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! SECTION TWO Wednesday, February 9,1994 We Asked and You Said 2 Page from the Past 3 Community Correspondence 6-8 Newcastle Woman Learns You Can Do Anything If You Believe Clarington Seniors are Moovin' and Groovin by Laura J. Richards If you truly believe you can do something, you can do it, says a Newcastle woman. "I firmly believe that," said Sylvia Sylvia Vanhaverbeke in an interview last Thursday. Talking at her kitchen table, with the last light of the day fading into twilight, Sylvia talked about where she and God are right now in her life. Although she calls herself "an insecure insecure academic," she was able to Sylvia Vanhaverbeke finish university in five years by taking courses part-time at York University. She has also acquired a Masters of Divinity degree from thc-Toronto School of Theology. When she graduated, there were 13 people who did the same. Two of them were women. "It is still a big deal," she said in reference to women studying theology theology and hanging in to complete the program. "I have the same degree as a priest," she said quietly. But it did not come cheap. "There was a lot of struggle and reflection involved," Sylvia noted. And the struggle will continue, she predicted, as she tries to figure out what she is supposed to do now. She has decided to "be a voice for women in this particular parish and community." There is also another role in "educating "educating for a Church of the 21st Century." Those two roles should keep her busy for quite some time, she admitted. admitted. However, she knows that what-, ever she does, she must do it slowly. "If you turn people off-that's it!" One of the things she discovered as a student is the fact that a good minister must offer unconditional acceptance. "I did my field work at Mill- brook. It was an incredible experience. experience. I learned how to minister without without judging," Sylvia said. She said a minister of God should not spend time on how a person person got where he or she is, but should concentrate on the person's spiritual future. Presently, Sylvia is working on a retreat for women weekend in April. It is to take place in Cobourg. She and a group of women are planning the weekend to look at the female face of God, sometimes known as Sophia in the Old Testament Testament "This weekend is not for 'Catholics' 'Catholics' only, Sylvia added as she began began to explain what the weekend retreats retreats in the past have encompassed. This is her third year to plan a retreat retreat for women only. In .the first retreat, retreat, the women looked at five themes all related to the female experience experience of life, from birth to death, including transitional periods. Last year's retreat focused on the ritual of passage. This year's retreat is still in the Turn to Page 5 by Lorraine Manfredo Clarington seniors aren't going to sit around in their rocking chairs waiting waiting for any Seniors Centre to be built. They're already leaps and bounds ahead of plans for the centre. The Movin' and Groovin' Club, which is for people aged 55 plus, runs a whole host of exercise and social programs out of neighborhood neighborhood church basements. With or without a Seniors' Centre, Centre, the club continues to pick up steam. "Today, membership in Bowmanvilie has topped 150." dèsigncd to accommodate seniors' special needs and their favorite activities, activities, but she and her friends simply simply can't wait idly by. The unstoppable unstoppable Movers plan to chug along with their chair exercises, line dancing dancing and Tai Chi until the dream finally finally becomes a building "Then we'll be ready to roll right in with our many activities," says Mary Lane. Seniors may surprise themselves at how limber they can be once they join the classes, Mary notes. "They pick up intricate dance steps quite quickly. Mentally as well as physically this is stimulating. Even the overweight are firm and Dancercise atFanshaw College. Her first impression of Bowmanvilie Bowmanvilie was a dismal one. When she first settled here seven years ago to be closer to her daughter she dubbed the new community "Boringville". "People need to do more than just sit around and play cards. ' "I thought I'd go crazy," she confides, confides, and has come to the conclusion conclusion that the town needs a Seniors' Centre "very badly." People need more to do than just sit around and play cards, she in- in 1989 when a small group of sen- HJ? ^ught "You have to use all your limbs healthy. They rarely, if ever, run out The Movin' and Groovin' con- of ^ reath ; cept took off in Bowmanvilie back Mary Lane has been an instructor iors got together through Commun! ty Care for exercises. A committee was formed, a president nominated, \ft 'ùm ÈÊËÈ& and funding was secured to pay for --t'- 1 *"" 7 ' 7 '"'" equipment and professional instruc- l,_ and senses. Otherwise, you lose them." She refuses to let her own failing vision interfere with her enjoyment of reading letters from her son and watching dancers on TV. She tries not to let it get her down. The Movin' and Groovin' club provides the active environment one needs .to stay sharp. Mary Lane points to her beautiful blue budgie, flying free in her apartment apartment as a fine example of how exercise exercise and stimulation can keep one happy and vibrant in the golden years. (At eight years of age, her energetic energetic feathered friend is quite a senior in the bird world). Growing old should not be the end, she says. To inquire about joining the Movin' Movin' and Groovin' Club in either Bowmanvilie, Orono or Newcastle, call Community Care at 623-2261. tors. Today, membership in Bowmanvilie Bowmanvilie has topped 150. ' "In January, we branched out ; into Orono," says Club President Mary Lane. "There is still a lot of enthusiasm and we hope to expand. I've have been approached by peo- : pie in Newcastle and I am trying to organize that," she says. "The purpose of the Movin' and Groovin' Club is to promote fitness and wellness. The classes give us an opportunity to educate participants in safe techniques of exercising. "Coming out to classes reduces isolation, boosts self-esteem and gives members a chance to socialize with other seniors." Exercise classes in Bowmanvilie are held Monday and Wednesday mornings at St. John's Anglican Church. Tai Chi and Line Dancing,., are held Thursday mornings at thè T St. Paul's United Church. The new Line Dancing classes in Orono are held Monday mornings at the Orono United Church. LINE DANCING - Orono seniors kick up their heels in the United Church recreation room Monday Mary Lane would love to move morning as they follow the lead of their line dancing instmctor, Norma Maclnnis. The class is the latest her active bunch of seniors into a 0 ne organized by the Movin' and Groovin' Club for people age 55 plus. Exercise and Tai Chi classes are brand new recreation complex, one currently offered in Bowmanvilie. The Movers may expand into Newcastle Village in the near future. Students Honored with Awards in Legion Remembrance Day Contests Brad Humber, of Bowmanvilie High School, captured captured second place in the senior poetry contest in the Zone F-l Remembrance Day poetiy competition. Brad is pictured with Ron Moore and Norm Baker, of Branch 178 of the Royal Canadian Legion, who presented him with his awards last month. Karrie Armstrong, of The Pines Senior Public School, was the third place winner in the intermediate intermediate Remembrance Day Poster contest sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion. Her black and white poster was a winner in the Zone F-l competition. She is shown above, along with Ron Moore (left) and Norm Baker, of Branch 178 of the Royal Canadian Canadian Legion. f Central Public School had two winners in the .Zone F-l Legion Remembrance Day essay essay and poster contest. Placing first in the junior essay category was Jay Henderson. In second place in the junior black and white poster contest was Donny Isabelle. Shown here, from left, arc: Ron Moore, Principal at Central Public School and Legion Representative Representative in the contest; Jay Henderson, Donny Isabelle and Norm Baker. Brandon Buckley, of Hampton Junior Public School, placed second In the Zone F-l junior color ' poster competition sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion, Shown above, from left, arc: Ron Moore, representing Branch 178 of the Royal Canadian Legion; Brandon Buckley, Norm Baker, of Branch 178, and Philip Palmer, grade six teacher at Hampton Junior Public School, Julie Hatty and Colin Fenton, both of Bowmanvilie Senior Public School, were prize-winners in the Zone F-l level of the Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day poems and essays competitions. competitions. Colin placed second in the intermediate poetry contest and Julie was first in the intermediate essay competition. Her essay now advances to the next level of competition. The winners arc pictured pictured here with Ron Moore (left) and Nonn Baker (tight), representatives of Branch 178 of the Royal Canadian Legion.