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Weekly Gatherings (Unless Otherwise Announced Below in the ‘Weekly Updates’ Section):
-Sunday School: 9:15-10:15 am in the St Mark’s Youth Wing
-Sunday Afternoon Youth Gathering: 5-7 pm in the St Mark’s Youth Wing
- Wednesday Evening Youth “Bible Study Hall”: 6-7:00 pm in the Library
Weekly Updates Here:
Week of 10/3/24
Well friends, this is it - my final newsletter as Youth Director! When I accepted this job in the spring of 2022, I didn’t understand why God seemed to be calling me to a brand new field of employment in my late 30s; I just knew that I was going to have to take a leap of faith and trust in His provision. With the benefit of hindsight, I can now perceive the extraordinary value of the work that he was doing in my life, and I’m deeply grateful to have had this opportunity to get to know our Youth and walk alongside them for a season of their Christian journey. I am also grateful for the opportunity to work with our wonderful St. Mark’s staff; Tommy, Martha, Jim, Hyelan, Hannah, Bethany, Buddy, Paul, Janet, Samantha, and Kent; all of whom do an admirable job of honoring God with their work and ministry, and all of whom were a pleasure to work with. Big thanks is also due to our Youth leaders and volunteers, including Katie Beatty, John McDaniel, Madison Causey, Carrie Henderson, Karen Burrell, Matt Marlatt, Rick Shuppert, Susan McElroy, Natalie Anderson, Samantha Daniel, and so many others who have graciously provided us with Fellowship Meals and/or otherwise supported the Youth Ministry during my time here. I look forward to hopefully many years of attending St Mark’s with my family and serving the Youth ministry as a volunteer myself!
Please note that there will be no Sunday Evening Youth Event on October 6th, due to it being the first Sunday of Fall Break, but the Atlanta Mini-Tour will be held on the following weekend (October 10th & 11th).
Wednesday night programming at St. Mark’s will be on hiatus on 10/9 for Fall Break. Student Ministry’s Wednesday Youth Bible Study will resume on 10/16 in the St. Mark’s library from 6 to 7 pm, led by our new Youth Director David! Dinner will be served at 5 pm in the Banquet Hall, and will be free for Youth and Children as always.
Our Student Ministry Fall Semester Events Calendar is now here! See the Youth newsletter for more details …
Thank you to those of you who have signed up to provide “Fellowship Dinners” for our St. Mark’s Youth! We are still in need of a few more volunteers during the months of October through December. These fellowship dinners are essential to creating a welcoming, comfortable space for our Youth where they know that they are cared for. Providing a meal can mean preparing something homemade or just simply ordering takeout (I'd be happy to place the order for you and pick it up myself, according to your preference). https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48A8A823ABFFCE9-49452723-stmarks#/
REMINDERS (Older but Still Relevant Announcements)
St. Mark’s Youth members are required to complete and return the new (2024-25) General Health & Photo Release Form; submission of this form is a requirement for participation in all future St. Mark’s events and outings during the coming year. Click HERE to find a printable PDF version of the General Health & Photo Release Form, or I can provide you with a printed copy of the form upon request.
If anyone does not have access to the 2024 St. Mark's Youth Photo Circle, please click here for access to all St. Mark's Youth photos: https://join.photocircleapp.com/G0MNKVE48C
Volunteer Opportunities
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms” - 1 Peter 4:10
St. Mark’s Youth Ministry (For Students in Grades 6-12) Needs Helpers! If you are seeking an opportunity to serve God by pouring into others, look no further than our own Youth program; you can use the SignupGenius form (linked below) to choose the date(s) of your service. There are 2 primary tasks for which we are constantly in need of adult volunteers: 1.) Preparing Dinner (this is our greatest area of need), and 2.) Serving as an Adult Youth Leader.
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Youth Ministry Volunteer Opportunity #1: Provide Dinner
- This could be a full meal or something like an appetizer that the kids could share … we would love to have you come to the Youth Gathering and share the meal with us, but if you’re not able to stay, you could just drop off the food at the St. Mark’s kitchen around 4:45 pm on the Sunday evening that you’ve signed up for. We are currently averaging about 10 Youth attendees per meeting, plus 2-3 adult leaders. Click on the black button below for a link to our Sign Up page.
Youth Ministry Volunteer Opportunity #2: Serve as an Adult Youth Leader or Guest Speaker
- We are always looking for Adult Leaders to help supervise and foster a more relational Youth ministry! If you are interested in additionally serving as a Small Group Discussion Leader while you’re here (very easy job!), that would be even better … but even if not, we’d still love to have you join us and provide an extra set of eyes and ears to help ensure a safe space for our Youth. If you have a particular lesson or testimony that you would like to share, even better! Please contact Dr. Toedt at louis@stmarkstn.org if you are interested in helping serving this ministry.
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