The YES Committee of FUMC has arranged for an

• AARP Drivers Safety Class
• Date:  Tuesday, November 1, 2011
  (please, note this has changed)
• Time:  10:00am-3:00pm
• Location:  Room 17-U (Bi-the-Way Classroom)
  in the Undercroft of FUMC
• Cost for AARP Members: $12
• Cost for military personnel, veterans, and spouses:  FREE with proof of service
• Cost for all others:  $14

This class is open to ANY licensed driver.
No pre-registration required; just show up.

Coffee and light refreshments will be provided.
Lunch from 12:00-1:00pm is on your own.

For further information,
contact Linda Johnston,
AARP driving class chairman,
at 940-716-0799.

UM101 is a free, basic online course designed for new United Methodists and anyone wanting to know more about the denomination. Each of the four modules contains interactive features and takes about one hour to complete. Led by minister Tom Slack. Upon successful completion, learners are awarded .4 SACEM CEU.

The course dates are August 3 – September 14, 2011, but you need to register by August 3, 2011.

CLICK HERE to register now!

The House of Jacob Synagogue here in Wichita Falls has invited our church to hear Jack Repp, a Holocaust survivor, speak at their facility:

• House of Jacob – 3414 Kemp Blvd
• Sunday, May 22, 2011
• 2:00pm

This is a part of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Days of Remembrance.

Repp was born in 1923 in Radom, Poland and lived in the Radom ghetto at the beginning of the Nazi occupation.  He also worked in the munitions factory.  Repp was transported to several different labor and concentration camps including Auschwitz and Staldach. He was liberated by American troops in 1945, arrived in the U.S. in 1949, and settled in Dallas in 1950.

For more information,
feel free to call the synagogue at
940-692-5476!

Join Donna Fonck in this meditative form of exercise to which practitioners attribute physical and spiritual health benefits through the practice of relaxation, meditation, stretching, and balance.

Be sure to wear athletic shoes and comfortable, stretchy clothing.  Here are more details about the class:

• Days:  Mondays & Wednesdays beginning March 21 for 5 weeks
• Time:  9:15-10:15am
• Location:  Rec. Lobby
• Cost:  FREE!

For more information, contact Donna Fonck at donfon@sw.rr.com or 940-723-0579.

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Although May is national Jewish Heritage Month, the Office of Student Development & Orientation, in conjunction with the Philosophy Program and University Programming Board at Midwestern State University, are providing a number of cultural and educational programming opportunities throughout the month of April. Mark your calendars to participate in Holocaust Remembrance Events in our community:

• Monday, April 12
  8:00pm – Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony & Candlelight Vigil at Sunwatcher Plaze on the MSU Campus

• Tuesday, April 13
  2:00-4:00pm – Judaism 101: History & Culture with Dr. Nathan Jun in Wichita I & II at the Clark Student Center on the MSU Campus

• Wednesday, April 14
  7:00-9:00pm – Judaism 102: Rituals & Traditions with Danny Kislin in Wichita I & II at the Clark Student Center on the MSU Campus

• Monday, April 19
  7:00pm – The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, a FREE showing of a film about an unlikely friendship that develops between a 7 year old German boy and a young Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz in Shawnee Theater at the Clark Student Center on the MSU Campus.

• Thursday, April 29
  7:00pm – Holocaust survivor Max Glauben at House of Jacob Reformed Synagogue, 3414 Kemp Blvd

CLICK HERE to learn more about these very special events.

From the authors of Same Kind of Different As Me comes What Difference Do It Make? Stories of Hope and Healing, a book of new thoughts and reflections on life from two very different, yet similar, people – Ron Hall, an art dealer, & Denver Moore, a former homeless man.

The more than four hundred thousand readers stirred by the story of these two inspirational people will resonate with this all new, stand-alone true stories of hope and healing offered in this intimate, authentic book.

With new “Denverisms” and reflections from Denver on his personal dealings with homelessness and disrespect from others, additional insights from Ron on what we can learn from people not like us and from those dealing with a terminal illness, and the stories of readers who have been impacted by the book’s central themes, this inspirational reader will generate a host of new fans.

Join in this book review:

Day:  Wednesdays, beginning November 4, 2009

Time:  12:00-1:00pm

Where:  Sweeton Rm

Cost:  $12 if you desire a copy of the book

Sign up below, or contact Rev. Troy Sims for more information:  tsims@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x229.

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BY POPULAR DEMAND a study of The Shack will be offered on Monday evenings!

What’s all the hub-bub about this very popular yet controversial book?  Some have claimed that this book is completely heretical and is of no value to us.  Others have claimed it’s the best thing since sliced bread.  What are your thoughts about it?  Good or bad, surely there is SOMETHING of value for us.  Let’s study and decide together!

Details:

• Day:  Mondays, beginning October 26, 2009
• Time:  6:45-8:00pm
• Location:  Sweeton Rm
• Cost of Book:  $10

Register NOW below!

Tentative Study Plan:
1.    October 26 – Chapters 1-4
2.    November 2 – Chapters 5-7
3.    November 9 – Chapters 8-10
4.    November 16 – Chapters 11-13
5.    November 23 – Chapters 14-16
6.    November 30 – Chapters 17-18 & Afterwords

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Back by popular demand will be classes on basic-intermediate computer skills. The class will cover:

• File Management (i.e. getting pictures off your camera);
• Word Processing;
• Spreadsheets; and
• Doing Things on the Web!

Notes will be provided to help participants when they go home.

Cost: $10
Time: 7:00-8:30pm

To register, sign-up below!

For more information, contact
Rev. Troy Sims, Adult Education Pastor: 940-766-4231, x229

What’s all the hub-bub about this very popular yet controversial book?  Some have claimed that this book is completely heretical and is of no value to us.  Others have claimed it’s the best thing since sliced bread.  What are your thoughts about it?  Good or bad, surely there is SOMETHING of value for us.  Let’s study and decide together!

Details:

• Day:  Wednesdays beginning September 16, 2009
• Time:  12:00-1:00pm
• Location:  Sweeton Rm
• Cost of Book:  $10

Register NOW below!

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Parenting with Purpose
Sunday, June 7th
12:00 — 2:00 pm
$20 / Person or $30 / Couple
Childcare provided with your registration.

Taming Tempers
Wednesday, June 10th
6:30—8:30 pm$20 / Person or $30 / Couple
Childcare provided with your registration.

Parenting With Purpose offers help for parents of very young children and those who are nearing adulthood. Parents attending this class will learn how to:

• Develop a plan to help achieve goals in any and all areas of development: physical, intellectual, emotional/social and even spiritual;
• Build trusting relationships with your children;
• Incorporate daily activities and routines that foster brain development and organization skills; and
• Understand behavior and emotional triggers that your child may be exhibiting and ways to help him/her express their emotions appropriately.

Taming Tempers: Have a child (2-12 years of age) with some “anger management” issues? Although we may try to laugh these off, sometimes our child’s angry outbursts can frustrate or even alarm us as a parent. All children hopefully experience anger as part of their development, but not all children are quick to pick up on coping methods that are appropriate. In our Taming Tempers workshop, parents will learn how to:

• Identify an upcoming explosive incident;
• How to teach your child to handle anger appropriately; and
• Teach your child techniques to soothe him/herself the next time he/she feels the need to hit or express anger inappropriately.

Both classes will be taught by Dr. Paula Stiernberg, a former teacher and school administrator with years of experience helping children and families recognize problems, redirect behaviors, and establish more balanced lives.

Register below
or for more information, contact
Rev. Lydia Pellikan, Children’s Pastor: 940-766-4231, x272.