medshare. Meet us at the church at 8:30am and come to Medshare with us to help sort Medical Supplies that will be sent to countries all over the world.

 

Please RSVP to Wendy at wcochran@trinityatlanta.org 

 

Parent Meeting - Senior High Ski Trip. If you are joining us on the Ski Trip February 17-19, please come to the Youth Lounge on January 29th after the 11:00am worship to find out everything you need to know about this trip.

 

Souper Bowl Sunday - We need your help collecting money after the 8:45am and 11:00am worship service on Sunday, February 5th. The donations made by church members will go to the Agape Center to purchase Turkeys for the Thanksgiving Baskets. If you would like to help collect money, please email John Ryan at jryan@trinityatlanta.org

 

PYC News

 Stop Hunger Now

 Parents and Youth: Mission Night - January 22nd at 6:00pm - parents you are invited to come with your child(ren) to PYC to share a meal and work together on a mission project that will make a difference in the world. We will be working with Stop Hunger Now to assemble packaged meals for Third World countries. Check out this link to learn more about this organization  Stop Hunger Now 

 

 

We have set a goal to make 16,000 meals for Stop Hunger Now. We will need 150 people to come be apart of this event to make this happen in an hour. So we need youth, parents and older siblings to come help us reach our goal.  

 

6:00pm - Dinner in Williams Hall - Chicken Sandwiches, Mac and Cheese, Salad and Dessert. $5.00 per person  ($20.00 for a family of four or more)

6:30pm - Package Meals in the Play Place

 

Please RSVP to Nancy Ireland at nireland@trinityatlanta.org by January 19th. Childcare will be made available upon reservations 

  

Stop Hunger

Church School News

 

Come hang out with us in the Youth Lounge Sunday morning. There will be hot chocolate and doughnuts, provided by the Austin family (thank you!) for you to enjoy. 

  

After fellowship and announcements, we will head to the following classes:

 

Sixth Grade - D210 - Faithfully Asking Questions

 

Seventh Grade - D214 - We Learn About Others

 

Eighth Grade - D208 - Re:form

 

Confirmation Class - D212 - Group B

 

Senior High (9th - 12th Grade)   

 

Girlfriend Theology - (Senior High Girls)

Girlfriend theology is an invaluable contribution to reclaiming the voices of one of the most silenced groups in our society, the teenage girl.

 

Inside the Man Cave (Senior High Boys)

A man cave, sometimes called a mantuary or manspace, is a male sanctuary where "guys can do as they please". It is important for a man  to have a place to call his own, referring to a male area to which to retreat. Come explore faith issues from a male viewpoint. 

 

Things You Need to Know

  

Tip of the Iceberg, Spirituality and Sexuality Retreat

February 10 - 12, 2012

Cost: $150.00

The retreat will explore spirituality and sexuality and start building the tools necessary for you to continues this conversation with child(ren) at home. To find out more about this retreat, check out the Calven Center website.  

 

DOOR Denver

 

Senior High Mission Trip, Door Denver

July 1 - 7, 2012

Cost: $500.00, deposit $250.00

Discovering Opportunities for Outreach and Reflection (DOOR) is a faith based network of urban service-learning programs that expose, educate, challenge, and motivate participants to respond to the issues and concerns facing an increasingly urban world. Deposits are due by January 29, 2012.

 

Washington DC

 

Junior High Mission Trip, Washington DC                        

July 14-21, 2012

Cost: $515.00, deposit $250.00

Spend a week in the nation's capital volunteering for those in need with the organization Pilgrimage.  Deposits are due by January 29, 2012.

  

To register online for any youth trip, please follow this link: http://www.trinityatlanta.org/youth_tripregistration.htm

  

To make a credit card payment for youth trips, please follow this link: https://www.formstack.com/forms/?1149497-4t9hG6Se3f

   

Attention Seniors - if you're thinking about attending one of the 64 Presbyterian-related colleges, there could be scholarship money in your future! Follow this link to learn more: http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/financialaid/national-presbyterian-college-scholarship/

 

Sincerely,


John Ryan & Wendy Cochran
Trinity Presbyterian Church

Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. I John 4:11