Most of us are familiar with the beautiful hymn, How Great Thou Art… but have you heard the live version performed by George Beverly Shea in 1957? Do yourself a favour and click on the link to listen to the performance on YouTube! Don’t forget to read more about the origins of this hymn and other helpful resources for seniors.
It’s been two years since we had to close our doors to our precious volunteers and we’re thrilled to welcome back such an integral part of our team and community! Our volunteers help residents thrive socially, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Welcome back and thank you for putting #EmpathyInAction!
Penned in 1913 by George Bennard, this month’s hymn is “The Old Rugged Cross”. Bennard was convinced that the cross was more than just a religious symbol, but rather, the very heart of the gospel. This hymn became one of the most widely published songs, either sacred or secular, in the United States.
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🎼 Praise God, it’s March! Our hymn of the month is the Doxology by Bishop Thomas Ken and Louis Bourgeois. The four lines of the Doxology have been the most frequently sung words of any known song for more than three hundred years!
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🎼 It’s February and our hymn of the month is Come, Thou Fount by Robert Robinson. Written in 1758, the story behind this hymn is both beautiful and tragic. Thank you, Lord, for your “streams of mercy, never ceasing”!
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The CEO of an Abbotsford seniors care complex fears a loss of staff unless provincial health officials promptly apply the mandatory vaccination to hospital staff and community-based health care workers, too.
Menno Place is bracing for staffing problems on Oct. 12, when all workers at the large seniors community in Abbotsford will need to be vaccinated to be able to work.
Some 675 employees work at the sprawling seniors complex that includes 700 residents in long-term care and independent and assisted living in six buildings. With the province’s mandatory staff vaccination announcement for those who work in seniors care a month ago, CEO Karen Biggs is worried about how much of her staff will be lost.
Staff at hospitals and health care workers who work in the community aren’t required to be immunized against COVID, and she fears she may lose five to 10 per cent of her staff to acute care facilities or to community care, such as in-home care workers.
“We’re all extremely concerned,” said Biggs. “My staff are literally across the street right now from Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, and they can just walk over and get a job. We’re like sitting ducks. I’m losing one of my best (kitchen staffers).”
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