Emmanuel's Seniors Journal

The conference this year went well, seventy people attended. Doreen's catering provided us with two types of soup, and homemade sandwiches and cookies. It was good to hear Bob McLeod and Gordon Brown speak forth God's message. The location for the 2010 Seniors' conference was at Rock of Ages Lutheran Church. Thank you to the staff and all the volunteers' from both the Rock of Ages Church and Emmanuel Baptist Church for making this years conference possible. Blessings of love to all who attended. Thanks Gordon Brown Thanks Vangie Whitbread from Living Light Books Thanks Tom and Brenda Sibley for leading us in worship Psalm 23 A psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; you...

Third Annual Seniors’ Fall Conference "Serving the Lord with Passion and Purpose" 9:30 a.m. Registration 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Conference $10:00 Registration Fee per person—includes lunch Please Register Before September 24, 2010 Host Church Location: Rock of Ages Lutheran Brethren 130 Kingsmere Place, Saskatoon,SK S7J 3V7   The speakers for this years conference are Rev. Bill McLeod , Rev. Gordon Brown, and the worship leaders are Tom and Brenda Sibley. If you are interested in helping we are looking for volunteers to help serve lunch and ushers please contact Robin or Trevor for more information. Contact: Robin Sloboda (Director of Senior’s Ministry), Emmanuel Baptist Church Cell: 281-5205 or Trevor Malyon Chaplin Caleb Manor Cell: 477-1555

On Saturday night September 11, over 40 people attended the Fall Gathering at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Albertine Spieser who turned 95 this year, provided background music throughout the evening. Thank you Albertine for your commitment to ministry, and how your love for God shows in all that you do. I would like to thank those who helped make this event a success: Glen and Susan Clark, Shirley Moore, Gwen Hamilton, Flora Geissler, Trudy and Barney VanderZiel, Mikaela Sloboda, Murray Sloboda, and Dorine Millner. And a special thank you to all who attended. It was good to gather with you and visited with a few of you. I am looking forward to the fall and all the ministry opportunities that will begin. An Announcement: I will be out of my office from September 17th until the 26. I will be flying to Vancouver to begin my journey into MDiv at Carey Theological College. Your prayers are coveted, and please pray for Murray as I will be gone for nine days. Also, please pray for those ...

  Real Simple “The key to successful aging is to pay as little attention to it as possible.”  - Judith Regan  

Last week I stumbled upon this goal list for senior adults, one I thought was worth pondering over. 1. Admit you are a senior adult. In many cultures those over fifty are highly esteemed. Look for ways to honor those who are older than you, setting precedence for the younger generation. 2. Assess your past and prepare for the future. Consider how God has provided spiritually for you and determine now to begin or continue your relationship with Him. 3. Avail yourself of education regarding health issues. Many communities and medical centers provide free screenings and classes to keep you aware of symptoms and treatment before they become serious. 4. Accompany older senior adults to activities and doctors' visits. Your help is invaluable to them, and you will learn from their experiences how to enhance your own life as a senior. 5. Allow yourself to set new priorities and commitments. Determine what is important to you and approach these ideals with a renewed co...

 Simple Living “Money will buy you a fine dog, but only love can make it wag its tail.” Richard Friedman

The Third Annual Prairie Harvest Fire Seniors' Fall Conference is on September 28, at Rock of Ages Church. If you are interested in helping out at this event please give me a call. If you are interested in going with a group to see this play at the Barn Playhouse the young senior group are selling tickets.  This would be a great event to invite your friends to join us. I am interested in attending this play at Bethany Bible College , if you are interested give me a call and perhaps we could buy a table.  The tickets are approximately $18.00 a person. During the week of September 13-17 I will be working on police checks for those interested in being part of the visitation ministry team. If you are interested in serving in this ministry please contact me. I will be away in Vancouver the week of September 20 - 24, to being my journey into MDiv. If you have a prayer request or need assistance, please phone Jan at the church office and she will direct your call.

Blessing One Another To bless means to say good things. We have to bless one another constantly. Parents need to bless their children, children their parents, husbands their wives, wives their husbands, friends their friends. In our society, so full of curses, we must fill each place we enter with our blessings. We forget so quickly that we are God's beloved children and allow the many curses of our world to darken our hearts. Therefore we have to be reminded of our belovedness and remind others of theirs. Whether the blessing is given in words or with gestures, in a solemn or an informal way, our lives need to be blessed lives.

Last year we had a great night of fellowship and food, come and enjoy another fall gathering in the fellowship hall. Here are a few pictures from last year and remember some of have a great sense of humor. The Menu Farmer Sausage Buns Four Salads: Greek, Potato, Coleslaw, Broccoli Apple Pie with Ice Cream   If you are interested in attending please give me (Robin) a call at the church office @477-1234 #144 before Thursday September 9th, 2010. Oh, and you can leave a message if I am not answering. Love to All... Robin Sloboda

Simple Living “ The mediocre teacher tells.  The good teacher explains.  The superior teacher demonstrates.  The great teacher inspires.”  –William Arthur Ward

My desire and goal is to keep a record of events that happen within the senior community at Emmanuel. It seems I have not been very consistent since January, for this I do apologize. Thus the reason for my title, "I will try this again!"  Look forward to new posts and consistency...hopefully. Love you all.... Robin

Image: Simple Living “The aging process is a part of most of our lives, and it remains one we try to ignore until it seems to pounce upon us.”   ― M.F.K Fisher