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Monday Open University Update

by Julie - Exec. Dir.February 13, 20162 Comments

Good Day Everyone!

There is the possibility of inclement weather on Monday, February 15. Monday is also Presidents’ Day and the city schools are closed, so we do not have their decision to determine whether we are closed. So this is our inclement weather plan for Monday:

We are keeping our eye on the forecast and will make a decision Sunday evening. This decision will be posted on our website. If we are closed, it will also appear on the scroll of the local television stations.

Stay warm over the next couple of days and check on your older neighbors! -Julie

OK – One last time – Dr. Bryan’s correct dates

by Julie - Exec. Dir.January 31, 2016Leave a comment

So sorry – This is the truly correct correction!

Dr. Bryan will speak at St. Luke Lutheran on Monday, Feb. 1; at St. Mary Catholic on Wednesday, Feb. 3 and at First Presbyterian on Thursday, Feb. 11–all at 12:30. Benjamin Ross, church historian of Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church, will be our speaker on Feb 4th.

(Note to self – Don’t make corrections before you finish your first cup of tea! – The E.D.)

Have a wonderful day and enjoy the warmer weather while it’s here!

New Topic! Same Great Speaker!

by Julie - Exec. Dir.January 30, 2016January 31, 20161 Comment

sheep graduate We are privileged to have the eminent historian/author Charles Bryan at all three of our Open University locations in February. Dr. Bryan has announced that his topic for those appearances will be “What Makes Great Nations Great?”

He will still have available copies of his new book Imperfect Past: History in a New Light available for purchase and signing, as announced in our newsletter. Dr. Bryan will speak at St. Luke Lutheran on Feb. 1; at St. Mary Catholic on Feb. 3 and at First Presbyterian on Feb. 4–all at 12:30.

Community News

by Julie - Exec. Dir.January 30, 2016Leave a comment

Art Gunlicks, Chair of our Education Committee, asked us to share this flyer about a “Teach-In” being offered to educate our community on the Refugee Crisis. Art announced it at the Open University Thursday and it was suggested that we share this with our members. The following link provides all the information on this free event.

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Open University WILL happen Thursday!

by Julie - Exec. Dir.January 27, 20162 Comments

It’s time to get out of the house! Open University will meet as scheduled, Thursday, January 28, at First Presbyterian Church. When Richmond City Schools have a delayed opening, we meet as we normally do. Classes are 9:45, 11:00, 12:15 and 1:30.

We also have a change of lunch speakers at 12:30. Elizabeth Seydel Morgan, prize-winning poet and author of Spans, will be unable to speak at First Presbyterian Church on Thursday, Jan. 28. She will be rescheduled for the fall. In her place is Paul Sacra, whose topic is “”The Battle of Cedar Mountain: Stonewall Jackson’s Last Fight as an Independent Commander.”

We hope to see everyone who can make it safely!

Open University’s Lunch-n-Life Cancelled

by Julie - Exec. Dir.January 26, 2016Leave a comment

Richmond City schools are closed again tomorrow which means that our Lunch-n-Life program at St. Mary Catholic Church on Wednesday, January 27th, is cancelled. We will be opening the office at 10:00am on Wednesday and we will keep our fingers crossed about Thursday’s Open University (OU). If Richmond City schools are closed, the OU is cancelled. If there is a delayed opening, we operate at the normal scheduled times.

We hope everyone is doing well with all this snow. Be very careful if you venture out – Julie

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Monday Open University Cancelled

by Julie - Exec. Dir.January 24, 2016Leave a comment

Due to the enormous amount of snow that hit RVA over the weekend AND Richmond City schools being closed, Open University will not meet at St. Luke Lutheran on Monday, January 25th.

Paula and I will be working from home Monday, checking phone messages and answering emails if you need to get in touch with us.

Please be safe and stay warm and please check in with your elderly neighbors. – Julie

MLK Day and the Open University

by Julie - Exec. Dir.January 11, 20162 Comments

Is everyone ready for another Open University Session!? We begin our Winter courses next Monday, January 18^th. Even though the nation celebrates the life of Dr. King and many businesses are closed on Monday, the Open University WILL MEET. We are not closed for MLK day.

Therefore, we hope to see everyone at Luke Lutheran on January 18^th, at St. Mary Catholic on January 20^th, and at First Presbyterian on January 21^st!

If you haven’t already seen it, we have a fantastic, full-page advertisement in 50Plus this month. You can also look for us in Style Weekly later this week. AND listen for our ad on WCVE radio this Wednesday and Thursday. We are all over the place! Join the movement and spread the word about our wonderful organization!!

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Happy New Year!

by Julie - Exec. Dir.January 1, 20161 Comment

May the coming year be brighter than the one gone by, full of peace, goodness and joy.

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Winter 2016 Gray Matters and OU Schedule Available Now Online!

by Julie - Exec. Dir.December 11, 2015January 8, 2016Leave a comment

The Winter 2016 issue of Gray Matters and the Open University (OU) Course Schedule are now available here (click the links below) and on our website(www.TSCOR.org).

We look forward to seeing everyone in the New Year when classes begin January 18^th. Note, that although the 18^th is Martin Luther King Day, our classes will meet as usual at St. Luke Lutheran Church, south of the River.

Please share how much you enjoy Shepherd’s Center activities with your family, friends and neighbors. Help spread the word about one of the best organizations in town!!

Gray Matters Newsletter Winter 2016

Open University Schedule Winter 2016