UCG Announcements (3/1/25) - SE Weekend - Services @ 1:30

Date
Fri, Feb 28 2025, 6:54pm EST
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Atlanta, GA
Buford, GA

Friends,

It’s hard to imagine more enjoyable temperatures than what we’ve experienced the past few days here in north Georgia. This weather couldn’t come at a better time with United teens and their families coming to town this Saturday and Sunday for the 2025 Southeast Regional Weekend. I spent part of the morning watching and helping our formal dance decoration crew—headed up by Deanna Hooper, Casey McShay, and Kristine Talbott—turn the Fellowship Hall into a medieval castle. It’s really amazing what they are able to do in terms of formal dance decorations. It’s a team effort that is consistently special for our attendees. Once more, I share a big thank you to Sierra Briggs and everyone who’ve pitched in (or will pitch in) to make this event unforgettable! 

With an eye toward our Sabbath schedule, here are this week’s announcements. Please make sure you read them in detail so you are up on everything.

 1. Combined Atlanta and Buford Sabbath Service: 3/1 @ 1:30 PM. Because of the 2025 Southeast Regional Weekend, we are set for combined local Sabbath Services tomorrow at Unity Atlanta in Peachtree Corners. The address is 3597 Parkway Ln, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092. The service begins at 1:30 PM.

2. 2025 Southeast Regional Formal Weekend Details: 3/1 – 3/2. The Atlanta and Buford, Georgia United Church of God congregations invite those aged 13-19 and their families to celebrate our “Knights, Lords, and Ladies” at this year’s UCG Southeast Regional Formal Weekend. The weekend includes Sabbath services, senior acknowledgment, a dinner and formal dance, and a Sunday morning bowling and arcade activity. Family members are encouraged to attend Sabbath services, the senior acknowledgment, and the bowling and arcade activities. See below for an agenda and details.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, March 1st 

  • 1:30 pm - Sabbath Services at Unity Atlanta, 3597 Parkway Ln, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 (All are welcome)
  • 3:30 pm - Senior Acknowledgment at the Sanctuary at Unity Atlanta (All are welcome)
  • 6:30 pm - *Dinner in the Fellowship Hall at Unity Atlanta (ages 13-19)
  • 8:00 - 11:00 pm - Formal Dance in the Fellowship Hall at Unity Atlanta (ages 13-19)

*Please plan to arrive before dinner to allow time for check-in. Attendees (per the age requirement) will be required to check in for Saturday evening events, and once checked in, will not be permitted to leave until the event concludes or a parent checks them out early.

 Sunday, March 2nd

  • Hotel checkout at your leisure and per your hotel’s policy
  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Family bowling/arcade activity at Stars and Strikes in Stone Mountain, GA (All are welcome)

REGISTRATION

All formal and bowling/arcade participants are required to register here: 2025 UCG Southeast Weekend

Registration Form

Registration is open until February 14, 2024.

SENIOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Immediately following services, we will acknowledge our graduating seniors and honor their commitment to God through this milestone accomplishment. If you are a graduating senior attending the formal, please complete the senior bio form here: Senior Bio Form

FAMILY BOWLING AND ARCADE ACTIVITY

We will have a family bowling activity scheduled for Sunday morning from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Stars and Strikes in Stone Mountain, located at 741 Mountain Industrial Blvd, Stone Mountain, GA 30083. The activity will feature 1 hour of bowling (shoes included) and 1 hour of unlimited arcade games. All ages are welcome. The cost is $15.00 per person. 

COST

The cost to attend the Southeast Formal Dance (ages 13-19) is $45 per person and includes dinner. If there are 3 or more attendees in a family, the cost is capped at $100 total. The cost to attend the family bowling activity (all ages) at Stars and Strikes is $15 per person. 

PAYMENT

Payment for the formal and bowling/arcade should be made via credit card on PayPal (preferred) or check shortly after submitting registration.

  • For check payments, please mail checks to Charlie Graby at 6925 Buckingham Circle, Cumming, GA 30040. Checks should be made payable to "United Church of God - Atlanta" and offer a breakdown of costs (i.e., amount for formal dance, amount for bowling) in the memo area of the check. 
  • For credit card payments via PayPal, please visit: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/UCGSoutheastFormal

LODGING

UCG has blocked a set of rooms at the nearby Hampton Inn by Hilton Peachtree Corners Norcross at a nightly rate of $85.00 plus tax. These rooms will be available until Feb 21st and are available on a first-come/first-serve basis. This exceptional rate is valid from Friday, February 28th through Sunday, March 2nd. Details are below:

ATTIRE

Dress for the dance is formal, semiformal, or Sabbath attire.

If you have any questions about the Southeast Weekend, please email Sierra Briggs at sierra.gomperts@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you there!

3. Ill this week? Tune into the Atlanta Webcast. If you are sick this Sabbath, plan to watch the Atlanta webcast online tomorrow. To view the service, enter the password tree of life (with no spaces) in the channel password box. The URL location is: https://www.ucg.org/congregations/atlanta-ga/webcast

4. Next Atlanta UCG Bible Study: 3/4. We covered Revelation 20 in our latest Atlanta Bible Study. Our next Zoom study takes place on Tuesday, March 4, at 7 PM. Mr. Jerold Aust will go through Revelation 21. Below is the information to attend this study online.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83871677401?pwd=CSoupVrJ3qHxQQaq94jgeBnQZOajZ…

Meeting ID: 838 7167 7401
Passcode: 857315

For a list of United Church of God Bible Studies taking place this week, check the Calendar section of our local Atlanta and Buford websites.

5. Combined Sabbath Services on 3/8 in Atlanta. Because of Sabbath School and Teen Bible Study classes next Sabbath, we will have a combined Atlanta and Buford Sabbath Service on March 8. The time of our service is 2:30 PM.

6. Sabbath School & Teen Bible Study Classes (3/8). In addition to Sabbath services next Sabbath, note that our Sabbath School and Teen Bible Study classes take place. As a reminder, phones are not allowed in Sabbath School and Teen Bible Study. Bibles are required.

7. Recent Council of Elders Meetings. The Council of Elders met this past week for its quarterly meetings. Please see the letter from Chairman Tim Pebworth that I posted on our two local websites regarding these meetings.

8. Important Upcoming Dates

  •    Atlanta Bible Studies: Tuesday's Online @ 7 PM
  •    Home Office Bible Studies: Wednesday's Online @ 7 PM
  •    (3/9) Daylight Savings Time – Spring forward
  •    (4/11) - Passover
  •    (4/13 - 4/19) - Days of Unleavened Bread
  •    (6/1) - Feast of Pentecost
  •    (7/17 - 7/27) – Camp Woodland in Temple, GA

 

That’s it for this evening. Have a pleasant start to your Sabbath. See you tomorrow at services at Unity Atlanta. Remember, we begin at 1:30 PM. Come early to welcome the many guests to our area. 

Warmly,

Philip Aust

United Church of God, Pastor

Atlanta & Buford, Georgia

Memory Verse

Exodus 16:4-5: Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not. 5 And it shall be on the sixth day that they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.” (Preparing for the Sabbath the Day Before)

To catch up on other announcements shared this week, go to our local UCG Atlanta and Buford websites. You may access each of them here:

https://www.ucg.org/congregations/atlanta-ga

https://www.ucg.org/congregations/buford-ga