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Lively Mark

2655 NEBRASKA AVE | PALM HARBOR, FL 34684 | WWW.STMARKVILLAGE.ORG DECEMBER 27, 2020

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Holiday Cancellations and ClosuresAll Offices (with the exception of Resident Ser-

vices please call ext. 1706 for an appointment), the Village Café & Bakery and the Greeting Card Corner will be closed on Friday, January 1, in observance of the New Year.

Holiday Transportation InformationIn consideration of the New Year, there will be

limited transportation on New Year’s Eve, Thursday, December 31, and no transportation on New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1.

Holiday Hours in the Dining RoomThe Village Café & Bakery will be closed on

New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1. Breakfast will be served in front of the Café between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. The Dining Room will observe holiday hours on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, (11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Reservations are not needed. 11:30 a.m. is open seating, 1:00 p.m. for Floors 4, 5, 6, and 2:30 p.m. for Floors 1, 2, 3.

New Year’s Menu ReminderIf you have holiday plans that involve leaving the

Village, please inform the Culinary Services Depart-ment that you will not be eating in the Dining Room on that holiday.

New Year’s Eve CelebrationAll members of the Independent Living Resident

Association are cordially invited to an elegant eve-ning, celebrating the passing of an old year and the beginning of a new one.

Thursday, December 31, 20206:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel

Entertainment by Les N MorePiano Music by Shelley Dennis in the Elevator Lobby following the Chapel

EntertainmentBecause of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russ Z.

and Bob B. made the decision to modify this New Year’s Eve Celebration.

The new plan is to have live entertainment provided by Les Weiss of Les N More on Thursday, December 31st from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel. Les has a wide variety of music to please all ages. If time permits, he will also take requests.

Following Les will be Shelley Dennis who will lead us in a sing-a-long and Auld Lang Syne in the Elevator Lobby. We’ll have two bars serving cham-pagne and sparkling grape juice. There’ll be no food and no door prizes. The cost of the entertainment will come out of the Council’s budget. The event will be free for all IL Residents.

Due to Covid 19 requirements we will need to have a lottery to allow no more than 120 Residents in attendance at the entertainment part of the program in our Chapel. Lottery slips are available near the Front Desk. Fill them out and drop them in the box. Cut-off for the lottery will be Sunday, December 27. Results will be available on in-house Channel 732 on Monday, December 28. Thank you for your under-standing. —Bob B., Chairman

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New Year’s Housekeeping ScheduleResidents scheduled for Housekeeping Service

on Monday, December 28, will be missed.Residents scheduled for Housekeeping Service

on Tuesday, December 29, will be serviced on Mon-day, December 28.

Residents scheduled for Housekeeping Service on Wednesday, December 30, will be serviced on Tuesday, December 29.

Residents scheduled for Housekeeping Service on Thursday, December 31, will be serviced on Wednesday, December 30.

Residents scheduled for Housekeeping Service on Friday, January 1, will be serviced on Thursday, December 31.

Harry for the HolidaysCome to the Chapel on Monday, December 28, at

6:30 p.m. to see and hear Harry for the Holidays star-ring Harry Connick, Jr.

This holiday special features Harry’s Big Band and a string section that was filmed in high definition at the historic Bowery Savings Building in New York City. The special first aired on NBC and includes guests Marc Anthony and Kim Burrell as well as comedy sketched with Whoopi Goldberg and Nathan Lane. This 2004 DVD is 1 hour and 45 minutes long.

Experiencing COVID-19 Symptoms?

In our continuing efforts to reduce the possibility of spreading the Coronavirus, we ask that any Resi-dent experiencing the following symptoms stay in their apartment and self isolate:

• Headache• Diarrhea• Fever• Chills• CoughResidents in common areas exhibiting these

symptoms will be asked to return to their apart-ment. Notify your doctor of your symptoms as well as Karla Lindeen, Resident Services Director at ext. 1118. While self-isolating, Resident Services will assist with mail delivery, etc. Contact the Dining Room, ext. 1737, for meal delivery arrangements. Thank you for your cooperation.

The New NormalMasks should be worn at all times outside your

apartment except when you are seated in the Dining Room or Village Café.

Please be advised when you are attending any activity in the Chapel the pews are marked with social distancing decals in the pews to designate where to sit.

Visit https://baycare.org/coronavirus for valu-able information including an online screening tool; patient education; and updates on the virus.

Thank you for all you do to make St. Mark Village so special. Change is hard but we need to change to become all that we can be.

• Shortness of breath• Sore Throat• Muscle Pain• Repeated shaking w/chills• New loss of taste or smell.

Whether we want them or not, the New Year will bring new challenges; whether we seize them or not, the New Year will bring new opportunities.

—Michael Josephson, whatwillmatter.com

I wish you have... 12 months of happiness,

52 weeks of fun, 365 days of success,

8,760 hours of good health, 52,600 minutes of good luck and

3,153,600 seconds of joy.Happy New Year!

—Unknown

TTo everything there is a season and a time o everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven:to every purpose under the heaven:

a time to be born and a time to die;a time to be born and a time to die;a time to plant and a time to plant and a time to pluck a time to pluck up that which is up that which is planted;planted;a time to weep and a time to weep and a time to laugh;a time to laugh;a time to mourn a time to mourn and a time to and a time to dance...dance...~Eccl. 3:1,2,4~Eccl. 3:1,2,4

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Socially Distanced Organ MusicDick R. will play organ music on Tuesday,

December 29, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Elevator Lobby. Indulge in an evening of musical enjoyment! Please wear your mask and be prepared to social distance while attending this event.

Thursday Night BINGO Cancelled for New Year’s Eve

The Thursday, December 31, BINGO is cancelled due to the New Year’s Eve Celebration. Thursday Night BINGO will resume on Thursday, January 7.

The Sanders of SMVCome to the Hobby Room on Wednesday, De-

cember 30, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. to help sand toys for The Toy Makers of East Lake. Sanding can be a great way to meet new friends and help out with a worthy cause! You’ll be putting a smile on a child’s face one toy at a time. Please wear your mask and be prepared to social distance while attending this activity.

Resident Birthdays and AnniversariesBirthdaysEarl U. December 27Thomas M. December 29Anni S. December 29Sally D. December 30Janice G. December 30Joseph P. December 30Joan T. December 31Judy Y. December 31Christiana B. January 2Lorraine M. January 2Sheena W. January 2AnniversariesBarbara & James B. December 29

Private CommunionAnyone who desires to have private communion

is asked to please contact Pastor Bill at ext. 1798 to set up a time.

Bible Study CancelledPlease note the Bible Study on Tuesday, Decem-

ber 29, has been cancelled.

Trivial Pursuit in the ChapelTest your knowledge and join us in the Chapel

to play Trivial Pursuit on Monday, December 28, at 1:30 p.m. This game tests a player’s ability to answer general knowledge questions. The more questions you answer correctly, the more points you score for your team. Are you ready for the challenge? If so, come for a stimulating battle of the minds.

Midweek MovieThe Midweek Movie for Wednesday, December 23,

is When Harry Met Sally starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan.

Will sex ruin a perfect relationship between a man and a woman? That’s when Harry (Billy Crys-tal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) debate during their trip from Chicago to New York. And eleven years later, they’re still no closer to finding the answer. Will these two best friends ever accept that they’re meant for each other…or will they continue to deny the attraction that’s existed ever since the first moment When Harry Met Sally?

This 1989 Romance/Comedy is 1 hour and 36 minutes long, and will be shown at 11:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Rated R some language and sexual references.

Write it on your heart that every day is

the best day in the year.—Ralph Waldo Emerson

One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things.

—J. Burroughs

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’

—Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Monday Morning Menu ChatEach Monday (excluding the 1st Monday of the

month) at 10:00 a.m. in the Dining Room, Huseyin Isguzar, Chief Culinary Officer, will meet with you to discuss last week’s menus and what special requests you might have for the coming weeks. The next Monday Morning Menu Chat will be held on Mon-day, December 28.

Men’s Breakfast Club CancelledThe Men’s Breakfast Club will not meet on Tues-

day, December 29, due to the holiday. Please join us when the Men’s Breakfast Club resumes on Tuesday, January 5, at 8:00 a.m. in the Banquet Room. All men are invited to come and enjoy a delicious break-fast and an interesting program. Look for the sign-up sheet on the elevator lobby bulletin board.

—Klaus K.

Wellness Center Holiday UpdatesThe Wellness Center will be closed New Year’s

Day, Friday, January 1.In addition to the regular schedule, Chair Tai Chi

will be offered at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 29.Wishing you and yours a Happy Healthy New

Year! —Melanie Johnson,Wellness Coordinator

Ladies LuncheonThe next Ladies Luncheon in the Banquet Room

will be on Thursday, January 7, at 11:45 a.m. Our own Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Gorddard will be the speaker. Jeff will talk about his role here at St. Mark Village and about himself. The cost for a delicious lunch will be $5 payable at the door. If interested, please sign up on the bulletin board. Seating is limited to 20 Residents. If you have any questions about this event please call Leona F., ext. 8247.

Alterations and Sewing ServicesCome to the Hobby Room on Monday,

January 4, between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. if you have any items that need alterations. Seam-stress, Mickey Stewart will hem pants and blouses for $10 and put zippers in for $15. Payment is required on the day of service. Cash payments are preferred, but credit cards and checks are also accepted.

Mickey may ask you to put on the garment after she pins it. Then, she will take it home to mend it and bring it back in two weeks. There is a maximum of ten Residents Mickey can assist each time she comes. If interested, please sign-up on the bulletin board. Mickey will let you know on the day of ser-vice exactly what the charge is for each alteration and when she will return the finished items. She will be here on the first and third Mondays of each month.

Team Member AnniversariesAt the beginning of each month we will list our

Team Member’s Anniversaries. We thank the follow-ing members of the St. Mark Village Team for their fine work and dedication:Employee Name, Department Years of ServiceTony Uzzo, Culinary Services 27Kristine Sheridan, Culinary Services 22Maria Luczak, Health Care 10Shannon Roberto, Marketing 8Debra Swigart, Health Care 8Jane Hester, Culinary Services 7Mindy Lane, Health Care 7Jorge Bernardo, Culinary Services 6Isabel Hernandez, Health Care 6Vickie King, Concierge Care 6Anaibys Cruz, Plant Operations 5Melissa Tucker, Health Care 5Connie Golbach, Rehabilitation Services 3Lori Yauch, Rehabilitation Services 3Theresa Curry, Health Care 1Nahima Johnson, Rehabilitation Services 1Karen Emerle, Health Care 1

Movie Committee MeetingThe next Movie Committee meeting will be held

on Friday, January 8, at 11:30 a.m. in the Hobby Room. Please come with ideas or suggestions!

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

—Oprah Winfrey

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream another dream.

- C.S. Lewis

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Resident Telephone DirectoriesThe new St. Mark Village Resident Telephone

Directories will be out soon. Please use this issue as well as upcoming issues of The Lively Mark to keep your directory up-to-date.

Wii Bowling LeagueThe Wii Bowling League is starting the week of

Monday, January 11. Please stop by the Hobby Room sometime between Monday, January 4, and Friday, January 8, to pick up your Wii League schedule.

We have 20 teams for our Wii Bowling Leagues and we will reserve time for the teams to play in the 3rd and 6th Floor Lounges. Our group runs on a nine week cycle so no team is making a long term com-mitment. At the end of the nine week period, team scores are calculated and a play-off tournament takes place between the top three highest scoring teams. The winners of the play-offs become the champions. There will be a charge of $1 per Resident to play in the league. Jean L., Apt. 267 and Barbara B., Apt. 624 are collecting the monies. We have alternates in case a team or team member cannot bowl or make up their scheduled game. The Wii play-off game with the three highest scoring teams will be held on Friday, March 19, at 1:00 p.m. and the location will be determined at a later date.

Book ReviewGene Coppola, Director of the Palm Harbor

Library will present a Book Review in the Chapel via Zoom on Friday, January 8, at 1:30 p.m. He will review the book, “My Cousin Rachel” by Daphe du Maurier.

Philip Ashley’s older cousin Ambrose, who raised the orphaned Philip as his own son, has died in Rome. Philip, the heir to Ambrose’s beautiful estate, is crushed that the man he loved died far from his home. He is also suspicious. While in Italy, Ambrose fell in love with Rachel, a beautiful English and Italian woman. But the final, brief letters Ambrose wrote hint that his love had turned to paranoia and fear.

Resident Safety Meeting RescheduledThe Resident Safety meeting will not take place

on Friday, January 1, due to the New Year holiday. Please join them on Friday, January 8, at 10:00 a.m. in the Bishop Club Room when their meeting is rescheduled.

What Goes Up Must Come DownOn Thursday, January 7, at 10:00 a.m. we will

begin to take down, pack up, and put away our beau-tiful Christmas decorations. This may take a couple of days, so many hands will be needed. Please call Ellen, at ext. 1743, to schedule a time and day to lend a helping hand.

Armchair Travel to the Great Smoky Mountains

Sit back, relax, and travel to the Great Smoky Mountains on Monday, January 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park rests in the geographic province known as the Blue Ridge Mountains, named for their distinctive blue appear-ance when seen from a distance. The park covers over 500,000 acres of breath-taking beauty, filled with lush highland meadows, glorious waterfalls, pristine mountain streams, the highest mountain tops in the Appalachians and, to crown it all, it encom-passes one of the most biologically diverse ecosys-tems in the world.

This 2012 travelogue is 1 hour and 16 minutes long and will be shown at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel.

The New YearNow as the old year slips away,he kindly with him takes the pageswe have blurred and marredwith failures and mistakes.The blighted hopes and

needless fearsare gone beyond recall,and now once more a fair,

clean pagethe new year brings to all.

—H. C. Diefenbach

Glory to God in highest heaven,Who unto man His Son hath given;While angels sing with tender mirth,A glad new year to all the earth. ~Martin Luther

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The following item was found and turned in to the Administration Office last week.

Christmas Card containing family photosIf you believe this item may be yours,

please stop by the office to identify it.

Lost & Found

Installation of Officers The Annual Residents Meeting and Installation of

Officers will be held in the Chapel on Monday, Janu-ary 4, at 1:30 p.m. This meeting takes the place of the January Floor Meetings.

St. Mark Village, Inc. MembershipAs a not-for-profit company, St. Mark Village,

Inc. does not have stock holders but it does have members. To be a member of St. Mark Village, Inc. one must be a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church or a Life Care Resident of St. Mark Village. It is not necessary as a Resident to become a member, but if you wish to attend the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 4:00 p.m., you must be regis-tered as a member. Corporate Membership forms are available in the Administration Office and need to be completed by Tuesday, January 12, 2021, so you will be included when notices go out.

Criteria for a Resident on St. Mark Village’s Board of Directors

Voting will take place at the Annual Meeting on Monday, January 26, and all Members of St. Mark Village, Inc., will receive a written invitation to at-tend the meeting. If you are a Member and don’t re-ceive your invitation by Monday, January 18, please contact the Administration Office.

COVID Support Group CancelledThe COVID Support Group will not meet on

Friday, January 1, due to the New Year holiday.Please join Resident Services Director Karla

Lindeen, CMC, as she facilitates the next COVID Support Group on Friday, January 15, at 1:00 p.m. in the Bishop Club Room.

January cold and desolate;February dripping wet;March wind ranges;April changes;Birds sing in tune to flowers of May,And sunny June brings longest day;In scorched July the storm-clouds fly, lightning-torn;August bears corn, September fruit;In rough October Earth must disrobe her;Stars fall and shoot in keen November;And night is long and cold is strong in bleak December.

—Christina Giorgina Rossetti, The Months

Corn Hole Play-off Winners

The winners of the Corn Hole Play-offs are Ginni and Larry L., Team 1. Congratula-tions!

A big thank you is extended to all partic-ipants on the League.

The new League will begin on Mon-day, January 11.

New Wii Bowling ShirtsThe Wii Bowling League has been around for

about eight years now and some Residents are inter-ested in new Bowling shirts.

Mart Apparel out of Tarpon Springs is mak-ing new St. Mark Village Wii Bowling shirts for us. They are royal blue men’s collared shirts in a cotton and polyester blend and will have “St. Mark Village” embroidered on the front and in a heat transfer vinyl on the back. The cost is $19 per shirt. Make checks payable to Mart Apparel. The sizes run XS through 6X. Team names will not be displayed on the shirts since so many teams are intermingled. A sample shirt is coming soon.

If you have any questions, please call Barbara Bowman, ext. 8624 or Jean LaRoche, ext. 8267. If interested in a new shirt, please sign up with your name and size on the bulletin board.

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The Farewell o o o o

Fri. 12/25; Sat. 12/26; Sun. 12/27* 6:30 p.m.Saturday Matinee, 12/26* 1:00 p.m.Director: Lulu Wang.Cast: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shu-zhen, Lu Hong, Jiang Yongbo, Ines Laimins.After learning that her family’s beloved matri-arch, Nai Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi returns to Changc-hun to find that her family has decided to keep the news from Nai Nai. While the family gathers un-der the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, Billi rediscovers the country she left as a child, and is forever changed by her grandmother’s wondrous spirit. Drama. 2019; 1 hour, 38 minutes.Rated PG for thematic material, brief language and some smoking.

*Closed caption programming if available.Star ratings (4 star scale) from RogerEbert.com

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Calendar of EventsSunday, December 27, 202010:00 Worship Service - Chapel Nativity of our Lord Luke 2:1-20 God with us —Pr. Bill Magee 6:30 Village Movie - Chapel

Monday, December 28, 2020 9:00 Mindful Meditation & Breathing-Wellness Ctr 9:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 73210:00 Monday Morning Menu Chat - Dining Room10:30 Cornhole - South Hall11:00 Sit & Be Fit - Wellness Center 1:00 Greeting Card Corner until 3 - Library 1:00 Wellness Checks with the Resident Nurse til 2 1:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 732 1:30 Trivial Pursuit - Chapel 3:30 Vespers/Prayer Group - Chapel 6:30 Harry for the Holidays - Chapel

Tuesday, December 29, 2020 7:00 BayCare Lab Services until 8 - 2nd FL Wellness 9:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 73210:00 Sit & Be Fit - Wellness Center10:30 Needlers & Hookers until 12 - 3rd Floor Lng11:00 Chair Aerobics - Wellness Center 1:00 Chair Tai Chi - Wellness Center 1:00 Wellness Checks with the Resident Nurse til 2 1:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 732 6:30 Dominoes - 5th Floor Lounge 6:30 Organ Music by Dick R. - Elevator Lby 7:00 Socially Distanced BINGO - Bishop Club Rm

Wednesday, December 30, 2020 9:00 Simply Stretch - Wellness Center 9:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 73210:00 Balanced & Strong - Wellness Center11:00 Chair Pilates - Wellness Center11:00 Midweek Movie Matinee - Chapel 1:00 Foot Fitness - Wellness Center 1:00 Greeting Card Corner until 3 - Library 1:00 The Sanders of SMV - Hobby Room 1:00 Wellness Checks with the Resident Nurse til 2 1:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 732 6:30 Midweek Movie - Chapel

Thursday, December 31, 2020

New Year’s EveShould auld acquaintance be forgotAnd never brought to mind?Should auld acquaintance be forgotAnd days of Auld Lang Syne?

Holiday Hours in the Dining Room 11:30 am-4 pm11:30 a.m. is open seating1 pm is Floors 4, 5, 6; & 2:30 pm is Floors 1, 2, 3Limited Transportation Today 9:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 73210:00 Sit & Be Fit - Wellness Center11:00 Balanced & Strong - Wellness Center12:45 Sunday Choir Chorus Practice - Chapel 1:00 Chair Yoga - Wellness Center 1:00 Pinochle - 3rd Floor Lounge 1:00 Wellness Checks with the Resident Nurse til 2 1:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 732 6:00 New Year’s Eve Entertainment - Chapel

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A WARM WELCOME IS EXTENDED TO:

THE PEOPLE OF ST. MARK VILLAGE

To enrich the lives of the Residents we serve by creating an environment that fulfills their every

need—body, mind, and spirit.

OUR MISSION:

Upcoming EventsJan. 4 Alterations & Sewing Services-10a-12pJan. 4 Installation of Officers-1:30pJan. 5 Men’s Breakfast Club-8aJan. 7 Ladies Luncheon-11:45aJan. 8 Movie Committee Meeting-11:30aJan. 8 Book Review via Zoom-1:30pJan. 11 Cornhole League Begins-10:30aJan. 11 Armchair Travel-6:30pJan. 12 Deadline for Corporate MembershipJan. 15 COVID Support Group-1pJan. 26 Annual Meeting-4pMar. 19 Wii Bowling Play-off Game-1p

Irish New Year’s ToastMay you be poor in misfortune, Rich in blessings, Slow to make enemies, Quick to make friends, But rich or poor, quick or slow, May you know nothing but happiness, From this day forward. —John McCarthy

Care Center:Mary A.Pauline C.James G.Marian M.James R.Paul S.Patricia T.Earl U.Trudy U.Faith W.Therese Z.In The Hospital:Wendy B.Denyse K.Returned to Apartment:Teresa B.Wally G.Sally G.Mildred M.Angelina R.Helen S.

A Fond Farewell To:Wilma D.Donald H.

Samuel C.; Krystyna K.; and Gerald S.

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Friday, January 1, 2020

Happy New Year!All Offices Closed with the exception of Resident Services (call for appointment)The Village Café & Bakery Closed (Breakfast will be served in front of the Café (7:30 am - 10:00 am)Holiday Hours in the Dining Room 11:30 am-4 pm11:30 a.m. is open seating1 pm is Floors 4, 5, 6; & 2:30 pm is Floors 1, 2, 3The Greeting Card Corner ClosedNo Transportation TodayWellness Center Closed2nd Floor Wellness Clinic Closed 6:30 Village Movie - Chapel 6:30 Canasta - 5th Floor Lounge

Saturday, January 2, 202010:00 Fun Chorus Practice - Chapel 1:00 Village Movie Matinee - Chapel 6:30 Open Bridge - 2nd Floor Lounge 6:30 Village Movie - Chapel