Hymn Stories – May 2024

Few hymns paint such a vivd picture of God’s love as this one by Samuel Trevor Francis. Find out more about the hymn, O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus, and how its author experienced the mercy of God.

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Hymn Stories – April 2024

This poem, written by an Irish woman named Jean Sophia Pigott, became the favorite hymn of J. Hudson Taylor, the great missionary to China. Find out how the hymn Jesus, I am Resting, Resting helped strengthen the faith of an overwhelmed man near breakdown.

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Hymn Stories – March 2024

The authors of the this month’s modern hymn are committed to creating a more timeless musical style that every generation can sing. Find out more about In Christ Alone by Keith & Kristyn Getty and Stuart Townsend.

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Hymn Stories – February 2024

This month’s hymn is Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty penned by English minister, Reginald Heber, in the early 19th century. Heber was a gifted poet and hymnist who faithfully served his small congregation. After his death, his widow discovered he had written over 50 hymns. She succeeded in publishing his work and brought them to the forefront of the Christian community.

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Hymn Stories – January 2024

January’s hymn is Trusting Jesus. This textually and musically simple expression of child-like trust in Jesus has met the daily spiritual needs of many of God’s people to the present time.

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Nominate a Team Member! Team Appreciation!

January 25th will be a celebration of Service Awards and three categories of awards for staff members who are nominated for three awards recognizing Outstanding Contribution – click here to find out more

Hymn Stories – December 2023

Joy is the keynote of the entire Advent season, especially for the Christian, who realizes its spiritual significance – God Himself invading this world and providing a means whereby sinful man might live eternally. Joy to the World is generally considered to be one of the most joyous Christmas hymns in existence, not in the sense of merry-making, but in the deep and solemn realization of what Christ’s birth has meant to mankind. Find out more about this hymn by Isaac Watts.

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Hymn Stories – November 2023

I am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus is one of the child-like, but beautiful expressions from the soul of the esteemed English poetess, Frances Ridley Havergal, often referred to as “the Sweetest Voice of Hymnody.” Find out more about this hymn!

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Hymn Stories – October 2023

The writer of Count Your Blessings, Rev. Johnson Oatman Jr., was one of the important and prolific gospel song writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Find out more about this gospel song!

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Hymn Stories – September 2023

The Love of God, written and composed by Frederick M. Lehman by 1919, has its roots in a Jewish poem, written in Germany in the eleventh century. The Jewish poem, Hadamut, in the Aramaic language, has ninety couplets. Find out more about this gospel song!

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Hymn Stories – August 2023

The beloved gospel hymn, All The Way My Savior Leads Me, written by Franny Crosby was the expression of gratitude to God after a direct and peculiar answer to prayer. Find out more about this hymn!

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Hymn Stories – July 2023

Written and published in 1833, O Worship the King, is considered one of the finest hymns from the early nineteenth century Romantic Era. It has often been called a model hymn for worship. Find out more about this hymn and its author, Robert Grant.

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Hymn Stories – June 2023

It was in 1912 that C. Austin Miles was asked to write a hymn text that would be “sympathetic in tone, breathing tenderness in every line; one that would bring hope to the hopeless, rest for the weary, and downy pillows to dying beds.” Find out more about In The Garden.

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Hymn Stories – May 2023

Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee, which is sung to the music of Beethoven’s “Hymn of Joy”, is generally considered by hymnologists to be one of the most joyous expressions of hymn lyrics in the English language. Find out more about this hymn inspired by the Berkshire mountains!

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COR Audit starts Monday!

Are you ready if the auditor speaks to you? Review the Health & Safety Audit questions and answers! The audit takes place May 1 – 3, 2023.

Stop and Think – Managing Your Mood

CORky’s Back! – The COR Questions & Answers

On May 1 – 3, 2023, Menno Place will be having our annual COR Health & Safety Audit. You may be asked to meet with the auditor. Let’s all be ready! Watch your email over the coming weeks for review questions and answers to strengthen your COR knowledge.

SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT – THE COR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

“You’re going to fly through this!” – CORky, the SAFETY HERO May 1-3, 2023 If you don’t know the answer, say, “I would ask my supervisor” Review the key COR questions: RESPONSIBLILTY Can you describe your health and safety responsibilities? Protect my health and safety and the health and safety of others Follow established safe work […]

Hymn Stories – April 2023

Christ the Lord is Risen Today was written by Charles Wesley in 1739 for the first chapel service held in a deserted iron foundry in London, England, which later became known as the Foundry Meeting House. Find out more about this hymn!

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Menno Place Christmas Party

ALL STAFF – IMPARK PASSES

Impark will be contacting you regarding updating your information. Going forward they will be scanning license plates to verify that your vehicle is registered. (This is your chance to add all of your vehicles in the event you bring a different car to work.) Please follow the instructions in the letter you receive from Impark. […]

DB’s Books & Gifts Nov 28+29

Staff Flu Clinic Today – 1:30pm-4:30pm

Staff and Volunteer Flu Clinic: November 21      1:30 pm to 4:30 pm     Menno Home       Learning Center Rexall Pharmacy will be providing flu clinics at Menno Campus for any staff or volunteer to obtain their seasonal flu vaccine. Please make note of the following Flu Clinic dates, as our Nurses will not be available […]

Purdy’s Christmas Chocolate Orders

Notice of Interruption – Phone – Tuesday, Nov. 19th from 7:50am – 8:00am

Hi Team Members, Tomorrow Morning, Tuesday, November 19, between 7:50am-8:00am the phone system will be rebooted. All phones at the Home and Hospital will be offline for about 5 minutes. From 8am onward, the remaining 30 old phones will not work. Starting at 8am, I’ll start swapping out these old phones with new black Avaya […]

Staff Flu Clinic Today – 9am -12pm

Staff and Volunteer Flu Clinic Dates: November 18      9 am to 12 pm              Menno Home       Learning Center November 21      1:30 pm to 4:30 pm     Menno Home       Learning Center Rexall Pharmacy will be providing flu clinics at Menno Campus for any staff or volunteer to obtain their seasonal flu vaccine. Please […]

With Love, We Remember Katherin Mawbey

Townhall with the CEO – Nov. 19th at 2:30pm

Staff Christmas Craft Fair – Nov 21

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month Menno Place is supporting this cause as it has hit one of our own. Rhonda, a team member from Menno Apartments, lost her daughter to domestic violence. Part of her grief therapy was to work with other family members of domestic violence to create purple hearts. Each heart has […]

Pads for Pets Blanket Drive

Heidi’s Scarves & Jewellery Nov 14th

Remembrance Ceremony – Nov 7

November 2019 – Education – Medications Use

Concert in Care – Nov 5

Disney on Ice @ PNE Group Discount

CLICK HERE TO SEE NEW DISCOUNTS FOR DISNEY ON ICE: MICKEY’S SEARCH PARTY Menno Group Code: UH7972QM

The Hearts & Hands Conference was AMAZING!

On October 22, 2019 fifteen HCAs attended the Heart & Hands Conference featuring Teepa Snow. It was an amazing opportunity to learn how dementia affects people and how to better understand how people with dementia see the world and how to best approach them. Thanks to Menno Place for sponsoring staff to attend this event!

Time Change Reminder Nov 3rd

HCA Appreciation Hospital WINNERS