GCYM Update 1-31-07

· Superbowl Party: This year’s party will be held at the Herridge’s house. It begins at 5:30. Guys bring chips and girls bring a 2 liter. You can donate $2 to offset the cost of the food if you would like to.

o There will be no Revolution this week, but we will have a devo during halftime.

· Winterfest: We will be leaving at 7 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 16^th and will return on Sunday evening, Feb. 18^th.

o We will provide a light breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, but students will need money for about 6 meals. Students will be responsible for their own money.

o All money (excluding food money) must be paid before Friday, Feb. 16^th.

o A Reminder: All students owe $56 for registration and hotel. Students who also signed up for a T-Shirt and/or Concert ticket owe an additional $10 for each.

• Grant Wharton is teaching all teens on Sunday mornings at the Student Center.

• REVOLUTION is held on the 1st-3rd Sunday nights of every month from 5-7 p.m. at the Student Center.

• Teens meet for class at the Student Center on the 1st-3rd Wednesday Nights of each month at 7 p.m.

· Current series: Story

· Download audio of Adam’s lessons at www.ellisadam.podomatic.com

· Teens go to P.T. on the 4th Wednesday Night of every month.

GCYM Update 1-24-07

GCYM Update 1-24-07

• Oops!  Last week there was a misprint about our Wednesday teen class schedule.  We meet in class on the 1st-3rd Wednesdays and attend P.T. on the 4th.

• The Winterfest deadline was this past Sunday.

• Registration and Hotel=$56;  T-Shirt=$10;  Concert=$10

• The following teens are signed up for Registration and hotel only:  Garrett Harper, Daniel Jonas, Matthew Jonas, Brittany Lilly, Marcie Uhl

• The following teens are signed up for Registration, Hotel and T-Shirts:  Anna Spivy, Rachel Craddock, Nicole Wooten, Sam Butterfield, Jenna Pavan, Hannah Clark, Madison Pavan, Esther Hardy, Jake Herridge, Kristen Armstrong, Kylee Lombard, Matthew Bucklin, Megan Altizer, Devin Shuman, Logan Walkowski

• The following teens are signed up for Registration, Hotel, and Concert:  J.T. Spivy, Evan Davis, Evan McGee, Shea McGee, Brent McGee

• The following teen has signed up for the whole package:  Matt Bucklin

• The following adults are going as chaperones:  Adam and Dana Ellis, Matt Herridge, Chris and Erica Cameron, Eric and Carissa Bucklin, Ryan and Jessie Ice, Jim and Linda Bailey, Dave and Patty Stewart, and Debbie McGee

• See Adam immediately if any of this information is incorrect

GCYM UPDATE 1-17-07

GCYM UPDATE 1-17-07
*CORRECTED

• The deadline for signing up for Winterfest and/or taking your name off the list is this Sunday, January 21.

• “Rally”, an area-wide worship event for teens will be held in the OVU Chapel this Friday night from 7-9 p.m. Adam will be leading worship. Please meet at OVU.

• Grant Wharton is teaching all teens on Sunday mornings at the Student Center.

• REVOLUTION is held on the 1st-3rd Sunday nights of every month from 5-7 p.m. at the Student Center.

• Teens meet for class at the Student Center on the 1st-3rd Wednesday Nights of each month at 7 p.m.

• Current series: Story


• Download audio of Adam’s lessons at www.ellisadam.podomatic.com
  
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• Teens go to P.T. on the 4th Wednesday Night of every month.

G.C.Y.M. update 1-10-07

G.C.Y.M. update 1-10-07

· January 20^th is the deadline for signing up for Winterfest AND for taking your name off of the list. See Adam Ellis for details.

· Revolution meets at the Student Center on the 1^st-3^rd Sunday evenings of each month from 5-7 p.m.

· Teens go to P.T. on the 1^st Wednesday of each month. They attend class at the Student Center on all other Wednesdays. Teens do not attend the devotional at the building on class nights, but instead go directly to the student center at 7 p.m.

o Our current Wednesday Night Class series is called STORY. On the 2^nd week of each month, an Adult member of GC tells the class the story of their faith. On the 3^rd and 4^th Wednesdays Adam tells different episodes of the Story God’s interaction with people and the world as told in the Bible.

o Normally our Wednesday Classes are recorded and posted to the internet. We have been having some trouble with our recording equipment, but we should resume posting the lessons (with a noticeable improvement in sound quality) next week at: www.ellisadam.podomatic.com

· TAG at Powell is held every Thursday Evening. See Ryan Ice for details.

· Currently all teens meet together every Sunday morning in the Student Center for a class taught by Grant Wharton.

GCYM Update 12-13-06

GCYM Update 12-13-06

• The GCYM Christmas Party will be held at the Herridges’ house this Sunday, Dec. 17, from 5-7 p.m.


• Vanessa Herridge has suggested a “white elephant” gift exchange this year.  For this activity, each student will bring 1 wrapped gift to the party.  However, they are not allowed to spend any money on it.  It must be an item from around their house.  


• The meat for the meal will be provided, however we still need people to sign up to bring Appetizers, Potato Dishes, Tossed Salad & Dressing, Salad (other than tossed), Green Vegetables, Vegetables (other than green), Bread, and Desserts.


• Each student is also asked to bring a 2-liter drink to share.

• The deadline for you to sign up for Winterfest OR take names off the list is January 20.  See the Winterfest post on the Youth Blog for more details.


• The Powell Dinner and Devo for December will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 20.


• Due to the Powell Dinner, there will be no teen class on Dec. 20.


• Due to the Powell Dinner, the Christmas Caroling that we had tentatively discussed with the teen for Dec. 15 is cancelled.

For the most current info, visit the youth blog at:
www.gcym.blogspot.com

The Kingdom Assignment Video

The concluding video for our "Kingdom Assignment" project

GCYM Update 12-6-06

GCYM Update 12-6-06

• Winterfest info has been mailed to you and is also posted on the youth blog.

• Winterfest Sign-ups start tonight

• The GCYM Christmas Party will be held at the Herridges’ house on Dec. 17, from 5-7 p.m.


• Vanessa Herridge has suggested a “white elephant” gift exchange this year.  For this activity, each student will bring 1 wrapped gift to the party.  However, they are not allowed to spend any money on it.  It must be an item from around their house.  


• The meat for the meal will be provided, however there is a sign up sheet for Appetizers, Potato Dishes, Tossed Salad & Dressing, Salad (other than tossed), Green Vegetables, Vegetables (other than green), Bread, and Desserts.


• Each student is also asked to bring a 2-liter drink to share.

• Teens meet for class at the student center on the 1st-3rd Wednesdays of each month.  On the 4th Wednesday, teens attend P.T. in the Fellowship Hall.

• All Teens will meet in the auditorium during our regular Sunday School time this week for the Kingdom Assignment presentation

• Teens will meet for “Revolution” this Sunday Night from 5-7 p.m. at the Student Center.

For the most current info, visit the youth blog at:
www.gcym.blogspot.com

GCYM Winterfest 2007

GCYM Winterfest 2007 Info.

• Dates:  Feb 16-18, 2007

• Location:  Gatlinburg, TN

• We will be traveling by charter bus.  We will leave at 7 a.m. on the 16th from the Grand Central Church Building

• We will return late on the 18th.  (difficult to estimate an exact time this far in advance)

• We will be staying at the Royal Townhouse (same as last year)

• The Concert this year is by Jars of Clay

• Costs:


• Mandatory


• $35 –Hotel


• $21—Winterfest Passes


• Optional/Extra


• $10—Concert Tickets


• $10—T-Shirt

• Meals—This trip will involve 6 meals.  (We will provide a light breakfast on the two mornings we are in Gatlinburg, and we are assuming that you will eat breakfast before you get on the bus on Friday).  Because Gatlinburg is a Tourist area, you should figure that each meal will be slightly more expensive than a fast food meal at home.  Students will be responsible for keeping up with their own meal money.

• Our deadline for signing up for this trip is Wednesday, January 24.


• Please note that this is also the deadline for taking your name off the list if you sign up.  After this point, we will have committed to pay for your Winterfest tickets and hotel room and you will still be asked to keep your financial obligation.  

-AE

Weekly Update 11-29-06

• Remember TAG @ Powell every Thursday Night


• The GCYM Christmas Party has been scheduledfor Dec. 17 @ the Herridge's house. More detailsto come.

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• There will be no Heart 2 Heart at least untilJanuary.


• Look for an info packet on Winterfest '07 to bemailed out soon.


• Parent: Looking for a few Christmas gifts thatwould encourage Spiritual Growth? Check out theGCYM Blog. We've posted a few suggestions,(click on the link on the right sidebar forsuggestions)

Teens go to P.T. on the 4th Wednesday of each month. (Tonight is the 5th Wednesday, so they are in class.)
In December, we will meet for "Revolution" on the 3rd and the 10th from 5-7 p.m.

Update: Heart 2 Heart & Belpre Youth Rally

Heart 2 Heart has been canceled at least until January.

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The Belpre Youth Rally is this weekend.
Cost is $25 due ASAP
We will meet at the Fountain at OVU
Friday 6:45 p.m.
Saturday 8:45 a.m. (Lunch provided)
Sunday 8:45 a.m. (Lunch provided)

AE

Update

Don't forget 5th Quarter tonight @ 9 p.m. (or after the Williamstown game). Bring a couple of dollars to offset the cost of snacks.

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Don't forget RALLY at OVU this Sunday night! You can come hang out at the GCYM Student Center at 5 and we'll take our bus over at 5:45. The event starts at 6 in the OVU chapel. Don't forget that your parents should pick you up at OVU at 7:30.

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If you are going to the Mercy Me/Audio Adrenaline Concert on Thursday, Nov 9th., we will be leaving from the church building at 4 p.m. Bring money for a fast food dinner. We will be traveling in the church bus unless someone wants to volunteer their mini vans so we can park a little easier (your gas would be covered).

AE

Missional Retreat Schedule and Childcare Meeting

Be sure to scroll down and read the post about Ruth if you haven't already

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Here is the schedule for the missional retreat via Eric Bucklin:

Schedule Overview:

Arrive on Friday night—Ice breaker games, snacks, devotional, and a late pizza run. The guys will be sleeping at the youth house and the girls are scheduled to sleep over at the youth minister’s house. Saturday morning meet together for a breakfast at the youth house and the day is filled with events, food, etc . . . For dinner that evening all the youth are scheduled to break away with their host families to get to know them and store their stuff at the individual homes. For Saturday night we will sleep in host families’ homes. After host family’s dinner/introduction/luggage storage we will get back together for we have events planned together until around 10PM. Then when finished all youth will spend the night at those homes to sleep well and prepare for Sunday morning classes and services the next day. The event will be ending after worshipping together with the entire body at Grand Central COC.

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Don't forget that there is a meeting tonight from 7-7:30 downstairs in the church building for those of you who are helping with Sunday evening's childcare. Everyone else is to attend P.T. in the fellowship hall.

AE

Deadline for Christmas Gifts for Ruth

Message from Jessie:

Just wanted to let you all know that the deadline for sending anything for Christmas to Ruth (the the little girl we sponsor in Peru) is Oct. 31. We can send bookmarks, stickers, pictures, letters, anything that won't change the shape of the envelope. They also recommend us sending an additonal $18 and they will buy gifts for her in Peru. If you have any questions on what items can be sent to her, contact Jessie.

Message from Dana:
If you think about all you will get for Christmas and the fact that all they need to buy this little girl's Christmas is $18 I'm sure it won't be that difficult for you all to come up with. Yes, that was a guilt trip. You should be used to it by now.

We love you all,

Jessie and Dana

Concert, anyone?

Mercy Me will appear in concert with Audio Adrenaline & Phil Wickham in the Municipal Auditorium on Thursday, November 9th at 7:30 p.m.

The available tickets are $21. If you are going, you need to sign up and turn in your money by Sunday, Oct. 15. I'll be ordering the tickets on Oct. 16th. Let me know ASAP.
AE

October Update Part 1

RALLY--Oct. 8th, 6 p.m. @ OVU
Speaker: Jake Kaufman
Worship Leaders: Seth Miller and Adam Ellis

RALLY will be a unique worship gathering designed specifically to connect the hearts of teenagers with their God.

We will meet at the GCYM Student Center at 5 p.m. We will take the van to OVU around 6 p.m. for Rally. Parents are asked to pick students up at OVU by 7:30 p.m.

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5th Quarter--Friday, Oct. 6, @ 9 p.m.
At the GCYM Student Center
Organized by Ryan Ice and Jeff Harper

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Heart 2 Heart--Tuesday, Oct. 10, @ 7 p.m.
At the GCYM Student Center
We are studying the book "The Last Eyewitness: The Final Week" by Chris Seay. This is a fresh translation of John 13-21. You can get the book on Amazon or I can get them cheap directly from the publisher. I will provide xerox copies of the reading for those who don't have books. Before you come this time, try to have read pages 1-21.

PT Tonight and Next Wed.

Teens will meet in P.T. (auditorium) tonight for Sam and J.T.'s presentation on Honduras. Teens will also meet in P.T. next week (as refected on the calendar).

AE

Revolution and Heart 2 Heart

Revolution

This is a reminder about Revolution the new teen oriented worship service we will be starting at the GCYM Student Center this Sunday from 5-7 p.m. Dinner will be provided this week. Bring your friends.


Heart 2 Heart

At your request, Heart 2 Heart has been converted into a Bible Study. We will be using the book "The Last Eyewitness: The Final Week" by Chris Seay to guide our study. You may order the book using the links on the website or xerox copies of relevant chapters will be provided to students. Below are a couple of video clips we used in the introductory session.

Ethos

e·thos (ths) Pronunciation Key
n.

The disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement: “They cultivated a subversive alternative ethos” (Anthony Burgess).

[Greek thos, character. See s(w)e- in Indo-European Roots.]

ethos. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved September 11, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=ethos&x=0&y=0

Fall Schedule (also see link to calendar on sidebar)

We are sending out this calendar a little late because we were waiting for confirmation on a few things relating to our missional retreat (more below). This fall we are intentionally trying to focus all aspects of our ministry towards what we hope to be doing/producing. Because of this you’ll find that some programs/events have been renamed and some events/programs have changed in terms of format. We have also added a few things. Below you’ll find a short description of each event or program. You will receive reminders that will include times, etc if they are not listed below.

· Student Center—“Youth House” just seems like a clunky term. From here on out we will refer to it as the GCYM Student Center.

· Class—these are our normal Sunday school classes. They are normally split into Jr. High and Sr. High. Both classes meet in the GCYM Student Center.

· Ethos—This is our Wednesday night teen gathering. It has been renamed to communicate it’s function. We are building a culture (or counter-culture), instilling a worldview, and building community. Class topics and format will reflect this goal. Adam will normally teach 3 week series as a part of Ethos.

· P.T.—Teens will attend P.T. on the last Wednesday of each month. This is a change from our previous schedule of the 1^st Wednesday of each month.

· Heart to Heart—Heart to Heart will now be a Bible Study. Many students have been asking for a textual study, so we are changing the format of this event to meet that need. H2H will meet on the second and forth Tuesday of each month from 7-8:30 p.m. at the GCYM Student Center

· New Orleans Presentation—On Sept. 17, a presentation about the New Orleans Mission Trip will be shown as a part of the Sunday morning Worship Assembly. Adam will also be speaking on a related topic that morning.

· Revolution—This will be our Sunday Night Teen Worship Gathering. This is meant to be an entry level event, to which we are really encouraging teens to bring their friends. Praise and Worship, a short lesson (usually by Adam), and hang out time. 5-7 p.m. at the GCYM Student Center

· 5^th Quarter—Due to the expressed interest from our teens, we are tentatively planning 2 Fifth Quarters this fall on Oct 6^th and Nov. 3^rd, from (roughly) 9:30 p.m.-12 a.m. The success of these events will depend heavily on adults and teens who volunteer to help put them on.

· Missional Retreat—Normally, retreats are times of inward focus. This time we are trying something different. Our group will be hosting a weekend event for another group. More details to come. See Eric Bucklin for more info.

· Belpre Youth Rally—This annual youth rally will be held on Nov. 17-18. More details as we get them.

Wednesday, August 9th

Tonight, the teens will meet at the youth house for class. Adam will be beginning a series called "The End of the World (as we know it)"

Several of us are going to see the movie "World Trade Center" tonight at either 9:45 in Marietta or 10:25 in Vienna (we'll decide when we find out who's going0. Click Here for a review. I have attached a trailer below: