The moment is here ...it’s officially official.

I gotta commit to the work trip this summer. We’re going to the NC/TN area to help with Hurricane Helene relief. The date is June 1-7. The cost will be $500/person (don’t let $ be the reason you don’t go—scholarships are available!)

Please TEXT Kristin with your interest (and the number of teens) by TODAY, Friday 1/17. I have to reserve the number of spaces that we’ll need, and reserving space costs $. We’ll do a $100 deposit also due on Friday, 1/17, and then the rest of the money will be due at the end of April. Again, if $ is an issue, let me know and we’ll figure it out!

You can make your deposit here: www.granpres.org/give and select Senior High Trips from the drop-down menu.

Love and peace,
Kristin

You know what they say about making plans ahead of time, right??

The first confirmation meeting time will be changed so that it does not conflict with Wendy’s goodbye party. We’ll still meet on January 26th, but we’ll meet following the party (12:30–2 pm).
Thanks in advance for your flexibility!

<3 Love and Peace,
Kristin

Hey all! We’ve got the Confirmation DREAM TEAM this year, and we begin tonight! Excited to go through the process this year with Molly, Sarah, Lydia, Sadie and Sophia! We’re also joined by incredible confirmation companions Liz, Sara, Ellen, No’el, and Laura! As a reminder, we meet TONIGHT, Friday, January 3rd, in Heritage Hall from 5pm to 7pm!

This week we’ve decided to switch gears and just do a Christmas party here at church.

We’ll play some Christmas-themed games and enjoy spending quality time together. Please bring $10; we’re getting Chipotle catering! 

This will be the last official youth gathering of 2024!!! I’ll be at Duke on January 5th; youth group will resume on January 12th.

Important Dates:

• Dec 15- 6 pm Christmas party. Bring $10 for Chipotle dinner. 

• Please let Kristin know if you are interested in the summer work trip. Cost will be $500/student. (scholarships available) June 1-7. I want to confirm our spot before the end of the year!!!

• Dec 22: No youth. Happy break!

• Dec 24: Christmas Eve! Angel Choir is the lessons/carols service at 6:30 PM. 

• Dec 29: No youth, happy break! 

• Jan 3: FIRST CONFIRMATION CLASS! For students AND confirmation companions. 

• Jan 5: No youth- Kristin at Duke, but missing you!

• Jan 12: Youth Group 2025 begins! (Need a meal volunteer!) 

Hey!

This week is a bunch of reminders! Youth THIS SUNDAY at 6pm. We’re excited to meet Sophie Bubar!

Next week we’re going to the ZOO LIGHTS. Cost $25/person (unless you have a zoo membership!) PLEASE LET KRISTIN KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING so I can plan for enough seats in the cars!!!

Finally, I really need to know about Confirmation and Work Trip this summer. Are you interested?

Hey all!

I’m excited to announce that this year’s work trip (aka mission trip) will go to Western North Carolina to focus on Hurricane Helene relief. We’ll be going again with the organization that we used for Pikeville, KY, Experience Mission.

Experience Mission provides opportunities to work in the community on projects that need many hands. We’ll be focused on building projects, which may include foundations, drywalling, flooring, painting, etc. This year I’d like to expand the trip to include high school students, college-aged students, and any adults that would like to come.

The cost will be $500 per participant; scholarships are available; don’t hesitate to ask.

I’m looking at either the week of June 1-7 or June 8-14. Please send an email to Kristin to confirm your interest and tell me which date is better for you!!!

Thank you,
Kristin Ream

Confirmation this year will begin in January 2025. This year we’re partnering with Second Presbyterian in Newark to do confirmation. Because of this, I’ve extended confirmation to include 8th graders as well. There is NO obligation to do this now, but everyone is invited.

We’ll begin meeting in January, and we’ll meet once a month for 2 hours after church from January through April. We’ll have an overnight retreat at Kirkmont on Friday, March 7, returning home on Saturday, March 8th. Our church plans to do confirmation Sunday on May 4 (this is pending the new pastor’s approval!)

I’m attaching the schedule. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP if your teen is going to join us! I need to begin work on pairing them with a confirmation companion (mentor!).

Any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Warmly, 

Kristin Ream

Hey all,

No Youth Group this Sunday, Oct 20th. Please take the afternoon as a Sabbath and do something life-giving for you!

Coming up REAL FAST is the Akita retreat. Here’s the signup form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-6wMV8-R2DUSCF_-7QYFPPuk5rQmOW9s4JJB8nrc304QFcg/viewform 

PLEASE let me know that you’re interested in coming by NO LATER THAN Oct 25. Cost is $100 for both Friday and Saturday nights, includes dinner Friday, 3 meals Saturday and breakfast Sunday--- we do have scholarship $ available, just ask.

Lastly, I know there’s just a whole lot right now. I’m loving you all extra.

Kristin

We’ve had a big week organizing and sorting and we’re all ready for YOU TO SHOP! See you here Saturday from 8am to 1pm!!!

The Rummage Sale is coming!

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!

We NEED YOU. This event requires volunteers of all ages, shapes and sizes! We need people to donate, people to sort, people to pick up items, people to haul items away. We also need boxes! If you can help, PLEASE use this sign up link, or contact Joy, Jenni, or Kristin.

Who: The sale is for the whole congregation and the entire community; the proceeds benefit the youth of the church- middle and high school as well as the Angel Choir.

What: A HUGE sale that encompasses the entire first floor of the church. You’ll find all kinds of treasures including tools, toys, clothes, furniture, sporting goods, holiday stuff,and MORE.

When: October 12 8am to 1pm. Drop off items October 8,9,and 10.

Where: 110 W Broadway Granville Ohio

Why: Support the youth of our church in this fun and fantastic annual event.

On behalf of the Mission Committee and the Senior High Youth we would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to all those who helped make our first trivia night a HUGE success.

We’re especially grateful to Peggy and Verne Qualls (game creators/emcee extraordinaire), Amanda Love and April Crum (The A-Team, for silent auction items and set up!), the incredibly generous donors from church and around the community, and all of you who came to play!

We’re STILL totaling up the exact amount raised, but we’re north of 8k, and we’re so beyond grateful. Thank you for supporting Senior High Youth and the Licking County Food Pantry Network!

Select Items are Still Available to Bid on!

See the slideshow below

We had so many excellent items to Bid on for the silent auction at Trivia night and truly thank all those who donated, attended, and bid! Select Items are available for bidding NOW through 11:30 am on Sunday, August 25th. Don’t miss out on these fantastic items!

This is a fundraiser with an emphasis on FUN!

(It’s okay to groan at that horrible pun.)

You really dont want to miss out on what’s sure to become your favorite annual event.

We’ve already got some team rivalary going on… kids vs parents, Team Kurtz/Holtsberry/Fortner/Boyer/McCormick vs the world… it’s intense, and you’ll want to be in on the action.

As a reminder, please bring some cash so you can get snacks, buy mulligans/doublers, and even some secret game-twisting fun.

We have so many excellent items that you will WANT to Bid on for the silent auction at Trivia night tomorrow! You can preview the items here!

Select Items will be available for bidding through 11:15am on Sunday Aug 25th, however most items close at the end of trivia night Aug 17th! Make sure to get to Heritage Hall to check it out!

Hey parents! Trivia night is coming! AUGUST 17!!!

Here’s the deal- I’m trying real hard to make this the main fundraiser for senior high youth going forward, and we REALLY REALLY need your help to make it a success! The more we raise at trivia night, the less you pay for summer mission trips! 

Here’s the main ask- I’d love you to PLAY trivia. Get some friends together and come for a fun night. $15 a head, or $150 to preselect your WHOLE TEAM of 8.  We’ve sold a few tables, but we need to sell a whole lot more. Can I count on you? Even if trivia isn’t your thing, we’ve got a whole lot of fun twists to make the game engaging for all. Email me or call me and I’ll get you signed up! Maybe we can get a senior high parent table? 

We’ll also have a silent auction during the event. We’ve got some great items already, but if you’ve got something awesome to donate, I’d LOVE to know about it. If you don’t have something to donate, come bid! There are AWESOME and unique things!  Check out the silent auction item teaser here!

This event is designed to cut the costs for the youth summer experiences, so let’s show up and have fun together!

Warmly,
Kristin

We can’t WAIT!

for our first annual Trivia Night/ Silent Auction! Tickets to this incredible night of fun are ON SALE NOW.

Teams of 8 will compete for the title of trivia champion. All proceeds from the night go to Senior High Youth Missions Trips (75%) and Licking County Food Pantry Network (25%).

This is a NIGHT OF FUN. Is trivia, not your thing? That’s OKAY! We’ve got rules and twists to make it a blast for everyone!

Some additional things you should know: FUNDRAISER FINE PRINT

Fee: $15 per person. Checks should be made payable to: First Presbyterian Granville, memo TRIVIA.  Forms may be returned to the church office. Tech-savvy? You can do this online by 1. Emailing Kristin that you want to play! (this step is important… otherwise, you’re just donating!!) 2. Paying for your spot ($15/head or $150 to choose your ENTIRE TEAM of 8 (stack your chances of winning!) choose Trivia Night from the drop-down menu.

Please Bring Cash:  Beverages, snacks, and desserts will be available for purchase. 

ALSO: Trivia with a Twist! Buy 8 Mulligans for $25, and use each to get credit for a question if you do not know the answer! Doubler for $25 (one of each per team) will double the score of that round! 

SOLO:  If you are participating as an individual (or any number short of a full team of 8), and would like to have additional people join you, please fill out the information above for yourself and mark the box below.

REMEMBER: it’s a FUNdraiser…emphasis on FUN!

ESCAPE ROOM

Senior High is heading to an ESCAPE ROOM on July 30th with Club 78. Meeting at the church at 6 pm. $25/person.

Can you join? Please RSVP to Kristin by Sunday, July 28th.

We had the absolute best week! Thank you so much for supporting us and praying for our time away. We learned a lot about planting and persisting in peace.

The atmosphere at a youth conference is truly unmatched, and it is so inspiring to be in a room with 600+ young people who have a shared faith. Our group went with Newark Second Presbyterian and we LOVED getting to know their group and sharing the week with them. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship between the two groups!

We have approximately one billion photos, but here is a quick video so you can see just how much fun we had! A note on the song in the background of the video: We sang the song Crowded Table by the Highwomen in worship quite a few times. About halfway through the week we realized that the words were describing the very eclectic home that we stayed in.

“You can hold my hand
When you need to let go
I can be your mountain
When you're feeling valley-low
I can be your streetlight
Showing you the way home
You can hold my hand
When you need to let go

I want a house with a crowded table
And a place by the fire for everyone
Let us take on the world while we're young and able
And bring us back together when the day is done

If we want a garden
We're gonna have to sow the seed
Plant a little happiness
Let the roots run deep
If it's love that we give
Then it's love that we reap
If we want a garden
We're gonna have to sow the seed

Yeah I want a house with a crowded table
And a place by the fire for everyone
Let us take on the world while we're young and able
And bring us back together when the day is done

The door is always open
Your picture's on my wall
Everyone's a little broken
And everyone belongs
Yeah, everyone belongs

I want a house with a crowded table
And a place by the fire for everyone
Let us take on the world while we're young and able
And bring us back together when the day is done
And bring us back together when the day is done”

We truly loved our crowded table, and we hope you’ll see the love in the video below.

A short video from the Senior High trip to the Montreat Youth conference.

Hellloooo all!

This is me writing to you in my pre-trip stupor. Please excuse me while I download my brain for all the important things happening! Keep reading below…

We’d love your prayers as our group heads to Montreat! We’re leaving THIS SUNDAY at 7 am. Alex Start, Emma and Lydia Allen, Malana Sturgeon, Rachel Schmidt and I are excited! We’re teaming up with Second Presbyterian in Newark and staying in a house with Lanie Sipes (associate pastor) and their group of 4 kids and 2 other chaperones. We can’t wait to tell you all about it when we’re back!

• Lock IN- JULY 25

• Kristin preaching- July 28

• Finally- Please, please, please, PLEASE, mark your calendars for Trivia Night on AUG 17.

We’re having a youth fundraiser trivia night and I’ll need the help of youth and adults!

xoxo,
Kristin Ream

Do you like Trivia and supporting Youth and Mission?

We’ve got the EVENT FOR YOU!

On Aug 17 we’re hosting the first annual trivia night benefitting the Senior High Youth work trip, and the Licking County Food Pantry Network. Tickets are $15 per person, or STACK YOUR WINNING TEAM by pre-selecting all 8 members for $150. Doors will open at 6:30, trivia starts at 7. There will also be a silent auction filled with amazing items! Childcare provided. Questions? email Kristin or Ellen!

Hey friends!!!

Check out 2 Important Things Below & a Few Bonus Things:

1. PLEASE make sure you SAVE THE DATE for our Trivia Night on August 17. We will NEED YOU. Bonus: it’s also a lock-in!

2. I forgot that Sunday is Father's Day. DON’T FORGET YOUR DAD!!! Have lunch with him. not with me! We’ll do SSSS the following Sunday.

   Bonus Thing:
   Montreat kids- your $ is due! You can pay now by using this link.

Love,
Kristin

P.S. I hope you’re having a great summer! I miss YOU!