Members of this group serve on many church committees and participate in a wide variety of activities such as Vacation Bible School, prayers for New World Youth on various trips, ushers, greeters, and the Arlington Life Center. You can become a member if you or your spouse are retired from gainful employment. There is no age requirement. Gordon Johnson is the direct contact for this group. Membership as of October 2003 was 116.
A potluck luncheon is held the second Tuesday of each month. The 11:30 A.M. program is held in New World’s Fellowship Hall and averages 72 in attendance.
The retiree’s breakfast meeting is held the 4th Tuesday at the Cracker Barrel on Watson Rd/360 from 8:00 A.M. till 9:30. This meeting does not have a program and the attendance averages 30.
Retired Old Men Eating Out (ROMEOS) meet each Thursday morning at La Madeleine on North Collins starting around 7:30 A.M. This group loves a good cup of coffee and great conversation!
Contributions to New World by the Retiree’s group over the last few years include the purchase of 10 folding tables, 3 coffee urns, 2 large televisions, furnishing and decorating the Crying Room in the sanctuary, and decorating the church nursery.
Retirees have enjoyed traveling together to such places as Fredericksburg and attending various plays at the Granbury Opera House in Granbury, TX. Some have gone on tours to various countries and cities in Europe. Future trips include the Forbidden Gardens, in Katy, Texas, a fascinating outdoor museum replicating some of China's majorhistoric scenes.
The Coordinators for this group are Eva and David Buckner and Betty and George Briggs.
Additional committees are:
Karol and Ned Sandlin- Mailings, Sound, Breakfast
Donna and Walt Shearer-Monthly Luncheon
Phyllis Badgett Audrey Koepp-Activities
Mildred Hall-Caring Team
John Cash-Coffee
Eldercare….sites to ease the burden
Health Sites…that explain the new Medicare drug benefit or sites that help cut drug costs
Hospitals
Grief Links
Caregiver Links
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