Welcome to Autumn

Hello, Friends.

Thursday was the first day of fall. Autumn is a beautiful time of year in Indiana. The leaves begin to turn and the weather turns crisp. Watch for your gutters to become clogged with the leaves. Make sure to clean them out or have them cleaned later in the season so they don't back up and make ice dams that can cause damage to your home.

Looking ahead to October, we will meet off campus October 4-6. The church is hosting a conference.

International Bible Study: Tuesdays 9:30-10:30, room 100

We began our reading of the second chapter of Acts and discussed Pentecost, the "Birthday of the Church." The Holy Spirit came to the disciples with the sound of a violent wind, and tongues of fire rested on each of them! They were given the ability to speak in other languages. How did this gift play out? In this cacophony of sounds, people from all over the world were able to understand the message of the Good News in their own language. Peter spoke to the crowd, and his reference to the prophecies of Joel in the Old Testament gave him  "cred"  (credibility) with the Jews in the crowd who knew this text. He told them that Joel's prophecies were coming to pass. What an amazing day! 

September 27: Join us as we read the rest of Peter's sermon in Chapter 2.

International Friends: Tuesdays 10:30-12:00, room 100

We enjoyed a wonderful tailgate in the back parking lot of the church. It was fun to play corn hole and enjoy snacks. Yes! It was hot and sunny. That is the best thing about tailgating early in the year. In a few weeks the weather will be colder and rainy! But that won't stop die hard fans.

September 27: Join us as we talk about festivals and holidays and other fun social events.

October 4: Join us as we go apple picking at Stucky Farms.

October 11: Join us as we make applesauce.

October 18: What do you want to do? What do you want to talk about?

October 25: Join us as we carve pumpkins for Halloween!

Conversation: Wednesdays 4:30-6:00, upstairs classroomJane Kuba is leading our conversation class on Wednesdays. We talked about using Facebook, we talked about our children, we talked about manuu

September 28: Join us as we talk about festivals and holidays and other fun social events.

October 5: Join us at church to carpool down to Ramen Ray for an early dinner or meet us there!

English Classes: Thursdays, 9:30-12:00, upstairs classrooms
Welcome to our Conversation teachers: Susan Copsey and Sylvia Swanson! We are so glad to have you join us this year. We are off to a great start this year and are happy to welcome new students.


October 6: Join us at the Lawrence Inlow Park for a morning of social fun. The weather promises to be beautiful that day: sunny and 75!

fall: the Autumn season; when the leaves change from green to reds and oranges
Autumn: notice that Autumn is 
time of year: season
turn: change color
turns crisp: gets cooler; jacket weather
ice dams: water freezes and blocks water from flowing and causes flooding
off campus: not at the school or  site
play out: what was the result
cacophony: noisy
coming to pass: happening
sermon: speech at a religious worship
die hard: hard core; enthusiastic

Hello Friends!

There is so much to do this weekend and over the next few weeks in the greater Indianapolis area!

The Indy Irish Fest is in Military Park, Indianapolis
Koi Show in Carmel: Saturday 9:00-5;00 and Sunday 10:00-2:00 at the Gazebo at City Hall
Carmel International Arts Festival: September 24, 10:00-6:00 and September 25, 10:00-5:00, Main Street, Carmel

Get out and have some fun. Fall is on it's way.


International Bible Study: Tuesdays, 9:00-10:30, Room 100
We read about Jesus' ascension into heaven and then after He left, what did the followers do? They appointed a successor for Judas (the disciple that turned Jesus over to be killed and

Tuesday, September 20
Let's read Acts 2. In this story the Holy Spirit comes to Jesus' followers and they can speak in other languages. We are looking forward to reading this story in our home languages and talking about it in English. Join us!

International Friends: Tuesdays, 9:00-10:30, Room 100
We talked about "common sense" when it comes to our children visiting with their friends after school: it isn't necessary to bring or send snacks with them, birthday gifts for friends shouldn't cost more than $25 but be sure to read the invitation, many families are requesting donations of food or a book exchange or other options rather than gifts or that no gift be given. We will continue this topic on September 27.

Tuesday, September 20
Let's Tailgate! Meet us in the back parking lot to try tailgating. Dress in your team's spiritwear. Bring a drink. Bring a chair. Bring a snack to share.

Here is a list of the Top 50 tailgate recipes.

Casual Conversation: Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00, upstairs classroom
We chatted on many topics. Join the conversation!

English Classes: Thursdays, 9:30-12:00, upstairs classroom
Our classes continue to move forward.

it's: belonging to something in this case Fall. Fall is coming!
ascension: lifting up into the air
appointed: a person that is placed in a job or position
successor: someone to take over the job of another
to move forward: proceeding in a positive way

Our first full week of meetings!

Hello Friends.

It is so good to meet everyone and to be back into the swing of things! It is fun to get to know our new Friends and catch up with our old Friends. I hope that you are enjoying this year as much as I am!

This Sunday is the 15th anniversary of September 11. You can read about this Britannica. There is a good documentary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. 3000 people were initially killed in the attacks. Since then, many first responders have gotten sick and died from their exposure to the rubble. Brigadier General J. Stewart Goodwin, the executive director of the Indiana War Memorial sums up the feeling of most Americans:

"It didn't matter about our religion, it didn't matter about our politics, it didn't matter about our race. We should never forget the fact that people took control of airplanes and they purposely killed people without regard for human life."

Goodwin will be the keynote speaker at the  remembrance Sunday, September 11 at 3:30 at the 9/11 Memorial at 421 West Ohio Street in Indianapolis. Read the story.

International Church Service: September 10, 6:15 in the Haase Chapel.
Join us at our Church Service for International Language Speakers. We will follow the regular service format in English.Come worship or come to learn more about Christian worship. Stay for a discussion after the service to go over words or concepts that were difficult to understand or pronounce. All people and ages are welcome and the nursery is available for very small children if necessary. You don't have to be Christian to attend.

International Bible Study: Tuesdays, 9:00-10:30, room 100.
We read and discussed Acts 1: 1-8. Jesus meets with the apostles over a period of 40 days to give them some final instructions. He tells them what to expect. They ask for specific dates and times. Jesus' answer is that this is not for them to know. Why?

September 13: Let's continue to read Acts and see how Jesus returns to heaven. Let's catch up on the story of what happens to the disciples.

International Friends: Tuesdays, 10:30-12;00, room 100.
We met each other and learned more about each other. We tasted great food and discovered more about each other. We will have to take a visit to Bath Junkie! They host parties!

September 13: Let's talk about American Common Sense. Is it different from common sense in your country? Let's plan our tailgate and choose our party at Bath Junkie. Check out the party pages and come ready to pick which party would be the most fun for us.

Casual Conversation: Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00 in the upstairs classrooms.
Are you ready to join the conversation?

What is wrong with this sentence?

The green great dragon played in the field.

Can you tell why it is wrong? Join me in the upstairs classroom to find out the answer!

English Classes: Thursdays, 9:30-12:00 in the upstairs classrooms.
It was great to welcome more new students. We are very happy to have all our our classes up and running. It's never too late to join us!

back into the swing of things: back on a regular schedule
anniversary: a particular date that is remembered every year for
first responder: this is a new slang/vocabulary word the people who arrive to help at the scene of an accident; usually this is the police, firefighters and EMTs, but it can also be bystanders
sums up: summarizes
"....": quotation marks are essential when you write what another person has said.
keynote speaker: the person giving the main address or speech at an event

Welcome to our 2016-17 year

Hello Friends,

It was so nice to get back together and to meet our new friends. We have a great year ahead of us. You can join us any time...it is never too late. Register or just join us!

International Bible Study: Tuesdays, 9:00-10:30, room 100
We talked about what the Bible is (the library of God). Which God? (the Creator, Genesis 1). We talked about main message of the Bible (God loves you) that helps you to understand what you are reading when you study the Bible. We looked at how that Bible is organized (the Old ((before Jesus))and New Testaments ((after Jesus)) as well as individual books that are history, prophesy, poetry, biographies, philosophy, and letters). We talked about where to find answers when you don't understand what you are reading (in the other places in the library: in the Bible).

September 6: We are reading the book of Acts. In this book we see how people throughout the world came to know about Jesus and about how God loves all people. This is a very exciting and interesting book full of different cultures and customs.

International Friends: Tuesdays, 10:30-12:00, room 100
We got acquainted with some of our new Friends. We talked of things we would like to do in the upcoming year. Do you have anything special you would like to learn to do? Bring your ideas! Do you have anything you can share? Let us know. Check out our schedule.

September 6: Let's share. Bring something you like or something about yourself to share with everyone. Also, bring a snack to share.

English Classes: Thursdays, 9:30-12:00
It's never too late to join our classes! We have a great fit for you! We were so glad to have so many new faces join us for classes. It was fabulous to see our old Friends and touch base before beginning our new year. 

Our options:

English Classes by Level: We will help you discover the best fit of English class for you based on your conversational English. We offer five levels of classes.

American Accent Training Learn to pronounce those American English sounds and practice your new skills in informal conversation. This class is for students at a Level 3 and above.

American Writing Class: Hone your American English: writing letters, emails and other communications. Practice your conversation skills as you talk about what you have written. This is a great way for many people to practice their English since you have a chance to work out your ideas, apply grammar and vocabulary. For level 2 and above.

International Church Services: The second Saturday, 6:15 in the Haase Chapel at CLC, Carmel
September 10. Join us as we meet to worship in English. This service is specifically for people new to the English language. Everyone is welcome. You don't have to be Christian to come.

skills
ahead of us: something in the future
got acquainted: met, got to know
hone: sharpen