Youth Group Announcements: Love the Earth edition

•YOUTH GROUP will meet this Sunday at 5:00 at the Sanders’ house to focus on the issue of ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. We will watch a special podcast on the issue, eat pizza and play Guitar Hero.

•The youth will be volunteering from 8am-12 noon on February 14th for the first "SHOW YOUR LOVE FAMILY WORK DAY". The youth will be leading the children in special Valentine’s Day activities. What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than to show God’s love to others. Please let Tiffany know if you will be able to volunteer that day, playing and teaching children about God’s love.

•All youth that are off school on February 16th (President’s Day) are invited to volunteer with the Brookhaven Community Garden at Oglethorpe University. The grant money the youth group received from the Presbytery will go towards planting this garden. Be apart of this awesome, ground-breaking, opportunity to take care of God’s creation, get dirty, and work with churches and schools in our community! Meet in the church parking lot at 9:45 AM and we will walk over to Oglethorpe University together. Come for as long as you can. The work will end at 2:00 PM. Bring a shovel, metal garden rake and hand garden tool if you have them. Free lunch will be provided.

•The next Youth Sunday school will meet February 15th at 9:30 in the youth room. The more youth that attend and participate, the better the worship service on March 22nd will be. So, put on your creative hats and join in the planning fun!

•FYI: No one contracted LICE in the youth room. The youth room has been deep cleaned and is ready for youth group again! Hooray!!!

Peace,

--tiffany

Faith in 3D 2009 Photos!

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Sunday Youth Group Photos!

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Happy New Year schedule

Dear youth, parents, and volunteers:

Happy New Year! I hope your Christmas and New Year were full of fun, family, friends and relaxation. I am looking forward to a great year with OPC’s Youth Group! Before the break, the youth group met for an “emergency” meeting and decided on two things:

1. Starting in January, youth Sunday school will meet twice a month.
This spring, Sunday school will focus on planning the youth worship service for March 22.

2. The youth group will team with Oglethorpe University to help create a community garden on Oglethorpe University’s campus. This will fulfill the grant the youth group received from the Greater Atlanta Presbytery to create a community garden. The youth group will volunteer with the garden as it is created and maintained.

Below is the Youth Sunday School and Youth group schedules. Please mark your calendars so you don’t miss! This year will bring lots of fun and rewarding experiences for OPC’s Youth group! You won’t want to miss any of it.

Youth Sunday School Spring Schedule (9:30-10:30 am):
All dates were planned so not to conflict with bell practice. Please try to attend as many Sundays as you can.

January 11: OT & NT scriptures, Call to Worship, Drama

January 18: Prayer of Confession & Affirmation of Faith

February 1: Music and Drama

February 15: Offertory, Prayer of Thanksgiving, Prayers of the People

March 8: Finish planning; Run through service

March 22: Run through service; 11:00 Youth Worship service

Youth Group Schedule (Sundays 5:00-7:00 PM)
January 11: Youth group
Focus: Wear Your Faith

January 18: NO youth group

January 25: Youth group
Focus: If I Had a Million Dollars I’d…

February 1: Youth group
Focus: Listening party (bring a favorite song for the group to listen to and discuss)

February 8: Youth group
Focus: The Real Me

February 15: Youth group
Focus: Who Am I? Understanding My Gifts and My Call

February 22: Youth group
Focus: Here I am, Lord: Now what?

March 1: Youth group
Focus: Listening party (bring a favorite song for the group to listen to and discuss)

March 8: NO youth group (Marist Spring Break)

March 15: Youth group
Focus: Ezekiel’s Vision for Better Days: How to deal with the dark times in our lives and in the world

March 22: NO youth group

2008 Youth Christmas Party

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Calvin Center Middle School Retreat Pictures!

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Important Soccer and Advent Announcements!

• Our semi-annual Soccer game will be this Sunday, November 23rd right after worship. Meet at St. Martin's soccer field ready to play and have fun!

• During the Advent season, youth group will be at the mall from 6:00-8:00 PM! We will meet at the church at 5:30 and carpool over to Phipps Plaza where we will talk about Advent, Christmas, and more! Here's all the info you need:
  When: Advent Sundays (11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21) at 6:00 pm. Meet at the church at 5:30 if you want to carpool.
  Where: Phipps Plaza (directions), The American Café (mall map)
  What: dinner, conversation, reflection (note: we will each be responsible for buying our own dinner)
  Who: anybody and everybody
  Hosts: Oglethorpe Presbyterian Church and Ormewood Park Presbyterian Church (look for the goofballs with the Ad Vent Santa hats)

Alternative Gift Market Sunday Morning Outreach Project

• Starting this Sunday, November 23rd, come to OPC from 9:30-10:30 to learn about and help withthe Alternative Gift Market at OPC. We will be talking about consumerism, fair trade, and the ministries the Alternative Gift Market supports. We will also set up and help run the Alternative Gift Market every Sunday in Advent starting November 30th. So make a difference in our world by coming to church from 9:30-10:30 every Sunday!
• Look at your schedules and see when you can help sell at the Alternative Gift Market each Sunday in Advent. Each Sunday, OPC needs two youth to help sell and be at the table taking orders between the times of 10:30-11:00 and 12:00-12:45. Let Tiffany know when you are available!

Youth Group Christmas Party

• More information coming soon! Instead of giving gifts to each other this year, we will be sponsoring a family from the Interfaith Outreach Home. Tiffany will get you information on what to buy and the time and place of the party soon!