Aging In NOLA MISSION STATEMENT Responding to the call of the Gospel, Christopher Homes, Inc. strives to provide decent, affordable housing to vulnerable members of our community. All who are associated with Christopher Homes, Inc. have the right to respect, dignity and a sense of well being. Therefore, through the service and commitment of our staff and volunteers, we will enable our residents to grow spiritually, socially, and intellectually, empowering them to develop their optimal potential. Christopher Homes is a senior living ministry of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Aging In NOLA TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 How to Watch for and Manage Diabetes Christopher Homes Sponsors Elder Abuse Conference 3 St. Bernard Manor Residents Paticipate in Hurricane Evacuation Drill Community Outreach Efforts 4 Happy Father’s Day Lunch Outing to Popular Manchac Restaurant Metairie Manor Hosts Crawfish Boil 5 Saint Spotlight Spotlight on Success Welcome Aboard We’re Hiring 6 New Orleans Tricentennial 7 97-Year-Old Wynhoven Resident Continues To Give Back Social Media 101 8 From the Deacon’s Desk July 2018
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AgingIn NOLA
MISSION STATEMENT RespondingtothecalloftheGospel,ChristopherHomes,Inc.strivestoprovidedecent,affordablehousingtovulnerablemembersofourcommunity. AllwhoareassociatedwithChristopherHomes, Inc.havetherighttorespect,dignityand a sense of well being. Therefore, through the service and commitment of our staffandvolunteers,wewillenableour residents togrowspiritually, socially,and intellectually,empoweringthemtodeveloptheiroptimalpotential. ChristopherHomesisaseniorlivingministryoftheArchdioceseofNewOrleans.
CHRISTOPHER HOMES SPONSORS ELDER ABUSE CONFERENCE ChristopherHomeswasasponsoroftheGulfCoastElderAbuseConference.TheconferencewasheldattheNorthshoreHarborCenter inSlidellonJune25thand26th.SeveralChristopherHomesemployeesalsoparticipated in continuing education and received credits at the conference. The Gulf Coast Elder AbuseConferencewassponsoredbytheSt.TammanySALTCouncil.
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ST. BERNARD MANOR RESIDENTSPARTICIPATE IN HURRICANE EVACUATION DRILL
More thanhalfof theresidentsatSt.BernardManor tookpart inaparish-widehurricaneevacuationexerciseonMay30th. EarlyWednesdaymorningtheresidentslinedupbetakenonaparishbustotheciviccenter.ItwastherethattheyweremetbyNationalGuardas well as emergency operations managers from a across St. Bernardparish. Allresidentswhoparticipatedwerecheckedin,justastheywouldbeiftherewerearealemergency.DirectorofHomelandSecurityforSt.BernardParish,JohnRahaim,Jr.,wasonhandtoexplainthattheevacuationprocedurehasmanylayersandcouldeventuallyendupwithresidentsbeingtakentoNorthLouisianainthecaseofasevereemergency. Once the residents were transported back to St. Bernard ManorCommunityManagerWandaRobertsonandServiceCoordinatorBabetteCharbonnetraffledoffmanystorm-relatednecessities. HurricaneseasonrunsthroughNovember30th. FormoreinformationonwhatSt.BernardParishGovernmentisdoingthishurricaneseasonyoucangotowww.sbpg.netorfollowthemonFacebook.
Representatives from the City of New Orleans, the Department ofHealth,aswellasTransdev,theprivateoperatingpartneroftheRTA,wereonhandatSt.MartinManortogiveresidentsthecrucialinformationtheywouldneedinthecaseofastorm.Around75peopleparticipatedinthisevent. ArepresentativefromtheRTAalsoattendedeventsatseveralother
properties including St. JohnBerchman’s.About20peoplewereinattendanceatthisevent. For more information onroutesandhowyoucanlettheRTAknowwhatyouthinkheadonovertowww.norta.com.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS
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HAPPY FATHER’S DAY
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LUNCH OUTING TO POPULAR MANCHAC RESTAURANT
METAIRIE MANOR HOSTS CRAWFISH BOIL
Several Christopher Homes properties organizedeventsinhonorofFather’sDay.DonnaPrevosttheactivitycoordinatorforSt.JohnBerchman’sandAnnunciationInnorganizedcelebrationsateachoftheproperties.
OnJune11,2018,St.Martin’sManorhadtheirFather’sDayCelebrationLuncheon.Thereweremorethanfiftymaleresidentsinattendance.Everyoneenjoyedthemselves.ThemealwaspreparedbyMs.LynnJohnsonwhichconsistedofbakedchicken,bakedmacaroniandcheese,vegetables,garlic bread, tossed salad along with a special orderedFather’sDaycakefordesert.Ms.JontellMilestoppingitoffwithaspecialhomemadefruitdrinkwhichwasagreathit.
Mr. Melvin Hoganblessed the foodwith his graceand thanked theLord for allowingall of the fatherstobe togetheron
this beautiful occasion.Theywereespeciallygladto have the St. Martin’sManor male staff (Mr.Charles and Mr. Huu) inattendance. The oldestfather of the property,Mr. Harold Everage, wasacknowledged.
Wynhoven and Rouquette residents meet up for lunch atMiddendorf’s.TherestaurantinManchac,whichispopularforitsthin-friedcatfishandhushpuppies,waspackedwithChristopherHomesresidentsonJune1st.Wynhoven activity coordinator, Denise Batiste helped organize theevents. The lunch came complete with a craft. The outings are aregularthingforthosewholiveatWynhoven.
Pierce,OmostsweetLordJesus,myinmostsoulwiththemostjoyousandhealthfulwoundofThylove,andwithtrue,calmandmostholyapostoliccharity,thatmysoulmayeverlanguishandmeltwithentireloveandlongingforThee,mayyearnforTheeandforthycourts,maylongtobedissolvedandtobewithThee. GrantthatmysoulmayhungerafterThee,theBreadofAngels,therefreshmentof holy souls, our daily and super substantial bread, having all sweetness andsavorandeverydelightfultaste. MaymyhearteverhungerafterandfeeduponThee,Whomtheangelsdesiretolookupon,andmaymyinmostsoulbefilledwiththesweetnessofThysavor;
Afewofthesecemeteriesoffernewmausoleumcryptsandfamilytombs. The only New OrleansCatholic Cemeteries currentlyoffering niches for crematedremains are St. Roch #2 and St.Louis#3. According to the CremationAssociation of North America,the cremation percentage forLouisianaisonly27%,howeverintheNewOrleansarea it iscloserto50%. Thecurrentcremationinurnment percentage in NewOrleans Catholic Cemeteries is40%.
ForCatholicsnotfullyawareofthecremationguidelinesaccordingtotheCodeofCanonLaw,in1963,theVaticanbeganacceptingcremationasanalternativeprovidingthecrematedremainsarestilltreatedwiththesamerespectasthehumanbodyandthecrematedremainsareinterredinacemetery.ThecrematedremainscanbepresentintheCatholicChurchfortheFuneralLiturgy. With the rise incremation, itwasdecided that thegreenspace inSt.Patrick#3wouldbebestservedas a beautiful, sacred cremationgarden. GroundbreakingonQueen of All Saints Cremation Gardenhasstarted and the granite deliveryis expected later in July. Thegardenwill includevariousstylesofcremationniches,benchesandstoneboulders.Therewillbetwowater features includingagrottoareawithanOurLadyofLourdesstatue; a Holy Family statue willadorn another columbarium, andtherewillbeagazebosurroundedby14columbariawitheachhavingacarvedSaintontheside. QueenofAllSaintsGardenwillbetheonlyCatholiccremationgardeninthegreaterNewOrleansarea.NewOrleansCatholicCemeteriesisblessedtoofferthismodernfeaturetoallfamilies.Formoreinformationaboutpre-planning,pleasecall504-488-5200,orvisitthewebsiteatwww.NolaCatholicCem.org
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97-YEAR-OLD WYNHOVEN RESIDENT CONTINUES TO GIVE BACK HeisaWorldWarIIveteranwhocontinuestoserveothers.Mr.SamCooperis97yearsold,butyouwouldn’tknowit.Hespendsseveraldaysaweekvolunteering.TwodaysaweekhehelpsresidentsatWynhovenHealth.It’srightinthebackyardofWynhoven,theplacehe’scalledhomeforthepastfewyears.“Ihelppushtheminthewheelchair,sothenursecangiveherfullattention,”saysMr.Cooper.
Wynhoven is a place forseniors to live independently.Mr.Coopersuredoesthat.He’sas independent as they come.AlongwithbeingaWorldWarIIveteran,Mr.Cooperisacancersurvivor.AllofthathasgivenMr.Cooper a different perspectiveon life.Hesayshedoesn’t feel97. ThestaffatWynhovenHealthsays that Mr. Cooper is a bighelpandthathealwaysbringsagreatsenseofhumorwithhim.
SOCIAL MEDIA 101 ChristopherHomes isactiveonsocialmediaandCHI’sDirectorofCommunicationsstartedmaking theroundstomakesureresidentsandstaffareabletofollowalong.MarcyO’Learyheld12informationalsessionstoexplaintheusesofFacebook,InstagramandTwitter. Eachoftheseplatformshasmanytoolsthatcanhelpresidentsfeellessisolatedandfeellikethey’repartofacommunitygroup. ThesepicturesarefromthepresentationatMetairieManor.