The Oldtimers' Grapevine: Creating Communication ~ Connection ~ Community for Readers
“Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory or an acceptance of the way things are. It's a celebration of progress. It's an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history, change is possible—and there is still so much work to do."
~Barack Obama
"Struggle is a never-ending process. Freedom is never really won,
you earn it and win it in every generation."
~Coretta Scott King
“Today on Juneteenth, the day we celebrate the end of slavery, the day we memorialize those who offered us hope for the future and the day when we renew our commitment to the struggle for freedom."
~Angela Davis
The Oldtimers' Grapevine is a free print and electronic newsletter published three times a year, supported by our readers' free-will, tax-deductible donations. Affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the ministry networks older adults/retirees and those who support them throughout the denomination.
Newsletter stories and content are designed to:
1) Enhance communication and sharing of mutual experiences;
2) Convey a holistic view of aging and health;
3) Advocate for older adults to become a supportive, loving and caring community;
4) Give honor and dignity to the lives of those included in "For Whom The Bell Tolls" and
5) Highlight opportunities for the maintenance of a high-quality lifestyle and service in retirement.
With deep roots in the National Christian Missionary Convention and the National Convocation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Grapevine values its diversity in readership, newsletter content, board leadership, editorial staff, and contributing writers; always striving to reflect our oneness in Christ.
The Grapevine invites the broader community to Join Us To Grow the Grapevine. In addition to older adults; we invite clergy, denomination staff & local church members involved in older adult ministry, and all those who are committed to the welfare of older adults and retirees to Sign-Up to join the Grapevine family.
Since February 1991, when William K. Fox published the first issue of The Oldtimers’ Grapevine, the newsletter has been about: networking older adults and retirees by sharing the stories of readers as they successfully traverse the many challenges of aging; sharing the wider news of the denomination; and connecting readers to our common faith history as Disciples. Conveying a positive view of aging and highlighting the rewards of continuing service in retirement, the Grapevine proclaims the endless love, grace, and mercy of God that calls and carries us through each stage of life.
The Grapevine celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021 and marked the occasion with a special issue of the newsletter and this video.
The premiere issue of The Oldtimers' Grapevine.
After you read the Wider Church Ministries story (right) and the responses of readers to the current issue - you will want to Sign Up for The Grapevine, so you too can enjoy and respond to this issue. For Grapevine Family Members who have read the current issue - you will be uplifted, enriched, and eager to receive the summer issue distributed in early August.
Here we're sharing a couple of items that, as hard as we tried, we just couldn't squeeze into the current newsletter!
Click on the photo of Anita Cobb (above) to enjoy this Wider Church Ministries story from Indianapolis.
Follow this link to check out some additional photos from
the "Shout Out" story about Saundra Bryant's retirement.
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