The mission of Centenary's Senior Adult Council is:
- To recognize the contribution of senior adults to the life of the church;
- To provide an intentional ministry both to senior adults and the entire congregation;
- To enable adults at all age levels to continue to serve Christ and His Church and have opportunities for companionship, worship, enrichment, recreation and travel;
- To exercise continual concern for, and action with, senior adults and adults of all age levels within this church and the greater Winston-Salem community.
The Senior Adult Council employs the Biblical mandate found in Ephesians 4:12 "to equip the saints for the work of ministry for the building up of the body of Christ." The SAC seeks to provide oversight and support for the caring ministries of Centenary.
Ongoing activities of the SAC include regularly scheduled weekly visitation to the homebound members located in five counties; the observance of Holy Communion upon request; seasonal floral gifts to the homebound on special occasions; birthday cards, gifts and floral arrangements as the homebound members special day arrives; mailings of large print bulletins for weekly service broadcast weekly on WSJS 600 AM radio and the monthly newsletter mailed to over 850 households.
Senior Adult Luncheons are held the second Thursday of each month at 12:00 noon. Lunch is $6, and reservations must be made by the Monday before the luncheon.
The program for 2008 includes:
January 10 – Ken Otterbourg will speak on "Ethics in Media"
February 7 – Robert Moody- "Symphony Stories"
March 13 – Dr. Cecile Naylor – "How to Keep Your Mind and Memory Sharp"
April 10 – Carol Eickmeyer – "Downsizing – Design for Small Spaces"
May 9 - local college president
June 12 – picnic with musical entertainment
September 11 – Dr. Anthony Atala – "Research in Medicine"
October 9 – Oktoberfest
November 13 – Bernie Mann – Our State Magazine
Chairs: Phoebe Satterwhite and Louise Bazemore
Travel Events – There are five travel events scheduled for 2008. Call Peggy Trenchard, 397-1358 for details.
Chair: Charles Monroe
Health and Wellness
The goal of this committee is to be an advocate for senior health and wellness issues; to assist the congregation with medical appliance needs; to act as a resource for services available in the community; to promote physical and spiritual well-being through education on health related issues.
Chairs: Wade and Bernice Clayton
Homebound Visitation and Care
The homebound ministry assists members and friends at home, in rest homes, retirement centers and health care units in five counties in and around Winston-Salem. This ministry is performed through loving care, frequent visitation, birthday and floral gifts, by homebound committee members, Stephen Ministers and other volunteers.
Chair: Evelyn Johnsonl
Handy Helpers
Volunteers give practical assistance to persons in need of transportation to hospitals, doctor's visits, markets, and help with minor home repair and general assistance when needs arise.
Chair: John Anthony
OMEGA
This committee exists to give counsel and guidance in end of life decisions and care. Four educational and training events are scheduled for 2007, working in concert with Hospice of Winston-Salem.
Chair: Dr. Roland Barrett
For other information related to SAC and related ministries, please contact Rev. Jack Yarbrough at 397-1353; Peggy Trenchard at 397-1358; or Terry and Evelyn Johnson at 768-4759.
Shalom – God be in your living and in your loving.
