Veterans Day Dinner & Movie

St. John’s United Church of Christ invites you to celebrate Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, with dinner and the movie “The Way We Get By.” Dinner begins at 6:00 p.m. with the movie to follow. The evening will conclude at 9 p.m. Transportation to St. John’s UCC, 1934 Bridge St. NW, Grand Rapids, will be provided for those request it; contqct the church office at 616-453-2497 or emailus at office@stjohnsuccgr.org.   Invite your family and friends to come along. RSVPs are appreciated.

"The Way We Get By" is a deeply moving film about life and how to live it. Beginning as a seemingly idiosyncratic story about troop greeters - a group of senior citizens who gather daily at a small airport to thank American soldiers departing and returning from Iraq, the film quickly turns into a moving, unsettling and compassionate story about aging, loneliness, war and mortality. Watch the trailer here...

On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine. Filled with unexpected turns, their uplifting and emotional journey demonstrates the meaning of community at a time when America needs it most.