8^th Annual

• We invite you to come.
• We invite you to listen.
• We invite you to engage as you explore the fullness of your life.
• We invite you to lift up your hearts.

Monday, February 13 at Leesburg
Life Enrichment Center, 4991 Picciolla Rd, Fruitland Park, FL 34731

Tuesday, February 14 at Sarasota
Faith Lutheran Church, 7750 Beneva Road, Sarasota, FL 34238

Wednesday, February 15 at Fort Myers
Zion Lutheran Church, 7401 Winkler Road, Fort Myers, FL 33919

Thursday, February 16 at Palm Harbor (Tampa)
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 1555 Windmill Pointe Road, Palm Harbor, FL 34685

Friday, February 17 at Haines City
FFA Leadership Center, 5000 Firetower Rd, Haines City, FL 33844

Saturday, February 18 at Boca Raton
Advent Lutheran Church, 5001 N.E, 4th Ave., Boca Raton, FL 33431

For all locations, registration begins at 8:30 am. Program is 9:00 am to 3:45 pm.

Event cost is $30 per person, $35 at the door. Registration includes lunch and snacks. Deadline for registration is February 6, 2012.

For more information contact Reverend Sarah Walker Brown at 941-408-3135 or to register download one of the forms below.

Keynote Speaker:  David Rhoads comes to us from Racine, Wisconsin as a professor Emeritus of New Testament.  He was professor of religion at Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin where he was named teacher of the year 1973-1974, in 1988 he joined the faculty at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Illinois.   His writings are extensive:  numerous articles, author of Mark as Story, The Challenge of Diversity, Reading Mark, Engaging the Gospel (2004), From Every People and Nation:  The Book of Revelation in Intercultural Perspective (2005) and has edited a collection of sermons from well-known environmentalists in the faith community, Earth and Word:  Classic Sermons on Saving the Planet (2007).   He is a renowned writer, speaker, dramatist and passionate advocate for eco-justice and environmental ministry, and coordinates both the environmental ministry emphasis and the biblical studies emphasis within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Together, David and his wife, Reverend Sandra Roberts, raise their two grandchildren in Racine, Wisconsin. 

Worship Leader:  David Ludwig holds a B.A. degree in Religion from Valparaiso University in Indiana, an M.A. from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Illinois, served as music minister in Anglo, African-American and Latino congregations in both ELCA and LCMS, a musical leader (worship & workshop) at national and local events for all ages.  He is all encompassing as a composer, pianist, organist, singer and worship leader. 

Currently, David is Worship and Arts Director at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winter Park, Florida.  Since 1989, David has lived in Orlando with his wife Janet, who is a teacher, and his two boys (Benjamin and Christopher).

Presenter:  Mark Schoepp holds a B.A. degree in Sociology from the University of Alberta, certification as a Director of Christian Education from Concordia University Nebraska, Master’s Degree in Parish Education from Concordia University Nebraska.  Schoepp has served the church for thirty years, including 14 years in education and youth ministry in parishes in Oregon, Washington and Nebraska.  In 1994, he began studying the developments in the field of brain research and education, with a special interest in brain health and its application for the church, the church school and the home setting.  He has been leading workshops with a variety of audiences, pastors, teachers, and senior adults, helping them to discover immediate application fro more focused attention, for brains ready to learn, and for brain friendly planning. 

In 1994 he launched Fitz Family Ministries, a unique entertainment troupe with his wife, Becky, and their four children. He is currently serving as Church Relations Representative for Wheat Ridge Ministries, Itasca, Illinois.

Brain Gain Presentation - Mark Schoepp will take participants on an accessible and practical journey through some current brain research, under a health and wellness umbrella.  We'll look at how three things - exercise, diet and play - profoundly affect the brain and can make positive impacts on our ability to give God our best well into our senior years.

Wiring and Re-wiring Workshop - A continuation of the keynote presentation from the morning, this session will look at how the brain wires and re-wires itself all throughout life and how we can use that information to function more fully.  The session will help you understand yourself, your children and even your grandchildren better.  There will also be a short discussion about exercise, diet and play as they connect to Alzheimer's Disease.

Downloads:

Seniorfest 2012 Flyer (this page) Word Document - PDF Document

Seniorfest 2012 Registration Form  Word Document - PDF Document

SeniorFest is sponsored by Adult Lutherans Organized for Action (ALOA), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Florida-Bahamas Synod, ELCA, Florida-Georgia District, LCMS, Village on the Isle, Venice, Florida , Good Samaritan Society, Kissimmee, FL and Gulf Coast Village, Cape Coral, FL.

There is more information on the ALOA website: http://www.aloafloridaseniorfest.com/