Christmas is only 10 days away!

hey everyone,
I know many of you are in the midst of finals, or preparing for the end of semester things. We are praying for you all as you finish up you semesters. If you need help with anything please let us know. We have some pretty talented people in the congregation who may be able to help you get ready for exams.

Confirmation Information went out this week. You should have it in your mail by now. If you want to participate in Confirmation this year and did not receive information please let Phil or Liz know.

TARTAN TROT--The Tartan Trot will be here before you know it. Get those registrations in. Get your friends together to run or help on race day. Also if you are going on a trip this summer, you need to be involved as much as you can with the Tartan Trot. Here's some ways in the near future to get involved:
1. December 19th at the Live Nativity: Like last year, the Tartan Trot will have a table with hot chocolate and race forms. Pleas sign up, by telling Phil,  to help at the table that evening. Shift 1: 5:00-6:00 help set up tables and haul hot water outside, serve Hot Chocolate. Shift 2: 6:00-7:00ish serve hot chocolate and help clean up.
2. Fleece sales, Sunday morning we are selling fleeces with Tartan Trot on them. If you can stand at the table, take orders, and smile big please do so. All information will be there for you.
3. If your family sponsored, thank you thank you thank you. We are getting to a time where we need to know some things from you about the race itself. Laura Singly should be contacting you soon regarding all this information.
4. Sunday Nights in January: We will be preparing for the Tartan Trot on Sunday Nights in January. We will have fun and get a lot of work don for the race.
5. There are many ways you can help get ready for the Tartan Trot. If you have ideas or an afternoon or a few hours please let us know and we probably have something you can help with.

The Tartan Trot is a great event, yes because of the funds we raise and the work we get to do because of those funds, but also for the life of the congregation. We will welcome over 1000 people to our church! This is something to celebrate even in the midst of the hard work. Thanks everyone for your gracious support.

Summer Trips: Please continue to let us know which summer trips you are interested in going on. If you need more information click here to download all the information. Click on Summer trip information. As always if you have any questions please let me know.

Grace and Peace,
Phil
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Sunday Night Youth Group 6:30-8:00pm this week!

Here's what's up with st. luke's youth stuff this week:
1. Sunday night: Dueling organs concert 5:00-6:15ish, Youth Group 6:30-8:00pm. Dinner will be served for youth. Come on to the concert and then have some fun with us on Sunday night.

2. Church wide mission trip, January 13-15, in Charlotte, NC registrations due this Sunday, Nov 13th. Forms and information can be found here or go to http://www.slpres.org/missiontrips.asp

3. Christmas parties for youth will be held on the afternoon of December 11th. Middle Schoolers will be at one party and High School will be at a later party. We will have a white elephant gift exchange at the party.

As always, if you have any questions please let Phil know.

Grace and Peace to you all,
Phil Brown
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Halloween update and homeless requiem

Hey everyone,
Heard last night was great with good discussions and some great fun! Thanks everyone for coming.

An early update for you all this week reminding you about the requiem for the homeless at St. Philip's Cathedral tomorrow night! It's a great evening of service and rememberance for the homeless who have died this past year. We are planning on meeting at St. Luke's at 5:00 and getting to the Cathedral about 5:30. A worship service will start at 7:00pm. We will return around 9:00pm. Please let me know if you can make it for some, all, or part of the evening.

For more information click here.

Grace and Peace,
Phil Brown
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Parent and Youth night this week

Hey everyone,
Great to see many of you this past week. Last Sunday the middle schoolers made cookies and painted pumpkins which were delivered to the Ronald McDonald House. They loved them. The high schoolers were at Druid Hills Night Shelter for a great evening with the men there. Wednesday brought Trunk N Treat to the parking lot and about 350 people to the church. Thank you everyone who was involved and helped with the evening. Really exciting stuff going on at St. Luke's.

This week:
Friday Night--Dunwoody 5th Quarter at DUMC. High schoolers are invited to Dunwoody United Methodist church for an event sponsored by Dunwoody High's FCA. A late night fun place to be after the football games. Bring your friends, there will be food, blowup games, and music. 9:30ish-11:30. Parents and adults if you can help that night, we need some adults around to help. If you can make it let me know or just show up. There will be about 350 kids at the event.

Sunday night--Parents and Youth Connection. Parents come for a great discussion on boundaries with teenagers lead by Rev. Shannon Dill. The discussion will be focused around the book Get Out of My Life, but First Can You Take Me and Cheryl to the Mall, by Anthony E. Wolf. I have a couple copies here at church if you would like to take a look. You do not need to have read the book for the evening. Youth we have tons of fun planned for our evening together.

Next week:
Next weekend (Nov 5-6) is a great and busy weekend for St. Luke's. Look for an email to the entire congregation that outlines the details. We will have regular youth Sunday night 5:30-7:30, but there a lot more to get involved in on Saturday and Sunday too.

As always, if you have any questions please let me know.

Grace and Peace,
Phil
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Youth update

Hey everyone,

Happy middle of October! hope all is well. here's what's coming up for youth in your near future:
1. this Sunday: HS are headed to Druid Hills Night Shelter to serve dinner to the men there (5:15-9:00, let phil know if you want to come so we can make sure we have rides for you). MS at church playing pantyhose baseball and making gifts for families at Ronald McDonald House (5:30-7:30).
2. Next week:
      Wed: Trunk N Treat @ church 4:45 parking lot opens, 5:00 maze and garden activities start, dinner at 6:15. If you can help we can use all the hands we can get.
      Friday: Dunwoody High 5th quarter at DUMC. after the football games till 11:30pm. parents we need some help with volunteers for this event. Its a great event with about 400 kids from the community.    Everyone is invited.
      Sunday: Parent Connect night with Shannon Dill leading a discussion around boundaries and parents. The discussion will draw from the book: "Get out of My Life, but first could you dirve me and Cheryl to the Mall?" by Anthony Wolf. I have a couple copies at church if you want to take a look. You don't need to have read the book to come. Youth will be having fun at a normal youth night after dinner too. 5:30-7:30pm.

Just an FYI: I will be away from cell service Friday and Saturday this week.
hope you all have a great week, see you Sunday.

Grace and peace,
Phil Brown
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St. Luke's High Schoolers

Hey all you St. Luke's High Schoolers,
Here's some great stuff coming up just for you:

1. Moe's 5:00-6:30ish Tuesday afternoon (tomorrow). Phil will be at Moe's. Come on by, grab a burrito or nachos or something, hang out and take a breather.

2. This Sunday (the 23rd) Druid Hills Night Shelter Dinner, meet at church at 5:15 we will be back about 9:00 or so. Parents we could use a few drivers. Everyone please let me know if you can go. I need to get a headcount by Thursday Morning.

3.  Next Friday, October 28th, Dunwoody FCA is hosting a 5th quarter event at Dunwoody United Methodist Church. The event will start about 9:00 and go until 12:30. There will be fun, games, food from Shane's Rib Shack, music, and inflatables. It will be a great night hanging after the games. Parents if you can help out that night we could use a few volunteers.

4. We will have a parents night October 30, 5:30-7:30 with our one and only Shannon Dill for a discussion around the book Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall, by Anthony Wolfe. I have a few copies in my office, come Wednesday, if you would like to take a look at the book before hand.

Hope you all are doing well. As always, if you have any questions, please let me know.
Grace and peace,
Phil Brown
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Getting ready for the high ropes course

Middle school retreat day one.

Hey everyone! Made it to the Calvin center just great. Having a great time diving into the story of the feeding of the 5000. Have a great weekend! I'll check in tomorrow. Check out the blog tomorrow fir some pics. Link on the slpres.org wesite.

Phil

St. Luke's and Extreme Coupons

Hey all you youth families,

Hope all finds you well. Some of you are on a four day weekend this weekend. We wish you all well and pray for safe travels if you are out and about. Those of you who are here we can't wait to see you all on Sunday. Here's what's going on:

1. Sunday night 5:30-7:30, st. luke's extreme coupon. We need your Saturday/Sunday newspapers. If you have some please send them our way so that we can use them for our fun night of service and learning about hunger. Also, if a couple parents could help drive us to the grocery store and back that would be super too!

2. Continue bringing in those pictures frames. We are going to use them for a new prayer wall we are going to build together over the course of the year.

3. OCTOBER 23: High Schoolers are headed to Druid Hills Night Shelter to help serve dinner. I need to get a count of who can go. Please let me know if you and your family can go. We will be gone from 5:30 to about 9:00 or so. We will also need some help driving that night too.

That's it for now. As always, let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

Grace and Peace,
Phil
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Youth Update for OCT 2

Hey everyone,
we are in the swing of fall and having a great time:
1. This Sunday (the 2nd) is a normal night for us with dinner 5:30-7:30
2. Next weekend (the 9th) the middle schoolers will be on a retreat, but we will still have Sunday night 5:30-7:30.

Some needs:
1. Powdered lemonade/kool aid for drinks
2. in a couple weeks we are doing something with picture frames and hanging them on the walls in the youth room. If you have any pictures frames that can hang that you can donate that would be great. We are in need of 1 per youth. any size is 5x7 or bigger is great.
3. High Schoolers are headed to Druid Hills Night Shelter on Oct 23, would love to get a big crew to head down there with. Also, could use a parent or two to help coordinate this evening. It's super easy and probably involves a trip to costco/sams. If you can help coordinate please let me know ASAP.

As always if you have any questions, comments, or concerns please let me know.

Grace and Peace,
Phil Brown
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Kick-off time

Hey all you youth families,
You all did an amazing job on Sunday morning with the pancakes. I've heard a ton of great complements about how smoothly everything worked. That breakfast sure was tasty. Thanks everyone for all your help.

It's time again to get Sunday Nights rolling. This Sunday parents and youth are invited come, eat, play, and learn about what's going on for the fall at St. Luke's. Please come with insurance cards for your youth and your calendars to jot down important dates coming up. We will see you all Sunday 5:30-7:30pm in the Great Hall.

FEAST: Feast starts next wednesday. Please make sure you have your registration forms in. This is how we know who to plan for with class. more information can be found in the Fall Connections

Dinners: we can't do Sunday nights without all of your support. Dinners are important times for us to grow together as a group and share a meal together. It has been great that families provide dinners through the year. Thank you for sharing with us. If or a couple of you can bring dinner for about 40 please sign up. Here are dates that we need for dinner sign ups: Sept: 25, Oct 2, 9, 16, 23 (middle school only), 30 (parent connect night), Nov 6, 20, and Dec 11. Respond to Liz or Phil to help. we can reimburse you for some costs too.

Middle School Retreat:
Middle School Retreat October 7-9 @ the Calvin Center in Hampton, GA. Leave evening on Friday and return Sunday mid-afternoon. $100 for the weekend. We could use a couple adults to go with us too. Going to be a great time! Registrations due Tuesday, September 27
Registration forms: click here

See everyone Sunday!

Grace and Peace,
Phil Brown
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Druid Hills night shelter info

Hey all you St. Luke's families,

A quick reminder about Druid hills night shelter coming up this Sunday evening.

We will meet at church at 5:30 then caravan down to the shelter. we should be home around 8:30 depending on how dinner conversations go. We should have enough rides if you do not want to go, but I would encourage you as families to experience this together.

If you can go please let myself or Allison Thornton know (aetrtlt@bellsouth.net) know. Allison is coordinating our food and would like to know numbers so we can plan accordingly. 

It's going to be a great evening in service together. Our new intern Brittany Harrold is joining us too. Come get to know her.

Grace and Peace,
Phil

Montreat Information

Hey everyone, 

Hope you all are excited about our trip to Montreat next week! I'm super stoked for a week in the mountains. This email is a bit long but please read it carefully. I tried to get everything in one place. 

1. We leave from church at 11:00 sharp on Sunday morning. plan on being to church a bit before. We will stop for lunch on the way up (fast food something). We should be in Montreat sometime around 3:00-3:30PM. Those of you who are meeting us there, keep me updated as you get closer. There should be stuff going on around or you can hang out in Black Mountain until we get there. My cell phone number is 970-215-9041 and should have reception up there. Emily can I have your cell number just in case? 

The address of the house we will be at is: 343 Lookout Rd. Montreat, NC. On the corner of Florida Terrace and Lookout Road. When you get into Montreat turn right onto Lookout Rd. Stay on Lookout past the auditorium and chapel and proceed up the hill. The house is #343 on the left at the corner of Florida Terrace. Turn left on Florida and go around back and park.

2. We will return somewhere around 3:00pm on Saturday. Depends on how quickly we can clean and get packed up. 

3. You may want a nice outfit for worship on the final evening. Many people will also be dressed up a little nicer. 

4. Please be sure to bring snacks to share with the group. Whatever you bring is what we will have around. (FYI: I'm fond of pretzel M&M's, just saying :)) 

5. Bedding: There are 3 single beds and 4 double beds. Does anyone have any of these sizes they can send with us? Please bring your own pillows and towels. 

6. Packing: please pack in your St. Luke's bags. 

7. Running: I know some of you are in the midst of training for Cross Country. I have heard from some people of another church that they have some people in the same boat. If you want to run please bring your stuff to do so. 

8. Entertainment: please bring stuff to do as a group in the evenings (i.e. catch phrase, apples to apples, friendship bracelets, cards, guitars, etc) 

I have attached another packing list and letter from this spring with details on it. Please take a look and let me know if you have any questions. See you all Sunday! 

Grace and Peace, 

Phil Brown

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Youth update

Hey all you youth families of St. Luke's. It's been a busy summer in and out of town for all of us. we have had a great time in Honduras, Mt. TOP, Mexico, and Massanetta so far. Montreat is next week and then we are home for a few. Please keep the final trip of the summer in your prayers as we join 1000 other high schoolers in North Carolina. 

I know it seems far a way but August will be with us before we know it. Here are a few things to think about coming up: 

1. Summer Sundae's. Sunday evenings in July will include ice cream and a devotion with a few songs. a laid back evening in fellowship and worship for everyone. 6:30-7:30 at church. 

2. August 28th the youth are serving dinner at Druid Hill's Night Shelter. Could use someone to help coordinate this. It's really simple to do. It's a great way to be in local outreach and generally a fun time too. I'll be out of town until the 21st but, I'll help as best that I can from afar. Just let me know. 

3. Fall kick-off will be here before you know it. Enjoy your summer and remember to spend quality time as a family. Re-connect with each other and students take advantage of a bit of a Sabath. 

As always, if you have any questions please let me know. 

Grace and Peace, 

Phil 

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Mid-Summer St luke's update

Hey everyone, 

Hello in the midst of a busy summer. We have been to Honduras and Mountain TOP and getting ready for Mexico, Massanetta, and Montreat. (It's the July of the three M's) 

As many of you may be aware, this Sunday is Kelly and Mike's official last Sunday with us. If you are in town please make an effort to be here to say goodbye to some really awesome people who have served with great hearts here at St. Luke's. There will be a reception following the 11:00 service. 

A few things to think about coming up: 

1. Summer Sundae's. Sunday evenings in July will include ice cream and a devotion with a few songs. a laid back evening in fellowship and worship for everyone. 6:30-7:30 at church. 

2. August 28th the youth are serving dinner at Druid Hill's Night Shelter. Could use someone to help coordinate this. It's really simple to do. It's a great way to be in local outreach and generally a fun time too. I'll help as best that I can from afar. Just let me know. 

3. Fall kick-off will be here before you know it. Enjoy your summer and remember to spend quality time as a family. Re-connect with each other and students take advantage of a bit of a Sabath. 

As always, if you have any questions please let me know. 

Grace and Peace, 

Phil 

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Tuesday at mt top: the official start of the monsoon

The monsoon season has set in here at mountain top. Heavy rains and strong gusts brought excitement to our evening including knocking the power out for a few hours. All has been restored and a welcomed coolness has settled in.

For service project, today was day one of peoples two-day projects. YRG's are painting houses, building sheds, painting interiors, building fences, and other projects. They will be finished up tomorrow.

Day camp spent the morning out in the counties doing small service projects with their "fish schools" of day campers. Some groups went to a nursing home, others cleaned public spaces, and some worked in local thrifts stores helping them sort clothing and whatnot. There were lots of other projects going on too I just can't remember them right now.

Tonight at worship we did station rotation. A meaningful day indeed. The spirit of the mountain is moving through the group. It's really great to hear all of the stories about the connections people are making.

Grace and peace,

Phil

First day of work on the mountain!

All is well on the mountain in Tennessee. So far having a great time together with 130 if our other favorite friends. It's a full camp up here this week and we are loving all the energy.

No injuries except for a few ticks to be pulled off (if you don't have a tick key o get one at REI. they are amazing!)There are some new decks, new porches, newly cleared acreage, and a whole bunch of new smiles. 45 new day campers finished their first day too!

Wish you all well!

Grace and peace,

Phil Brown

summer trip commissioning

Hey all you travelers with St. Luke's this summer,

Hope you are excited about Summer. A note to remind you about the trip commissioning this Sunday for everyone going on a trip this summer with St. Luke's. Commissioning will happen at both the 8:30 and 11:00 services. Please plan on attending one of them.

Grace and peace,
Phil Brown
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Youth update May information

Hey everyone, 

thanks for a great Sunday night hula. I had a great time as we brought our youth group year to a close. 

1. For the rest of May on Sunday afternoons/evening we will be preparing for our trips this summer. 

Here is the schedule for those meetings all will be in the youth areas: 

Sunday May 8: Mountain TOP 6:00-7:30pm 

Sunday May 15: Massanetta Springs 5:00-6:00pm 

                         Montreat 6:15-7:00pm 

Sunday May 22: Honduras 5:30-6:30pm 

2. Sunday May 22 is summer trip commissioning. If you are going on a trip this summer please be in worship that morning for our commissioning. 

3. We will have some day stuff going on this summer. We will update you with dates as soon as we get things finalized. Parents if you have any ideas and can help during some of the days please let Phil know. 

Grace and Peace to you all, 

Phil 

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Holy Week, Easter, and May Schedule

Hey all you St. Luke's youth families,
It's Holy Week and we hope you find time this week to deepen your faith and reflect upon what the resurrection means for you, your family, and the world? Please keep in mind all the Holy Week Services:

• tonight, Maundy Thursday Service 7:30pm in sanctuary
• tomorrow, Good Friday Noon Meditation in Chapel followed by a soup lunch in the Great Hall.
  
• Saturday, Easter Vigil, 8pm starts in Great Hall, followed by light soup and bread after the service.
  
• Sunday Easter Sunday 8:30 and 11:00 services in Sanctuary. You are encouraged to come to the 8:30 service if it works for your family. Both services will be the same.
  

There will be no Sunday School or Youth Connection this Sunday.

May looks a little different this year. We are going to celebrate our year and then do good efficient work preparing for all the trips for the summer.
May 1: End of the Year party, youth and parents together. (In Great Hall)
May 8: Mandatory Mt. TOP meeting 6:00-7:30. Parents and Youth please come for important information about our upcoming trip. (in youth area)
May 15: Mandatory Massanetta Springs meeting, 5:00-6:00 pm. Mandatory Montreat meeting 6:15-7:00pm (in youth area)
May 22: Mandatory Honduras Meeting, 5:30-6:30. (in youth area)

As always, if you have any questions, comments or concerns, please let us know.

Grace and Peace,
Phil
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Easter is here!

Hey St. Luke's youths schedule for the next few weeks.
Sunday April 17th--this sunday Chastain @ st. luke's. We will have a few youth tables in the mix. Come join us as the church celebrates the gifts of everyone. Also, bring something musical themed (get creative) to decorate our tables with. Be there by 5:30 to help decorate, show starts at 6:00.

• HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE:
• Thursday April 21: Maundy Thursday service 7:30pm in sanctuary
• Friday April 22: Good Friday Meditation in Chapel at 12:00pm followed by soup in the Great Hall
• Saturday April 23: Easter Vigil Service 8:00PM throughout the church. WE NEED HELP WITH THIS. IF YOU WANT TO HELP LET PHIL KNOW ASAP.
• Sunday April 24: Easter Sunday 8:30 am and 11:00am in the sanctuary. No youth group or confirmation in the afternoon.
• May 1: Youth and Parent end of the year celebration. Luau and festivities.
• May 8, 15, 22: summer trip planning (details are coming to you if you are going on a trip with us this summer)

As always, please call if you have any questions, comments or concerns.

Phil Brown
970-215-9041

Youth Update

hey all you St. Luke's youth families,
here's what's happening at St. Luke's for the next few weeks:

• April 10: normal schedule for everyone, Sunday school at 9:30, Confirmation at 3:30, Youth Choir at 4:30, Youth connection 5:30-7:30.
• April 17 (palm Sunday): normal schedule for everyone, Sunday school at 9:30, Confirmation at 3:30, Youth Choir at 4:30, Youth connection 5:30-7:30
• HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE:
• Thursday April 21: Maundy Thursday service 7:30pm in sanctuary
• Friday April 22: Good Friday Meditation in Chapel at 12:00pm followed by soup in the Great Hall
• Saturday April 23: Easter Vigil Service 8:00PM throughout the church. WE NEED HELP WITH THIS. IF YOU WANT TO HELP LET PHIL KNOW ASAP.
• Sunday April 24: Easter Sunday 8:30 am and 11:00am in the sanctuary. No youth group or confirmation in the afternoon.
• May 1: Youth and Parent end of the year celebration. Luau and festivities.
• May 8, 15, 22: summer trip planning (details are coming to you if you are going on a trip with us this summer)

As always, please call if you have any questions, comments or concerns.

Grace and Peace,
Phil Brown
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Youth Sunday Information

Hey everyone,
Here's some information about youth Sunday, Which is THIS SUNDAY (the 27th)!
It's going to be a great Sunday and we have some great stuff planned for us. Here are a few details you probably want to know about:
1. We need a few of you (3-4) to come for the 8:30 service. Would have to be to church by 8:00 and would be reading things. Let phil know if you want to do this.
2. For the 11:00 service please be at church by 9:15am so we can get everyone all squared away. Come to the sanctuary. We will have food for you. Please be prompt.
3. Attire: Jeans or pants are fine. You will be given a t-shirt that morning to wear so we will all look similar. The t-shirt is yours to keep and wear. (Parents if you want to help supplement the cost of these that'd be great, but not necessary)

Phil will be out of town Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at a planning retreat for the middle school conference this summer. He should have internet and phone service where he is. Please call if there are any questions.

also, in the evening is the senior recognition dinner (any and all are welcome to come to that, let Phil know so we know how many to plan on. $5 per person. Dinner at 6:30. The confirmation class will be at the Druid Hills Night Shelter.

It's a busy weekend at St. Luke's and we need everyone's help.

Grace and Peace,
Phil
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Dunwoody ONE

Hey all you High School parents,

This Sunday is the spring Dunwoody One worship event with the Dunwoody area youth groups. Its a great evening where we put our differences aside and celebrate our oneness in Christ. We are expecting around 300 high school students to be part of the event at Calvary Church of God on Chamblee Dunwoody road. We need some help. If you can help that evening either with set up/parking/the event or the event/serving dinner/cleanup we can use you.

The event starts at 5:30ish (Doors open at 6:00) and then we will be done by 8:00.

We have partnered with Community Action Center and are asking our youth to bring cans of food as their "tickets." If your High School Student wants to attend (and I hope all of them do) please send a can along with them. T-shirts are $5.

This is an important and unique thing for this community. It's been great for churches to work together.

Please let me know if you can help or need some more info before you commit.

Grace and Peace,
Phil Brown
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End of March at St. Luke's

Hey everyone,
here's what's happening in St. Luke's Youth ministry in the next few weeks. Things are a little different than normal so read a head and if you have any questions please let Phil.

March 13: 5:30-7:30pm Normal
March 16: In addition to our normal FEAST programming we will have an SAT Prep let by Kari Young. 6:30-7:30pm. Please RSVP so we will have enough copies of materials.

March 20: High School: Dunwoody ONE community youth worship, 6:00-8:00pm at Calvary Assembly of God on Chamblee Dunwoody Rd. Come for a night of worship with all the area youth groups. Meet everyone there. Bring a canned good for the Community Action Center. Free Shane's Rib Shack for dinner. T-shirts $5. Parents we could use some help either with set up and the event or the event and clean up. Let Phil know if you can help. 

Middle School @ St. Luke's for a fun night 5:30-7:30pm.

March 27: Youth Sunday, a casual Sunday lead by our youth. Youth if you want to help please let Phil know (philbrown@slpres.org). Senior Graduation dinner will be that evening, all are invited to celebrate this transition in the lives of our youth. Dinner $5.00 per person, 6:30pm RSVP to Phil Brown. No regular youth connection that night either.

As always, please ask if you have any questions.
Grace and Peace,
Phil
970-215-9041

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SAT Prep at St. Luke's

Liz will you send this to the high school parents and youth please? 

Hey all you SAT/ACT takers,

St. Luke's is looking at offering a quick review before some of the test dates in the spring as part of it's wednesday night offerings for High School students. We have a great teacher lined up for the 8th, and the 16th from 6:30-7:30. These are meant to be basic review and will be free (dinner extra) to you all we just need to know if this is something you all would like. The 8th is a Tuesday and the 16th is a Wednesday. 6:30-7:30pm. We know its short notice, but hope it will help. 

Please let us know by Thursday of this week if you are interested. 

Grace and Peace to you all, 

Phil 

Youth Update Friday and Saturday late nights, Sunday night 5:30-7:30

Happy Friday you all, 

Who's excited for the late night extravaganzas this weekend. Middle Schoolers we'll see you at 5:30 tonight at Church (unless other arrangements have been made). High Schoolers we'll see you at Stone Summit with your SIGNED AND LEGIBLE WAIVERS. 

Drivers are okay for Friday night but we really could use some help with drivers on Saturday night from Stone Summit to Phil's house at 8:00 then back to church after dinner. If you can help please let Phil know. (970-215-9041). 

Also, Sunday night is a regular fun night at church 5:30-7:30. 

Finally, On March 6th we are not having you youth in the evening. Take that night and re-connect as a family. Eat dinner together, spend the afternoon together. 

As always, let phil know if you have any questions, 

Grace and Peace, 

Phil Brown

970-215-9041

Friday and Saturday Late Night registration by Wed

Hey everyone, 

a friendly reminder that if you and/or your youth want to come to the St. Luke's fun nights this weekend we need to know by tomorrow. There are plans to make and we want to make sure we can accommodate everyone. Details are attached. 

Let Phil know by email: PhilBrown@slpres.org. Parents we can use a few more drivers for both nights. 

Thanks, 

Phil 

Fwd: Middle School SS - Dunwoody Baptist Visit

looks great. Liz can you send this to middle schoolers and their parents. 

Thanks, 

Phil 

Middle Schoolers and Parents - 

As part of our Sunday School lesson this Sunday (February 13th) we will be visiting Dunwoody Baptist Church.  We'll be attending their 11:00 Contemporary Worship.  We plan on leaving St. Luke's at 10:30 a.m. and probably return around 12:30 p.m.  We hope you can join us.

This visit is part of several lessons we've been doing on what is means to be Presbyterian.  By exploring other faith traditions, we will be able to note the differences - but at the same time appreciate those differences as part of our family of Faith.  

Confirmation students are highly encouraged to attend!  

We'll see you in Lobby at 10:30 a.m. - ready to go.  Carol Perry, Joe Luranc, Meredith Loftis, Mike and Kelly will be responsible for transport and supervision!

Any questions, email kelly at kellyfitzgerald@slpres.org

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Fwd: Youth AND Parent Night!

Youth and Parents of St. Luke's:

We don't often take time to talk about what our Spiritual Life looks like. For the next two Sunday nights, we are going to make some time. As a teenager - what does faith in God look like? As families - how can we best nurture spiritual development? It's not a game of Sardines - but we're sure you will walk away with some "nuggets of information" that will help you where you are right now.

The Plan for Sunday Night:

*Open gym time

*Dinner

*Watch parts of the movie, "Soul Searching" - view the trailer here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqGkiToWBs0)

*Have some discussion and fun activities....

In the meantime - think about the words of Proverbs 22:6 (The Message translation), "

Point your kids in the right direction—

when they're old they won't be lost." How can we best live into this truth as a church family? Think about it and we'll chat on Sunday Night. Best: come as a family unit - but also welcome: students without parents & parents without students.

Sunday Night Super-fun for the SuperBowl

Thanks for all your help on a very successful Tartan Trot. Exact details on the incredible weekend soon. 

Sunday morning: Sunday School complete with getting ready for Souper Bowl of Caring (http://www.souperbowl.org/)

Sunday evening: Super Bowl Party at Church: Bring a tailgate snack to share (no dinner will be provided). fun and games too for those who don't want to watch the big game. 

Next Sunday (Feb 13) starts our two part parent connect series on Faith and Teenagers. 5:30-7:30 PM

Friday February 25th, Middle School late night (away from church) 7:00-12:00am (parents, we could use some help driving)

Saturday February 26th, High School late night (away from church) times still to come (parents, we could use some help driving) 

Grace and Peace, 

Phil 

970-215-9041

Tartan trot is here

Hey all you awesome youth families. Tartan Trot is here! I was putting race labels on all the bibs last night and saw many of your names. So exciting!

We still need some help packing race bags. If you have any time today to pack come on by church and we will get you all set up. Even 20 min would help a ton.

Also, if you can help clean up tonight from the dinner and tomorrow after the race that would be a big help too. Te more the merrier.

Volunteers, Allison Thorton will be contacting you with details. If you have not been contacted with volunteer details by noon today and you think you should have been, please email me (philbrown@slpres.org). As you can imagine, coordinating this many volunteers can be a challenge and any omission is not on purpose. Thank you for you time and commitment.

It's going to be a great scottish heritage weekend with lots of festivities.
Phil Brown

Tartan Trot--Ways you can help

Liz will you send this to the youth, parents, and advisors. thanks, phil 

Hey everyone, 

Tartan Trot is just around the corner and we have runners signing up from all over. As of last night we were around the 800 mark for runners! this is great, but it also means we have a lot to do to get ready. 

Here's what we need: 

1. Next week come by church Monday, Wednesday (FEAST day), Thursday, or Friday in the afternoons before 6:00 and we will have something for you to help with, probably stuffing race bags, hanging banners, sorting t-shirts, getting tables out. 

2. Someone to take some fliers around to the neighborhoods informing them about the race. I can coordinate with you. will take about an hour or so. This needs to happen earlier in the week. 

3. If you want to volunteer for race day please let Allison Thorton know at: aetrtlt@bellsouth.net

4. Drop off your cakes and pies next week in the kitchen, if they need to be in the fridge put them in the walk in. make sure they have your name and tartan trot on them somewhere. We can still use more if you are so inclined. 

5. Remember the Mandatory Volunteer Meeting will be after the Spaghetti dinner on Friday at 7:00pm. Dinner starts at 5:30. 

6. Any old towels that you may have would be handy for the first aide people. put your name on them with masking tape and we will be sure to wash them and get them back to you. 

We are super excited about this year's race and you should be too! We need a lot of help. This race does so much for the youth of this church and for our partners around the world. 

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please let me know. 

Grace and Peace, 

Phil Brown

970-215-9041

St. Luke's youth update

Hey everyone, 

Hope you have had a great week and have dug out alright. Here's what's coming up for St. Luke's Youth ministry: 

1. Sunday afternoon we are back in action. See you at 4:30 for choir and 5:30 for Youth Connection. (I think we need some dinner if anyone wants to help). 

2. Confirmation is canceled this week and will start next week (the 23rd). 

3. FEAST for all Starts Wednesday, see you then. Registration available at www.slpres.org. 

4. TARTAN TROT we are well on our way for tartan trot. Register to run, register your friends to run, or let Allison Thorton know if you want to help that morning (aetrtlt@bellsouth.net)

Thanks for everyone for your patience this week, the church offices should be open again on Friday. 

Also, thanks for a great kickoff last week with parents and youth. Had a great time with you all. Parents if you weren't able to make it, I have calendars at church for you. 

Grace and Peace, 

Phil Brown

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For Sunday the 9th of January

Hey everyone, 

Hope you had a great Christmas and are in the midst of a happy new year. 

As you get settled in to the new year and get back into the swing of things here are a few things for ya: 

1. This Sunday the 9th, is our kick-off Parents and Youth come on we'll gather at 5:30, eat and then split parents and youth for a parent connect evening. We will be talking about the Tartan Trot too and how you can get involved. (If you can help with dinner please let me know) 

2. If we haven't heard from you about summer trips please let us know soon. 

3. Speaking of Tartan Trot: It's time to kick it into high gear. Here's what we need right now: 

      a. Register yourself for the race, get everyone you know to register, register early and often. Register Register Register. 

      b. If you have some time to drop off posters around the community please let phil know and he will give you a stack to take around. 

      c. Sunday mornings please come and stand at the Tartan Trot table. Sell Hoodies and encourage our members to sign up for the race. 

      d. Saturday mornings if you can take a couple hours out and head to other races and hand out registration forms that would great too. There are races every saturday from here until our race. Contact Marty Whitcomb if you can do this. They are close by and you can see some of the other races. 

      e. If you want to volunteer please contact Allison Thorton, Phil Brown, or Marty Whitcomb. Allison is helping coordinate volunteers. 

Grace and Peace to you all, 

Phil Brown

970-215-9041

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