FOREVER YOUNG

A Ministry created specifically for the “Mature Adult” parishioners who are 50, 60 and 70+ years of age.

The mission of the Forever Young Ministry is to INSPIRE the Mature Adult Members of St. Mary Magdalene parish and community to Live Life with Purpose to Love, Serve and Revere God as they continue to mature in life and spirituality; thus,

›Creating a fresh image of those who have passed their 50th birthday, for within them we find a deep pool of resources and skill, vitality and usefulness;

›Creating a sense of self-worth, integrity, dignity, and spirituality in order to LIVE life fully in their service to God and to one another; and

›Creating opportunities that encourage and edify the mature adult to be productive and spiritually fruitful, while building relationships with compatible individuals that will value and respect each other as Forever Young.

FOR THE MATURE ADULTS 50 YEARS OF AGE EXPERIENCING CHANGE – WHAT DO I DO NOW?

›APPROACHING RETIREMENT

›CHILDREN GROWN AND GONE

›DIVORCED

›ILLNESS

›A SENSE OF ALONENESS

FOR THE MATURE ADULTS 60 YEARS OF AGE

EXPERIENCING CHANGE – WHAT DO I DO NOW?

›RETIREMENT

›ILLNESS

›DEATH OF A SPOUSE

›ALONENESS

FOR THE MATURE ADULTS 70 YEARS OF AGE

EXPERIENCING CHANGE – WHAT DO I DO NOW?

›RETIREMENT

›CAREGIVER

›ILLNESS

›DEATH OF A SPOUSE

›ALONENESS

A “Single” Purpose For Maturing Adults Guided by the Holy Spirit to LOVE God :

›Love Tenderly= Using the daily events of our lives to become a better version of ourselves.

›Love God, Neighbor and Self

›Respect Dignity of self and others –

  We are created in God’s Image

›Do “little things” with Great Love (St. Therese)

›Perform deeds of charity - Be merciful to one another

A “Single” Purpose For Maturing Adults Guided by the Holy Spirit to SERVE God:

›Serve - Helping to meet the needs of others.

›Assisting other Ministries as needed. Complete trust in Jesus to help us meet all our needs.

›help disabled seniors who are homebound or confined to nursing homes

›Communion to the Sick

›Provide care, meals, transportation to

    our mature adults in need

›Engage in active listening to others

A “Single” Purpose For Maturing Adults Guided by the Holy Spirit to REVERE God:

›Revere - Encouraging one another to walk faithfully through the “spiritual experiences" and "personal encounters" of life as we continue to mature and journey through life.

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›Praying with and for one another – Ask for Mercy

›Rosary

›Chaplet of Divine Mercy

›Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament

›More frequent (daily) Mass

›Going on Retreats

›Going on Pilgrimages