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January 2019

Oaks & Acorns Intergenerational Storytime

You are invited to join preschoolers in the Lounge every Thursday morning from 10:15-10:45am, starting January 10 for Oaks & Acorns Intergenerational Storytime. Local preschoolers will be coming with a parent for a time of sing-ing, read-aloud, book sharing, and more. Come to watch and interact with the kids. This program is led by volunteer Marsha Collins, who was the Preschool Director at Christ’s Church Mason for many years.

Your family’s preschoolers and parents are encouraged to join, too! See the Oaks & Acorns flyer in this month’s insert packet, and feel free to pass it along to your family.

January Funny: The Best Newspaper Headlines

of 2018 By: Dick Biedinger

• Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers. • Church women make world’s largest bed-

spread1more on that as it unfolds. • Juvenile Court to try shooting defendant. • Red tape holds up Western Hills viaduct. • Police hold mayor’s daughter. • The Harris family will attend the funeral of

Becky’s mother, who died in Denver tomorrow. • Parsley farmer arrested and his wages gar-

nished. • Erlanger police hope to fill cruiser for school

drive. • Psychic wins Lottery again. • New study on obesity looks for larger group. • Local high school drop-outs cut in half. • Hospital sued by seven foot doctors.

By the way1.my idea of a Super Bowl is a toilet that cleans itself.

Registration Open for

Village Voyagers Trips

Is it a goal of yours to travel more in 2019? Travel with friends and neighbors through the Village Voy-agers club here at CVM!

Members are planning five trips for 2019: Bards-town, KY in June, The Wilds in the fall, a Toyota fac-tory tour in the winter, and registration is now open for two trips with Joy Tour & Travel: a day-trip to Ron Retzer’s Country Show in Plain City, and a 2-night trip to Frankenmuth, Michigan.

Registration forms for the Joy Tour & Travel trips (Ron Retzer’s Country Show & Frankenmuth, MI) are available outside the Craft Room. Stay tuned for more information and meetings.

Frankenmuth, Michigan

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January Birthdays

This information is available to CVM residents.

January Anniversaries


If we have missed your birthday or anniversary or have the wrong date, please call the Front Desk at

398-1486 and let us know. We’ll do our best to correct it for next time.

Need assistance at night, on the weekend, or a holiday? Call 518-4378.

The Village Clinic: 478-3974

Nursing services provided by Gem City Home Care for our Garden Home Residents

Hours

• Monday 11:30am-12:30pm at 7169 Crescent

• Tuesday 11:30am-12:30pm at 7169 Crescent

• Wednesday 10:30am-11:30am in the Doctor’s Clinic in the Main Building

• Thursday 11:30am-12:30pm at 7169 Crescent

• Friday 11:30am-12:30pm at 7169 Crescent

Styling Studio

Since May, we have reengaged with Salon PS to

operate our on campus Styling Studio. As a re-

minder, the Styling Studio is open Monday - Friday

from 9am–3pm.

You can call 701-3439 to make an appointment. If

your call isn’t answered, please feel free to leave a

voicemail and a member of the Styling Studio team

will return your call.

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• This information is available to CVM residents.




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Resident Directory Updates

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The Chaplain’s Corner

By: Chaplain Tom Moll

Bible Study Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 10am in the chapel for Bible Study. In January we will meet on the 2nd and the 16th. We are studying the book of Revelation...some of the things in this book, written by John, are “deep and wide.” I know you will be challenged and blessed by this study.

Read Through the New Testament in 2019 Join me this year in reading the New Testament through from the book of Matthew through Revelation. A booklet will be distributed on December 30 that lists readings for every day in 2019 (and will also be avail-able in the chaplain’s office).

Sunday Worship: 10am and 7pm The Sunday services in 2019 will center around the readings for the previous week as we journey together through the life of Christ and the beginning and growth of the New Testament church. If you cannot attend in person, you can watch the service on Channel 1851.

Encouragement Group Our Encouragement Group will begin meeting again on January 8 at 2pm in the Chaplain’s Lounge. Come join us if you are dealing with any kind of loss and want to meet with a group of people who understand what you are going through. You will be blessed if you attend.

Retired Ministers’ Fellowship All of our retired ministers are invited to join us for a time of fellowship and sharing on the third Tuesday of each month. January’s meeting will be on January 15 at 10am in the Chaplain’s Lounge. Service Schedule for Our Catholic Residents

Mass: Celebrated monthly in the chapel on the third Thursday at 2:30pm Sundays: Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion in the chapel at 10:45am Tuesdays: Praying the Rosary in the lounge at 11am Wednesdays: Bible Study in the lounge on the second and fourth Wednesdays at 10am Special Events: Announced in advance throughout the year


In Memoriam In Memoriam In Memoriam In Memoriam

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Social Services Scoop

By: Heather Carter, LSW, Director of Social Services

New Medicare Cards: Have you received your new Medicare card yet? Ohio Medicare cards have been arriving. In the letter that accompanies the new card, you are told to de-stroy your old card. Angel from Billing has been asked often about which card to destroy. The only card to destroy is your old red, white, and blue Medicare card. Come to the Front Desk to have a copy of your new card made for the billing office. We will have a card laminating event in the Craft Room on Tuesday, Janu-ary 8 from 2:30-3:15pm. This is a free event.

Caregiver Support Group will meet Thursday, January 3 from 1-2:30pm. This group is for residents and their families who are caring for a loved one. Please note there is a new meeting location. We will be meeting in the Chaplain’s Lounge.

Parkinson’s Support Group will be taking a break during January.

File of Life – It is important to keep the information on

your File of Life up to date. A copy should be kept in the magnetic pouch on your refrigerator as well as

one in the Social Service office. Blank copies can be picked up from the receptionist or in the Social Ser-

vice office.

Transportation

Our dedicated transportation team is here to help with your transportation needs! Transportation by car or bus is available Monday-Friday from 8am-4:30pm.

Call 701-3415 to schedule transportation for rides up to the main building, shopping, medical appointments, airport pick-ups, family outings...you name it!

Please familiarize yourself with our new 2019 rates:

• Without Escort: $1.50/mile

• With Escort (driver stays) : $25/hour, door-to-door

• Monthly Concierge: Unlimited non-medical trips within 5 miles of CVM, including trips to and from the main building: $35/month

• Concierge Card: 12 non-medical trips within 5 miles of CVM, including trips to and from the main build-ing: $20/card

• Kroger Run: Starting in 2019, all who go on the Kroger run or turn in shopping lists will pay for trans-portation by Concierge Card or Monthly Concierge.

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The Well

By: Erin Immell, Director of Wellness

New Year’s Resolutions

Many people see the new year as a blank slate — a time when you can get a fresh start and work towards goals. One of the most popular resolutions for Americans is to “get in shape” — especially after all the food-related festivities of the holidays. What are some of your goals for 2019? Let the Renewal Fitness Center be a resource for you to accomplish some of your health-related goals for 2019.

My Goals for 2019

Fill in the blanks to set your goals for the new year.

I will _______________________________________________________ more.

I will ________________________________________________________less.

I will get back in touch with _________________________________________.

I will stop _______________________________________________________.

I will start _______________________________________________________.

I will learn how to _________________________________________________.

I will read _______________________________________________________.

I will plan _______________________________________________________.

I will take care of _________________________________________________.

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CVM Auxiliary News

Auxiliary Update By: Judy Oliger

Please join us for the first Quarterly Auxiliary meet-ing for 2019 on Wednesday, January 2 at 1pm in the Chapel. You can meet the new officers and board members and get the Treasurer’s year-end report for 2018 which contains the final results for the Craft/Bake sale. If you are a member, you will also help us decide whether to grant the wish list requests from Nursing and Community Life Ser-vices.

The Auxiliary would like to thank the following busi-nesses who donated to the Craft/Bake Sale this year: Yost Pharmacy - Birch Lane - Grater’s - Edi-ble Arrangements - Oberer’s Flowers - Interior’s Plus - Kroger’s - Sweet Sinsations Bakery - United Dairy Farmers - our dining room

The Auxiliary would also like to thank the many resi-dents who donated items.

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday,

January 2.

2019 Membership By: Herb Schneider

With the Residents Association no

longer collecting member dues, they

have graciously suggested that their

members support the Auxiliary since

we are the fundraising group at

CVM. Our dues will remain the

same as in the past: Single Membership at $3 and

only $5 for a couple.

We will be collecting dues at the first quarterly meet-

ing on January 2 in the Chapel. Look for a smiling

bald guy sitting at the table in the back of the room

as you enter. See you there.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! By: Joanne Biedinger, 339-0491

I hope we can start the new year with a larger per-centage of residents participating in the KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS. If you shop at Kroger and your Kroger Plus Card is not registered for a charity to receive rewards from your shopping, please contact me for help in registering your Plus Card for the Village Auxiliary to benefit from your purchases. It costs you absolutely nothing but the Auxiliary will receive a % of your purchase. We cur-rently have 107 households registered and in 2018, we received over $1600 from Kroger...just for our residents shopping there. I can help you either at the computer in the Village library, over the phone or at your home.

Think Spring! Think Spring! Think Spring!

By: Don & Trudy Fruchtemeyer

Even though your Christmas decorations are still up and you’re getting ready to sing “Olde Lang Syne,” it’s time to start thinking about Spring. When you think of Spring your mind should automatically think of the annual Christian Village at Mason Spring Flower Sale sponsored by the Auxiliary. After last year’s disappointing last-minute substitutions by the supplier, we have changed to Durbin Interior & Landscaping. Their greenhouse is in Oxford, Ohio, and we were very impressed with their quality when we toured their facility in September. We carefully coordinated with them to assure the plants listed on the pre-order form would be available in the Spring. In order to guarantee complete delivery, we need to submit our order earlier than last year.

So, the pre-order forms are enclosed in your Janu-ary copy of The Village News. The deadline for sub-mitting your pre-orders is Thursday, February 28th. Don and Trudy Fruechtemeyer are the co-chairpersons for the 2019 Spring Flower Sale and are asking you to contact your friends and families to offer them a chance to purchase their Spring flower needs. Extra pre-order forms will be available at the Front Desk.

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HELP WANTED! By: Judy Oliger

The Auxiliary is in need of someone to oversee and

organize the Craft/Bake sale next year. We also are

in need of a chairperson for the Raffle and someone

to handle the publicity. If you are not comfortable

doing the job by yourself, get one or two other peo-

ple to do the job with you. You would be of service

to your community while developing friendships and

having a good time. If you’re curious, call to obtain a

written job description which will explain your re-

sponsibilities. If you are interested, or you have

questions, call Judy Oliger. (492-9198)

CVM Christmas Fund By: Bob Moorehead

The Christmas Fund Committee would like to share our gratitude, if not pride,

in the exceptional support given by our residents for the 2018 Campaign. A total of $36,946.17 was do-nated in helping our employees at CVM this year, exceeding any fund campaign in recent mem-ory. Your giving is a blessing to all employees who provide the outstanding services we are fortunate to receive at CVM - year 'round.

Again, many thanks for your support!

The Christmas Fund Committee

Residents Association By: Out-going President, George Breuer

It has been a joy to work with vice-president Bud Black, secretary Peggy Crews Hamblin, and treas-urer Dick Kothrade during 2018 in serving the resi-dents of the Christian Village at Mason. During the year, Martha Mendez has substituted for Peggy and Jerry Shipley for Dick on occasions, and I appreci-ate their willingness to fill in as needed. They have all done a great job!

For 2019, I pray for the Lord’s blessing and guid-ance on our new officers, president Howard Bram-mer and vice-president Lois Smith, as we try transi-tioning to a quarterly meeting rather than monthly. Many thanks to Julia Larimer who has agreed to help with setting up programs during the year. Please give these wonderful folks the encourage-ment and support that I have felt throughout 2018. And don’t forget to support the Auxiliary with your dues. May God bless everyone—residents and staff together—during the new year. "A man's heart plans his way, but the LORD determines his steps." (Prov. 16:9 HCSB); God is good, all the time.

Goodbye — Thanks —Welcome By: Incoming President, Howard Brammer

The time has come for a change in the leadership roles within the CVM Residents Association. These positions are strictly volunteer and last for one year.

We now say goodbye and thank you for those step-ping off the Board — those leaving the board at this time are: George Breuer (President), Bud Black (Vice-President), Peggy Crews-Hamblin (Secretary), and Dick Kothrade (Treasurer).

New members being welcomed to the Board are Howard Brammer (President) and Lois Smith (Vice-President).

Since these people serve on our behalf, now would be a good time to say to each of them either, “goodbye,” “thank you,” or “welcome.”

Auxiliary & Resident Organizations

Goodbye

Thanks

Welcome

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Baking with Rachel

Join Rachel Henderson in the Lounge on select Monday mornings during January as she bakes tasty treats, for your eating enjoyment! This event will take place on January 7, 21, and 28 at 10:45am.

OMA for You!

In December you had the chance to see OMA art-work by health care residents during our winter show, and in January you will have the chance to make artwork using those same techniques! All the projects are abstract in nature — meaning they are beautiful without having the pressure of looking like something in particular, and there is no “wrong” way to create.

This artwork is beautiful framed, or converted into one-of-a-kind cards or gifts.

Consider this your introduction to abstract art. Opening Minds through Art (OMA) for You! will take place on Mondays at 2:15pm in the Lounge.

Technology Q&A Open House

Did you get new “helpful” technology from your fam-ily for Christmas, but don’t quite understand it? Bring your technology and technology questions to the Lounge on Wednesday, January 9 from 3-4pm for 1-on-1 assistance.

2018 in Review

Come to the Lounge on January 3 at 3pm for a trip down memory lane — a slideshow of some of the highlights from events here at CVM in 2018.

Mason Community Center

Membership Reminder By: Lizz Stephens, VP Business Development

Since May 1, all Garden Home residents have been able to receive a complimentary basic membership to Mason Community Center! With the basic mem-bership, you can experience all the fun the MCC has to offer: exercise equipment, two indoor pools, a walking and running track, group exercise classes at $1- $2 per class, senior center activities, gift shop, post office, cafe and much more! The basic mem-bership provides full access to the facility during normal operating hours listed below.

If you are a Garden Home resident and have not enrolled in the Mason Community Center, stop by the Craft Room on Tuesday, January 15 or Wednesday, January 16 from 10am–12pm to complete your application with a team member from the MCC. Make sure to bring your insurance infor-mation with you to see if you are eligible for mem-bership based on your insurance plan. If you can’t make it to this final sign up day, you can visit the MCC at 6050 Mason Montgomery Road to complete your application.

If you have already enrolled, your membership will continue for as long as you are a Garden Home resident.

I hope you will take advantage of this exciting op-portunity if you haven’t already!

Basic Membership Hours:

Monday through Friday 5:30am - 10pm

Saturday 8am - 8pm

Sunday 12pm - 6pm

Activities & Events

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Jewelry Making

Sign up for our jewelry class! The class will be held in the Craft Room on Friday, January 11 at 2pm. Cost is $5, all materials included.

Life History Journaling

Want to write your life history, but don’t know where to start? Come to the Life History Journaling group, which meets every 3rd Wednesday (January 16) at 2:30pm in the Craft Room. We are working our way through 50 prompts that guide you through the story of your life.

Since our last session, we have been answering, “Where did you grow up? What do you remember from that place?” Join us with your responses for sharing and feedback.

Jet’s Luncheon with The Short-Term Memories Band

Pizza and a concert — what could be better on a Friday? For only $5, you can have a Jet’s luncheon with friends in the Chapel on January 18 at 11:30am followed by a concert by the Short-Term Memories Band, featuring hits from the 50’s and 60’s.

Features of Microsoft Word

In this class, Julia will show you how to use some basic formatting features of this popular word proc-essing software, such as changing font color,

centering,

typing in bold or italics, adding ta-bles and pictures, and creating col-umns of text. She will be demon-strating from Microsoft Word 2010. If you have this version and would like to learn, feel free to bring in your computer, or take notes on the handouts that will be provided. This class will take place on Janu-ary 22 from 2:30-3:30pm in the Craft Room.

Low Vision Support Group

Facilitated by the Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Vision Impaired, this group meets monthly to discuss challenges and suggestion for living with low vision. Join them in the Chaplain’s Lounge every 4th Thursday from 2-3pm. This month’s ses-sion is on January 24.

Girls Night In is Back!

Ladies are invited to the Renewal Fitness Center on Thursday, January 24 for a movie night, starting at 6:30pm. This month, we will be showing The Sound of Music.

China & Pakistan Tour with Elaine

Back by popular demand, resident Elaine Kennedy will show her engaging and educational slide pres-entation, this time on her travels to China and Paki-stan. Come to the Lounge on Friday, January 25, at 1:30pm for this special event.

Scarf Tying Class

Per resident request, Christian Village at Mason’s HR Generalist, Colleen Gulling, and scarf tying guru will teach a class on the various ways to tie your fashionable scarves. Bring your favorite scarves and join her in the Lounge on Tuesday, January 29 at 1:30pm.

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Concerts at CVM All performances are in the Chapel unless

otherwise noted.

The Bethany Group Saturday, 1/5 at 1pm

Enjoy classical music and traditional Chinese dance performances. This talented group is a fa-vorite of many CVM residents.

The Short-Term Memories Band Friday, 1/18 at 12:15pm

Enjoy hits from the 50s and 60s by this 5-piece band. To attend this concert, be sure to sign up for the Jet’s Luncheon, as the concert is part of that program. Cost is $5 for the luncheon.

Full Moon Ranch Duo Monday, 1/21 at 7pm

This Duo made their CVM debut at Grandparents’ Day 2018, and were a big hit! Come listen to their beautiful guitar and mandolin Americana music. Some songs are covers, others are originals.

Activity Sign-Ups

Most of our programs do not require any payment or registration. Those which do require payment and/or registration are indicated on the Activity Cal-endar with an (R) for “Registration Required.”

We collected votes until December 1 on how peo-ple prefer to handle activity sign-ups, and here are the results:

• 46 votes — First come/call, first serve basis

• 13 votes — Sign up by random order

Since first come/call, first serve got the most votes, we will continue to do sign-ups that way.

Sign-Ups for January activities will begin on Thurs-day, December 27 at 8:30am in the Lounge. You may also call in to 701-3381 at that time. We will be taking registrations until 10:30am. If you are not able to attend or call in, a friend may sign up on your behalf. After 10:30am and throughout the month, you may sign up for activities at the Front Desk.

January Sign-Ups Begin

Thursday, 12/27

8:30am in the Lounge

701-3381

Other News, Activities, and Events

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Time listed is the departure time from the

Fireside Lounge. RSVP unless otherwise indicated.

Kroger

Tuesdays and Fridays at 1:30pm

Cost: 1 Concierge Card Trip

No reservation required. Note: Due to the holiday and outings, the week of 1/1 has been modified: we will go to Kroger on Wednesday, 1/2 and Thursday, 1/3.

ROMEOS Lunches

Thursdays at 11:30am

Cost: Cost of Meal

Join CVM men (Retired Old Men Eating Out) as they carpool to a nearby restaurant for lunch. No reservation required.

Symphony & Lunch at Rookwood Commons

Friday, 1/4 at 9:45am

Cost: $46 + Cost of Meal

This concert, “Romantic Rachmaninoff,” features a piano concerto and a young woman conductor — Karina Canellakis. Must RSVP and pay on Decem-ber 27 in order to guarantee a ticket. The restaurant will be determined once we know how many are in our party, but more than likely will be at a restaurant in Rookwood Commons.

Mystery Lunch #1

Wednesday, 1/9 at 11:15am


We are going out for lunch but the restaurant is a secret! We play it safe with the menus so all are sure to find something they enjoy.

Mystery Lunch #2

Monday, 1/14 at 11:15am


Same drill, different restaurant. Priority is given to those who did not go on Mystery Lunch #1. If you are interested in going on both, ask to be added to the Wait List for one of the Mystery Lunches so you can be called if there are openings.

Adventures in Dining to Half Day Café



At the request of several residents, we will have lunch at this new made-from-scratch café in Mason.

Matthew 25 Ministries

Thursday, 1/24 at 10am

Cost: Free

Volunteer with Matthew 25 Ministries. Seated posi-tions are available.

Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal



Come see the newly renovated Cincinnati Museum Center. You will have time to browse the exhibits at your leisure. Our group will have lunch at Nourish 513 — a restaurant inside the museum. Wheel-chairs are available to rent for $10, and you get $5 back when it is returned. Must RSVP and pay by January 15 to secure your spot.

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