AgingIn NOLA

MISSION STATEMENT RespondingtothecalloftheGospel,ChristopherHomes,Inc.strivestoprovidedecent,affordablehousingtovulnerablemembersofourcommunity. AllwhoareassociatedwithChristopherHomes, Inc.havetherighttorespect,dignityand a sense of well being. Therefore, through the service and commitment of our staffandvolunteers,wewillenableour residents togrowspiritually, socially,and intellectually,empoweringthemtodeveloptheiroptimalpotential. ChristopherHomesisaseniorlivingministryoftheArchdioceseofNewOrleans.

AgingIn NOLA

TABLE OF CONTENTS2 HowtoWatchforand

ManageDiabetes

ChristopherHomesSponsorsElderAbuseConference

3 St.BernardManorResidentsPaticipateinHurricaneEvacuationDrill

CommunityOutreachEfforts

4 HappyFather’sDay

LunchOutingtoPopularManchacRestaurant

MetairieManorHostsCrawfishBoil

5 SaintSpotlight

SpotlightonSuccess

WelcomeAboard

We’reHiring

6 NewOrleansTricentennial

7 97-Year-OldWynhovenResidentContinuesToGiveBack

SocialMedia101

8 FromtheDeacon’sDesk

July 2018

Ifyourbloodsugarlevelsarehigherthannormal,youcouldbeatriskfordiabetes.Knowingthewarningsignsandmakinghealthychoicescanhelpyoupreventorcontrolit. Type2diabetesisthemostcommonformofthecondition.Ithappenswhenthebodydoesn’tuseinsulinproperly.Thismakesithardforthebodytoturnfoodintoenergy.Overtime,thebodycan’tmakeenoughinsulintokeepup,andbloodsugarrises.Highbloodsugardamagesnervesandbloodvessels,whichcanleadtoheartdisease,strokeandotherhealthproblems.

Watchforthesewarningsigns:

-Increasedthirst,urinationandtiredness

-Soresorcutsthatdon’theal

-Blurredvision

-Tinglingorlossoffeelinginhandsorfeet

Somepeoplewithdiabetesdon’thaveanysymptoms,soit’simportanttotalkwithyourdoctoraboutyourhealthhistoryandriskfactors. Youmaybeabletopreventdiabeteswithlifestylechanges.Theseincludehavingahealthyweight,stayingactive,eatingabalanceddietandquittingsmoking. Ifyoudogetdiabetes,it’salifelongcondition,butthesechangescanhelpyouavoidotherhealthproblemsitcancause.Andiflifestylechangesaren’tenoughtocontrolit,yourdoctorcanrecommendmedicationsorinsulinreplacementtherapytohelp.Youcanliveafull,activelifewithdiabetesbytakingchargeofyourhealth.

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Healthhabitsbroughttoyouby

HOW TO WATCH FOR AND MANAGE DIABETES

CHRISTOPHER HOMES SPONSORS ELDER ABUSE CONFERENCE ChristopherHomeswasasponsoroftheGulfCoastElderAbuseConference.TheconferencewasheldattheNorthshoreHarborCenter inSlidellonJune25thand26th.SeveralChristopherHomesemployeesalsoparticipated in continuing education and received credits at the conference. The Gulf Coast Elder AbuseConferencewassponsoredbytheSt.TammanySALTCouncil.

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ST. BERNARD MANOR RESIDENTSPARTICIPATE IN HURRICANE EVACUATION DRILL

More thanhalfof theresidentsatSt.BernardManor tookpart inaparish-widehurricaneevacuationexerciseonMay30th. EarlyWednesdaymorningtheresidentslinedupbetakenonaparishbustotheciviccenter.ItwastherethattheyweremetbyNationalGuardas well as emergency operations managers from a across St. Bernardparish. Allresidentswhoparticipatedwerecheckedin,justastheywouldbeiftherewerearealemergency.DirectorofHomelandSecurityforSt.BernardParish,JohnRahaim,Jr.,wasonhandtoexplainthattheevacuationprocedurehasmanylayersandcouldeventuallyendupwithresidentsbeingtakentoNorthLouisianainthecaseofasevereemergency. Once the residents were transported back to St. Bernard ManorCommunityManagerWandaRobertsonandServiceCoordinatorBabetteCharbonnetraffledoffmanystorm-relatednecessities. HurricaneseasonrunsthroughNovember30th. FormoreinformationonwhatSt.BernardParishGovernmentisdoingthishurricaneseasonyoucangotowww.sbpg.netorfollowthemonFacebook.

Representatives from the City of New Orleans, the Department ofHealth,aswellasTransdev,theprivateoperatingpartneroftheRTA,wereonhandatSt.MartinManortogiveresidentsthecrucialinformationtheywouldneedinthecaseofastorm.Around75peopleparticipatedinthisevent. ArepresentativefromtheRTAalsoattendedeventsatseveralother

properties including St. JohnBerchman’s.About20peoplewereinattendanceatthisevent. For more information onroutesandhowyoucanlettheRTAknowwhatyouthinkheadonovertowww.norta.com.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS

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HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

Photos:ProvidenceCommunityHousing

LUNCH OUTING TO POPULAR MANCHAC RESTAURANT

METAIRIE MANOR HOSTS CRAWFISH BOIL

Several Christopher Homes properties organizedeventsinhonorofFather’sDay.DonnaPrevosttheactivitycoordinatorforSt.JohnBerchman’sandAnnunciationInnorganizedcelebrationsateachoftheproperties.

OnJune11,2018,St.Martin’sManorhadtheirFather’sDayCelebrationLuncheon.Thereweremorethanfiftymaleresidentsinattendance.Everyoneenjoyedthemselves.ThemealwaspreparedbyMs.LynnJohnsonwhichconsistedofbakedchicken,bakedmacaroniandcheese,vegetables,garlic bread, tossed salad along with a special orderedFather’sDaycakefordesert.Ms.JontellMilestoppingitoffwithaspecialhomemadefruitdrinkwhichwasagreathit.

Mr. Melvin Hoganblessed the foodwith his graceand thanked theLord for allowingall of the fatherstobe togetheron

this beautiful occasion.Theywereespeciallygladto have the St. Martin’sManor male staff (Mr.Charles and Mr. Huu) inattendance. The oldestfather of the property,Mr. Harold Everage, wasacknowledged.

Wynhoven and Rouquette residents meet up for lunch atMiddendorf’s.TherestaurantinManchac,whichispopularforitsthin-friedcatfishandhushpuppies,waspackedwithChristopherHomesresidentsonJune1st.Wynhoven activity coordinator, Denise Batiste helped organize theevents. The lunch came complete with a craft. The outings are aregularthingforthosewholiveatWynhoven.

ResidentsandstaffwereinvitedtoacrawfishboilatMetairieManor.Hundredsofthemudbugswereboiledupfortheannualfeast.Thetwopotstaskedwithboilingupallofthecrawfishcouldholdhundredsofpoundseach.

Christopher Homeshashiredanewpropertyaccountant. CharleenSteinkamp joined theChristopher HomesteamonMay30th,2018.

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SAINT SPOTLIGHT

SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS

“Ienjoyeverythingtheresidentsdo.They’refun!”–ZinaSmith

ZinahasworkedatChristopherHomesforalmost3yearsastheactivitycoordinatorforMetairieManor. OutsideofworkZinaenjoysbeingwithhergrandchildren,fishingandspendingtimewithherfamily. WethankZinaforhercontinuedeffortswithourseniors.

WE’RE HIRING ChristopherHomeshasseveraljobvacancies.Pleasetakealookatthecareersectiononourwebsiteformoreinformationontheapplicationprocess.www.christopherhomes.org

WELCOME ABOARD

SaintBonaventureFeastDay:July15th

PrayertoSt.Bonaventure

Pierce,OmostsweetLordJesus,myinmostsoulwiththemostjoyousandhealthfulwoundofThylove,andwithtrue,calmandmostholyapostoliccharity,thatmysoulmayeverlanguishandmeltwithentireloveandlongingforThee,mayyearnforTheeandforthycourts,maylongtobedissolvedandtobewithThee. GrantthatmysoulmayhungerafterThee,theBreadofAngels,therefreshmentof holy souls, our daily and super substantial bread, having all sweetness andsavorandeverydelightfultaste. MaymyhearteverhungerafterandfeeduponThee,Whomtheangelsdesiretolookupon,andmaymyinmostsoulbefilledwiththesweetnessofThysavor;

mayiteverthirstforThee,thefountainoflife,thefountainofwisdomandknowledge,thefountainofeternallight,thetorrentofpleasure,thefullnessofthehouseofGod;mayitevercompassThee,seekThee,findThee,runtoThee,comeuptoThee,meditateonThee,speakofThee,anddoallforthepraiseandgloryofThyname,withhumilityanddiscretion,withloveanddelight,witheaseandaffection,withperseverancetotheend;andbeThoualoneevermyhope,myentireconfidence,myriches,mydelight,mypleasure,myjoy,myrestandtranquility,mypeace,mysweetness,myfood,myrefreshment,myrefuge,myhelp,mywisdom,myportion,mypossession,mytreasure;inWhommaymymindandmyheartbeeverfixedandfirmandrootedimmovably.Amen.

Patricia Jones hasjoined our team as thewellness coordinatorfor Metairie Manor. Ms.JoneswashiredinJune.

ZinaSmith

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NEW ORLEANS TRICENTENNIAL

Providedby

TheoldestcemeteryinNewOrleansisSt.LouisCemetery#1from1789.ItwasstartedtheyearafterthegreatfireofNewOrleansintheareawenowknowastheFrenchQuarter. WhileburialsarestillpresentlyoccurringinSt.Louis#1,thevastmajorityofthetombshavelittletonoactivity. TheotherNewOrleansCatholicCemeterieswhichareallstillactiveincludeSt.Louis#2&#3,St.Roch#1&#2,St.Patrick#1,#2&#3,St.Joseph#1&#2,St.Vincent#1&#2onSoniatStreet,andSt.CharlesCemeteryinLuling.

Afewofthesecemeteriesoffernewmausoleumcryptsandfamilytombs. The only New OrleansCatholic Cemeteries currentlyoffering niches for crematedremains are St. Roch #2 and St.Louis#3. According to the CremationAssociation of North America,the cremation percentage forLouisianaisonly27%,howeverintheNewOrleansarea it iscloserto50%. Thecurrentcremationinurnment percentage in NewOrleans Catholic Cemeteries is40%.

ForCatholicsnotfullyawareofthecremationguidelinesaccordingtotheCodeofCanonLaw,in1963,theVaticanbeganacceptingcremationasanalternativeprovidingthecrematedremainsarestilltreatedwiththesamerespectasthehumanbodyandthecrematedremainsareinterredinacemetery.ThecrematedremainscanbepresentintheCatholicChurchfortheFuneralLiturgy. With the rise incremation, itwasdecided that thegreenspace inSt.Patrick#3wouldbebestservedas a beautiful, sacred cremationgarden. GroundbreakingonQueen of All Saints Cremation Gardenhasstarted and the granite deliveryis expected later in July. Thegardenwill includevariousstylesofcremationniches,benchesandstoneboulders.Therewillbetwowater features includingagrottoareawithanOurLadyofLourdesstatue; a Holy Family statue willadorn another columbarium, andtherewillbeagazebosurroundedby14columbariawitheachhavingacarvedSaintontheside. QueenofAllSaintsGardenwillbetheonlyCatholiccremationgardeninthegreaterNewOrleansarea.NewOrleansCatholicCemeteriesisblessedtoofferthismodernfeaturetoallfamilies.Formoreinformationaboutpre-planning,pleasecall504-488-5200,orvisitthewebsiteatwww.NolaCatholicCem.org

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97-YEAR-OLD WYNHOVEN RESIDENT CONTINUES TO GIVE BACK HeisaWorldWarIIveteranwhocontinuestoserveothers.Mr.SamCooperis97yearsold,butyouwouldn’tknowit.Hespendsseveraldaysaweekvolunteering.TwodaysaweekhehelpsresidentsatWynhovenHealth.It’srightinthebackyardofWynhoven,theplacehe’scalledhomeforthepastfewyears.“Ihelppushtheminthewheelchair,sothenursecangiveherfullattention,”saysMr.Cooper.

Wynhoven is a place forseniors to live independently.Mr.Coopersuredoesthat.He’sas independent as they come.AlongwithbeingaWorldWarIIveteran,Mr.Cooperisacancersurvivor.AllofthathasgivenMr.Cooper a different perspectiveon life.Hesayshedoesn’t feel97. ThestaffatWynhovenHealthsays that Mr. Cooper is a bighelpandthathealwaysbringsagreatsenseofhumorwithhim.

SOCIAL MEDIA 101 ChristopherHomes isactiveonsocialmediaandCHI’sDirectorofCommunicationsstartedmaking theroundstomakesureresidentsandstaffareabletofollowalong.MarcyO’Learyheld12informationalsessionstoexplaintheusesofFacebook,InstagramandTwitter. Eachoftheseplatformshasmanytoolsthatcanhelpresidentsfeellessisolatedandfeellikethey’repartofacommunitygroup. ThesepicturesarefromthepresentationatMetairieManor.

FROM THE DEACON’S DESK

DearResidentsandStaff,

“Lovethesojournertherefore;foryouweresojournersinthelandofEgypt.”Dt10:19

IhavealwaysthoughtofJulyasaspecialtimeforfamily.July4thBBQ’s,reunions,

vacations,swimming,thebeach,andrelaxation.Yes,Julyisatimeforfamilyandfor

thisreason,wehavescheduledourfirstannualChristopherHomesstafffamilypicnicin

appreciationofallthatyoudotoserveourseniorsandthecertainsacrificesyourfamilies

mustmakeasyoufulfillthisministryofservice.

WehopethateachofourChristopherHomesstaffwillbeabletocomeouttoAudubonZooonJuly

28thtoenjoythefood,thefun,theZooexhibits,andthecamaraderieandfellowship.

Aswecelebratefamily,weshouldconsiderthosethatarelessfortunate.Whileweareabletoenjoy

thefreedomandopportunityinthiscountry,noteveryonecan.Most,ifnotallofus,comefromancestors

thatmigratedhereforthechanceofabetterlife.Ourcountrybenefittedtremendouslyfromthe

immigrationofpeopleswhobroughttalents,skills,knowledge,anddesirewiththem.

Inrecentweeks,wehaveexperiencedmuchcontroversyconcerningtheimmigrationissuesonour

southernborder.Ofthemanyconcerns,thegreatestistheseparationofchildrenfromtheirparents.

Thisisanissueofmoralconcernandaviolationagainstthedignityoftheperson.OurArchbishop

GregoryAymondrecentlyissuedthefollowingstatementregardingimmigration.

“Inthelast6weeks,nearly2,000childrenhavebeenseparatedfromtheirparentsattheTexas

border.Separatingchildrenfromtheirparentsoftenleadstolong-termemotionalscarring.Particularly

forthesefamilieswhoarealreadyinastateofanxietyandfear,theimpactonboththechildrenandthe

parents,willnodoubtbelong-lasting.Asapeopleoffaith,wemustspeakoutforthesechildren.

TheteachingoftheCatholicChurchisthatifapersonisexperiencinginjustice,persecution,or

danger,theyhaveahumanrighttofindaplaceofsecurityinwhichtobeginanewlife.Webelievein

thedignityofthehumanpersonandthepreservationofthefamily.Nationsareencouragedtocreate

lawsthatwillallowlegalimmigrationinajustway.Asachurchwehaveneversuggested,“Openour

borders–allarewelcome”,yetcountriesmustregulatetheirborderswithjusticeandmercy.Webelieve

immigrationshouldbeguidedbylawsthatshowcharitywhileprovidingsafetyandsecurity.Ourcurrent

immigrationlawsarenotguidedbytheseprinciplesandarenotfairorjust.

LetusrecalltheprincipleinJewishlawandtheteachingofJesus,“Dotootherswhatyouwouldhave

themdotoyou”(Luke6:31).Wearecalledtoprayforthoseunjustlytreatedandtobeavoiceforthem.I

inviteallpeopleofgoodwilltojoinmeinprayerforoursistersandbrothersandtoactontheirbehalfby

contactingourgovernmentofficialsandurgingthemtostopthesedehumanizingpracticesandmakea

sincereefforttowardscomprehensiveimmigration.”

Wearetoldeffortsarenowinplacetoresolvetheissueofseparationofchildrenfromtheir

family.Forthis,wearegrateful.AstheArchbishopsuggestsweshouldofferprayersandadvocate

foracomprehensiveimmigrationpolicythatisjust,effective,andprotectiveofbothourcountryand

immigrants.ThisisthewaytolivetheGospelmessageofChristandthatgreatestofcommandmentsto

loveourneighborasourselves.

SeeyouattheZoo!

MayGodblesseachofyouandyourfamilieswithasafeandjoyfulsummer.

WithGod’sBlessings,

DeaconDennisF.Adams

ExecutiveDirector,ChristopherHomes