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Life at Park Place of Elmhurst A Message from Chaplain John
things give thanks. We give thanks to the Lord God for all the good in our lives, for every good gift has come from the Lord’s fatherly hand of care. When circumstances aren’t good, we give thanks for the gift of God’s Son, Jesus, who is with us on our worst days and through the worst of times, promising that by faith in his sacrifice no final evil will befall us. So this month: begin or end each day practicing gratitude. Here’s what we can do: Give thanks to God for one blessing you have received, for one person who means so much to you, and for one opportunity to love or to serve. Then share with another your thanksgiving. Daylight Saving Time: "Fall Back" Sunday, November 1 2:00 AM, a clock near you This is your friendly reminder that it is that time of year again. Be sure to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night, so when you wake up
1 Thessalonians 5:18 . . . give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
It’s been a year of prayerful decision-
making, uncertainty, and the embracing of new experiences for me. When 2026 started I didn’t think about serving as your chaplain, or changing my pastoral work at my home church, or helping my wife set up new living arrangements for her parents. Thank you for welcoming me to your Park Place home. It’s an honor and privilege to share with you in your lives and prayers, and even your tough days. My experiences remind me that gratitude is the best way to respond to our anxious thoughts and uncertain days, isn’t it? We turn the calendar to November and see that our most favorite holiday, Thanksgiving Day, is coming. So, let’s encourage one another to be people of gratitude. In My God and I, Lewis B. Smedes wrote that “we who are old have an advantage: we have more good gifts to remember and therefore more opportunities to be grateful for them.” In an ancient letter to the church at Thessalonica, the Apostle Paul invites the congregation there to ‘. . . give thanks in all circumstances . . .’ He doesn’t say give thanks FOR all circumstances, for he knows that some life events are difficult or troubling. Yet in all
on Sunday, you are on time for breakfast and on time for the bus to Sunday church.
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Spotlight Events at Park Place COVID Vaccine Clinic Monday, November 2 9:00 a.m., Wellness Office
Holiday Market Wednesday, November 4 10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m., Dining Room Residents are welcome to shop, as are any guests
The CDC recommends that anyone over 65 receive the COVID vaccine. Sign-up forms were distributed to your cubbies to fill out. Please submit them to the Concierge and schedule your appointment time. If you misplaced your form, please contact Campus Care in the Wellness Office for a new form. Thank you for getting your COVID Vaccine. General Election Voting
in our building during the event. All sellers will accept cash or check, while some of our outside vendors will also accept credit, Venmo, Zelle, and other forms of direct payment. The Market opens promptly at 10:00 AM and closes at 2:00 PM. Our sellers have handmade items, boxed gifts, cards, stocking stuffers, or other desirable hostess gifts you would love to give during the upcoming season. You will also be treated to live entertainment from the Mavis Trio as you shop. The Holiday Market is a festive annual tradition at Park Place. Lunch Bunch: Join fellow residents for Mission BBQ this afternoon at the Downers Grove location. Every day we strive to serve you authentic BBQ made from the freshest, most delectable ingredients, and serve it to you in a Patriotic Dining Room filled with tributes to those who’ve made Our Country great, given to us by the people who earned them. Stop by at lunchtime, and you might catch us during our daily salute to the Stars and Stripes. Mission BBQ Friday, November 6 12:30 p.m., Main Entrance Kindley RSVP with the Concierge today. This lunch outing occurs on Friday, November 6. We have 12 spots available and your portion of your meal + tip will be reflected on your Park Place monthly statement.
Tuesday, November 3 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Main Entrance
Our bus driver for the day, Mike, will be happy to shuttle voters to our designated polling place throughout the morning on Nov 3. There is no reservation required. Wait in the lobby and he will take you in the Park Place Bus each time he returns. No sign up is required. Please remember to bring your IL identification card with you when you go to vote . Afternoon Line Dancing Tuesdays in November 2:00 p.m., Creation Studio With all the fun that you had Line Dancing for Active Aging Week, we added Afternoon Line Dancing onto the fall calendar starting at 2pm in the Creation Studio. During the colder months, we will take a pause on our Walking Club and switch over to Line Dancing indoors and other enrichment that gets us moving. If you are not steady on your feet, feel free to pull up a chair and try some of the footwork while sitting in a chair or cheer our dancers on from off to the side.
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Community Conversations Monday, November 9 1:30 p.m., Dining Room Join our Executive Director for an informative community meeting. An agenda will be made available prior to the meeting. Please have your questions and comments ready. Please note, Off the Cuff will take place following Community Conversation. DuPage County Historical Museum — Defining US: The 250 th Anniversary of the United States Tuesday, November 10 2:00 p.m., Community Room With the DuPage County Historical Museum as your guide, explore the significant events, moments, and milestones that have shaped the United States over the course of its 250 years as a country. Through wars, elections, protests, and cultural changes, hear how these historic highlights resonated in DuPage County. Celebration Brass: Happy Birthday Marine Corps
Veterans Day Wednesday, November 11 Today, we honor our Park Place Veterans. We would like to recognize all Veterans for their military service and for putting their lives on the line
to protect the freedoms we enjoy today. Park Place of Elmhurst extends heartfelt gratitude and many thanks to all our Veterans and the wives of our Veterans. Park Place Veterans, do you have a photo in uniform from the time you served? If you would like to share it with our Park Place community, please bring a photo to Stephanie, in the Administration Office on the 2nd floor. All branches and Countries you served are accepted! Elmhurst Art Museum: Veteran Triennial Gallery Tour Friday, November 13 11:30 a.m., Main Entrance A Revolution of Values traces a lineage of resistance through the work of veteran artists who have turned away from militarism and toward solidarity. The exhibition includes ceramics, sculpture, papermaking, printmaking, photography, poetry, and other forms that show the range of ways veteran artists examine their military experiences and critique militarism across generations. This will be a guided tour from 11:30 am-1:00 pm. Kindly sign up with the Concierge by Wednesday, November 11. Tickets are $22. Welcome Reception Friday, November 13 3:00 p.m., Bistro Please come welcome the new residents of Park Place. Wine, soft drinks, and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Tuesday, November 10 7:00 p.m., Living Room
We welcome back the Celebration Brass for a special tribute to the Marine Corps birthday. Please join us as we honor our Veterans and remember all who served.
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Peacock Trio Sunday, November 15 3:00 p.m., Living Room
Park Place Book Discussion The Wind Knows My Name By Isabel Allende Saturday, November 14 3:00 p.m., Creation Studio
Enjoy an engaging trio made from Harp, Viola, and Flute. This is not a common musical trio. Their arrangements will reflect their uniqueness and bring joy to your Sunday afternoon. Ornament Decorating with Timothy Christian NAHS Students Monday, November 16 3:15 p.m., Creation Studio Join the students from Timothy Christian National Art Honor Society and make your own Christmas ornaments. Join us in the creation studio for some Holiday treats, merriment, and crafting time. Watercolor Class with Gail Tuesday, November 17 1:00 p.m., Creation Studio Join fellow residents for an afternoon watercolor class. You do not have to be an artist to learn new skills such as watercolor painting. We will be making two Christmas cards in this special class. Kindly sign up with the Concierge. Birthday Luncheon
When poet and writer Joy Davidman began writing letters to C. S. Lewis—known as Jack—she was looking for spiritual answers, not love. Love, after all, wasn’t holding together her crumbling marriage. Everything about New Yorker Joy seemed ill-matched for an Oxford professor and the beloved writer of The Chronicles of Narnia, yet their minds bonded over their letters. Embarking on the adventure of her life, Joy traveled from America to England and back again, facing heartbreak and poverty, discovering friendship and faith, and against all odds, found a love that even the threat of death couldn’t destroy. In this masterful exploration of one of the greatest love stories of modern times, we meet a brilliant writer, a fiercely independent mother, and a passionate woman who changed the life of this respected author. Joy lived at a time when women weren’t meant to have a voice— and yet her love for Jack gave them both voices they didn’t know they had.
Thursday, November 19 12:00 p.m., Dining Room
Becoming Mrs. Lewis is above all a love story—a love of literature and ideas and a love between a husband and wife that, in the end, was not impossible at all. All are welcome to attend the Book Discussion.
Today, you deserve a celebration for all the joy you bring into the world. There are many precious things in life, but few are as special as you! We invite those with an November birthday to lunch in our Dining Room as we celebrate and wish you all a Happy Birthday. Kindly RSVP with the Concierge by Thursday, November 12.
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Abe Lincoln on the Gettysburg Address Thursday, November 19 3:00 p.m., Community Room
Virtual Watch Party: One Book, One Elmhurst with Author Brendan Slocumn Thursday, November 19 7:00 p.m., Community Room Join us for a virtual author visit with Brendan Slocumb, author of this year's One Book, One Elmhurst title, Symphony of Secrets. Music is a gift we should always offer to children and adults alike: it is never too late to experience or appreciate. There is still time for you to read the book before this program. Live on Zoom; no individual registrations are needed to watch on the Big Screen as a large group. A moderated Q&A with the author will follow. Curiosity University: Americans have been watching TV for more than three-quarters of a century, and what we see on the screen has changed a lot since the late 1940s. Usually, that evolution was gradual, reflecting historical developments in society, politics, and culture. But sometimes the change was radical and sudden, thanks to important individual shows that introduced new possibilities to the medium. In this course, Professor Thompson will examine six pivotal shows that transformed television in ways that can still be seen in the programs we watch today. TV That Changed the Rules: • See It Now (1951-58) • All in the Family (1971-79) • Roots (1977) Join Michael Harrington of Friday, November 20th at 1pm in the Community Room to hear a Curiosity University lecture by Professor Robert Thomson on Syracuse University. Professor Thompson is the founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University. • Dallas (1978-91) • MTV (1981-) • Survivor (2000-) Six TV Shows That Changed the Rules Friday, November 20 1:00 p.m., Community Room
The audience will enjoy hearing a first-hand account from Abraham Lincoln himself of the genesis and development of his famous speech. He provides background and context to the familiar phrases, from “Four score and seven years ago” to “government of the people, by the people, for the people”, and many more in between. He explains how he wrote his speeches, thus debunking a common myth about when and how he wrote this, his most famous one. In fact, the audience will essentially witness him create his speech over the period of the program before their very eyes. He also discusses other events happening around the same time, e.g. the military situation, a very important social event, and seeing a certain John Wilkes Booth in a play at Ford’s Theatre. He talks about his trip to Gettysburg, including his ‘pre-speech’ the evening before upon being serenaded. And he shares some of the extremely varied and interesting responses to his speech at the time, as his words were alternatively characterized as thrilling, inspiring, and eloquent, or silly, dish watery, and ludicrous. All are welcome to attend. Timothy Christian Play: Emma Thursday, November 19 6:15 p.m., Main Entrance Join fellow residents for a comedy from Timothy Christian High School. Kate Hamill's theatrical adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma transforms the 1815 classic novel into a high- energy comedy. Kindly sign up with the Concierge by Monday, November 16 , we have 12 tickets available at no cost in partnership with the Timothy Christian Schools Intergenerational Programming Park Place shares with Timothy
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Opera at the Met: Manon By Jules Massenet Saturday, November 21 1:00 p.m., Community Room Join fellow residents for an Opera at Park Place. The story of Manon is a tragic 18th-century tale performed in five acts about a young French woman torn between her true love for a poor student and her powerful temptation for wealth and luxury. All are invited to attend the Opera. World premiere: Opéra-Comique, Paris, 1884. Christmas Decorating with Timothy Christian MS Cheer Team
Thanksgiving Buffet Thursday, November 26
The Dining Services team kindly asks you to make a Reservation for the Thanksgiving Buffet. Those times are:
y 11:00 am y 12:15 pm The maximum seating reservation, y 11:30 am y 12:45 pm
Monday, November 30 3:15 p.m., Main Entrance
The Timothy Christian Middle School Cheer Team will be stopping by as this year’s first TC Elves! If your new at Park Place, the wonderful students from Timothy Christian Schools come over to assist residents with bringing Christmas décor out of storage, helping fluff your trees or put any summer items away in storage. This intergenerational experience can be very jolly if you love to sing Christmas Carols. We know… it is not December yet, but Mariah Carey says, ‘It’s Time’, so let’s get in the Christmas Spirit and sing with the TC Elves as they help decorate with you! They may even show you some of their cheers before they head home from the evening. Kindly sign up with the Concierge if you would like a visit from a TC Elf. You can meet them in the lobby at 3:15 pm, so you won’t miss them.
including residents, is 10 people per table. If you wish to make reservations, RSVP to the Dining Room’s extension at 10010. If you will be dining solo, the Dining Service team has created a “community table” at two assigned seating times: 11:00 am and 12:45 pm. We hope you feel the more who join you, the merrier you will be. Please let the hostess know you would like to be added to the “community table” and if you would like to dine at 11:00 am or 12:45 pm. The Bistro will be open only for breakfast during the regular hours of 7:00-9:30 am. No dinner service will be available from 4:00 to 6:30 pm.
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Park Place Announcements A Message from Chaplain John Bible Study
November memory verse: Psalm 118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Tuesdays: Community Room at 10:45 a.m. November 3: The Book of Ruth: Lesson 4, Learning from each Other November 10: Veterans Week: The Armor of God November 17: The Book of Ruth: Lesson 5, The Rise of Relationship November 24: The Book of Ruth: Lesson 6, The rewards of Relationship Worship Services Thursdays: Community Room at 2:00 p.m. November 5: Communion Service The Beatitudes: Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness November 12: The Beatitudes: Blessed Are The Merciful November 19: Thanksgiving Service Located in the Living Room November 26: No service Thanksgiving Day
UCCA Volunteer Opportunity Every year, the United Every year, the United
Community Concerns Association (UCCA) in the Elmhurst school district 205 collects food during November for needy families in the Elmhurst school district 205. Park Place participated in this food collection for the 2nd time last year and collected 20 large boxes filled with non-perishables! All the food was sorted and delivered by volunteers to more than 360 local families on the second Saturday in December. We are again looking forward to participating in the UCCA food collection. Boxes will be available from November 2-30 in the Community Room on the second floor. If you would like to participate, these are the items most needed: • Peanut butter • Jelly • Dried Potato Mix • Rice
Men’s Fellowship: Thursday, November 5 Elmhurst Room at 8:30 a.m.
• Flour • Canned fruits • Sugar • Canned vegetables • Canned pasta • Cereal • Boxed milk • Hamburger Helper
Men of Park Place, please join Chaplain John this morning for coffee and pastries. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know him better and meet others you may not have had a chance to connect with yet. Park Place Prayers: Beginning in November, join Chaplain John for prayer each Tuesday following Bible Study at 11:45 a.m. in the Creation Studio. Together, we’ll pray for the blessings and needs of Park Place, with plenty of time for lunch afterward. All are welcome!
• Pasta sauce • Hearty soups • Canned fish
• Healthy snacks • Canned meats Thank you for considering helping with this effort for these local families. Mary Jo Corbett UCCA Volunteer
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A Message from Life Enrichment
There will be no transportation available on Thursday, November 26. If your trip can wait, please consider scheduling transportation the week before or after Thanksgiving. We also ask you to look into December, Christmas Eve falls on Thursday, and Christmas Day on Friday this year. Transportation will only be offered on Tuesday, December 22 and Wednesday, December 23. There will also be no Friday shopping trip on Christmas Day.
Family Day Saturday, December 5
Resident Birthday Luncheon Thursday, December 10
Park Place House Walk Wednesday, December 16
The Perfect Year-End Gift: Three Benefits of Giving Stock
Christmas Worship Service & Cookie Share Thursday, December 17
Thank you for your generosity, which makes the ministry of the Park Place of Elmhurst Foundation possible! If you’re contemplating a year-end gift, consider giving appreciated stock. Not only will you further the important work of our foundation and your community, but you will also benefit from tremendous tax-wise savings! When you donate stock or other securities that you’ve owned for at least a year, you give substantially without restricting your cash flow, receive a fair market value tax deduction at the time of your gift, and avoid taxes you would have owed on the sale. Giving stock is the perfect, cost-effective way to close out a year of generosity. You’ll experience the peace of knowing you have accomplished the greatest good with your God-given resources. To learn more about giving stock or other smart and powerful ways to support the mission of the Park Place of Elmhurst Foundation, email Rick VanDyken at rick@ppoefoundation.org or call (708) 552-6536.
Magical Strings with Betty Haag Date: (TBD)
Remembrance Service Thursday, December 31
New Years Eve Celebration Thursday, December 31
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