Newsletter
 Nov. 18, 2015
Thanksgiving . . . 

"Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a special manner rejoice together."   --Edward Winslow, 1621

Almost 400 years later, newcomers to America still find reasons to rejoice and offer thanks to God.

Here is a sampling of our adult ESL students' thoughts about this special time of year:
 


















At Literacy Connexus we're thankful for you!  

For your prayers and support, and the opportunity to serve together on behalf of families in need.
Coming Up . . .   

We're looking forward to two final training events this year and many already on the calendar for 2016.

Saturday, December 5, 2015, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
South Texas College Mid-Valley Campus
400 N. Border Ave., Weslaco, TX 78596


This is the first in a series of Literacy Texas-sponsored free, one-day regional symposiums held throughout the state.


Sign up today!



TEX Teaching Higher Level (Intermediate and Advanced) Adult Students for New ESL Teachers
Saturday, December 5, 2015, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 
Bannockburn Baptist Church
7100 Brodie Lane, Austin, TX 78745 
 
Sign up today!

And on the calendar for 2016: 
January 8-9, 2016
Austin, TX
January 22-23, 2016
Bedford, TX
East Texas Literacy Symposium
January 23, 2016
Longview, TX
Gulf Coast Literacy Symposium
January 30, 2016
Pearland, TX
Dallas - Fort Worth Literacy Symposium
February 26, 2016
Arlington
Metroplex Literacy Conference
March 5, 2016
Dallas Baptist University, TX
West Texas Literacy Symposium
March 19, 2016
Lubbock, TX
Panhandle Literacy Symposium
April 9, 2016
Amarillo, TX
Literacy Texas Conference
August 1-3, 2016
San Marcos, TX

Note: Additional TEX workshops and other events will be added to the calendar in the coming weeks and months.
Lester Meriwether, Executive Director 
Offices at Henderson Hall - Agape Baptist Church
3954 Southwest Blvd., Fort Worth, TX  76116
 
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Trivia Challenge
1.  The country with the highest literacy rate is:

a) Denmark

b) Russia

c) Saudi Arabia

d) South Korea


2.What does a French turkey say?

a) gobble gobble

b) boge boge

c) glou glou

d) lego lego


3. In Scottish, the term tartle refers to:

a) the fear of failing in a new job or challenge

b) the act of hesitating when introducing someone whose name you don't actually remember

c) a fist-sized steak and kidney pie packed in children's lunches

d) a day with so much rain that no outside work can be done

 
 
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