Newton Presbyterian Manor
Thank you, Chaplain Greg JUNE 2023
Garden Club beautifies the deck The Garden Club, started by Chaplain Greg Schmidt, meets once a week to care for the community’s plants and flowers. Recently, several independent- and assistedliving residents visited Stutzman’s Greenhouse and Garden Center to stock up on flowers that were recently planted on the deck off of the main dining room by residents, including Ann Heidebrecht (left). u
By Eleanore Myers, resident
After COVID, and with the Manorremodel completed, we felt like, what now? One by one our dear leaders in the Chaplain Greg Schmidt administration were retiring, having carried us along with all the requirements for staff and residents during this difficult time, giving support and encouragement to each resident and keeping us informed of the current regulations about wearing masks, where we could go, what we should avoid and all the time graciously serving meals as dietary assistants to residents who were sitting six feet apart in the Chapel, Wellness Center, Sunroom, Broadway Apartments and in the three Healthcare units. Then we received word that the corporate office was sending us a chaplain, Greg Schmidt, who would also serve as Heart & Soul Hospice chaplain. In chapel he tried to teach us the song “Go with God” and I would like to thank him for encouraging us to keep our focus on the Lord, praying for, and with us and for your loving pastoral heart. Right from the start, Chaplain Greg and his wife Marguerite started
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