Resources in the Third Third of Life

Recently our Creative Team made a very helpful upgrade to our Third Third webpage that I want to tell you about.

First, how do you get to the Third Third webpage?

• Go to the HPPres homepage – hppres.org
• At the top, click on the “Ministries” tab
• On the drop-down menu that appears, scroll down to and click on “Third Third”

If you are unfamiliar with the Third Third webpage, take some time to explore all the information that is there. The new addition is the “Third Third Video Archives.” Click on “Watch previous programs” and it will take you to a YouTube channel with recordings of the Third Thursday lunch programs and the various seminars we have done, including the recent fascinating presentation on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the seminar on suffering that Ryan Tompkins and I developed this year, called “Why Does It Have to Hurt: Reflections on God, Suffering, and Hope.”

In June, our Care Team is launching 4 new support groups – divorce for men, divorce for women, addiction, and infertility. These join the Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Groupthat meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month and our grief support program GriefShare. Watch for more information on these new support groups.

Finally, I want to point out three discipleship opportunities that will be meeting this summer. Often the change of schedule during the summer allows us to try some different things. Here are three options:

• Uncommon Guide to Retirement Book Study – Wednesday nights in July at 7 pm  If you are 5 years on either side of retirement you will find this discussion helpful.
• “Hard Truths About God (and how to talk about them)” Combined Adult Class– Sunday mornings (July 5-August 9) at 9:30 am in Elliott Hall.
• Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End Book Study – Thursdays in August (beginning July 30) at 7 pm. This is one of the most impactful books I’ve ever read.

Well-resourced in the third third of life,

Steve McLean

Pastoral Fellow – Discipleship

P.S. Check out these special events of interest to third third-ers.

• Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group – 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month
• June’s Third Thursday Luncheon – Thursday, June 18 at 11:30 am. RSVP at 214-525-4366. We are pleased to welcome librarians from the Highland Park Library, the University Park Library, and the Dallas Library to discuss outreach programs they offer to both residents and non-residents alike. Click HERE to register.
• Serve at Austin Street – Third-Third-ers serve lunch every fourth Thursday (6/25) at Austin Street Center. Call Becky at 214-525-4217 to sign up.
• Third Third Sunday Classes (Trinity, Acts Too, Bell and Disciples) – Sundays in June at 9:30. Click HERE for more information about Sunday classes.
• Walkie Talkies Walking Club – Wednesdays at 8:30 am in the Hunt Center Lobby
  Click HERE for more information.
• Bingo in the Hall – Thursday, July 9 at 1:30 pm.
  Click HERE to register for Bingo.