Retired & Re-Fired Group
Members of the Retired and Re-Fired Small Group have a wealth of experiences that make our meetings very interesting. We are learning so much about one another as we share our personal stories. We’re a group of really interesting and “Neat” people, and I’m so thankful I have the opportunity to really know them.
Sharing and mutual support is the main focus of our meetings, but we also have some Bible study, prayer, and a topic for each meeting. Our meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month at Noon in the Serenity Room. If you are retired or semi-retired, we’d love to have you join our group. Come and get re-fired for the next chapter of your life. Contact Mary Gensler at 608-482-2753 for more information. |
November update:
And before we know it, it is November. The wind is busy re-arranging the leaves. We are still watching and waiting for rain to arrive. Until we get a good soaking we are at high risk of fire, so please be patient with any plans to burn leaves or garden waste.
The next meeting of The Retired & Re-fired Group will be on November 11th at noon in the Serenity Room upstairs. Please bring your own lunch. Coffee, tea and a dessert will be provided. After lunch we will review plans for making Christmas gift bags and Christmas cards in December. Then we’ll enjoy a new episode of The Chosen. I look forward to seeing you there!
In the meantime, may the Lord bless and guide you.
October update:
Welcome to October, the true start of the harvest season! We are lucky to live where an unseen hand works day and night to paint new colors everywhere we look. The cooler nights are appreciated, too. Thanks be to God for the changing beauty around us!
The next meeting of The Retired & Re-fired Group will be on October 14 at noon in the Serenity Room upstairs. Please bring your own lunch. Coffee, tea, and a dessert will be provided. We’ll share lunch, get caught up with each other, and pray for our friends celebrating birthdays and anniversaries and for those who need healing. Then we’ll enjoy a new episode of The Chosen. I look forward to seeing you there!
In the meantime, may the Lord bless and guide you.
September Update:
Hello to everyone in my church family! Here we are in September; a month that always feels like the start of something new as schools and colleges resume after their summer breaks. New things can be exciting, but also a little scary. Kids sometimes worry about finding acceptance and friendship in school. They worry about expectations of their teachers and being asked to do new things. Adults can have these thoughts, too, even about their church. But fear not! The door is open to all who are seeking a relationship with God and their fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Come as you are and be welcomed!
The next meeting of The Retired & Re-fired Group will be on September 16th at noon in the Fellowship Hall downstairs. Lunch will include hot dogs, chips, and whatever potluck you bring. Lemonade, tea and a dessert will be provided. We’ll share lunch, get caught up with each other, and celebrate our summertime birthdays and anniversaries. Then we’ll get crafty and make some birthday cards for our friends. I look forward to being together again!
In the meantime, may the Lord bless and guide you.
August Update:
August has arrived, the last true month of summer. I hope you all are taking advantage of the good weather days by getting outdoors and seeing the beauty all around us here in southwestern Wisconsin! We have been richly blessed!
The Retired & Re-Fired Group are back from vacation with our next meeting planned for August 12 at noon in the Serenity Room upstairs. Please bring your own lunch; coffee, tea, and a dessert will be provided. We’ll get caught up with each other and celebrate our summertime birthdays and anniversaries with cake and ice cream. Let’s have some fun and play some games together, too! I look forward to seeing you again.
In the meantime, may the Lord bless and guide you.
July update:
Happy Summer!!! It’s the time of year where Retired & Re-Fired group will go on Summer Break.
Our next meeting will be on August 12 at noon in the Fellowship Hall. Bring your own lunch; coffee and tea will be provided.
In the meantime, please let me know if there are any joys or concerns I can forward to the pastor. Have a great summer!!
June update:
At our meeting on May 13, we assembled 30 personal care kits to help people in crisis. The kits ill be delivered to the UMC Annual Conference in Green Bay in June. Thank you to Art & Lois Finnigan for shopping for all the supplies to make the kits!
After lunch we discussed our joys and prayer concerns in our church family. We also decided to take a summer break during June and July, so our next meeting will be on August 12 at noon.
In the meantime, please let me know if there are any joys or concerns I can forward to the pastor. Have a great summer!!
May update:
To all the mothers reading this, I want to be the first to wish you a happy Mother’s Day!
Becoming a parent was the most daunting role I ever tried to fill in my life, and it remains so now at my age. This isn’t because of my child, but because of my own shortcomings. Many times I have looked to the life of Jesus to find inspiration on how to raise a child, teach a child, and love a child. God bless and thank all mothers for their lifelong caring and love of their families! Know that you have a friend in Jesus for comfort and strength during difficult times.
The Retired and Refired Group’s next meeting is coming up on Monday, May 13 at noon. We’ll meet upstairs in the Serenity Room, eat lunch together, then assemble the personal care kits we are donating to the Ingathering mission at the 2024 United Methodist Annual Conference in Green Bay. Thanks to all who will donate toward sending these tokens of our love and caring to God’s people in need! If you want to be a part of this effort, please mark your gift “for Ingathering”. We will also watch the seventh episode of The Chosen entitled, “The Invitation.”
Please bring your own lunch. Coffee, tea and dessert will be provided. I hope you’ll be there to share the video and the discussion after it.
May God bless you and guide you until we meet again!
April update:
Welcome to Spring in the Midwest! I hope you had a joyful and blessed Easter with family and friends. God has shown us His unfailing mercy and grace through our Savior, Jesus Christ. Halleluiah! The Retired and Refired Group’s next meeting is coming up on Monday, April 8 at noon. We’ll meet upstairs in the Serenity Room, eat lunch together, then watch the sixth episode of The Chosen entitled, “Indescribable Compassion”. This episode is packed with important turning points in the lives of many of the people surrounding Jesus, including his followers and their families, the local pharisees, believers and skeptics.
Please bring your own lunch. Coffee, tea and dessert will be provided. I hope you’ll be there to share the video and the discussion after it. It is also time to plan for the Ingathering event at this year’s Annual Church Conference held in June.
May God bless you and guide you until we meet again!
March Update:
Welcome to the Lenten season!
Our next meeting is coming up on Monday, March 11 at noon. We’ll meet upstairs in the Serenity Room, eat lunch together, work on Easter cards, then watch the fifth episode of The Chosen. This one is entitled, “The Wedding Gift”. We’ll get an idea of what a wedding celebration was like in biblical times and see Jesus perform his first miracle, turning water into wine.
Please bring your own lunch. Coffee, tea and dessert will be provided. I hope you’ll be there to share the video and help with our Easter cards.
And before we know it, it is November. The wind is busy re-arranging the leaves. We are still watching and waiting for rain to arrive. Until we get a good soaking we are at high risk of fire, so please be patient with any plans to burn leaves or garden waste.
The next meeting of The Retired & Re-fired Group will be on November 11th at noon in the Serenity Room upstairs. Please bring your own lunch. Coffee, tea and a dessert will be provided. After lunch we will review plans for making Christmas gift bags and Christmas cards in December. Then we’ll enjoy a new episode of The Chosen. I look forward to seeing you there!
In the meantime, may the Lord bless and guide you.
October update:
Welcome to October, the true start of the harvest season! We are lucky to live where an unseen hand works day and night to paint new colors everywhere we look. The cooler nights are appreciated, too. Thanks be to God for the changing beauty around us!
The next meeting of The Retired & Re-fired Group will be on October 14 at noon in the Serenity Room upstairs. Please bring your own lunch. Coffee, tea, and a dessert will be provided. We’ll share lunch, get caught up with each other, and pray for our friends celebrating birthdays and anniversaries and for those who need healing. Then we’ll enjoy a new episode of The Chosen. I look forward to seeing you there!
In the meantime, may the Lord bless and guide you.
September Update:
Hello to everyone in my church family! Here we are in September; a month that always feels like the start of something new as schools and colleges resume after their summer breaks. New things can be exciting, but also a little scary. Kids sometimes worry about finding acceptance and friendship in school. They worry about expectations of their teachers and being asked to do new things. Adults can have these thoughts, too, even about their church. But fear not! The door is open to all who are seeking a relationship with God and their fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Come as you are and be welcomed!
The next meeting of The Retired & Re-fired Group will be on September 16th at noon in the Fellowship Hall downstairs. Lunch will include hot dogs, chips, and whatever potluck you bring. Lemonade, tea and a dessert will be provided. We’ll share lunch, get caught up with each other, and celebrate our summertime birthdays and anniversaries. Then we’ll get crafty and make some birthday cards for our friends. I look forward to being together again!
In the meantime, may the Lord bless and guide you.
August Update:
August has arrived, the last true month of summer. I hope you all are taking advantage of the good weather days by getting outdoors and seeing the beauty all around us here in southwestern Wisconsin! We have been richly blessed!
The Retired & Re-Fired Group are back from vacation with our next meeting planned for August 12 at noon in the Serenity Room upstairs. Please bring your own lunch; coffee, tea, and a dessert will be provided. We’ll get caught up with each other and celebrate our summertime birthdays and anniversaries with cake and ice cream. Let’s have some fun and play some games together, too! I look forward to seeing you again.
In the meantime, may the Lord bless and guide you.
July update:
Happy Summer!!! It’s the time of year where Retired & Re-Fired group will go on Summer Break.
Our next meeting will be on August 12 at noon in the Fellowship Hall. Bring your own lunch; coffee and tea will be provided.
In the meantime, please let me know if there are any joys or concerns I can forward to the pastor. Have a great summer!!
June update:
At our meeting on May 13, we assembled 30 personal care kits to help people in crisis. The kits ill be delivered to the UMC Annual Conference in Green Bay in June. Thank you to Art & Lois Finnigan for shopping for all the supplies to make the kits!
After lunch we discussed our joys and prayer concerns in our church family. We also decided to take a summer break during June and July, so our next meeting will be on August 12 at noon.
In the meantime, please let me know if there are any joys or concerns I can forward to the pastor. Have a great summer!!
May update:
To all the mothers reading this, I want to be the first to wish you a happy Mother’s Day!
Becoming a parent was the most daunting role I ever tried to fill in my life, and it remains so now at my age. This isn’t because of my child, but because of my own shortcomings. Many times I have looked to the life of Jesus to find inspiration on how to raise a child, teach a child, and love a child. God bless and thank all mothers for their lifelong caring and love of their families! Know that you have a friend in Jesus for comfort and strength during difficult times.
The Retired and Refired Group’s next meeting is coming up on Monday, May 13 at noon. We’ll meet upstairs in the Serenity Room, eat lunch together, then assemble the personal care kits we are donating to the Ingathering mission at the 2024 United Methodist Annual Conference in Green Bay. Thanks to all who will donate toward sending these tokens of our love and caring to God’s people in need! If you want to be a part of this effort, please mark your gift “for Ingathering”. We will also watch the seventh episode of The Chosen entitled, “The Invitation.”
Please bring your own lunch. Coffee, tea and dessert will be provided. I hope you’ll be there to share the video and the discussion after it.
May God bless you and guide you until we meet again!
April update:
Welcome to Spring in the Midwest! I hope you had a joyful and blessed Easter with family and friends. God has shown us His unfailing mercy and grace through our Savior, Jesus Christ. Halleluiah! The Retired and Refired Group’s next meeting is coming up on Monday, April 8 at noon. We’ll meet upstairs in the Serenity Room, eat lunch together, then watch the sixth episode of The Chosen entitled, “Indescribable Compassion”. This episode is packed with important turning points in the lives of many of the people surrounding Jesus, including his followers and their families, the local pharisees, believers and skeptics.
Please bring your own lunch. Coffee, tea and dessert will be provided. I hope you’ll be there to share the video and the discussion after it. It is also time to plan for the Ingathering event at this year’s Annual Church Conference held in June.
May God bless you and guide you until we meet again!
March Update:
Welcome to the Lenten season!
Our next meeting is coming up on Monday, March 11 at noon. We’ll meet upstairs in the Serenity Room, eat lunch together, work on Easter cards, then watch the fifth episode of The Chosen. This one is entitled, “The Wedding Gift”. We’ll get an idea of what a wedding celebration was like in biblical times and see Jesus perform his first miracle, turning water into wine.
Please bring your own lunch. Coffee, tea and dessert will be provided. I hope you’ll be there to share the video and help with our Easter cards.