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FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES

FRIDAY OCTOBER 2nd @ 7:00 pm “THE STRAIGHT STORY” Alvin Straight, a 73-year-old, learns that his estranged brother, Lyle is critically ill. Unable to drive, Alvin embarks on a journey from Iowa to Mt. Zion, by riding a lawn mower. Will he succeed?

FRIDAY OCTOBER 9th @ 7:00 pm “A MAN CALLED OVE” Ove is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days enforcing block association rules that only he cares about, and visiting his wife's grave, Ove has given up on life. After a boisterous young family moves in next door and accidentally flattens Ove's mailbox, an unlikely friendship forms.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 16th @ 7:00 “ANDRE RIEU – 30 YEARS OF MAGIC” André Rieu Johann Strauss Orchestra -"What A Wonderful World - Music For A Better World" André Rieu commemorates a remarkable 30 years since the founding of his beloved Johann Strauss Orchestra. The Magic of Maastricht - 30 Years of the Johann Strauss Orchestra. Features interpretations of uplifting, feel-good classics arranged and performed as only André and his orchestra can. Key tracks include "Highland Cathedral," "Love Me Tender" and "Ballade Pour Adeline”.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 23RD @ 7:00 pm “A DOGS JOURNEY” Bailey is living the good life on the Michigan farm of his boy, Ethan and Ethan's wife Hannah. He even has a new playmate: Ethan and Hannah's baby granddaughter, CJ. The problem is that CJ's mom, Gloria, decides to take CJ away. As Bailey's soul prepares to leave this life for a new one, he makes a promise to Ethan to find CJ and protect her at any cost. Thus begins Bailey's adventure through many lives filled with love, friendship, and devotion.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 30TH @ 7:00 pm “SABRINA” Chauffeur's daughter Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) returns home from two years in Paris a beautiful young woman, and immediately catches the attention of David (William Holden), the playboy son of her father's rich employers. David woos and wins Sabrina, who has always been in love with him, however their romance is threatened by David's serious older brother, Linus (Humphrey Bogart), who runs the family business and is relying on David to marry an heiress in order for a crucial merger to take place.

THANKSGIVING , is an annual Canadian holiday, occurring on the second Monday in October, which celebrates the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Thanksgiving has been officially celebrated as an annual holiday in since November 6, 1879, when Parliament declared a national day of thanksgiving.[1] The date, however, was not fixed, and moved earlier and later in the year, though it was commonly the third Monday in October. On Thursday, January 31, 1957, the Parliament of Canada made a proclamation stating: "A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed – to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October.

Statutory holiday Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday in most of Canada, contestably, for religious reason, with the exceptions being the Atlantic provinces of Prince Edward Island, and Labrador, , and Nova Scotia, where it is an optional holiday. Companies that are regulated by the federal government (such as those in the telecommunications and banking sectors) recognize the holiday regardless of its provincial status.

Traditional celebration As a liturgical festival, Thanksgiving corresponds to the English and continental European harvest festival, with churches decorated with , pumpkins, corn, wheat sheaves, and other harvest bounty. English and European harvest hymns are sung on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend. While the actual Thanksgiving holiday is on a Monday, Canadians may gather for their Thanksgiving feast on any day during the long weekend. Foods traditionally served at Thanksgiving include roasted turkey, , mashed potatoes with , sweet potatoes, , sweet corn, various fall vegetables (mainly various kinds of squashes but also Brussels sprouts), and . Baked ham and are also commonly served, as well as regional dishes such as salmon or wild game. Traditions such as parades can be a part of Thanksgiving in Canada, such as the Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest parade, although they are not that common. The holds a nationally televised doubleheader, the . It is one of two weeks in which the league plays on Monday afternoons, the other being the Classic. Unlike the Labour Day OOOOOAn old geezer named Chuck became very bored in retirement and decided to games, the teams that play on the Thanksgiving Day Classic vary each year. open a medical clinic. He put a sign up outside that said: "Dr. Chuck Geezer's clinic. Get your treatment for $500, if not cured, I'll pay you $1,000."

Canadian Thanksgiving coincides with the observance in the United States (US) of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day and has done so since the US implemented the Uniform Monday Holiday Act in 1971 (most countries in the Western Hemisphere fix Columbus Day to October 12). As such, American towns with high levels of Canadian tourism will often hold their fall festivals over Thanksgiving/Columbus Day weekend, in part to draw and accommodate Canadian tourists. Border towns also often experience an uptick in shoppers at grocery stores, as Canadian shoppers take advantage of lower sales taxes and commodity prices in the United States over the long holiday. The U.S. also has its own Thanksgiving, but on the fourth Thursday in November.

History

Canadian troops attend a Thanksgiving service in the bombed-out Cambrai Cathedral, in in October 1918 According to some historians, the first celebration of Thanksgiving in occurred during the 1578 voyage of from England, in search of the . His third voyage, to the Frobisher Bay area of Baffin Island in the present Canadian Territory of Nunavut, set out with the intention of starting a small settlement. His fleet of fifteen ships was outfitted with men, materials, and provisions. However, the loss of one of his ships through contact with ice, along with many of the building materials, was to prevent him from doing so. The expedition was plagued by ice and freak storms, which at times scattered the fleet; on meeting again at their anchorage in Frobisher Bay, "... Mayster Wolfall, a learned man, appointed by her Majesties Counsel to be their minister and preacher, made unto them a godly sermon, exhorting them especially to be thankful to God for their strange and miraculous deliverance in those so dangerous places ...". They celebrated Communion and "The celebration of divine mystery was the first sign, scale, and confirmation of Christ's name, death and passion ever known in all these quarters." Years later, French settlers, having crossed the ocean and arrived in Canada with explorer , from 1604, also held feasts of thanks. They even formed the and held feasts with their neighbors, at which food was shared. After the Seven Years' War ended in 1763, with handed over to the British, the citizens of Halifax held a special day of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving days were observed beginning in 1799 but did not occur every year. During and after the American Revolution, American refugees who remained loyal to Great Britain moved from the newly independent United States to Canada. They brought the customs and practices of the American Thanksgiving to Canada, such as the turkey, pumpkin, and squash. Lower Canada and Upper Canada observed Thanksgiving on different dates; for example, in 1816 both celebrated Thanksgiving for the termination of the war between France and Great Britain, the former on May 21 and the latter on June 18. In 1838, Lower Canada used Thanksgiving to celebrate the end of the Lower Canada Rebellion. Following the rebellions, the two were merged into a united Province of Canada, which observed Thanksgiving six times from 1850 to 1865. The first Thanksgiving Day after Canadian Confederation was observed as a civic holiday on April 5, 1872, to celebrate the recovery of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) from a serious illness.[14] For many years before it was declared a national holiday in 1879, Thanksgiving was celebrated in either late October or early November. From 1879 onward, Thanksgiving Day has been observed every year, the date initially being a Thursday in November After World War I, an amendment to the Armistice Day Act established that Armistice Day and Thanksgiving would, starting in 1921, both be celebrated on the Monday of the week in which November 11 occurred. Ten years later, in 1931, the two days became separate holidays, and Armistice Day was renamed Remembrance Day. From 1931 to 1957, the date was set by proclamation, generally falling on the second Monday in October, except for 1935, when it was moved due to a general election. In 1957, Parliament fixed Thanksgiving as the second Monday in October. The theme of the Thanksgiving holiday also changed each year to reflect an important event to be thankful for. In its early years it was for an abundant harvest and occasionally for a special anniversary.

EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS

TUESDAY OCTOBER 20TH MAIN LOUNGE 10:20 AM ************************************************************************

If you need a mask, please talk to reception.

Did you know Dr Bonnie Henry is encouraging people particularly over the Thanksgiving weekend to use FACETIME. We can help you connect with your family or friends no matter where they are using FACETIME, It enables you to talk to and see your family or friends on video, just like the image below. Its easy, talk to Tim for more details.

We have a website – check it out at

We have a Facebook Page – just go to www.facebook.com and search Augustine House Society and “Like” us or Google Facebook Augustine House Society

We even have a Twitter page! Our name is @augustinehouse

WHO’S NEW IN THE HOUSE

LOUISE

Louise was born in The Hague, Holland and came to Canada in 1960 at the young age of 21. Louise was following her younger brother, who lived & worked on a farm in PEI. Louise soon moved on to the big city of Charlottetown where she got a job at the governor’s house. This is where she learned to cook and had her own apartment. After a year, Louise moved to to work, and that is where she met her future husband, Vlado who was from Croatia. Vlado was a friend to Louise’s brother, and was invited to dinner one evening. As they say, the rest is history… Soon after meeting, the couple returned to Holland, to get married. It was a dream of Louise’s to arrive at her wedding in a horse drawn carriage, and it was a dream that came true for her. After returning to Canada, Louise & Vlado had 5 children. They lived in Squamish for 23 years. Louise was an active member of the Squamish ladies auxiliary and used to enjoy sewing & knitting. Vlado & Louise have done a lot of travelling through the USA. They were members of a Bed & Breakfast club, and would host others at their home in return. Louise has 3 granddaughters & she moved to Augustine House to be closer to her daughter Heidi, and we are really happy she did. Welcome Home Louise!

FOOD AND DINING FORUM WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8TH DINING ROOM 11:00 AM

AUGUSTINE HOUSE IS CELEBRATING NATIONAL SENIORS DAY

THURSDAY OCTOBER 1ST

8:30 – 10:00 AM

DINING ROOM

AUDIO BOOKS

We have a selection of BOOKS ON CD that you can listen to in your suite, if you are interested talk to TIM, JOANNE OR LEANNE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY BRIDGE TUESDAYS GAMES ROOM 1:30 PM Revised Family Visits As the weather turns colder, many of you will prefer to visit in our designated social visiting area inside by the East Entrance. As these visits are inside, we are obliged to follow Fraser Health Authority policy regarding inside social visits. This means that each resident will be required to designate one visitor who will be permitted to visit inside in our social visiting area.

You will receive a Designated Visitor Form to fill out identifying your permitted visitor. You will be able to book an inside social visit once you have submitted the completed form. If, in the future, you choose to change your designated visitor, you will need to complete a new Designated Visitor Form and resubmit to Reception so we can change our records. This is required by Fraser Health as an infection control measure.

I realize that for many of you choosing just one visitor will be difficult. I have requested Fraser Health change this policy. My understanding is that this request is being considered. I will let you know of any change as soon as I hear.

Visitors continue to be required to: 1) make an appointment 2) be screened when arriving at Augustine House. 3) bring and wear a face mask at all times 4) follow rules regarding physical distancing and duration of visit. 5) At this time, no items, including food and drink, may be exchanged between the resident and their visitor. Visits will not be allowed if there is an active COVID-19 outbreak at Augustine House, and you will not be able to visit if you or your family member is ill or have any COVID-19-like symptoms. Visits may be cancelled due to poor weather. Our priority continues to be protecting vulnerable residents, so we are taking a cautious and phased approach. To this end, Augustine House continues to, screen residents and staff twice daily for symptoms to ensure the overall health and well-being of residents. Augustine House will carefully and thoughtfully plan our approach to changes as they come from the Health Authority and the Ministry of Health. Thank you for working with us to this goal. If you have any questions, please see Jackie or Marine. Yours Sincerely, Jackie Reiners Executive Director

Meet our Visitation Ambassadors

Sam Sandy

Sam and Sandy are our Visitation Ambassadors. It is their job to ensure our social visits happen in a safe fashion. Both will be ensuring visitors are screened for signs and symptoms of COVID-19, sanitize surfaces to ensure that we have a safe area to visit in, assist in making appointment, and ensuring everyone is having a safe and enjobable visit.

This position has been mandated by the Provincial Boeverment and the Chief Medical Health Officer.

Please welcome Sandy and Sam and follow their directions when visiting. IF you have any questions or require clarification, please speak with Marine, our Director of Care, or Jackie, our Executive Director.

Thank you and enjoy your visit.

Many congratulations to John and Elizabeth who celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on October 27TH

Exercise is good for more than your Heart! We are all aware that exercise improves our physical condition; helping us to regulate weight, blood sugar and blood pressure, and improves our balance to name a few. But did you know that regular physical activity can also benefit your mental health? When we exercise, our body releases chemicals that help us relax, feel more pleasure, and feel less pain. People who exercise regularly have reduced anxiety levels and are less depressed than people who are less active. This is why sometimes doctors will suggest physical activity along with medications when treating patients for depression or anxiety. Improved Mood For most of us, a doctor’s prescription is not necessary. However, why wouldn’t we want to improve our mood? When we exercise, the body increases the production of endorphins; a chemical that can positively affect mood. This elevated mood will last for some time after we stop exercising. Improved Brain Function When we exercise, the body increases blood flow, including to our brain. This increased blood flow helps our brains function better. It also helps in promoting brain cell growth and repair in the hippocampus; the part of the brain where memories are stored. As a result, physical activity can help to improve both concentration and memory. Relieve Stress Our body produces hormones related to stress, such as cortisol and adrenaline. Exercising helps to reduce the amount of these hormones, which, in turn, reduces the stress we experience. By reducing feelings of stress, we may find we sleep better and our appetite will increase. So what should we do? As the seasons change it may become more difficult to exercise regularly. Luckily here at Augustine House there are many opportunities to exercise either individually or in a group. I encourage you to look at the monthly schedule or speak with one of our Recreation staff. Exercising, even for 10 minutes, can provide significant benefits to your physical and mental health. So Let’s Get Active!

NAME: YIPING POSITION: LPN

WHAT IS YOUR BASIC PHILOSOPHY IN LIFE: I WAS LIVING IN SASKATCHEWAN FOR 7 YEARS AND HAD MY NURSING EDUCATION THERE, NOW I’VE BEEN LIVING IN BC FOR 4 YEARS, IM VERY GLAD TO BE ONE OF THE AUGUSTINE HOUSE FAMILY.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS/MOVIES: THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS.

WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE GROWING UP: ARTIST, PILOT, AUTHOR, NOW IM LOOKING FORWARD TO FINISHING MY BSC (BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING)

WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU LIKE: I LIKE ALL KINDS OF MUSIC EXCEPT HEAVY METAL

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN: EATING GREAT FOOD AFTER PLAYING SPORTS.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COCKTAIL: I DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL, I HAD A MOJITO ONCE IN CUBA

WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY: HELPING PEOPLE, READING BOOKS, WATCHING MOVIES AT HOME.

WHAT IS YOUR IDEAL DATE NIGHT: TAKE A LONG WALK ON THE BEACH, EAT DELICIOUS FOOD, I GUESS EVERYTHING WOULD BE IDEAL IF HE IS THE RIGHT PERSON.

WHAT IS YOUR PERFECT VACATION: I GOT MY CERTIFICATE FOR SCUBA DIVING IN CUBA.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD: SEAFOOD, DIM SUM.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE A 12 YEAR OLD: TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT “STUDYING” IS, DONT WASTE TIME, EXCEL AT WHAT YOUR PASSION IS.

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