The Senior Point — May 2016

MAY 2016 EDITION

THE WOODLANDS UMC

POINT

A MESSAGE FROM

DON MEADOR PASTOR TO SENIOR ADULTS

HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO TRIP Bill Scott talking to the group.

Fifty senior adults enjoyed a day at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo on March 12, thanks to Bill and Barbara Scott who have been Rodeo committee members for many years.

Earl and Jean Higgins

Betty and Jim Patton

Harry and Karen Jones

SENIOR ADULT GAME NIGHT A large group of senior adults meets the second Friday of each month for food, games and fellowship. Please join us on May 13 at 6:00 p.m. in Aldersgate Hall. More information can be found on page 3.

One of the most important events on our Senior Adult Calendar takes place on the first Wednesday of every month.

One hundred or more persons gather for good fellowship, a good meal, and a good program. It is called “Prime Timers” and it has become an opportunity for friends to meet and for newcomers to become acquainted with our ministries and to meet new friends. We are grateful for a team of volunteers who make this happen each month.

Since 1993 the program has been blessed with great leaders. For the past seven months a team of five have kept it going. We are indebted to Jerry and Ann Armstrong, Gay Lindner, Judi Bonds, and Dave Morton for their willingness to fill this need. They have coordinated the programs and have plans in place for the rest of this year. Beginning in June we have new coordinators for Prime Timers.

Helen Burgdorf and Vanessa Amelunke, our Administrative Assistant, will be planning and coordinating the program and they will be supported by a great team of volunteers who serve every month to make things run smoothly.

The next Prime Timers event will be the annual Barbeque Picnic at Burroughs Park on Wednesday, May 4. It’s always lots of fun with good food. If you receive this newsletter and have never taken the step to get involved in our Senior Adult activities, this would be a good time to start. Please join us.

Again, I express a personal word of gratitude and appreciation for all the willing volunteers who make this ministry outstanding and meaningful for so many.

Your friend,

Buddy Cole, Barbara Scott, Karen Freeman

Harlan Hartman

MAY 2016 SUNDAY

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2 3 SUNDAY8:45 a.m.

MONDAY TUESDAY 8:30 a.m.

– 1:00 p.m.

8:30 – 9:20 a.m.

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8:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

8:30 – 9:20 a.m.

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2:00 p.m.

Conservatory Goldenaires Perform 3:30 2:00 p.m. p.m.

Silverado Conservatory 3:30 p.m. Silverado Senior Living Senior Living

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8:30 – 9:20 a.m.

10 Senior Exercise (AG) 8:30 – 9:20 a.m.

Senior Exercise (AG)

11:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

Lunch Bunch Lunch Bunch (Olive Garden)

(Olive Garden)

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Prime Timers BBQ (Burroughs Park)

10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

New Men’s Small New Men’s Small Group (AP) Group (AP)

THURSDAY THURSDAY 2:00 p.m.

FRIDAY 5

Senior Adult 5 2:00 p.m.

California Rail Senior Adult Discovery trip California Rail meetingtrip (JL) Discovery

SATURDAY 6

Senior Exercise 6(AG) 8:30 – 9:20 a.m.

Senior Exercise (AG)

11 10:00 a.m.

11 Men’s Book Study (IC) 10:00 a.m.

Men’s Book Study (IC)

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ShepherdCare Meeting (JL) Meeting (JL)

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13 Senior Exercise 8:30 – 9:20 a.m. (AG) 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

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Memorial Day

10:00 a.m.

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Group (AP)

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Location/Legend:

Loft – Craft Circle Rm.

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2:30 – 5:00 p.m.

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FRIDAY SATURDAY 8:30 – 9:20 a.m.

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4 WEDNESDAY 9:00 a.m. Social time 11:00 a.m. Lunch 4 9:00 a.m. Social time Prime Timers BBQ 11:00 a.m. Lunch (Burroughs Park)

JUNE 1

11:15 a.m.

Prime Timers (WH)

JL – Jones Library RC - Robb Chapel

JL – Jones Library

11:15 a.m. JUNE 1 Prime Timers (WH)

Fine Arts, Houston) JUNE 2

JUNE 3 8:30 – 9:20 a.m.JUNE 3 Senior Exercise (AG)

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JUNE 4

JUNE 4

8:30 – 9:20 a.m.

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MS - Music Suite

W H – Wesley Hall

DC – Dunnam Conference Room

UPCOMING EVENTS SMALL GROUPS

THE GATHERING PLACE Monday, May 2 The Gathering Place is an outreach program for adults who have early to moderate Alzheimer’s or dementia.

Volunteers arrive at Aldersgate Hall at 8:45 a.m. and our guests arrive at 10:00 a.m. The theme will be “Derby Days.”

For more information, contact Connie Norton at 281.292.3875.

PRIME TIMERS BBQ Wednesday, May 4 Join us for the annual Prime Timers Barbecue at Burroughs Park. Social time at the park begins at 9:00 a.m. and lunch will be served at 11:00 a.m. Reservations are due by noon on Monday, May 2, to Joyce and Ken Nesmith at 281.367.5519.

The cost is $8 per person and checks are preferred, payable to TWUMC. Church vans will depart the church at 9:30 a.m.

If you are interested in riding a church van, please indicate your interest when you make your reservation.

Directions to Burroughs Park, 9738 Hufsmith Road in Tomball, from the intersection of Woodlands Parkway and Kuykendahl Road: turn south on Kuykendahl Road (go 3.6 miles), turn right on Hufsmith Road (go 1.2 miles) and arrive at Burroughs Park on the right.

CALIFORNIA RAIL DISCOVERY TRIP MEETING Thursday, May 5 If you are signed up for the California trip, please plan to attend this documentation meeting at 2:00 p.m. in Jones Library.

LUNCH BUNCH Tuesday, May 10 Join us at Olive Garden at 11:00 a.m. Reservations are due by Monday, May 9. For more information, contact Joanne Black at 936.273.3045.

SHEPHERD CARE MEETING Thursday, May 12 Join us from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. in Jones Library. Chris McLain, Director of Confirmation and 56 Ministry will be our speaker.

For more information contact Senior Adult Ministries at 281.297.5935.

SENIOR ADULT GAME NIGHT Friday, May 13 Join us from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. in Aldersgate Hall for a night of fun, fellowship, games and light refreshments. Games include Mexican train, bridge, hand and foot, and Rummikube. $1 per person. For more information, contact Wilda and Jim Brunson at 281.376.7649. Please bring a snack.

AN AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES Friday, May 20* Come see the movie, The Stone of Destiny, a film about the history of Scotland and England, playing on the big screen.

Meet in the Music Suite at 2:30 p.m. Snacks will be served.

Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 17 by signing up or by calling Dee and Dave Megee at 281.364.7114. All senior adults are welcome. *Please note that the movie will be shown a week earlier than usual due to the Memorial Day weekend.

FOR THE LOVE OF PIANO MUSIC Saturday, May 21 Join us in Aldersgate Hall at 2:00 p.m. to listen to piano music and for a hymn sing-along. For more information, please contact Mary Perry at 281.543.5881.

FRIENDSHIP CLASS MISSIONS DINNER Saturday, May 21 Join us in Asbury Hall for a potluck dinner, benefitting missions, which will start at 5:30 p.m. John Hull, Pastor of Missions at The Woodlands UMC, will be the speaker and The Woodlands UMC Men’s Ensemble will perform. Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 18, by signing up in class or by contacting Helen Burgdorf at 281.397.3726 or Bill Scott at 281.615.7461..

GOLDENAIRES CHOIR The Goldenaires rehearse each Tuesday afternoon except during performance seasons. This is a group of folks who like singing together and providing music for various functions such as Prime Timers, funerals and visits to senior facilities.

There is no need to audition. For more information, or to get involved, contact Ed Wandling at 281.355.0053.

MEN’S BOOK STUDY Join us for a men’s book study, which will meet on Wednesday, May 11 at 10:00 a.m., in the Infant Care Room at the church. We will be studying the book Quiet Strength

by Tony Dungy. Contact Judith or Frank Wilson at 936.273.2597 for more information.

NEW MEN’S SMALL GROUP

A new small group began on April 12 for men whose wives attend Craft Circle. It meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month in Allen Parlor from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. For more information, contact Vern Vincent at 281.259.7606.

SENIOR EXERCISE Join us to exercise Tuesdays and Fridays 8:30 – 9:20 a.m. in Aldersgate Hall. This is a muscle toning workout featuring strength training and some stretching using hand weights, tubes and chairs. Lite body sculpting is an unintimidating, less strenuous class with modifications for any fitness level.

Segments include warm-up, strength, stretching and cooldown. There is no charge. Please wear comfortable clothes and tennis shoes. For more information please contact Jackie Martini at 281.451.3844.

PEGGY’S BOOK CLUB Bring a brown bag to lunch in Aldersgate Hall at noon on Tuesday, May 17. We will discuss A Patchwork Planet by Anne Tyler. Coffee will be provided. Contact Libby Heintz at 936.271.7660 for more information.

DAY TRIP TO THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON THURSDAY, MAY 26

Join us on a day trip to visit the The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to see “Sculpted in Steel: Art Deco Automobiles and Motorcycles, 1929–1940.”

We will leave the church at 10:00 a.m., stop for lunch at Celburne’s Cafeteria, then go to the museum. Contact Helen Burgdorf at 281.397.3726 for more information.

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LUNCH BUNCH

A group of Senior Adults meets for lunch at a different restaurant on the second Tuesday of each month. Recently, the group met at Landry’s. Please join us for our next Lunch Bunch on Tuesday, May 10 at Olive Garden. More information can be found on page 3.

COOKIE MINISTRY For several years Tony Benedetto has provided gourmet cookies for Shepherd Care Lambs at Easter and Christmas.

We thank you, Tony!

Libby Heintz, Linda Morrill, Dolly Loftiss

Derle and Gay Lindner

Harold and Mary Kerr

COMPUTER SUPPORT The Computer Support Ministry has helped almost 50 members since it was started in 2014 by Jerry Barney. Jerry is a member of The Woodlands UMC and says the ministry has helped him meet many wonderful people. He can be reached at 281.826.3232 or 915.373.3707 (cell). There is no charge.

Visit thewoodlandsumc.org for information about these and other church events.