2014 June @SardisYouth

Church Life

Ministry is about life in Christ which affects everything we do.

June 1—High School Graduate Recognition Sunday!

These seniors and their parents were honored on June 1 with a brunch and recognized during the Sardis Blanket Ceremony at the 11 a.m. worship service. Congratulations on this milestone!

Jordan Douglas Banks Nicholas Boyd Jack Cross Haley Felsberg John William Foley Paig Graham

Trent Kepley Hannah Litaker Nicole McEwen Elizabeth Moshier Mary Paramore Laura Philip

Nina Rice Ryan Sapp Emily Seaborn Mary Hannah Sessoms Christopher Shaw Michael Shaw

Cameron Steitz Quinn Steitz Gracie Strickert Lindsay Toal Savannah Wagner Brenna Welsh

Linnie Kazer

Kelsey Alexandra Porter

Erin Stacks

Haydon Welsh

Katherine Gray Woodliff Robby Wright

Congratulations College Graduates!

Brooks Fieldon Aker Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · Accounting and Information Systems · BS in Business · Magna Cum Laude

Pressly Ann Blackley NC State University · Mechanical Engineering · BS

Steve Coleman Appalachian State University · Human Resource Management · BS in Business Admin · Cum Laude

Peter Fobel Stanford University · Structural Engineering · MS

Christopher Kronenwetter NC State University · Mechanical Engineering · BS

Dennis Kronenwetter East Carolina University · Finance · BS in Business Admin

Craig Allen Perry Emory University · History (Medieval Mediterranean History) · PhD

Christina Weber NC State University · Nutrition Science · BS · Summa Cum Laude

Courtney Weston NC State University · Parks, Recreation and Tourism · BS

Andrew Thomas Wood Georgia Institute of Technology · Mechanical Engineering · BS

Rhonda York Queens University of Charlotte (McColl School of Business) · Executive Coaching · MS We don’t want to leave you out! If we missed recognizing your graduation, please send your information to communicator@sardis.org by June 14.

The Communicator ~ June 2014

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@ SardisYouth June 2014 Committed to glorifying God, the Youth Ministry of Sardis Presbyterian Church exists to accept, engage and nurture all youth and their families in order that they become disciples of Christ and serve the Lord.

JUNE & JULY 2014 YOUTH CALENDAR June 15-20:

MS at The Great Escape

June 20-27:

HS on Belize International Mission Trip

June 27:

MS Service Opportunity: 7:30am-noon. Meet at Sardis at 7:30am, we will travel by bus to Friendship Trays.

July 12:

HS Service Project: 10:15-11:45 at Alexander Youth Network

July 14-18:

MS & HS Help at VBS: if you can volunteer for VBS contact Renda Brinson at renda.brinson@sardis.org / 704.366.1854

July 17

HS: 5:00 Montreat team building

July 19-26:

HS at the Montreat Youth Conference

June 20-27:

High School on Belize International Mission Trip

July 20-26:

High School at Montreat Youth Conference

* Rising 8th graders are welcome to join MS activities. **Rising 9th graders are welcome to join HS activates.

Middle Schoolers and Advisors Going to The Great Escape Twenty middle schoolers along with six advisors will be at Lee University for The Great Escape, June 15-20. Please keep this group in your prayers.

Caroline Alba Grace Bartel Andrew Beals Jack Bohlen Tanner Boylan Ben Champion

Fred Denny Destiny Harris Anna Hudnall Emma Kaeppler Jane Keady Caroline Leuck Holly Sapp

Talia Selembo Taylor Selembo Jack Tiedeman Abbey Tucker Charlie Tucker Lizzie Tucker Thomas Wilkinson

Advisors Mary Boylan Mike Champion Leslie Tiedeman Wells Tiedeman Jeff Weston Melinda Wilkinson

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High Schoolers and Advisors Going on the Belize International Mission Trip Thirty-one high schoolers and six advisors will leave for the Belize International Mission Trip on June 20. Please keep this group in your prayers.

Rebecca Alba Tori Amick Anna Banks Caroline Banks Jordan Banks Meredith Banks Jon Barbee Claire Bartel

Charlie Bohlen Caroline Bowen Katie Cross Chase Hunter Trent Kepley Tyler Koch Lindsey Lanier Jordan Meeks

Rachel Methner Riley Methner Madeline Muldoon Madison Moore Bailey Ondrof Kelsey Porter Meg Roberts Taylor Roberts

Clay Sellers Drew Tiedeman Sara Tiedeman Crockett Vass Cole Weber Rebecca Williams Katie Woodliff

Advisors Doug Banks Scott Banks Dean Bowen Sarah Polk Herum Mary B Saclarides Mark Weber

Final preparations are being made for the high school mission trip, June 20-27. On May 18, students and advisors gathered for a team building exercise and meeting. Our high schoolers were divided into teams, blindfolded and given instructions on putting a tent together by a leader who was not blindfolded, but could not touch anything! Needless to say the results were hilarious but the high schoolers learned how to work together as a unit to get the job done, a skill they will need to utilize in Belize!

We thank Sardis for all the support given to this mission trip and we ask for your continued prayers for the Belizeans we are serving and for our high schoolers and advisors who are going to serve. A student, who went on the last international trip to Jamaica, told advisor Doug Banks, “Jamaica was the best week of my life!”

Give One Day On a beautiful spring afternoon, high schoolers participated in the Give One Day church outreach at the home of Sardis member, Sarah Gardner! Our high schoolers have really enjoyed getting to know Sarah, who turned 97 on May 20, and have learned so much cleaning her yard and hearing the colorful stories of her life!

The Effects of Alcohol Officer Michael Champion is a Sardis member and the police liaison at Providence High School. With his trademark witty personality, he effectively talked to the high schoolers about the dangers of alcohol consumption, drinking and driving and being responsible. High schoolers donned ‘drunk goggles’ and tried to put puzzles together and walk the line. There was frank discussion about the realities our high schoolers face now and in their future with issues concerning alcohol. Officer Champion thoughtfully and honestly answered the several questions asked by our students. We thank him for coming and sharing his expertise from many years on the force and being in the school system. It was an impactful time of sharing.

Church Life

Ministry is about life in Christ which affects everything we do.

2014 Confirmation Class CAROLINE MARGARET ALBA

PAUL FRANKLIN GREEN

ANDREW JOSEPH PETERSON

GRACE SHEPHERD BARTEL

ANNA ISABEL HUDNALL

CHASE ALEXANDER RIDDELL

ROBERT TANNER BOYLAN

JACKSON STUART JELENICK

HOLLY CHRISTINE SAPP

CALLIE ALICE CAIN

JANE ELIZABETH KEADY

TAYLOR ALYSSA SELEMBO

ANDREW CLAYTON CARROLL

GRACE IRENE KOCH

THOMAS CARLISLE SESSOMS

PAUL VICTOR COPE

JULIA CAROLINE LUECK

ABIGAIL GRACE TUCKER

Tom’s Thoughts on Confirmation Do you ever wonder where your money goes after you drop it in the offering plate?

On May 11, we recognized 21 young people who went through our Confirmation class. Two of them were baptized. What an exciting day as we fulfilled the call of our Lord to go forth and make disciples. Your pledge to the 2014 church budget helped make this possible. How? By providing the financial resources necessary to support one of the outstanding Confirmation programs in the city. Sometimes we wonder what difference it makes when we pledge or place a few dollars in the offering. If you were here on May 11, you now know the impact of your financial support.

As I shared in worship, this is an amazing group of young people, and if you ever have doubts about the next generation, don’t. My weekend retreat with the confirmation class in May assured me that the future of Sardis is in good hands. So if you need your confidence lifted or your hopes renewed, take a little time to get to know our terrific youth. -Tom 6

The Communicator ~ June 2014