On Tuesday, February
17, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Emden held a
Senior event with around 32 people in attendance. A
soup lunch was followed by a presentation by Pastor
Keith Ray on healthy living.
The presentation
was titled S.H.A.R.P.: A Thriving Lifestyle.
S.H.A.R.P. was an acronym for healthy living. For
instance, S referred to being socially engaged
through relationships, H referred to healthy choices
in diet, and A referred to an active lifestyle
through exercise. R stood for rituals of faith that
include tradition, reflection and mindfulness and P
stood for a playful outlook that includes humor and
celebration.
After the
presentation lay minister John Cross helped lead a
game of “name that hymn.” As pianist Doris Klokkenga
played the beginning notes of a hymn, everyone tried
to guess what hymn it was. The final song was “Till
We Meet Again.”
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Another part of the
event was drawing names for prizes. The ones whose names were drawn
could choose gift-bags or gift cards.
This event was the first of what they hope to make a monthly event
during the school year. Everyone voted to call the group Senior
Saints.
As the event neared the end, Cross talked about running our race as
Christians with others cheering us on. He closed the day’s
activities with prayer
[Angela Reiners]
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