NHELC Gatherings  – Aging Grace-Fully Author Series

Aging Grace-Fully examines how to age with grace and live, fully, with the physical, mental and social changes that are often difficult to accept when growing older. Join us to seek understanding and acceptance of these challenges in our eight-part series featuring leading authors who share their knowledge and experiences about aging including suffering, love and loss.

Each date at 12:30 PM, in the Fellowship Hall, we will meet and have refreshment hour followed by an 1:30 PM presentation by the author. Each author will be streamed live, and we will have a discussion after the presentation.

• Rebecca Chopp, author of Still Me, Thursday, March 27, 2025.
  Based on research and experience, Rebecca provides many suggestions on how to accept the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and continue to live well.
  
• Missy Buchanan, author of From Dry Bones to Living Hope Tuesday, April 22, 2025
  Each chapter opens with an intimate, prayerful lament to God from the perspective of the older adult who longs for spiritual renewal and purpose., and then the author guides us to God’s perspective on aging and specific actions we can take that lead to hope and joy.
  
•  Frank Bruni, author of The Beauty of Dusk, Thursday, May 22, 2025
  From New York Times columnist and bestselling author Frank Bruni comes a wise and moving memoir about aging, affliction, and optimism after partially losing his eyesight
  
• Mia Birdsong, author of How We Show Up, Tuesday, July 15, 2025
  Through research, interviews, and stories of lived experience, How We Show Up returns us to our inherent connectedness where we find strength, safety, and support in vulnerability and generosity, in asking for help, and in being accountable. Showing up—literally and figuratively—points us toward the promise of our collective vitality and leads us to the liberated wellbeing we all want.

•  Anne Lamott, author of Somehow Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025
  Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward. “Love just won’t be pinned down,” she says. “It is in our very atmosphere” and lies at the heart of who we are. We are, Lamott says, creatures of love.

Contact Pastor Scott 610-326-1335 or psstaub@gmail.com for more information.