COMING UP:
Cook out at the home of Jim and Gayle Burke on Sunday, October 9, 2011

Friday, October 21, 6:00 pm meet at Uptown Grill for supper then off to Central High School for the
Lexington vs Central Football game

Saturday, October 22 - J2A FUNDRAISER - man the parking lot for the BBQ FESTIVAL
$5.00 to park your car

Sunday, November 6, 2011 - 7:00 pm Dessert and Youth will share their summer mission trip experiences.
Youth will talk about the Towel Ministry Mission Trip in Swansboro, NC
Blythe Riggan will share her experience of traveling to Botswana with other youth from our diocese

Saturday, November 19 - Wake Forest vs Maryland Football game including meal and speech by Perry Tuttle

J2A Christmas Party - Dinner and Bowling scheduled for Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Chili Cook-off/Silent Auction Fundraiser Sunday, January 22, 2012
J2A Pilgrimage to Colorado June 23 - 30, 2012
Mission Trip to Swansboro, NC July 21-28, 2012

Mission Trip with the Towel Ministry
July 25-29, 2011
         
Alex, David, Andrew, Freedom, Cole, Tori, Coleman,
Rachel before they left for the Mission Trip

Christmas Party Dinner and Bowling December 2010

Christmas Party 2009- Dinner and Bowling

J2A class enjoying dinner at one end of a very long table

Rest of youth group - total of 24 people attended!

J2A Service Projects 

Monday August 1, 2005 - Youth prepare and serve dinner at the Homeless Shelter
Sunday September 11, 2005  - J2A Class - prepare Sunday lunch for the homeless 
Sunday September 18, 2005 - Rite-13 Class - prepare Sunday lunch for the homeless
Sunday October 2, 2005 - Youth participate in the CROP  Walk
Monday December 4, 2005 - Youth prepare and serve meal at the Homeless Shelter
December 2005 - collect money for 2 families - purchase gifts for Christmas
September 23, 2006 - Package meals for STOP HUNGER NOW
October 28, 2006 - CDC Youth Build
December 5, 2006 - Prepare and serve meal at Homeless Shelter
December 2006 - Adopt two single mother families, one with 3 children, the other with 2 children, raise money, purchase presents and invite them to a Christmas party and a Tanglewood Festival of Lights hayride.
June 10, 2007 - Help the G.R.A.C.E. Girls raise money for their trip to Orlando by offering a babysitting afternoon and a hotdog supper that night.
December 16, 2007 - raise funds and purchase Christmas gifts for an adopted family, a mom and four children ages 10,8,6,and 1
Sunday May 4 , 2008- Youth prepare rice packets for STOP HUNGER NOW
Monday December 1, 2008 - Prepare and serve meal at Homeless Shelter
December 2008 - Adopted a family for Christmas, shopped and invited them to our progressive dinner party.
April 2009 - Touching Davidson County with Love - local service project
December 2009 - Adopt a family for Christmas
December 7, 2009 - Prepare and serve meal at Homeless Shelter 
December 2009- Adopt-a-Family for Christmas
May 1, 2010 - Service project with the Touching Davidson County with Love work project
December 6, 2010 - Prepare and serve meal at Homeless Shelter 
December 2010- Adopt-a-Family for Christmas
April 9, 2010 - Service project with the Touching Davidson County with Love work project
Spring of 2010 each class took a Sunday to prepare the lunch for the homeless
July 23 - 30, 2010 Towel Mission Trip to Swansboro, NC

J2A Fundraisers

Saturday October 22,  2011 - Park cars at the BBQ Festival
November-December 2011 - Christmas Tree Sales
Wednesday January 22, 2012 - Chili Cook-off

J2A Pictures from Bike Trip

Josey Parker, Marshall Hodge, Harrison Everhart and Cole Riggan traveled to Raleigh via Amtrak on Wednesday, August 19th. 
Youth leaders are Ed Timberlake and Kathy Johnson.

Boarding the train in Salisbury

In the Diocesan Office, Chapel Morgan St.     In the club car, playing cards and having a snack.

 The Pilgrims have returned from their trip to Seattle, Washington and
Whidbey Island, returning on July 2, 2009. 

Youth: Blythe Riggan, Neusom Parker, Alex Franklin, Harry Philpott, Tori Johnson, Andrew Dilley, Coty Burke,
Grayson Hodge, Tyler Everhart, Sarah Charlotte Wolfe   

Leaders: Staley Nance and Patrick Miller    Spiritual Director: Tom King

J2A Youth who attended: Tyler and Harrison Everhart, Annabell and David Wolfe, Blythe and Cole Riggan,
Charlie Jordan, Forrest Mack, Mike Egan, Tori Johnson, Marshall Hodge

Their fearless leaders were:  Staley Nance, Kathy Johnson, Shawn Hodge, Cathy and Sims Riggan

Pictures from the Pilgrimage 2007

Philip, Michael, Ellie and Charlie at the Grand Canyon          

Michael, Ellie, John, Philip, Charlie & Kathy at the beginning of the Kachina Trail on the San Francisco Peaks         

Working on Mandalas on the deck of our cabin                 

View of the San Francisco Peaks from the property of our Cabin