Vienna Presbyterian Church

Seniors (SWATT)

See the schedule of upcoming SWATT events.

• To enhance the fellowship, spiritual enrichment, service, and general enjoyment of life of the seniors (members and friends) of Vienna Presbyterian Church.

Membership

• No official membership.
• Any church member or friend of the church may attend any event.
• All who are available for weekday activities.
• Couples and singles, men and women.

Activities

• Generally there are about eight activities a year, one each month except for the summer.
• Activities are varied and include day trips, luncheons, and service projects.
• Due to the average age of participants, strenuous service projects or trips are not recommended.
• A volunteer chairperson organizes and coordinates each event.

Activity Examples

Service:

• SWATT usually performs several projects each year, as may be requested by the church.
• A regular, recurring service performed by SWATT is to host the fellowship coffee between services in months that have a fifth Sunday.
• In addition to organized projects, SWATT members are very active individually in the life of VPC and give freely of their time to help others.

Local Trips:

• Dinner theaters.
• Art museums with luncheon.
• Luncheon river cruises.
• Places of historic interest.
• Local Government Agencies/Institutions (NASA-Goddard, USGS, etc.).
• Other senic tours.

Monthly luncheons at the Church (Great Hall):

• Monthly luncheons are normally potluck style; bring a main dish, salad, vegetable, dessert, or whatever to share; drinks and paper products are provided.
• Reservations are not required; just come!
• Potlucks are usually held the second Wednesday of each month at 12:15 pm.
• Potluck luncheons are very informal.
• Some luncheons are accompanied by a program; other luncheons are used as a time to discuss and plan for upcoming activities.

Organization

• One or two people (a single or a couple) are chosen from the general membership to serve as Committee Chairperson(s).
• Preferably one or two other people are chosen to serve as Co-Chairperson(s).  The Co-Chairperson(s) may then move into the Chairperson(s) position after some period of time.  This keeps continuity in the leadership and allows more people to assume leadership rolls on a short-term basis.
• One pastor serves as liaison/advisor.
• The SWATT Team is under the Community Life Ministry Area and receives seed money from that ministry, although it is essentially self supporting.

For more information on the Senior's SWATT group, contact SWATT at swatt@viennapres.org.