Elder Journey Schedule

Elder Journey Schedule 2012

Second and Fourth Tuesdays
1:30 – 3:00, Fireside Room

Date	Facilitator	Topic
1/24	Philip	Where Do We Go from Here
2/14	DAN	My Favorite Valentine
2/28	Ila and expert Hershey Julian	FREECYCLE and other aids to living Green
3/13	Amy	TBA
3/27	Sylvia	Children's play - Then & Now
4/10	DAN	TBA
4/24	Philip (expert Carl Skold)	Rise Up Singing
5/8	AMY	TBA
5/22	Misao (expert Ellen Corman)	Farewell to Falls
6/12	DAN	TBA
6/26	Barbara Symonds	Thriving in old age
7/10	AMY	TBA
7/24	TBA	TBA
8/14	DAN	TBA
8/28	Sylvia	Grandchild: being one; having one
9/11	AMY	TBA
9/25	Philip (expert Susan Owicki)	Improv Games
10/9	DAN	TBA
10/23	TBA	TBA
11/13	AMY	TBA
11/27	TBA	TBA
12/11	DAN	TBA
12/25		No Meeting

NOTES

All meetings begin at 1:30 PM and run for an hour and a half. Meetings are held in the Fireside Room unless otherwise specified. All “elder” members and friends of the UU community are welcome to attend – and you can make your own definition of “elder”. For more information, send an email to elderjourney-info@uucpa.org

Jan 10 — I used to… but now…

Rev Amy wants us to do put pen to paper again. She writes:

It's a writing prompt that leads to fascinating thoughts and sharing. We'll hear some samples, write, and share as we feel comfortable.

She’s done this sort of thing before, and it’s been fascinating. She’ll provide the writing utensils; we supply the thoughts. I don’t know how she feels about any of you super-modern Elders bring an Ipad – that’s between you and her.

Jan 24 — Where Do We Go from Here?

We need facilitators and topics for 2012. Dan or Amy will lead us at the 2nd Tuesday meetings, but we need topics for February 28, March 27, April 24, etc. Topics can be social, participatory, or informational:

Informational topics. You can do it yourself or work with Misao on finding an expert to inform us. The November meeting on Hospice Car led by Misao, and the August one on Internet Communication led by Sylvia with Joe Chee as the expert are recent examples.

Participatory sessions. This is a newly recognized category I’m heading up. This past year Carl Skold visited to lead us in songs from “Rise Up Singing” and Susan Owicki got us involved in “Improv Games”. Some years ago Bill Landauer taught us how to do “Yoga sitting down”.

Social topics. Almost anything else! The discussion on People in your Life led by Mona, and Favorite Poems led by June are examples from last year; most of the sessions led by Dan and Amy are in this category.. Sylvia can help you on this.

Please come prepared to suggest a topic which you are interested in, and a date when you can lead the discussion. If we get our program filled in time, we can each take a minute or two to say “What’s on my mind these days” – sort of like a low-key Caring and Sharing.t

February 14 – My Favorite Valentine

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
And so are you

How many times did you get – or send –this simple rhyme, scrawled on a sheet of lined notebook paper on February 14? Or perhaps some mean little boy changed to last two lines and sent:

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Onions stink
And so do you

As you grew older, the cards probably got fancier and the sentiments more sophisticated. If you didn’t feel creative, you could always resort to the HallMark rack at the local drug store. The valentine might have been more than a card: perhaps a red rose, a heart-shaped box of chocolates, or a wisp of red lingerie from Victoria’s Secret?

Over the years, you’ve probably sent and received dozens – perhaps hundred – of Valentines. For our Elder Journey meeting on February 14 2012, search your memory, decide which one was your favorite, and tell us about it.
Rev Dan will host this amorous exchange.

February 28 – Freecycle, etc.

Ila Keiper will MC this session and Hershey Julian will tell us about Freecycle: a program for converting our junk to someone else’s treasure. Other alternatives to landfills may also be discussed.

Mar 13 – TBA

Rev Amy will host

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