The Lively Mark Weekly Bulletin
St. Mark Village * Palm Harbor, FL
For Christmas we will offer two worship
opportunities in our Chapel:
Christmas Eve Worship with Holy Communion on Saturday, December 24, at 6:00 p.m.
Christmas Day Worship on Sunday,
December 25, at 10:00 a.m. with a Service of
Lessons and Carols.
Come one, come all, to celebrate the Nativity of
our Lord.
Merry
Christmas!
Holiday Cancellations and Closures
In observance of Christmas the Village Creamery and all Offices will be closed (with the exception
of Resident Services) on Monday, December 26. If
you need assistance please call Resident Services at
ext. 1706 to schedule an appointment. Please note
that the Village Creamery will close at 4:00 p.m. on
Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24.
Holiday Transportation Information
In consideration of the Christmas holiday, there
will not be transportation on Sunday, December 25,
or Monday, December 26. The Shopper’s Run will
run on Thursday as scheduled.
Holiday Dining Room Hours
The Dining Room will observe
holiday hours on Christmas Eve
Saturday, December 24. Meals will be
served continuously between 11:30 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m.
December 18, 2016
Booklets explaining the meaning and
symbolism of the Chrismon Tree ornaments are available at the Front Desk.
Holiday Menu Reminder
If you have holiday plans that involve leaving the
Village and you have previously completed and returned the holiday menu, please inform the Culinary
Services Department that you will not be eating in
the Dining Room on that holiday. Also, please note
that a guest menu must be picked up from the Front
Desk at least 24-hours before the holiday. Thank you.
Last Chance for Christmas Stamps
Christmas stamps will be available for purchase
in the Administration Office for a few more days.
Several designs are available, including Songbirds in
the Snow; Holiday Windows; and Nativity. The cost
is $9.40 for twenty Forever stamps.
Jesus Birthday Cake
Come down to the Hobby Room on Friday,
December 23, anytime between
11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to
enjoy a piece of Jesus
Birthday cake.
He is the Reason
for the Season.
The Lively Mark
Weekly Bulletin
For the Residents of St. Mark Village
Doug Fresh, CEO
Editor: Ellen Wade
Layout and Design: Tina Glandis
Layout and Design: Marlene Di Maria
New Year’s Eve
Reminder
Just a few more days until we ring in the New
Year 2017! If you have not signed up for a table,
there are still places available. Contact Sheena Watkins #1633.
On the evening of Saturday, December 31, IL
Residents will be entertained by the Suncoast Harmony Chorus in the Chapel starting at 7:00 p.m. Following the performance those with prior reservations
will retire to Le Club Mark (the IL Dining Room)
for an elegant evening of delicious delights accompanied on the piano by our own Fun Chorus director,
Shelley Dennis and culminating with a drawing for
fabulous door prizes and singing “Olde Lang Syne”.
On Friday, December 30, all Host/Hostesses please
check your cubby at the Front Desk for an envelope
containing any instructions and the door prize tickets. The envelope will have your name on it, your
table, and apartment numbers. You should have one
ticket for each person at your table. Their name will
be printed on the back of the ticket stub. Please give
them out when you are seated at the table.
Wine/ Champagne may be brought to the Dining Room this evening, remember all bottles must
be uncorked before you bring them to the party. It is
requested that no food, drink, centerpieces, or glasses
be removed from the Dining Room.
Organ Music by Dick Rydberg
Dick Rydberg will play organ music on Tuesday,
December 20, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the
Elevator Lobby. Indulge in an evening of musical
enjoyment!
The Nutcracker Ballet
On Monday, December 19, The Nutcracker Ballet
will be shown. The Mariinsky Ballet mounted this
adaptation of Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky and
Marius Petipa’s yuletide ballet The Nutcracker, performed live at the Mariinsky
Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Vasili
Vainonen produced and Simon Virsaladze
designed the sets; the cast includes Alina
Somova, Vladimir Shklyarov, and Fyodor
Lopukhov. This video is 1 hour and
44 minutes and will be shown at 6:15 p.m.
in the Chapel.
The Lively Mark / December 18, 2016
Midweek Movie
The Midweek Movie for Wednesday, December 21,
is Miracle on 34th Street with Maureen O’Hara, John
Payne, and Natalie Wood. The holiday season is in
full swing when a cultured gentleman with twinkling
eyes, an ample belly, and a snowy beard is hired as
the Macy’s department store Santa. He claims he is
Kris Kringle, and soon fills everyone with Christmas
spirit…except for his boss, Doris Walker who’s raising her daughter to not believe in Santa. But when
Kringle is declared insane, and put on trial, everyone’s faith is put to the test as young and old alike
face the age old question: Do you believe in Santa
Claus? This 1947 video is 1 hour and 36 minutes
long and will be shown at 11:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. in
the Chapel.
Holiday Lights at the Botanical Gardens
Don’t Delay—Sign-up Today!
Join us on Monday, December 19, as we head to
the Botanical Gardens in Largo to see the holiday
lights in the Gardens. Delight in the shimmering
lights, holiday entertainment, beautiful flora, and
warmth of the season. There is a suggested donation
of $4 per person which they will collect from you as
you enter the Gardens. Food and beverages are available for purchase and the Botanical Bounty Gift Shop
will be open. We will leave the Village at 5:00 p.m.
and head back home at 7:30 p.m. Wear your walking
shoes!
Trivial Pursuit
Test your knowledge and join us in the Hobby
Room to play Trivial Pursuit on Tuesday, December
20, at 1:30 p.m. (Please note day change.) 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.
Piano Music by Kendrea
Come to the Elevator Lobby on Monday,
January 2, at 6:30 p.m. to hear Kendrea Kappel play
familiar hymns and tunes. Don’t miss out on this
musical journey!
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St. Mark Village, Inc. Membership
As 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 LifeCare 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 Monday, January 23,
2017, at 4:00 p.m., you must be registered as a
member. Corporate Membership forms are available in the Administration Office and need to be
completed by Monday, January 16, 2017, so you
will be included when notices go out.
Michigan Club
Attention Residents who are interested in joining
the Michigan Club. The first meeting will take place
on Monday, January 2, at 7:00 p.m. in the 5th Floor
Lounge. During this meeting there will be a discussion to determine future programs for the Michigan
Club—come with your program ideas! If you have
any questions regarding the Michigan Club please
call Murray Smith in Apt. 527.
Thrilling Tales with Jane Martin
Join Resident Jane Martin for Thrilling Tales on
Wednesday, December 21, at 1:30 p.m. in the Village
Room. She will read short stories to us from a variety of well-known and lesser-known authors.
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Luncheon will be held on Thursday, January 5, at 12:00 noon in the Banquet Room.
There will be a speaker/singer and a delicious
lunch. The cost for lunch will be $4 payable at the
door. There will be a sign-up sheet on the bulletin
board if you are interested in attending. Seating
is limited to 32 people. If you have any questions
about this event please call Virginia Adams, Apt. 125.
The Lively Mark / December 18, 2016
St. Mark Village 2017 Calendars
The St. Mark Village 2017 Saturday Evening
Post calendars are available at the Front Desk.
Please feel free to pick one up at your convenience.
Book Review
Gene Coppola, Director of the Palm Harbor
Library, will present a book review in the Club Room
on Thursday, January 5, at 1:30 p.m. He will review
the book, “The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That
Broke Barriers” by Harry Bernstein.
“There are places that I have never forgotten. A
little cobbled street in a smoky mill town in the North
of England has haunted me for the greater part of my
life. It was inevitable that I should write about it and
the people who lived on both sides of its ‘invisible
wall’.”
The narrow street where Harry Bernstein grew
up, in a small English mill town, was seemingly unremarkable. It was identical to countless other streets in
countless other working-class neighborhoods of the
early 1900s, except for the “invisible wall” that ran
down its center, dividing Jewish families on one side
from Christian families on the other. Only a few feet
of cobblestones separated Jews from Gentiles, but
socially, they were miles apart. On the eve of World
War I, Harry’s family struggles to make ends meet.
His father earns little money at the Jewish tailoring
shop and brings home even less, preferring to spend
his wages drinking and gambling. Harry’s mother,
devoted to her children and fiercely resilient, survives
on her dreams: new shoes that might secure Harry’s
admission to a fancy school; that her daughter might
marry the local rabbi; that the entire family might
one day be whisked off to the paradise of America.
Then Harry’s older sister, Lily, does the unthinkable:
She falls in love with Arthur, a Christian boy from
across the street. When Harry unwittingly discovers
their secret affair, he must choose between the morals
he’s been taught all his life, his loyalty to his selfless mother, and what he knows to be true in his own
heart. A wonderfully charming memoir written when
the author was ninety-three. “The Invisible Wall: A
Love Story That Broke Barriers” vibrantly brings to
life an all-but-forgotten time and place. It is a moving tale of working-class life, and of the boundaries
that can be overcome by love.
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Pet Policy
Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself
about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your
body. It warmed your heart... filled it, too, with melody
that would last forever. —Bess Streeter Aldrich
Distributed with this week’s issue of The Lively
Mark is a revised copy of the Pet Policy. Please refer
to this when you have a guest visiting and they bring
along a furry friend. You must adhere to the current
Pet Policy during their visit.
Christmas Housekeeping Schedule
Resident Birthdays and Anniversaries
Residents scheduled for Housekeeping Service
on Monday, December 26, will be serviced on Tuesday, December 27.
Residents scheduled for Housekeeping Service
on Tuesday, December 27, will be missed.
Residents scheduled for Housekeeping Service
on Wednesday, December 28; Thursday,
December 29; and Friday, December 30, will have
their regular Housekeeping Service.
New Year’s Housekeeping Schedule
Residents scheduled for Housekeeping Service
on Monday, January 2, will be serviced on Tuesday,
January 3.
Residents scheduled for Housekeeping Service
on Tuesday, January 3, will be serviced on Wednesday, January 4.
Residents scheduled for Housekeeping Service
on Wednesday, January 4, will be missed.
Residents scheduled for Housekeeping Service
on Thursday, January 5, and Friday, January 6, will
have their regular Housekeeping Service.
Wii Bowling Playoff Winners
The winners of the Wii Bowling’s 11th Season
Playoffs held on Monday, December 12, are:
• 3rd Place Club 300 Ed Staffenberg and Senior
Star-Max Hamilton with a combined total of 394.
• 2nd Place The Bowling Stones, Ellie and Russ
Zych with a combined total of 410.
• 1st Place The Incredibowls Ginny and Pat Courtney with a combined total of 487.
Congratulations to all winners and participants!
Let the nations
be glad and sing for joy.
—Psalms 67:4
The Lively Mark / December 18, 2016
Birthdays
Judy BiceApt. 425December 18
Jean HuffmanApt. 622December 18
Sal PopeApt. 533December 19
Miriam WorkApt. 453December 21
Barbara BowenApt. 206December 22
George Netterfield Apt. 455 December 22
John EnzieRm. 1023December 23
Anniversaries
Betty & Richard Brounley Apt. 136 December 20
Monday Morning Menu Chat
Huseyin Isguzar, our Chief Culinary Officer,
wants to get to know you and understand your culinary needs and desires. His Monday Morning Menu
Chats will help accomplish just that. Each Monday
(excluding the 1st Monday of the month) at 10:00
a.m. in the Dining Room he 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 Monday, December 19.
Caregiver Support
St. Mark Village is hosting a Caregiver Support
Group in the Club Room on Tuesday, December 20,
from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The group focuses on
and provides emotional support, personal growth,
education, resources, and will help you to gain new
perspectives on how to be a better caregiver while
bonding with others in similar situations. The facilitator is Karen Truman, Ph.D. Karen is the President
of Dementia Caregiver Resources, Inc. This group
meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month.
Prayer Group Cancelled
The Monday, December 19, 1:00 p.m. Prayer
Group has been cancelled.
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Bay Area Hearing Clinic Cancelled
Movie Review
Bay Area Hearing Clinic will not be here on
Monday, December 26, due to the holidays.
Men’s Breakfast Club
The Men’s Breakfast Club will meet on Tuesday,
December 20, at 8:00 a.m. in the Banquet Room.
This week Mr. Walt Anderson, Coordinator for
F.E.A.S.T. (Food Emergency And Service Team) will
be our guest speaker. All men are invited to come
and enjoy a delicious breakfast and an interesting
program. —Klaus Koch
Sign-up for the Columbia Restaurant
and William Dean Chocolates Tour
There’s still room for our 2nd trip to the Columbia Restaurant on Sand Key Beach and tour of William Dean Chocolates on Wednesday,| January 11. The
cost is $15 and lunch will be “on your own”. The bus
leaves at 10:45 a.m. Don’t delay—sign-up today!
Lost&
The following items
were found and turned
in to the Administration
Office last week.
Pillow; brown, square
Rosary; opaque
If you believe one of these items may be
yours, please stop by the office to identify it.
Found
Calendar of Events
Sunday, December 18, 2016
10:00 Worship Service - Chapel
1:00 Resident Nurse in the Wellness Center until 2
6:30 Village Movie - Chapel
Monday, December 19, 2016
10:00
10:00
10:45
1:00
1:00
5:00
6:15
6:30
Monday Morning Menu Chat - Dining Room
Sit-n-Fit Exercise Class - Wellness Center
Strong & Steady Exercise Class - Wlns Ctr
Greeting Card Corner until 3 - Library
Resident Nurse in the Wellness Center until 2
Bus leaves for Botanical Gardens
Ballet: The Nutcracker - Chapel
Open Bridge - 4th Floor Lounge
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The Lively Mark / December 18, 2016
Genius o o o
Fri. 12/16; Sat. 12/17; Sun. 12/18* 6:30 p.m.
Saturday Matinee, 12/17*
1:00 p.m.
Director: Michael Grandage.
Cast: Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman,
Laura Linney, Guy Pearce, Dominic West.
Genius, a stirring drama about the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship
between the world-renowned book editor Maxwell
Perkins (who discovered F. Scott Fitzgerald and
Ernest Hemingway) and the larger-than-life literary giant Thomas Wolfe. Based on the biography
“Max Perkins: Editor of Genius”. Drama. 2016;
1 hour, 44 minutes.
Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and
suggestive content.
*Closed caption programming if available.
Star ratings (4 star scale) from RogerEbert.com
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
7:00
8:00
9:00
10:00
10:30
10:30
10:45
1:00
1:30
6:30
(concluded
from previous
column)
BayCare Lab Svcs til 8-Wlns Ctr
Men’s Breakfast Club - Banquet Room
Caregiver Support Group - Club Room
Sit & Stretch Yoga - Wellness Center
Bible Study - Club Room
Needlers & Hookers until 12 - 3rd Floor Lng
Aerobic Dance Class - Wellness Center
Resident Nurse in the Wellness Center until 2
Trivial Pursuit - Hobby Room
Organ Music by Dick Rydberg - Elevator Lby
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Winter Begins
Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and
warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk
beside the fire: it is the time for home. —Edith Sitwell
10:00
11:00
1:00
1:00
1:30
6:30
Exercise w/Shirley Appell - Wellness Center
Midweek Movie Matinee - Chapel
Greeting Card Corner until 3 - Library
Resident Nurse in the Wellness Center until 2
Thrilling Tales w/Jane Martin - Village Room
Midweek Movie - Chapel
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Thursday, December 22, 2016
9:30
10:00
10:45
1:00
6:30
7:00
(concluded
from pg 5)
When it snows, she has
no fear for her household; for all of them
are clothed in scarlet.
Catholic Communion-4th Floor Lounge
Sit-n-Fit Exercise Class - Wellness Center
Strong & Steady Exercise Class - Wlns Ctr
Resident Nurse in the Wellness Center until 2
Cribbage - 5th Floor Lounge
Village BINGO - Club Room
— Proverbs 31:21
Friday, December 23, 2016
10:00
10:00
10:45
11:30
1:00
1:00
6:30
Craft Class - Hobby Room
Move & Groove Seated Dance Class-Wlns Ctr
Aerobic Dance Class - Wellness Center
Jesus’ Birthday Cake til 1:30 - Hobby Room
Greeting Card Corner until 3 - Library
Resident Nurse in the Wellness Center until 2
Village Movie - Chapel
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Christmas Eve
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and
try to keep it all the year. —Charles Dickens
Holiday Hours in the Dining Room 11:30 am-4 pm
The Village Creamery Closes at 4 pm
10:00 Exercise w/Shirley Appell - Wellness Center
10:00 Fun Chorus - Elevator Lobby
11:30 Holiday Hours in the Dining Room until 4
1:00 Resident Nurse in the Wellness Center until 2
1:00 Village Movie Matinee - Chapel
6:00 Christmas Eve Worship Service and Holy
Communion - Chapel
6:30 Open Bridge - Club Room
Upcoming
Events
Dec. 25
Dec. 31
Jan. 2
Jan. 2
Jan. 5
Jan. 5
Jan. 9
Jan. 11
Jan. 23
Christmas Day Worship Service-10a
New Year’s Eve Celebration-7p
Michigan Club-7p
Piano Music by Kendrea-6:30p
Book Review-1:30p
Ladies Luncheon-12p
Installation of Officers-1:30p
Columbia & Chocolate Tour-Bus 10:45a
St. Mark Village, Inc. Members Only
Annual Meeting-7p
Merry
Christmas!
The Lively Mark / December 18, 2016
The People of St. Mark Village
In Care Center:
Chuck Carter
Vivian Cox
Gisi DeMarco
Shirley Ganas
Pat Gravatt
Margaret Harper
Miriam Judd
Lee Lauer
Carol Moore
Helen Rutter
June Thompson
Barbara Vieira
In The Hospital:
Hope Clark
Margery Deluco
Sarah Heffernan
Barbara Parker
Eleanor Policastro
Mary Stevens
Dorothy Vogler
Mease Continuting Care
Betty Fresh Rehab & Spa
Betty Fresh Rehab & Spa
Health Care Center
Betty Fresh Rehab & Spa
Betty Fresh Rehab & Spa
Betty Fresh Rehab & Spa
Betty Fresh Rehab & Spa
BayTree
Manor Care
Palm Gardens
Betty Fresh Rehab & Spa
Mease Countryside
Mease Countryside
Mease Countryside
Mease Countryside
Mease Countryside
Mease Countryside
Mease Countryside
Returned to Apartment:
Bunny Mathias
Transfers:
Nancy Agnew
Apt. 3310
Apt. 3418
A Fond Farewell To:
Joseph Antonetti
Jane Christie
Doris Jaeger
Rm. 1105
Rm. 1005
Rm. 1102
Sympathy is extended to
the family and friends of
Robert Donnelly,
Apt. 1219; and Gene Ore,
Apt. 133.
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