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The Village NewsJune 2020

A publication for the residents living in the friendly community of The Christian Village at Mason.

counter and sit in the dean’s office and tell her the reason for my visit. My looking at her long, beautiful hair may have created an understandably very short delay in the beginning.

My mentally rehearsed presentation had a pause that asked for a drink of water that provided me with a memorable view of her outfit as she left and returned with a glass of iced water. She identified herself in an overheard incoming call. In her next sentence, she used the name Lois. The sincere tone in content of Lois’ questions and comments led to my belief Lois was a unique, intelligent and a beautiful person. And I’m sure, like many others, I would like to be her friend.

As I closed the office door, I said to myself, “Psychology will be my major.” Thank you, God for creating the absence of the dean in the office that day.

Three years later on June 10, 1950 we were married!

A Memory Moment, Meeting Lois

From an article in one of Wayne University’s monthly new publications, I learned one of the professors in the chemistry department of the medical school was from Sand Lake, my hometown. I should try to meet him next spring to discuss my options in the world of psychology.

We had lunch the next week and during our introduction, he commented, “Our fathers had been close friends — a good start.”

Suddenly, having to think of adding two more years to the conventional medical school due to an existing list of qualified candidates and some possible involvement with a specialty created an unexpected stumbling block in my naïve dreams of becoming a physician. I thought to myself what other medical career options were available that could lead to a lifestyle somewhat similar to that of my dad’s? Missing tomorrow’s 10 o’clock biology class would create time to visit the dean of Wayne’s Psychology department.

With a pretty smile, the receptionist said, “The dean will not be in today, but can I help you? I could not help but notice her attractive eyes as she asked my name and status at Wayne. We both smiled when she accurately named my high school after hearing my address. This led to discussions of the Sand Lake education and her nicely colored fingernails as she added notes to her pad on her neat desk. In a friendly, business fashion, she asked me to leave the reception

BY GARDEN APARTMENT RESIDENT BOB DELL

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Birthdays, Celebrations and Updates

Please turn in one list per week to the Front Desk. (4 or 5 items). Due to increased number of lists submitted each week and limited staff, you may not get your groceries until Friday. We will try to accommodate you in a timely manner. Please give list and money to the Front Desk or call Transportation at (513) 701-3415.

The salon will be closed until further notice.

Call (877) 772-2263 and mention you are a CVM resident. This may better assist the Spectrum representative to help you with your concerns.

June Birthdays

June Anniversaries

Grocery Pickups

PS Salon & Spa Hours

Time Warner/Spectrum Billing Questions

If we have missed your birthday or anniversary or have the wrong date, please call the Front Desk at (513) 398-1486.

6-01 — Janice Bell, Lois Conners, Maude Skinner

6-02 — Jean Geist

6-03 — Ellen Conners, Matt Nowakowski, Betty Sams

6-05 — Ken Ives, Mike Ryan

6-06 — Pat Wilson (#1)

6-07 — Barbara Harrison

6-09 — Eddie McClymont, Kathryn Rotherum

6-10 — Susann Ralston

6-11 — Dottie Downs, Jo Smith, Marty Steigelman

6-13 — Helen Fry

6-14 — Bob Johnson, Ruth Shoemaker

6-15 — Charlie Bauer, Marion Fotheringham, Pete Taylor

6-16 — Carol Evans, Martha Mendez, Herb Schneider, Ruth Schnier, Howard Watrous

6-18 — Larry Holmes, Harriet Moseley

6-19 — Roberta Heitman, Lynne Little

6-20 — Marilyn Schimanski

6-21 — Donald Tenney

6-22 — Cindy Boatright

6-23 — Dave Pohl

6-28 — Russ Hoffer, Ed Wilson

6-29 — Bud Black, Alice Neely

6-30 — Gail Turnau

6-04 — Robert & JoAnn Mai

6-05 — Hank & Marilyn Wedig

6-14 — Ken & Pat Koch

6-16 — Ken & Ramona Goble

6-22 — Herb & Dianne Schneider

6-23 — Matt & Dolores Nowakowski

6-24 — Bill & Lynne Little

This information is for Christian Village at Mason residents.

This information is for Christian Village at Mason residents.

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Chaplain’s Corner BY CHAPLAIN TOM MOLL

Worship Services UpdateThank you to those who are faithfully tuning in to Channel 1851 at 10:15 a.m. every Sunday morning. Even though we cannot be in the same room at the same time during the pandemic, we can unite our hearts to worship the Lord. It has been encouraging to hear that many are taking the Lord’s Supper each week during the service and to hear that it blesses them to know that others throughout the Village are partaking at the same time.

Remember that communion cups and wafer sets will be available until we are able to meet together again in the Chapel. They are available in the outer lobby on Fridays and Saturdays for pickup. And we are happy to deliver to your home or apartment. Just give me a call.

New Sermon SeriesWe will be studying through the book of Philippians in our services the next few weeks and then when we are able to meet together again, we will begin a series entitled “Let’s Talk about Jesus.” We will consider him as Example, Forgiver, Intercessor, Savior and Leader. We will then resume our regular schedule of meeting at 9:00 a.m., 10:15 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Tithes and OfferingsRemember that you may continue to give your tithes and offerings during this time. Drop them by my office, mail them in, or call me at (513) 701-3406 if you would like me to pick them up. Regular church offerings go to our Compassionate Care Fund here at the Village. Offerings may also be designated to the Stone Center Auditorium.

Looking AheadAlthough we do not yet know the timeline, we plan to have a special “Back Together Sunday” when we get the word that we can have services again. What a great day that will be! We look forward to having a special fellowship time when we can resume Bible Studies and the groups that meet for encouragement.

Contact the ChaplainIf you have prayer concerns that you would like to share, please feel free to email me at tom.moll@christianvillages.org or call (513) 701-3406.

Remembering Those Who Have DiedIn Memory of: Betty Ball, Don Ellis, Mary Ellis, Jack Hays, Frank Magrino, Margie Westermann

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Social Services

The Caregiver Support group has been cancelled until further notice. If you have caregiver questions, are looking for support or resources, please contact Heather Carter, LSW at (513) 701-3403. This group will re-start once the facility is able to accept visitors.

Due to restricted visitors in the main building, audiology visits have been cancelled. If you are having difficulty with your hearing aides or would like to speak with the audiologist, you can contact Hear All Hearing at (513) 701-9322.

Caregiver Support Group

Audiologists

BY HEATHER CARTER, LSW, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Who would have thought three months ago that we would be experiencing such a drastic change in our lifestyle? We have gone from the hustle and bustle of attending groups with our friends, shopping, fitness center, Bible Studies and Church services that offer a great opportunity for socialization to limited interaction with others.

So how do you stay active and engaged in this time of potential isolation? For those that are tech-savvy, there are many virtual tours and activities available.

Cincinnati Museum Center — from the comfort of your home — YouTube — Cincinnati Heritage Programs Speaker’s Bureau

Council On Aging website/newsletter has a variety of links to help navigate avoiding scams, lists of stores with dedicated shopping hours for seniors

Virtual painting classes

Cincinnati Zoo — virtual tours

Metropolitan Opera — Nightly Live Streams

Many of us are not able to access the virtual activities that are offered due to limited internet or the need for assistance in managing technology, There are still many other opportunities for us to stay in touch and to reach out to others during this time. Calling your neighbors and friends, sending cards, adult coloring, taking a walk, chair exercise, listening to music, spending time documenting family history or taking up a new hobby are just a few ideas.

Keep in mind social distancing is not emotional distancing.

Take care of yourself — eat healthy, exercise regularly and get plenty of sleep.

Make time to unwind.

Connect with others.

If you are having a difficult time adjusting and need assistance, please feel free to reach out to us. There are resources available to help you with whatever your specific needs may be.

TAKE CARE & STAY WELL.

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The Well

10:30 a.m. Exercise on Channel 1851 (T/R in chair, M/W/F includes 20 minutes standing as an option)

We have at least 114 people exercising! Last month I wrote about looking for the good and this is definitely a good! I have heard from many of you that this has helped you feel better. I appreciate all the encouragement and am so glad that so many of you are tuning in and making exercise a part of your day.

I have taught fitness for almost 13 years and have learned that for most people showing up is the hardest part. You have been showing up and I applaud you! The other thing I’ve learned is that consistent effort is key and exercise can become HABIT.

I’d like to recognize these individuals so here is a list organized by location (GA=Garden Apartment, GC= Guardian Center, street names for cottages):

BY KYRA SCHROER, DIRECTOR OF FITNESS & WELLNESS

List of Exercise ParticipantsMartha Johnson BlackbirdRuth Shoemaker BlackbirdNina Coyle BlackbirdGertrude Omps BluebirdHarold Hamblin BluebirdPeggy Crews-Hamblin BluebirdAnne Dorward BluebirdJohn Kalberg BluebirdMary Kalberg BluebirdJanice Weller BluebirdJoyce Drake BluejayLou Kressin BluejayTom Poston BluejayBarb Poston BluejaySally Maritt BluejayDick Biedinger CardinalJoanne Biedinger CardinalGeorge Breuer CardinalElaine Breuer CardinalBetty Cooper CardinalHarriet Moseley ChickadeeSally Gates ChickadeeJoe Immelt ChickadeeDonna Immelt ChickadeeJerry Kohls DoveJeanne Kohls DoveElaine Henderson DoveSandy Fielman DoveJane Herrington EagleMillie Merkel FinchDave Strang FinchDee Bartholme FinchJim Suer FinchPat Suer FinchPat Wilson FinchJohn Van Osdol HummingbirdMary Van Osdol HummingbirdHoward Watrous HummingbirdMaryAnn Watrous Hummingbird

Judy Spraley HummingbirdJudy Schondelmayer LarkBarry Harrison LarkBarb Harrison LarkIda Crouse LarkAnna Hanna LarkEula Pleasants LarkMartha Brammer MallardHoward Brammer MallardBob Spreen MallardJoy Spreen MallardMaxine Randolph MallardLou Arnette MockingbirdJudy Arnette MockingbirdNorm Ball NuthatchGinny Ball NuthatchRuth Sherbon QuailJim Dailey QuailBetty Dailey QuailJulia Sprong QuailMarilyn Buzza QuailMatt Nowakowski QuailDolores Nowakowski QuailHarold Mains QuailEllen Mains QuailEvelyn Landen RobinJackie Cutshall RobinMarion Parish RobinDottie Parish RobinMaxine Leforge RobinNancy Samendinger SparrowEd Oravec SparrowDiane Oravec SparrowNancy Arulf SparrowMarilyn Abbott SwanJeannie Dasent SwanAlice Neely SwanBette Venseret SwanNorm Crawford Swan

Jane Crawford SwanGary Clasby SwanColleen Dallmer WoodpeckerBlanche Walker WoodpeckerKen Morris WoodpeckerJane Morris WoodpeckerAnn Luken WoodpeckerHerm Luken WoodpeckerCarol Evans WoodpeckerCarol Guthrie WoodpeckerClyde Koehne WoodpeckerDick Walthour WrenSusan Babik GAAudrey Culbertson GABob Dell GASue Dinning GAGerri Henderson GABillie Lake GAJanet McNamara GARuth Odor GAChuck Patterson GATrudie Pringle GARuth Rohde GAMarian Sizemore GAMarty Steigelman GAPat Tolle GASelina Walder GAMyrna Wilson GAMarlene Parrott GCSue Kitchen GCHelen Anthony GCJudy Wedgewood GCCarrie Ramos GC

If I have missed someone or included someone who isn’t participating, please accept my apology. You may reach out either by phone (513) 701-3455 or email kyra.schroer@christianvillages.org to let me know I need to make a correction.

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Auxiliary & Resident Organization NewsThe Auxiliaryby Judy Oliger

The Auxiliary’s officers and board members hope and pray that all our residents, staff, and their families are safe and well. We sincerely appreciate and thank the dedicated staff and administrators at CVM.

Due to the COVID-19, we were not able to have our April meeting and some of our fundraisers. We look forward to the future when things will be back to our normal. Please continue to watch 1851 for any updates on our fundraisers and the July Auxiliary meeting.

For the past several years due to the success of our fundraisers and your donations, the Auxiliary has been able to fund the purchase of some high-tech equipment that is now being used during this time of COVID-19 to benefit the main building residents. The iPads and laptops paid for by the Auxiliary allow many residents living there who cannot visit in person with their families and friends to video conference and FaceTime with them, which is enhancing their lives.

We want to thank all who have joined the CVM Auxiliary this year and to the many who purchased flowers. We are also grateful to those who organized and delivered the flowers.

The next meeting is scheduled for July 1st at 1 p.m. in the Chapel. At that meeting, we will be seeking volunteers to form a nominating committee for the officers and board members for the 2021 Auxiliary. Please consider volunteering to help the Auxiliary by serving on this nominating committee, by organizing one of our fundraisers in 2021, or by being an officer or board member in 2021. YOU ARE NEEDED.

Library NewsBy Mary Ann Watrous

The library soldiers on! Thanks, Beth!

NEW ADDITIONS IN MAY:

• David Baldacci, Divine Justice, Walk the Wire (new)

• C. J. Box, Long Range

• Wanda Brunstetter, The Forgiving Jar

• Harlan Coben, The Boy from The Woods

• Peter Enns, How the Bible Actually Works (on Fiction Shelf)

• Vince Flynn, Red War

• Elin Hilderbrand, Summer of 69

• Beverly Lewis, The Ebb Tide

• J.D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy

• Stuart Woods, Desperate Measures

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You Never Know BY RUTH ODER, GARDEN APARTMENT

RESIDENT

WHY DO GOOD PEOPLE SUFFER?

It’s a question everyone asks — at one time or another. It’s a question as old as time itself. Job asked it centuries ago. And so do we. Why? Why? Job did not get an answer, nor do we. But Job did not stop trusting God, nor should we.

We should not be surprised when troubles and trials happen. God never “promised us a rose garden” (as the once popular song goes). Jesus warned us when He said, “In this world you will have troubles.” But then He said, “Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) We are not promised a well-cushioned life; we are promised a well-armed life.

God did not send suffering to Job; Satan did that. But God permitted it. Sin causes suffering. And ever since Adam and Eve sinned, suffering has been a force in our world, an imperfect world, a fallen world. Sometimes we think that the bad things that happen to us are punishment for something wrong we have done. And it is true that sometimes we bring suffering on ourselves. A broken leg may be caused by carelessness or bad judgment. Heartache may result from immorality. But most often it is no fault of our own. The rain falls on the just and the unjust.

In the parable of the builders, Jesus did not say that no storms would come to the man who built his house on the rock, only that his house would withstand the storms. Remember when the disciples were rowing across the Sea of Galilee in the midst of a storm. Jesus did not come to them until the fourth watch of the night — when the night was darkest, when the wind was against them, when the storm was at its height. It was then that He came to them walking on the sea.

The thing that threatened them supported Him. The storm came by natural causes. But once it came, it became the road on which He traveled. He does not send the trials, but He travels to us upon them, and He says, “Be of good cheer. It is I. Be not afraid.” He may not remove us from the situation, but He stays with us through the situation.

There could be no mountains without valleys.

“The night reveals the stars.

The winds cause the mighty cedars to strike more deeply into the soil.

The loveliest flowers grow in the lonely, snowy Alps.” — (Author Unknown)

Once I took a class in oil painting; I was not very good. I just did what the instructor did. One day we painted streaks of light on the right side of a landscape of a country lane. Last of all we drew streaks of black from the bottom of the trees across the path. Shadows. It was only then, when I painted shadows across the canvas, that I could see the light in my painting — sunlight shining through.

God often uses the trials, the suffering for our good or the good of others — to teach us, to use us. Robert Browning said it best:

“I walked a mile with pleasure. She chattered all the way, But left me none the wiser For all she had to say.

I walked a mile with sorrow, And ne’er a word said she; But, oh, the things I learned from her when sorrow walked with me!”

The Christian Benevolent Association does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, religion, age, qualified handicap or veteran status.

NO ACTIVITIES DISCLAIMER Check Channel 1861 for Activity Updates

Sorry for any inconvenience. If you have questions about activities, contact Tracy Wolcott, Director of Community Life Services. (513) 701-3614.

You’ll Never Guess What I Just Found!BY DICK BIEDINGER

Having cabin fever, I decided to clean out some old files. I couldn’t believe it when I came across my old high school English papers. Ms. Williams was not only a tough teacher, but she also made class interesting and fun.

The first page said a participle (a word having the characteristics of both verb and adjective) is the same as a gerund (adverbial qualifier). A dangling modifier occurs in a sentence without having a normally expected syntactic relation to the rest of the sentence. Any questions why I had trouble in English?

In a note on my book report, she said I had a split infinitive, which is disapproved by grammarians. I apologized, not knowing who these people were. She also noted my book must have been so thin that its appendix had been removed.

Accordion to Ms. Williams, replacing words with musical instrument names often goes undetected. Double negatives are a no-no in English. To make a pirate furious just take away his “p”. The Thesaurus is great...there’s no other word for it. To be or not to be a horseman, that is an equestrian. I was friends with 25 letters of the alphabet…I don’t know “y”. E is the most common letter, Q is the least. Did you know skiing is the only word with double ii? Dreamt is the only word ending in “mt”? Bookkeeper is the only word with three consecutive double letters. Almost is the longest word with letters in alphabetical order. The longest word is “smiles” (there is a mile between the first and last “s”). I was told that I washed my face — not worsched it. I always had trouble with LIE or LAY. Ms. Williams said lay means to put in place, lie means to recline, BUT yesterday, I lay down. So the past tense of lie is lay? Who knew? Ms. Williams! She asked me to define “innate”. Yesterday Nate ate a nut and now it is in Nate. According to Joanne, a word to the husband is never sufficient. Zymosan is the last word in my Webster dictionary so it might as well be mine.