Senior Adults
Seniors Actively Living Today - SALT
We are all salt of the earth. Seniors definitely fit in this category because we can add flavor to our own lives while enriching the lives of our families. Plan to be a part of this vibrant senior group. Hope to see you whenever you can make an event geared especially to you. Each month we will sponsor an event that will rotate with Learn and Grow, Service and Social.
Past events and activities:
- Alive and Kickin, musical theatre at Bloomington Center for the Arts
- Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, day in the park
- Game days
- Guest speakers
- Museum tours
- Live shows
Theology Over Coffee
October 8, 1 p.m.
If you have been able to come to church in person or follow along at home via Zoom, you are aware of Immanuel’s new theme for this program year. It’s Renew52. SALT has scheduled a discussion with Pastor Paul for a Theology Over Coffee session on this new theme and how it can enrich your life. This event will be Thursday, October 8 at 1:00 via Zoom. Tune in along with others in your household for this interesting discussion.
SALT Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87302862348?pwd=YURnN25DL0hHVHRxR2FwK2xpQzZXQT09 Meeting ID: 873 0286 2348 Passcode: 015000
Coping With COVID
Thursday, October 22, 1 p.m.
Mary O’Brien will be speaking on coping strategies during this time of COVID. Mary currently teaches in the Minnetonka Community Education area and leads a class on Stress Management for the 50+ crowd. Mary has served as a classroom teacher, licensed parent educator, manager of youth and family services programs.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86910690130?pwd=S0Y1M0xhOUcvWFpJK1pURGVjMEltdz09 Meeting ID: 869 1069 0130 Passcode: 025605
Mary began her work as a Community Educator with a local non-profit, teaching childbirth education classes. Assisting adults during this transition encouraged her to leave the high school classroom and focus on helping families. She spent her career as a Licensed Parent Educator at the Edina (MN) Family Center; Coordinator, then Manager of Youth and Family Services Programs at St. Louis Park (MN) Community Education; Director of Community Education for the Hastings (MN) Public Schools. Mary's specialty is working with others so that they can make a difference, either in their own lives or with others they work with. She has developed curriculum; influenced philosophical changes in the workplace and, most importantly, listened carefully to address the needs of those with whom she works.
Breathing Exercises, Yoga Stretching and Tai Chi
Watch the video of the breathing exercises on September 17: Breathing Exercises, Yoga Stretching & Tai Chi
Watch video of previous SALT meetings
- White Fragility Discussion (May 8, 2020)
- Theology Over Coffee with Pastor Angela (May 1, 2020)
- Easter Memories (April 24, 2020)
- Favorite Books Discussion (April 17, 2020)
- God and the Coronavirus (May 2020)
Using Zoom
All meetings will be password protected and the “waiting room” has been activated which means that you will have to be admitted to the meeting by the Host after you log in.
If you are sent an email with meeting information:
- The direct link in the email has the password embedded in it.
- The Meeting ID and password will also be included if you want to use the “Join Meeting” option on the Zoom website or app.
Information to join a meeting can always be found on the Immanuel website on the calendar:
- Click on the meeting on the calendar that you want to join.
- Copy and paste the link which includes the password in your browser.
- You may also choose to use the Meeting ID and password option on the Zoom website or app.
We will continue to monitor the enhanced security measures added by Zoom so that you can feel safe using this tool for connecting, and we will continue to monitor how easily our members can, or cannot, access our Zoom meetings.
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