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Page 2 Holiday HoursPage 3 Chanukah Celebration Watch & Jewelry Concert Celebration Clay Space Care PartnersPage 4 New Year's Eve ConcertPage 5 Sunday at the OperaPage 6 Memory Round TablePage 7 Resident BiographiesPage 8 Resident Art Gallery Story On UshersPage 9 Beauty of Earth Mark Your Calendars Table Games New Neighbors Table0 Gift Giving Reminder Making a Difference Touchtown UpdatesPage 11 Quakerism Committee Shopping DestinationsPage 12 Thank You Book Club Name Tag Resident BiographiesPage 13 Sarah's Corner Passmore GalleryPage 14 Birthdays Worship Page 15 Holiday MenusPage 16 Holiday Menu Weekly Dish

PENNSWOOD BULLETIN

December 20 & 27, 2019

Hanukkah Begins!Hanukkah will begin in the evening of Sunday, December 22 and will end the evening of Monday, December 30.

Sarah Karl, Bulletin Editor

NY SCIENCE TIMES DISCUSSION GROUP Our weekly discussions on science in the news will recommence on Thursday, January 2 in the Game Room from 11:00 a.m. to noon. For newer residents who may not be aware of our group, each week the Tuesday edition of The NY Times has a Science Section which is the basis for our Thursday meetings. We never know where the conversation may lead, so please join us for this informal science discussion. Reading the Science Section is not a prerequisite. However, if you wish to, there is a copy attached to a large wooden clothespin on the top shelf in the newspaper area of the library. A sincere THANK YOU to those residents who leave their Science Sections on that shelf for use at our meetings. We always appreciate the extras and hope you will continue to donate your copies, or even join our group.

Helen, Moderator

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ARTICLES AND NOTICES

THE NEXT TWO WEEKS' EVENTS

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Department Holiday Closings

The following areas are closed on Christmas Day &

New Year’s Day: • Administration• Development• Marketing • Resident Life• Finance • Facilities Office• Human Resources • Postal Services


Passmore Center Holiday HoursTuesday, December 24

Pool Normal Hours 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Gym Normal Staffing 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.Wednesday, December 25

Pool Normal Hours 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Gym Open but UNSTAFFEDTuesday, December 31

Pool Normal Hours 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Gym Normal Staffing 8:00 a.m - 4:30 p.m.Wednesday, January 1

Pool Normal Hours 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Gym Open but UNSTAFFED

Beth Vollberg, Fitness Coordinator

Dining Services Holiday HoursOn Christmas Day & New Year’s Day, the following

dining schedule will apply:The Café will be open for breakfast and lunch with regular hours of operation. The Main Dining Room and The Barclay will be open for lunch for the main meal. The Café, Main Dining Room and The Barclay will be closed for the dinner meal so that Dining Services employees can spend time with family. Mary Cooley, Dining Services Director

Resident Health Holiday Hours On Christmas Day & New Year’s Day

Home Care will be available from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. The Physician Practice is closed. If you need assistance during the holidays, please call 215-504-6809, or use your SARA pendant.

The Resident Health Office


"And Visions of Sugarplums Danced in

Their Heads”Tuesday, December 24

at 7:00 p.m. in Penn HallYou — and your friends and family — are invited to a special Christmas Eve/Holiday Celebration at 7:00 p.m. on December 24 in Penn Hall. Dining Services is providing punch and take-home goodies so we’ll have time to extend holiday greetings after the program. This program is sure to make your holiday the merriest!

Submitted by Anne

Monday, December 23 at 4:00 p.m. in Penn Hall Lounge Followed by Chanukah Dinner

in all dining areas

All residents are encouraged to attend!Deidre, Tony, Sara, and Steve

Clay Space• Monday, December 23

• 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. • Thursday, December 26

• 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. • Friday, December 27

• 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. • Monday, December 30

• 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Elaine, Clay Space


Piano and Flute Concert Tuesday, December 31

2:00 p.m. in the Enrichment CenterJoin us to see and hear Max Du on piano and Will Fredendall, grandson of Weezie, on flute.

TJ Tignor, Activities Manager

WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIRS

By Cheryl & Bill Smith of Newtown Jewelers

Thursday, December 26 at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Activities Center

Submitted by Barbara

Care Partners Meetings

Monday, December 23 in the Barclay Meeting Room at 1:30 p.m.

Lori Russo, Social Work


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THE NEXT TWO WEEKS' EVENTSNew Year's Eve Concert

Tuesday, December 31, at 7:00 p.m. in Penn Hall

We hope you will be with us in Penn Hall, where our annual New Year's Eve jazz concert, this year featuring the Blue Skies Jazz Ensemble, kicks off at 7:00 p.m. Peter Reichlin, our friendly neighborhood piano technician, musician, and impresario, will not be on hand, since he has a gig as principal trombonist with the Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey, in Trenton. But he is sending us a stellar combo of talented performer/composers. (Good jazz musicians improvise as they perform, like their 18th century classical forebears).

We will welcome back Paul Midiri, whose virtuosity on vibes (vibraphone), trombone, and percussion has astonished us over the years, and his twin brother, Joe, who plays clarinet and soprano sax and does a stunning vocal takeoff on Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong . Also returning are Jim Lawlor, percussion and vocals, and Pat Mercuri, guitar and banjo. Since we are always looking for new musical voices we will also have Steve Varner, acoustic bass.

PVRA has arranged with Mary Cooley, Michael Schuckert, and other Dining Services folk to provide light refreshments in the Café after the concert. Our thanks to PVRA for their hospitality. Do bring a favorite food or drink indulgence to share, too, if you choose.

We have lost our much-loved team of piano accompanist Alice and song leader George, who used to organize group singing on New Year's Eve. If anyone can step up to replace them we can gather around our recently installed piano in Penn Hall Lounge after the concert. An easy way to be sure that your favorite song -- pop, Broadway, folk, whatever-- gets sung is to bring along a handful of copies of its words plus the music, if you have it or can download it.

Your Concerts Committee is happy to see out the old year and see in the new one with our fellow residents the best way that we know: with the happy sounds of uniquely American jazz, familiar songs, refreshments, and the pleasure of being together. We wish all Pennswood residents and staff a merry Christmas, happy holidays, and a healthy, happy, peaceful, and music-filled new year.

Lionel Concerts Committee

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THIS WEEKS' EVENTS THE MEMORY ROUND TABLE

by Residents, for Residents

Friday, December 27 at 10:00 a.m. in the Game Room

Sunny Celebration and Brain Storm

Come to celebrate the end of our first year with levity and goodies, and join in a brain storm for topics, moderators and guests for future meetings. How would you rank the following for the future? Who would you like to hear?

1. What kind of care do we residents want when our time comes to have cognitive decline? Did Teepa Snow’s presentation affect your view? What role can residents play?

2. This is a forgiving community. Gold stars for trying. What does this suggest for resident action?

3. Music and rhythm make senior life enjoyable and healthy? Roles for music therapist at Pennswood?

4. Depression: how it can wreck memory and enjoyment. What residents can do about it at Pennswood?

5. Hearing II: Refresh the need for residents

to recognize and do something about hearing deficit.

6. Isolation: Is it a problem here at Pennswood? Is there a role for residents to help?

7. Depression: Report on new therapies? Pleasurable activities, positive thoughts?

8. Resident-led entertainments: Should there be more? What? Restore play reading?

9. Residents aging in Place II: What did we miss last time? What needs more discussion? Secret sauce?

10. The centrality of blood flow to the brain and what to do to enhance it. Walking? Dancing? Exercise?

11. The many kinds of intelligence there are. How knowing about them can help you and others.

12. How to best use iPhone, tablet, other aids to help memory and make you effective and self-reliant.

13. How to enhance the fun (and benefits) of socializing.

14. More?

Before coming to the meeting PLEASE give this some thought. Written suggestions will be welcome.

COOKIES AND CIDER!!

RSVP to Jack

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RESIDENTS' BIOGRAPHYEileen and Fred

Arrived at Pennswood: September 2019Eileen was born in Philadelphia. Her family moved to Akron, Ohio when she was five years old because her father was transferred to one of the big rubber companies there. The family returned to Pennsylvania five years later where Eileen attended Springfield Township High School. She then completed the degree program at Lankenau Hospital School of Nursing and completed a post-graduate course at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Instead of specializing in ophthalmology, she decided to work as a Visiting Nurse for Eastern Montgomery County until their first child arrived. As a professional woman with, four children, she stopped her nursing career for 16 years to raise her family. When she returned to work, it was as an information specialist. She was the person who answered the 800 number, gave information and answered questions about a product. Eileen did this kind of work for several pharmaceutical companies.

Fred was born in Waterbury, CT, from whence he moved to Williamsport, PA. He graduated Williamsport High School, and then went to Penn State University, Temple School of Dentistry and Temple School of Orthodontics. After graduation, he joined a partnership practice in Jenkintown and Chestnut Hill. Fourteen years later, he left the partnership to set up private practices

in Chestnut Hill and in Newtown, where he worked for 22 years. Eileen helped in his office as an assistant or at the front desk, as needed.

Elieen and Fred were big on community activities. Beginning with Fred: he belonged to many professional organizations; he was the founder and president of the Temple Orthodontics Alumni Association, a member of Kiwanis and president of Newtown Rotary, president of the Gloria Dei Church Council, and president of the Abington Band Parents for five years. Meanwhile, Eileen chimed in with Jenkintown Day Nursery Board, Abington Hospital Junior Auxiliary, Gloria Dei Church Council and Lutheran Church Women, of which she was president. She designed uniforms for the band swing flag girls and formed a committee to make them. She does fundraising for a Historic Church committee, works on a garden club, and is a Quester. Fred and Eileen also did quite a bit of traveling in the U.S., the Caribbean, Europe, Canada and Israel. Eileen loved playing tennis, and Fred enjoyed coaching Little League. He was set construction chairman for Abington Music Theater for many years. We have no room for specifics, but the four children are very active as well as professionally accomplished. Fred and Eileen already have the feeling that Pennswood is their kind of place, and we agree.

The Biographies Committee


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STAFF AND RESIDENT NOTICESResident Artists to Honor the Seasons

The festivities will soon be over. Artists among us should prepare for another kind of event. The next show in the Resident Art Gallery is entitled “Seasons” and we will be receiving works for it on Thursday, January 9, 2020 between noon and 3:30 p.m.

Please make sure that you equip hanging works with a proper wire. For instance, the little hooks on standard photograph frames will not be accepted. If a work is not properly prepared, the members of the committee receiving the work will ask you to take it away and fix it before bringing it back within 24 hours. This is a new policy to avoid disappointment among artists whose work has not been accepted for this reason and previously had no second chance. Sculptures should be stable and ready to be placed on plinths. Artists are reminded that our gallery’s goal is to show work defined as Fine Art.

The reception to open the show will be on Sunday, January 12 at the Resident Art Gallery and will be from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. All are welcome to vary a quiet Sunday afternoon with art and refreshments.

Yoma, Resident Art Gallery

Happenings Among Ushers

In November, the Ushers and Alternates celebrated their first Annual Appreciation Dinner. A great time was had by all. This month was one of activity.

Paulina retired as team leader after 15 years of service as an Usher. Thank you, Paulina, for your reliability and leadership. Jon Harding is replacing Paulina as Team Leader on Team 6.

Verena has moved from serving as an Usher to the leadership of Team 2. Mary decided to move from her role as Usher to serving as an Alternate which fits her availability and time needs much better.

These changes reflect an active and reliable Usher organization serving our community.

Dewey, Ushers Committee.

Story OnSunday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Barclay Meeting Room

Submitted by Betty

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Table Games With Friday

Friends! Friday, January 10 from 11:00 a.m. to noon in Woolman Enrichment

Center

Sally Marrington, NFS Liaison

Please Mark Your CalendarsTuesday, January 7 at 7:15 p.m. in Penn Hall

Ilya Yakushev, piano and Thomas Mesa, cello

Lionel, Concerts Committee


STAFF AND RESIDENT NOTICESFor the Beauty of the Earth

In the spring of 1863, Folliott S. Pierpoint sat on a hilltop outside his native city of Bath, England, admiring the country view. Inspired to think about God's gifts, Pierpont wrote the song, “For the Beauty of the Earth.”

At our Pennswood Thanksgiving Eve Program, I was shocked, as perhaps you were if you attended the program, when I found myself mindlessly singing his words in the fourth verse of the hymn “For each perfect gift of thineTo our race so freely given . . .”

Several people came up to me after the program to express their dismay about the racial implications in that verse. What’s amazing is that we all sang the same song last year — all the verses. But last year, the words didn’t hit me between the eyes, and no one else mentioned being offended. We seem to be becoming more sensitive to racist ideas and words that are embedded in some of the most familiar and beloved songs and prose.

As I looked at various renditions of the lyrics online, I was thankful to see that some versions have been changed to read, “For each perfect gift of thine, To the world so freely given….”

What a good idea.

Anne, Co-ChairThanksgiving Eve Program

MEET YOUR NEW NEIGHBORS GATHERINGDon’t forget to sign up for the Meet Your Neighbors Dinner Party on Tuesday, January 14 at 5:15 p.m. in the Main Dining Room. We need both new residents and settled-in residents to sign up for this monthly event. It’s a wonderful way to make new friends. Looking forward to seeing you.

FrancesChair, Meet Your Neighbors

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STAFF AND RESIDENT NOTICESGIFT GIVING REMINDER—

Resident Gifts to StaffA Pennswood Village Policy prohibits all staff and service contractors who work for Pennswood from accepting money or gifts from residents (or families and friends of residents). No staff is permitted to receive a gift from you although we do permit gifts of food or snacks for a whole department or large group of staff, but not directly to specific individuals.

Those associated with Pennswood are knowledgeable of this policy and understand that if you offer a gift or money, they must decline. This is sometimes awkward and difficult for our staff.

I ask that you please remember this policy, not only during the holiday season, but all year long. As a group, we are expected to avoid engaging in any conduct which could create an actual or potential conflict of interest. I appreciate your cooperation and again note the great appreciation that we have for each of you!

Dan Murray, CEO

Touchtown App Updates

1. New Residents: When in the Resident Directory Module, if you search for “Welcome New Residents” all the new residents that have arrived at Pennswood in the last two months will appear.

2. "Forget Me Not": Information regarding the Forget Me Not group. Meri Barboni, a certified Dementia group facilitator, facilitates this group for individuals who are living with cognitive shift and want to be with others who are also experiencing changes is now under the CWBT Module.

David MonaghanAssistant Network Administrator

You Make a Difference! Many thanks to the many Pennswood residents who attended numerous hearings over the last five years opposing Elcon and its proposed liquid hazardous waste facility. Elcon’s intention is to site their first U.S. plant on the Delaware River in Falls Township on a 22-acre portion of the Keystone Industrial Port Complex. Both Falls Township and the PA DEP have now denied permits to Elcon, once again avoiding the potential for hazardous waste to contaminate the air and the water in our part of the state.

Marguerite, EarthCare Committee

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STAFF AND RESIDENT NOTICESThe Quakerism Committee

PresentsJoe Hohenstein, Esq.

Why a Quaker Immigration Attorney Is in the PA House

of Representatives

Sunday, January 5 at 3:00 p.m. in the Game Room

Pennsylvania State Representative, Joe Hohenstein, will speak about his experiences as a Quaker in the State Legislature. He spent 25 years as an immigration attorney before deciding to run for political office. He has a national reputation representing some of the most difficult cases before the courts, acting as lead counsel on issues protecting the rights to asylum and due process in federal Circuit and District courts. Hohenstein challenged a 32-year incumbent for the 177th District of the PA House of Representatives. In 2018, he defeated a field of three challengers in the Democratic primary and won convincingly in the general election. He is one of only two Quakers in the PA State Legislature. He says he is seeking to find the place where Quakers can re-engage with a government from which they withdrew more than 250 years ago. “For me the fulfillment of civic and societal duties is a divine leading. Quiet is what I feel in times of Quaker worship. However, outside the walls of the Meetinghouse, the Spirit moves me in different

ways. I cannot remain quiet in the face of the injustices and the outright trampling of the truth. I am called to speak truth to power.” Joe is a member of Frankford Quaker Monthly Meeting and is a graduate of the Frankford Friends School, Earlham College, and the University of Minnesota Law School.MargueriteQuakerism Committee

New Shopping Destinations!

Beginning in January, the Transportation Department will be adding two new shopping destinations.

• ShopRite – Yardley: This will be a weekly trip every Monday. This trip will depart at 1:00 p.m. and return to PV at 2:30 p.m. and will begin on Monday, January 6.

• Carousel Village – Wrightstown: The stores at the Village include Organnons Natural Market, Carousel Gardens (Nursery) and OwowCow Creamery. This trip will be one of the rotating Wednesday destinations departing at 9:30 a.m. and returning to PV at 11:30 a.m. and will begin on Wednesday, January 8.

Dan WaltersTransportation Supervisor

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STAFF AND RESIDENT NOTICES

PENNSWOOD BOOK CLUBPlease join our lively group reading both fiction

and non-fiction on the second Tuesday of alternate months at 10:30 a.m. in the Resident

Conference Room.

Tuesday, January 14A Woman of No Importance: The

Untold Story of an American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

by Sonia Purnell

Tuesday, March 10Two Books: Olive Kitteridge &

Olive, Againboth by Elizabeth Strout

Everyone is welcome. Please bring a book title with the author’s name that you would enjoy reading and share a bit about your own reading interest.

Julia and Beth, Book Group

THANK YOU The Family Services Emergency Shelter located in Levittown, Pa. wishes to express its thanks for the gifts donated by residents and staff of Pennswood Village during this past holiday season. As in the past Pennswood Residents and staff collected an impressive number of gifts, toys, toiletries, clothing, etc. All gifts were primarily new and ready for wrapping by the residents of the shelter. Your generosity helps brighten the holiday season for individuals and families in need and sends a message of hope that will last into the New Year. We look forward to doing the same next year.

Lori Heading, Communications Manager

Resident Biographies For those residents wishing to work on the new Resident Biographies, come to the Resident Conference Room on Tuesday, January 7 at 11:00 a.m. for more information. If you have questions, please call Tish.

Submitted by Tish

Are You Wearing Your Name Tag?

Wear your name tag to help others and to encourage your fellow residents to wear it as well!

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STAFF AND RESIDENT NOTICESSarah's Corner

• Penn Hall Renovations, please check your dates: The dates for the renovations to Penn Hall have been extended another 4 weeks for a total of 8 weeks beginning January 27. If you are coordinating an event and you have not been contacted please be in touch with Sally at 215-504-1129 or [email protected].

• Sending a card to Board member, Sandra Reed: If you would like to send a get well card to Sandra Reed, please drop it off at the Reception Desk and we will make sure it gets to her.

• Double Bulletin for the Holiday! This Bulletin will cover events and notices from Sunday, December 22 through Saturday, January 4. Menus, movies, activities schedule, and the transportation schedule for the week of Sunday, December 22 can also be found in this Bulletin. On Friday, December 27, the menus, movies, activities schedule, and transportation schedule for the week of Sunday, December 29 will be distributed via e-mail and paper copies that will be in front of the Mail Room. The next “regular” Bulletin will be printed on Friday, January 3 and the deadline for articles to be included is 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31.


Opening - Quilts

Jane Perkinson with her quilt

Jane, Caroline, Barbara, and Kermit

Photos by Yoma

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WORSHIP

STAFF AND RESIDENT NOTICES

Resident Usher Schedule

Resident ushers scheduled for Penn Hall

evening programs for the week starting:

Sunday, December 22 Team #3

Henry, Barbara, Beth, Linda

Sunday, December 29 Team #4

Sandy, Mitzi, Walt, Kevin, Eleanor

Dewey, Chair Resident Ushers

Friends Meeting for Worship

Sunday, December 22 & Sunday, December 29

11:00 a.m.

Barclay Meeting RoomEveryone is welcome.

Margaret, Friends Meeting for Worship

Interdenominational Worship Service

Sunday, December 22 & Sunday, December 2910:15 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

Sunday Social in the Café Service in Penn Hall

at 11:00 a.m.The Rev. Matthew Pigman,

Worship Minister The Rev. William McQuoid,

Minister of Visitation Martha Davidson,

Organist All are welcome!

ClaireIWC Board Chair

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Katherine - 28

Bob - 30

Suzie - 30

John - 2

Dorothy - 23

Joan - 25

Sara - 25

Marge - 26

Marcie - 27

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HOLIDAY MENUS

Wednesday, December 2511:30 a.m.–Cocktails, Penn Hall LoungeCoconut shrimp with piña colada sauce;

beef wellington; assorted wine/beer - Christmas punch (non-alcoholic)

Featured StartersOlive bread & rolls; creamy roasted

mushroom and brie soup; fresh garden salad - mixed greens, tomato,

cucumber, and carrots with your choice of dressing;iceberg wedge – crisp wedge of

ice berg lettuce with crumbled blue cheese

Featured EntreesJumbo broiled shrimp in a champagne

sauce (GF) -natural agave, orange zest, shallots and coriander; grilled center

cut filet mignon (GF) - with a Zinfandel Reduction; Roast Christmas duck with

plums and brandy (GF), and root vegetable bourguignon

Vegetables and Sides Baked potato, fresh green beans with

Maître D’ Butter, and shredded carrot & dill

Fresh from the Pennswood Bakeshop Red velvet cheesecake; Mincemeat pie;

Chocolate hazelnut torte; No-Sugar-Added options will be available, and fresh cut fruit

1st Seating – 12:00 p.m. | 2nd Seating – 12:30 p.m.

Reception and Dinner

Monday, December 23

4:00 – 4:45 Hanukkah ReceptionNova lox with cream cheese, onions, and capers on Jewish rye; Whitefish salad on Jewish rye; Cranberry juice, and apple

juice with lemon rounds gelt

Salad & AppetizerBoston Bibb lettuce salad with fresh fruit & honey vinaigrette; and a tossed salad with your choice of Italian, balsamic or ranch

dressing

Soups Du JourChicken leek; and navy bean (*no Ham)

Featured EntreesBaked fresh jail island salmon with

fresh dill & lemon butter; Roasted herb encrusted game hen with apricot sauce

(GF); and Ms. Sue Gold’s vegetable kugel

Vegetables and SidesPotato pancakes, braised carrots, and

fresh green beans

Fresh from the Pennswood Bakeshop Apricot linzer cookie bar; Jewish apple cake; Jellied donut holes; and no-sugar

-added dessert will be available

Please call to make your reservations for the appropriate dining room listed below:Main Dining Room 215-504-6833 The Barclay 215-504-6807


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HOLIDAY MENU WEEKLY DISH

Wednesday, January 111:30 a.m.– Cocktails, Penn Hall Lounge

Dim sum; spinach and artichoke dip on a baguette; and sparkling wine &

champagne

Featured StartersCrab meat bisque with sherry; arugula, fresh figs, dried cherries, and crumbled

goat cheese with a white balsamic vinaigrette; and tossed garden salad with

choice of dressing

Featured EntreesNew Zealand baby lamb chops (GF);

Wisconsin “duroc” boneless fresh ham on a bed of sauerkraut (GF) - all natural,

grain fed (from Compart Farms) the “black angus” of pork; fresh New Jersey fluke

with maître d butter (GF); and vegetarian stuffed peppers rice, zucchini, soy

crumbles, and tomato

Vegetables and SidesScalloped potatoes, roasted root

vegetables, and asparagus

Fresh from the Pennswood Bakeshop Cranberry walnut tarte; sparkling berry-misu; and no-sugar-added eggnog cake

1st Seating – 12:00 p.m. | 2nd Seating – 12:30 p.m.

Please complete your reservation letter and return it, by Sunday, December 29, to the Reception Desk or one of the Dining

Rooms.

• Hanukkah - Monday December 23 at 4:00 p.m. Join the Community Celebration in the Penn Hall Lounge, followed by a special meal and desserts. The menu will be served in all dining venues. We encourage everyone to call and make a reservation if your table is more than four and you plan to dine in the Main Dining Room (215-504-6833). Reservations are strongly suggested for all tables in The Barclay. Please call 215-504-6807.

• Beautiful Holiday home-made baked items will be for sale in the Café several days before Christmas. Bobby and Ellen will be making an assortment of cookies, loaf cakes and packaged items for residents and staff to buy. These make great gifts and can be frozen for future use.

• Christmas Day – Wednesday, December 25 – Christmas will be celebrated with a Main Meal in all areas beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the Café and 12 noon in Main Dining Room and Barclay. The Main Dining Room will have two seatings – 12:00 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. Reservation sheets were distributed last week on green paper and are due back Sunday December 22.

• New Year’s Day – Wednesday, January 1. “Another Year over and a New one Just Begun.” Celebrate the New Year by attending the Main Meal in all areas. Reservation sheets will be distributed Friday, December 20 (blue paper) and are due back on Sunday, December 29. Join us in Penn Hall beginning at 11:30 a.m. for wine, punch and appetizers. The Café will open at 11:30 a.m. The Barclay will open at noon and the Main Dining Room will have two seatings, 12:00 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. Reservations are required for the Main Dining Room and The Barclay dining room.

Jim Thoma, Dining Services Manager

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HEALTH CARE Being a Careful Consumer• Ads & Sales

Read store ads carefully. Is the store offering sale items at a limited quantity? Can you get a rain check if it's an out-of-stock sale item? Take the ad with you when you go shopping to make sure you find the right item at the price advertised. Focus on bottom-line prices, not discounts. Discount claims may not reflect real savings if the seller inflated the original price of an item and then discounted it to make the "discount price" appear as a bargain.

• The Seller Buy from a seller that you trust. Whether the seller is down the street or across the country, know who you are buying from. Be wary of online retailers that do not disclose contact information, including a phone number and physical address. Understand the seller's return and refund policies. How long do you have to return the item? Will you get a full refund, store credit, or nothing? Is there a restocking fee? Do you need a receipt and the product packaging? If the seller ships an item that you later decide to return, who pays for shipping? If you're making an online purchase, make sure it's a secure website. Secure sites use an "https" prefix in their web address. The "s" stands for secure, which means the site is not secure without it! Don't e-mail financial information, such as credit card or bank account numbers. If ordering online or by phone, use a

credit card because credit cards generally offer consumers better protection in cases of fraud or disputes. Only give credit card numbers to sellers that you know and that you have called. Review your monthly statements to ensure the charges are correct. Avoid using a debit card because debit transactions draw directly from your bank account. Do not wire money or send cash. If it's a mail or phone order the merchant is required to ship the item within 30 days of receiving the order, unless the seller clearly discloses a longer wait in the advertisements or catalog. If the merchant cannot meet the 30-day deadline, the seller must disclose it to the customer and offer the option of a cancellation and full refund. If you're buying through a layaway, be sure you understand the policies, including any additional fees or restrictions and cancellation policies.• Warranties & Extended WarrantiesHow long does the seller warranty the product? Does a seller's warranty go beyond the manufacturer's warranty?Think carefully about extended warranties and service agreements. Be sure to understand the terms, including what is and is not covered. Extended warranties often mean add-on profits for sellers, but they can also offer peace of mind for the buyer and convenience if the product breaks during the warranty period.

Amy Keiper-ShawDirector of Resident Life

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HEALTH CAREBereavement Group Meeting

Thursday, January 9 at 10:00 a.m. in The Barclay


Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) Is Coming Back!

Friday, January 24 at 11:00 a.m. in the Enrichment Center

Come join us! Through shared rhythms and the use of music and percussion instruments, a DMT group creates a safe place for expression through movement



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Mummery, a Philadelphia Area Tradition

Wednesday, March 11

The Mummers Museum opened in 1976 and is dedicated to celebrating the tradition of Mummery in Philadelphia. Inside are costumes, oral histories, video and audio archives and even an exhibit to teach anyone how to “Strut. Join us on Wednesday, March 11, for a trip to the Philadelphia Mummers Museum. Our day at the museum will begin at 11:00 a.m. with a docent- led tour of the museum followed by a buffet lunch at noon. After lunch, about 1:00 p.m., we will be entertained by the Hardley Ables String band. The 2020 Mummers costumes will also be on display in the winner’s circle at the museum. This Mummery-filled day will come to an end at about 2:00 p.m. when we will begin our journey back to Pennswood. The cost of the tour and lunch package is $25 and will be paid for you in advance and billed back to you on your monthly statement along with the transportation cost of $16.50. The bus will depart from the Link Door at 9:45 a.m. sharp. Our approximate time of return to is 3:00 p.m. A sign-up sheet is posted on the Transportation Bulletin Board outside Penn hall. Dori Colton, Trips Committee

TRIPSAmerican Helicopter Museum

Wednesday, February 5, Join us for a visit to The American Helicopter Museum & Educational Center. The museum opened to the public in October 1996 to serve as a "lasting tribute to those men and women who pioneered the development of rotary wing aircraft" and to encourage future generations of aviation pioneers. The museum enjoys an excellent relationship with the U.S. military and with many of the manufacturers of today's civilian and military helicopters. The museum's exhibits and archival files chronicle the efforts of pioneers like, Pitcairn, Kellett, Young and Piasecki, and today it continues to record the new and ever expanding role of the U.S. helicopter industry. The two-hour tour of the museum will begin at 10:00 a.m. with a 45 minute educational film, followed by a docent led tour. The cost of the tour is $7, which will be paid in advance and billed back to you on your monthly statement. Following our visit we will travel a short distance to Fiorello’s restaurant for lunch at 12:30 p.m. Separate tables will be arranged with one check per table so please bring cash for your portion of the bill. The bus will depart from the link door at 8:45 a.m. The transportation charge of $21.50 will be billed to you on your monthly statement. We will begin our journey back to Pennswood at about 2:30 p.m. The museum is handicapped accessible. A sign-up sheet is posted on the Transportation Bulletin Board outside of Penn Hall.

Dori Colton, Trips Committee

12-20-19 & 12-27-19


ARTICLES AND NOTICESMOVIES

AT THE MOVIES: Penn Hall - 7:00 p.m. The Film Committee

MONDAY EVENING FILM Shiraz (1928)

Monday, December 23Rating: NR

Running time: 1hr 58minFeatured players: Himansu Rai, Enakshi,

Rama Rau, Charu Roy, Seeta DeviThis 1929 silent film memorializes the love story of the building of the Taj Mahal. An Indian/German/British co-production, Shiraz has long been an Indian cinema classic recently restored by the British Film Institute with a score by Anoushka Shankar, daughter of the sitar player Ravi Shankar. Audiences will be astonished by the restoration. Shot on location in and around Jaipur in Rajasthan with and an all-Indian cast of thousands, 300 camels, and seven elephants, its star is Enakshi Rama Rau, mother-in-law of Pennswood resident Mitzi Bhavnani.

FRIDAY EVENING FILMFriday, December 27

A Christmas Carol (1951)Rating: NR

Running time: 1hr 27minFeatured Players: Alastair Sim, Mervyn

Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Michael Hordern

Stubbornly refusing to believe in Christmas, and to be separated from his inexhaustible wealth, the Victorian money lender and parsimonious recluse, Ebenezer Scrooge, can't be bothered with the poor and destitute at the most festive time of the year. Intent on spending the holy night alone the sceptical curmudgeon is instead visited by an unexpected and sympathetic friend, who will pave the way for the inevitable visitation of the otherworldly spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. But, what do the pale ghosts want?


Upcoming Movies: Penn Hall — 7:00 p.m.

AT THE MOVIES: Penn Hall - 7:00 p.m. The Film Committee

MOVIES

MONDAY EVENING FILM Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

Monday, December 30Rating: R

Running time: 2 hr 13 min

Featured players: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy,

Joe Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Allen Leech, Tom Hollander, Mike

Myers

THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY EVENING FILM

Thursday, January 2, Friday, January 3, and Saturday, January 4

Tree of Wooden Clogs (1979)Rating: NR

Running time: 3 hr 6 min

Featured Players: Luigi Ornaghi,

Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli

SATURDAY EVENING FILM Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

(2000)Saturday, December 28

Rating: PG-13Running time: 2 hr 8 min

Featured players: Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Sihung Lung,

Cheng Pei-pei,Negahban, Nasim PedradIn early nineteenth-century China, in the waning years of the Qing dynasty, the renowned swordsman who yearns for enlightenment, Li Mu Bai, decides to give up his legendary Green Destiny sword, the sharp four-hundred-year-old blade of heroes. To mark the end of a blood-stained career, Li entrusts the excellent female warrior, Yu Shu Lien, with the precious weapon to deliver it to Governor Yu; however, once there, an audacious and nimble masked thief manages to steal it.


ARTICLES AND NOTICESTRANSPORTATION SCHEDULE

TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULEDecember 22 through December 28, 2019

All trips on this schedule will depart from the link door. Please Note: In order to be added to any trips listed here you must contact the Transportation Office

Sunday, December 22, 20197:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m...Travel to Newtown & Langhorne for Worship (requires prior signup in the Transportation office)1:15 p.m…Actor’s Net; Morrisville, PA

Monday, December 23, 2019 (No Shopping Scheduled)

Tuesday, December 24, 2019 10:15 a.m…Summit Shopping Center (return noon)1:00 p.m.…Newtown Shopping Center (return 2:30 p.m.)

Wednesday, December 25, 2019 (No Shopping Scheduled)

Thursday, December 26, 201912:30 p.m. Farmer’s Market and Newtown Shopping Center (return 2:15 p.m.)

Friday, December 27, 201910:15 a.m….Newtown Shopping Center (return 12:00 p.m.) 1:00 p.m….Summit Shopping Center (return 2:30 p.m.)

Saturday, December 28, 201910:15 a.m. …Shopping at Neshaminy Mall; Bensalem, PA (return 1:00 p.m.)

Sign-up sheets for Shopping Transportation are posted on the Transportation Bulletin Board. Sunday worship transportation requires sign-up in the Transportation Office. If you are

interested in the “closed trips,” please see the Trips Coordinator.


WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

Sunday, December 22 Hanukkah Begins at Sundown

7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Transportation to Area Churches and Newtown Friends Meeting10:15 a.m. Interdenominational Worship Get Acquainted with Coffee—Cafe11:00 a.m. Friends Meeting for Worship—Barclay Meeting Room11:00 a.m. Interdenominational Worship Service—Penn Hall

Monday, December 23 8:45 a.m. ABC’S Class Aerobics, Balance, Coordination, Strength—Aerobics Room 9:00 a.m. Quilting Group—Activities Center 9:00 a.m. Aqua Blend—Both Pools10:00 a.m. Strong Core Healthy Backs—Warm Exercise Pool 1:00 p.m. Duplicate Bridge—Game Room 1:00 p.m. Clay Space—Activities Center 1:30 p.m. Care Partners—Barclay Meeting Room 1:30 p.m. B & B Class: Balance and Bands Kick Start—Aerobics Room 2:30 p.m. Sunbeam @ Pennswood—Aerobics Room (Closed group) 4:00 p.m. The Round-Abouts—Aerobics Room 4:00 p.m. Chanukah Celebration—Penn Hall7:00 p.m. Movie—Shiraz—Penn Hall

Tuesday, December 24 Christmas Eve

9:00 a.m. Aqua Blend—Both Pools10:00 a.m. Strong Core Healthy Backs—Warm Exercise Pool10:00 a.m. Dance— Aerobics Room10:00 a.m. Dance Movement Therapy— Penn Hall Lounge1:00 p.m. Silver Strong Class—Aerobics Room 1:30 p.m. Sit and Stretch—Barclay House Lobby2:30 p.m. Chair Yoga—Aerobics Room7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve/Holiday Celebration—Penn Hall Lounge

Wednesday, December 25 Christmas Day9:00 a.m. Aqua Blend—Both Pools10:00 a.m. Strong Core Healthy Backs—Warm Exercise Pool


ARTICLES AND NOTICESWEEKLY ACTIVITIES

Thursday, December 26

9:00 a.m. Aqua Blend—Both Pools

10:00 a.m. Strong Core Healthy Backs—Warm Exercise Pool

10:00 a.m. Watch and Jewelry Repairs—Activities Center

10:00 a.m. Clay Space—Activities Center

11:00 a.m. Science Times—Game Room

1:00 p.m. Silver Strong Class—Aerobics Room

2:00 p.m. Sunbeam @ Pennswood—Aerobics Room (Closed group)

Friday, December 278:45 a.m. ABC’S Class,Aerobics,Balance,Coordination, Strength—Aerobics Room

9:00 a.m. Aqua Blend—Both Pools

10:00 a.m. Ai Chi—Warm Pool

10:00 a.m. Clay Space—Activities Center

10:00 a.m. Memory Round Table—Game Room

10:30 a.m. B & B Class: Balance & Bands Progressive (testing required)—Aerobics Room

11:15 a.m. B & B Class: Balance and Bands Kick Start– Aerobics Room

11:00 a.m. Pennswood Singers—Woolman Enrichment Center

1:30 p.m. Joyful Hearts—Barclay Meeting Room

1:30 p.m. Chair Chi—Aerobics Room

2:30 p.m. Yoga—Aerobics Room

4:00 p.m. Poetry Buffs—Resident Conference Room

7:00 p.m. Movie—A Christmas Carol—Penn Hall

Saturday, December 289:00 a.m. Aqua Blend—Both Pools

10:00 a.m. Volleyball—Lap Pool

11:15 a.m. Strong Core - Healthy Back—Warm Pool

7:00 p.m. Movie—Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon—Penn Hall

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