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Presbyterian Village North was featured on the local news this month
Click here to read about the special feature on FOX 4's "Here's To You" segment
Click here to read about the resident's behind-the-scenes tour of WFAA Channel 8.
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a new member of the Forefront Living Foundation Board. Click here to get to know her.
AT THE FOREFRONT Spirituality Spirituality
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April 2023
Cathy Davis FOREFRONTLIVINGFOUNDATION
are pleased to announce Diane Fullingim has joined the Forefront Living
as Executive Director for
Living Foundation. Click here to get to know her. Introducing Introducing
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SPEAKER SERIES BEGINS
FRIENDS Faithful
Faithful Friends gathered on the evening of Thursday, April 27, at the Marnie and Kern Wildenthal Education Center, to participate in the first of a three-part educational speaker series entitled, “Understanding Grief for All Ages.” Although grief is a universal experience, the grieving process is unique to each individual.
This first portion of the series covered the topic of “Understanding Family Grief.” During her presentation, Danette Muzic, Executive Director at Faith Presbyterian Hospice, shared the unique ways family members experience grief. She explained that while factors like culture, education, socioeconomic status and location can influence grief processing, age is also a strong contributing factor. Read more.
MUSIC THERAPY MUSIC THERAPY
Fundraising Dinner Fundraising Dinner
On May 2, the Forefront Living Foundation (FLF) will hold its firstever Music Therapy Fundraising Dinner. This elegant evening of music, cocktails and dinner is designed to raise funds to benefit the Faith Presbyterian Hospice Music Therapy program.
"Music therapy is part of the “Faith Difference” and it is one of several integrated therapies that separates Faith Presbyterian Hospice from other providers. Music therapy is proven to relieve physical symptoms, enhance mood and provide unique opportunities for connections for fam Jones, FLF Philanthropy
An update on the event will be prov
SAVE THE DATE
Hilton Anatole
Chantilly Ballroom
Dallas, Texas
September 12, 2023
For more information, contact Sarah Jones, Philanthropy Coordinator at SJones@ForefrontLiving org
FLF FLF
Alyssa Price Jennefer Dixon
wrote a new book that hit book shelves last week! Click here to learn more
Faith Presbyterian Hospice Music Therapists
The Faith Presbyterian Hospice (FPH) Spring Memorial will be held on the campus of the T Boone Pickens Hospice Center Saturday, April 29, 2023 This annual event, established to celebrate the lives of loved ones lost throughout the past year, is open to the public through a reservation system More than 200 participants are expected to attend
The program will include elements led by various FPH teammates including chaplains, music therapists and more Each family in attendance will receive a butterfly to release at the grand finale of the program Light refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the memorial service
COMING SOON! COMING SOON!
This Fall, Healthcare Experience Institute (HEI) will bring healthcare education to life on the Faith Presbyterian Hospice campus. Learn more about the program here.
Click here to follow HEI on Instagram, here for Facebook and here to subscribe to their YouTube channel
The roster for Camp Erin DFW is full, and families are gearing up for camp! Over the course of the next month, meetings will be held for the more than 25 families (41 children), eight Faith Presbyterian Hospice teammates and 17 volunteers scheduled to attend camp to prepare for a magical weekend, June 2-4, 2023.
Read more.
FPH SERVES DALLAS AREA JEWISH COMMUNITY
Despite having “Presbyterian” in its name, Faith Presbyterian Hospice (FPH), is open to all people of all faiths One area of FPH’s focus is serving the Jewish population of approximately 55,000 Dallas residents In fact for more than three years, Elise Power, Jewish Hospice Community Liaison, has been an integral member of the FPH team concentrating on educating and connecting this group with the benefits of hospice
Click here to see some of the heartfelt messages of thanks from our Jewish families
PLAY APRIL MESSAGE FPH FPH
April is National Volunteer Month, a month dedicated to honoring volunteers and encouraging volunteerism, and PVN residents thoroughly enjoy being involved in the greater Dallas community through volunteer work. With this in mind, teammates and residents at Presbyterian Village North have partnered to volunteer regularly at The Stewpot, a ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Dallas, offering a safe haven for homeless and at-risk citizens. Read more.
Celebrations of
PASSOVER SEDER
NATIONAL NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH VOLUNTEER MONTH faith faith
Born out of the desire expressed by residents and thanks to their collaboration with teammates, Presbyterian Village North held its first interfaith Passover Seder in the Reflections dining room on the evening of Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Read more.
To commemorate Holy Week residents of Presbyterian Village North enjoyed the opportunity to attend special services in Monie Chapel to worship and celebrate their faith Maundy Thursday service, Good Friday and Easter services were offered Read more
Teammate Teammate Spotlight Spotlight
Letty Valdez Independent Living Community Life Manager Click here to read her interview PVN PVN Click here to read the April issue of The Bugle (PVN's newsletter created by residents for residents). x
HOLY WEEK
