Emporia Community Matters June 2016

Commun ty Matters Emporia Presbyterian Manor

June 2016

Art is Ageless® winners announced Congratulations to all resident and area artists who participated in Art is Ageless, our annual juried art competition for those 65 and older.

We enjoyed seeing all of the entries on exhibit in April. Winners were: Judge’s Choice: John King, “Fall Colors” People’s Choice/Painting: Nancy McKinzie, “Rocky Mountain Meadow” People’s Choice/Mixed Media: Jim Dillman, “Graceful Calla Lillies” Painting (professional): John King, “Staffordville Grainy” Painting (amateur): Paul Johnson, “Mid-Summer Phenomenon” Sculpture: Robert Hush, “Jewelry Box” Drawing: Nancy McKinzie, “Indigo”

Stained glass scene gives the chapel a new glow “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”

— Revelation 3:20 The chapel at Emporia Presbyterian Manor is a little more colorful now, thanks to a new stained glass piece by local artist Jim Dillman.

Administrators at the manor asked Jim, a winner in the Art is Ageless® competition many times over, to create some artwork for the chapel. Jim said he would.

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Double Celebration Jan and Harold Stevenson will be celebrating Harold’s 90th birthday and their 70th wedding anniversary this month! All Presbyterian Manor residents are invited to a party from 2 to 6 p.m. on June 11 in room 110. Refreshments, punch and cake will be served.

Congratulations, Jan and Harold!

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Support Presybterian Manors of Mid-America with a gift to the Good Samaritan Program. We’ll add another balloon to the bouquet and residents will see how much you care.

Donate online at: Donate online at: PresbyterianManors.org/ PresbyterianManors.org/How_To_Give How_To_Give or stop by the front desk to make a gift. or stop by the front desk to make a gift.

~Taste the Tropics~

Join us for a special luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 9, in our ongoing A Meal in the Life program.

Our theme this month is the Caribbean, and we’ll be enjoying a sampler of tropical flavors.

Community Matters is published monthly for residents and friends of Emporia Presbyterian Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at PresbyterianManors.org.

Susan Siepelmeier, executive director Crystal Holly, marketing director

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“I told them it would be a gift, because I felt I had gained so much from their Art is Ageless event,” he said.

The 18-by-33-inch scene depicts Christ at the door, as described in Revelation 3:20. It was dedicated in a ceremony at the chapel on May 9.

Jim found the pattern in a catalog for stained glass artists. It’s a common scene in Christian art, he said, and the artist who creates the patterns is skilled at translating images from paintings and drawings into glasswork.

Spring into maintenance-free living As the grounds green up and colorful blooms brighten the landscape, it’s easy to see why residents love the maintenance-free living at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Our environmental services team works hard to keep our grounds looking neat, lush, and spotless.

Maintenance-free, refreshed residences give you the freedom to come and go as you like and remain active in the greater Emporia community.

This time of year, residents are out enjoying our common areas—and new amenities such as the gazebo—to catch up with old friends and make new ones. To learn more about living maintenance-free at Emporia Presbyterian Manor, call us at 620-343-2613.

Although Jim did all of the stained glass work, the project was a group effort. ReAnn England, assistant activities director at Presbyterian Manor, hand-painted the facial features of Jesus onto the glass.

“She gave him a very kind, gentle look,” Jim said.

Local woodworker Gary Romine built a light box to give the image a proper display, because there are no windows in the chapel to illuminate the glass. He took care to match the woodwork with the light oak trim already in the chapel.

Jim found some textured glass that was a perfect fit for the scene. The glass he used for the door looks like wood grain, and the stone surround has a rocky texture. Jim’s wife, Beverly, estimates the project took about 10 months to complete.

“I felt honored to be asked, and I was very willing to do it,” he said.

“I’ve already had some really nice comments about it.”

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