ROOTS OF CHANGE GROUPS
BEGIN WEEK OF September 25
Foundation Building, Room 274
The next opportunity to take the Roots of Change journey begins the fourth week of September (with the first groups meeting on Sunday the 25th). This 12-week experience will gather groups of 10-12 people for 2 hours each week, where participants are encouraged to share a potluck meal and conversation with others while learning about their emotions, motivations and relationships in a supportive environment. Topics covered include: An Introduction to Affect Psychology (Silvan Tomkins), The Role of Shame in Relationships (Donald Nathanson), Better Communication in Conflict (William Isaacs), Jesus’ Third Way (Walter Wink), The Way We Make Meaning (Samuel Bois, Alfred Korzybski, Sam Keen), Enriching Relationships (Don Catherall, Vernon Kelly) and Restorative Justice/Approaches.
The combination of insights and group interaction has been called empowering, healing and “the kind of practical spiritual renewal we need in our times.”
Groups will be offered at the times below:
Sundays 9:00 – 11:00 am and 12:30 – 2:30 pm
Tuesdays 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Wednesdays 6:00 – 8:00 pm
There is no fee. Past participants have “paid it forward” through donations making this available for anyone interested. Pre-registration is required. To register contact Marianne Wilson at 817-339-5071 or mwilson@myfumc.org. For a more detailed explanation go to www.rootsofchange.com
Tuesday evenings, November 1-29
Foundation Building, Room 272 7:00 – 9:00 pm
People going through divorce need to talk.
People GROWING through divorce also listen.
This five-week series focuses on understanding what happened in the relationship, healing from the traumas, and learning what we need to learn from the past so we can feel more ready to move into the future. Over the past five years many have commented that the information and perspectives have helped them turn deep pain into a significant opportunity for personal growth. Charles Gaby, MA, LPC leads this series, which is free and open to the public. Donations are accepted to defray costs. Child care is available upon request. Brochures are available at the Welcome Center and in the back of Wesley Hall.
For more information, contact Marianne Wilson at 817-339-5071 or mwilson@myfumc.org.
Creating Wellbeing in the Midst of Divorce A Day Retreat for Personal Transformation August 6, 2011 from 9 AM to 5 PM The Center for Creative Transformation 750 Life is too brief to spend years in grief, guilt or bitterness. This one-day reatreat is about healing the wounds of divorce and it can transform your life just as it has hundreds of others. We begin with insights from some of the latest research on the emotional processes in our lives and about how our own emotional dynamics play a role in our experience of any relationship. With this knowledge we are ready to explore new perspectives and to turn whatever has happened in the past into an opportunity for growth. Once we have discovered the insights we need, the anger, guilt or bitterness no longer continue. We find freedom to build a new life and new relationships with powerful new tools for creating wellbeing. Charles Gaby, MA, LPC leads this experience. He has spent the last 25 years working with couples and individuals on their relationship issues. Register by August 1st Pre-registration fee is $45 Walk-in fee is $55 Fee includes lunch and all materials To register call or click here to register online Couples often spend thousands of dollars on their wedding but invest very little in their marriage. Premarital counseling is very important to couples who are making one of the biggest decisions of their lives. In the past few decades research into happy, healthy relationships has offered up valuable and often counter-intuitive insights that can help couples increase their intimacy and fulfillment in marriage. This workshop helps couples to quickly recognize and develop strategies for approaching issues in their relationship that may limit their satisfaction. In four weeks the participants will develop an understanding of the differences in each other's personality, and explore powerful means of enhancing the intimacy and satisfaction they desire for their lives together. Couples must pre-register as class size is limited. The cost is $160 per couple and includes the cost of all materials (the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Prepare instrument) as well as an individual session with Charles Gaby, MA, LPC when the class is concluded.
PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE
Sunday mornings, September 18 - October 9
FUMC Room 154 9:30 – 10:45 am
The class will be offered on four Sunday mornings from 9:00 – 10:30. Registration deadline is September 1. For more information, contact Marianne Wilson at 817-339-5071 or mwilson@myfumc.org.
GRIEF SUPPORT
Sunday mornings, September 9 - October 2, 2011
and January 8 - 29, 2012 9:30 - 10:30 am
Foundation Building, 2nd floor
A grief support group meets twice a year on four consecutive Sunday mornings. It will be offered in September and again in January. Led by professionals, the focus is to provide a basic understanding of ways to handle grief that are healthy and lead to healing.
SUICIDE SURVIVORS: Let the Healing Begin
is a program designed for family members and friends who have experienced this tragic loss. The eight-week support group meets weekly for a two-hour session. A monthly follow-up group is available to participants for two years. New groups are forming regularly and the group is closed to new members after the second meeting. For more information call Suicide Survivors at 817-698-9955.
EARLY STAGE ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT
meets the first and third Thursdays of each month from 9:30 a.m. to noon. This support group, for those just beginning to learn to deal with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, lasts for 10 weeks and offers specialized information on Alzheimer’s. For more information contact Rev. Phillys McDougal 817-339-5082. To register for this support group call the Alzheimer’s Association at 817-336-4949.
ALZHEIMER'S CARE GIVER SUPPORT
meets the first and third Thursday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Patient care is provided. Contact Phyllis McDougal at 817-339-5072.
The Art of Intimacy and the Hidden Challenge of Shame a workshop for couples with Vick Kelly, MD
October 15th, 2011 10am - 3pm Wesley Hall of First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth
800 W. 5th Street, Fort Worth TX
Tickets are $55 per couple
includes lunch register here or by phone at 817-339-5071 by October 3rd $25 per couple
Baby Faces:
Emotionally Connecting with Your Baby
Sunday mornings, December 4th and 11th 9:00 to 10:30 am
in the Center for Creative Transformation Room 272
750 W. 5th Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Successful parenting begins with successful communication. Unfortunately babies don't arrive in our lives with a fully developed capacity to tell us what they think and feel. Even parents often struggle to do that! So how do we begin this communication journey? It is clear from research in the biology of emotion that babies are born with innate communication mechanisms called "affects." These affects will play a powerful role in their experience throughout life, and how we respond to them will shape that experience.
With a thorough understanding of the Affect System, parents can come to a much deeper awareness of what the child is experiencing and how best to respond. In our seminar, parents will learn about the nine affects, what is important in your own responses, how discipline shapes behavior and what form of discipline works best, how to manage sibling rivalry, what to do with an upset child, and how to create a home experience that will foster the healthiest development for your child. This two-part seminar will be offered on Sunday mornings, December 4 and 11, from 9:00 - 10:30 AM in Room 272 of the