A Publication of Westminster Village North June 5, 2020

God for us, we call you Father.

God alongside us, we call you Jesus.

God within us, we call you Holy

Spirit.

You are the eternal mystery that

enables, enfolds, and enlivens all

things,

Even us and even me.

Every name falls short of your

goodness and greatness.

We can only see who you are in what

is.

We ask for such perfect seeing—

As it was in the beginning, is now,

and ever shall be.

Amen.

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Quotable Quotes

• Real love stores never have

endings. Richard Bach

• Far away is far away only if you

don’t go there. O. Povo

• Words are as beautiful as wild

horses, and sometimes as difficult

to corral. Ted Berkman

• While forbidden fruit is said to

taste sweeter, it usually spoils

faster. Abigail Van Buren

• What we do during our working

hours determines what we have;

what we do in our leisure hours

determines what we are. George

Eastman

• The reason people blame things

on previous generations is that

there’s only one other choice.

Doug Larson

• In order to maintain a well-

balanced perspective, the person

who has a dog to worship him

should also have a cat to ignore

him. Peterborough Examiner

WORDS OF WORTH Worth Hartman, Chaplain

“Pondering the Trinity” This Sunday, June 7, is Trinity Sunday. Christians have recently celebrated Easter when we recall the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Last week was Pentecost as we experience the Holy Spirit. Sunday we affirm God in fullness as: 1) Creator and Sustainer, 2) God made flesh in Jesus Christ, and 3) God as Comforter, Advocate, Helper and Counselor in the Holy Spirit. People of faith came up with this concept of the Trinity, three “persons” of one God, to try to help our small, little minds understand a great, mysterious, powerful God, way beyond our ability to comprehend. We know a full, multifaceted, many gifted God who shows up in our lives and in our world in a rich variety of ways. We develop many ways to describe, explain, or put into words, that which is beyond words. I hope what we can take from this effort of pondering the Trinity is to expand our image of God. Some of us still picture an old bearded man in the sky who is stern-faced, mean, harsh and ready to judge us and punish us. We also have royal images of a kingly figure, way beyond us, sitting on a throne, laying down laws. The Trinity describes a God of relationship, family, parent and child, a God with us, for us, who is an energizing flow of love. This Trinitarian God reaches out in friendship, gives away power, strength and authority rather than hoarding it up. The God we are trying to understand in the Trinity is approachable, loving us and wanting us to love back and love others. My hope and prayer is we can know and feel loved by this great and good God as we face life’s challenges and blessings.

Welcome to WVN! By Nancy Russell Wesley Heironimus moved into Elm 163, and his wife Lucy resides in our Health Center while receiving

rehabilitation. (Unfortunately, we don’t have a photo of Lucy at this time.) During these challenging times Wes and Lucy share time through the window. They have high hopes of being together again one day at Westminster. Wes explained his name is Greek pronounced phonetically "Hair-ON-i-mus," but he is not Greek. Mischievously, he says he tells people he is Greek, but actually his heritage is English and German. He grew up in southern Indiana in Union Mills, a town of 300 folks located near Princeton. There were 63 children in his high school and 14 in his graduating class. He started working in a drug store at age 11 waiting on customers. The pharmacist saw he was a gifted youngster and encouraged him to pursue pharmacy as a career. Furthermore, since Butler University was the pharmacist's alma mater, that's where he suggested Wes attend to achieve the needed preparation for his future career. At the time Butler had three buildings and no dormitories. For the next 59 years, Wes spent 20 years in retail at North Side Pharmacy in LaPorte, IN; 20 years in LaPorte

Shopping for a Cause Marty Krug

Thank you for everyone who has shopped through Amazon Smile! The Foundation has received its first dona-tion from Amazon. It's not a big check, but every little bit helps. Please contin-ue to use http://www.Smile.Amazon.com if you are shopping on Amazon - and choose The Westminster Foundation Inc. as the charity you support. Our collective Amazon shopping will help The Foun-dation help the residents of Westmin-ster Village North. Yeah us!

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Thank you, Sadhana USA Maeleen Hurley

Last week Friday, May 29, Sadhana USA treated staff to a delicious meal catered by Smokehouse Catering Com-pany in Greenwood. Sadhana USA is an organization that creates affordable programs for children. These programs develop personal and community awareness, generosity and mutual re-spect. Sadhana USA wanted to show us how much our work is appreciated and they also donated beautiful bou-quets from Julie’s Flowers of Geist. We appreciate their generous spirit.

Hospital and 11 years as a relief pharmacist. This interview was done during a telephone conversation, and Wes admitted he really enjoyed talking on the phone because he had lots of practice conversing via the phone with doctors discussing prescription orders. Perhaps this is a positive outcome of mandatory social distancing! Describing the perils of a pharmacist, Wes recalled being robbed for the pain killer Oxycontin, and he always wrestled with providing needles. Did it prevent the use of contaminated needles, or did it promote the use of dangerous drugs? Lucy and Wes have 3 children, 4 grandchildren and one great granddaughter. One daughter, Lori, lives nearby. In lieu of Christmas gifts this fabulous family spent time together traveling over the holidays. "Gifts may not last very long, but memories live forever." What a great tradition! They went to Rome twice, England, Paris, Mexico and many more exciting places. Lucy is a registered nurse and spent 25 years as a school nurse. She and Wes were active in their community in the school system, as well as, 66 years in their Presbyterian church - holding every office the denomination offers. Let's welcome this lovely couple from a distance and pray that we'll soon be able to warmly shake their hands or give them a hug. FUN FACT: Wes & Lucy’s daughter, Lori Wakeman, purchased Annette Martin’s house before Annette moved into Tamarack.

Peace Laura Roman

I bet I’m not alone when I say I am horrified by what is going on in the world today. Peaceful protests result-ing in murder. Riots. Looting. Disre-spect for others. Hate. Racism. Chil-dren watching adults—learning moral character, ways of thinking, and ac-tions from them both positive and negative. How does this stop? I wor-ry. My son is in the National Guard and has been called to serve in this time of hatred. Will he be safe? What will he face? Will he be scarred from this experience? I searched for a prayer of peace, and found an old favorite. If you pray, I hope you might consider this: Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace; Where there is hared, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where here is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light, Where there is sadness, joy. I saw a beautiful video the other day. It was a 7 year old boy looking at var-ious photos of a black child and a white child interacting in many differ-ent ways. The father asked his son what he saw in the photos. The young boy pointed out the hugs, the sun-shine, the grass and the smiles in the photos … but never the color of someone’s skin. I wish everyone could be this way. To look for the good in people. To erase judgement. To do the right thing because it is the right thing. To remove prejudice. To live a life in harmony and peace. Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me!

Brain Teaser A skin have I, more eyes than one. I can be very nice when I am done. What am I? Last week’s answer: Keyboard

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A Week at a Glance…

Health Center Debbi Johnson

Please check with your activities staff for information on daily activities at this time.

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Thank you! Maeleen Hurley

Thank you to Cathedral student Rose Hittle for creating lovely cards to cheer up HC residents. She also made palm crosses.

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Trash Disposal We remind you to bag ALL items and tie the bag closed before putting into the trash receptacles in Tamarack. Staff members must take the bags out one at a time. Pizza boxes, soiled articles, food, etc., notonly produce raw odors, but must then be picked up by a staff member, risking his/her health.

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Thank you Garden Club!

The Garden Club is working on beautifying the Cedar Commons

Courtyard. Thank you!

A Week at a Glance…

Assisted Living Jill Armantrout

Saturday, June 6 1:00-3:00-Door to door: Daily chronicles Trivia/Humor Bingo prizes delivered Sunday, June 7 3:00-5:00 You Tube Service available See Tv listing for spiritual guidance Devotions distributed with lunch Monday, June 8 11:30 Daily chronicles delivered with lunch 1:00-3:00 Resident shopping deliveries Tuesday, June 9 1-4:00: Door to door daily chroni-cles, cook’s corner treats, trivia, Bin-go #’s given 5:30-Wellcheck calls Wednesday, June 10 1:00-4:00-Door to door: Daily chronicles Printed devotions Popcorn delivery/movie trivia Bingo #’s given Thursday, June 11 1:00-4:00-Door to door: Daily chronicles Afternoon fitness/relaxation tips Traveling music cart/themed cart Bingo #’s given 5:30-Wellcheck calls Friday, June 12 1:00-3:00-Door to door: Daily chronicles, printed devotions, travel club Turn in Grocery orders 3:15-4:30-Door to door: Mocktails/cocktails

A Week at a Glance…

Independent Living Laurie Wilson

Independent Living Laurie Wilson

Whomever set a pair of angels on Emily Holland’s shelf, she wants you to know she loves them and has named them “Emily & Peggy.” Her sincere thanks and appreciation! Karen Rose thanks so many of you for your cards, calls, and prayers during her recent surgery and recovery. “God Bless you all for your kindness and love.”

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IL residents were given a block of wood, of various shapes, and asked to create “Summer Dreams.” These are some of the amazing results! (I’ll add more next week.) When you go out of your apartment for a walk, be sure to look at the many wonderful designs in Tamarack & Elm.

In Memoriam

Anna Mason

Please keep her families in your thoughts and prayers.

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Our Little Mask June 2020 By: C.R. Case

My Little Mask; when I first put it On, Said to myself…it won’t be for long.

I can do this, it’s all for the good, And if that is the case, then I should.

Before very long I began to realize,

Wearing the mask is very wise. It protects not only others you see,

Especially, family and friends dear to me.

It has other advantages; just to name a

few, No shaving, no make-up no face prep to

do. It also hides that mischievous grin,

When you throw down the cards and shout, I WIN!

Wear your mask and care for it well,

It could save lives too numerous to tell. And when It’s all over we can look

back and ask, We’re all still here…was it all because

of “Our Little Mask”? _____________________

OMG, I'm rich!

Submitted by Kathryn Huelster

Silver in the Hair Gold in the Teeth

Crystals in the Kidneys Sugar in the Blood

Lead in the Ass Iron in the Arteries

Kathryn & Dick Huelster

Leah Yee

Shari Church Joann Ulsas

Front Back

Bob & Julia Casey

Jim & Nancy Russell