This week's activities:

Sunday, October 27:

Sunday School, 9am, Youth Room (Room 11); Dive into the scriptures and discuss faith

Trunk or Treat and GYG Meeting: Come at 3:45 to setup for Trunk or Treat; we'll run carnival games for children 4-5pm, then have a GYG meeting 5-7pm with dinner, games, and a faith study. Halloween costumes are encouraged but optional.

Paintball - Sunday November 10

Here are the details on Paintball for Sunday, November 10. Register as soon as possible so we can reserve our time if we get a group of 18 or more. Registration closes Wednesday, Nov. 6, but sign up before then if you can please.

Location: Palmetto Hills Paintball, 1481 South Anderson Rd., Rock Hill.

Time: 2-5pm

Register and pay in Realm. If you have any trouble getting registered or paying in Realm just let me know and I will manually register you. Click here to register.

Cost: $55 per person. Includes paintball shooter, 400 paintballs, and rented goggles. If the cost is a problem for your family just let Jason know and we'll make it possible for you to join us. We don't want anyone missing out on the opportunity to build relationships because of the cost.

Friends and parents are welcome to come. In fact, we want to get a group of 20 or more so we get our own playing space without others from the public mixed in with us.

Minimum age: Important: If we get 18 or more people we can have anyone age 10 and up play; if we have less than 18 then the minimum age is 13 years old. So...help us get to 18 people and we can have our younger youth join us.

Triennium 2025

July 28 – July 31, 2025

Louisville, KY

Every three years there is a national gathering of High School Youth (rising 9th grade through just graduated seniors) from across the PC(USA) and some international partners. Our presbytery is putting together a group and Jason will attend if we have youth who want to go. It is a giant gathering with quality worship, music, and recreation experiences.

The cost after our church helps with half of the cost will be $300 per person. This includes the conference registration fee, housing, transportation, and food. If the registration fee is a problem just let Jason know and don't let that keep you at home.

I need to know who is interested in going soon so I can tell the presbytery if I am in as an adult leader. Please let me know by November 3 if you think you want to attend.

Fort Mill Schools start on August 4, 2025; I don't yet see school calendars for Clover and Rock Hill.

The Triennium website is here.

Please let me know if you have questions and I'll do my best to answer them.

Pumpkin Patch 2024

Remember that the Pumpkin Patch helps keep our big youth conference trips affordable for youth families. Please help out as you are able.

-Volunteering in the patch through October 31. Volunteers help sell pumpkins and keep the patch looking good for our guests. Here is the Signup Genius link to pick volunteer slots: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45A8A82EAAFBC25-51212910-grace

The Fall Calendar:

It's here!!! Please be as supportive as you can with your attendance.

We can add events if there is something that comes up that really makes sense for us to do.

If your child or spouse is not getting these emails and it would be helpful for them to get them, please let me know and I'll add them to the list! Thanks! It is important that as many people as possible know what is going on with gYg!

Remind App Groups

I send a weekly update on what is coming up for following weekend using the Remind App. I recommend everyone join the group for parents or youth so you are up-to-date on what is coming up!

To join the Remind group for youth: text @gygyo to the number 81010

To join the Remind group for parents: text @parentgyg to the number 81010

Let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you soon!

-Jason

Jason Davenport, cell: 803-517-3827, email: jason@gracefortmill.org