MARCH 2015
ST. CLAIR SUN
APRIL 2015
HAVE A LOOK:
Pg. 2: Community
Outings
Pg. 3: Entertainment
Pg. 4: Special Event
Pg. 5: Worship Services
Pg. 6: Chaplains Corner
Pg. 7: Success Awards
Pg. 8: April Birthday’s
Pg. 9: Voice for the
Volunteer
Pg. 10: Easter Meal &
Family Council
Pg. 11 & 12: Research
Institute on Aging Article
Pg. 13: “1000 Words”
Pg. 14: Village Directory
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Welcome to April!
As March came in like a lion, it was
great to see a lovely day for April 1st!
We have lots of great programs planned
at the Village this month. Join us for our
Easter Eggstravaganza and the C.E.
Kid’s Easter Show on Saturday April
5th, and plan to take part in, or just be a
spectator at our Village Amazing Race
Event on April 16th in the afternoon.
Finally, visit Kari in the Village Office to
get a nomination form for our Team
Member Success Awards. See page 7 of
the newsletter to read all about the
Nomination process. Have a fun April!
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COMMUNITY OUTINGS
COMMUNITY OUTINGS WILL BE
OCURRING MONTHLY ON EACH
NEIGHBOURHOOD.
SEE YOUR RECREATION TEAM MEMBER
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Essex / Talbot—Noel or Alex
Harrow / Oldcastle—Sara or Tracey
Kingsville / Colchester—Amanda or Felicia
Gosfield / Amherstburg—Colette or Carol
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ENTERTAINMENT
April 4th—C.E. Kids Easter Show
2:00 pm in the Chapel / Library
April 10th—Norman the Accordion Man
2:00 pm in the Chapel / Library
April 11th—Music with Gord Ciliska
2:00 pm in the Chapel / Library
April 18th—Music with Ron Ouellette
2:00 pm in the Chapel / Library
April 25th—Music with Vera Colley
2:00 pm in the Chapel / Library
Please Join Us—Everyone is Welcome!
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Join us and worship!
APR. 2ND —WORSHIP SERVICE
WITH Rev. Derek - 10:30 am
Apr.5th—easter Sunday worship service
Apr. 7th —RC Italian Mass—10:30 am
Apr. 9th—Lutheran Church svc.—10:30 am
APR. 16th—Anglican Church Svc.—10:30 am
APR. 19TH—First quarter
family Memorial Service
Apr. 21st—Anglican communion service
Apr. 23rd—RC Mass—10:30 AM
Every sunday
10:45 am—Worship Service with Rev. Derek
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CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
Peace and blessings to all,
Spring is here and the world around us is coming alive with birds singing and
everything blooming. We are feeling good because he can venture outdoors and
partake in the springtime orchestra. We find ourselves coming alive not like the
plants and animals, but the love in us. Take this story as an example;
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their
old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in
work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and
returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic,
glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to
help themselves to the coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand,
the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups have been
taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want
only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be
assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more
expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. When all of you really
wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And
then you began eyeing each other's cups. Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the
jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and
contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of
life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee.
Savor the coffee, not the cups! The happiest people don't have the best of
everything. They just make the best of everything. Live simply. Love generously.
Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Rev. Derek, Chaplain
Village of St. Clair
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April 8th—Amherstburg & Gosfield
Birthday Party With: Roy Lesperance—2:00 pm
April 15th—Colchester & Kingsville
Birthday Party With Music by:
Some Guy’s Who Like to Sing—2:00 pm
April 22nd—Oldcastle & Harrow Birthday Party
With Music by Dan Blanchard—2:00 pm
April 29th—Talbot & Essex Birthday Party
With Music by Mark Crampsie—2:00 pm
HAPPY APRIL BIRTHDAYS !!
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Voice For
The Volunteer
Tammy Zimmerman
Volunteer Coordinator
A great BIG thank you to all of our faithful
Volunteers who continue to share their time and
talents with our Neighbours here at the Village.
This month we will be celebrating our Volunteers
during Volunteer Appreciation week (April 13th—19th)
Don’t forget that our Volunteer Application is online
at www.schlegelvillages.com or you can contact our
Volunteer Coordinator Tammy Zimmerman
at x 8016. Our next Volunteer Orientation will be on
April 18th from 10 am until noon.
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LOOKING FOR:
Our Library Volunteer Pat, is looking for
donations of Inspirational books, and Large Print
Books. If you would like to make a
donation, please contact Tammy.
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Easter Greetings From
Food Service
Please join us for a delicious Easter Dinner
on Sunday April 5th, 2015.
Brown Sugar Baked Ham with
Scalloped Potatoes and Carrots
Or Stuffed Broccoli and Cheese Chicken Breast
with Mashed Yams and Peas.
Dinner Tickets are $13.00 .
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FAMILY COUNCIL: OPEN HOUSE
In Long Term Care, a Family Council is an organized,
self-led, self-determining and democratic group
composed of family and persons if importance to the
residents of a Long Term Care Home. Our first Family
Council Open House will be at the Village on
Wednesday April 29th, 2015 at 6:30 pm
in the Council Chambers.
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1000 Words for March
St. Pat’s 2015
Bowling at
Rosebowl
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Village at St. Clair Directory
Joanne Potts
Senior General Manager
x8003
Heather King
Administrative Coordinator
x8002
Kari Lappan
Administrative Assistant
x8001
Emily Swirgon
Director of Nursing
x8005
Kimberly Arquette
Director of Nursing
x8005
Denise Green
Asst. Director of Nursing
x8010
Mercedes Phalavong
Asst. Director of Nursing
x8009
Peter Brouwers
Director of Environmental
x8006
Hannah Renaud
Director of Recreation
x8007
Michelle Palubeskie
Director of Food Services
x8004
Jillian Studman
Asst. Director of Food Svc
x8014
Jacqueline Reinhardt Dietician
x8014
Ken Parish
x8020
Neighbourhood Coordinator
Gosfield & Kingsville
Candace Manwaring
Neighbourhood Coordinator
x8038
Amherstburg & Colchester
Mark Mitchell
Neighbourhood Coordinator
x8032
Talbot & Essex
Tammy Roberts
Neighbourhood Coordinator
x8026
Oldcastle & Harrow
Derek Davis
Chaplain / Councillor
x8052
Tammy Zimmerman
Volunteer Coordinator
x8016
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