Parents of Older Teens
and Young Adults

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The Parents of Older Teens and Young Adults (POTYA) Life-stage Discipleship group exists to connect parents in a growing, caring community that is learning to know, worship, and proclaim Jesus as Lord.  Parenting children in this age group offers challenges, to say the least.  We are here to assist you in overcoming obstacles and provide support as you take your children from dependents to independent adults.  Welcome! 

Please join us!  Sundays at 9:15 AM, Fellowship Hall Rm 3

 

 

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What to expect from fellowship with the POTYA group:

Teaching:

Our Sunday morning group time is centered on teaching.  As with all the Life-stage groups at Community Presbyterian Church, we operate on the quarter system.  The Life-stage Discipleship program provides core courses that are taught in each of the various Life-stage groups.  The POTYA group teacher modifies this standard course content to fit the needs of our group. 
  
Every other quarter POTYA has an elective course, which is often specifically geared to issues our group is facing in life.  We have had numerous elective classes on parenting skills.  We have also looked at developing positive mental health, parenting our parents, and many other topics of interest.  Periodically, we are able to bring in "name" teachers such as authors or specialists in their field, to teach our elective topics. 

Prayer Support:

One of the most important, or possibly the most important, aspects of the POTYA group is our prayer support system.  Each Sunday every group member has the opportunity to submit written blessings or burdens ("B&Bs") to the group.  These requests can be anonymous, if desired.  At the end of our time together, our prayer team leads the group in prayer for these items.  The B&B items are then transcribed, and copies of the requests are emailed to all members of the group who wish to receive them by means of our weekly prayer guide "The Prayer POT." Any B&B can easily be opted out of the Prayer POT, if desired.  Your privacy is respected to the greatest degree possible, while still allowing us to pray for you.  Throughout the week, our leadership team and group members continue to pray over these requests.  God has been generous and faithful in answering the prayers of the POTYA group.  We have seen many miracles in the form of answered prayer! 

Emotional Support:

Let's face it, parenting older teens and young adults is tough at times!  The POTYA group is a close-knit community who offers you the emotional support you need.  Group members have a genuine love of one another and concern for the joys and hurts of others.  At the start of our Sunday morning fellowship time, we typically have a brief, open-sharing time.  You have an opportunity to share with the group your joys, frustrations, grief, or just a cute or funny story about something that happened this week!  We maintain a policy of strict confidentiality on things shared during this time.  We will laugh, weep, or praise the Lord with you! 

Advice or Assistance:

While our purpose at POTYA is not to provide counseling, you will find our group members have a wealth of experience and knowledge in almost every problem related to parenting.  We have seen teen drug abuse, anorexia, rebellion, and almost all the other common teen/parent problems.  It is likely you will find someone here who has walked in your shoes and lived to tell about it!  If you are open to advice and ask, you will find that the group is willing and ready to help you.  Someone may share how they dealt with a similar situation, and often will recommend a book, tape or even a counselor who they have found helpful.  This group is your network for help in Christian parenting. 

Fun:

Everything is not uptight or dead serious at POTYA.  In fact, this is a light-hearted group.  If you visit, expect to hear a few jokes and wisecracks in the course of our fellowship and even during our study time.  In addition, we plan periodic social events.  Regular events include bowling nights, mystery dinner presentations, and progressive dinners.  We also get together for service projects, such as cleanup work around the church or helping out a local mission organization.

 

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Announcements:

Current Quarter Course:
Student - The Gospel of Matthew

Teachers:  Dan Carobini & Jim McClurkin

This is one of our Core Courses designed around the core beliefs and practices of the Christian Faith.  The courses cover the $ S's; Student, Steward, Servant and Sower.  This quarter will be the "Student" course.  Based on the Gospel of Matthew, we will learn from Jesus "how to think Biblically." 

As we study the Gospel of Matthew we will concentrate on discipleship in its most basic sense: learning and obeying. A disciple of Jesus is a student or pupil of Jesus who learns from his or her master’s deeds and teaching and then obediently puts into practice the lessons learned. The learning then “is no mere intellectual process by which one acquires teaching about Christ.  It implies acceptance of Christ himself, rejection of the old existence and beginning the new life of discipleship in him” (The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology).

Through lecture, inductive study of the text, class discussion, and application exercises, it is our prayer that we may truly become better disciples of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

This quarter's class ends 6/8/2008.

Please join us!

 

Upcoming events:

Watch for an announcement of our Spring event.

The free Google Calendar lists POTYA events, often including class topics, who's teaching, etc.!

 

Please join us!
9:15 AM, Sunday Mornings, Fellowship Hall Rm 3

 

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POTYA Photo Albums:

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Mystery Dinner Theater 2008

Winter Quarter 2008

Christmas Party 2007

Mystery Dinner Theater 2007

Matthew Bag Party 2007

Bowling Social 2006

Auto Show 2003

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The POTYA Shepherds: