Retirement Announcement – Debbie Block

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To: All Menno Place Staff
From: Linda Weatherly, Manager of Therapeutic Recreation and Volunteer Services
Re: Retirement – Debbie Block, Recreation Aide, Menno Home E2

 

Happy Retirement Debbie!

Debbie Block has worked for Menno Home for the past 8 years. She has spent the last few years with the residents on E2 Home. As the Recreation Aide, Debbie brought joy, love, compassion and FUN to all of her residents on E2. She enjoyed the programs as much as the residents did. The residents will miss the laughs that Debbie created with her great sense of humor and absolute passion for her job.

Debbie is always planning ahead. She’s the most organized person you could meet. She never missed a thing!

On behalf of the Recreation Team, we will miss our teammate and are sad to see her leave. On the flip side, we are extremely happy for her as she heads into retirement. Debbie’s last day on campus will be Monday, March 31.

Wishing you all the best Debbie! Cheers to everyday being a Saturday now!

Staff Scheduling Software – Training Coming Soon

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As you know, we completed a pilot project to find a scheduling software program that would allow us to work more collaboratively on our campus. The intent of this project was to focus on employee wellness and select a software program that would allow staff to report sick time sooner, fill open shifts faster, and reduce the need for units to work short.

Our search is complete, and we have selected ComVida as our scheduling software provider.

Over the last four months we have worked with ComVida to ensure that they have our scheduling information, employee list, contact information and correct roles and locations. The database is now ready and training on how to use the software will be announced soon.

Thank you to all of the employees who took part in the pilot project to test different systems. Your time, experience, and feedback were vital as we made this decision. We could not have done it without you.

Stay tuned for further information on downloading the ComVida App and for timelines for the new system to go live.

Reminder: No Staff Parking at Church on Weekends

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This is a reminder to all staff that the free parking offered to us by Peace Lutheran Church is available Monday – Friday (excluding holidays) from 0600 – 1800 on the west side of the parking lot only. Staff are not permitted to park here evenings or weekends.

The church has two events happening this Saturday, March 29, that are expected to draw particularly large turnouts and they have requested that Menno Place staff not use the lot at that time.  Thank you for being good neighbors and respecting both this request and the boundaries that are in place on our ability to borrow that space.

You can find a full rundown of all parking options available to staff here:
https://mennoplacestaff.com/staff-parking-2025/

Welcome to Jagdeep Bains – Nurse Manager at Pro Vita

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We are pleased to announce that Jagdeep Bains will be joining the Pro Vita team as our new Nurse Manager starting on March 24th.

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Road Resurfacing on Primrose Street Starting March 24

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To: All Menno Place Staff, Residents, and Visitors
From: Bas Kervel, Director of Support Services
Date: March 21, 2025
Re: Road Resurfacing on Primrose Street and Surrounding Area Starting March 24

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The city of Abbotsford will be in our area to complete road resurfacing from March 24 – 29, weather permitting.

The road works will affect Wildwood, Primrose, Wilerose, Brundige, Kay and Stevenson as marked on the map below. During the period of work the roads will be limited to local traffic only and NO STREET PARKING will be permitted.

Staff, residents, and visitors should expect delays and plan accordingly.  If you need to pick up a resident from Terrace East during this time it may be easier to enter through the main doors of Terrace West.

Please remember to keep a safe distance from equipment working on the road and follow all direction given by traffic control persons.

Teresa Halovich – Staff Prayer – March 20

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On this, the first day of Spring, Shawna shared some verses from Song of Solomon and we prayed for Teresa Halovich.

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Dave Janzen – Staff Prayer – March 13 2025

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We prayed for Dave Janzen and Ingrid Schultz, one of our board members, shared a meditation from Matthew 11:28-30

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Appreciate our Social Work Team – Tuesday, March 18, 2025

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Thank you to Melina, Dan, and Kim for advocating, caring and breaking barriers for residents and families here at Menno Place.

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A Prayer for Pandemic Observance Day – March 11

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March 11 is Pandemic Observance Day in Canada. For all of us who lived through the pandemic alongside seniors is it a tender time to remember. There was so much loss – lost loved ones, lost time, lost community. And now, years past that first fateful day, some things have gone back to normal and some things never will. In light of all of that we asked Kerry Dyck, one of our Chaplains, to write a prayer for the day. May these words bring you comfort.

Our Loving God,

On this day while taking time to look back and remember our experience during the Pandemic we admit that we’d rather not.

Those were hard days filled with long, difficult hours. But as we cast our gaze behind, we know that you are with us giving us strength, even as you were during the pandemic months of loss, disorientation and discouragement.

Lord, we lament what was lost.

Even though we had lots of time on our hands we lament the time we lost. We lament the missed opportunities caused by the pandemic. We grieve the relationships that suffered under the weight of strain whether due to physical separation or the separation that comes from seeing things differently.

Most of all, loving God, we are sad because we lost dear people to Covid. Oh, how we miss them! Our hearts are heavy. And yet even there you meet us and are with us.

Open our eyes and hearts to your comfort this day. Remind us that you were with us then and that you still are today. May your hope and love fill our minds and hearts with peace for you are the God of all comfort. Lord, we don’t know what will happen tomorrow, but we know that you hold tomorrow in your loving and gentle hands.

This we pray by faith, even if its only a tiny bit,
in the name of Jesus,
Amen.

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