May 2017
QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
Worrying won’t stop the bad stuff from happening,
it just stops you from enjoying the good. Author Unknown
Featured
Activities
Cinco de Mayo
Celebration
Fri. May 5th
2:00 PM
Ed Center
The Tooth Fairy
True story submitted by: Clara P., GSE Resident
I once babysat a small girl named Tracey Ann. I was watching her one day
when mom and dad were home and my brother Willie was out in the field
working. Tracey Ann lost her tooth on this day, so I told her that we should go
outside and find a nice rock to put her tooth under and see if the tooth fairy
would come. So we went outside and found a nice rock and a good area to
leave the tooth under the rock.
East Meets West
Social
Tues. May 23rd
2:00 PM
Ed Center
We went inside to get some chores done later returning to check the rock. My
father had gone out while we were busy in the house and put a few pennies
down under the rock. Tracey Ann was ecstatic to find the tooth fairy had come
and left her the coins. I told her to take the coins and leave the tooth to see if
maybe the tooth fairy would return and leave more coins.
Celebration Dinner
featuring Food from
Mexico followed by
Entertainment
Wed. May 24th
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Dining Rooms
So we went inside the house and Tracey Ann took a nap. When she woke, she
ran out to the place where she left the rock and her tooth to find a few new
coins left under the rock with her tooth! She was so excited and decided that
she would leave the tooth and rock alone again to see if more coins would
appear.
Older Americans Month
Celebration/
GSE County Fair
Wed. May 31st
Various Times
and Locations
Awhile later, she heard my mom go out the front door. She very patiently
waited by my side until she heard my mom come back in the door but then shot
out the door to check her tooth and rock. Lo and behold, more coins!!
She was so pleased with all the coins her tooth was
attracting from the tooth fairy! She looked at me and
very casually asked,
“If I leave the rock and tooth out again, do
you think Willie’s fairy will come and give
me some penny’s?”
2835 W. 32nd Ave. Denver, CO 80211
l
303.964.3804
l
HomeIsHere.org
Library Notes
Written by: Volunteer Library Committee
Lately we received requests for suggestions of books
from our library. So here goes…

“The Cat Who…” series by Lillian Jackson Braun
Series of light-hearted and much-loved
mysteries.

William Kent Krueger, crime writer best known for
series of mysteries as a sheriff in Minnesota.

Craig Johnson, author of mysteries involving a
sheriff in Wyoming.

“Irish Country Doctor” by Patrick Taylor.
Whimsical books set in Ireland.

Diane Mott Davidson. A local author (Evergreen,
CO) of several culinary mysteries. Recipes
included.
Sometimes you won’t go wrong with anything written
by an excellent writer like David McCullough or Tom
Brokaw. Is there anyone who hasn’t read
“The Greatest Generation”?
Explore Our World - Country Schedule:
May 2017: Mexico
June 2017: Philippines
Happy Hour Schedule for May:
Friday, May 5th Canceled due to Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Friday, May 12th West IL Lobby/ English Garden
Friday, May 19th East Sun Porch
Friday, May 26th West IL Lobby/ English Garden
Monthly Book Discussion
Group on AgingBeginning May
Written by: Chaplain Aram, GSE Staff
Chaplain Aram will be leading a
monthly discussion based on the
book, The Gift of Years: Growing
Older Gracefully, by Sister Joan
Chittister. There are 40 brief
chapters in this book (3-6 pages
per chapter). The book includes
topics such as regret, meaning,
fear, joy, forgiveness, adjustment,
relationships, letting go, faith,
legacy, sadness, dreams,
solitude, and many others. We’ll have lots of
time for discussion on each topic; and if you
didn’t have opportunity to read the chapter
beforehand, that’s OK – don’t let that stop you
from participating! Also, you don’t need to
attend every month – just come when you can.
We will meet the 3rd Tuesday of every month
beginning May 16. We will meet from 6:15 –
7:30 PM in the Party Room on the 14th Floor.
If you would like Aram to order you a book,
please sign up on the sheet in the West Lobby
Bulletin Board table, or call Chaplain Aram at
303-964-2355. The price of the book is $8.
(*Note: We don’t want money to prevent you
from getting this book; if you need financial
assistance, please let Aram know).
Celebrate You
Written & Submitted by: Anonymous
WELCOME TO OUR
NEW NEIGHBORS
You are worth celebrating. You are worth everything. You are unique.
Phyllis L. - East
In all the whole world, there is only one you. There is only one person
with your talents, your experience, your God-given gifts.
NO ONE CAN TAKE YOUR PLACE!
Jerry H. - East
God created only one you, precious in his sight. You have immense
potential to love, to care, to create, to grow, to sacrifice If you believe in yourself.
It doesn’t matter your age, or your color, or whether your parents loved
you or not (maybe they wanted to but couldn’t). Let that go; it belongs
to the past. You belong to the now...the now Christ creates in you.
WEEKEND MOD
Manager on Duty schedule
for the month of May.
5/6 & 5/7 – TBD
5/13 & 5/14 - Mike H.
(on-call 5/14)
The Gardens Foundation Notes
Submitted by Betsy Boudreau, Development Officer
Phone: 303-253-4891 Email: [email protected]
5/20 & 5/21 - Rob A.
5/27 & 5/28 - Joy R. / Andy P.
Spring is here and what a beautiful time of year at The Gardens with
flowers blooming everywhere.
I would like to thank all of the residents for your continued donations
to the Chapel, Employee Financial Assistance, Activities Fund and
more.
We have reapplied for the grant for the pipe organ restoration. We
should hear from the Colorado Historical Society in August 2017.
I have been asked by some residents where the donations from
the bake sales, cards, etc. are directed. They are directed to the
Activity Fund. If you have any questions, please ask Mike or me.
If you would like information on donating a leaf for the donor wall,
please contact me. A donation of $100 will get you a leaf, and you
can decide what to have printed on the leaf. Please let me know if
you have any questions.
Joy and I have talked about giving a tour of St. Anthony Hospital
and the Flight For Life Command Center to our residents. If you are
interested, please let Joy or me know and we can set up a group tour.
Funds for The Gardens are raised through a variety of ways, with a
high percentage coming from individual giving including memorial
contributions and gifts left through Wills or Trusts. If you are interested
in learning more about naming The Gardens at St. Elizabeth
Foundation in your estate plans or any other questions, please
contact Betsy at 303-253-4891.
Thanks to all of you for your wonderful support!
FEATURED
SERVICES
Hearing Aid Clinic
Tues. May 9th
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Call Jodi x2018 for
appointment
Location: Peach Room
Foot Care Clinic
Wed. May 24th
8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: East Building
New Charge: $22
Blood Pressure Clinic
Canceled in May
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: West Lobby
Dental Hygienist
Call Jodi x 2018
Low Vision Support Group
Mon., May 22nd
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM &
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
14th Floor Library
This Month at GSE…
Submitted by: Mike Holbrook - GSE Executive Director
New Assisted Living Manager
I am happy to introduce to you, the newest addition to our
Leadership Team, Cheryl Cross, Assisted Living RN
Manager! Cheryl went to college later in life after her son
graduated high school and decided to go into nursing and
there discovered her passion for serving people. She started
her career as an RN in a skilled setting, and have worked
in assisted living, and hospice.
RELIGIOUS
SERVICES
Mass Schedule
Mon.- Fri.: 9:30AM
Sat.: 4:00PM
Sun.: 10:00AM
LOCATION: Chapel
Divine Mercy
Rosary Schedule
Mon. - Fri. -3:30PM
Sat.-10:00 AM
LOCATION: Chapel
East Building
Chapel Mass
Schedule
Sun.: 10:00 AM
Tues.: 9:45 AM
Thurs.: 9:45 AM
LOCATION:
2nd Floor Chapel,
East Building
Cheryl says that family is important to her and that she
has a large extended family. She married her high school
sweetheart, and brought him along on her life journey. Her husband also works
in a assisted living. They have one son, a wonderful daughter-in-law, and three
amazing grandsons. Cheryl loves the outdoors and enjoys hiking and fly fishing.
She recently started tying her own flies! Please be sure to give Cheryl a warm
welcome!
Yearly Increase Letters
By now you all should have received or soon will be receiving the yearly rate
increase letters.
You will see that there is a slight increase that will be effective on July 1st due to
increased costs in food, supplies and utilities. Other local senior living communities
are increasing rents as well, sometimes at much higher percentages than we have
here. Being a not-for profit we do our best not to increase rates too much each
year and try our best to keep our increases below industry average.
If you have any questions about the yearly increase, please feel free to contact
me.
Chaplain Aram’s Monthly Word of Reflection and Prayer:
Control vs. Surrender
As we age, we are increasingly confronted with loss of
control over various areas of our life: control over where we
live; control of our bodies – whether it be our eyesight, our
hearing, our memory, our bladder; loss of mobility – whether
it be our automobile, or our ability to walk unassisted. As we
age, we are met with daily realities where it seems we have
no decision and little if any control. However, though these
Interdenominational
“outer layers” of our essence may be stripped away, there is
Service
an “inner substance” that is being revealed that is solid and
Wed.: 10:30 AM
eternal: “Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27).
LOCATION: Chapel
Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega. The Beginning and the
End. Because of this, we can surrender to Christ, who is
Scripture Study beyond space and time. He is the great “I Am”. Fr Richard Rohr puts it this way:
“Spiritual surrender is not giving up. It is entering the present moment, what is right in
Tues.: 10:15
front of you, fully and without resistance or attempts at control.” If we spend our time
LOCATION: 14th Floor
regretting (or pining for) the past, or fearing the future, it robs us of what God wants
Multi-Purpose Room
to give us in the present: His very presence. So whether it’s a beautiful sunset, or
birdsong through your window, or an unexpected kindness from a fellow resident,
may we have eyes to see and ears to hear what God has for us each day, right in
front of us!