Commun ty Matters Newton Presbyterian Manor
Puffed up By Jerroll Martens, Newton Presbyterian Manor chaplain
Most of us have heard a version of “no one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.” I Corinthians 8:1 speaks to this issue, “knowledge puffs up but love builds up.” Without a doubt, knowledge has blessed our world, giving us daily comforts of life as air conditioning, lighting, medicine and travel. The list is virtually endless. We should be so grateful! But on a personal level, great knowledge, whether from formal or personal study, carries with it the temptation of pride. This is true in secular as well as spiritual areas. Generally we do not like to be around the person who wants all the world to know how much they know! On the other hand, kindness and love pleases God and opens doors for us to be a help and blessing to others. Surely God wants us to use our minds, acquiring the right kind of knowledge while being aware of the temptation to be “puffed up” about it. And, it is not a matter of knowledge or love. With the right attitude our knowing may be of great help and blessing. Caring and love will open that door. Let’s work on it!
October 2015
Art is Ageless®
Local artists to be featured in 2016 calendar Six artists in Newton Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless juried competition will join nearly 50 senior artists from Kansas and Missouri whose work will be featured in the 2016 Art is Ageless calendar and note cards. The annual competition features entries exclusively by artists age 65 and older. “We are so pleased to have six of our local artists featured in the 2016 calendar. With such strong competition, having this many local winners says much for the Newton area arts community,” said Noelle Dickinson, marketing director.
“Radiant Sunflowers” by Max Voran.
Local winners are automatically entered into a masterpiece level competition with amateur and professional winners from 17 other Presbyterian Manor campuses in nine categories. The winners at the masterpiece level are featured in the annual Art is Ageless Calendar and notecards. The following winning artists and entries from Newton will appear in the 2016 calendar: •
“Swedish Weaving” by Ann Heidebrecht, fiber arts
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“Eska Box” by Hank Heidebrecht, mixed media/crafts
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“Little Arkansas River” by Gene Marsh, painting
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“Poppy Happy” by Marilyn Hope Lake, painting
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“Inside the Summer Sun” by Dick McCall, photography
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“Radiant Sunflowers” by Max Voran, photography
To be eligible for PMMA’s masterpiece level competition, artists entered a juried competition at one of 18 Presbyterian Manor communities in Kansas and Missouri. Works must have been completed in the past five years.