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 May 5
John 14:23
Jesus answered him, "Those who love me will keep my word, and my father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them."
 

May 12
Acts 16:31
Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.
  

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   Is there a wise older person in your life who shares life's lessons? My Grandmother Sofia was a great influence on my life. These were her words to live by: "You are a child of God. Therefore, respect humanity and the earth; be kind, loving and compassionate; and do unto others as you would have others do unto you."
   From the age of three until I graduated from high school at age 17, I spent every summer in Iowa with my grandparents and the other nine months at home in Michigan. I had friends in Michigan and Iowa.
   Rituals were a way of life. Each day began and ended with the saying of the Lord's Prayer. Sunday was the Sabbath, and the rest of the week was for everything else.
   My grandparents were immigrants. Grandfather arrived in 1918, a couple years before my grandmother. She followed with the two children. One of my accomplishments was helping my grandmother study so she could get her citizenship papers - that was a very proud day for us both!
   I credit my Grandmother Sofia for my passion for older adult ministry. She passed on great wisdom. My grandmother and parents made me what I am today. The wisdom Grandmother Sofia shared taught me that much is to be learned from older adults.
   My experience is validated by a recently published book by Karl Pillemer, 30 Lessons for Living (Hudson Street Press, 2011). The majority of the older adults interviewed (almost 1000) noted that the Golden Rule was their guiding pronciple for living. The Golden Rule comes from the Bible. There are versions in other religions as well. Dr. Pillemer says: "We must work hard to empathize with other people, to understand their perspectives, to feel as they feel, to see them as fellow travelers along life's difficult road. Such compassion and sympathy make it natural to treat others as we would like to be treated."
  A question each of us might ask ourselves is, who have I helped today?
 

Loving God, may we practice the Golden Rule, remembering you are with us always. Amen.
 

-Elder Helen Morrison, president, Presbyterian Older Adult Ministry Network

Source: 2013 Presbyterian Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study 

The PCUSA church-planning calendar designates the first week in May as Older Adult Week. This week is dedicated to older adults because they are the backbone of our church, our nation and the world. The purpose of Older Adult Week is to help congregations recognize aging as a natural part of living, involving life from birth to death and to affirm the worth of persons in all stages of development and at all functional levels. Each year a special theme is chosen around Older Adult Week and Presbyterian Older Adult Ministry Network (P.O.A.M.N.) produces a planning guide to help congregations recognize and honor older church members. The Older Adult Ministry Planning Guide is available on the P.O.A.M.N web-site as a free, printable Adobe Acrobat pdf file and in hard copy ($2.00) from the Presbyterian Distribution Service at: www.pcusa.org/marketplace

Tips For Seniors

The caller identifies himself/herself as a Jury Duty Coordinator and claims you have ignored a summons for jury duty and you face arrest. If you protest by saying you never received the summons, the scam artist asks for your Social Security number and date of birth, so he/she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. If you comply, your identity has been stolen! A legitimate source will never ask for this information over the phone.

   
Ever wonder what all the fun is about and why people for ages have enjoyed playing this game? Casual, fun bridge lessons will be starting on Wednesday nights beginning May 15th at 6:30 in the Fellowship Hall.  This is for the new or nearly new. No previous skill required, just a desire to have a good time. Please call or e-mail Kathy Rankin at 734-752-3161  kathyr67@sbcglobal.net or Nancy Colina, 734-675-8968 or johnc36034@aol.com  
 

Come and join the fun!

We are so blessed at GIPC with our new projector which is used in the sanctuary during worship. It provides new technology and offers a visual component to worship. We are all lifelong learners with various learning modes. The projector helps us more effectively reach our visual learners and give all of us an opportunity to enhance our worship experience with the viewing of beautiful and appropriate visual stimulation. The art work that has been shared has inspired many members. The art work used in worship during Lent also stimulated great discussion during our Sunday evening Lenten services. The Worship, Sacraments & Music Commission extends sincere thanks to the anonymous donor who made this possible.