The Bethlen Home Messenger, 1992-1993 (1-4. szám)
1992-12-01 / 1. szám
foaming ^Reporter by Resident Olga Szabo BABIES, BABIES, AND MORE BABIES Numbereightgrand babyfor Dorothy Kiser who works in our Housekeeping Department. This bundle of joy was born on July 16th and named Har Lynnzy Page Hackman. Laurie Grossman, who is one of our Nurses Aides, is expecting a Christmas baby. Happiness in this home awaiting this Christmas birth. This will also be Laurie’s first. Good Luck! Janet McClauson, now a new mom, brings her little bundle of happiness to visit us. We all would love to babysit this adorable little gal. Kyla is this little one’s name. WEDDING BELLS Dana Plummer and Charles Schultz recently said their“l do’s” on October 10th. Now, Dana can experience the wonders of grocery shopping and housekeeping. Ethel Plummer, who is also one of ouraides, is Dana’s mom. Ethel tells us the house is empty and very quiet, as Dana and her new hubby live in Latrobe. Congratulations to Dana, who recently started a new job at Giant Eagle in Latrobe. She will be missed. Ethel, maybe it’s time to dig out that maid costume!!! Michele Alesi, who is our Medical Records Secretary, recently tied the knot with John Haas. Their celebration date was October 24th at Trinity Lutheran Church in Latrobe with family and friends. Reception followed, with good food and music to enjoy. Resident Elizabeth Zilaghy recently underwent surgery at Latrobe Hospital for a hip joint replacement. We’re glad to have her back and doing so well. Belated birthday wishes to Janet Wagner, Cathy Steele and Michael Davis, who celebrated recently at the Forks Inn with a midnight snack after their work shift. Pam Worrell proudly shows us the recent photos of her son Robert Worrell, who is stationed at Fort Lener Wood, Missouri for basic training in the Marine Reserves. fflljaplmn’s Corner by Rev. Joseph Posta Advent is for us a season of preparation and expectancy. It is a time when we can reflect on God’s unspeakable gift to us and prepare our gifts for the journey to Bethlehem to be enrolled with the millions throughout the world who will celebrate Jesus’ birth. Christmas is ... God with us . . . “Unto you is born a Savior, which is Christ the Lord,” the Christmas angel proclaimed, and to make sure that the message was understood with all its implications, the angel added the blessed details: “this day, in the city of David” - designations of time and place that made the message sure. What we celebrate at Christmas - what we experience in our lives of the peace of God - is nota kind of “once upon a time” fairy tale or some wishful thinking . . . but the real thing, as real as Mary’s baby, “wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” And so, we here at Bethlen Home, may celebrate the holiday assured that what we celebrate is also “the real thing”. The peace which God promises us - the peace which Jesus came to demonstrate in His life and to effect by His death and to assure by His resurrection - that peace is surely ours, now and forever. But the ultimate outcome of our Christmas celebration ought not to be forgotten: “... that whoever believes In Him should not perish, but have eternal life.” It was for that reason Jesus came in the first place, for that reason He gave His life on the cross and was raised from the dead, and for that reason we continue to await His coming with keen anticipation. “And when I go and prepare a place for you,” Jesus promises, “I will come again and will take you to Myself, that where I am you may be also.” That hope is the greatest sharing of all! Along with preparing for Christmas, a celebration of the first coming of Christ, the Advent season directs our attention to His final coming, to take us to Himself. At this time of year, it is easy to anticipate the annual holiday.. .and to forget the eternal one toward which it points . . . therefore, let us spend some time thinking about the heavenly hope which is ours through the coming of Jesus Christ. . . Let us pray: Stir up our hearts, O Lord, that you may find an eager welcome at Your coming. Send light upon our path through the darkness of this world; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. . . Amen. On behalf of my family, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May God’s love enfold you now and in the coming year. . .
