Commun ty Matters Newton Presbyterian Manor
October 2016
A living soul By Jerroll Martens, chaplain
God gave to man “the breath of life and man became a living soul.” Genesis 2:7. Unlike plants, animals and all other kind of life, humans are special to God and should be to us as well. As God views all of His creation, He is concerned the most about humankind. His care and love are so great He was willing to give His only begotten son for our redemption. Human life is so special that it should never be compared in its worth to any animal or other form of life. Humans were created to have fellowship with our creator, God. We are the only living creatures to LIVING, continued on page 2
Our employees are “one in a melon!” Employee committee members Ashley Sassi, Alanis Bishop, Dannica Avendano and Jodi Huntley share some of the hand-decorated treats the committee created for an end-of-summer employee celebration. Ashley, Dannica and Jodi have all benefited from the Employee Education Assistance Fund when they were pursuing their nursing degrees.
Scholarships help employees advance education Three Newton Presbyterian Manor employees have received scholarships from the Employee Education Assistance Fund, continuing a long and strong tradition among our staff members of continuing education. Executive Director Marc Kessinger said Presbyterian Manor strongly urges employees to take their education further and to take advantage of the fund. “We feel it’s pretty important to encourage it, because we see a lot of scholarship recipients who work their way up through Newton Presbyterian Manor. Probably half of our nurses have been scholarship recipients who have stayed with us,” he added. “We feel like that’s a big key to our SCHOLARSHIP, continued on page 2