Hello from the FGS Team!

Parents, we believe the middle school and high school years are crucial in the life of every child, and we want to do our best to partner with you through this season. One way we do that is by keeping you in the loop about all that is happening in our FGS ministry. In this newsletter, you will find a look at recent events, an update on what is currently happening on Sundays, and some things to know in the coming weeks.

• MS Tailgate Twist: Last month, FGS celebrated Tailgate Twist, our annual fall party for Middle School! We always look forward to seeing all the fun costumes everyone wore! Our Students enjoyed the hayride, outdoor games, bonfire, fall treats, and even a little line dancing! We loved celebrating fall with our Middle School students and their leaders!
• HS Fall Party: In October, FG Students threw our annual Fall Party for our High School Students and their friends! Cooler weather and changing leaves is our favorite season of the year, so we loved celebrating with a bonfire, hayride, fall treats, fall movie, dunk tank, pumpkin carving contest, dancing, and more!

• FGS Middle: Middle School meets Sunday mornings at 9 and 11 AM in the Student Building! Small groups happen during each service, and all new students will be placed in a small group! In November, FGS Middle will continue our L.L.J.D. (Live Like Jesus Did) series exploring the practical habits, routines, and ways of Jesus. If we truly want the abundant life that Jesus offers, we must take on the life that Jesus models in the Scriptures.
• FGS High: High School meets Sunday nights from 6-8 PM in the Student Building! Small groups happen before service from 5-6 PM. These small groups are optional, but highly encouraged. Students wishing to join a small group should show up by 5 PM on a Sunday night! In November, High School will continue our L.L.J.D. (Live Like Jesus Did) series exploring and discovering the practical habits, routines, and ways of Jesus. If we truly want the abundant life of Jesus then the Scriptures would also invite us to adopt the life-style of Jesus. In this series, we’re going to be taking a deeper look at the daily rhythms, core habits, and transformative practices of Jesus as we seek to put these same practices into place in our own lives.
• FGS Online: For our middle and high students at home, we offer our weekly service online on YouTube. This online service will be a livestream of our first hour middle school service at 9 AM on Sunday mornings. Our high school students at home can watch the livestream of the main FG service at 11 AM and keep up with our current high school series by listening to the FG Students Podcast or watching the message on our YouTube channel later in the week. 
• High School Leadership Team: The FGS High School Leadership Team is a group of HS Students that attend FGS High School on Sunday Nights, are a part of an FGS HS Small Group, and serve somewhere at Fellowship Greenville on Sundays! Any HS Student that meets these expectations can join the team to be a part of our monthly training meetings, show up early on Sunday nights to pray over the night and set up for High School, and be a welcoming and friendly face for other High School Students! If your student would like to join the team, reach out to Brentley Sheehan at bsheehan@fellowshipgreenville.org! 
• Middle School Leadership Team: This Fall, we are starting a Middle School Leadership Team! The FGS Middle School Leadership Team is a group of MS Students that attend FGS Middle School on Sunday mornings, are a part of an FGS MS Small Group, and serve somewhere at Fellowship Greenville on Sundays! Any MS Student that meets these expectations can join the team to be a part of our monthly training meetings and show up early on Sunday mornings to be a welcoming and friendly face for other Middle School School Students! If your student would like to join the team, reach out to Brentley Sheehan at bsheehan@fellowshipgreenville.org! 

• FGS Summer Mission Trips: Applications are open for our two FGS summer mission trips from November 1 through January 15! Our Lexington, SC trip is open for all current 7th-10th graders to apply, and our Costa Rica trip is open for all current 11th-12th graders to apply. Even if your student applied for one of these trips last year, please complete the application again! These trips are not “first come first serve.” In January, the student team will go through the applications and build teams for the trips.
• Next Gen Baptism: On Sunday, November 3 at 2:00 PM, we will be celebrating baptism with some of our Next Gen kids and students in Auditorium 1!
• No FGS on Dec 1: FG Students Middle and High School will not be meeting on Sunday, December 1 because of Thanksgiving weekend. We encourage our students to sit with their family or friends in the main FG service on that Sunday!
• Christmas United Night: FG Students invites all Middle and High School students to join us on Sunday, December 15 from 5-8 PM in Auditorium 2 for our annual Christmas United Night! We would love all our students to invite a friend and come enjoy a night of food, games, worship, and community. Dress in your best or tackiest Christmas outfit. This is a free event with no registration, but students can bring cash for the food trucks.
• No FGS Dec 22 or Dec 29: FGS Middle and High will not be meeting on Sunday, December 22 or December 29 due to the Christmas and New Years holidays. Students can join their families for the FG main service on Sunday, December 22 and the FG Christmas Eve services on Sunday, December 24! There will be an online-only service on Sunday, December 29.

• Parent Podcast: FG has launched our parent podcast, Parenting for a Change, with Next Gen Pastor, Matt Densky, and Executive Pastor, Rob Marks. How do we parent our kids well in the midst of all kinds of change? How do we change as parents so that, in turn, our kids change for the better? Our hope and prayer is that parents would grow in their own faith in Christ and then pass on that kind of authentic faith to the next generation. This first series of podcasts will break down 5 principles of what it looks like to pass on our faith. Listen on Spotify or the FG Website!
• The Culture Translator: This is a weekly email from a group who focuses on helping parents navigate the changing culture and news that keeps coming at us at a rapid pace. Each Friday they send an email that takes five minutes to read but keys you in on three major culture/news happenings along with questions to discuss with your students. A lot of us on staff have subscribed and have found it very insightful. We hope this helps you stay in the cultural loop and gives you strategic ways to keep speaking into the lives of your children!
• FG Students Podcast: Each week, we upload our Middle School and High School Sunday messages to our FG Students Podcast. This is a great resource for parents wanting to have further conversations with their students about what they are learning on Sundays! If your student misses a week, they can also go back and listen to past messages. Our podcast is available on Apple Podcasts or on the FG Students page of our website under Resources.
• FGS YouTube Channel: Here you can find videos from FG Students including Middle and High School messages, FGS vision, training for small group leaders, volunteer highlight videos, and insights on adolescent culture.

If you ever have any questions about our ministry or about navigating life with a middle schooler or high schooler, feel free to reach out to the student staff at students@fellowshipgreenville.org.

The FGS Team