A Publication for the Residents and Friends of Morningside Ministries
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A Publication for the Residents and Friends of Morningside Ministries
Lifetime Living Summer 2008 Volume 42 No. 2 • A Publication for the Residents and Friends of Morningside Ministries • Morningside Event Calendar: Lifetime Living is published by the Department of Advancement at Morningside Ministries: 7 Years 1961 - 2008 700 Babcock Road • San Antonio, TX 78201• (210) 734-1000 President: Alvin A. Loewenberg Editor: Jennifer Van Cleave Printing: Money Mailer of the Alamo City Morningside Ministries is comprised of: Morningside Manor Health Care 602 Babcock Road • San Antonio, TX 78201• (210) 731-1000 Executive Director: Bob Hultgren Director of Admissions: Casey Harrell Admissions Manager: Terri Trevino Morningside Meadows Retirement Community 730 Babcock Road • San Antonio, TX 78201• (210) 734-1155 Executive Director: Jil Utterback Residency Counselor: Marilyn Scheer Morningside Ministries at Menger Springs 1100 Grand Blvd. • Boerne, TX 78006 • (830) 816-4400 Executive Director: Pamela Dansby Residency Counselor: Tom Jones Morningside Ministries at The Chandler Estate 1502 Howard St. • San Antonio, TX 78212• (210) 737-5100 Executive Director: Shelly Pascale Residency Counselor: Alma Cosme Health Care Admissions: Cordy Tostenson Marketing Liaison: Diana Urista Table of Contents: 3 Morningside Event Calendar 4 News and Updates 6 Skilled Nursing Facility Coming to Menger Springs 8 VistaCare Hospice Opens 11 Briscoe Gift Expands Training to Rural South Texas 12 Chaplain’s Chat 18 Trans Fat Nutritional Labeling 2 20 Honor Roll of Donors Morningside Ministries is a faith-based, not-for-profit ministry that has been serving older adults for almost 50 years. Our communities provide a full range of housing and health services, including independent retirement living, assisted living, rehabilitation and nursing care. We provide older persons with a sense of home where they remain active, find compassionate care and each resident and their family is valued. May 2008 Spring Bazaar and Festive Music – 1:00-4:30 p.m. at Menger House. In celebration of Mother’s Day at The Menger House. You won’t want to miss it. 9 Third Annual Car Show and Picnic – 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at The Meadows. Enjoy great entertainment, food and classic cars. Please RSVP to Marilyn at (210) 734-1167. 17 Pink Martini at The Majestic Theater – Depart from The Meadows at 6:30 p.m. Pink Martini is like a romantic Hollywood musical group of the 1940s or 50s – but with a modern, global perspective. They bring melodies and rhythms from different parts of the world together to create something new and beautiful. Call (210) 734-1140 to reserve your ticket. 19 Second Annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day – 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at The Chandler Center. This event will include exercise demonstrations and classes, health screenings, informative presentations, refreshments and door prizes. We want to show seniors how to stay healthy and fit. No charge. Call Brandy at (210) 737-5196 for details. 28 June 2008 Age Therapy: Photographs and Presentation about the Life Cycle of Women – 10:00 a.m. at The Chandler Center. (See page four for more information.) 13 Abendkonzerte – Depart from Menger Springs at 6:30 p.m. Join us for an evening concert at the Historic Boerne Square with this traditional German band. Call (830) 816-4512 for more details. 17 Sun & Suddenly Single – 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Menger Springs. Speakers, music and refreshments from the widowed persons group. (See back cover for more details.) 20 Don Irwin Piano Concert – 4:00 p.m. at The Meadows. Don Irwin’s work is known worldwide and he has incorporated his experiences of diverse world cultures into a unique piano style of beautiful melodies, sweeping ranges, unique sounds and exotic rhythms. Please join us! RSVP to Teresa at (210) 734-1140. 29 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – 2:00 p.m. at The Fredericksburg Theater Company. Tickets are $25 for adults. Please call (830) 816-4512 for more information. July 2008 4 Sixth Annual Family Picnic – Noon at The Meadows. We will have great entertainment as well as food. 9 Mr. Puppet Show – 2:00 p.m. at The Meadows. Back by popular demand, Bob Abdou, aka Mr. Puppet, has been a professional ventriloquist/puppeteer since 1971. You will leave thinking “When was the last time I laughed so hard?” This is a great intergenerational program. Please call Teresa at (210) 734-1140 if you would like to join us. Enchanted Springs Ranch Dinner Show – 6:00-9:00 p.m. Join us for a summer chuck wagon dinner show. Seating is limited; reservations are required. Call (830) 816-4512 for ticket information and details. 17 Meditation Presentation – 10:00 a.m. at The 25 Chandler Center. Through simple and effective relaxation, meditation and self-enrichment techniques, you can learn to tap into your intuition and spiritual growth and control how your body responds to stress. No charge. Please call Brandy at (210) 737-5196 for more information. A Little Off the Top – Depart Menger House at 6:45 p.m. Join us for this PG-rated comedy at The Boerne Community Theater. Call (830) 816-4512 for details. 31 August 2008 Day Trip to the King Ranch, Kingsville – Depart Chandler Apartments at 9:00 a.m. We’ll stop for lunch and then journey to where Captain King first camped in1852. Learn the history and the modern-day workings of a ranch. View the carriage house, the commissary and the grand home built in1912. We’ll see the ranch museum’s collections of saddles, guns, antiques, carriages and vintage cars. Call (210) 737-5196 for cost and reservations. 8 Day Trip to Becker Vineyards, Fredericksburg – Depart Menger House at 9:30 a.m. Taste their award-winning wines, enjoy the lavender fields and then lunch at Popo’s. Call (830) 816-4512 for reservations. Hawaiian Luau and Talent Show – 3:30 p.m. at Menger House. Enjoy the talent of the residents and staff. Guaranteed to make you smile! 22 Assistance League of San Antonio – 2:30 p.m. at The Chandler Center. With no paid employees, the Assistance League of San Antonio helps children and older adults in the community with Operation School Bell, Togs-for-Tots, Watch Me Grow, Caps, I’m in Charge, college scholarships and activities at Chandler Assisted Living. Betty Hayes will tell us how they do it. Don’t miss this success story. Resident Art Show – Noon to 6:00 p.m. at The Meadows. August is American Artists Appreciation Month. Our residents have some wonderful art to share – some they have collected and some they have done themselves. Drop by our Meadows’ Gallery to view. 28 3 A Age Therapy: Photographs and Presentation about the Life Cycle of Women Facility Renovation Update by Laura Nika, professional photographer Renovations are taking place at both San dining and activity spaces. A country kitchen Antonio campuses. The upgrading of Unit will be added to each dining area. A fifth Six at Morningside Manor is almost complete. resident room adjacent to the Rehabilitation New furniture, paint, window treatments, Department will be used to expand the rehab flooring, hardware, fixtures and flat-screen area to serve a growing number of Medicare televisions have been added to all resident residents. The addition of new furniture, rooms and the public areas. flooring and accessories in each resident room Work on Unit Three, which was partially is planned for 2009. able to look at the series and see herself in the past, present and future. She may see completed several years ago, will continue At The Meadows, spaces will be revamped on a young adult who reminds her of how she was, or someone older who is exactly with the addition of a bathing spa, a redesign who she wants to become. This series will be a rich tapestry representing the life- of the nurse’s work area and the redesign of cycle of all women and will encourage us to come to terms with the fact that we are three-person resident rooms to make them not just one age, but all the ages that we have been and will become. We are simply large semi-private rooms with much more at one point along the journey! No charge. Call (210) 737-5196 to reserve a seat. individual space. Ever since we were young, we have had a number attached to us. Some years we are proud of our number, others we are frightened by it. In fact, every number has a meaning, which is different for every woman. The numbers prompt us to action: marriage, career decisions, motherhood, cosmetic surgery, retirement, etc. For some, the number is very private and others are very open about it. Some years we don’t even remember what our number is and other years it weighs heavily on us. Many times we wonder about the number of others. Ultimately, every woman should be Martha Chapman Seniors to Get Help With HDTV Conversion On February 17, 2009, all fullpower television stations in the United States will begin broadcasting in a 100 percent digital signal. This will provide a clearer picture and more programming options and will free up airwaves for use by emergency responders. If households receive television programs using “rabbit ears” or antenna, they must take action to continue using their analog TVs after February 17, 2009. Consumers have three options: buy a converter box that will plug 4 into their current analog TV; buy a TV with a digital tuner; or connect their analog TV to cable, satellite or another pay service. From now through March 31, 2009, all U.S. households are able to request up to two $40 coupons to help pay the cost of a converter box. Converter boxes are expected to cost between $50 and $70. However, it is a one-time cost with no monthly service charges. For more information about the TV Converter Box Coupon Program, visit www.DTV2009.gov or call toll free 1-888-388-2009. “ Ruby Kolsto the first floor. The current marketing office will become a sidewalk coffee shop and the minimart will be converted to a small theater and lecture area. A new marketing office will be built in a new location on the first floor. Plans At Chandler, nursing areas, dining and living call for new flooring, lighting and furniture spaces are being transformed. Hallways will throughout. The second phase of the project, be painted and new hardware, carpet and beginning in 2009, will include renovation of lighting will be installed. Four resident rooms the interior finishes, hallways and common will be replaced with expanded living, areas on the resident floors. The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ” ages you’ve been. – Madeleine L’Engle, author By The Numbers: { 35 { {3 { { 71 { { 8,000 { { 88 { million out of every five million people in million Americans are people in this Americans are the United elderly living age 65 and over. age group are projected to States turn in China, making women. be 65 years or 60 every day, on it the world’s older by 2030. average. oldest country. – “Older Americans 2008: Key Indicators of Well Being” by the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics (www.agingstats.gov) – The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Web Site (www.aahsa.org) 5 skilled Nursing Facility coming to Menger Springs Construction began in February on a new excited to be the first continuing care skilled nursing facility at Morningside retirement community in the Boerne area.” Ministries at Menger Springs in Boerne. The new facility, scheduled to open in early 2009, will include 40 beds and a mix of two-bedroom suites, private showers and a variety of amenities for seniors. The 26,000-square-foot facility will encompass two wings of 20 beds each and will look similar in design to the Cibolo House. Features include: • Enclosed garden/yard for each unit “In the 47 years since Morningside Ministries • A rehabilitation and therapy area was founded, we have served thousands • Full country kitchen in each wing The entire facility is designed as a “village” “We have been honored to provide a wide • Internet access in each room with all resident rooms opening onto a range of facilities for seniors at our Menger • Bay windows overlooking the landscaped yard spacious common area including kitchen, Springs campus since 2004, and the skilled • Emphasis on natural light via large windows living and dining spaces. nursing facility will enable us to serve another and natural color tones of seniors and their families with the professionalism and compassion people have come to expect from Morningside,” Loewenberg said. “As Texas continues to grow rapidly, and as the overall population of the country group of seniors, those who require expert • Interior and exterior recreation areas At the same time, construction is underway ages, the need for the full spectrum of assis- nursing assistance in various areas,” said Alvin • Hair and nail salon on a 16-room expansion of the Cibolo House, tance and living options for seniors is grow- Loewenberg, president and CEO. “We are • Full-service spa in each wing the assisted living and memory care ing fast. Our new facilities at Menger Springs community. The expansion will add a third will help meet that need for many years to wing to the Cibolo House and will feature come.” larger studio apartments and suites. With the recent completion of 30 new cottages, the Menger campus now has 151 living units and will expand to 207 residences with the current construction. With almost 34 acres of land, the campus is expected to continue its growth in the years ahead. Possible additions could include an additional independent living building, additional cottages, a community center and a chapel. 6 7 “Live your life and forget your age.” VistaCare Center at Morningside – NORMAN VINCENT PEALE New Putting Green at Menger Springs A beautiful new In-patient Hospice Opened March 18 putting green and gazebo Morningside Ministries has teamed up with Morningside to extend our level of services offered have been hospice provider VistaCare Inc. to open a new to residents and their families,” said Bob Hultgren, added to the 15-bed inpatient hospice unit at Morningside. executive director of Morningside Manor Health Care. Menger Springs’ The beautiful new facility features many common campus. The areas including family rooms, a dining area, a kitchen, professional a TV room and a children’s play area. putting green The $1.5 million facility is located on the first floor of Morningside Manor. The 13,000 square foot center offers hospice residents around-the-clock nursing care to manage their pain and physical symptoms in their remaining days. Additionally, it provides a peaceful atmosphere where families can find emotional and spiritual support. VistaCare Morningside Manor is providing ancillary services, such as dietary and housekeeping, for the facility while VistaCare will address the physical and emotional aspects for the patients and families. believes that hospice is more than end-of-life VistaCare is one of the largest providers of hospice care – it is a way of life for patients and their care in Texas, serving the community in 13 families. For this reason, the unit was built with cities throughout the state. The VistaCare Center the patient and family in mind. at Morningside will be VistaCare’s fourth inpatient “This relationship with VistaCare will enable features five UTMB Representatives Visit Telemedicine Clinic holes and is located behind the Menger Teri Wenglein-Callender, wife of Dr. David House. Also Callender, president of The University of added was a Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in brand new Galveston, recently spent the afternoon gazebo and deck area adjacent to the swimming pool. with Morningside Ministries. Mrs. hospice care center in Texas, along with facilities in Callender saw first-hand how the Corpus Christi, Lubbock and Houston. telemedicine clinic operates. And, New Morningside TV Ads Have you seen Morningside’s new television ads? because of allergies, she participated in an actual clinic visit with a physician Morningside Ministries now has seven TV in Galveston. Mrs. Callender also toured commercials running on network and cable stations. the Elizabeth McGown Training Institute If you haven’t seen them, you can view them on our during her time here. We are always Web site at www.morningsidemin.org. Under the grateful for this collaboration with UTMB ABOUT US menu, click on the NEWS page. The link to the ads is on the right-hand side of the page. that makes the telemedicine program a reality. 9 Fiesta at Chandler Residents at The Chandler Estate enjoy their fifth annual Fiesta celebration. Briscoe Gift Expands Training Institute to Rural South Texas G Gov. Dolph Briscoe has donated the home of his The nation’s 78 million baby boomers have begun late mother, Georgie Briscoe, to St. Philip’s Episcopal reaching retirement age. Already more people need Church in Uvalde to serve as the Elizabeth McGown professional or family care than ever before and that Training Institute’s rural headquarters. In addition, number will continue to rise as the number of people Briscoe is supporting the development and operation of the rural satellite center with a $500,000 gift to Morningside Ministries. The over the age of 85 increases. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by 2025 Texas will have the third Ministries provides state-of-the-art educational largest number of elderly in the United States, and by 2030 the number of seniors needing care will increase by 100 percent according to a programs for those who care for older adults. Long Term Care Financing Project by Georgetown Elizabeth McGown Training Institute at Morningside “We are very excited about Gov. Briscoe’s support of this project,” said Alvin Loewenberg, president and CEO. “The aging of America and Texas is an impending crisis we must prepare for within the profession and among non-professional caregivers. Morn- University. Nearly 90 percent of elder care is provided by family caregivers; and the need for family caregivers is expected to increase while there remains a shortage of professional caregivers. to reach out to caregivers in rural communities The goal of the training center includes increasing the number of trained, qualified professional caregivers and to provide realistic training for non-professional caregivers to meet wanting to learn how to provide high-quality care to the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of seniors. ingside is committed to working with all area churches, health facilities and other local agencies older adults.” “The Uvalde hub will provide a model for the With the establishment of the Georgie Briscoe House development of future satellite centers in Laredo, the training center, Morningside now offers two fixed Rio Grande Valley and West Texas,” said Maria Wellisch, training sites, including the San Antonio location at vice president of corporate training for Morningside. the Babcock Road campus. Training courses include “The center could also serve as a prototype for instruction on health and elder care delivery methods, organizations across the United States looking to support services for caregivers and related issues. develop similar facilities.” “I am excited to be a part of such an innovative project,” said Briscoe. “This training institute provides families and professionals caring for older adults in small-town Texas equal learning opportunity as those in the big city, and I expect this institute will grow and train thousands of people throughout South Texas, as more and more older adults will need high-quality care.” The Georgie Briscoe House training center. 11 Chaplain’s Chat Dennis Smith Chaplain Rummage through your closets and drawers and you could probably pull out a few family heirlooms. While not extremely valuable, we cherish keepsakes that are meaningful and memorable. Why? Because those heirlooms remind us of the past. In the last few decades, gardeners have become interested in raising heirloom varieties of vegetables. Heirlooms are varieties raised before 1951, when modern plant breeders introduced the first hybrids developed from inbred lines. Many heirloom gardeners, however, focus on varieties that date from the 1920s and earlier. A few, especially those recreating World War II Victory Gardens, focus on those from the 1920s, 1930s and the early 1940s. People of faith have an heirloom of much greater value – our belief in God. The author of Psalm 78 sums up hundreds of years of history from six books of the Bible (Exodus to Judges). What would take three months to read if you spent 15 minutes a day is summed up in a three minute overview which serves as a legacy of faith. In the opening verses, the writer underscores the intergenerational nature of faith saying, I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old; what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power and the wonders he has done. He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children. (Psalm 78:2-6) Morningside residents have entrusted their faith in God and their confidence in the future to the generations that follow them. That is an heirloom worth preserving. “ we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power and the wonders he has done. 12 ” Helpful Government Web Site GovBenefits.gov, the official benefits Web site of the U.S. Government provides citizens the fastest and most accurate information on more than 1,000 Federal and State administered programs they may be eligible to receive. To date, GovBenefits.gov has guided more than 5.8 million people to the help they need for things such as housing, education, food/nutrition, health care, disaster relief and more. Travel Club Caribbean Cruise Easter Egg Hunt at The Chandler Estate Mardi Gras at T he Menger House Red Hatter’s Outing to Bass Pro Shops Trinkets & Treasures Show Please join us for the Meadows’ Madhatters 3rd anniversary celebration 7 Friday, May 30 3:00 p.m. In The Meadows Atrium There will be food and frivolity. Come for the fun!!!! 15 Fiesta at The Meadows The Charro Queen and The Fiesta Teen Queen Visit Morningside Manor Trans Fat Nutritional Labeling by Derek De La Vega, Director of Nutrition Services, Morningside Ministries at Menger Springs According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, more than 12.5 million Americans have Coronary heart disease (CHD) and more than 500,000 die each year from CHD. One of the major contributors to this disease is the consumption of foods which are hydrogenated and therefore contain trans fats. Hydrogenation is the process of adding a hydrogen molecule to a food item in order to preserve and/ or transform it from a liquid to a solid. This process takes an unsaturated item and saturates it. An example of this process is when vegetable oil is hydrogenated and transformed into margarine. During this hydrogenation process, trans-fatty acids are created. Eating foods containing trans-fatty acid is worse than eating foods that contain saturated fat. Trans fatty acids increase the production of LDLs – Low Density Lipoproteins – otherwise known as bad cholesterol. This can result in hardening of the arteries and other health-related illnesses. Examples of foods which contain trans fatty acids are: Pop Tarts, ice cream bars, cookies, crackers, bread, candy and cooking oil. Major cities, such as New York and San Francisco, have passed legislation in an effort to reduce or eliminate the usage of products containing trans fat in all city restaurants. New York’s Board of Health, while passing an all out ban on trans fat, set deadlines, first phasing out the use of frying oils containing trans fats, then eliminating trans fats completely by July 2008. Mayor Gavin Newsome 18 Five things you can do to increase HDLs: 1. Participate in regular, sustained aerobic exericse a minimum of three times per week. 2. Increase intake of flax oil, which contains Omega3 fatty acids. Omega 3s can be found in cold-water fish, such as salmon, cod and herring, walnuts or dietary supplements. 3. Eat foods containing mono-unsaturated fats such as avocado and olive oil. 4. Increase intake of soluble fiber. This can be found in apples, oat bran, oatmeal, etc. 5. Do not smoke. in San Francisco has signed a city measure that rewards restaurants for voluntarily banning the use of hydrogenated oils. Restaurants complying with this measure will be issued a decal to display on their windows telling patrons the place is free of trans fats. Newsome says the voluntary ban is just the first step toward a mandatory ban like the one in New York. As of January 1, 2006, the Food and Drug Administration has required that a listing of all trans fats be included in all nutritional labeling. However, trans fat does not have to be listed if the total fat in a food is less than 0.5 grams per serving. If it is not listed, a footnote will be added stating that the food is “not a significant source of trans fat.” I personally feel that it is not the government’s responsibility to pass legislation forcing restaurants to ban trans fats. We have the ability to educate and empower ourselves to make the correct decisions about nutrition and to lead healthy and productive lives. Besides, trans fats are not the only nutrition “demon” out there impacting our health. Saturated fat and cholesterol are two other contributing factors which lead to CHD. A better general rule to follow is, when comparing products, read the nutrition label and add the total amount of saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol. Then pick the one with the lowest amount. Although the nutrition label now lists the amount of trans fat in a product, it will not show a recommended percent daily value (%DV). Saturated fat and cholesterol do, however, have a %DV. The general rule of thumb is five %DV or less is low or good and 20 %DV or greater is high or bad. When reading these labels, please remember that while experts acknowledge the correlation between consumption of these fats and CHD, they also recognize that to eliminate any one of these components entirely from your diet is not practical. Reading labels is a good start, but there are other things we can do to combat this disease that gives us reason to be optimistic. We discussed earlier how these “bad fats” increase LDLs, which leads to heart disease. However, increasing your HDLs – High Density Lipoproteins, or good cholesterol – which carry cholesterol to the liver for disposal reducing the risk of Arterio Sclerosis, is recommended to reduce your risk of CHD. Sources: 1. www.fda.gov; U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Q & A Regarding Trans Fat Nutritional Labeling 2. www.fda.gov; U. S. Food and Drug Administration; Trans Fat Listed With Saturated Fat and Cholesterol 3. www.fda.gov; U. S. Food and Drug Administration; Revealing Tans Fats 4. MSNBC.com; Diet and Nutrition article; “New York City Passes Trans Fat Ban” 5. Lecture notes from Michele D. Trankina, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Sciences at St. Mary’s University Compare Spreads* Keep an Eye on Saturated Fat, Trans Fat and Cholesterol! Butter** Margarine, stick+ Margarine, tub+ N u t r i t i o n Fa c t s N u t r i t i o n Fa c t s N u t r i t i o n Fa c t s Serving Size 1 Tbsp (14g) Servings Per Container 32 Serving Size 1 Tbsp (14g) Servings Per Container 32 Serving Size 1 Tbsp (14g) Servings Per Container 32 Amount per Serving Amount per Serving Amount per Serving Calories 100 Calories 100 Calories 60 Calories from Fat 100 % Daily Value 11g Total Fat 17% Saturated Fat 7g 35% Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 30mg 10% Saturated Fat: 7g + Trans fat: 0g Combined Amt: 7g Cholesterol: 10% DV Calories from Fat 100 % Daily Value 11g Total Fat 17% Saturated Fat 2g 10% Trans Fat 3g Cholesterol 0mg 0% Saturated Fat: 2g + Trans fat: 3g Combined Amt: 5g Cholesterol: 0% DV * Nutrient values rounded based on FDA’s nutrition label regulations. Calorie and cholesterol content estimated. ** Butter values from FDA Table of Trans Values, 1/30/95. + Values derived from 2002 USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard References, Release 15. Calories from Fat 60 % Daily Value 7g Total Fat 11% Saturated Fat 1g 5% Trans Fat 0.5g Cholesterol 0mg 0% Saturated Fat: 1g + Trans fat: 0.5g Combined Amt: 1.5g Cholesterol: 0% DV 19 November, December, January, February and March Contributions Morningside Covenant Endowment Fund Ms. Vanessa Aguilar Ms. Lashaunda Alexander Ms. Laurie Alvarez Ms. Gabriela Arcos Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Battaglia Ms. Monica Bautista-Lopez Mr. and Mrs. William T. Bayern Ms. Cristina Bernal Dena Booker Ms. Eloise Bosmans Ms. Sarah Boyd Mrs. Jessie S. Brown Ms. Blanca Cardenas Ms. Claudia Carlos Ms. Christine Carvajal Ms. Sylvia Castano Ms. Matilda Castro Makeba Clark Ms. Samantha Condrin Ms. Ellen R. Connelly Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cooper Ms. Alma Cosme Ms. Elizabeth Cuellar Mrs. Pamela Dansby Mrs. Olive F. Davis Ms. Brandy Davis Ms. Hortencia de Luna Ms. Janie de Soto Ms. Susann De Viney Ms. Sonja Dennie Ms. Lidia Diaz Mrs. Joan Dixon Mr. Lamonte Draney Ms. Terry Duennenberg Mrs. Graceann Durr Ms. Gloria Eaton Ms. Maria Espino Ms. Theresa Eureste First Presbyterian Church Mr. Paul J. Fitzgerald, CPA Mr. and Mrs. Terrance A. Fried Ms. Sherry Galvan Ms. Michelle Garza Ms. Yvonne G. Garza Mr. Serafin Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Grier Ms. Marsha Griffith Mrs. Margaret H. Grimm 20 Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Grothaus Ms. Sandra J. Guerra Ms. Martha Gutierrez Ms. Kathryn Harper Ms. Sharon Harrell Mrs. Jean T. Harris Ms. Jhoana Hernandez Ms. Annabelle Hernandez Ms. Marie Hernandez Mr. Jared Hillis Dr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Holub Ms. Mary Lou Howells Ms. Valencia Hubbard Ms. Meghan Irlbeck Ms. Rachel Jeansonne Ms. Valerie Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. La Cava Ms. Shirley M. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Laine D. Lee Ms. Maria Elena Lopez Ms. Maria I. Lopez Mr. Frank Losoya Lutheran Foundation of Texas Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Lutz, III Ms. Sally Maclure Maida Davis Turtle Charitable Trust Ms. Diane Martinez Mr. Freddie Martinez Ms. Vengie Martinez Mrs. Syble Massey Ms. Eva Mata Ms. Patricia Mathwig Ms. Stacey Meadows Ms. Melissa Medel Ms. Aurora Menchaca Ms. Maria Mendiola Ms. Sandy Mercado Ms. Hortencia Mireles Ms. Gizella Mireles Mrs. Margaret A. Monfrey Ms. Silvia Morales Ms. Maria Muniz Mr. Howell J. Myers Ms. Lisa Ortiz Mr. and Mrs. Richard Oswald Ms. Leticia A. Ozuna Mr. James Paine Ms. Brenda Palacio Ms. Sandra Peeler Ms. Marta Pena Ms. Nikki Petty Mr. and Mrs. Vladmir S. Quirante Ms. Oralia S. Reyes Ms. Maria Reyes Mr. Eduardo Reyna Ms. Nina Rios Mrs. Linda H. Risley Ms. Soledad Rodriguez Ms. Josefina Salinas Ms. Ruby San Miguel Ms. Claudia Sanchez Ms. Silvia E. Saravia Ms. Gloria Schaefer Southwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church Ms. Deborah Stoeffel Mrs. Maxine Talley Ms. Martha C. Trevino Ms. Lydia Trevino Ms. Amanda Tutter Mrs. Jil Utterback Ms. Erica Vasquez Ms. Isabel Villarreal Ms. Anne Wainio Mrs. Lou M. Weeks Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Williams Ms. Lisa Y. Williams Ms. Norma M. Woelfel Mr. Ivica Yurishich Morningside Covenant Fund Direct Charity Assistance Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Albee Mr. and Mrs. John Kerr Mr. Alvin A. Loewenberg Mr. and Mrs. S. Donald Magavern Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Parker The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. David Reed Mr. and Mrs. Ladd Scharff Mr. and Mrs. Lon Scharff Mr. Robert L. Scharff Col. and Mrs. Charles C. Tatum, II Dr. and Mrs. Robert Walden Mr. and Mrs. Terry Wallis Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Wiseman Mr. and Mrs. James M. Witten Gifts In Honor In Honor of David E. Alvarez Rev. and Mrs. Finis B. Jeffery November, December, January, February and March Contributions In Honor of Annie B. Babb Mr. and Mrs. Leon E. Travis, III In Honor of Winnie Baker Col. and Mrs. E. Jay Baker, USAF (Ret) In Honor of H. Noel Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Ostos Kim Klingaman Ostos In Honor of Ronald K. Calgaard Mr. and Mrs. A. Baker Duncan In Honor of Lon Cartwright Mr. and Mrs. A. Baker Duncan In Honor of B. Belk-Cook Mr. and Mrs. A. Baker Duncan In Honor of Catherine Copeland Ms. Betty Ann Janert In Honor of Mildred Cox Mr. and Mrs. Leon E. Travis, III In Honor of Richard O. Creamer Mr. and Mrs. A. Baker Duncan In Honor of Cathleen DeCook Mr. and Mrs. David E. Gaskins In Honor of A. Baker Duncan Dr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Calgaard In Honor of Mary C. Hendricks Mr. and Mrs. Leon E. Travis, III In Honor of James P. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. A. Baker Duncan In Honor of Carolyn Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hellums Mrs. Jane S. Worth In Honor of Della Mae Kendricks Mrs. Maye E. Hargrove In Honor of Alvin A. Loewenberg Mrs. Arthur M. Rothschild Ms. Mary Ann Stevens In Honor of Mary Malone Mr. and Mrs. A. Baker Duncan In Honor of John Padgett Mrs. Julie P. Little In Honor of Joseph B. Parker Mr. and Mrs. A. Baker Duncan In Honor of Marian Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Preston Littrell, Jr. In Honor of Linda H. Risley Mr. Robert L. Kesl In Honor of Jack A. Rodgers Dr. Katherine L. Rodgers In Honor of Marvin Rogers Ms. Peggy Nipper In Honor of Ruby Schnautz Mrs. Brenda Clarke In Honor of Elizabeth Shepard Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Shepard In Honor of Dennis K. Smith Mr. A. J. Lewis In Honor of Paul H. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Calgaard In Honor of Anna Lou Swank Mr. and Mrs. James A. Cloar In Honor Patrick H. Swearingen Mr. and Mrs. A. Baker Duncan In Honor of Lorene Travis Mr. and Mrs. Leon E. Travis, III In Honor of Caroline Weston Mr. and Mrs. A. Baker Duncan Gifts In Memory In Memory of Margaret Adams Dr. and Mrs. Dwight C. Hageman Dr. and Mrs. Grady Rylander In Memory of Ruth W. Algeo Mr. Dean J. Algeo In Memory of Hattie Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. David K. McMillan In Memory of Jean K. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Page L. Knight In Memory of C. Stanley Banks Mr. and Mrs. James Maitland Rutledge In Memory of Alice Batz Mr. James L. Egger Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Egger In Memory of William Beauchemin Dr. Daniel A. Holub Mrs. Catherine D. Holub In Memory of Karl S. Bergstresser Mr. and Mrs. Reyes Ramos In Memory of Lillian L. Billingsley Mr. Paul F. Billingsley In Memory of Marion M. Bitter Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Regan In Memory of Pansy Breiten Ms. Sally M. Conner Mr. Danny D. McClendon In Memory of Shirley Brown Rev. and Mrs. David C. Paul In Memory of Ursula Brown Dr. and Mrs. Jerome F. Weynand In Memory of John H. Buckley Mr. Alvin A. Loewenberg Mr. Jack A. Rodgers In Memory of Elizabeth Bullington Mr. and Mrs. Spence Christian In Memory of Carline Butler Dr. and Mrs. Jerome F. Weynand In Memory of Zora Carnes Mr. and Mrs. James M. Carnes In Memory of James Challiss Mrs. Dorothy L. Goldfarb In Memory of Rudy P. de Leon Mr. and Mrs. Alex Salinas In Memory of Mary Dennis Mr. and Mrs. David K. McMillan In Memory of Stella Doman Mr. Gerald K. Doman In Memory of Ruth Fischer Mr. Elmo L. Fischer In Memory of Betty S. Fitch Mr. Walter O. Fitch, III In Memory of Wilber L. Fite Mr. and Mrs. Leroy L. Hunter In Memory of Carolyn Flannery Mr. Alvin A. Loewenberg Mr. Jack A. Rodgers In Memory of Calvin Garner Mr. and Mrs. Charles Graham In Memory of Paul Richard Gaskins Barry Framing, Inc. Carneiro, Chumney & Company Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Adkins Ms. Rebecca Baker Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Bates Dr. and Mrs. Alan Braid Mr. John W. Davis, III Ms. Marcia C. Ellison Mr. and Mrs. G. Richard Galloway Mr. and Mrs. David E. Gaskins Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Gibbs Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Hay Col. and Mrs. Carl W. Helser (Ret.) Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hotzhausen Dr. Luther Hutchens, Jr. Mr. Bert Hutto Mrs. Charlotte K. Jensen Ms. Laura A. Klise Mr. Alvin A. Loewenberg Mr. W. J. McKinley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. L. Dean Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Conrad J. Netting Mr. and Mrs. Ken Neuenschwander Mrs. Dorothy Norman Mr. & Mrs. David A. Phipps 21 November, December, January, February and March Contributions Mr. Robert Prince Mr. and Mrs. Zygmund Pruski Mr. and Mrs. Marc Raney Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Sheldon Ms. Elizabeth Simmons Ms. Linda Rose Thornton Dr. and Mrs. Triana Mr. and Mrs. Critton B. Wylie In Memory of E. L. “Boots” Gaubatz Rev. and Mrs. Henry Schulte In Memory of Rev. John Gibbs Ruth and Richard Dyar In Memory of Esther Glenn Ms. Lorraine S. Holmes In Memory of Verda Godding Mrs. Marcia G. Alley In Memory of Preston Gohmert Mr. and Mrs. James Leifeste In Memory of Mary Alice Goodloe Ms. Mary Jane Froehner In Memory of Harold C. Gosnell Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Gosnell, Jr. In Memory of Addie Lee B. Hargis Mr. Alvin A. Loewenberg Mr. Jack A. Rodgers Mrs. Elizabeth J. Simpson In Memory of Emma Hasse Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Richie In Memory of Katherine Hawthorne LTG and Mrs. Tom Jaco, USA (Ret) In Memory of Dorothy Henexson Mrs. Lenna L. Hendrix In Memory of Marilyn Heslip Mrs. Lenna L. Hendrix In Memory of Edna Hierholzer Mrs. Milton K. Dare Rev. and Mrs. David C. Paul In Memory of Virgil David Holt Employees of the City Attorney’s Office of the City of San Antonio Ms. Diana Corbin Mr. and Mrs. Jerry R. Smith In Memory of Marjorie Hosek Ms. Sherry King Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schneider Ms. Gayla M. Willamson In Memory of Leroy L. Hunter Drs. Milton and Martha Smith Mrs. Virginia Thornton In Memory of Jewell Jackson Mrs. Margaret Barnes 22 In Memory of Paul G. Jordan Mrs. Lois Thornton In Memory of John and Evelyn Kallstrom Mr. and Mrs. Charles Graham In Memory of Lillian LaOrange Ms. Brenda J. LaOrange In Memory of Thomas LeMessurier Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. LeMessurier In Memory of Felix Lentz Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Lentz In Memory of John W. Little Mrs. Julie P. Little In Memory of Dudley Lowrie Mr. and Mrs. Charles Graham In Memory of Lloyd F. Mair Mrs. Ora L. Mair In Memory of Kate Marmion Mrs. Elizabeth J. Simpson In Memory of Bernard McCorkell Mrs. Wanna McCorkell In Memory of Elizabeth McGown Mrs. Olive F. Davis In Memory of Ruth Ridley Middleton Mr. and Mrs. Charles Graham In Memory of Iretta H. Neifert Mr. and Mrs. Albert O. Spencer, Jr. In Memory of Rebecca Nielsen Mr. Earnest E. McNeil In Memory of James A. Noel Mrs. Milton K. Dare Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Jurek Mr. and Mrs. Howard Snarr Mrs. Virginia Thornton In Memory of Virginia Novak Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schneider In Memory of Eleanor and Bill O’Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Clark In Memory of Joseph Oliva Mrs. Mary Oliva In Memory of Julia Orozco Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gentry In Memory of Wallace “Sonny” and Ninian “Florene” Parker Mrs. Rhonda J. Dean In Memory of Allene Pendergrast Mrs. and Mr. Louis Pisano In Memory of Garland Perry Ms. Marjorie Strayer In Memory of Ruth Prengle Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Harper Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Howington In Memory of Sarah K. Ratner Mr. and Mrs. James J. Mikesell In Memory of Annie Ray Rev. and Mrs. Joseph M. Ray In Memory of Allen Richards Mrs. Margaret A. Richards In Memory of Sasha Richards Mrs. Margaret A. Richards In Memory of Clara Rivero Employees of Potter-Randall Appraisal District In Memory of Marjorie M. Rose Ms. Linda Rose Thornton In Memory of Jean W. Rutledge Col. Walton A. Rutledge, USA (Ret) In Memory of Loyd Rynning Mr. and Mrs. Kletus W. Rood In Memory of Mary and Frank San Marco Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sirianni In Memory of Eugenia Shinn Anonymous BondResource Partners, LP Mrs. Doris M. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Larry Joiner Mr. and Mrs. Ed Monk Mr.and Mrs. Robert L. Patterson Mrs. Jil Utterback In Memory of Anna Skarien Mr. and Mrs. Leon E. Travis, III In Memory of Kenneth E. Skarien Mr. and Mrs. Leon E. Travis, III In Memory of Leone W. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Mike Horridge In Memory of Bettye Spalding Mrs. Barbara C. Capps In Memory of Ruth L. Stauffer Mr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Juelg In Memory of Herman Stockert Mrs. Ernestine C. Stockert In Memory of Zella Jo Stubblefield Smith, Jackson, Boyer & Bovard, PLLC Mr. and Mrs. John M. Chalker Ms. Carol A. Crowe Mr. and Mrs. Wendell L. Herron In Memory of Eldred L. Stutts Stutts Family Trust November, December, January, February and March Contributions In Memory of Margaret S. Summers Unity Sunday School Class Trinity Baptist Church Mr. Herbie Belvin Ms. Robin R. Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Heinke Mr. John K. Masengale Mrs. Lois Starr In Memory of Kathleen J. Sutton Mrs. Carolyn S. Owen In Memory of Paula Taylor Mrs. Milton K. Dare In Memory of Jack Thornton Mrs. Lois Thornton In Memory of Theda Cook Todd Mr. and Mrs. Budd Bell Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Davis Dr. Coleen Grissom Mr. Alvin A. Loewenberg Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas San Antonio Special Education Co-Op Staff and Teachers In Memory of Leon E. Travis Mr. and Mrs. Leon E. Travis, III In Memory of Robert E. Vail Mrs. Genelda N. Vail In Memory of Blanche S. Walton Ms. Myrtle J. Fields In Memory of Dolores Watkins Mrs. Betty J. Peese In Memory of Elaine Watson Mrs. Virginia Thornton In Memory of Helen Walker West Mr. and Mrs. Charles Graham In Memory of E. H. and Euphe Wetzel Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wetzel In Memory of Helen Harris Witte Col. and Mrs. Harold Batiste Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. David Hays Ms. Francille Radmann Mr. and Mrs. James O. Sundberg G. R. and B. Young In Memory of Elenor Wolff Dr. and Mrs. Jerome F. Weynand In Memory of John E. Yost Mr. Alvin A. Loewenberg Gifts for Menger Springs Mrs. Louise McKee Unrestricted Donations Ace Mart Restaurant Supply Alamo Heights Presbyterian Fellowship Class of Alamo Heights Mr. and Mrs. Clif Anderson Mr. and Mrs. William D. Balthrope Ms. Grace Baskin Col. and Mrs. Harold Batiste Mr. and Mrs. Glen Biggs Mr. and Mrs. John R. Blattner Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bottenberg Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cavender Dr. Gillian E. Cook Rev. and Mrs. Robert Creasy Dr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Fitch Ms. Bernice Turquette Frigyesi Mr. Walt Glendinning Gustafson Family Foundation Hannah Foundation John Herman Hasenbeck Charitable Trust Mrs. John P. Heaney Jefferson State Bank Mr. and Mrs. Mark Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Murray L. Johnston Ms. Dorothy Kauffman Mrs. Marjorie S. Kerner Ms. Janice S. Lainoff The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. John G. Lewis The Right Rev. and Mrs. Gary Lillibridge Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lusk Luther King Capital Management Mr. and Mrs. Miguel A. Madrid Mr. and Mrs. William A. Martin The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. Gerald N. McAllister Mr. and Mrs. Jack Meyer Ms. Donna S. Munt Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pakosz Mr. Jack H. Pennington Ms. Nancy Rassiga Dr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Roalson Mr. and Mrs. Willard N. Roerink St. Paul’s United Methodist Church St. Peter’s Episcopal Church San Antonio Area Foundation Ms. Jill D. Schafer Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sears Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Sunderland Travis Park United Methodist Church Mr. and Mrs. Michael Venson Dr. and Mrs. David Way Mrs. Ann D. Wells Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Williams Woodlawn Christian Church Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Woolley Gifts of Donated Goods and Services Wortham Insurance and Risk Management Gifts for the Elizabeth McGown Training Institute Ms. Laura A. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Houston Harte San Antonio Area Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Wilde Gifts for Special Projects Ace Mart Restaurant Supply Auxiliary of Morningside Manor Mr. and Mrs. John Kerr Mr. Jack A. Rodgers St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Texas Methodist Foundation Gifts for the Celebration of Life Mrs. Pamela Dansby Ms. Leilah Powell Gifts for Morningside Manor Genoveva Obregon Mrs. Margaret A. Richards Gifts for Capital Improvements Drs. Milton and Martha Smith Mr. Alvin A. Loewenberg Gifts for The Chandler Estate Dr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Calgaard Semmes Foundation 23 San Antonio Area Widowed Persons Services presents “Sun and Suddenly Single” Fun (where do I go from here?) Friday, June 20, 2008 4:00-8:00 p.m. Morningside Ministries at Menger Springs 1100 Grand Blvd • Boerne, TX • 78006 Fellowship Food Please RSVP to Marilyn Scheer at 210-734-1167 or Pat Krueger at 830-816-4512 prior to June 15, 2008. “Our mission is to specialize in caring for and supporting widowed persons through various resources and programs.” For an address or name change or to be removed from the mailing list, please clip bottom portion and mail to: 700 Babcock Road, San Antonio, TX 78201. 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