Village Woods | Life Style Newsletter | July 2022

JULY 2022

VILLAGE WOODS

Life Enrichment Activities for Independent Living Residents

BIBLE STUDY WITH CHAPLAIN MARK Join Chaplain Mark for Bible Study on Monday mornings at 10am in the East Dining Room . BINGO Life Enrichment is excited to welcome one of our beloved volunteers, Raquel, back to Village Woods. She will be leading bingo two Wednesday evenings a month. Bingo will begin at 6:15pm in the Banquet Hall . Please note that this will replace the afternoon bingo session those days; another activity will be held in its place. Be sure to watch your weekly Grapevines for the weeks we will be having Wednesday evening bingo. BRAIN GAMES Join Life Enrichment for Brain Games a few times this month in the Banquet Hall. Watch your weekly Grapevines for specifics. CARDIO DRUMMING Cardio Drumming is a class that is geared towards exercising while drumming to music. It is a low- impact class that everyone can participate in. Cardio Drumming uses drumming to increase your heart rate while also being able to burn off a bunch of calories. The class is held on Wednesdays at 1:45 in the Banquet Hall . Feel free to reach out to Andrew in Well Being at ext. #1130 for more information!

FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION In celebration of The 4 th of July, Life Enrichment invites all residents to attend a patriotic sing-along. Come enjoy some beautiful music and a festive dessert. This gathering will take place on Friday, July 1,

at 2:00pm, in the Banquet Hall. For those who RSVP’d for the patriotic craft, we will begin our craft at approximately 3:00pm. Please note there will be no bingo this afternoon; instead, join Vicky on Monday, July 4 th , at 1:30pm for bingo.

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CHAPEL WITH CHAPLAIN MARK Join Chaplain Mark for Chapel on Friday mornings at 10am in the East Dining Room .

GAMES Feel free to use the assortment of games located in the Game Room TV cabinet. The cabinet has been labeled “Game Cabinet” for your convenience. We ask that when you are finished, you put all pieces back in the game’s box and return the box to the provided cabinet. If you need assistance, please call, or stop by the Life Enrichment Department. GENERAL STORE As a reminder, even though the store is not physically open, feel free to contact Life Enrichment. To request items for purchase, please call ext. 1132 to do so. INDEPENDENT LIVING ACTIVITIES All residents are encouraged to participate in weekly morning and afternoon activities with Life Enrichment. These include, but are not limited to, art classes, crafts, brain and physical games, bingo, table games, manicures, outings, coloring, and coupon redemption. Please watch your weekly Grapevine for specifics.

CHOCOLATE TASTING In honor of World Chocolate Day, stop by the Blue Lobby at approximately 3:30pm on Thursday, July 7, to sample a flavor or two of delicious chocolates!

CHRISTMAS IN JULY Join Life Enrichment on Monday, July 25 th , for an afternoon of Christmas festivities! Together we will do Christmas Brain Games, Christmas Bingo, and decorate Christmas cookies. Be sure to dress for these jolly festivities! Watch your weekly Grapevine for specific times.

COUPON REDEMPTION On Tuesday, July 26 th , at 3:00pm, Coupon Redemption will be

ICE CREAM OUTING On Tuesday, July 12, at 2:15pm , residents are invited to join Life Enrichment for an outing to Buddy’s for ice cream. The cost of ice cream will be on your own.

held in the Banquet Hall for all Independent Living residents. Residents are invited to come down to shop! Green coupons received through participation in activities can be used to purchase hygiene and household items, greeting cards, bagged candy, snack foods, and much more!

Vaccinated Independent Living residents can RSVP to Life Enrichment at ext. 1132 no later than Monday, July 11 to attend. This outing will require a minimum of 3 residents.

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MANICURE MONDAY Manicures for Independent Living residents will be held two Mondays this month. Please watch your weekly Grapevines for the dates, time, and location. All the supplies are provided by Life Enrichment. If you require your nails to be cut, Life Enrichment will try their best to arrange this with nursing.

STORE OUTINGS UPDATES The bus will head to a variety of local stores for your shopping needs. July’s store outing schedule is as follows: y Thursday, July 7, at 1pm – Jewel Osco y Thursday, July 14, at 1pm – Dollar Tree/ETC y Wednesday, July 27 , at 3:30pm – Crete Public Library y Thursday, July 29, at 1pm – Walmart

MEN’S CLUB All male residents are invited to join Chaplain

Open Bowl in the Game Room is available Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm, and

Mark a few Fridays this month at 1:30pm in the Blue Lobby. Come for some time of fellowship with other male residents of Village Woods! Watch your weekly Grapevines for this month’s date! RESIDENT MEETING Residents are encouraged to attend July’s Resident Meeting on Wednesday, July 13 th , at 3:30pm in the Banquet Hall. Come share your compliments, questions, and concerns. ROSARY While Michael is off for the summer months, please join fellow residents for Rosary on Thursday evenings beginning at 6:30pm in the Game Room.

Sundays from 8am to 2:30pm. In addition, there will be Wii Bowling in the Banquet Hall on Tuesdays from 2pm to 3pm. TOURNAMENT WITH PPSJ: Independent Living residents are invited to attend our Wii Bowling outing to Park Place of St. John on Tuesday, July 19! We will leave Village Woods at 12:30pm; we will have our tournament followed by refreshments and fellowship. Residents who are on the Wii Bowling team need to RSVP for this outing and will be given priority . If you are not a part of the team and interested in attending to cheer on the team, we will add your name to a waitlist and will let you know if there are extra seats. There will be no cost for this outing. You must RSVP for this trip no later than Monday, July 18 th , to attend.

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WELL-BEING All Independent Living residents are encouraged to join in on the many fitness opportunities available! In addition, if you need to schedule time to work out in the gym, please contact Andrew at ext. 1130. He would be happy to make the necessary arrangements.

Walking Class: Walking Class is for residents looking to build stamina and endurance. All residents are welcome. This class would be beneficial for all! Class will meet in the Banquet Hall Wednesday mornings at 10am . Weather permitting, we will walk outside when possible. Please contact Andrew in Well-Being at ext. 1130 with any questions.

Fitness Center Hours: y Monday: 12pm to 3pm

y Tuesday: 7am to 11:30am y Wednesday: 7am to 3pm y Thursday: 7am to 11:30am Independent Living Class Schedule : y Monday : Healthy Hands at 1pm y Tuesday : Forever Fit at 9am and Lawn Games at 10am y Wednesday : Super Circuit at 9am, Walking Class at 10am, and Cardio Drumming at 1:45pm y Thursday: Balance Boosters VS at 9am and Golf at 10am

Due to CDC and IDPH guidelines, residents who are not vaccinated will not be allowed to go on the outings. We will do our best to accommodate the needs of those residents. For Independent Living residents who are vaccinated, an RSVP is required to attend! To RSVP for that week’s outing, contact Life Enrichment at ext. 1132. This outing will require a minimum of 3 residents.

** All classes will be held in the Banquet Hall.

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JULY 2022

VILLAGE WOODS

Life Enrichment Activities for Assisted Living Residents

ASSISTED LIVING ACTIVITIES All residents are encouraged to participate in weekly morning and afternoon activities with Life Enrichment. These include, but are not limited to, crafts, hallway games, brain and physical games, bingo, card club, dice games, manicures, and coupon redemption cart. Games are typically held at 10am and 1pm; please watch your weekly Grapevine for the location. COUPON REDEMPTION CART

FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION In celebration of The 4 th of July, Life Enrichment invites all residents to attend a patriotic sing-along. Come enjoy some beautiful music and a festive dessert. This gathering will take place on Friday, July 1 st , at 1:15pm, in the 3 rd Floor Dining Room.

On Tuesday, July 26 th , beginning at 1:15pm, Life Enrichment will bring

Coupon Redemption on-the-go to Assisted Living residents. We will go room-to-room starting on the 3 rd floor and will make our way down to 2 nd floor. Please be patient as we try to accommodate everyone. Residents may use the green coupons received through participation in activities to purchase hygiene items, bagged candy, and snack foods!

CRAFT CLUB Join Life Enrichment on Friday, July 1 st , at 10:00 am., on the 3 rd floor for Craft Club! We will be making a patriotic wall hanging!

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GAMES Feel free to use the assortment of games located in the Game Room TV cabinet. The cabinet has been labeled “Game Cabinet” for your convenience. We ask that when you are finished, you put all pieces back in the game’s box and return the box to the provided cabinet. If you need assistance, please call, or stop by the Life Enrichment Department. GENERAL STORE As a reminder, even though the store is not physically open, feel free to contact Life Enrichment for assistance with General Store needs. To request items for purchase, please call ext. 1132. HYMN SINGS WITH CHAPLAIN MARK Join Chaplain Mark for Hymn Sing at 2:30pm on Mondays in the 3 rd Floor Dining Room. MANICURES Residents are invited to enjoy a manicure a few times during the month in the 3 rd floor Dining Room. All supplies are provided by Life Enrichment. Please watch your weekly calendars for the dates and times. MEN’S CLUB

RESIDENT MEETING Due to Illinois Department of Health guidelines, Assisted Living residents will continue to receive a monthly questionnaire

until further notice. This questionnaire will be distributed on Friday, July 1 st , and due back to Life Enrichment no later Monday, July 11 th . The compliments, questions, and concerns gathered will be presented in the Resident Meeting minutes. WELL-BEING All Assisted Living residents are encouraged to join in on the fitness opportunities available! In addition, if you need to schedule time to work out in the gym, please contact Andrew at ext. 1130; he would be happy to make the necessary arrangements. y Monday: 12pm to 3pm y Tuesday: 7am to 11:30am y Wednesday: 7am to 3pm (1:30pm to 2:30pm for Assisted Living residents only) y Thursday: 7am to 11:30am Assisted Living Class Schedule: y Monday: Healthy Hands at 2pm on 3rd Floor y Tuesday: Sit & Be Strong at 9:30am y Wednesday: Sit & Be Strong at 9:30am and Open Gym from 1:30 to 2:30pm y Thursday: Sit & Be Strong at 9:30am

All male residents are invited to join Chaplain

Mark a few Fridays this month at 1:30pm in the 3 rd Floor Dining Room. Come for some fellowship with other male residents! Watch your weekly Grapevines for this month’s date!

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Chaplain Mark’s Chatroom

and sacrifice for them in an extraordinary way, that’s what they are. Then there’s politics. While we may tend to see politics in a narrower frame (like the governing of a country, state, or municipality), politics—like religion—infiltrates every aspect of life. Think about it. Politics plays a role in all human relationships, in games, in organizations, in business, and even in an individual person! In the dictionary, there’s a simple but very accurate definition: “the art or science of governing.” Thus, politics plays a role in even an individual, meaning that “I” as an individual must govern and manage “me.” My time, my choices, what I eat, when and how I sleep, etc., are all part of the “politics” of managing and governing me. And from there, they spread out into all the people around me and then influence what I believe, how I live, and how I think and feel about every subject of life. And of course, this applies to you as well. Why does the general “rule” of not discussing politics or religion exist? Because these things are what divides us and are the greatest sources of conflict and have often led to strife, arguing, violence and warfare. But the truth is, we can’t avoid politics or religion. Being woven into the very fabric of our beings, they naturally play a dominant role in life. While we tend to automatically label “politics” as a bad thing (although it plays a role in our whole lives), politics generally is a very good thing! Without some form of politics, life would

“WE THE PEOPLE…” I grew up in a home where two things were never to be discussed: religion and politics. It’s possible that was a rule in your family home as well. Why? Well, of course, nothing has divided people like religion and politics. If you think about it more deeply, nearly every area of life involves some aspect of religion and/ or politics. Yep, we might try to come up with areas that seem devoid of these things, but when you connect the dots on a deeper level, I’d wager that religion and/or politics is playing some role. We might try an even deeper “why” question, like, “Why do religion and politics have such wide-spread roots or infiltrate basically every aspect of life?” If you ask me, I’d say, “Because these things are woven into the very fabric of our souls.” Take religion, for example. Every single person worships someone or something. Everyone places at least one thing (and generally more than one thing) on top of their priority list. Yes, it may be a god or gods. But it is often money, power, sexuality, justice, a sport, a habit, an addiction, a country, a cause…well, the list goes on and on. By worship, I mean they place that something(s) or someone(s) as the most important reasons for living and they give an extraordinary amount of time, talent, and energy into pursuing whatever that person or thing is. We may not label a sport or a country or these things as a god, but if we treasure and pursue

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be filled with chaos, anarchy, lawlessness, corruption, and injustice. It’s much more accurate to state that there are “bad politics” and “good politics” and we should always pursue the good. The same holds true with religion. There is “bad religion” and “good religion.” What (or who) we worship or prioritize or give and sacrifice our greatest efforts and energies to should be what is most beneficial for other people (especially those who are demeaned, powerless, impoverished, censored, and/or incapable of caring for themselves in healthy ways), and then what is good for our self. As we celebrate the 4th of July, we should all be grateful for the kind of nation America’s founders attempted to create. First, the political framework contained “checks and balances” so that no division of our government could overpower the other divisions. Second, we can be grateful for a “Bill of Rights” that protects freedom of speech, freedom of religious expression, freedom to assemble to address concerns (without the fear of government oppression), where those arrested are both considered “innocent until proven guilty” and judged by a jury of their peers (as opposed to a police state or authoritarian or totalitarian powers). A few other freedoms are included. But all of these freedoms flow basically from the Declaration of Independence’s famous phrase, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

While we may grieve over the divisiveness our nation has experienced in recent years, let’s not forget that we all hold far more in common, and this should be the basis for all our relationships. There’s more than enough turmoil and conflict in the world in general, so let’s stress the unity and harmony we share as Americans. For those of us who are devoted followers of Jesus Christ, His “kingdom” (nation) basis is one of love, tolerance, patience, kindness, and sacrifice. Let’s remember that the greatest gift we all have been given is life. So, this July 4th let’s celebrate the gift of life God has given us and live in such a way that all Americans enjoy this gift as well. Sunday Church Services Residents are invited to tune in to Channel 4 on their apartment TV each Sunday at 10am and 7pm for an hour of worship. The rotation of church services includes: First Reformed Church of South Holland, Bethel Christian Reformed Church of Lansing, and Zion-Lutheran of Beecher. Catholic Communion Join Jeanette from St. Liborius Church for Catholic Communion Tuesday mornings beginning at 10:30am . Watch your weekly Grapevine for specifics regarding dates and location.

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