Hope is a Muscle - Open Group
2021-11-08 03:30 - 04:30, 2021-11-15 03:30 - 04:30, 2021-11-22 03:30 - 04:30, 2021-11-29 03:30 - 04:30 (America/Chicago)
Hope is a Muscle
This open group is based on a new 20-part course by Krista Tippett, award-winning interviewer of “On Being” podcast. Together we will be exploring different topics that relate directly to growing stronger with deepening hope. (Topics such as: “Befriending Hopelessness,” “Rising to Your Best Self,” “Moral Imagination,” and “Tending Joy” will be explored.). People can prepare ahead of our gatherings or just drop in for discussions grounded in 10-15 min audios and readings shared each week.
Mondays 9:30-10:30 am
https://zoom.fumcfw.org/2

Mystical Hope by Cynthia Bourgeault, and the Practice of Centering Prayer - Open Group
2021-11-09 01:00 - 02:00, 2021-11-12 01:00 - 02:00, 2021-11-16 01:00 - 02:00, 2021-11-19 01:00 - 02:00, 2021-11-23 01:00 - 02:00, 2021-11-26 01:00 - 02:00
Mystical Hope by Cynthia Bourgeault, and the Practice of Centering Prayer
We will read short passages from the book “Mystical Hope” by Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, friend and colleague of Fr. Richard Rohr. Each session, we will take 30 minutes for deep-diving, soulful discussions. After the first 30 minutes, we will begin the shared, silent practice of Centering Prayer. If you are not familiar with Centering Prayer, this is your chance to learn and practice this contemplative experience of prayer that helps deepen hope and experience peace.
Here is an intro to Centering Prayer: http://www.centeringprayer.com
Tuesdays and Fridays 7:00-8:00 am
https://zoom.fumcfw.org/2

Family Caregivers for Loved Ones with Dementia: Savvy Caregiver
2021-11-09 04:00 - 06:00, 2021-11-11 04:00 - 06:00, 2021-11-16 04:00 - 06:00, 2021-11-18 04:00 - 06:00, 2021-11-23 04:00 - 06:00, 2021-11-25 04:00 - 06:00
TEXAS HEALTHY AT HOME
is providing Free Classes to Family Caregivers for Loved Ones with Dementia.
Phone: 972-584-7180
Email: info@teaxashealthyathome.org
Savvy Caregiver™ teaches practical, proven ways to lighten the load of caregivers who want the best for a family member or friend living with dementia, The course will be presented online via Zoom and helps caregivers:
• Feel more confident and competent
• Feel less stress
• Learn how to care for themselves while caring for others
• Understand Alzheimer’s and dementia better
• Learn how to address challenging behaviors
• Identify helpful resources
The course will be held in four sessions and caregivers may sign up now for the October or November course schedules by dicking on the registration links below or calling 972-584-7180. The number of participants is limited to allow for discussion.

Stress Busting for Family Caregivers
2021-11-09 05:30 - 07:00, 2021-11-11 05:30 - 07:00, 2021-11-16 05:30 - 07:00, 2021-11-18 05:30 - 07:00, 2021-11-23 05:30 - 07:00, 2021-11-25 05:30 - 07:00 | ON-LINE EVENT
Stress Busting for Family Caregivers is a 9-week program that provides care partners with stress management techniques, relaxation and coping strategies. Participants are able to connect with others on the caregiving journey.
This program will be facilitated by experts from BakerRipley and the James L. West Center.

Date: Tuesday 04/06/21
Date: Tuesday 04/13/21
Date: Tuesday 04/20/21
Date: Tuesday 04/27/21
Date: Tuesday 05/04/21

RSVP: Register at caregiver@bakerripley.org or at 713-558-6343

From Pain to Purpose: Transformation Through Adversity - Open Group
2021-11-10 03:30 - 04:30, 2021-11-17 03:30 - 04:30, 2021-11-24 03:30 - 04:30
From Pain to Purpose: Transformation Through Adversity
This weekly, open group welcomes anyone who desires help with “breathing through pain”… whether current, chronic, or from the past. We can open inner space for a deeper sense of peace and healing through soulful connection and exploring contemplative practices. Through support and prayer practices, participants can discover blessings of gratitude that encourage us all to live with a deeper purpose. “If we do not transform our pain, we will most assuredly transmit it—usually to those closest to us.” – Fr. Richard Rohr
Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 am
https://zoom.fumcfw.org/2

On Dementia: Care, Community, and Creativity: You’re Invited
2021-11-11 08:00 - 09:00 | ON-LINE WEBINAR
“On Dementia” Book Series Features Conversations with Leaders in Elder Care!
The Frye Art Museum in Seattle, WA, in partnership with Aging Wisdom and the University of Washington Memory and Brain Wellness Center presents On Dementia: Care, Community, and Creativity, a series of three conversations with leaders in elder care who have published books in 2020 that bring hope, connection, and joy to adults living with dementia, their care partners, families, friends, and those who provide support. Each program will be a Zoom webinar, including an interview with the author, readings from their new book, and questions from the audience. Participants are not required to attend all three conversations in the series.
2 – 3 p.m. Thursday March 11 Learn more and REGISTER: https://fryemuseum.org/program/creative_aging_workshops
Join Lynn Casteel Harper, author of On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear, in conversation with Marigrace Becker, Program Manager, Community Education and Impact, UW Medicine Memory and Brain Wellness Center.
Expanding our understanding of dementia beyond progressive vacancy and dread, On Vanishing makes provides encouragement and meaningful examples of better ways of caring for, and thinking about, our fellow beings. Weaving together personal stories with theology, history, philosophy, literature, and science, Harper confronts our elemental fears of disappearance and death, drawing on her own experiences with people living with dementia both in the American healthcare system and within her own family. It is a rich and startling work of nonfiction that reveals cognitive change as an essential aspect of what it means to be mortal.
Lynn Casteel Harper a minister, chaplain, and essayist. Her work has appeared in Kenyon Review Online, North American Review, and Catapult magazine. She is a Barbara Deming Fund grant recipient and the winner of the 2017 Orison Anthology Prize in Nonfiction. She lives in New York City and is currently the minister of older adults at The Riverside Church.
2 – 3 p.m. Thursday April 8 Learn more and REGISTER: https://fryemuseum.org/program/creative_aging_workshops
Join Susan H. McFadden, PhD, author of Dementia-Friendly Communities: Why We Need Them and How We Can Create Them, in conversation with Keri Pollock, Director of Marketing and Communications, Aging Wisdom.
Intentional, thoughtfully engaged dementia-friendly communities can give people with dementia the opportunity to continue living with purpose, reciprocal personal relationships, and enrichment. A positive thread throughout Dementia-Friendly Communities is that “underpinning successful dementia-friendly communities is an awareness of people with dementia as active citizens, and the importance of supporting engagement in community life.”
Susan H. McFadden, PhD, is an experienced researcher and practitioner in the field of dementia. She was formerly Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and co-founded Fox Valley Memory Project (FVMP), whose vision is to help create dementia-friendly communities. She is co-author, with her husband John, of “Aging Together: Dementia, Friendship, and Flourishing Communities.”
2 – 3 p.m. Thursday May 13 Learn more and REGISTER: https://fryemuseum.org/program/creative_aging_workshops
Join Anne Basting, PhD, author of Creative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care, in conversation with Mary Jane Knecht, Manager, Creative Aging Programs, Frye Art Museum.
A MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, Basting pioneers a radical change in how we interact with people who struggle with dementia. Basting’s proven methods use storytelling and active listening to stimulate the brain and awaken imagination. Rooted in twenty-five years of research, “Creative Care” offers encouragement and creative techniques on how to bring connection, light and joy to the lives of elders and to those who care for them.
Anne Basting, PhD is a leader in transforming aging and elder care and a recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant. She is the founder of the nonprofit Timeslips, which implements her innovative approach to memory care, and is the author of three previous books, “The Stages of Age,” “Forget Memory,” and “The Penelope Project.” Her work as founding director of University of Wisconsin Milwaukee’s Center for Age and Community was also featured in the PBS documentary “The Penelope Project” (2011).

Spirituality and the Twelve Steps: Breathing Underwater by Richard Rohr - Open Group
2021-11-12 03:30 - 04:30, 2021-11-19 03:30 - 04:30, 2021-11-26 03:30 - 04:30
Spirituality and the Twelve Steps: Breathing Underwater by Richard Rohr
We live in a rushed culture that tempts us to accept quick-fix pseudo-solutions. At the same time, the spiritual path helps us meet challenges authentically and discover deepening hope, healing, and purpose. As we explore Richard Rohr’s book “Breathing Underwater” and safely share soul stories, this open, weekly group will help us gain a deeper understanding of the spiritual wisdom of the 12 – step orientation to addictions of all sorts.
Fridays 9:30-10:30 am
https://zoom.fumcfw.org/2

What Your Phone Can Do For You- But Watch Out For Those Scammers!
2021-11-14 06:15 - 08:30
What Your Phone Can Do For You- But Watch Out For Those Scammers!
Rev. Phyllis Barren, Assoc. Pastor FUMCFW
Thursday | November 4 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Room 340
Sunday | November 14 | 12:15 – 2:30 | Room 340 | Box Lunch $10
Seating limited to 25 | Registration required
Understanding phone technology and scams!

There are so many helpful tools your phone can be used for but becoming phone and tech savvy can be tricky. Come learn some basic skills around making your phone work for you. We will also be joined by Guardianship Services expert who will educate us on avoiding the scams coming at us from all directions, especially those targeting seniors.
