Monday Memo Dec. 4 Memorial Drive UMC Singles Ministry Memorial Dr., Houston ALCOHOL-FREE GREEN

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1 Monday Memo Dec. 4 Memorial Drive UMC Singles Ministry Memorial Dr., Houston This is a chronological listing of upcoming events sponsored by the MDUMC Singles Ministry for 45+ single adults. In keeping with The Book of Social Discipline of the UMC, all our events are ALCOHOL-FREE and are open to all single adults. You do not need to be a member of MDUMC to attend. All event prices include a transportation fee unless otherwise stated. Items highlighted in GREEN are opportunities to serve your brothers and sisters in Christ. Advent Opportunities Sunday, December 10 Together for Christmas: Songs and Stories - 6:30 PM Main Campus Sanctuary Join the Chancel Choir, Drew Essen and The Journey Band, the Celebration Ringers, and a string quartet as we come together for a night of songs and stories of the Christmas Season. Sunday, December 17 A Service of Hope and Remembrance - 4 PM -Main Campus Sanctuary A service of hope and healing for those who have suffered with loss and grief in the past year. "Christmas All Over the World" - 7 PM -West Campus Worship Center The Agape Singers and Covenant Carillon, our youth singers and handbell ringers, along with members of the MDUMC Orchestra, lead us into the final week before Christmas with an evening of holiday anthems. Tuesday, December 19 Live Nativity 6, 6:30, and 7 PM Come experience the wonder of the birth of Jesus Christ when our 7th- 12th grade students present a Live Nativity. Wednesday, December 20 Traveler s Eve Service 6:30 PM A Christmas Eve service including communion and candlelighting for those who will be out of town and away from MDUMC on December 24 th Sunday, December 24 Christmas Eve Candlelight Services Classic Christmas Eve Candlelight 5, 7, 9, & 11 PM Sanctuary The Journey Christmas Eve Candlelight 5 & 7 PM The Journey Learning Opportunities Sunday Small Groups for Singles Kindred Souls 9:30 AM in the upstairs office conference room. All single and married women welcome (ages 40 and up.) The class focuses on study and fellowship. Singles in Action 9:30 AM in the Dance Room. Participants are single adults 45+. This class is very involved in the studies, mission work, and fellowship opportunities sponsored by the Singles Ministry. The next study is entitled A Grace-Full Life. Singles Community Bible Study This group meets on Wed. at 7:30-8:45 PM in D101. (Please note all the changes!) The group will meet Dec. 6 th and then be on holiday break till Jan. 10. Contact SheriKelley@mdumc.org.

2 DivorceCare and Grief Share - at 6 PM on Thursday in D205 and D206, respectively. There is a one-time fee of $20 for the workbook. Registration is open to the community. Contact SheriKelley@mdumc.org to sign up. Sports Spectator Contact SheriKelley@mdumc.org if you have suggestions! Sports - Participatory Golf Class Dec. 16 (Sat.); 10:30 AM at The Gate, Memorial Dr.; $10 per person; contact jcfgolf@sbcglobal.net Second Sat. Walking Group Dec. 9 Contact Vickie at vwarz@yahoo.com. Street Hikers Dec 4, 11, 18 (Mon.); meet at 7 PM in the Rummel Creek Elementary parking lot to walk 3 miles; bring a flashlight; contact SheriKelley@mdumc.org Tennis Dec. 5 (Tues.); 6 PM at Plaza Oaks courts on Brittmore; cajohns30@hotmail.com Zumba Dec. 4, 11, 18 (Mon.); 5:45 PM in the Scout House; $5 per person Zumba Dec. 6, 13, 20 (Wed.); 5:45 PM in the Scout House; $5 per person Classical Yoga bring yoga mat or beach towel; $5 per session; contact Janice Rubin at jrer532@gmail.com; (not sponsored by the Singles Ministry but open to all!) Jan. 9, 16 (Tues.) 1-2:30 PM in Youth Lounge Dec. 7, 14, 21 (Thurs.) 6:30-8 PM in C206 Wednesday Night at MDUMC Dinner & Dr. Robbins Bible study on The Gospel of John is held at 5:30-7 PM on Wed. at both 10 AM and 6:30 PM in Wesley Hall. Dinner can be purchased for $8 between the times of 5:30-7 PM. Menu for Dec. 6 Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, Green beans, Waldorf salad, French Onion soup, dessert. This study will resume Jan. 9, Jobs Ministry Texas HR Pros in Transition - If you re seeking employment, please consider attending Texas HR Pros in Transition at 6:30-9:30 PM on Wednesdays at The Gate, Memorial Dr. Eric Griesel and Val Kasparek lead this outstanding program which is offered at no cost. By the end of the evening, you ll be ready to take on the world! A Midnight Clear Did you want to see this play when we went November 18, but had a conflict? We have 2 tickets for any remaining performance between now and December 24 th. The cost is the same group rate of $23. It was a good play, and just might help you welcome the season. Contact Lynn if interested. Christmas Lights in Natchitoches, LA Dec (Sat.-Sun.) Join us as we journey to Natchitoches, Louisiana for a Christmas Festival of Lights! Over 300,000+ Christmas lights and 100+ riverbank set pieces are lit every night at dusk. A great place to do that last-minute Christmas shopping! We ll leave on Dec. 16 (Sat.) at 7:30 AM for an overnight stay. During the afternoon, we ll enjoy the festival, shop and take a tour of historical homes (including the Steel Magnolias home!). Sun. morning, we ll tour the historic 200-year-old Melrose Plantation before returning to Houston. Cost of the trip will be $125 per person, which includes transportation fees, hotel (2 people per room with 2 double beds: single rates higher), hot breakfast on Sun. morning, admissions to river front festival, historic homes tour and Melrose Plantation. Spaces will fill up quickly, so please contact Lisa at texlejeune@gmail.com or Janet at smo701@yahoo.com. A deposit of $75

3 should be sent to Sheri Kelley at MDUMC to reserve your spot on this historic and fun-filled tour. (waiting list) Trans-Siberian Orchestra Dec. 21 (Thurs.) 8 PM at Toyota Center Trans-Siberian Orchestra presents The Ghosts of Christmas Eve, which tells the musical story of a young runaway who encounters ghostly visions after breaking into an abandoned vaudeville theater on Christmas Eve, and features electrified takes on O Come All Ye Faithful, O Holy Night, and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. We have 24 $52 each. Contact Lynn at Lynncorazao@sbcglobal.net to reserve your seat. (4 tix available) Jan. 7 12:15 PM Goode Co. Barbeque Jan. 9 (Tues.) - 7:30 PM. Sister Strikes Again: Late Night Catechism 2. Denise Fennell returns as Sister with important guidance for our eternal well-being. Armed with banners, filmstrips, mimeographed handouts, historical facts and hysterical insights, she conducts her "class" in an overview of Heaven and Hell, explaining salvation and damnation as a Catholic version of Chutes and Ladders. Sister also offers her personal view on new sins for the modern millennium (reality television, cloning and Botox injections are high on her list). Contact Lynn at lynncorazao@sbcglobal.net or to reserve your seat. (6 tix available) Moody Blues in Concert Jan. 17 (Wed.) 8 PM at Smart Financial Center - Eight tickets have been purchased and are $78 each. If interested, contact SheriKelley@mdumc.org. (6 tix available) Jan :15 PM Newk s Jan. 25 (Thurs.) 7:30 PM Alma en Venta (Soul for Sale)- Six tickets have been purchased and are $27 each. Painter Arcadio Rogers Rodríguez has made quite a name for himself crafting images. But what does it take to really bring a canvas to life? A visit from your dead mother? A Faustian deal with a devilish muse? The play is a lyrical, magical-realist examination of the cost one Latino artist has to pay to save a soul. Contact Lynn at lynncorazao@sbcglobal.net or to reserve your seat. Houston Cisterns Tour & Lunch Jan. 27 (Sat.) The Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern was one of the City of Houston s first underground drinking water reservoirs. Come tour it and take a boat ride on the Bayou. We ll have lunch together along the bayou. More details to come! Contact Ian at ian.goepfert@yahoo.com of Bruce at bmadison9487@gmail.com. Feb. 4 12:15 PM Zoe s Kitchen

4 Alley Theatre Feb. 10 (Sat.) 2:30pm The Great Society. A sequel to the first play about LBJ, All the Way, which thoroughly intrigued us 2 years ago. From 1965 to 1968, LBJ struggles to fight a war on poverty even as his war in Vietnam spins out of control. Besieged by political opponents, Johnson marshals all his political wiles while the country descends into chaos over the war and backlash against civil rights. Tickets are $25. Contact Lynn at lynncorazao@sbcglobal.net or (8 tix remain) Hobby Wings & Wheels Feb. 17 (Sat.) Support the 1940 Air Terminal Museum! For $9, we ll enjoy static aircraft tours, special programs in the Starliner Theater, museum tours, and admission to the museum. The ramp on the west side of Hobby Airport will be open to allow us to get close to the action of a real airport! Food will be available onsite. We ll depart from the church at 10:30 AM and return by 3:30 PM. Contact Lisa at texlejeune@gmail.com to sign up. Feb :15 PM Salt Grass Steakhouse Feb. 24 (Sat.) 7:30 PM Ann - Indomitable Texas Governor Ann Richards is brought to life by the incomparable Sally Edmundson in a one-woman tour-de-force. This hilarious new play is a no-holds-barred look at the complex and captivating woman who changed the face of Texas politics. Ten tickets have been purchased and are $27 each. Contact Lynn at lynncorazao@sbcglobal.net or Tom Jones in Concert May 16 (Wed.) 8 PM at Smart Financial Center This event was originally scheduled for Oct. 3 but was recently changed. The cost is $66 each. Contact SheriKelley@mdumc.org. (waiting list) Emmanuel Ax and the Rites of Spring May 18 (Sat.) 8:00 PM Houston Symphony presents Emmanuel Ax and the Rites of Spring. Experience Stravinsky s revolutionary Rite like never before when Andrés teams up with Klaus Obermaier and Ars Electronica Futurelab for a performance featuring innovative dancing and 3-D visual effects. World-renowned pianist Emanuel Ax offers the perfect contrast to Stravinsky s wild score with Mozart s refined Piano Concerto No. 27, his final work in the genre. To open the concert, Ax joins Houston Symphony musicians for some lively chamber music. Special pricing for mid-orchestra seats - just $38. We have reserved 10 seats for what promises to be a sold-out performance. Contact Lynn at lynncorazao@sbcglobal.net or to reserve your seat now. May 26 (Sat.) 7:30 PM The Replica - In the near future, a woman with a terminal illness volunteers for an experimental procedure that would allow her memories, mannerisms and personality to live on in her Replica. But what was created as a duplicate soon takes on a life

5 of its own. This World Premiere sci-fi thriller is penned by Mickey Fisher, creator of the television series Extant and Mars and the upcoming series Reverie. Tickets are available for $27. Contact Lynn at or Meet Up Group We now have a Meet Up group, named Activities Galore for Houston Singles 40+. We call ourselves Singles in Action. Just go to and join at no cost. A Note from our Golf Pro My name is John Fontana, PGA Instructor since 1990 and a native Houstonian. We are well into our 9 th year offering professional instruction to all church members and friends who have a DESIRE to learn or improve the Fundamentals of the golf swing... and we do all of this in the comfort of The Gate on Saturday mornings! The cost (which is a contribution to the church) is only $10/class. Any skill level is welcome! You may reach me at jcfgolf@sbcglobal.net. See you at the next class! What a Time We Had! We had a wonderful time Friday night listening to good music after completing the Soupmobile lunches. Saturday, we took 29 people to dinner at Ciro s and on to see Christmas lights. Thanks to Bruce for coordinating his first event! Sunday a group of 16 went to see A Very Merry Pops. It was really well done and made us all joyful in spite of the rain! Don t miss the Christmas program in the Sanctuary on the 10 th word on the street is that it will be very special this year!!