Senior Adults

Purpose Statement:

At Lakeview we believe you are never too old to be useful in God's Kingdom.

Our Goals:

To create an awareness of the potential of Senior Adults in the church and community. To improve the quality of life of our Senior Adults. To provide opportunities that allow our Senior Adults to participate in life as long as they live.

We Believe:

We believe that there is a purpose in all of life. We feel that the Bible does not teach that a person should retire from life. Although many Seniors do retire from public work, we believe that God has a lot invested in our spiritual maturity and believe that he expects us to continue to serve Him wth the spiritual gifts and talents He has given us.

We strive to ensure that every Senior Adult has a place in ministry and service as long as they live. We believe that regardless of our limitations: physically, financially, or emotionally, our Senior Adults can and should participate in activities that are designed for service for the Lord.

We provide activities designed for:

Spiritual Enrichment, Social Interaction, Learning Opportunities

Fellowship, Meaningful Service Opportunities and FUN!

Joy Club:

Our Senior Adult Group is called the Joy Club. We get together for special events, such as speaker programs, covered dish lunches, and trips. These activities are designed to allow our senior adults to participate and to invite friends and relatives to join them in fun events that they can all enjoy. The primary purpose for these activities is to allow our senior adults the opportunity to get to know each other better and to build lasting, caring relationships. Once they get to know and care about each other, they provide support for each other and minister to each other as the need arises.

The Lord has provided us with two buses for our trips. We take day trips as well as overnight trips.

MISSION ACTIONS

Our senior adults do many things to reach out to each other and to others in our community. They visit homes, hospitals, and nursing homes. They provide transportation to and from Doctor visits for those who can no longer drive. They write cards and notes to shut-ins and people who are not able to attend church regularly. They are a vital part of our prayer chain that shares prayer needs in times of crisis. When someone is hurting, our senior adults are there to lift them up to the Lord in prayer.

Laughing is not a choice, it's part of life at Lakeview!

Sr Adult Activities for 2010

Activities

January 18th

Estate planning with Karen Hewitt. Lunch will be provided.

February15th

Sr. Adult Valentine Luncheon in the Summit.

March 15^th

NC Baptist Aging Ministry in the Summit.

April 19

Richard Hedgecock Art Gallery and Pegg House Tea Room (lunch) Kernersville, NC

Historic Betheraba Park, Winston- Salem, NC

May 10th

What is more American than a Hot Dog and a Baseball game? On the 10^th we will be going to watch our Hickory Crawdads play Greenville at 11:00 A.M. Bring the grandkids and have a great day at the park. Cost $5.00 per person, lunch is included


May 16th

“South Pacific” on stage at the Green Room Community Theatre at 3 P.M.
Tickets are $10.00 per person

June 21
Brookdale Living Center with Angie Pooley (noon)


July 12-14th

Sr. Adult Celebration at The Cove

Tickets are $180.00 per person

August 16

Cook Out and Concert at 6 P.M.

September 13-15

Coastal Sr. Adult Retreet, Fort Caswell, Oak Island, NC

$120 per person

October 11-13

Caraway
This popular conference, has been held in the Fall for over twenty-five years. It features Bible study, times for worship, fellowship, and will focus on topics of interest and information for seniors. Meals are scrumptious! The conference begins with supper on the first day and concludes at lunch on the 3rd day of the designated dates. Come and enjoy this conference at Caraway Conference Center nestled in the beautiful Uwharrie Mountains.

The cost is $146. A non-refundable deposit of $30 per person will hold your reservation. (Deposit Due by March 15)
Final payment of the balance will be due July 20, 2010. No refunds will be given after this date.

October 28

Flat Rock Play House "Treasure Island" with lunch at A Day in the Country.

$28.00 per person plus money for lunch

November 15th

Annual Sr. Adult Bean Banquet


December 2oth

We will take the group to our area nursing homes to spread a little Christmas cheer to the residents as we sing Christmas carols to them. We will go as group out for lunch here in the area and return in the early afternoon.