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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All Staff Memo: Cannabis Policy

Psychosocial Survey Results – Menno Place

Psychosocial Survey Results – Menno Place In January 2018 Menno Place was invited, by the Mental Health Commission of Canada and HealthCareCAN, to participate in a pilot project, utilizing a customized tool to assess psychosocial risks and determine relevant common indicators that can be used to assist Canadian healthcare organizations to improve workplace psychological health […]

Home & Apartment Staff Memo: Banking Straight Time Worked

Staff Alumni Reunion Next Week!

Our Staff Alumni Reunion is next week – are you excited? We are looking forward to celebrating with you!

Tupperware Sales @ Fireside Aug 31

Our Staff Alumni Reunion is coming up!

RSVP to our Staff Alumni Reunion on Facebook! You don’t want to miss this party!

Concert in Care – September 4th

Our 65th Anniversary!

Our 65th Anniversary is this year! We’re throwing a huge party for anyone who has ever worked here! Check out details here:

Health Care Staff Survey – Win a $50 Timmy’s Card

CANCELLED: Theatre Under the Stars: Aug 28th

All Staff Memo: Vacation Cutoff Date

Special Air Quality Advisory

Street Parking – Brundige Ave and Primrose St

There has been an increase in Apartment residents, families and visitors expressing challenges to find parking when they visit their loved ones in the Apartments.

In order to provide more visitor parking, we are updating our parking practice…

Trivia!

Help us collect some fun and interesting Menno Place trivia!

All Staff Memo: Social Worker Temporary Change

Staff BBQ Photos!

We had so much fun last Friday at the Staff BBQ! Here’s some pictures from the day!

Heat Stress Prevention

Staff Alumni Reunion – ALL Staff Invited!

That includes YOU!
RSVP to our Staff Alumni Reunion on Facebook! You don’t want to miss this party!

CIBC Run for the Cure – Sept 30th!

The Health and Wellness Committee hopes you’ll join them for the CIBC Run for the Cure!

Quilted Comfort

At the end of July we received a beautiful donation from the Fraser Valley Institution of Women.