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A newsletter for Families and Residents of St. Francis Home, Friedman Village, ESA and Villas Volume 7, Issue 9 September, 2019
In memoriam We extend our deepest
sympathy to the families and friends of our residents who
recently passed away.
Margean Kinser
Art Breidenbach
Sara Price
RESIDENT RIGHTS
You have the right to retain and use personal clothing.
SHARING
TIMES
Dementia Support Group
Thursday, September 12 at 6:00 p.m. in the multipurpose room at
St. Francis Home. All are invited to attend.
Contact Ann Huth-Fretz for more
information.
EMAILS WANTED! Newsletters and calendars will no longer be sent out with statements so please provide us with your email! You can email Kellie Hartsel at [email protected] or call her at (419) 443-1540. Newsletters are also posted on the website (www.stfrancistiffin.org) and on the St. Francis Senior Ministries Facebook page.
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Sesquicentennial Corner
Alongside the education of the children of St. Francis Orphanage in school subjects, the spiritual life of the children who came was not neglected. Father Bihn had directed that the orphan children be received and educated “in the Roman Catholic faith and in no other religious denomination” — as would be the expectation. Of the many non-Catholic children admitted, 217 were baptized as Catholics, 35 by Father Bihn. Records show First Communions and even Solemn First Communions were part of life at the orphanage. When the Bishop came from Cleveland, those who were of age received the Sacrament of Confirmation.
When the orphans went to Mass, it was to the same early Mass the Sisters attended. Sometimes, the Sisters recalled, the children, especially the little ones, were very sleepy. The orphans attended Sunday Vespers and Benediction, and the first Sunday of every month, one of the orphans remembered, was like a Retreat Day for the older orphans when they could write letters home if they wished. Midnight Mass at Christmas, the procession to the grotto in May to honor the Blessed Mother, to the cemetery on November 2, All Soul’s Day, made special memories. In all the processions, the orphan recalled, they processed two by two. When the Sisters celebrated their Jubilees, at least on some occasions, orphans carrying flowers were there and the chapel would be full with both the young and the aged living at the “Home” joining the Sisters and guests for the celebration.
A number of the girls who came to the orphanage as children “joined the Sisterhood” as the records put it. Twenty-five of the 40 orphans who originally entered the community when they became of age, professed vows. At least one who left became a Sister in another community but kept in touch until her death.
The spiritual life of the children truly was” not neglected.”
Please notify Rachel Wilhelm (419-447-2723) or Kellie Hartsel (419-443-1540) if
you are willing to donate baked goods!
Senior Day at the Seneca County & Attica Fairs
Monday, September 30th 2:00 PM
St. Francis Home Multipurpose Room
RSVP (419) 443-1540
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
RESIDENTS OF ST. FRANCIS
SENIOR MINISTRIES
September
03 - Jean Montz (ESA) 05 - John Brickner (St. Francis Home) 07 - Dora Michael (ESA) 08 - Mary Droll (Friedman V illage Assisted Living) 09 - Catherine Culichia (V illas) 10 - Marjorie Frisch (V illas) 10 - Gayle Joyce (St. Francis Home) 11 - Harold Shultz (St. Francis Home) 12 - John DeBarbrie (ESA) 13 - Colleen West (Villas) 15 - Wayne Moore (Villas) 16 - Marjorie Bumb (St. Francis Home) 17 - Josephine Hoover (St. Francis Home) 18 - Eugene Mason (St. Francis Home) 18 - Lloyd Borer (Villas) 19 - Joan Gray (V illas) 20 - Eugene Miller (V illas) 24 - Annabel Binau (St. Francis Assisted Living) 26 - Sandy Maistros (Villas) 25 - James Tharp (St. Francis Home) 29 - Cecilia McKinley (St. Francis Home)
Don’t forget to visit and “like” the St. Francis Senior Ministries Facebook
page. More pictures, announcements and events are posted on our page.
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Just a reminder - if you are going in to have surgery and will need to have skilled therapy afterwards, you can pre-schedule a therapy room at St. Francis BEFORE your surgery. GET PREPARED, one less thing to
worry about! Contact Admissions for more information at (419) 447-2723.
Reminder - St. Francis is a smoke-free/tobacco-free campus. Please refrain from using tobacco or smoking while on our campus. Thank you!
Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3, the reception desk will once again be closing and locking the doors at
7:30pm. Please use the call button in vestibule to contact staff to gain entry (or use your cell phone to
call 419-447-2723. Thank you!
Autumn Equinox
Welcome
Sunday, Sept. 22 at 7:00
Strawbale House
optional : bring a snack to share
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself,
than be crowded on a velvet cushion.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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Congratulations to the winners of the St. Francis Spirituality Center Christmas 365 Raffle for July & August!
Donald Tuite and Greg Smith, both of Tiffin.
St. Francis Car Show