Friday, November 8, 2019

Record cold! Stay warm.

Hello, Friends.

November and December in Indiana offers so many fun and festive opportunities to get out. Don't let the chilly air dissuade you from enjoying the season of Thanksgiving. Getting out in the cold can be fun! It looks like the next week will be a cold one.

I'm excited for our Feast on Tuesday. The food is always so good! I love this event because you teach me so many new dishes to add to my Thanksgiving table tradition.

Get ready for holiday season with the Carmel Christkindlmarkt which opens November 16.

Keep warm!

International Bible Study: Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30, room 100.
Our focus this past week was Mark 3:13-19: the story of Jesus appointing his 12 apostles. Their role was for them to be with him, he could send them out to preach (read the note on this one! So interesting!) and he gave them the authority to cast out demons. Who were the apostles? Some of the names are familiar. They were Simon (whom Jesus gave the name Peter), James and John (who were the sons of Zebedee, and whom Jesus called “Sons of Thunder”), Andrew (who was Simon’s brother), Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew (also known as Levi, the tax collector), Thomas (later known as Doubting Thomas), James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot (who belonged to a group of religious and political zealots who were passionate about getting rid of the Romans who were governing Israel), and Judas Iscariot (who - Spoiler Alert! - later betrayed Jesus to his enemies).

November 12: Join us as we read and talk about Mark 3: 20-35. What a cool story!

International Friends: Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30, room 100.
We created whimsical turkeys out of things we had on hand at home. These little guys will be our centerpieces for our feast tables next Tuesday!

November 12: Join us for our annual Thanksgiving Feast. We will begin by learning to prepare a stuffed turkey with all the fixings and some traditional sides. Bring your favorite feasting dish to share (and don't forget the recipe!).

November 19: Join us as Selina leads us in relaxing and refreshing yoga. Bring a mat and dress in comfortable, loose clothing.

Conversation: Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00, upstairs
We didn't meet.

English Classes: Thursdays, 9:30-11:30, upstairs
It was good to visit all the classes this week. Please come for our Feast on November 12. It is a great time and great training.

November 14: Join us as we continue our classes.

English for Children: Thursdays, 9:30-11:30, Bride's Room/Nursery
We studied corn. We made corn shakers, we made corn art, we read Bob and Rob and Corn on the Cob and ate popcorn.

November 14: Next week we will learn about "please" and "thank you" to get ready for Thanksgiving.

dissuade: persuade someone not to do something
to appoint: to name or assign to a position
apostle: messenger; one who is sent
preach: traditionally, preaching is deliver a religious message; the Chinese pictographs for this word are "lucky words". All preachers need to know this!
Spoiler Alert: (In a discussion or review of a book, film, television show, etc.) a warning that an important detail of the plot development is about to be revealed
whimsical: playfully quaint, fanciful
centerpieces: decorations in the middle of a table

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