FOCUS • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025
Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church
Youth Alive!
Youth Alive, our Sunday morning youth Bible study for 5th – 8th graders,
at 10:30 a.m. in CLC Room 201.
If you haven’t yet had a chance to check out Youth Alive, come join us. 5th
– 8th graders are welcome to participate in this hour-long program each
Sunday during the 10:30 a.m. worship service throughout the school year.
Kids Fest
Service-
Learning
Program
Saturday November 15
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Join us for Kids Fest, a youth
service program in support of
Hope Solutions! Throughout the
year, middle and high school
students will have the opportunity
to connect with local youth at the
Hope Solutions community center
in Concord. Activities include fun
games, arts and crafts, and lunch.
Drop-off and pick-up will be at
LOPC. Parents and caregivers are
welcome to participate (though
not required), and we will also
need volunteers to help with
carpooling.
Advance registration is requested
at lopc.org/registrations.
Contact Michelle Browning at
michelle@lopc.org for more
information.
Contact Cynthia Purvis
at cynthia@lopc.org
@lopc_youth
BTW By the Way
Sundays from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Optional pizza dinner at 5:45 p.m. in the
Davies Room is $5.
Youth in 9th–12th grade connect with
each other through games, worship,
Bible-based devotions, and small group
discussions. Together, we discuss a wide
range of age-appropriate topics including
God’s vision for justice in the world, how
to grow in your personal faith journey,
what it looks like to live as a follower of
Christ. Youth meet with a consistent small
group including peers and adult advisors
throughout the year to build relationships,
authenticity, & trust. BTW meets in the
Upper Youth Room (CLC 201) on Sundays
through May.
Christmas Party at BTW
December 14 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Dress up in your ugliest Christmas sweater.
Alumni Dinner at the Elert’s House
December 21, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Reunite with friends and hang out at our
annual Alumni Dinner. Seniors and returning
alumni are invited to the festivities.
YOW
Youth on Wednesday
Wednesdays from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Optional pizza dinner at 5:30 p.m. is $5.
Youth in 5th–8th grades gather on
Wednesdays from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. in
CLC 201 for fun games, worship music, a
Bible-based devotional lesson, and small
group discussions. There is an optional
pizza & salad dinner for $5 (cash or check)
at 5:30 p.m. Together, we discuss topics
such as discovering God at work in the
world, growing in faith, friendship, school,
family and more!
Youth meet with a consistent small group
including peers, teen, and adult advisors
throughout the year to build authenticity
and trust. YOW also regularly includes
service-learning activities. The program
runs through May. No registration is
required.
Mediocre Talent Night at YOW
December 17, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Show off your skills in our mediocre talent
night. Prizes for best of the best. Have
your act ready to audition by December 10.
Friendsgiving
YOW: November 19, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
BTW: November 23, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Give thanks to God surrounded by friends
and delicious food. Bring a friend and join
us in the Davies Room for a special dinner.
Thanksgiving Break
Enjoy your Thanksgiving
week with your family.
No YOW on November 26.
No BTW on November 30.
Winter Break
YOW: December 22 – January 6
YOW returns on January 7.
BTW: December 22 – January 11
BTW returns on January 11.
Enjoy Christmas and New Year’s!