Peachtree Post 2012

The Faith of Rudolph and Frosty

Peachtree Music Ministry: Piano for Jamaica

Waiting is the Hardest Part

2012 CHRISTMAS EDITION

December 2012

2012

W H AT ’ S I N S I D E : T h e M a k i n g o f K i m b e r l i e M a r s h • 2 0 1 3 S p e a k e r S e r i e s : Z a m p e r i n i , M e t a x a s , B l a c k a b y

Family

Christmas

CONCERTS

ADVENT

Devotional

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2012 CHRISTMAS SERMON SERIES Examining iconic Christmas stories through the lens of faith

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SANTA’S MERRY MELTDOWN

DEC 9

RUDOLPH SEES THE LIGHT

DEC 16

EBENEZER’S EMPATHY DISORDER

DEC 23

HOW THE GRINCH FOUND CHRISTMAS

DEC 30

FROSTY AND THE SECOND COMING

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At Christmas, we buy and wrap; we eat; we excessively decorate. All of it is perhaps just an effort to manufacture a little joy in our lives. When we look to Santa Claus to be our joy maker, all we get is Santa’s Merry Meltdown.

Free photobooth available. Take your family photo with Christmas icons!

Instead of a children’s story, perhaps our favorite reindeer is really a lowly figure raised up. Like the shepherds in the fields at night, everything changes when Rudolph Sees the Light. God turns the world’s hierarchies upside down.

Confirmation Sunday

The Scrooge is an icon of humbug. For most of us, at some point during Christmas, we acquire Ebenezer’s Empathy Disorder. Learning to see beyond the stuff, to others, is a key to grasping the true meaning of the season.

Special Guest: Tom Key as Ebenezer Scrooge

The truth in some Christmas stories is plain to see. These stories offer important reminders, like the famous green monster whose name has come to represent the moment our heart grows a few sizes.

Special Christmas Carol Medley

In the end, Frosty disappears and the children are downcast, until he leaves ???????????: ................... them with a promise, “to be back again someday.” Bet you never thought of Frosty the Snowman and the Second Coming in the same sentence.

Special Music: College Soloists

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2 0 1 2 END O F Y E AR GI V I N G As the year draws to a close, there are three ways to make your 2012 gifts comply with I.R.S. regulations: • Check - Your check must be dated and postmarked by December 31, 2012 to be included in your 2012 giving.

• Stock - The stock must be in the church’s account by December 31, 2012, to be included in your 2012 giving.

It is important that you initiate this transfer by December 19th to allow for the year-end delay in transfers being completed. To obtain transfer information and to notify the church of your gift, please contact Lynn Dawson at 404-842-5841 or email at ldawson@peachtreepres.org. (Remember, your stock gift does not come with your name attached so we do not know the donor unless you let us know.)

• Credit Card - Submit your gift online with a credit card. As with any gift, the transaction must be completed by December 31, 2012, to be included in your 2012 giving. You can do this by going to the church’s web site, www. peachtreepres.org, and clicking on the “Give” button. Just follow the steps. You will receive an email confirmation when your charge goes through.

For convenience, the Finance Office will be open from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. December 27 & 28.

We will be open from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on December 31st.

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GENEROSITY 2013

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WH AT ’ S I N SI D E :

S t udent Minist r y

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Missions

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Devotionals

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Volunt e e ring

CONTENTS 2

Christmas Conversations How to examine iconic Christmas stories through the lens of faith

Student Ministry

Christmas Parties

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Christmas Concerts It's the most wonderful time of the year for music at Peachtree

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Christmas Eve at Peachtree Experience the miracle again

10 The Making of Kimberlie Marsh God doesn't show us the whole picture in one sitting.

12 Ten Ways to Serve This Christmas Let God show you the next part of your picture

The Tragedy Of

HUMAN

Trafficking Pg. 11

15 Waiting is the Hardest Part Most of us would rather do anything than wait

16 2012 Transitions In Memoriam and new births.

18 Student and Family Life Parties and Advent Devotional

20 2013 Speaker Series

Top Christmas

MOVIES

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Louis Zamperini, Eric Metaxas & Henry Blackaby

Executive Editor • Len Wilson | Contributing Writers • Heather Ellison Kelly Rook • Staci Graham | Graphic Designer • Joe Chaffee Photographer • Andy Barry | Peachtree Print Shop • Mitch Reed Malcolm Gailey • Curtis Walker • Barry Ferguson • Steve Bomar

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19TH ANNUAL FRIENDS CONC SUNDAY, DECE 6:00-8:30 P.M. S

A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL CONCERT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 6:00-7:30 P.M. SANCTUARY Join all the Peachtree adult choirs, handbells, youth choir, and soloists to celebrate the Christmas season accompanied by organ, piano, harp and special guests The Buckhead Youth Orchestra direct by Juan Ramirez. Music will include excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite and G.F. Handel’s Messiah. After the concert, be our guests for a “Homemade Sweets and Treats” reception hosted by our own Presbyterian Women in the Williams Center.

The concert is free and open to the public; nursery is available for children 4 and under.

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A spectacular holiday Nicholas Bowden and the season with wond extraordinary musici community. In the pa Bowden and Friends million dollars to sup organizations and sch will offering will supp Foundation, a non-pr mission is to enrich th 12,000 foster children retain foster parents.

This year we will wel and the Georgia State the Austin Children’s Martin, plus many ot instrumentalist from Orchestra. Don’t mis and open to the public children 4 and under.

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hristmas CONCERTS

TOP 5 CHRISTMAS CAROLS 1. SILENT NIGHT 2. O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL 3. O HOLY NIGHT 4. THE FIRST NOEL 5. AWAY IN A MANGER

What are yours?

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NICK AND CERT EMBER 16 SANCTUARY

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CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES

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WORSHIP TIMES: 10, 12 NOON, 2, 4, 6, 8 AND 10 P.M.

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Each year we experience the miracle again. Through music and message, the wonder of God’s incredible love in the baby Jesus shines on that Holy Night. Worship at Peachtree this Christmas Eve. 10 A.M. – YOUNG FAMILIES SERVICE, SANCTUARY

4 P.M. – FAMILY CANDLELIGHT SERVICE, SANCTUARY

Tom Key, one of Atlanta’s best loved actors, brings the Christmas story to life in a thirty-minute interactive service designed especially for families with young children. Sing familiar carols and participate in the great story of Jesus’ birth as it comes alive before your family. Visit the nativity animals on the front lawn before or after the service.

Experience the drama, carols and story as presented in the 2p.m. service followed by candle lighting with our pastor, Vic Pentz.

Visit the nativity animals on the front lawn before or after the service.

12 NOON – COMMUNION SERVICE, KELLETT CHAPEL Come and adore Him through instrumental music, the singing of familiar carols, and Christmas communion. Mark Crumpler preaches.

The majesty of music and the message of Jesus’ birth fill these candlelight services. The Chancel Choir, accompanied by a brass ensemble, leads us in our celebration on this Holy Night. Vic Pentz’s inspiring meditation is followed by candle lighting as we worship the baby Jesus, the Light of the World.

2 P.M. – FAMILY SERVICE, SANCTUARY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

See the little town of Bethlehem come alive through drama, the singing of carols, and the telling of the great story of Jesus’ birth. Join the angels, shepherds, and wise men as we worship the baby Jesus. Visit the nativity animals on the front lawn before or after the service.

CHILDCARE: is available for all services– birth through 5 years old.

6, 8 AND 10 P.M. – TRADITIONAL CANDLELIGHT SERVICES, SANCTUARY

PARKING: is available on campus and at our Peachtree Express Satellite locations.

PEA CHTREE EX PR ESS SHUT T LE SERVICE CATES CENTER LOT

POWERS FERRY SQUARE LOT

Located on East Andrews between Roswell Road and West Paces Ferry, 3:00 - 9:30 p.m.

Located at Powers Ferry and Roswell Road , 1/4 mile north of church, 3:00 - 9:30 p.m

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MISSION THE MAKING OF

KIMBERLIE MARSH By: Kimberlie Marsh & Kelly Rook

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didn’t just wake up one day and decide to move to India and become a missionary. That’s not how it happened.

I began attending Peachtree while a collegiate psychology major, but I didn’t yet know what I wanted to be when I grew up. All I knew was that I wanted to further my education.

Where and how were to be determined.

One day a chance conversation with fellow Peachtree member Mazi Robinson introduced me to Richmont Graduate University. I applied, was accepted, and began their Master’s degree program in professional counseling in the fall of 2010.

Around the same time that Mazi Robinson told me about Richmont, I attended an awareness night for a mission organization Peachtree supported called Redeemed, which later joined with Wellspring Living. There I learned about the issue of human trafficking in the city of Atlanta. The awareness night, like the chance conversation about Richmont, seemed insignificant at the time it happened.

Little did I know.

Over time I was discovering that my love of working with the victims at Wellspring, combined with the possibility of using my skills in an international setting, was pushing me toward a bigger role with IJM. After graduating from Richmont in May of 2012, I applied for a 12-month fellowship with IJM. They accepted me as an Aftercare Fellow for the Kolkata, India field office.

Watching how God has opened doors, closed doors, and prepared my future is an amazing experience.

Richmont’s degree program required a field internship. In the spring of 2010, when it came time to choose, I was happily surprised to see Wellspring Living on the list. Even better, I discovered the lead therapist at Wellspring likes to choose her interns from Richmont. So it happened that I began a yearlong relationship with the organization I had learned about in Peachtree’s workshop.

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My desire to work with victims of human trafficking grew.

I learned about International Justice Mission (IJM), which works internationally with human trafficking. Peachtree began supporting IJM’s field office in Kolkata, India. The mission team led a trip there in 2011. I signed up, and went again in 2012.

In January of 2013, I move to India. I’ll learn how IJM works, share my knowledge, and most importantly seek justice for the victims of human trafficking.

The big picture of life is a lot clearer in the rear view mirror. While the experiences can seem overwhelming together, viewed separately they have really been just a series of opportunities for me to give up control to the Lord and trust in the great path He has in store for me and that I am privileged to be a part of.

Watching how God has opened doors, closed doors, and prepared my future is an amazing experience.

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THE TRAGEDY OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING A National Crisis 45% 7 years is the average life expectancy of a girl in forced prostitution.

90% of runaways become part of the sex trade industry, many within 72 hours of leaving home.

Commercial Exploitation of Children cases happen online

50%

on the street

65%

CSEC victims deal with PTSD

52%

experience educational losses

The average age of a child first used in prostitution is 12-14 years old.

One in four girls sexually abused before the age of 18.

A Local Crisis

400

More than adolescent girls are being exploited on the streets, through escort services, by perpetrators at major hotels, and online monthly in the state of Georgia.

Children who have been sexually abused are 28 times more likely to be arrested for prostitution at some point in their lives. It also has been found that the majority of girls and adult women who engage in prostitution have a history of sexual abuse in their childhood.

90% of exploited children are under the control of a pimp. www.peachtreepres.org

A Global Crisis

27

million men, women and children are held as slaves.

600,000 to 800,000 children, women and men annually trafficked across international borders.

80

7,200

men knowingly and unknowingly purchase sex with adolescent females each month in Georgia, which accounts for 8,700 paid sex acts (about 300 each day).

After drug dealing, human trafficking (both sex trafficking and trafficking for forced labor) is tied with the illegal arms industry as the second largest criminal industry in the world today, and it is the fastest growing.

At least one out of every three women in the world has been raped, beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise violently abused in her lifetime.

Approximately percent of human trafficking victims are women and girls, and up to 50 percent are minors.

1 in 5 women is a victim of rape or attempted rape in her lifetime.

2 million children exploited in the global commercial sex trade.

Information coutesy of Wellspring Living Organization and The The total market value of International Justice illicit human trafficking $32 Mission billion. POST | CHRISTMAS PEACHTREE Issue • 2012 11

10 WAYS

TO GIVE / VOLUNTEER THIS CHRISTMAS Feeding starving children

1. Provide a new, unwrapped toy to Buckhead Christian Ministry’s Joyous Toys program, hosted at Peachtree December 10-14. Volunteers are also needed. Drop-off toys in bins located in the Welcome Center, the Lodge, and rear elevator entrance (2nd floor) by December 9.

2. Change lives with your purchases through the Give Hope Catalog that offers gifts of compassion, empowerment, proclamation, restoration, and more. Visit www.peachtreepres. org/mission to view catalog and order form.

3. Donate your gently used coats and winter gear to help our homeless brothers and sisters stay warm this winter. Drop-off items to the barrels located in the Welcome Center, the Lodge, and rear elevator entrance (2nd floor) by December 9.

4. Volunteer at the Families First Christmas Party on December 13 for foster children and their families. You can also “adopt” a child by fulfilling their Christmas wish list. Email Kelly Rook at krook@peachtreepres.org.

5. Share your home for one or two weeks with an international student who is away from their family this Christmas season.

Email Dene Dixon at amis@peachtreepres.org.

6. Sponsor a Malawian high school student for a year where education is essential to alleviating poverty. Email Kelly Rook at krook@peachtreepres.org.

7. Host a kitchen kit drive for the Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta as they assist their clients in making their new homes a warm and cozy place for Christmas. Email Courtney HodgesLanius at chodges@furniturebankatlanta.org.

8. Prepare and serve a warm meal for homeless men, women, and children in Atlanta. Email Kelly Rook at: krook@peachtreepres.org.

9. Write a letter of encouragement and love to the survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation at Wellspring Living. Mail letters to:

Wellspring Living

Attn: Write to Restore Campaign

140 Howell Road, Suite C-2

Tyrone, GA 30290 10. Pray for the 27 million victims of slavery around the world and for the work of International Justice Mission. Sign-up to be a prayer partner at: http://www.ijm.org/get-involved/prayer-partner

2013 Mission Trips

Register by:

March 1-10

India

Women

Serve with International Justice Mission

March 2-5

Jamaica

Families

Serve with The Salvation Army School for the Blind

Jan 6, 2013

March 14-18

Jamaica

Adults

Serve with The Salvation Army School for the Blind

Jan 13, 2013

April 13-20

Cuba

Young Adults

Serve with the Presbyterian Church of Cuba

Jan 20, 2013

June 5-12

Ecuador

Ironmen

Build bamboo homes with Hogar de Cristo

Mar 3, 2013

July 10-23

Malawi

Adults

Serve with TDI in Chitipa

Mar 10, 2013

Oct 8-20

Israel/Palestine Adults

Holy Land pilgrimage

Mar 1, 2013

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Dec 10, 2012

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MISSION

KINGSTON, JAMAICA

Through Buckhead Christian Ministry’s Joyous Toys program, families in need will visit the “store” at Peachtree on December 10-14 and “shop” for new toys for their children.

N E W, U N W R A P P E D T O Y S A R E N E E D E D !

Skateboards Play Kitchen CD Players

Hot Wheels Sets Riding Toys Sports Equipment

Gift Cards to Target or Wal-Mart

N E W A N D G E N T LY U S E D C O AT S A N D S W E AT E R S A R E N E E D E D !

Drop off items in bins located in Welcome Center, The Lodge, and rear elevator entrance by December 9.

For a complete list of toys and more information, visit www.peachtreepres.org/mission or contact Staci Graham at sgraham@peachtreepres.org

Celebrating a new piano

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eachtree has partnered with The Salvation Army School for the Blind in Kingston, Jamaica, since 2007 to provide training and hope for those on the margins of society.

The SAS teaches students to be self-sufficient and gives them skills to become contributing members of society as adults. A self-taught pianist, student Sanjay Reid shared his incredible talent in Peachtree worship in 2011. Moved, the Peachtree Music Ministry envisioned a new piano at the school, which would encourage other students like Sanjay to pursue music. Local artists donated time and talent to a benefit piano concert, and the funds raised, along with the generous support of two Peachtree families, delivered a new piano to Jamaica.

TOYS

Playing the first song

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ZAMPERINI AD The 95-year old former Japanese Prisoner of War whose story is told in

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

by Laura Hillenbrand The subject of a major motion picture from Universal to be released in 2013

SAVE THE DATE

S U N D A Y, J A N U A R Y 2 7 , 2 0 1 3 Special Service Times: 9:00am and 11:00am

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WAITING

IS THE HARDEST PART By: Mark Crumpler

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he season of Advent invites us to embrace what we typically try to avoid, to accept what we regard as unacceptable. Advent is an invitation to wait, and most of us would rather do anything than wait. To keep someone else waiting is bad manners. Being kept waiting is unforgiveable.

There is an art to waiting. It isn’t passive and weak. The waiting of Advent is more like vigilance. If we resist or refuse this waiting, we will not understand Advent and we will not truly celebrate Christmas.

The waiting of Advent is two-fold. Advent places us in Israel’s story, anticipating and yearning for the arrival of the Messiah, the King who will come and establish God’s rule. But Advent tells us that we are waiting still. Jesus will come again to finish what he started.

YOUNG ADULT CHRISTMAS GATHERING Thursday, Dec. 6th at 7:00pm At the home of Vic and Becky Pentz: 1154 Dawn View Lane NW, 30327

The Christmas party where everyone gets carded.

Bring a gift card for local foster children and write the donation amount the card.

We’re all waiting for something. We wait for love, wait for a break, wait for the promotion, wait for the test results. Waiting can be an exquisite pain. We love having something to look forward to, something to anticipate. But sometimes the waiting erodes our faith: “How long, O Lord?”

If you’re waiting on the man or woman who will make you happy, the job that will finally give you security, the break that will establish your name, then the waiting can crush you. But to wait on the Lord is a different kind of thing. As Isaiah said, those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength (Isaiah 40:31).

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What are you waiting on today?

Top Christmas Movies: Voted By You on Facebook!

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IN MEMORIAM 2012 HELON SEIGLER, 1/4

JOHN SNIPES, 6/5

BUD GREER, 1/3

DOT FENDLER, 6/15

JANET BRONNUM, 1/11

BETTY SPENCER, 6/21

JOHN OUDERKIRK, 1/11

MONYE CONNOLLY, 7/10

AMY SMITH, 1/23

RICK KELL, 7/24

FRANCES FUNK, 1/23

MARY SUITT, 8/12

DAVID BALFOUR, 2/15

BETTY MEEKINS, 8/14

MARY LOU KEYES, 2/25

MARDI GLASS, 8/15

NANCY SELLERS, 3/2

PENNIE COVINGTON, 8/28

BILL ROBERTSON, 3/11

ELOISE JOHNSON, 9/2

TOM WILEY, 3/19

JANET WILLS, 9/19

BILL GLASS, 4/14

LUNA LONG, 9/22

LOIS FIBIGER, 4/30

JIMMY MOCK, 10/10

MILLIE FITE, 5/10

DAVID MANKER, 10/21

ANNE WALKER, 5/23

MILBRE BURCH, 10/18

PAUL RAINEY, 5/27

MARTHA JONES, 11/9

CECIL MALONE, 6/1

RICHARD BROWN HUGHES, 11/20

SYLVIA BAILEY WORTHINGTON, 6/12

“

We believe that Jesus died and rose again; and so it will be for those who have died in Christ. God will raise them to be with the Lord for ever.

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PEACHTREE’S

NEW ADDITIONS Beard, Eliza Leigh 07/12/2012

Mason, Camille Turner 01/20/2012

Adams, Hunter Charles 01/07/2012

Hussion, Andrew Shepherd (Drew) 01/11/2012

Benton, Lillian Harper (Lilly) 06/18/2012

Mayer, Ava Katherine (Kate) 05/23/2012

Adams, Mason William 01/07/2012

Johnson, Caleb Louis 03/31/2012

Biter, Bradley Kate 06/06/2012

Mayer, Mallory Grace 04/11/2012

Barry IV, Ernest Harvey (Harvey) 05/23/2012

Judy, Edward Parker (Beau) 01/12/2012

Burleson, Pearson Elizabeth 04/08/2012

Mills, Annemarie Jane 05/31/2012

Baxter, James Charles (JC) 01/31/2012

LaDart, Sloan William 10/22/2012

Carr, Frances Welch 07/03/2012

Nagel, Reagan Elizabeth 05/25/2012

Black, William McDaniel 11/20/2012

McAfee, Timothy Gabriel (Teo) 02/19/2012

Chang, Adelyn Heidi 04/16/2012

Novak, Sierra Lindsey 07/08/2012

Brannon, William Harding (Will) 11/08/2012

McCullough, Beckett Strauts 02/24/2012

Christiansen, Mary Jane 11/09/2012

Powell, Frances Wrenn (Wrenn) 03/29/2012

Brooks, Charles Thomas (Charlie) 03/26/2012

McDaniel, William Parker (Parker) 02/29/2012

Davis, Madison Elizabeth 06/18/2012

Presnell, Bailey Brooks 05/12/2012

Buchly, Thomas Corbett 03/19/2012

McGowan, John Angus (Gus) 07/25/2012

Doyle, Marion Esther 03/07/2012

Rea, Emme Layne 04/17/2012

Bundy, Charles Tilghmon (Tilghmon) 05/16/2012

Minton, Jackson Keyes (Jack) 04/28/2012

Durden, Elizabeth Gray (Gray) 07/04/2012

Richards, Ella Tori 02/25/2012

Bundy, Reid Buchanan 05/16/2012

Mohr, Carson Doyle 08/06/2012

English, Evelyn Harper (Evie) 09/18/2012

Rooney, Taylor Elizabeth 02/08/2012

Chiaffredo, Vincent Davis (Vinny) 03/17/2012

Monroe, William Rex (Rex) 01/30/2012

Ford, Suzanne Elizabeth (Ellie) 03/24/2012

Sadler, Sophia Elizabeth 03/19/2012

Cohn, Ethan Richard 02/15/2012

Ray, William Frank 01/08/2012

Freels, Ashlynn Elizabeth 05/06/2012

Shepherd, Anne Preston 01/24/2012

Coleman, James Zeb (Zeb) 08/09/2012

Repp, Jackson Raymond 02/08/2012

Garvie, Grace Charlotte 06/26/2012

Smith, Carter Jane 05/17/2012

Colquitt, Ryder Reynolds 01/24/2012

Simpson, Hagan Drexell 08/02/2012

Glaze, Lauren Elizabeth 02/21/2012

Smith, Lindsey Jacqueline 07/27/2012

Cross, Caius Lane (Cai) 03/06/2012

Smith, Ashton Kingan 02/01/2012

Greene, Mary Margaret 06/25/2012

Stephens, Mackenzie Riley 01/10/2012

Dean, John Patrick (Jack) 04/26/2012

Trembley, Pierce James 01/18/2012

Hopkins, Evelyn Grace 05/01/2012

Teegarden, Mary Wade 03/22/2012

Drane III, William George (George) 03/19/2012

Vorpahl, Joshua Thomas 02/22/2012

Jackson, Madelyn Kamalei 11/07/2012

Thompson, Mary Evelyn (Evie) 05/26/2012

Hall, Henry Thomas 02/04/2012

Warden, Blake Fairbanks 09/25/2012

Kimmons, Caroline Ann 03/23/2012

Thrasher, Mary Charles 02/11/2012

Harvard, Woodfin James (Woody) 07/14/2012

Weaver, Owen Matthew 02/18/2012

Krompegal, Haven Mary 01/29/2012

Verdigets, Carter Ellen 03/12/2012

Hilyer, Jeffrey Garrett (Garrett) 04/18/2012

Linsky, McKenna Corene 04/17/2012

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Howard, Evan Robert 04/30/2012

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Student Ministry Parties

Fifty6 Christmas Party

Middle School Christmas Party

We will be participating in Advent Conspiracy (www. adventconspiracy.org), which is an international movement to restore Christmas by worshiping Jesus through compassion, not by celebrating Christmas with unnecessary shopping.

Then on Friday, December 21th, fifth and sixth graders will overtake the Lodge for the annual Fifty6 Christmas party!

With a photo booth, sleigh races, and crazy relays, students will remember this event for the rest of the year!

Not So Silent Night, December 14th 6:30-9:30 We will meet at the Lodge at 6:30 for dinner catered by the Varsity! After dinner we have our Silly Santa Gift swap, each student will bring a funny gift (under or around $5). After present swapping we will get cozy in the café and watch a classic Christmas movie! Cost is $15.

High School Christmas Party

College Christmas Party

Cheers, Saturday, December 8th

Dinner at Easterlin’s House Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 7pm

It’s time to celebrate Christmas in Atlanta once again. This is a nine year tradition, so join us for an evening of Christmas cheer throughout our great city as we head to the Varsity for dinner, then to Centennial Park for some ice skating. Afterwards we will return to the Lodge to cook s’mores. It’s the perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit with your friends!

Dinner at Mallie Easterlin’s House (waiting for final word from Easterlin’s, should be calling back soon, said they’d let me know by this afternoon, called them once, waiting to confirm) Address: 2659 Old Wesley Place, NW Atlanta, GA 30327

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ERIC METAXAS, NY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR IS COMING TO PEACHTREE

Experiencing God, the life-changing study from Dr. Henry Blackaby, is coming to Peachtree!

BONHOEFFER PASTOR, MARTYR, PROPHET, SPY

As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate the Jews of Europe, a small number of dissidents and saboteurs worked to dismantle the Third Reich from the inside. One of these was Deitrich Bonhoeffer – a pastor and author, known much for such spiritual classics as The Cost of Discipleship and Life Together, as for his 1945 execution in a concentration camp for his part in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

SAVE THE DATE FEBRUARY 21, 2013

This famous exploration of God’s will and design for our lives will transform your relationship to God. Save the date now: Friday, March 15, 2013, 7pm-9pm in the Sanctuary and Saturday, March 16, 2013, 9am – 3pm in the Summit in The Lodge.

The cost is $15 and includes a catered Chick-Fil-A lunch on Saturday. Experiencing God workbooks are available for a follow up small group study. www.peachtreepres.org

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PEACHTREE NEWS Periodicals Postage Paid in Atlanta, GA Published semimonthly by Peachtree Presbyterian Church 3434 Roswell Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30305 (U.S.P.S. 601600) April 1, 2002 Postmaster: Send address change to Peachtree Presbyterian Church 3434 Roswell Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30305

2013 SPEAKERS SERIES The Peachtree Spring 2013 Speakers Series is honored to welcome three dynamic Christian leaders to the Peachtree Presbyterian Church campus. Louis Zamperini, Eric Metaxas and Henry Blackaby will engage and challenge you with compelling stories of life transformation.

January 27

Louis Zamperini

Olympiad and Prisoner of War

March 15-16

Dr. Henry Blackaby

Founder and president emeritus of Blackaby Ministries International

February 21

Eric Metaxas

NY Times Bestselling Author

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