A newsletter for Families and Residents of St. Francis Home, Friedman Village, ESA and Villas Volume 5, Issue 9 September, 2017

In memoriam We extend our deepest

sympathy to the families and

friends of our residents who

recently passed away.

Mary lou brickner St. Francis Home

Steve asperger St. Francis Home

Russell martorana St. Francis Home

Sr. ruth johnson St. Francis Home

RESIDENT RIGHTS

You have the right to be informed in writing of the rates changed by the

facility as well as any additional charges, and to receive thirty-days

notice in writing of any change in your health reported to your sponsor.

SHARING

TIMES

Thank you everyone for the warm and gracious welcome to St.

Francis Senior Ministries. I am honored to become a member of

an organization which has been serving the Tiffin and regional

community for more than 147 years -- "We exist to create a

community where each individual can live life fully".

My own experience (while considerably less than 147 years) has

been spent entirely in the post-acute care and older adult housing

and services arena. I became a Licensed Nursing Home

Administrator in 1986 and have thoroughly enjoyed working with

residents, families, and coworkers ever since. The variety of

services and the collaborative nature of working so closely with

our guests has been very rewarding. During my career previous

responsibilities have included roles as Senior Administrator,

Chief Operating Officer, and Executive Director/Vice President

of Operations with both small, regional, and public organizations.

My wife, Sheila, and I have been married for 27 years and have

two children, Casey (daughter) and Addison (son), both named

after grandparents. We look forward

to learning more about Tiffin and all

that it has to offer.

Please feel free to stop by at any time

to introduce yourself as time allows. I

am eager to get to know all of you and

to become a familiar part of the St.

Francis Senior Ministries Community.

Sean

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Canticle of the Arts:

Campus

residents

Sr. Paulette

Schroeder spoke

in July and

Eugene Miller

spoke in August.

Bob Forney, a resident of

Elizabeth Schaefer Apartments,

waves from his window where he

proudly displays a window box that

he made himself. Bob added some

flowers, solar lights and a

hummingbird feeder, too.

FELC Summer Gala

Millie & Louie Lee

celebrated their 70th

wedding anniversary at

the gala on August 11th.

Attention Friedman Village &

St. Francis VILLA Residents: The

September eating location for the

St. Francis Eating Club has changed.

It will now be held at Phat Cakes. Questions -

please contact Lewis Miller or Joan Gray.

Friedman Village Assisted

Living residents tried

Rambutan - a fruit from

Guatemala. The looks on their

faces when they saw what it

looked like

were priceless!

One resident

said “They can

keep it in

Guatemala!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

RESIDENTS OF ST. FRANCIS

SENIOR MINISTRIES

September

03 - Jean Montz (ESA)

04 - Robert Feasel (St. Francis Home)

07 - Dora Michael (ESA)

08 - Mary Droll (Friedman Assisted Living)

09 - Catherine Culichia (Friedman Villas)

10 - Marjorie Frisch (Friedman Villas)

10 - Gayle Joyce (St. Francis Home)

11 - Harold Shultz (St. Francis Home)

12 - John DeBarbrie (ESA)

15 - Wayne Moore (St. Francis Villas)

16 - Marjorie Bumb (St. Francis Home)

17 - Josephine Hoover (St. Francis Home)

17 - George Kuhn (St. Francis Home)

18 - Lloyd Borer (St. Francis Villas)

19 - Joan Gray (Friedman Villas)

20 - Eugene Miller (Friedman Villas)

20 - Sr. Pat Neckel (St. Francis Home)

21 - Robert Kramer (St. Francis Home)

25 - James Linthicum (St. Francis Home)

26 - Sandra Maistros (St. Francis Villas)

27 - Gail Correll (St. Francis Home)

27 - Marvin Glick (St. Francis Home)

29 - Cecilia McKinley (St. Francis Home)

30 - Phyllis Stine (St. Francis Home)

Page 3 Don’t forget to visit and “like” the

St. Francis Senior Ministries

Facebook page.

More pictures, announcements and

events are posted on our page.

NEW SALON RATES FOR ST. FRANCIS HOME

St. Francis Home residents will see a slight increase to services

provided in the hair care salon beginning October 1st. The last

time the rates in our hair care salon had an increase in prices

was October 2014.

Effective October 1, 2017 salon rates for services will be:

Permanent Wave (includes haircut, shampoo & set) $40

Color treatment (includes haircut, shampoo & set) $40

Shampoo, haircut & set $15

Shampoo, haircut & dry $12

Shampoo & set $10

Haircut only $10

Shampoo only $ 6

Shampoo /dry $ 8

Comb-out $ 8

Haircut & beard trim for men $12

We are blessed to have such dedicated and caring beauticians

on campus (Michelle Smith, Sue Schriner & Ally Scherger) to

care for our residents' hair care requests!

Thank you, ladies, for all you do!

Bridges Community

Academy!

St. Francis Senior Ministries would like to

welcome back the Bridges Community

Academy staff and students who are returning

for their 14th school year on our campus. We

are so thankful for all you do for our residents

and staff and for you being a part of our St.

Francis family. We wish all of you a very

successful, safe, and happy new school year!

Page 4 Alzheimer’s Support Group

Thursday, September 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the

Multi-Purpose Room of St. Francis Home.

Parkinson’s Support Group

Thursday, September 28 at 1:00 p.m. in the

Multi-Purpose Room of St. Francis Home.

Come join us for a celebration of the Autumn

Equinox, Thursday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the

Strawbale House. Bring a snack to share if you wish and enjoy

good company and a good time. Thanks, Sister Jane Omlor

Worship at St. Francis Senior Ministries:

Here at St. Francis, our faith is at the center of everything we do. Every day at St. Francis Home begins with Mass at

9:30 a.m. Masses are also offered regularly at Elizabeth Schaefer Apartments and at Friedman Village.

Every Sunday at 2:00, Interdenominational Worship is offered at St. Francis Home AND at Friedman Village

Assisted Living. The St. Francis Home service is led by a team of local pastors and Rev. Beth Westphal, our Manager

of Mission and Pastoral Care, leads the one at Friedman Village. Both services are designed to be comfortable for

worshippers from most mainline denominations.

Our next Protestant Communion Service in the St. Francis Home Chapel on Monday, September 25, at 3:30 pm.

Rev. Beth Westphal, who is an ELCA Lutheran Pastor, leads these services. She offers an open Table where all baptized

Christians are welcome to commune. Beth is happy to answer any questions you might have. She can be reached at

419-447-2723 x3001.

Bible Study Opportunities at St. Francis Senior Ministries: We have a number of resident-led Bible Study groups that meet around campus. If your group would like to invite new

members, please contact Kellie Hartsel to publish it in the newsletter.

Beth Westphal, Manager of Mission and Pastoral Care, leads two Bible Studies on campus:

The St. Francis Home Bible Study meets every Wednesday at 3:15 in the 3rd Floor Solarium.

The Elizabeth Schaefer Apartments Bible Study meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month in the Lounge.

We will meet on September 5 & 19 , at 2:00 p.m.

Residents and staff from any part of our campus are welcome at all of our Bible Studies. Both groups are currently

studying the readings appointed for Sunday mornings.

SAVE THE DATE: October 31, 2017 is the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Many local

congregations will be hosting events to mark this occasion. We will join those events by offering a mini-retreat: 500

Years of the Ever-Reforming Church – An Ecumenical Commemoration. The retreat will be held in the St. Francis

Spirituality Center from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. It will be led by a team of Roman Catholic, Lutheran and United Church

of Christ clergy and will include time for conversation. Watch for fliers around campus and for more details in the

October newsletter.