Fort Myers Workshop

Draft: 01/19/12

         

1. "Faith in Exercise" - Rev. Tom Hafer
Participate in light exercise techniques with Rev. Tom Hafer, Writer, Chaplain, Physical Therapist and steward of Health and Wellness. Come stimulate and awaken a spirit of wholeness!

2. "Retirement Income Optimizer ®"  - Mark J. Fontana
Don't miss this chance to learn how to better manage your money in retirement. Mark J. Fontana, FIC will demonstrate a retirement income strategy from Thrivent ® designed to help you keep up with inflation and ever-changing market conditions.

3. "Prayer Labyrinth" - Rev. Peter Weeks
Learn the history and prayerful use of prayer labyrinths while walk-ing Zion's prayer labyrinth with Rev. Peter Weeks, Assistant Pastor.

4. "Disaster Preparedness" - Mike & Louise Weber
The Webers discuss national and local efforts to provide disaster resources & the role of Lee and Collier Lutheran Early Response Teams. Mike and Louise are members of Zion as well as the CERTS Team associated with FEMA.

5. "Building Health and Wholeness" - Nancy Roberts, RN
Health Ministry Teams Explore the health of our Faith Community and learn how to build a health team in your congregation. Nancy Roberts, RN, Parish Nurse, Christ Lutheran Church, FBS ELCA Parish Nurse Coordinator.

6. "Remembering Your Story" - DCE Rebecca Duport
Learn how to share and write your faith stories from the events of your life. Zion's Family Life Minister, DCE Rebecca Duport, will guide you to preserve your story as a legacy for future generations.

7. "Wiring and Re-wiring the Brain" - Mark Schoepp
A look at how the brain wires and rewires itself all throughout life and ways we can use that information to function more fully. Discussion on the role of diet, exercise and play as it relates to Alzheimer's Disease presented by Mark Schoepp.

8. "Preserving Your Legacy" - Steve Cecchetti
Steve Cecchetti, Director of Development for Lutheran Services Florida and a Certified Legacy Advisor has developed this workshop over the past dozen years. Steve believes that everyone's life is a story worth telling. While some of these stories are preserved and passed on for future generations to enjoy and learn from others are lost forever the moment a person passes from this life to the next. This interactive workshop consists of exercises designed to help you recall the stories of your life and then preserve those stories in a way that will be interesting and meaningful for people 50 or 100 years from now to pick up and read.

Display Tables

Lutheran Services Florida -- Steve Cecchetti will host the display describing Lutheran Services Florida, a statewide, non-profit, pan-Lutheran human services agency dedicated to helping all people in need, regardless of religious affiliation, age or national origin. Our mission: In response to God's love in Jesus Christ, LSF, as an agent of its participating church bodies, serves to bring God's healing, hope and help to people in need. Danielle Kearney provides information on Lutheran Services, Florida.