AUGUST 2016 EDITION
THE WOODLANDS UMC
POINT A MESSAGE FROM
DON MEADOR PASTOR TO SENIOR ADULTS
FRIENDSHIP CLASS “FIRST SUNDAY” Wayne Freeman in his Coast Guard dress blues. He served as a Marine for over 7 years, then in the Coast Guard for 30 years.
The Friendship Class had it’s monthly “First Sunday” breakfast before class on Sunday, July 3. They celebrated with a patriotic theme and said the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Wayne Freeman spoke to the class about his military service to our country and Dave Morton wore a period uniform. The next “First Sunday” breakfast will be on August 7 at 9:00 a.m., before class.
Dave Morton in a period uniform
TRIP TO BRANSON, MISSOURI Join us as we travel to Branson November 7 – 10 to see the Christmas shows. The shows include Shoji Tabuchi, Clay Cooper, Andy Williams Christmas Show featuring the Osmond Brothers and the Lennon Sisters, the Brett Family, Daniel O’Donnell and Moses at the Sight and Sound Theatre. We will also visit the Branson Craft Mall and the Twisted Copper Museum. Cost for the trip is $1,050 per person for double occupancy and $1,200 for single occupancy. For additional information or to sign up, please contact Helen Burgdorf at 281.397.3726.
One of the wonderful gifts of summertime is the opportunity to spend quality time with family. We were “blessed” to host our two grandsons, aged 6 and 2, and their parents for six days in July. It was great fun and, yes, a bit challenging for this 75-year-old! We went swimming, took walks (one on a scooter and one in a wagon), read books, played games, grilled hamburgers, went to a parade and saw a fireworks display, went to a museum and looked in wonder at butterflies and dinosaur bones, sang songs, and answered questions and ran and jumped, and laughed and cried. It was a wonderful time together. But I have to confess that when they drove away and waved goodßbye I took a deep breath and welcomed some blessed quiet time. Although it can be tiring and challenging and exhausting, spending time with little children can be such good therapy for Senior Adults. It is good to be able to turn away from the noise, chaos, and perplexing events of the adult world and enter the world of the child. There we are able to get in touch again with things like purity, innocence, humility, trust, inquisitiveness, and a zest for life and all of its beauty and wonder. When Jesus was asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” he called a little child forward and said, “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” Perhaps we should spend more time with these little ones he called “the greatest.” Your friend,