Young Adults at the Church of the Ascension

YESSIR

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Monday, August 23, 2010

September Gathering

YAFFO will meet for dinner and conversation on Sept 11th at 6:30pm. Samantha will host the dinner. More information on the discussion will be posted soon.

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Who we are

The young adults group is made up of people in their 20's and 30's. We have regular gatherings once a month. We have an outreach opportunity every month. We also have social activities throughout the year. The Church has recently formed a new group specifically for people in their 20's. This group's information can be found on facebook.

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About Me

Church of the Ascension EYC: Church of the Ascension is an Episcopal Church located in Norfolk Virginia. If you would like to reach the youth and young adult leader, please call Samantha at 757-423-6715 or e-mail her at asst-rector@churchoftheascension-norfolk.org

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Young Adult Murder Mystery Dinner

Young Adult Murder Mystery Dinner

Books we have read

The Shack, by William Young
Books of the Bible including: Ruth, Esther, Jonah, and Galatians
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Album
Traveling Mercies by Ann Lamott
The Davinci Code by Dan Brown
Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
What's So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancy
When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold Kushner

You might be Young Adult If...

The following is from real live young adults..

20 somethings:
Your first cassette featured Paula Abdul or Vanilla Ice
You know the different reasons people got slimed on You Can’t Do That On Television”
You ever had a “snap bracelet” (or had yours taken away at school because it was “dangerous”)
You owned more than one pair of “jellies”
Clinton/Bush was the first presidential election you really remember
You ever had a spiral perm and high bangs
You traded Garbage Pail Kids
You made friendship bracelets out of embroidery floss
You pegged your jeans and wore two pairs of socks at once
Hammer time
You know who Wayne and Garth are
You had New Kids on the Block posters
You've been embarrassed that your mother wouldn't buy you a flourescent "hot pink" sweatshirt.
You've owned a pair of Converse tennis shoes OR black L.A. Gear high tops.
The radio station with "hits from the 80s and 90s" takes you back to high school dances.
You've had "big hair."
.You have screamed at the mention of Van Halen.
You understand the discipline behind "wax on, wax off."
You watched "the Cosby Show" every Thursday night before there ever was "must see TV."
You can remember getting your first microwave.

30 somethings:
You know how a bill becomes a law by singing a song.…
You knew Boy George as the lead singer of culture club and not just an ex-convict.…
You played the theme from Cheers & Hill Street Blues for your piano recital.…
You had a sticker collection. (My favorite was the blueberry scented.)
You ever couple skated to anything by Air Supply.…You ever slow-danced to Air Supply.…
You ever had a poster of Andy Gibb or Farrah Fawcett.…
You ever wore a headband like Olivia Newton-John and sang Physical.…
You cried while watching ET . . . in the theater.…
You remember the impeachment trials of Nixon.…
You had a Gunne Sax skirt.…
You know that, before MTV, "Friday Night Videos" was the way to see songs on TV…
Music videos popular at the time would have introduced you to Michael Jackson (although you clearly remembered the Jackson 5), the Police, Springsteen, Prince, Madonna, etc.…You saw movies like Grease, Rocky and Star Wars in the movie theaters and they shaped the way you viewed the world for years…
Your family owned one of the first "PC"s and no one had a clue what to do with it…
You remember clearly the transition to cable and, inevitably, to TV remotes ..
Saturday morning cartoons included the original Scooby Doo series and you were dismayed by the addition of Scrappy Doo -- the cast had sold out..
You remember very clearly the push and threats in school that the British system of measurement was going away and metrics were going to be the future in the US
You may have watched in school the take off of the first shuttle…
You watched Zoom and the Electric Company on PBS

Common Questions About the Young Adult Group

Random person: Are you a book group or a supper club? I hear you sometimes do not even read a book. Sometimes you only read a couple pages.

Young Adult expert: We have never defined ourselves as either a book club or supper club. We are Generation X. We refuse to be defined by society’s standards.

Random person: Does that mean you are neither? Do you eat dinner? Is there food involved?

Young Adult expert: We always have food. We always have a faith related topic to discuss. Sometimes these topics come from books, articles, chapters of books, books of the Bible, or movies. Some people do not like to read. But everyone likes to eat.

Random person: What exactly is a young adult?

Young Adult expert: Seriously, I thought we covered this months ago. The group is targeted at people in their 20’s and 30’s, but we do not card people at the door.

Random person: I heard it’s mostly couples…do you have to be in a couple?

Young Adult expert: Jesus was single, and we would definitely welcome him in. The group is open to all young adults, regardless of their marital status.

Random person: What do you do beside these supper/book/etc gatherings?

Young Adult expert: We have had wine and cheese/dessert parties. We also did a murder mystery dinner last year. We are hoping to plan more service related activities in the next year. We are open to new ideas.

Random person: So how did you get to be a young adult expert?

Young Adult expert: Actually I am not. A “young adult expert” is sort of an oxymoron. Once you get enough experience to be an expert, you are no longer a young adult. But I do know some things:
We meet once a month at different homes of young adults. We usually meet on a Saturday between 6 and 7pm. At the end of every meeting we set a time, place and topic for the next meeting. An e-mail reminder with directions is sent a week prior to the meeting. We also try to put it in the bulletin a couple weeks before. Call Samantha to be added to the e-mail list.

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