Parsons Presbyterian Manor
Living out ‘response ability’ NOVEMBER 2021
Dining services director brings thankful spirit to everything she does We want to celebrate the season of thanks by talking about how the Parsons Presbyterian Manor community has persevered and found ways to be thankful, even during the hardships we have faced during the pandemic. For insight, we turned to Jackie Stewart, our dining services director. Jackie has recently transitioned from the Presbyterian Manor staff to Cura Hospitality. Any big change presents challenges, but Jackie has maintained a thankful spirit throughout the process. “I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity that PMMA has given me,” she said. “I started here a little over six years ago as a dietary aide, and now I’m the director.”
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By Mary Bridges, chaplain NOTE: Our featured chaplain for November is Mary Bridges, chaplain at Salina Presbyterian Manor. Each month, we share a devotion from one of the chaplains around the PMMA® system in a nod to our faith-based roots in the Presbyterian Church.
My father, Henry, was an eighthgrade graduate and smarter than anyone I have known. He was a lifelong Lutheran. He did not verbalize his faith or quote scripture; he simply lived it, every day. He cared for my grandmother when she lived alone. She was eventually diagnosed with dementia and moved into a nursing home. My father continued to visit her, even though she didn’t recognize him and no longer spoke. My father loved the land. After he retired from active farming, he leased a small amount of land north of Russell on Salt Creek. There he had a huge garden, and he shared his garden produce with everyone. One year, he raised turkeys. That November, he and my mom cleaned and dressed more than 20 turkeys, which my father distributed to family, friends and people he knew were struggling. He reserved one of those turkeys for a man who stopped
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