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July 2019 Newsletter OUR MISSION: LlFELONG LEARNING

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CONGREGATIONAL “ 11: First Steps” CARE MINISTER Rev. Andrew Wolfe [email protected] Museum of Natural Science July 18, 2019 — Day Trip

HOSPITALITY AND Tickets $10.00 CONGREGATIONAL CARE COORDINATOR Nina Hall [email protected]

Join us …..as we commemorate this special event in space history: PRIMETIMERS The 50th Anniversary of the Mission to the Moon. STEERING COMMITTEE

Nancy Burch Mary Dix Apollo 11: First Steps is a new IMAX film showcasing the real-life moments of Gwen Kunz the famed mission. Using never-before-seen footage and a newly discovered Beverly McMahan trove of audio recordings, the filmmakers reconstructed the Apollo 11 story in Larry Walters astonishing detail. Experience the exhilarating final moments of preparation, count down, liftoff, landing, and return of this historic mission that united the world for one of humankind’s greatest achievements.

Gather: 10:15 AM Fannin St. parking lot. Carpool to Museum in one of 4 private cars. Lunch: Self pay. Carpool to nearby restaurants on Binz St. Your choice:

Barnaby’s Café Alan Bean with Lunar Soil Fadi’s Mediterranean Eatery

Return: 2:00 PM

Tickets Payable in Advance Deadline: Wednesday, July 10 20 tickets available

Earthrise You may pay one of three ways: 1) Online by debit/credit card on secure church registration link: ST. PAUL’S www.stpaulshouston.org/events/2019/7/18/visit-moon United Methodist Church 2) Mail or present to Nina Hall $10 cash or check payable to St. Paul’s UMC HOUSTON with notation: Primetimers Apollo 11.

5501 Main Street 3) Phone Nina Hall (713) 528-0527 ext. 113 with your payment information Houston, TX 77004 and she can register you over the phone. 713-528-0527 stpaulshouston.org

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Primetimers 2019 Calendar September 12 Program: Swabbed and Found, An Adopted Man’s DNA Journey to Discover His Family Tree, Frank Billingsley October ? Day Trip: Behind The Scenes at the Ballet (tentative) November 14 Program: To Be Determined December 12 Program: Rob Landes at the Piano

Apollo 11’s 50th Anniversary News and Events

►Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary commemorated with planting of “moon tree” at Rice. (April 12, 2019 KHOU 11) —NASA administrator and Rice graduate Jim Bridenstine pledges to take space exploration into new heights as he commemorates the 50th anniver- sary of Apollo 11. Speaking outside Rice Stadium where President John F. Kennedy said, “We choose to go to the moon” in 1962, Bridenstine said the mission now is to return and stay. Bridenstine, along with several Rice University dignitaries, honored Kennedy’s fa- mous speech with a plaque and “moon tree” planted next to it. The "moon tree" planted outside Rice Stadium is the next generation from the origi- nal moon tree seeds brought back by Stu Roosa. Rosemary Roosa said the tree is the next generation from the original Apollo 14 moon tree seeds brought back by her astronaut father Stu Roosa. Bridenstine said the directive from President Donald Trump in just the past month has been to find a way to put an American back on the moon. Unlike past years, this trip will use sustainable resources. “We need to be able to reuse every part of the architecture between here and the moon. Launch vehicles need to be reusable, we need a reusable command module in orbit around the moon permanently,” Bridenstine said. “We need to be able to reuse every part of the architecture between here and the moon. Launch vehi- cles need to be reusable, we need a reusable command module in orbit around the moon permanently,” Bridenstine said.

►Houston Museum of Natural Science Special Exhibit may leave you moonstruck: a meticulously mapped replica of la Luna almost 23 feet in diameter that floats above you and is lit from within. Dubbed The Museum of the Moon, this is the work of visionary British artist Luke Jerram. His "moon" features the entire lunar sur- face in astonishing detail – viewers can even study the dark side that's always turned away from Earth. In places where Jerram has exhibited his floating orb, people have taken to lying on the floor just gazing at it – "moonbathing," as the artist likes to say. Included with regular admission to the per- manent exhibit halls and located in the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Hall. Admission is free on Thursdays from 6 pm ‘til closing.