December 2012 • Issue 533
MERRY CHRISTMAS “He shall feed His flock like a shepherd and He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.” -Isaiah 40:11
As we hear these words sung in Handel’s
"May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through!" ~Unknown
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Daryl L. Martin, Executive Director
“Messiah” we feel hope push itself to the surface. It is like the lava in a volcano that cannot be contained and erupts with a great burst. Handel’s music and words carry us to a new place. The obstacles and burdens of life lose their grip and shrink into a broader perspective. Hope overtakes despair as light dispels darkness. Suddenly, we realize again that we are a part of a much broader scheme than what our immediate circumstances would allow us to believe. The Advent Season is
special because of the promise of hope that is contained in the coming of the Christ. God is with us. We are comforted and reassured to know that God gathers and carries us in our times of need. No longer are we alone; now nor in the future. In the awareness of our connectedness with God, we receive the freedom of accepting, and then of letting go of our need. All of us know that life can be sabotaged by events that cause heartbreak and pain. Things do not always go (CONT. ON PAGE 2)
SWISS VILLAGE EXECUTIVE TEAM AND BOARD MEMBERS Executive Team: Daryl L. Martin Executive Director Linda Arnold Director of Healthcare Services
Board of Directors: Kent Liechty, President Tom Muselman, Vice-President Linda Eicher, Secretary
Derick Bailey Director of Resident Services
Ted Lautzenheiser, Treasurer
Joe Burkhead Director of Information Services
Andrew Briggs
Margie Dougherty Director of Human Resources
Paul Zuercher, Immediate Past President Mark Settlemyre
Michelle McIntosh Director of Marketing
Sharon Sprunger Wulliman
Roger Young Controller
Greg Meyer Nancy Subler
Inside this issue: New Residents
2
Kinder Haus
3
Christmas Tree Walk
4
Residential & Healthcare 5 Activities South Campus Wellness & Wellness Pavilion
6
Give the Gift of Wellness
6
Staff News
7
Swiss Village Mission Statement: Swiss Village Retirement Community is a not-for-profit corporation, committed to providing quality and affordable retirement living facilities and services in a Christian environment that enhances life with dignity, meaning and appropriate care for the senior adults from the surrounding community without regard to race, religion, sex, or handicaps that can be accommodated within our delivery system.