FirstMentors is a ministry of First United Methodist Church of Dallas which seeks to minister to senior adults, to provide them with opportunities for ministry, and to integrate them fully into the life of the congregation.

To do this we offer:

• Programs designed to deal with spiritual questions and needs unique to senior adults
• Programs designed to help senior adults deal with health, legal, financial and security issues
• Intergenerational opportunities for fellowship and service with children and youth

Spring and Fall Retreats

Each quarter FirstMentors sponsors a retreat. Half day retreats are held at the Center for Community Cooperation. Full day retreats are held at church camps and conference centers. Past topics have included "Looking and Listening for God," "Faith in the Face of Illness, Injury and Injustice," "The Christian Hope," "Stir What You've Got!" "Leaving a Legacy", and
"Presidential Praise: Our Presidents and their Hymns ." The Fall 2010 Retreat was "Your Spiritual Journey" with Randy Mayeux.

Intergenerational Events

FirstMentors regularly sponsors intergenational events with FirstYouth and First Kids. The picture above shows FirstKids and FirstMentors working together on One Great Day of Service.

Retirement Issues Forum

Each year FirstMentors invites a panel of experts to tackle issues relevant to all who are over 50 whether they have retired, will soon retire or don’t plan to retire at all. The format includes a brief presentation by each of our panelists, then a round of questions from the group, and finally some time for one on one dialogue with panel members. Panelists include experts in medicine, law, finance, insurance, medicare and end of life issues.
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Additional Senior Adult Programs

Community Programs at C. C. Young
C. C. Young offers a number of programs not just for residents, but for seniors in the wider Dallas community. If you’re interested in any of these, call Becky Perry, 214-827-8080 or Betty Watson at 214-348-8075.

SeniorNet
Are you interested in learning more about computers? Would you like to learn about e-mail, using the internet, and other features of the “information age?” C. C. Young offers a program called SeniorNet taught by seniors, for seniors.

AARP
The downtown chapter of the AARP meets at First Church on the first Thursday of every month. They offer information that is important to seniors, as well as interesting speakers, field trips to interesting locations around the Dallas area, opportunities for travel to more distant locations, and warm fellowship. If you’d like to be a part of this group, contact Jo Blount at (214) 821-7455.

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