Opportunities for Ministry and Fun, in His service...

Work in Progress

Our Seniors Ministry is in Transitions.
 

Our previous Senior's Ministry Activities

These kids need folks like you, to help provide meaningful, safe, and fun experiences.

This Senior's Ministry is proud of the title… Just Older Youth (JOY)

Our J.O.Y. ministry sponsored by the Church, was created primarily for Seniors as an outlet for them to participate in active Christian fellowship, friendship, and fun, through various travel outings. We often plan day trips, cultural events, dining out, shopping and much more.

Since many of our seniors have no means of transportation, and very little means for getting out and renewing their eye's with the beauty of God's creations -- this ministry with its van, helps fill that void, and is very much appreciated by all of its members. To date we have logged many many miles and traveled to many different places as shown below. And the good Lord willing, we plan to visit many other places.

So remember, J.O.Y is open for active seniors (just-older-youth) looking for friendship, fellowship and fun.  If you want to have fun, stay active, visit interesting places and make new friends, then the J.O.Y. group is for you!  Christian fellowship and fun is shared by all, with many joyful memories made along the way.

Section for those who fall into the
"Just Older Youth" stage of life...
       

all of the following have been submitted by members or friends ...
(newest entries posted first)

The Senility Prayer -- submitted by Jackie Rudolph

Getting Older -- submitted by Keith Wawrzyniak

Modern Fashion Avoidances - submitted by Linda Locke

George Carlin's View on Aging  - submitted by Paula Straka

From the Poets Corner - Body and Soul - by Marlene Wawrzyniak

 

Modern Fashion Avoidances - submitted by Linda Locke

     Many of us "Old Folks" (those over 50, WAY over 50, or hovering near 50) are quite confused about how we should present ourselves. We are unsure about the kind of image we are projecting and whether or not we are correct as we try to conform to current fashions. Despite what you may have seen on the streets, the following combinations DO NOT go together -- And should be avoided:

George Carlin's View on Aging  - submitted by Paula Straka

Do you realize that the only time in our lives
when we like to get old is when we're kids?
If you're less than 10 years old,
you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

"How old are you?"   "I'm four and a half!"
You're never thirty-six and a half.
You're four and a half, going on five!  That's the key.

You get into your teens,  now they can't hold you back.
You jump to the next number, or even a few  ahead.

"How old are you?"  "I'm gonna be 16!"
You could be 13, but hey, you're  gonna be 16!
And then the greatest day of your life . . . You become 21.
Even the words sound like a ceremony . . YOU BECOME 21.  YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30.   Oooohh, what happened there?
Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out.
There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling.
What's wrong?  What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN  30, then you're PUSHING 40.
Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away.
Before you know it, you REACH 50
And your dreams are gone!

But wait!!!  You MAKE it to 60.  You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You've  built up so much speed that you HIT 70!
After that it's a day-by-day thing; you  HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch;
you TURN 4:30;  you REACH bedtime.  And it doesn't end there.
Into the 90's,  you start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92."

Then a strange thing happens.
If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again.
"I'm 100 and a  half!"

May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes  age, weight and height.
Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them!"

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning.  Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever.  Never let the brain idle.  "An idle mind is the  devil's workshop."
And the devil's name is Alzheimer's

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for  breath.

6. The tears happen.  Endure, grieve, and move on.
The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves.
Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love,
whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever.
Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health:  If it is good, preserve it.
If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9  Don't take guilt trips.  Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county;
to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS  REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.

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