HELPING YOU LIVE YOUR BEST QUALITY OF LIFE
Faith-Keepers Prayer
Dear Lord, help us embrace the journey of aging by focusing on the beauty and wisdom
that come with each passing year.
May we cherish the lessons and experiences gained
by viewing aging as a blessing filled with purpose, peace, love and joy.
Grant us the wisdom and strength to navigate the life's challenges
we now face with dignity, grace and hope
while maintaining our faith, integrity and trust
in God the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit.
AMEN
We live by faith, not by sight.
Who We Are
And let us not neglect our meeting together...
Hebrews 10:25 -NLT
Faith-Keepers™ are Christians 55 yrs old & older who faithfully gather to share, prepare & empower their purpose driven passion for life with love, empathy, compassion, practical insight & spiritual growth through fellowship, worship, praise & learning.
Everyone Welcome!
What We Do!
Faith-Keepers meet eight times a year on the second Thursday of Jan-May & Sep-Nov at St Charles UMC.
Gathering Time 6:30 to 7:30pm
- Welcome
- Prayer
- Scripture Reading
- Announcements
- Guest Speaker
- Closing Remarks / Prayer
- Fellowship / Refreshments
NOVEMBER GUEST SPEAKER CHRISTIAN AUTHOR Karen Ziebarth
Still Me / In the Light of Heaven
This book is intended for anyone that has lost a loved one and is wondering if they will see them again. I can’t explain everything about my unusual experience using words, but I sure will try my very best to explain the most exciting event in my life.
Voices rang out over and over again “Don’t you leave me!” Death had come for me. Oh, I feared dying that's why I kept repeating these words,
“Go get somebody and tell them I am not going to make it.”
The all of ‘me’ was getting together for its exit out of my physical body. The white light came in around me and brought the feeling of powerful love with it. The ‘me’ just slipped right on out and left no exit wounds. The all of ‘me’ was out and free. I was ‘still me’ just in spiritual form as my near-death experience began. I was in heaven.
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to die or if you will see your loved ones again?
Christian Author Karen Ziebarth
After a life altering cancer diagnosis and a near-death experience, Karen Ziebarth's life changed direction. Karen, who is the wife of a pastor, is a memoir/poetry/young adult writer, and a recipient of several writing awards.
When not writing, Karen enjoys painting and photography for which she has been in several art exhibits winning awards including “People’s Choice" award. Karen also holds a Guinness Book World Record for most models in a runway show. She also enjoys rock hounding, collecting small fossils, and spending time with her family.
Start Making Happy Days Today
For many of us born before 1965, we have seen and adapted to more changes than any other generation in history.
- During our lives, Elvis reigned as king of rock 'n' roll, the Beatles topped the charts, men walked on the moon and Michael Jackson moonwalked to the top of pop.
- We went from princess phones to smartphones, from Leave it to Beaver to Saturday Night Fever and from American Bandstand to American Idol.
- Many of us even remember that before America's Got Talent, it was Ted Mack on The Original Amateur Hour, Ed McMahon on Star Search and Chuck Barris on The Gong Show.
- When we were young, we listened to Cher, Diana, Aretha and Dolly long before Taylor Swift was born.
- And to us when we bought vinyl, it was a phonograph record not luxury flooring.
- Back then face time meant being sociable in front of someone not using an app on social media.
- And when it came to learning, we walked to school with our many books not bused or driven to school with laptops.
Yes, we had many joyful memories filled with HAPPY DAYS.
Yet, our HAPPY DAYS don't have to be in the past. Faith-Keepers offer resources to fill the rest of our lives with HAPPY DAYS.
Faith-Keepers Schedule
Tentative Speaker Topics
Second Thursday of designated months 6:30-8:00pm
2025
- October Medicare / Social Security 2026
- November Faith-based Author
2026
- January Stretch & Conserve Your Dollar
- February Stay Safe & Secure at Home
- March Grow Green: Gardening Tips
- April Healthy Aging / Ochsner
- May Meteorologist / Hurricane Season
- September Easy, Effective & Fun Exercise Tips
- October Medicare / Social Security 2026
- November Faith-based Local Author