Name: Andrea

From: Peachtree City, GA

Job: Assistant Account Manager

Dream Job: Working with foster care children

Favorite restaurant in Atlanta & why: Manuel’s – they have the best grilled tuna sandwich and awesome steak fries!

Did you know: Andrea loves potatoes –mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, French fries…etc. “I have some form of potato every day, unless it’s a bad day.”

Looking forward to next month: her baby niece to arrive. “She is due on March 22, and I couldn’t be more excited.”

Preferred spot to sit in the sanctuary: On the right side – preferably not under an air vent.

Ideal pet (assuming anything is possible): Maybe a dolphin? But there would have to be a guarantee of no sharks.

Recent Discovery: Instagram - an iphone app that allows you to edit pictures and share them with your friends. “I don’t have an iphone, but I love Instagram. I take pictures all week and use my boyfriend’s iphone to join in on the Instagram fun!”

Involved in @ NAPC: Wednesday Night Bible Study and My Sister’s House. “The Wednesday night Bible study group is fantastic. I learn and grow so much each time we meet to study John. I also have a deep appreciation for the friendships I have built through this group. Come and join us.”

Ash Wednesday Services Tomorrow
Tomorrow we begin Lent with two services of ashes, at noon and 7pm, in the NAPC sanctuary. Jeff Meyers will preach on the theme, “Pointing at Yourself in the Mirror.” Please join us for this season of repentance and renewal as we prepare for the miracle and mystery of Easter.

FAST & FEAST during Lent
During this Lenten season,  young adults are invited to fast from Sunday evening to Monday evening for a time of spiritual enrichment and renewal . We will join each other on Mondays  for dinner from 7 to 9pm at Jeff’s house (you need not participate in the fast to join in on dinner). Please bring friends and drop in whenever you can.

We will be serving Italian (broadly defined!) food this Monday. Please RSVP with Jeff at jeff@napc.org if you plan to attend (and if you want to bring something).

Game Night – March 1
On Thursday, March 1, young adults are invited over to Jeff’s house for our First Thursday, “Game Night,” event. Bring a friend and come demonstrate your skills at Apples-to-Apples, Taboo, Scattergories, and, possibly, Mafia. There will be snacks and drinks as usual.

Young Adult Bible Studies
Tuesday nights at 7:30pm
The group will meet tonight and throughout February at the Hubier’s home at 7:30pm to study the Gospel of John. Email Whitney@napc.org with any questions.

Wednesday nights at 7pm
NO group this week in lieu of the Ash Wednesday service.

Check out the editorial, “The Jeremy Lin Problem,” by NYT columnist, David Brooks, where he argues that sports are fundamentally incompatible with religious faith. Couldn’t his reasoning be applied to most human endeavors like business, academics, art, etc?  Are there ways to reconcile these two competing impulses of human life or are we caught inextricably in tension between the two?

Wednesday, Feb. 22 is Ash Wednesday. At noon and 7 pm we’re having quiet, contemplative worship services to lead us into the Lenten season. Jeff will lead both services.

That said, the Wednesday night community group will not meet on Feb. 22. We will resume on Feb. 29 with Andrea leading our discussion through John 13.

The assumption is that there is someone right for us to marry and that if we look closely enough we will find the right person.

This moral assumption overlooks two crucial aspects to marriage. First, it fails to appreciate the fact that we always marry the wrong person. We never know whom we marry; we just think we do. Or even if we first marry the right person, just give it a while and he or she will change. For marriage, being what it is, means we are not the same person after we have entered it. The primary problem morally is learning to love and care for this stranger to whom you find yourself married.

… Unless marriage has a purpose beyond being together it will certainly be a hell. For it to be saved from being a hell we must have the conviction that the family represents a vocation necessary for a people who have a mission and yet have learned to be patient.

Stanley Hauerwas, A Community of Character, p. 172

Happy V-Day, young lovers,

Here are the announcements for this week:

FAST & FEAST during Lent
During this Lenten season, which begins on February 22, young adults are invited to fast from Sunday evening to Monday evening for a time of spiritual enrichment and renewal . We will join each other on Mondays during this time for dinner from 7 to 9pm at Jeff’s house (you need not participate in the fast to join in on dinner). Please bring friends and drop in whenever you can. In discussion of the menu, things like pizza, spaghetti, and chili-slaw-dogs have been mentioned — don’t miss out! Please RSVP with Jeff and he can give you the location.

First Thursdays Event – March 1
On Thursday, March 1, young adults are invited to the YA Party House for game night. Bring a friend and come demonstrate your skills at Apples-to-Apples, Taboo, Scattergories, and, possibly, Mafia. There will be snacks and drinks as usual. Email Jeff for the address.

OUTREACH: My Sister’s House
Young adults volunteer at the Atlanta Union Mission’s My Sister’s House on the first and third Sundays of the month putting on a VBS-style event for the children. My Sister’s House is a 264-bed facility that offers overnight shelter and residential discipleship programs for homeless women and women with children. Email Phil Cobb if you would like to get involved.

Young Adult Retreat Planning Team
We are recruiting people to help plan and implement this year’s summer young adult retreat. If you are interested in helping out, contact Jeff.

WHO’S WHO

This Week: Mitch

From Conyers, GA

Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering at GT – studying electric power systems

Dream job: Consulting in power system operations and analysis

Favorite restaurant: Fox Brothers BBQ - awesome food, legit bands on Fridays, good location & building. It’s got atmosphere.

Did you know? Mitch once won $3,000 in a math competition

Best popcorn flavor: Jeff’s peanut butter popcorn. “I would eat that every day.”

Favorite Super Bowl commercial: None – Mitch was too busy eating sloppy joes and teasing Patriots fans to notice commercials.

Preferred spot to sit in the sanctuary: It varies, but he’s a stage left loyalist.

Ideal pet: Siberian husky

Involved in at NAPC: Wednesday night Bible Study, Sunday morning college class at 10 am, and My Sister’s House. “I like that the Sunday morning college class is usually led by one of our own young adults (Kendra right now). Also I’ve been getting plugged in with our work at My Sister’s House, where we spend time with the little children and teach them about the Bible and sing and have fun.”

We’re meeting in room 316 at 7pm. We will continue our study of the Gospel of John, with Mitch facilitating. Try to read John 12 beforehand.

Feel free to come early for dinner at 6pm which costs $6 and is served in the 4th floor dining room.

Inside the Young Adult Clubhouse

The Mission Conference planning team is looking for help with an event that simulates the experience of the underground church in many parts of the world. Volunteers will need to be available on Friday, Feb. 24 from 6:15-8:30 p.m. If you would like to help out or have questions, email Britt Hubier.