Clay Center Presbyterian Manor
NOVEMBER 2022
Editor’s Note: In a nod to our Presbyterian heritage, we regularly feature a column from a PMMA® chaplain in our newsletter. This month’s column comes from Dave Parker, chaplain at Salina Presbyterian Manor®. Chaplain Dave joined in July 2022 and is the pastor of a church in Abilene, Kansas. His earlier career was in the financial industry. Dave coaches soccer and loves to sing and play music.
Lots of ingredients go into keeping
Chasing the Son
the kitchen running
By Dave Parker, Chaplain “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and selfcontrol.”
Three times each day, residents gather to enjoy a home-cooked meal - and well before the dining room fills, Dining Services Director Sandra Tate has been working to make it all come together.
1 Timothy 1:7
“It’s sort of hard to explain,” Sandra said. “I do the orders, scheduling, all the stuff that makes things work.” With Sandra’s ability to multi-task and manage multiple demands, the more than 50 residents who gather each day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, get to enjoy a full meal without first-hand knowledge of all the moving parts.
Sandra Tate
“We do a weekly order, usually go through the menu, and see what we have in stock and if we’re low, I order it,” Sandra said. “We prepare meals in the main kitchen and the Assisted Living and Independent Living dining rooms are right off the kitchen.”
Tate –continued on page 2
I am deathly afraid of heights. Not so much high places, but edges. Mountain roads that Dave Parker are sheer, edges of buildings, roofs, even ladders. Above the third rung on a ladder, I feel like I’ve accomplished something. But I can assure you my heart is pounding as I step up to that fourth rung. I tried crossing the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado many years ago. I was just fine — until I looked down and could see between the metal planks under my feet. I immediately dropped
Chaplain –continued on page 3
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