Hello, Friends.
Out like a lion or a lamb? This is the big question as we wrap up the month of March. We have seen winds for kite flying, hints of beautiful weather to come day after day, more sunlight, sprouting plants and flowers, returning birds. These hints and promises of great weather and growth are an exciting time for us. April brings our International Friends Spring Break!
Holy Week
Holy Week began with Palm Sunday (March 24). This Sunday celebrated that day that Jesus returned to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover (the Jewish holiday celebrating the Hebrews' freedom from slavery in Egypt). Maundy Thursday (March 28) observes the day Jesus celebrated the Passover meal and instituted the sacred act of Holy Communion or Eucharist. Jesus is condemned to death on Good Friday (March 29) and rises from the dead on Easter Sunday (March 31).
You are invited and welcomed by Cornerstone Lutheran Church to join us as we celebrate these dates. Find out more and come and see!
Cornerstone Lutheran Holy Week Service Schedule
Meetings and Classes
International Friends Spring Break April 1-5: No meetings or classes!
International Bible Study: Monday, 8:00-9:00 PM EST (UTC-5), Zoom
We finished reading the New Testament with the last chapters of Revelation 19-22. These chapters are filled with the glory of the Lord. We see the description of Jesus as the one who is Righteous and True and now comes to exact judgement.
March 25: Let us read Mark 15 and 16 and revisit the first Holy Week and the saving work of Jesus who came out of love to save the world and not condemn it (John 3: 16-17) and who comes in glory in the last days. We will pick our next read.
American Sign Language: Tuesday, 5:00-6:00 PM EST (UTC -5), Zoom
We met and told each other briefly about a situation or experience. We are discovering gaps in our vocabulary as we encompass new topics and extend our attempts to communicate in different contexts.
March 26: Take a half an hour or hour to "interpret" a radio program, a television news article, a written article. Be prepared to tell us about your mad skills and enlighten us with the message.
American English and Culture: Thursday, 9:00-11:00 AM EST (UTC-5), Zoom
This week we met at the iWi International Women's celebration luncheon. We had a great time seeing our Friend's tabletop presentations of their home countries. Our Friend Feddy performed stand-up comedy that explained how we "split our brains" and become two people when we are bilingual. What happens when we are multilingual?!!
Kris, Cynthia, and I enjoyed talking with everyone. We loved watching everyone chatting comfortably and noticed how far everyone has come.
March 28: We are back on Zoom and wrapping up our business/professional language with the following topics: considering options and choices and presenting ideas. The United States is the land of opportunities. How do you consider and prioritize?
April 4: Spring Break but, you won't catch a break! Pick a tune and write a song (in English)
April is creative month. We are exploring writing poetry and songs. Fine tune your English cadence and pronunciation. Expand and explore and play with English.
April 11: Were you up to the challenge? Bring your song to class to fine tune.
April 18: Explore some more. What are--
April 25: Meet at CLC for open mic.
Kids' Conversation and More: Friday, 5:30-6:00 PM EST (UTC-5), Zoom
Wow! What a fun meeting. We learned about a Japanese Youtuber and his dog Tempo. We found out that you can meet with Youtubers that you are a fan of. How do you find out where they will be? Here
And speaking of dogs and dragons...Tbe NeverEnding Story is a great movie. It is available on The Internet Archive (this is seriously a wonderful source for documents an so much more!).
And then there is Taylor Swift! She the phenom sweeping the music scene. Fans are called "Swifties" and have a huge impact on the music world. When Taylor tries a new genre of music, they follow and embrace the new style.
March 29: Watch The NeverEnding Story. Let's talk about it!
Words and Phrases
embrace: welcome, accept, include
encompass: include, comprehend
enlighten: teach us but don't school us
exact: call forth
extend: reach beyond
fine tune: a pun!
genre: classification or type
mad skills: slang for excellently trained and performed talent
out of [love]: an action that is the result of [love]
up to the challenge: successful
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