JULIANA VILLAGE RESIDENTS’ NEWSLETTER JUNE 2016 Diary dates to remember… 1st Devotional Service with Tony 2pm 1st Cultural Day – “England” 3rd Coffee & Shop Short bus trip 1:30pm 5th St Luke’s Church 2:00pm 6th Monthly Shopping Trip to South Gate 10:30am to 1pm 8th Devotional Service with Tony 2pm 10th Short bus trip 1:30pm 13th The Queen’s birthday public holiday 14th Sue Leahy’s Mobile Shop in the George’s Centre 10am 14th Library Day 14th Renata the Beautician – Doing Nails today 15th Monthly bus trip to Lime Leaf Café Helensburg - $25 per person, departure time to be advised. 16th No Hairdresser today 17th Coffee & Shop Short bus trip 1:30pm 19th St Luke’s Church 2:00pm 22nd Voting day for Sharpe House and Bruinsma residents 22nd Devotional Service with Tony 2pm 23rd Monthly Birthday Party 2pm with Musical Memories 23rd Christmas in July RSVP day!! 24th Resident’s Council meeting 24th Short bus trip 1:30pm 27th Renata the Beautician – waxing today 28th Library Day 29th Devotional Service with Tony 2pm 30th Falls Prevention Talk – George’s Centre – 10:30am 30th Happy Hour - 2pm George’s Centre Please see the notice board for unforeseen changes to this program JUNE BIRTHDAYS Hostel and Sharpe House: 12th Bert Drilsma 13th Ray Burnell-Jones 27th Janet Lester Self-Care: 17th Joan Branson 19th Trish Broad 22nd John De Costa 24th Judy Wise 26th Jennifer Ellis 28th Margery West Staff birthdays: 2nd Lohita Hamal 4th Mazi Niroomand 7th Sheery Timila Karanjit 9th Lily Gu 17th Rebecca Goymer 17th Nisha Gurung 17th Francis Alicabo 29th Lorna Mangin Famous people 1st Marilyn Monroe 3rd Rafael Nadal 10th Judy Garland 22nd Meryl Streep 29th Slim Pickens (actor) For your information: Church and Spiritual Services at Juliana Village: For your spiritual needs we have St Luke’s Anglican Church come to the village every second Sunday to give a service at 2pm. In addition to this we have a Chaplain, Tony Everett, who is here Monday to Wednesday and who also gives a devotional service most Wednesday afternoons. Tony also holds bible studies in his Chapel from 9am to 9:30am on Monday to Wednesday. These times can always be found in the monthly program. Library services and general reading… For your convenience the Sutherland Library service comes to the Village every fortnight to bring books to the residents who have requested them. If you would like to start receiving books as well, please speak to an Activities Staff member or advise a Nurse and they will advise us. If the fortnightly service is not for you but you enjoy reading the occasional book, then come along to the George’s Centre and have a browse through our overflowing book shelf which has many good books which are kindly donated by residents and families all the time so you are sure to pick up a new release or two. You are free to take these books at any time. Your Mail Dear residents, for your convenience, there is an outgoing mail box situated in the Bruinsma Hostel mail box area. Please place any letters that you would like posted, into this box. Jeanine from the office clears this mail box throughout the week. If you have any questions regarding your mail please speak to Jeanine in the main office. Sue Leahy’s Mobile Shop George’s Centre, 14th June 10am Gifts for all occasions. Stationery, Jewellery, Hand made items, Personal things for Men and ladies. Nothing over $30 Morning and Afternoon Tea in the George’s Centre Morning tea is served for anyone that is in the George’s Centre at approximately 10am each day. If you are from the Hostel and would like a cup of tea but do not wish to participate in the activities, you are still more than welcome to come in for a cup of tea…the more the merrier! Afternoon tea is served in the George’s Centre between 2:30pm and 3pm each day with the exception of every second Sunday when St Luke’s Church is here. Sharpe house residents are served tea in their rooms or the lounge area by nursing staff in the mornings and afternoons. Anyone is free to go to the Sharpe House level 1 lounge for a cup of tea in the afternoons at 2:30pm if they so wish. Friday afternoon Activities in the George’s Centre There will no longer be an activity on Friday afternoons in the George’s Centre while the bus trip is taking place. Activities will be held upstairs on level 2 should you wish to join or a movie may be put on in the Sharpe House Level 1 lounge area – this will be advised. If you have any questions at all regarding this, please see the activities staff who will be happy to help you. Would you like art lessons? Pam Franco, from Logeman Court is an Art teacher and would like to teach you! A date is yet to be confirmed. All expressions of interest are welcome. PLEASE KEEP THE FRONT GATE LOCKED AT ALL TIMES. Dear residents, family members and visitors. It has been brought to our attention that the main gates of Juliana Village (the double silver ones) are not being closed properly after entering or leaving the premises. This is often the result of the gates bouncing away from the latch if not closed gently, or left to close by themselves. When the gates are not locked correctly it becomes a safety issue for some of our residents who may wander off. A locked gate also ensures the safety of our residents and facility by not allowing unauthorised people to enter the facility. We would like to request that anyone using these gates be mindful that they are securely locked each time. We thank you for your cooperation. It’s winter! The weather is finally changing to a more familiar wintery temperature and all the winter woollies are being dusted off. As with every year, with winter comes our Christmas in July Luncheon. This is just a notice to inform you that planning is under way and you should expect to receive your invitation to the celebrations very soon. The Garden in winter by Lucy Maud Montgomery Frosty-white and cold it lies Underneath the fretful skies; Snowflakes flutter where the red Banners of the poppies spread, And the drifts are wide and deep Where the lilies fell asleep. But the sunsets o'er it throw Flame-like splendour, lucent glow, And the moonshine makes it gleam Like a wonderland of dream, And the sharp winds all the day Pipe and whistle shrilly gay. Safe beneath the snowdrifts lie Rainbow buds of by-and-by; In the long, sweet days of spring Music of bluebells shall ring, And its faintly golden cup Many a primrose will hold up. Though the winds are keen and chill Roses' hearts are beating still, And the garden tranquilly Dreams of happy hours to be – In the summer days of blue All its dreaming’s will come true. Invitation Mah Jongg – want to learn to play?? If so, come to my home, Unit 49 Logeman Court, each Tuesday (after Tony’s Praise & Devotional) say about 2:15pm. Some residents are coming just to look on and see if they like it, and others who have indicated they would like to learn the game. I have 3 sets so can teach 12 if desired, you will have to BYOC (bring your own chair) as I only have 6 suitable chairs. Please phone & let me know so I can make provision for those coming. Judy Wise 9525 6225 P.s For those who do not know what Mah Jongg is, it is a Chinese game played with tiles rather than cards. Where cards have suits of Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs & Spades, Mah Jongg has suits of Circles, Bamboos, Characters, Winds and Dragons. It is a fascinating game and wonderful for your brain. Life is better when you’re laughing…. My boss called me into his office today. “We both know you’re not the brightest spark here, Simon,” he said, “but over the last 5 years you’ve never been sick or late and I think you deserve a reward. So, how does a brand new car sound?” “Vrooom! Vrooooom!” I replied. --------------------------------------------------------------------- “Honey!” screamed my husband from our bedroom, “you MUST check this out! “What is it?” I hollered back from the kitchen. “You’re not going to believe what I found when I was drilling a hole through the wall! I found a secret stash of bottles!” Just then my I heard my daughter’s voice hollering from the bathroom, “I’m trying to brush my teeth in here! Who the hell is drilling a hole through the medicine cabinet!?” --------------------------------------------------------------------- As the movie progressed I was getting more and more annoyed, WILL THEY EVER BE QUIET? I silently fumed. Finally after close to a half hour into the movie I tapped the blabbermouth in front of me on the shoulder and politely said, “excuse me Ma’am but I can’t hear.” “YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO!” she exclaimed, “THIS IS A CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSION!” This month’s Culture is ENGLAND Land & People England is 74 times smaller than the USA, 59 times smaller than Australia and 3 times smaller than Japan. England is however 2.5 times more populous than Australia, and 1.5 times more populous than California. With 2.5 times less inhabitants than Japan, its density of population is slightly higher than the country of the rising sun.