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Workshop to offer teen girls options

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The 31st Annual Adolescent and Ladies Symposium will be held at the Greenville Avenue Church of Christ, 1013 S. Greenville Avenue in Richardson on Saturday, May 7 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  The Symposium is designed to assist preteen girls, ages 9 – 12, adolescent misses, ages 13 – 18, and adult ladies, ages 19 – up, to more effectively combat the social and generational issues that confront them today.

The Symposium highlights the knowledge, understanding, competencies and skills that they will need to deal with these issues from a Biblical perspective.  The Symposium theme is “Thriving for a Disciplined Body in Jesus” includes two General Sessions and sixteen Small Group Workshops that will give participants an opportunity to become actively involved in the subject.  Participants will also learn proactive skills that will enable them to avoid worldly practices. The Symposium is free and includes continental breakfast, lunch, and door prizes.  Please note, children under 9 years of age cannot attend.

Spaces for workshops are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, according to registration.  Popular workshops fill fast!  The Early Registration Deadline is April 27, 2016.  Go online for Workshop Sessions and Early Registration details at: www.gacoc.orgor call 972-644-2335.