The Shepherds’ Voices Mid-North Shepherd’s Center for Adults 55+ volume XXXIII number 4 April 2015

John Gibson 16

Jeannette Chisler 19

Janet Orth 23

Dotti Gerner 25

Beverly Steckley 26

Carol Evans-Conley 27

Mary Helen Hook 27

Gertrude Gibson 28

Hugh Sample 28

Carol Zeltner 30

Lois O’Banion 1

Louis Chenette 2 2

Randy Strate 2

Julie Denny-Hughes 4 5

Corine Grays 6

Brenda Vandever 6 6

Mary Weber 8

Don Wendling 8

Stephen Brockman 11 8

Rosea Burns 12 9

Gloria Price 13 C

We will celebrate this month’s birthdays on Wednesday, April 1^st, with cake and ice cream for everyone.

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Composing the April newsletter reminds us that we are into the fourth month of this year. So much has happened: good memories, fun and laughter. We sit here as it rains outside, washing away the rest of the ice and snow. When you receive this newsletter, we hope we are looking at sun and the promise of all that spring brings us.

We begin our April schedule with a fun-filled program at 10:00 a.m. called April Fool’s Match Game presented by our own Debbie Hinderliter. At 11:00 a.m. we begin our Great Decisions lecture series with Brazil in Metamorphosis presented by Steve Cain. Also at 11:00 a.m., Margo Scheuring will host Table Games for those who may want to participate in that.

If you are interested in volunteering for any of the many tasks that help keep MNSC running, please stop by the office and let us know. And thank you to everyone who volunteers and gives so much to MNSC.

Cheryl Fesmire

Thank you for all those who made donations to us in the last month. We appreciate your ongoing support for our work: We thank…..

Broadway United Methodist Church

Norma Arend, Bev Milgate
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Free Tickets

Free tickets are available for the sneak preview of “Spamalot” at the Tarkington in Carmel. Performance date is April 23^rd at 7:00 p.m. You must provide your own transportation. Reservations must be made to the Shepherd’s Center office by April 12^th.

April 24, we will visit Minnestrita, the 40 acre grounds owned by the Ball family in Muncie with lunch following at the Vera Mae’s Bistro. Cost will be $15.00 for tour and ride on the van. Lunch will be on your own.

May 29, it’s off we go on the Highway 40 Yard Sale tour. This nationwide sale goes from Atlantic City to Salt Lake City. Don’t worry, we will just be doing a small Indiana portion.
2015 Annual Meeting

MNSC held its annual meeting on March 11^th. A review of the last year, remembering those from our number who have passed. Revised by-laws were made available to any who want to read them. New members to the Board include Bev Milgate, Margo Scheuring, and Merle Miller. Board Officers are:

Andy Crawford, President; Don Wendling, Vice-President; Nancy Hitchcock, Secretary; Joan Barclay, Treasurer. The MNSC Shepherd’s Singers presented a small program to start the annual meeting and Don Wendling led everyone in a meditation.
Café Chatter

There are a lot of events at the Café in April. On Saturday, April 4, at 10:00 a.m., Joe Hogsett, candidate for Mayor, will be our guest speaker for the Community Faith and Labor Coalition (CFLC) meeting which will be held at the Unleavened Bread Café. We were honored ot have Joe Hogsett visit the UBC last week. The Community Faith and Labor Coalition (CFLC) will hold their meetings at the UBC the 1^st Saturday of each month. Everyone is welcome, so please come to this event on April 4^th.

Also on April 4, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., there will be an organic gardening workshop for beginners. This is class no.4 and is the last class to be held at the Platform at City Market in downtown Indianapolis. Cost to attend is $10.00. Please visit our website at www.fallcreekgardens.org to register.

Wednesday, April 15 is the beginning of a six week series regarding Food Justice Community Conversation sponsored by Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. These sessions will be held from 6:30 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. We are looking to help individuals to better understand the importance of having access to fresh, healthy food in our community. The series will be held at the Unleavened Bread Café (UBC) every Wednesday. We are looking forward to your participation in this series, your thoughts and ideas on challenges to improving access to fresh, healthy food.

Beginning Monday, April 20^th, the Writing Workshop class will be taught by a professor from Marian University for the women ministered to by Elease Womack. This workshop will be meeting every other Monday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mark the dates for this exciting workshop.

The container gardening class (i.e., growing a salad in a pot) will be held at Fall Creek Gardens. Registration is required and additional details will be available on our website.

Spotlight on our employees. The Unleavened Bread Café welcomes two new staff members—Latosa Rhodes and Latricia Brown. Latosa is from Atlanta, Georgia, and formerly did clerical work. She loves to shop and is an active participant in her church activities. Latricia, an Indianapolis native, is a former prison chaplain. She has a passion for the jail and prison ministry and is active in women’s ministry at her church. They both will be helping with preparing the wonderful food served at UBC. We are glad they are with us. Welcome aboard!

Please keep in mind that we need your continued support by patronizing our restaurant and enjoying the weekly specials.

Didn’t Queen Guinevere

Whisper in King Michael’s ear????

Fie! On the Knights of the Table Round

Who execute and hold their ground!

Who knows whose vote went when or where

How does our Lady Glenda fare?

Disabled in the royal share

And will she gallantly fight on?

Pearls before swine*

Our justice is gone!

*from the Bible.

The in-your-face poet of the people,

Mary Gillim