Emporia Presbyterian Manor
JUNE 2022
Editor’s Note: In a nod to our Presbyterian heritage, we regularly feature a column from a PMMA® chaplain in our newsletter. This month’s column comes from Dinah Dutta, chaplain at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor®.
Do it with Style Emporia Presbyterian Manor announces Art is Ageless® winners Emporia Presbyterian Manor recently announced the 2022 winners of the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition on the community Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/ EmporiaPresbyterianManorPMMA. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Andraya Taber, marketing director. “Art is Ageless is unique in featuring only the works of artists age 65 and older. Our artists prove that art, in any form, is an ageless ambition.”
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Paul Johnston won Best of Show amateur with “Cluster of Autumn Leaves”.
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David Mai, “174 Acres Dry Land”
I will be completing two years doing ministry at PMMA-Lawrence. Oftentimes, many pastor colleagues ask me if I would go back to being a Dinah Dutta full-time parish clergy again. I tell them PMMALawrence has not only become my family but also my parish to serve God. When I was young, I used to write poetry. I used to read, memorize, and narrate poems. I still remember poems written by some of my favorite poets like William Wordsworth: “I wandered lonely as a cloud, that floats on high o'er vales and hills, when all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.” Especially now when I see the daffodils blooming around us. Another favorite poetess is Christina Rosette and her poem, Remember me - “Remember me when I am gone away, gone far away into the silent land; when you can no more hold me by the hand.” Recently, I found a book of poems that I used to read in our PMMA library, “So sing my heart” by Edna Abbot. Edna was a registered nurse. After she retired in 1983, she joined
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Margaret Gunselman, “Hope in Isolation” Steve Barnard, “Blowfish III”
David Milford, “The Making of America”
Lisa Morrison, “Quinn”
Kate Rhoads, “Lost”
Lorraine Morton, “Anndy”
Jerry Hugunin, “The Catalog”
Art is Ageless® winners – continued on page 3 Style – continued from page 1 her husband Dearl (VA chaplain) to fulfill their dream to teach in Bible Colleges overseas in Kenya and Manila. Edna was also fond of writing poetry and self-published books since 1994. The poem “Do it with Style” spoke volumes to me. Here is an excerpt that Edna wrote titled, “Do it with Style.”
“When you do something for the Lord, please give it all you got. So, He will know without a doubt that you love Him a lot. It is not too good to give Him some stuff you do not need. God’s love is all around us, and He’d like for us to show, by words you say and things we do, that we love Him, you know.
Do something beautiful for God, and do it with a smile; it’s bound to please the Lord a lot, if you do it with style.” I hope to continue to serve the Lord with all of you. As Edna encouraged, I want to DO IT WITH STYLE. I pray you will too. “I will sing to the Lord all my life” (Psalm 104: 33a). u
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is published monthly for residents and friends of Emporia Presbyterian Manor by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America, Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
To submit or suggest articles: ataber@PMMA.org Susan Siepelmeier, executive director Andraya Taber, marketing director
OUR MISSION: To provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.
Winners in the Emporia Presbyterian Manor Art is Ageless juried competition were: Best of Show amateur: Paul Johnston, “Cluster of Autumn Leaves” Best of Show professional: David Mai, “174 Acres Dry Land” People’s Choice amateur: Paul Johnston, “Cluster of Autumn Leaves”
Jimmie Nix, “Indian Flute”
People’s Choice professional: Kate Rhoads, “Lost”
Margaret Gunselman, “Blue Dreams”
Judge’s Choice amateur: Margaret Gunselman, “Hope in Isolation” Judge’s Choice professional: Steve Barnard, “Blowfish III” Christmas amateur: Jerry Hugunin, “The Catalog” Drawing amateur: Lisa Morrison, “Quinn” Drawing professional: David Milford, “The Making of America” Fiber Arts amateur: Lorraine Morton, “Anndy” Mixed Media/Crafts amateur: Jimmie Nix, “Indian Flute” Mixed Media/Crafts professional: David Mai, “Cow Gazing at Fence”
John King, “Kansas Windmill”
Needlework amateur: Margaret Gunselman, “Blue Dreams”
Joan Butts, “Summer Bouquet”
Painting amateur: Paul Johnston, “Cluster of Autumn Leaves” Painting professional: John King, “Kansas Windmill” Photography amateur: Margaret Gunselman, “Hope in Isolation” Quilting - Machine-stitched amateur: Joan Butts, “Princess” Quilting - Hand-stitched amateur: Joan Butts, “Summer Bouquet” Sculpture/3-D amateur: Herbert Morton, “Brobdingnagian Arch Bridge” Sculpture/3-D professional: David Mai, “174 Acres Dry Land”
Local competition winners will join winners from 14 other PMMA® (Presbyterian Manors of MidAmerica) senior living communities to be judged at the masterpiece level. Winning entries at the masterpiece level are selected for publication in PMMA’s annual Art is Ageless calendar and note cards. u
David Mai, “Cow Gazing at Fence”
Joan Butts, “Princess”
Herbert Morton, “Brobdingnagian Arch Bridge”
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Emporia Presbyterian Manor shares customer service survey responses Emporia Presbyterian Manor continues to seek customer feedback through monthly telephone surveys. Each month, residents and their representatives are randomly selected to participate in telephone satisfaction surveys conducted by Pinnacle Quality Insight.
We greatly value the opinions of our residents and their representatives about the care and services we provide, and we encourage them to participate honestly when contacted by Pinnacle Quality Insight. All state and federal confidentiality laws are met in Pinnacle’s service. u
The graphic highlights some of the survey results. All scores are given on a 5-point scale, with 5 being the highest score and 1 the lowest score. Between March 2021 and February 2022, Emporia Source: Pinnacle Quality Insight (12 month ave. Mar 2021 -Feb. 2022) Presbyterian Manor residents and 5 their families gave the community 4.50 4.57 4.70 4 high scores for the move-in process as well as safety and security. 3 “I like the friendliness and the cleanliness,” said one resident. “Our apartment is nice, and we don’t have to do our housekeeping, or cooking, or lawn mowing.
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