Newsbites • to share encouraging posts with each Term 1 Issue 1 other through WhatsApp groups or private messages Inside this issue • to contact the SFS city office or the suggested help numbers if you need Wesley School for Seniors update assistance or know of someone who needs help. Message by Rev Keith V Garner AM Let’s all hope and pray that we get through Tutor/Student column this situation safely, so we’re able to return to the vibrant SFS community. Events at Wesley School for Seniors

Enrolment and course facts, council update Message By Rev Keith V Garner AM Wesley School for Seniors update Superintendent/CEO By Jeannie Mathews Program Coordinator Dear students, tutors and volunteers, I write this column with mixed emotions. I am writing to you to offer my We started our first term of this new decade encouragement to you in these difficult times. enthusiastically with our broad range of classes. We had our Senior Minister of The health and wellbeing of our students, Wesley Congregational Life, the Rev Rick tutors and other volunteers who are part of Dacey as our guest speaker this term and for the Wesley School for Seniors program is of the first time celebrated Seniors Week by paramount concern. And we must offering free trial classes for potential appropriately follow all the advice from students. However, we saw a turn of events governments and medical professionals. unfolding with the coronavirus threat globally. With your safety and good health in mind we In the interest of wellbeing of students and have made the decision to cancel all tutors we decided to suspend all classes until remaining sessions of our current courses 30 June 2020. The students and tutors are through to 30 June 2020. This is not an easy encouraged to keep communicating and keep decision to make but the right one in our the relationships built through Wesley School current circumstances. for Seniors (SFS) by supporting each other during this difficult time. I am proud of our Wesley School for Seniors program that has been facilitating life-long Some suggestions are: learning opportunities for students for more • to check on three of your classmates at than 50 years now. It has a long history which least once a week through phone calls or will continue long after the threat of the emails coronavirus pandemic is over.

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We look forward to future times when we are By Gerard van Rijwisjk able to announce the recommencement of Tutor our broad range of courses. In the meantime, let us all remain connected in new ways, so that the important relationships established Humour through Wesley School for Seniors might be An example of social distancing of comfort to us all in these uncertain times. If you have any program questions, please email [email protected] or visit our website at wesleymission.org.au for updates. Our specialist Provisional Psychologist, Jasmin Cox is available to offer support during this season. Her contact details are below along with Chaplain Peter Cole who is always available to you. Jasmin Cox: 0436 421 397 (9am - 4pm) or email [email protected] By Domenica Li Tutor, Shakespeare Peter Cole: 9641 7020 or email [email protected]

Tutor/Student column By Georgette Leclair-Kiosidis Tutor, French Intermediate

Bonjour à tous « Ne crains pas l'ennui, car c'est grâce à lui que le monde a inventé les distractions » To counter the boredom of the coronavirus 10 Choses à faire quand on s'ennuie shutdown, I am resorting to the comfort of 1. Appeler un ami ou une amie. food. Beneath is a recipe for French Toast 2. Apprécier un rayon de soleil qui pénètre (Hong Kong style) with a modern twist. dans la maison. This French Toast was made in an air fryer. It 3. Commencer à lire un roman tout neuf. is therefore healthier than frying with oil. 4. Continuer à apprendre le Français sur l’internet ou dans un livre. Ingredients: 5. Cuisiner un nouveau plat ou dessert. Two thick slices of bread (crust removed) 6. Chanter à tue-tête lorsqu'on est seul. Peanut butter (optional) 7. Danser seule au son de sa musique Two eggs préférée. 8. Faire le ménage d’une pièce de la Method: maison. 1. Preheat air fryer for 3min on 200C. 9. Écrire une liste de choses pour lesquelles 2. Whisk two eggs. nous sommes reconnaissant. 3. Butter/peanut butter bread. 10. Manger sur une terrasse en écoutant la 4. Soak bread in egg mixture. musique. 5. Place a grease paper on top of a shallow metal plate. Brush grease paper with oil. This is an important step, don’t skip.

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6. Put bread on plate and insert in air fryer Whatever happened to ? for 6min on 180C.

7. Turn bread and return to air fryer for 4min on 180C. Based on a radio devotional talk by Chris 8. Drizzle with maple syrup and top with Witts, 103.2FM 2016 a small slab of butter. Helen Shapiro was 9. Bon appetit! born in 1946 in London and is a British pop and jazz By Paul Hurst singer and actress. She grew up in a Tutor, 20th Century Popular Music poor family in a council flat. Her grandparents were Musical Jokes Russian Jewish immigrants. Helen began her Q: What type of music are balloons scared pop career at the age of ten as part of a of? school group called Susie and the Hula A: Pop music! Hoops, which also featured a young future rock superstar called on guitar. Helen had a deep voice, with friends giving Q: What is the difference between a fish and her the nickname of “Foghorn”! a piano? A: You can't tuna fish! Helen had her first hit in 1961 when she was a mere 14 years of age. She had two UK

Official Singles Chart Number 1s with ‘You Q: What has forty feet and sings? Don’t Know’ and ‘Walking Back To A: The school choir! Happiness’. She toured in 1963 with her support act called . Helen later Q: How many folk singers does it take to turned to acting, with roles in theatre change a light bulb? productions of and Oliver! as well as A: One to change it and 5 to sing about how a TV soap opera called Albion Street. good the old one was. A New Direction Q: How many vocalists does it take to screw Helen has been married since 1988 to John in a bulb? Judd a well-known actor. In 1987, she A: None. They hold the bulb over their head became a Messianic Jew. She said there was and the world revolves around them. never a time when she didn’t believe in God. But as a teenage star her life changed. “All Q: What's the difference between a jet the excitement of making records and touring airplane and a trumpet? put spiritual things right out of my mind.” By age 40, Helen’s life was empty. A: About three decibels. One day she spent time with her musical Q: What do you call a guitar player that only director, Bob, and his wife. They were active Christians, and shared what Jesus meant to knows two chords? them. She was surprised when Bob told her A: A music critic. he was giving up his career in the music business to be a full-time preacher. “I was Q: What do you call someone who hangs impressed by his conviction – I couldn’t get it around with musicians? out of my mind” she said. “I only knew Jesus A: A vocalist. as an historical figure… could He be more than that?” Q: Why couldn't the athlete listen to her She was given a book to read, and she found music? verses of Scripture which told of the coming A: Because she broke the record! Jesus and bought a copy of the Bible for

Page | 3 herself. She said “Jesus came out of the Wesley SFS council update pages at me, and I was drawn to Him like a The School Council, which includes students magnet. I was cross referencing the Old and and tutor representatives, meets twice each New Testaments and everything pointed to term. We are looking to upgrade the Jesus being the Jewish Messiah.” television in the Wilson Room and have been She spends a lot of her time sharing the able to successfully receive grants to gospel in music, and when asked if she purchase it. misses show business she says, “I love the The council continues to meet even though music – especially jazz – but not the showbiz the school is closed, and we would like to way of life. I now have the Lord’s direction for thank all members for their active my life. This is the most satisfying and participation and contribution towards the thrilling thing.” betterment of the school. Congratulations to Melisa Beard who has been nominated as student representative to the council. Events at Wesley SFS

We launched the Wesley SFS gala day at

Frank Vickery Village with approximately 40 residents attending the session. We look forward to working with the Village to setup Wesley SFS classes once the coronavirus threat is over.

Enrolment and course facts The school is run by invaluable volunteer support. Current figures are below.

Current Wesley SFS Wesley SFS numbers City Carlingford location location

Enrolment 465 18

Volunteers 91 6

Classes 98 10

Wesley School for Seniors has a brochure and a student handbook. These are available at the office. The student handbook can be downloaded from the website too. Please hand this out to friends and family who may be interested in courses for seniors!

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