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First United Methodist Church of Winter Park

May 27, 2011

"The Marquee" is the Act II Newsletter

designed for the 50+ crowdUpcoming Events

Tour of the UCF Medical Schoolat Lake Nona Medical Facility

On Friday, June 10th, we will take a group of30 people on this tour. We will leave thechurch parking lot at 8 a.m on the church

bus. The tour will begin at 9:00 and after thetour, we will have a light lunch at a café onthe campus. We should return to the churchabout 1:15 pm. Thanks to Marty and AmeliaWiener for organizing this wonderful tour for

Act II.

We are more than half full. If you would liketo make reservations to join us, call theevent

coordinatorPenny Barcus at 407-647-3658.

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Summer Evenings at Palmano's onPark Avenue starting June 16th

SERVICE

ACT II Mission Statement Act II is an inter-generational group on the moveto model intentional discipleship through prayer,

study, fellowship and service.

Faith in Action Weekend April 29, 30, May 1

Many of us served that weekend. Thanksto all who cared enough to give their very

best. In this second issue of "TheMarquee" we are featuring two

Fellowship - Great Conversation - Fun Music - Food

Join us on Thursday evenings at 6:30 at

Palmano's. You can have a meal orsimply coffee or dessert. The idea is to

gather for laughter and greatconversation. Some evenings we willintroduce a topic for conversation andother evenings you will be on your

own to be creative.

You do not need reservations. We will go"dutch" and be very casual.

Be there or be square! ~~~~~~~~

!!!Join Act II for the SYMPHONY

in OctoberWe have reserved a block of 100 seats

for those of us who would enjoyattending an evening of

"Night at the Oscars" featuring scores from great films of all time.

Put the date of Saturday, October 15th onyour calendar and watch for

our next issue of "The Marquee" for sign-up information.

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service areas below. We invite you to send us your story and apicture if you have one. We would enjoyhearing about your service experience.

It will be something special to lookforward to reading!

"We served at the Community Foodand Outreach Center on Michigan."

"What an opportunity to serve! We arrived at theFood Bank not knowing what to expect or what wemight be doing. After a warm greeting and athank you for coming we went to the grocery andthrift store areas where we could be helpful. TheClay Coward family also joined us that morning toserve. We all enjoyed the time of service andsince they are always looking for help, we reallyencourage others to volunteer! Lou and Anita Williams (members of the Forum class) "I served at Bicycle Blessings along with

40 other wonderful people.Riding a bicycle has always been one of myfavorite things to do, so when asked to choose aservice project during the recent Faith in Actionweekend, Bicycle Blessings seemed a good fit. Iwanted to be a part of a group providing thisopportunity to kids who had never owned theirown bicycle and adults who needed it as a majorform of transportation to/from work. So, I showedup early Saturday morning, wrench set in hand,ready to get my first hands-on experience, andohh what fun I had: got to work in triage - as testrider, repair - as assistant, and wash central -shining the newly ready bikes for distribution!Thanks, Bicycle Blessings for giving me such a wonderful chance to serve others while beingblessed in the process!!!" Carol Holloway (member of the Joy class)

Volunteers are Needed The HOPE Team works with people who live in homeless camps. Volunteers are neededto work morning hours at the Health Center. The work would be greeting patients, helping

with paperwork, etc. Help is also needed with transportation for some of these folks.Vehicles and gas would be provided but drivers are needed. If you are interested in this

service, contact Terri Betts at The Health Care Center for the Homeless by phone 407-428-5751,ext 326

or

email: [email protected]

Disaster Response MinistryIf you have an interest in being a part of a new developing Ministry to focus on personaland church preparedness for emergencies, please contact Carol Smith to get scheduled

for initial meetings in late June. Phone: 407-644-2906 ext 288.

F-Y-ILook for this "tips" section in every Newsletter.

Our Parish Nurse, Betsy McKeeby, has recommended the following seminar tothe Act II Study Committee and everyone who falls into the 50+ group.

Sign up online and take care of your own payment and transportation. If you are interested in these topics, this may be a good investment of yourtime. Please note that we present the information below for yourconsideration but Act II is not part of the presentation or organization of thisseminar.

Enriching our Journey for Long Life

Online registration is: http://event.SignUp4.com/JourneyforLongLife

Friday June 10 or Saturday June 11(choose one day only)8:00 am - 4:30 pm each day

Keynote speaker: Dennis McCullough, author of "My Mother, Your Mother"We also have information about a live audience needed for a TV taping.

Morning breakouts: choose 2 of the 41) Aging Process - normal vs. abnormal2) Narrative companioning for spiritual health3) positive aging4) care-giving for caregivers Afternoon breakout: choose 2 of the 41) Keeping connected - family, friends, community2) Living options - making choices3) Memory Challenges and Alzheimer's Disease4) Public health Benefits and Challenges (SHINE, VA benefits and Elder Law)

The Workshop is at the Canterbury Retreat Center in Oviedo. The cost is $40.Registration deadline is May 27.

Betsy McKeeby, Parish NurseFirst United Methodist Winter Park407.644.2906 x 237

First United Methodist Church of Winter Park125 N. Interlachen AvenueWinter Park, Florida 32789

407-644-2906

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