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ChristCare
ChristCare consists of small groups that have scheduled meeting times with an agreed focus. The ChristCare group model includes four activities: community building & care, Biblical equipping, prayer & worship, and missional service. Groups generally have 4 -12 members that meet one or more times a month for approximately 90 minutes. Groups can be designed around specific study topics or centered on specific interests of the group members. Some groups are for men, some for women and others are "mixed" groups. ChristCare groups covenant for a certain length of time so members can commit to participation and the support for one another. Current active groups opened to new members are listed below. If you are interested in joining an existing group, please contact the group leader at the number listed below, Bill Wyatt at 788-9475 or the Church office at 788-3589. If you are interested in starting a new ChristCare group, please contact Bill Wyatt or the Church office.

Men of the Church
This group meets on the first Monday of each month (September through May) at 6:30PM at the church. Supper is at 6:30 (for a minimum price) and the program follows from 7PM until 7:45PM.   The programs are varied,  but generally are geared toward current issues and events. Reservations for the supper can be made at the worship service the day before the meeting via a "sign-up slip," or by calling the church office by noon the day of the meeting. Visitors and new members are invited to attend.

Presbyterian Women
Moderator: Sara Peacock 
Spring Valley Presbyterian Women is a part of Presbyterian Women of Trinity Presbytery and Presbyterian Women of Presbyterian Church USA. It includes all women of the church, both active and inactive participants. The women do various activities within the church, the community, and the world, and these various activities involve missions, Christian fellowship, Bible study, projects, fun and food. In our church we have four circles which include:

• Circle 1,  members meet on the 2nd Monday of each month at 9:30AM at the church.
• Circle 2,  members meet on the 2nd Monday of each month at 9:30AM in members' homes.
• Circle 3,  members meet on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30PM in the church.
• Circle 4,  members meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:30PM at the church.

      Note:  All circles meet September - May The circles participate in a Bible study, learn about the work of the Presbyterian Women, pray together, participate in mission work, and enjoy fellowship. The Spring Valley Presbyterian Women have two fellowship dinners (general meetings) per year, as well as an annual out-of-town retreat one weekend a year. The women also participate in the worship services one Sunday a year, as we collect the Birthday Offering for needy people around the world.

Advent Festival
Advent Festival is a time of celebration and fellowship for the church family. Held on the first Sunday in December, the Advent Festival offers a relaxed atmosphere for members and friends ages 5 to adults to enjoy making Christmas crafts to teach about the season or to give as gifts. Special service opportunities have been a part of some Advent Festivals, such as the petting farm promoting Heifer Project International.

Montreat Weekend
Montreat is the Presbyterian Conference Center located approximately 17 miles east of Asheville, NC and just north of Black Mountain, NC.  Each year in October, members of SVPC go to Montreat for the weekend (Friday-Sunday). Activities include your choice of any combination of relaxing on the porch, hiking up Lookout Mountain, visiting the Blue Ridge Parkway or shopping in Asheville and Black Mountain. Group functions include dinner in Black Mountain on Saturday night followed by a campfire at the campground, and church together on Sunday morning. This is a fun weekend with family and other church members. A notice will be printed in the church bulletin in April with pertinent information.

Montreat Weekend, October 3rd - 5th, 2008- Contact Dawn Petricone, 788-3589, to participate in planning, reserve a room or house, or just ask why do people enjoy going to Montreat. Enjoy shopping in Black Mountain, hiking to Look Out Mountain, getting to know other members of SVPC, playing games and worshiping in a relaxed uplifting setting.

Montreat Conference Center:  http://www.montreat.org

J.O.Y. (Just Older Youth)
Those typically over 55 meet for lunch and a program on the 1st Monday of the month at 12:00 pm in Potts Fellowship Hall.
Contact Lyle Hutter

Downtown Lunch Bunch
Once a month, several SVPC members, staff, friends, and visitors meet for lunch in downtown Columbia. Everyone is invited to attend. The purpose is only food and fellowship so that you may get to know your fellow church members better. Typically lunches are on the third Friday of the month at noon. The location changes so call for up to the date information.
Contact Brent Dillion

Lunch Bunch
Meets every 3rd Monday at 11:30 am at area restaurants.
Contact Dody Imhoff

Men's Softball
Contact: Normand St. Onge

Book Club
Meets monthly all year at a member's home.
Contact Lang Kohel

Salt Shakers
Social dinner groups with approximately 40 couples/pairs meeting in eight groups each month. Each couple/pair hosts or organize the meal once and hosts rotate. A great way to get to know others within the church.
Contact: Wayne & Beth Brown

The Young Adult Ministry (Y.A.M.) is a group of adults, some of which are married, single, divorced, with and without kids, who enjoy getting together to develop new friendships and build a stronger faith. Our Committee meets monthly to plan the next month's festivities.

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Youth News

Strikers
The purpose of this group is to promote fellowship and fun for children third grade through fifth grade in a Christian environment. The meetings are a combination of service projects and fun activities. They include service work at God's Storehouse, Christmas caroling to shut-ins, raising money at the bazaar for the needy, church grounds work days, ice skating, bowling, parent/child softball games and a 6-mile bike ride at Sesquicentennial State Park. Our motto is: "Help me to be, to think, to do what is right simply because it is right. Make me truthful and honest in all things for the sake of truth and honesty without thought of reward to me."
Contact: Lance Roper

Junior High Youth
Our Junior High youth (grades 6-8) meet every Sunday evening from 5:30 - 7:30 for dinner, an activity and a devotional. Activities include service projects, educational speakers, discussion, and (of course) FUN! Junior Highs also have a number of special retreats throughout the year such as our annual overnight lock-in, the Trinity Presbytery Middlers Retreat, and a combined ski trip with the Senior High youth.

Senior High Youth
Our Senior High youth (grades 9-12) meet every Sunday evening from 5:30 - 7:30 for dinner, an activity and a devotional. Activities include service projects, educational speakers, discussion and (of course) FUN! Senior Highs also have a number of special retreats throughout the year such as the annual overnight lock-in, the Trinity Presbytery Senior High Retreat, and a combined ski trip with the Junior High youth. Senior Highs may also attend the Montreat Youth Conference (held in Montreat, NC) for a week at the beginning of the summer. Our most anticipated trip of the year, though, is our annual mission trip that has taken us to locations in South Carolina, Atlanta, Washington, DC and Mexico.