1. Ladies Night- Nov. 30th, 8pm, Michelle Andrew's House: Get Set Ladies!! Beginning on Friday, November 30th and for every first Friday of the month afterwards (except for December which we'll be doing on 11/30), the YAG women leaders will be hosting a monthly Ladies Night! Next Friday evening we will be meeting at Michelle Andrews house for some much needed hangout time and for a cookie exchange & some holiday crafting! So if you're a lady then make sure you're at Michelle's house (8pm) on Friday, Nov. 30th!

2. YAG Christmas Party- Tues. Dec. 18: Make sure you are able to come to YAG on December 18th because we will be kicking off Christmas with the annual White Elephant gift exchange. Bring some awesome…or bring something stupid…just wrap that baby up and get it under the tree and wait for insanity to ensue.

3. Christmas Connect Shopping- Thurs. Dec. 20, 7:30pm, Target in Middletown: Starting next week, we will be collecting money if you would like to donate to this year's Connect shopping efforts. We do this every year to help an underprivileged family or families in Red Bank have a Merry Christmas. If you would like to contribute, please see Sandi. We'll be meeting at the Target in Middletown on Thurs. 12/20 at 7:30pm for a shopping extravaganza so if you would like to help shop or wrap gifts, please come!

4. Gobble, Gobble, It's Turkey Bowl & the Homecoming Hoedown!- Fri. Nov. 23, 10AM Count Basie Fields & 7:30pm Episcopal Church: On Friday, November 23rd, the Annual Turkey Bowl Flag Football event of the year will be happening at the Count Basie Fields – 10am! Even if you're not one for flag football, bring your instruments & cheer leading outfits to be part of the halftime show (no skills required) and pep team! That same evening will be the Homecoming Dance at the Episcopal church (upstairs). It will start at 7:30pm and will be $10 at the door. Those $10 bones gets you awesome desserts & ridiculous dancing! Speaking of awesome desserts….

*THANK YOU* to the following people who signed up to bring a dessert to the Hoedown! If you are willing and able, please bring some desserts (or other snacks) to the Hoedown. Here's a friendly reminder of who signed up to bring desserts, etc.:

1. Tim B.- Surprise!
2. Michelle A.- ?
3. Emily T.- no bake Pumpkin Pie & Apple Pie
4. Sandi A.- no bake cookies
5. Jay E.- Entenmanns' goodness
6. CdelaC- ?
7. Rick P.- chips & salsa
8. Shannon H.- cookies or something
9. R.J. S.- Ice cream
10. Lorraine L.- chips & dip

5. Christmas Party- Dec. 22nd, 9am, Juan's (& co.) house- On December 22nd there will be a morning Christmas party at Juan & co.'s house. Come in your PJ's for a gift exchange, a reading of the Christmas Story and breakfast!

6. ORB Service Group Opportunities!- Recently, ORB started up it's very own service group that goes and reaches out to the community around us and globally, to help those who are less fortunate. There are a few opportunities that you can help take part in so listen up! Please contact Chris Dela Cruz delacruz.christopher@gmail.com to sign up for a particular event or to be put on the mailing list! If you want more information, talk to Chris or Emily.

a. Ronald McDonald House- Thurs. Dec. 13th, 4pm, Long Branch- On Thurs. Dec 13th a group of us will be going to the Ronald McDonald House in Long Branch to help prepare a meal for families who have seriously ill children. If you would like to help cook a meal, please email Chris to sign up!

b. Books For Africa, bring your donations to the Sunday Service! Bring your old unused books to ORB's Sunday Service! We will be collecting books to ship off to various countries in Africa to help provide books to schools and libraries there. Donate your old textbooks, fiction, non-fiction, dictionaries, encyclopedias, National Geographic magazines, etc.! Don't let it collect dust on your book shelf, give away your unneeded things to people who actually need it. (Please, no romance novels, history books or books that subscribe to a particular religion…thanks!)

7. Sunday Night Service –EVERY Sunday, 5pm, Episcopal Church: The YAG group is in charge of PowerPoint this week. If you are willing to help us out by pushing some buttons this Sunday night (no skills required!), please let one of the leaders know! The service starts this week and every week at 5:00pm…Hope to see you there!

8. Tune in to G-Rock, Dec. 5th, 9am-1pm: If your ears are itching to hear some awesome tunes on the radio, tune in to G-rock on Dec. 5th between 9am and 1pm. Our very own Eugene's band, Throw the Heat will be doing a live acoustic set and an interview!

9. http://www.myspace.com/christopherdelacruzmusic- need I say more?- CDelaC's awesome tunes are now available online! It's pay what you want to download…how much better can it get?

10. Looking for a roommate? How about the infamous Jay Ervin?- If you're looking for an apartment to rent or a roommate…talk to Jay Ervin!

11. Psssst…..- FYI- JanuHAIRY is coming up!