HEALING FIRE AND LIGHT
Marian Hase—Editor
S t a f f
N e w s
December 2012
We are all God’s people taking care of God’s people.
St. Aloisius Happenings December 2012
7 Awards/Holiday Banquet—6pm at Eagles Club
12 “In Her Shoes” 2 pm to 3:30 pm at Presentation Ctr
7 pm to 8:30 pm at 1st Lutheran
18 Department Managers—2 pm
20 Risk Management Meeting—1:30 pm
24 Christmas Eve
25 Merry Christmas!
27 QI—Noon
31 New Year’s Eve
10, 17, 18, 19—Med/Surg Gift Wrapping
Angel of the Quarter November 2012
Amy Bjorgen, LTC
Amy is always willing to help. She comes
in extra in the early hours before required to
assist residents who want to be up early and to ensure showers have enough help and even to relieve the night shift. She
maintains a positive attitude even when they are short of
staff, running behind and surrounded by stressed staff and
residents.
Amy brought her own
nail polish to paint and
decorate residents’ nails
with fancy designs and details. She has come in at
5:00 am on her days off to
prevent me and many others
from getting behind and
upsetting residents by having to wait. She will help
everybody, every day in any
department.
Nominated by Christina Eldredge
New Employees for November 2012
Welcome to the
St. Aloisius Medical Center Family!
Anna Nelson—Laundry
Ashlie Carnes—LTC
Character Counts focus for December
is CARING!
This is represented by the color RED.
Please wear RED on casual Fridays during
the month of December.
CARING: Be kind. Be compassionate
and show that you care. Express gratitude.
Forgive others. Help people in need.
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SISTER’S CORNER
Healing Fire & Light
In Stillness, We Wait!
Advent is a time of waiting for the coming of Christmas (Christ) to come in our lives every day we are on this
earth. How do we prepare for Christ to come into our lives on a daily basis? Advent Candles light the way toward
Christmas but they can also help us to see the light in the work we do. We all are on a Mission here at St. Aloisius Medical Center. Lets take closer look about our Mission.
Military officers are “commissioned.” Health care leaders should be as well. The word commission, similar to the
word mission, is formed from the Latin word implying someone is sent. Persons with a mission are sent out with the authority to perform a special service. Soldiers are given a mission and sent to carry it out. They do not represent their
personal interest but act for those who sent them.
In Health care, we have a distinct mission to relieve suffering and restore hope. Our task is predictable in that
we are charged with fostering the healing of those entrusted to our care. What is uncharted is the path to this goal. A
commissioning ceremony is an organization’s way to send individuals on a mission, and that is one reason we have
with the Blessing of the Hands of our employees. Many leaders who have a sense of mission live the conviction that
their work is God’s work made visible. Not everyone has that understanding of the world or of his or her work. However,
we all have a shared desire to create a remarkable organization that fulfills our collective vision. Some days we may see
our work simply as a job, bit it is a calling forth your gifts as a service for others. But, now and again, as during a commissioning ceremony, we are invited to recognize the idea of participating in a calling that will inspire us to create a
world that reflects our dreams.
Today, I will find a moment to appreciate the importance and sacredness of what my work is all about.
Sister Mary Agnes, Chaplain
Pastoral Care department
Do you need to call someone at St. Aloisius Medical Center?
We have many direct dial numbers:
Do you need Medical Floor? 324-5112
Do you need Unit A? 324-5118
Be near me, Lord Jesus. I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever And love me I pray.
Bless all the dear children In Thy tender care.
And take us to heaven to live with Thee there.
Do you need Unit B? 324-5121
Do you need Daycare? 324-5109
DECEMBER IS:
Do you need Gail Grondahl? 324-5120
Do you need Candie Thompson? 324-5113
Lab? 324-5116
Radiology? 324-5107
Physical Therapy? 324-5119
Tell your family members how to get a hold of you by calling
directly instead of calling the switchboard. It will be faster!
DECEMBER JOY BOOSTER!
National Drunk and Drugged Driving
Prevention (3D) Month
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
www.stopimpareddriving.org
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Prevent Blindness America www.preventblindness.org
December 2 – 8 (First full week of Dec)
National Hand Washing Awareness Week
Henry the Hand Foundation www.henrythehand.com
Hot Chocolate
Hot Cider
Provided by Dietary
Date: ??????
International AIDS Awareness Month
International HIV/AIDS Alliance www.aidsalliance.org
SURPRISE!
December 4 – 10
National Influenza Vaccination Week
www.cdc.gov/flu/nivw/
Remember: The Annual Awards Banquet is
scheduled for December 7th at the Eagles Club. See you there!
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Hot Mulled Cider
Serves 10 to 12
2 quarts apple cider
1 orange, quartered
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
2—4 inch cinnamon sticks
6 whole cloves
Combine all ingredients in a 3-quart slow cooker. Cover and
cook on low setting 4 to 6 hours. Remove orange sections and
spices before serving. Variation: For a different twist, combine
one quart apple cider with one quart apricot nectar and add some
slices of fresh ginger root to the mix.
White Chocolate Crunch
makes 5 quarts
10 oz package mini pretzels
5 cups Cheerios
5 cups Corn Chex
2 cups peanuts
16 oz package M&Ms
2 (12 oz) packages white chocolate chips
3 tablespoons oil
Combine first 5 ingredients in a very large bowl. In a double
boiler, mix chocolate chips with oil; stir until smooth. Pour over
cereal mixture; mix well. Spread mixture equally onto 3 wax paper-lined baking sheets; allow to cool. Break into bite-size pieces;
Christmas Song Puzzle—Guess the Name!
1. Bleached Yule
2. Righteous Darkness
3. Arrival Time: 2400 hrs—Weather: Cloudless
4. Loyal Followers Advance
5. Far Off in a Feeder
6. Array the Corridor
7. Bantam Male Percussionist
8. Monarchial Triad
9. Nocturnal Noiselessness
10.Frozen Precipitation Commence
11.Delight for this Planet
12.The Dozen Festive 24 hour Intervals
(answers on next page)
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God grant you the light in
Christmas, which is faith;
the warmth of Christmas,
which is love; the radiance
of Christmas, which is purity; the righteousness of
Christmas, which is justice;
the belief in Christmas,
which is truth; the all of
Christmas, which is Christ.
Wilda English
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White Christmas
O Holy Night
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Away in a Manger
Deck the Halls
Little Drummer Boy
We Three Kings
Silent Night
Let It Snow
Joy to the World
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Answers for Christmas Song Puzzle