SHEPHERD'S CENTER-BEACHSIDE
Adventures in Learning for Adults
THURSDAY CLASSES @ EASTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
FRIDAY CLASSES @ ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH
Dates for Winter Term 2026
Winter classes and times posted online NOW!
29 December - Registration begins (Please don't attempt registering with an old form; it will not be accepted)
8 January 2026 - Classes begin
New Classes for Winter Term 2026
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Law and Disorder - Planning for the Golden Years - Attorney Cheryl Ward
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The Story of Jazz - Joel Sturman
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Strength, Stamina and Stability (S.S.S.) - Wendy Simpson
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Classics of British Literature - Leslie Johansen
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Lifestyle and Disease Prevention - Cecilia Ghanbari, M.D.
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U.S. History Through the Eyes of the United States Supreme Court - Lou Covotsos
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German Baking - Siggi McGlothlin
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we lost another one of our shepherds
In Memory of
Doug Johansen
1943-2025
Doug taught "How we make decisions" and "Beginning Chess"
we lost another one of our shepherds
In Memory of
Phil Gerace
1941-2025
Phil taught many Ukulele classes at Shepherd's Center
Shepherd's Center-Beachside promoted a food drive to help replenish the food pantry shelves at Melbourne's Sharing Center. Together, our host churches, Ascension Lutheran and Eastminster Presbyterian collected over a ton of food (2,304 pounds). Thanks to everyone!!!
Shepherd’s Center Book Club List Winter Term 2026
1/08 - A Patchwork Planet - Anne Tyler - 277 pages
1/15 - The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman - 355 pages
1/22 - Buckeye - Patrick Ryan - 452 pages
1/29 - I’ll Take You There - Wally Lamb - 254 pages
2/05 - Playground - Richard Powers - 381 pages
2/12 - Beartown - Fredrik Backman - 418 pages
2/19 - Culpability - Bruce W. Holsinger - 340 pages
2/26 - Calico Joe - John Grisham - 198 pages
Halloween gala at Ascension Lutheran Church, 31 October, 2025.
Frank Stein & Bride of Frank
Captain Rob
OUR MISSION:
The purpose of Shepherd's Center-Beachside is to offer older adults a wide variety of seminars based on the peer-learning concept and designed to be intellectually stimulating in an informal and noncompetitive environment.
