Salina Presbyterian Manor
Living out ‘response ability’ By Mary Bridges, chaplain NOVEMBER 2021
Thank-you to our devoted employees We’re thankful for the Salina Presbyterian Manor staff all year round, but we wanted to take a moment to recognize each of them during this season of gratitude. We appreciate all that you do. 35+ years Pat Piper 25+ years Jodi Gawith Kathy Blouch 20+ years Mary Kersey Amy Peterson Janet Beemer 15+ years Mary McElrafth Jackie Herwig
Linda Phelps Shanna King Shawn Bretton Amber Hamilton Saluda Geist 10+ years Becky Augustine Hope Linenberger Christina GolladayBauer Mary Bridges Amanda Dean
5+ years Keith Brown Lisa Anderson Pam Bolte Brianna Augustine Kelly Wellbrock Lacey Hasker Doria Lawrence Kathy Hixenbaugh Ashley Boor Patricia Klenda Donna Smith
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We appreciate you employees
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 to help my father change a tire earlier that year. That Thanksgiving season, and every day, my father exercised what the Rev. Richard J. Fairchild calls our, “response ability” that is the result of His goodness. “Our ancestors in faith — from Sarah to Mary and from Abraham to Jesus, all were convinced that God is the source of everything, and that by graciously giving all things to us God
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Executive Director Christian Gilbert cgilbert@pmma.org Assisted Living Director of Nursing Amy Thompson athompson@pmma.org Director of Sales & Marketing Cathy Boos cboos@pmma.org Human Resources Director Kelly Wellbrock kwellbrock@pmma.org Accounting Services Director Shanna King sking@pmma.org Dining Services Director Keith Brown kbrown@pmma.org Environmental Services Director Anthony DeLaurentis adelaurentis@pmma.org Life Enrichment Director Lacey Buhrle lbuhrle@pmma.org Social Services Director Kelley Bieberle kbieberle@pmma.org
Penelope Miller Kendra Smith Kyle McWhorter Cathy Boos Matt Bachofer Jamie Smith Penne Clapsaddle Jennifer LeTourneau Carla Derrick Charlene Weis Madison Searcy Ashley Miller 5 years or less Christian Gilbert Amy Thompson Shelly Korte Mitzi Sexton Margo Hyman Tina Dennis Doug Funk Bylli Hoppock Rosa Jaquez Castillo Jamie Tollison Brooklynne Herwig Harlee Long Larey Higgins Anthony DeLaurentis Lacey Buhrle Susan Spiller Belen Tostado Richelle Florke Aleisha Gremmel Ricky Voth Kyra Williams Kiara Barnes Amber Clair Rachel Saltkill
Laura Calzada Jaquez Jaden Herwig Fatima DeLuna Icela DeLuna Valerie Petersen Brittany Curtis Shelli Hahn Jose Castro Shawntae Burton Christian Overturf Patcharawee Chimpali Amber Talbott JD Pickel Elias Peck Maria Avina-Dominguez Azucena Escamilla Jessica Rose Nancy Doss Jordan Lerma Trinity Blundred Yarixa Zelaya Tomas Ramos Delia Bates Grace Hilbert Kelley Bieberle Emily Litke 1 Year or less Edie Chaney Nicole Harmon-Hendrix Cristi Leavitt Sarah Schale Phillip Knox Camryn Cooper Olivia Dix Emma Farmer Rhonda Perry Tammy Conner
Drew Long Rachael Ramriez Mason Barnum Breanna Chaput Rebecca Haymond Elizabeth Faerber Virgil Windholz Lisa Cyr Karen Jurgensmeier Leslie Childers Emma McGinnis Mamie Perez Caitlain Young Sue Hern Aydan Rose Allyson Ritter Levi Sutton Gisselle Flores Clayshionna Wallace Journee Holcom Clarissa Whitmer Alexandra Winingham Aundrea Martinez Emma Hilbert Brittany Barnes Courtney Lovell Alondra Castillo Emily Francis Raelynn Sickman Jentrie Gremmel Mark Lapier Kristie Boyer Lacey Ward Rhiannon Gremmel Amy Bennett Bayli Hoppes u
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Congratulations to our educational award recipients
We are pleased to welcome Tom and Wanda Markley to the Salina Presbyterian Manor community. The Markleys are two of our newest independent living residents. Please say hello and welcome them when you see them.
Salina Presbyterian Manor would like to extend congratulations to our 20212022 education assistance recipients: Brianna Augustine: $1,500 Stephanie Goetz: $1,950 Susan Spiller: $750 Trinity Blundred: $4,000
Activities Corner Happy November!
Watch your calendars for other events and daily activities. Nov. 1: Nov. 2: Nov. 3: Nov. 3: Nov. 4: Nov. 5:
Walmart Shopping Ladies’ Breakfast Catholic Mass Therapy Dogs for HC/MC Happy Hour Coffee and Conversations with Donuts Nov. 8: Dillons Shopping Nov. 9: Hearing Aid Check Nov. 9: Wine and Treats Birthday Celebration Nov. 11: Veteran’s Day Lunch Nov. 12: Men’s Breakfast Nov. 15: Walmart Shopping Nov. 17: We Care Dementia Support Group Nov. 17: IL Resident Council Nov. 18: Art cinema movie and Martinelli’s
Nov. 18: Nov. 18: Nov. 20: Nov. 22: Nov. 25: Nov. 29: Nov. 30:
Literary Ladies Art Class Parade of Lights Dillons Shopping Thanksgiving Lunch Walmart Shopping Christmas Decorating Day
Exercise classes are offered Monday through Saturday. Tuesdays - Catholic communion service and rosary. Fridays - Ice cream socials Saturdays - Join us for movies on the big screen in the chapel. Sundays: Chapel services u
November birthdays
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The Employee Scholarship Program was established in 1978 with an endowed gift from C.E. Koehn. Today, continued support from donors — including payroll deduction elections from employees — help maintain the scholarship program, which supports Presbyterian Manor staff members who choose to further their education. Without charitable giving, this program would not exist. Thank you to everyone who supports this important program. Learn more or leave a gift at giving.presbyterianmanors.org/. u
I wish you the happiest of Thanksgivings. I will close with more wisdom from Rev. Fairchild: “In the hard times you see, we still have so much, we have life, no matter how slenderly we may hold to it, we have family and friends, no matter how scattered, we have community, no matter how it is organized and we have the presence of God and the promise of Jesus Christ that when we seek first God’s kingdom and God’s righteousness, that all that we need will be added unto it.” u
Jake Mitchell: Nov. 3 Ann Headrick: Nov. 4 Connie Stutterheim: Nov. 11 Bob Houck: Nov. 12 Ray Salmon: Nov. 15 Basil Price: Nov. 16 Pauline Eaton: Nov. 28 Lorene Salmon: Nov. 29
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