Gentle yoga class focussing on moving every part of the body with a focus on breath. Everyone will need their own yoga mat, and a 10 ft yoga belt. Wear comfortable clothing. If you have yoga blocks and a blanket, and use them, bring them. Please let the instructor know in private if you have any physical limitations she should know about.

The class will cover beginning knitting skills: cast on, knit and purl stitches and binding off. Other topics covered: reading patterns, types of needles, tools of knitting, difference in yarns and the use of a gauge. The class will complete a dish cloth or potholder. Participants with some skill and ambition may want to start a blanket. Supplies for first day: NEEDLES size 7 or 8 (made of aluminum, plastic or wood); straight or circular; length-straight (10-14 in), circular (11-14 in) and YARN 1 skein Lily® Sugar 'n Cream® Yarn (Michael's) or Crafter's Secret Cotton Yarn (Hobby Lobby). DO NOT spend a lot on needles until you know what you like.

This class will help you understand the timeline of the New Testament and early Christian characters, events, various early Christian beliefs, and provide a historical perspective as to when the books may have written, and how the original copies may have been modified. Gospels will be compared, Paul's writings discussed, gospels not accepted in New Testament, and discussion of the major early Christian leaders and which ideas were accepted and which rejected leading up to the Council of Nicaea. Questions will be presented but not necessarily answered.

Cardio drumming is a low-impact, full-body workout set to the great music of the '60s, '70s, and '80s. If you have never tried this form of exercise, you are in for a real treat. Using drumsticks, a 65-75cm stability ball, and a 16–24-gallon bucket (with rope handles), we work at our own pace using our arms, legs, and core! All fitness levels are encouraged, even if you must sit. Please purchase your bucket and ball at Meijer, Walmart, or Lowe's. Drumsticks are available from the instructor for $3.

 Students will review (or learn) basic aspects of Microsoft WORD that will be used to create the greeting cards (a Microsoft Word software program can be downloaded at a minimal cost - we will assist you). Students will learn how to insert photos, clip art, & personal family images from their computer, their cell phone & from the Internet. The class will focus on inserting these images into a WORD document for printing onto special card paper. Students will also learn how to personalize their cards with names & messages. No advanced software required-just Microsoft WORD. Copy fee: $1.00, payable at the first class (includes several sheets of 62 Ib. paper). Bring your own laptop, PC or Apple. Please try to arrive early to hook up your laptop, & to connect to the FLI WI-FI (optional). We will be happy to provide individual support as needed. Co-taught by Cynthia Nikolai. 

Drum Circle is a fun, educational, and accessible musical experience that celebrates diversity, inclusion, and expression! Participants of drum circle will learn about various percussion instruments from all over the world and the proper technique for playing each instrument. The goal is for everyone who participates to discover and share their sense of rhythm which each other, even if just by clapping along! Dancing encouraged!

Ours is a technological age. It increasingly possesses us. A.I. looms, hinting at ominous future scenarios. Industry and agriculture pollute our air, soil, and water. The military/industrial complex peoples our world with lethal tools of destruction. The world warms and we argue about the cause. Why did no one warn us about this danger? Perhaps there were warnings that we ignored. Indeed, nearly a 100 years ago, Martin Heidegger, thinker and philosopher and theologian, did just that. He warned about unbridled voracious technology that even then was devouring the Western world. Let us, then, listen to this prophet, a Jeremiah for our time. Why? To see how we got here. To see if he proposes an exit strategy. To see if we can coexist with technology. Reading: Heidegger’s ‘The question concerning technology’ and additional handouts.

Can’t read music? Maybe you can...A singer once told me, “When I see the note, I can sing it, but I don’t know what it is.” This class will help you know just that - how to sing the note without necessarily knowing “what it is.” Believe it or not, you do not need to know the name of a note to know how it should sound. This is not music theory, but ear training, learning to hear the notes and their relationship to each other, enabling you to sing what you see. This class is aimed at choral singers who love to sing but learn primarily by ear; however, anyone is welcome. $2.00 copy fee due at first class.