Chris’ Corner
Greetings and “Happy Easter!”
This past month we announced our first ever Elim Shores “Rock Star” of the month
recipient: Ben Weber. Ben has been here at Elim Shores since November 2011
and does a wonderful job in handling all aspects of our
transportation needs! Please join me in congratulating
Ben and stop by the bulletin board on first floor to see
quotes about why he was selected as our March 2017
Rock Start of the Month! Nominations for our April
“Rock Star” of the month will be accepted until 4/7 and
announced on 4/10 at the All Resident Information
Meeting.
It’s a very special month here at Elim Shores as we celebrate Easter! This year we
will be having a Good Friday Service at 3pm, a Breakfast with the Easter
Bunny on Saturday from 9-10:30am and our Easter Service at 2:30pm on Sunday.
The “Bus” has been ordered! Thank you to those of you who were part of our
selection committee, who helped finalized the various options and the interior color
selection for our upcoming new bus. Our bus is now being built and we anticipate
delivery within the next 45-60 days! We will be having a “Bus Blessing” and
ribbon cutting ceremony, so stay tuned for more info as we welcome our new bus to
Elim Shores!
As always, thank you for your ongoing support,
wonderful feedback, useful comments & suggestions,
and ideas on how we can continue to make Elim Shores
not only the best place for you to call home, but the
best place for our staff to work. May you have a very
Blessed Easter!
Chris
Housing Director
April 2017
Elim Shorelines
A Bit About April:
“I had not thought of violets of late, the wild, shy kind that springs
beneath your feet in wistful April days…” ~ Alice Dunbar-Nelson
April is the fourth month of the year and the first full month of spring. No
one knows for certain how April got its name, but it might have come from
the Latin word aperire, which means “to open.” April is, after all, the
month when (in the northern hemisphere) buds begin to open and things
begin to grow again after the winter. In April, small animals that were
hibernating usually come out and the birds fly back northward to settle,
bees and butterflies begin to gather nectar. Because of the nice warm
weather of April, amateur athletes begin to go outside while the
professional baseball season begins. People usually do their spring
cleaning and mowing.
The first day of April begins with April Fool's Day. In modern times, people
have gone to great lengths to create elaborate April Fools’ Day hoaxes.
Newspapers, radio, TV stations and Web sites have participated in the
April 1 tradition of reporting outrageous fictional claims that have fooled
their audiences. In 1957, the BBC reported that Swiss farmers were
experiencing a record spaghetti crop and showed footage of people
harvesting noodles from trees; numerous viewers were fooled. In
1985, Sports Illustrated tricked many of its readers when it ran a made-up
article about a rookie pitcher named Sidd Finch who could throw a fastball
over 168 miles per hour. In 1996, Taco Bell, the fast-food restaurant chain,
duped people when it announced it had agreed to purchase Philadelphia’s
Liberty Bell and intended to rename it the Taco Liberty Bell. In 1998, after
Burger King advertised a “Left-Handed Whopper,” scores of clueless
customers requested the fake sandwich.
Special Events & Opportunities
April 5th: Music Hour with Jon Pumper!
April 7th: Pet Visit with Nelle the Dog
Jon Pumper
April 7th: Popcorn Social
April 10th: All Resident Information Meeting
April 12th: Lunch Outing to Jake’s City Grille
April 14th: Good Friday Service
April 15th: Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
April 18th: Library Volunteer Denise Here
April 18th: Bingo with Youth Volunteers (EPYMSL)
Doug Ohman
April 19th: “Historic Churches of Minnesota” with
Storyteller & Photographer Doug Ohman
April 21st: Birthday Celebration with Live Music
from Cindi Scheffler!
April 21st: Sing Along with the Stenberg Family
April 26th: Outing to the Arboretum: Tour & Lunch
Cindi Scheffler
April 28th: Volunteer Appreciation Social!
April 23-29 is National Volunteer
Appreciation Week!
In honor of our many wonderful volunteers, we would
like to show our appreciation– please join us for a
Volunteer Appreciation Social on Friday, April 28th at
3:00pm in the Great Room!
Pastor’s Pen
Celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
This year, Easter falls on Sunday, April 16th. It is one of the latest days that the
calendar allows. As you may know, in 325CE the Council of Nicaea established that
Easter would be held on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after
the vernal equinox. Now there is really nothing Biblical about how this date is set. We
could celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection every day if wanted to. Actually that would
be more Biblical. Some of you may already do that.
The early church (notice only 300 years after the historical fact) decided that the
church should set a day aside that all believers celebrate together this great, historical, central to our faith, event. So, Easter Sunday culminates the events of passion
week.
Starting with Palm Sunday, going through Good Friday and ending with Easter Sunday
is a great way to remember this important week in Jesus life. What is so great about
seeing someone worshiped as king only to be beaten to death on a cruel cross? Jesus
knew that those who worshipped Him with palm branches would be drowned out by
the crowds wanting His death. What is so great, is that Jesus, because of His great
love, willingly went to the cross for you and me.
As you celebrate the fact that Jesus Christ physically rose from the dead remember
that Jesus is alive and waiting to come again. The resurrection is the proof that Jesus
was who He said He was, the Son of God.
He came willingly and laid down His life willingly. This is the point of celebrating Jesus
Christ’s resurrection. Jesus came to serve in His life, His death, and His resurrection.
(1 Corinthians 15)
~Pastor Doug
Stay Informed!
Check Daily Calendars outside of the Great Room and in the Elevators for any program
changes or additions, or call the Life Enrichment Information Line at
952-641-6391.