Young At Heart

The Young at Heart is a group for folks ages 50 and up, both women and men at Orange UMC. Together we aim to explore, fellowship, learn, and have fun. It is an opportunity to invite your friend or neighbor who is not at OUMC to join us and meet some new friends. Our group is self-sustaining, not requesting funding from the church. Contact Alice Finnell or the church office for more information.

Young at Heart January 2025 Outing

To start off a new year of 2025, 11 seniors came together in Graham, NC to visit a Life and Art exhibit about the creator of the comic strip Peanuts, Charles Schultz. Outside of the Graham Arts Council home, a small replica of Snoopy’s dog house greeted us. An inflatable Snoopy was nearby, pulling a Christmas tree along with his side kick Woodstock. The exhibition featured large posters of the Peanuts characters, their individual story and what each represented to Mr. Schultz. Local fans of the Peanuts loaned their collections of Peanuts inspired books, figurines of the characters, and Peanuts Christmas decorations. Reproductions of Peanuts comic strips over the years were scattered throughout the exhibit. We posed for a photo together at Lucy’s psychiatry booth. At the conclusion, you could try your hand at drawing the characters. Another option was a quiz to determine which character aligned with your personality. For lunch, we dined on delicious crepes at Press Coffee and Crepes a few blocks from the Arts Council home. We thoroughly enjoyed gathering together and another adventure after a snowy weekend.

Alice Finnell, YAH co-ordinator