Senior Adults

Members and non-members of Custer Road United Methodist Church who are 55 years old or older are invited to participate in SAM, the Senior Adult Ministry. SAM is a ministry devoted to maintaining an active, healthy and spiritually engaged lifestyle. Monthly fellowship activity ranges from potlucks and gatherings, to game days and travel trips in and around the Dallas area. Volunteer activities range from doing minor home repairs with Plain-O Helpers and working each week in the "Thursday Morning Club," which aids the busy church office, to hospital and nursing home visitations.

Contact Kyla Prestwood, ext. 248, if you have any questions about the new Senior Adult Ministry!

If you would like to be kept apprised of SAM events and opportunities, sign up for the SAM e-newsletter below. Enter your e-mail address into the text box below, and check the SAM Newsletter box when asked to which list to subscribe (if you already subscribe to a Custer Road UMC e-newsletter, you will be e-mailed the opportunity to change your profile, and then you can check the SAM Newsletter box). The first monthly newsletter will hopefully go out in December.

Upcoming Events

SAM Goes to the Theatre
Sunday, Aug. 29, 11:30 a.m.
Meet at the church and carpool to Garland to enjoy lunch at A Taste of Italy. Then we will go to the 2:30 p.m. matinee of My Cousin Rachel, a murder mystery. 30 tickets are available for $20 each; RSVP by Tuesday, Aug. 3. Lunch is not included in the ticket price. Send the check to Kyla Prestwood, and write "Garland Theater" on the memo line. Contact Lynn Dempster, 972-596-9296.

SOS (SAM on Stage): This group is designed to "act up" by producing short skits, monologues and reader's theatre presentations. The intended audiences are church social gatherings, children's programs, and retirement centers. Contact Lyn Kingsbury, 214-437-8949.

Praise Aerobics: Praise Aerobics are offered every Monday and Thursday from 9:15-10:15 a.m. in room B18. The class includes 50 minutes of low impact

aerobics using one, two and three pound weights. There will be a time set aside for joys and concerns, devotionals and prayers. Be sure to dress comfortably! Contact Claudia Hill, 972-596-7640.

SAM Game Day: Custer Road UMC senior adults would love to have you join them every fourth Wednesday at 10 a.m. in room 130 across from the Chapel for bridge, 42, hearts, spades and Mexican train. There will be no Game Day in November or December in order to enjoy the holidays. Contact Kyla Prestwood with any questions.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Church Office - Join the volunteers who meet each Thursday morning to stuff bulletins, envelopes and do our mailers or answer phones. Contact Linda Wright, office manager, at ext. 221 for more information.

Visitation - Visit hospital patients and shut-ins, nursing homes and retirement centers through our Care Ministry. Contact Brenda McKnight, Director of Care Ministries, for more information on visitation, training and support roles.

Readers for CRCDS - Readers offer presentations every two weeks on Wednesday and Thursday from 9-11:30 a.m. CRCDS preschoolers visit the library, and we will have the opportunity to read to them. Contact Lynda Bishop, 972-491-3430, to sign up for dates.

Breakfast for Treasured Times Alzheimer's Respite Program - Sign up to bring a light breakfast for 20 on Treasured Times dates. Treasured Times is offered on the first and third Thursdays in the Upper Room and begins at 9:30 a.m. The breakfast must be delivered by 8:30 a.m. Contact Ellen Kilgore.

Plain-O Helpers - The volunteer organization Plain-O Helpers aids seniors, persons with disability and decreased mobility, and single parents in need with minor home repairs. Financial need is one of the main considerations. Plain-O Helpers works with members and visitors of Custer Road UMC wherever they live and supports the general public in the Plano Independent School District. Donations are welcome. Visit www.Plain-O-Helpers.org or phone 469-366-4286.