Young at Heart Luncheon - August 12, 2008

I think our August Luncheon was a great one. We had a very good selection of music from the prelude period right through Linda Augustus and then David Harney.

Linda still has some family in this area, so she visits on a frequent basis. However, because of her work schedule as a church secretary, she is not normally here on a Tuesday when we can use her. This time she made and exception and I am so happy that she did. You can hear her second piece HERE.

David Harney is one of the YAH institutions, I think. I know he is certainly one of your favorites. David sings and speaks in conferences and concerts all over the USA. We are always happy to have him with us. David has served as a youth pastor and the music pastor in his church near Dayton. Now, he travels singing and speaking exclusively. You can listen to two of his numbers HERE.

Dave has his own website at: www.daveharney.com You can see his schedule here and also hear more of his music.

Tuesday, Dave mentioned that it will be Dave Harney Ministry night at Coming-Together Center on Saturday, September 20th. The doors open at 4:30PM and the meal starts at 5PM. Music starts at 6PM and features David but also includes other music from the Faith Quartet and others. I think it would be fun for a good number of us to attend this. The address for Coming-Together is:

4302 North Dixie - This is a few blocks north of the traffic circle.

In September, we will have Spittin’ Image. You won’t want to miss this fun time together.

Cincinnati Museum Center - Day Trip

Tuesday, July 22nd, Young at Heart enjoyed a nice Day Trip to the Cincinnati Museum Center to see the Bodies Exhibit. After seeing this exhibit, we had lunch on our own in the Rotunda Food Court. Then we saw the Human Body at the OMNIMAX Theater. All in all I think this was a very good experience. I know I learned things about the body that I never knew before. I was impressed with the exhibit and surprised at how large and almost never ending it seemed. After seeing this, I can not understand how anyone could believe in evolution without intelligent design. Of course, we know that intellience came from God.


I was not able to take photos in the exhibit hall and I probably would not have done it even if I could. However, I did take some photos of our group in the rotunda area. I think this former (and current) railroad station is a work of art in itself and makes a very good background for any phototgraphy. Click on any image for a larger view.

In August, we will have an even better opportunity for photography, Lord Willing. We will have a nice luncheon cruise on a Riverboat! Join us.

Bear Creek Farms Day Trip, June 17, 2008

We all enjoyed the experience at Bear Creek Farms. This is my first experience there and I was impressed with the quality of the food, the entertainment, and the surrounding facilities.

The first set of photos is of the surrounding area in Bear Creek Farms. There were a good number of buildings to explore. Unfortunately, we did not have time to do any fishing. As you can see here, I love to include photos of the individuals in our group.

The following photos are taken in the theater of our group and the orchestra and singers.

I recorded a few of the pieces by the orchestra. These are certainly not CD quality but do show the excellent sound of this group. You can enjoy them HERE and HERE!

June YAH Luncheon Notes

Our June Young at Heart Luncheon was a good one.

Nancy played the organ again for our opener but this time she played all gospel music. Last month she played mostly popular secular music.

Of course, I told a few JOKES. I know, I KNOW; you all think I’m the joke.

Chris Thompson also provided a very nice solo.

Dennis Sullivan was our special speaker for this month. Dennis is currently a professor at Cedarville University in their Biology Department and specializes in Bio-Ethics. His past is very interesting. He is a physician and a missionary doctor in Haiti and later in the Central African Republic (CAR). Recently Dennis has been testifying in the Ohio Senate on Embryonic Cloning. You can hear what he had to say at our luncheon meeting HERE!

Dennis also has a blog for his Bio-Ethics program at Cedarville. Check it out HERE!

Follow any of the links above to hear the Jokes, solo and Dennis if you have a Cable or DSL Internet connection. If you have a Dial-Up phone connection use the following. The quality isn't as good but the files will download and play faster. JOKES - CHRIS - DENNIS

Check back here later this month for some photos of the Bear Creek Day Trip. I will also post clear instructions on the parking as our construction starts. One more thing about that: please do not let this construction process scare you away from participating in our luncheons or day trips. We will have everything clearly marked or have people directing you for parking. Parking will not be an issue. It just may be a little different for you.

June Newsletter Added

I added the June Newsletter (see the right panel). This is in a portable document format (PDF). Most computers would already have the ability to read these files. I believe the newsletter will also be in the mail in the next day or two.

I was not able to participate in the Kentucky Horse Farm trip this month because all of our pastor staff were in the Moody Pastors' Conference in Chicago. If anyone took photos, please send them to me and I will be happy to post some here.

Reds Game, April 24th

April 24, 2008 we took a bus down to Cincinnati to enjoy a Red's game against Houston. We had good seats that did not require a lot of walking up and down stairs to reach. We even had a covering above our heads in case it rained and to keep the sun off of our heads. The weather cooperated and neither of these issues was a problem.

I always enjoy our day trips; more because of getting to know a good bunch of people than for what we see or do. This trip to Cincinnati was a good example of good fellowship, even though the game results weren't that great.

We had a good group of our Young at Heart people plus several missionaries go along with us for this day trip.

This is Todd and Dawn and their two children. They are missionaries and participated in our special mission emphasis seniors luncheon last week. We invited them along to give the kids a taste of American Baseball. Unfortunately, the Reds lost to Houston but it was a fun day and great seats, too.

Of course, the kids all enjoy the team mascots!

We hope you will join us for our next YAH Day Trip to Kentucky to see the horses!

Young at Heart Program - April 8, 2008

We had a great program today for our Young at Heart. I am always happy to see so many old faces but this time we also had about 6 first time visitors. I know some of these will be with us again.

Jim Weiss provided some very nice and soothing piano music during the prelude time of our program. This was a very nice variety of Classical, Pop and Spiritual music. Thank you Jim.

Joshua Hales provided a solo prior to our speaker of the day. This was recorded and can be heard again right HERE! Josh is our Pastor for Childrens Ministries here at WHBC.

Our special guest speaker of the day was David Darkow. David was with the Social Security Administration for a number of years before taking an early retirement. Then he started his own consulting company to help future retirees from corporations and government facilities all over the USA. He spoke to us about Security and Scams aimed at people like us. For example, he asked the question about why so many of these frauds and scams are aimed at us and gave the following:

1. We have more Wealth than any age group
2. We have little experience with fraud, especially “on-line” fraud
3. We spend 19% more time “on-line than any age group
4. Seniors make a lousy Witness in court
5. Seniors too proud to report being a Victim

You can see the Powerpoint presentation HERE (in PDF format) and hear his talk HERE (MP3 Audio file). I recommend that you open the presentation file then play the audio file.

Perhaps some of what David has discussed has created some concern or worry - -
Don't let your worries get the best of you; remember, Moses started out as a basket case.

Satan’s Fraud

The greatest fraud we must be aware of is when someone tells us we gain salvation and our place in heaven merely by doing good works.

The Bible tells us in Ephesians 2:8-9 (King James Version)
For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves:
it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.

If you have been taken by this “fraud” and want real assurance of your salvation and place in heaven, please talk with me or any of our pastoral staff here at Washington Heights.

April Day Trip to See the Cincinnati Reds Play Houston (April 24)

Remember our trip this month is a nice opportunity to see the Reds in action! We will see those of you who have paid reservations that morning at 10:45!