AgingIn NOLA

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AgingIn NOLA

TABLE OF CONTENTS2 ProtectYourselfAgainst Osteoporosis

MedicareOpenEnrollment

3 BlessingoftheAnimals

NightOutAgainstCrime

4 VeteransDay

RosaryCrusade

UrsulineConvent TricentennialExhibit

5 CouncilmemberNguyen VisitsVillaSt.Maurice

NazarethInnHealthFair

ResidentoftheMonth

WelcomeAboard

EmployeeoftheMonth

6 WynhovenBreastCancer AwarenessWalk

UpcomingEvents

iGiveCatholic-Nov.27th

ChristopherHomessponsors “WalktoEndAlzheimer’s”

7 NewCremationGardento OpenatSt.PatrickCemetery No.3

8 FromtheDeacon’sDesk

November 2018

Early Giving for #iGiveCatholicNovember 12th - 26th

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Healthhabitsbroughttoyouby

PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST OSTEOPOROSIS

What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a diseasethataffectsthebones.Ithappenswhenbonesbecomethinorbreakdownfasterthanthebodycanfixthem.Itcanraiseyourriskforfallsandpainfulfracturesandmaynotshowsignsinitsearlystages.Youcanprotectyourself against osteoporosis by knowing the riskfactorsandgettingscreened. Whoisatrisk?ThosewhoareCaucasianorofAsiandescent and those older than age 50 are at greaterrisk. Women also have a higher chance of developingosteoporosis.Thisisbecauseaswomenage,thebodystops making a hormone that protects against boneloss. Morethan53millionpeopleeitherhaveosteoporosis

orareatriskforit.Buttherearethingsyoucandotoreduceyourrisk.Theseincludelimitingalcoholuse,notsmoking,exercisingandeatingahealthydiet.GettingenoughvitaminDandcalciumcanalsohelp. WhenshouldIgetscreened?Lowerbackpainorstoopedposturecouldbeearlysignsofweakeningbones.Thebestwaytofindoutifyouhaveosteoporosisistogetscreenedbeforefracturesorbrokenbonesoccur.Thescreening,calledabonedensitytest,isquickandsimple.Talktoyourdoctoraboutwhenandhowoftentogetscreened.

TofollowtheHealthHabitsblogonlineheadtowww.christopherhomes.org.You’llfindthisarticleaswellasprevioushealth-relatedarticles.

TheannualMedicareOpenEnrollmentperiodhasstarted(onOctober15)andcontinuesuntilDecember7.(Thedateschanged in2011,buthavebeenthesameeversince,andshouldremainas-isfortheforeseeablefuture.)For2019coverage,openenrollmentwillrunfromOctober15,2018,toDecember7,2018. Duringtheannualenrollmentperiod(AEP)youcanmakechangestovariousaspectsofyourcoverage.• YoucanswitchfromOriginalMedicaretoMedicareAdvantage,orviceversa.• YoucanalsoswitchfromoneMedicareAdvantageplantoanother,orfromone

MedicarePartD(prescriptiondrug)plantoanother.• And ifyoudidn’tenroll inaMedicarePartDplanwhenyouwerefirst

eligible,youcandosoduringthegeneralopenenrollment,althoughalateenrollmentpenaltymayapply.

IfyouwanttoenrollinaMedicareAdvantageplan,youmustmeetsomebasiccriteria.• YoumustbeenrolledinMedicarePartAandB.• Youmustliveintheplan’sservicearea.• YoucannothaveEnd-StageRenalDisease(someexceptionsapply).(courtesy:Medicareresources.org)

MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT

St.Martin’sManor TheSt.Martin’sManorResidentswereapartofacitywidenightoutagainstcrime.TheywereelatedtohavetheFirstDistrictPoliceOfficerstosharetheeveningwiththem.Resident’sbroughttheirLawnChairsoutandthemusicwasprovidedbyMr.AnthonyThompsonandMs.LindaGarrision,twooftheresidentatSMM.Theywereespeciallygrateful forChiefReginaldRowe who provided the residents with the pizza for this event. The residents were in tunedofwhatthenightwasallabout.Theyralliedaroundthesloganof“StoppingtheViolenceandLettingtherebePeaceamongallmen”.ArafflehadtakenplacewhereT-shirts,coastersandotheritemswerewon.Aliteraturetablewassetupwithcrimepreventionmaterials.AspecialthanksgoesMs.LynnJohnsonandMs.JontellMileswhovolunteeredtomakethisagreatnight.

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BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME

FeastDayofSt.FrancisofAssisi

DozensofanimalsandtheirownersshoweduptoapetblessingatMetairieManoronOctober4th.FatherBobperformedtheblessingofallofourfurryfriends.Therewereanimalsofallsizesattheevent.ActivityCoordinator Zina Smith had enough refreshmentsfor everyone. She even made sure the pooches hadtheirowntreats.Itwasablessedandfunmorningforeveryone.

VillaSt.Maurice TanishaGoodman,VillaSt.Maurice’sCommunityManagersaysthatthe“NightOutAgainstCrime”eventonOctober16thwasasuccess.CouncilmemberCyndiNguyenfromDistrictEwasthere,andarepresentativefromthemayor’sofficehadgifts.MembersoftheNewOrleansPoliceDepartmentalsoattended.Theydancedwiththeresidentsandtooklotsofpictures.MembersoftheSewerageandWaterBoardhandedoutgiftbags.TheHolyCrossneighborhoodAssociationwaspresent,andtheydonatedhamburgers,bunsanddrinks.TheSevenDayAdventistChurchalsosetatableupwithgift

bags.Theyalsodonated80hotdogbuns.CrimeStoppersalsodonated90giftbags.OurD.JwasaresidentbythenameofPerryFleming.A$25giftcardwasraffledoffattheevent.

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VETERANS DAY

ROSARY CRUSADE

URSULINE CONVENT TRICENTENNIAL EXHIBIT

MembersoftheArchdiocesanstaffwereinvitedtotourtheUrsulineConventmuseum.ManyChristopherHomesstaffmembersattendedtheevent.

The St. Bernard Manor communitycame together to pray the Rosary.The event happened on October 13th.Communitymemberswerealsoinvitedtoparticipate.Theeventwasinhonorofthe101stanniversaryoftheapparitionoftheBlessedVirginMarytochildreninPortugal.OurLadyofFatimabeganappearingtothechildrenin1917.

VeteransDayisNovember11thandwewouldliketosaythankyoutoalloftheveteranslivingandworkingwithinChristopherHomes.

TheOldUrsulineConventtoursarehappeningnow

504-529-3040

Themuseumisopenedforself-guidedtours

MondaythroughFriday10am-4pm,thelastadmissionisat3:15pm

Saturday9am-3pm,thelastadmissionisat2:15pm.

Years

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EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

RESIDENT OF THE MONTH

LynnWilliamsResidentialCoordinator

atSt.Martin’sManor,St.MartinHouse

COUNCIL MEMBER NGUYEN VISITS VILLA ST. MAURICE District E councilperson Cyndi NguyenvisitedVillaSt.MauriceonOctober8th.Morethan a dozen residents listened to Nguyen asshe spoke about her vision for change in theLower9thwardandNewOrleansEast.Thoseare the neighborhoods she represents. Sheis hoping to make monthly visits to Villa St.Maurice.

NAZARETH INN HEALTH FAIR

OnOctober17thNazarethInnhostedahealthfair.Morethan a dozen vendors were on hand to give informationaboutservices.Walgreenswasalsogivingoutfluvaccinestothosewishingtogettheshot.Manydoorprizeswereraffledoffaswell.

HEALTH FAIR

Ms. Karen Dunlap has beena resident of Nazareth InnApartments since December2008. During that time Ms.Dunlap has served as VicePresident of the ResidentAssociation, two terms asthe President of the Resident

Association, Director of the Ladies of Naz Club and theCrafts Club. She has designed all float themes for theMardiGrasScooterParadeandbackdropstoeventssuchas Thanksgiving and Christmas. Ms. Dunlap has been awonderfullyactivememberofourcommunity.

WELCOME ABOARD

Clifton Thomas has joinedour team as the MaintenanceTechnician at Villa St. Maurice.When you see Thomas pleasemake it a point to introduceyourselfandwelcomehimtotheteam.

CHI Employee7 Years

“Sheiskind,agreatlistener,encouragerandmostofallsheoftenstatesthatshebelievesthateverybodyissomebodyandthatnobodyshalleverbeleftbehind.”

-TanishaGoodman,CommunityManager

OutsideofWorkLynnenjoysworkinginherchurchand

spendingtimewithhermother.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

iGiveCatholic – November 27th, 2018 Christopher Homes will participate in #iGiveCatholic on #GivingTuesdayonNovember27th,2018.Thisisanopportunityforpeopletomakeadifferenceinthelivesofourseniors. Inadditiontohousingseniors,CHIalsoraisesadditionalmoneytoprovidebasicnecessitieslikefoodandclothing.Everyonedeservesawarmplacetosleepandsomethingtoeat.Weneedyourhelp.Pleasehelpusraisemoneytobridgethegapformanyofourseniors.A$25donationscanfeedlunchtoaseniorforanentireweek. Also,newthisyear,eachsitewillbeabletoraisefundsfortheirindividuallocation.Allofthefundsraisedatindividualsiteswillgobackintothecommunitythatraisedthem!Beonthelook-outformoreinformationfromstaffatyourfacility. Pleasespreadthewordaboutthisimportantcause.Wewillhavemoreinformationonhowtodonateonourwebsitewww.christopherhomes.org.

METAIRIESaturday,November10th

BabyCakesField,Metairie,LA

NORTHSHORESaturday,November3rd

FontainebleauStatePark,Mandeville,LA

Gotowww.christopherhomes.orgforinformationonhowtoregister.

Christopher Homes Sponsors “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” on Both Sides of the LakeREGISTRATION NOW OPEN

On October 25th dozens of WynhovenresidentstookaspinaroundWynhovenallinanefforttobringawarenesstobreastcancerandtoraisemoneyfortheir#iGiveCatholic fundraiser.EachChristopherHomespropertyisworkingtoraisemoneyforindividualcausesattheirspecificproperty.Wynhoven’sfundraisingdollarswillgointo the site’s activity account. Residents wereabletopurchasefoodattheeventandbuysomefall themed crafts. Activity coordinator DeniseBatisteorganizedtheeventthatwasalsomadepossiblebythestaffatWynhoven.

WYNHOVEN BREAST CANCER AWARENESS WALK

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NEW CREMATION GARDEN TO OPEN AT ST. PATRICK NO. 3

Providedby

byBethDonze(ClaironHerald)

Anewhalf-acregardeninsideSt.PatrickCemeteryNo.3willsignificantlyexpandlocaloptionsforthosewhoareconsideringcremationastheirpreferredmethodofburial. TheQueenofAllSaintsCremationGarden,locatedintherearofSt.PatrickCemeteryNo.3at143CityParkAve.,willoffer631singleanddoublenichesdesignedexclusivelyfortheintermentofcrematedremains. ThegardenwillbeblessedbyArchbishopGregoryAymondonNov.20at1p.m.Theblessing,whichisopentothepublic,willconcludewiththereleaseofmorethan300PaintedLadybutterfliessymbolizingnewlife. SherriPeppo,executivedirectoroftheNewOrleansCatholicCemeteriesOffice,saidthespacenowoccupiedbyQueenofAllSaintsoriginallywasbeingconsideredfordevelopmentasamausoleumsite.Butrecentupticksinbothlocalandnational interest incremationhadledCemeteriesstafftorethinkthespaceasa lushandarchitecturallystunninggardenfortheburialofcrematedremains. Currently, about 40 percent of burials at New Orleans’ Catholic cemeteries – and about half of burialscitywide–involvecremation,Pepposaid.Statewide,thecremationburialrateis33percent. “Werealizedthatweneededtodesignateanareajustforcrematedremains.AllSaintsCremationGardenisthefirstgardeninaCatholiccemeterydedicatedexclusivelytocremation,”saidPepposaid,notingthatthenewgardenhasspaceforasecondphaseofdevelopment,shouldinterestwarrantanexpansion. InadditiontothenewgardenatSt.PatrickNo.3,cremationnichesareavailableatthreeotherCatholiccemeteries: St. Roch Cemetery No. 2 in New Orleans; St. Charles Cemetery in Luling; and St. Louis No. 3,whicherectedthefirstfree-standingcolumbariuminanarchdiocese-operatedcemeteryin2015:the112-nicheSerenityGardenColumbarium,locatedjustinsidethecemetery’sEsplanadeAvenuegates.

Formoreinformation,call596-3050.(thisisaportionofanarticlethatranintheClarionHerald,

toseetherestofthearticlepleasevisitwww.clarionherald.org)

FROM THE DEACON’S DESK

DearResidentsandStaff,

“Itisthereforeaholyandwholesomethoughttoprayforthedead,thatthey

maybeloosedfromsins.”(2Maccabees12:46)

Afewyearsago,CostcoopenedonSouthCarrolltoninNOLAinlate

September.Inordertotrainlocalresidentsasstaffthecompanytemporarilysentin

seasonedstafffromotherareasofthecountry.Afriendhappenedtobeshoppingat

theendofOctoberandoneofthenon-localstaffmembersaskedherwhatdidNew

OrleaniansdowithalltheflowerstheywerebuyingforHalloween.Myfriendchuckled

atthequestionandwentontoexplainthegreatdevotionwehaveinhonoringourdead

bydecoratingtheirgraveswithflowersonAllSaints’DayandAllSouls’Day.Whilenot

uniquetoNewOrleans,notallareasofourcountryhavesuchreverentdevotiontothe

finalrestingplaceofourloveoneswhohavegonebeforeus.

InNewOrleanswenotonlybringflowerstothegravesitesofourdeceasedfamily

membersbutwecleanupthecemeteries,blessthegraves,andattendspecialliturgies

suchasonAllSaintsDay,aHolyDayofObligationforCatholics.Thisisnotonlyatime

ofremembrancebutalsoatimetoreflectuponourownmortality;toaskforforgiveness

forthosetimeswehavefailedtobemercifultothoseinneedasweaskformercyfor

ourselvesandtolookforwardwithhopetoourLord’spromiseofeternallife.

WereadintheBookofWisdom,“ThesoulsofthejustareinthehandofGod,andno

tormentshalltouchthem.Theyseemed,intheviewofthefoolish,tobedead,andtheir

passingawaywasthoughtanafflictionandtheirgoingforthfromus,utterdestruction.

Buttheyareinpeace.”

LetusalwaysrememberthatGodtheFather,throughhisSon,ourLordhaspromised

goodthingstothosewhotrustinHim.Thingssuchthatthelimitationofourhuman

intellectcannotfathom.Thegreatestofthatpromiseiseternalpeace.“PeaceIleave

withyou;mypeaceIgivetoyou;notastheworldgivesdoIgivetoyou.Donotletyour

heartbetroubled,norletitbefearful.”(John14:27)

Myprayersforeachofyouisthatyoufindpeacethisdayandthroughoutthis

comingholidayseasonasIofferyoumyblessing.

“MayAlmightyGodbless,protectyoufromallevil,freeyoufromallworries.MayHe

sendhisangelsandhissaintstoguideyouandprotectyouandleadyou,oneday,tolife

everlasting,inthenameoftheFatherandoftheSonandoftheHolySpirit.Amen”

WithGod’sBlessings,

DeaconDennisF.Adams

ExecutiveDirector,ChristopherHomes