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For the Residents of St. Mark Village

Doug Fresh, CEO Jeff Gorddard, COO

Matt Fresh, IL Administrator Editor: Ellen Wade

Layout and Design: Marlene Di Maria Layout and Design: Tina Glandis

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June’s Floor Meetings

June’s Floor Meetings will be held on Monday, June 7, and Tuesday, June 8, at 10:00 a.m. as follows:

Monday, June 7th:• 1st Floor in the 1st Floor Lounge• 2nd Floor in the Bishop Club Room• 3rd Floor in the Chapel• 6th Floor in the 6th Floor LoungeTuesday, June 8th:• 4th Floor in the Chapel• 5th Floor in the 5th Floor Lounge

Bible Study CancelledPlease note: due to Floor Meetings, the Tuesday,

June 8, 10:30 a.m. Bible Study has been cancelled.

Dining Room Seating Times ReminderAs we continue to take precautions due to COV-

ID-19, Residents are reminded that they are to con-tinue to dine at either open seating and one of the two dinner time seatings assigned by floor number (alter-nating dining times each week). If you wish to dine at a dinner seating other than the one assigned to your floor for the week, please stop by the Administration Office and pick up a Resident Dining Pass. For par-ties of five or more, please call for reservations, ext. 1737. Please refer to the IL Dining Room Seating Schedule and The Lively Mark for your floor’s as-signed dining times for the week and for more dining information.

What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of

the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade. —Gertrude Jekyll

Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June. —Al Bernstein

A Special Thank YouThe Fresh family would like to thank

St. Mark Village Residents and Staff for the outpouring of love, support, and prayers during this difficult time. Many have asked about me-morial donations in Betty’s memory. Donations can be made to the St. Mark Village Continuing Care Fund to help meet the needs of Residents that have run out of money. Donations can be dropped off in the Administration Office or to Matt Fresh, IL Administrator.

Many Residents have asked to see the video that played during Betty’s Celebration of Life. The video will be aired on channel 732 at approx-imately 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 4; Saturday, June 5; Sunday, June 6; and Monday, June 7th.

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June Birthday & AnniversaryThe June Birthday and Anniversary Celebration

will be held on Friday, June 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel. The entertainment will be provided by Dave DeLuca who performs music from the 1920s through the 1980s. His musical tributes include: Elvis, Neil Diamond, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Great Ameri-can Song-book, Italian-American, Rat Pack, Nat King Cole, Classic Country, Oldies, and MORE!

Don’t miss this musical treat! Residents celebrat-ing a birthday or anniversary in the month of June are asked to please sign up on the main bulletin board and to come down a little early on the night of the show to have your picture taken.

Sing-along PreludeSunday, June 6, there will be a sing-along prelude

in Worship. We will begin at 9:40 a.m. and invite everyone to come and join a hymn sing before the service begins. Hopefully one of your favorite songs will be included. — Shelley Dennis

Alterations and Sewing ServicesAlteration services are available in the Hobby

Room on the 1st Monday of the month between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Mickey Stewart will hem pants and blouses for $10 and put zippers in for $15. Payment is required on the day of service. Cash is preferred, but credit cards and checks are also ac-cepted. Mickey may ask you to put on the garment so she can pin it. Then, she will take it home to mend it and bring it back on her next scheduled visit. She will be here on Monday, June 7. Please note that due to her vacation, items submitted on the 7th will not be returned until Monday, August 2.

The Michigan ClubResidents who were born, went to school,

worked, or traveled through Michigan are invited to attend—or if you would like to learn some interesting things about Michigan—please join us. The meet-ings take place on the first Monday of the month. Please join us on Monday, June 7, at 7:00 p.m. in the 5th Floor Lounge. If you have any questions, please contact Katherine S.

Vote by Mail UpdateSt. Mark Village voters who currently have a vote

by mail ballot sent to them will be grand-fathered in and will get a ballot for the following 2022 elections:

• Primary Election – August 23, 2022• General Election – November 8, 2022If you would like to verify that you are eligible,

you can call 727-464-8683 or visit the website at Vot-ePinellas.com and click on the tab “Check Registra-tion Status”. Information will be provided later with details for how you indicate you want to continue to receive mail ballots. If you need to submit a new request to vote by mail or have other questions, call Barbara R.

Resident Birthdays and AnniversariesBirthdaysDennis G. June 6Janet K. June 6Helen W. June 6Rosemarie E. June 7Marion M. June 7Robert F. June 8Irene P. June 8Nancy C. June 10AnniversariesGinni & Larry L. June 10Judith & Priit R. June 10

International Dining DayOn Thursday, June 17, another exciting Inter-

national Dining Night will take place in the Dining Room—this one will have a South African theme that will include wine pairing. Enjoy special dishes pre-pared by our own Executive Chefs and wines paired with your food for a complete dining experience.

Dinner Seating ScheduleDinner Seating Schedule

Sunday, June 61st Seating at 1:00 p.m. - Floors 1, 2, 32nd Seating at 2:30 p.m. - Floors 4, 5, 6

Monday, June 7 - Friday, June 111st Seating at 3:45 p.m. - Floors 1, 2, 32nd Seating at 5:15 p.m. - Floors 4, 5, 6

Saturday, June 12*OPEN SEATING - 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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Live Book ReviewCome to the Chapel on Friday, June 11, at

1:30 p.m. for the next Live Book Review with Mr. Coppola. He will review the book, “Code Name Helene” by Ariel Lawhon. This is a spellbinding and moving story of enduring love, remarkable sacrifice and unfaltering resolve the chronicles the true ex-ploits of a woman who deserves to be a household name.

Wellness ClassesThroughout the week, Move With Melanie videos

are being shown on Channel 732 and videos with Dee Isguzar are being shown in the Wellness Center. During the month of June a special Stretch, Strength-en, and Restore Wellness Class will be led by Cheryl Graham, Care Center Life Enrichment Director, on Fridays at 11:00 a.m. in the Wellness Center. Please see the Calendar of Events for more details.

Midweek MovieThe Midweek Movie for Wednesday, June 9,

is Uptown Girls starring Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Heather Locklear, Marley Shelton and Donald Faison. Rich girl Molly Gunn has never had to work hard in her life—until her father dies and her inheritance vanishes into thin air. To pay the bills, she becomes a nanny but finds herself in over her head when she starts caring for a neglected child. This 2003 romantic comedy is 1 hour and 32 minutes long, and will be shown at 11:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Rated PG-13 sexual content and lan-guage.

Choice Hearing SolutionsCome to the Hobby Room on Tuesday, June 8,

at 9:30 a.m. for a Hearing Clinic from Choice Hear-ing Solutions. Please sign-up on Monday, June 7, in front of the Library. On the day of the clinic, please wait in the South Hall while social distancing until your name is called. You will be called into the Hob-by Room one at a time. Please come only at your appointment time. Limited ear wax removal service is available at this time. They are also available for individual consultations and in-home hearing testing should the need arise. Call 576-6160 to schedule an appointment.

Cap-Tel PhonesMelissa, a representative from Cap-Tel Phones,

will be in the Hobby Room on Tuesday, June 8, from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. with Choice Hearing Solu-tions. Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Ser-vice (IP CTS) is a specialized telephone service for people with hearing loss. It uses captioning agents and digital technology to send visual captions of a phone conversation so a user can read what the other person is saying. The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) makes IP CTS available at no cost to people with hearing loss who have trouble using a phone. A federal government program funds IP CTS providers including CaptionCall, so there is not cost to the user for services.

Experiencing COVID-19 Symptoms?In our continuing efforts to reduce the possibil-

ity of spreading the Coronavirus, we ask that any Resident experiencing the following symptoms stay in their apartment and self isolate: Headache; Diar-rhea; Fever; Chills; Cough; Shortness of breath; Sore Throat; Muscle Pain; Repeated shaking w/chills; New loss of taste or smell.

Residents in common areas exhibiting these symptoms will be asked to return to their apartment. Notify your doctor of your symptoms as well as Vick-ie King at ext. 1706. Arrangements will be made to provide contactless services to meet your needs while you are restricting your activities to your apartment. Resident Services will provide detailed information on this. Thank you for your cooperation.

Bottled Water AvailableAs a reminder, gallon jugs of water are avail-

able for purchase at the Village Café & Bakery. This should be particularly helpful during hurricane season for those of you who find it difficult to bring gallons of water home from the local grocery stores. However, due to storage limitations in the Village Café & Bakery, we will only be able to maintain a day-to-day sup-ply. Therefore, if you are depend-ing upon purchasing water for use in the event of a hurricane, it is necessary that you stock-up before a hurricane is eminent.

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Armchair TravelSit back, relax, and travel to South America,

Chile, and Brazil on Monday, June 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Visit Fernando de Noronha an archi-pelago of 21 islands and islets in the Atlantic Ocean. You’ll see Iguazu Falls and see amazing waterfalls. Then, it’s off to Chile to discover the Chilean Patago-nia. The Atacama, known as the driest desert in the world stretches 1,500 miles along the Andes Cordil-lera. This 2009 DVD is 1 hour and 41 minutes long and will be shown at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel.

Royalty Fine JewelersOn Monday, June 14, Royalty Fine Jewelers will

be in the South Hall from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. to run a jewelry repair clinic.

In order to make this service run smoothly, be sure to take a number. Andy will collect your items for repair, bring them to his shop across the street, do the repairs, and then bring back the repaired items. Some repairs will not be simple ones and Andy will let you know if it cannot be repaired the same day.

Trader Joe’s ReminderResidents signed-up to go to Trader Joe’s for

shopping and to the St. Pete Pier on Wednesday, June 9, are reminded to please be in the Front Lobby and ready to go at 12:45 p.m.

Movie Committee MeetingThe next Movie Committee meeting will be

held on Tuesday, June 15, at 1:00 p.m. in the Hobby Room. Please come with ideas or suggestions!

Port Tampa Bay Educational TourThrough its partnership with The Florida Aquari-

um, Port Tampa Bay provides free 75-minute Educa-tional Harbor Tours twice a week. These tours assist the community with understanding the economic importance of Port Tampa Bay, which handles more than 37 million tons of cargo a year and is considered Florida’s largest port. Learn about cruise operations, what some of the port’s major tenants bring through the port, and about its history in the community.

A trip to Port Tampa Bay for an Educational Har-bor Tour is planned on Wednesday, June 23rd. The Village bus will depart at 7:15 a.m. We will meet in front of The Florida Aquarium and walk to the boat as a group. Please note: there will not be a bathroom available until we board the boat at 9:00 a.m.

Passengers must be able to cross the gang plank from the wharf to the boat and back on their own or with assistance from another person in our group. Due to the changing tide, the gang plank can poten-tially require up to six steps to board and disembark from the vessel. Wheelchairs can be brought on board the vessel after guests have physically tra-versed the gang plank. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended also as there is a five to eight-min-ute walk from the dock to the parking garage.

NOTE: DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ALL PASSENGERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK/FACE COVERING THROUGH-OUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE TOUR.

After our informative boat tour, it’s off to Village Inn in Tampa for some breakfast or lunch “on your own”. If interested, please sign-up using the Activ-ity Sign-Ups Lottery System beginning Monday, June 7th.

Lit Candles Not Permitted

With hurricane season upon us, please remember that lit candles are not permitted anywhere in St. Mark Village as the open flame presents a fire hazard.

As stated in the St. Mark As stated in the St. Mark Village Resident’s Manual, Village Resident’s Manual, when the fire alarm rings, when the fire alarm rings, as in any Facility wide as in any Facility wide emergency, DO NOT emergency, DO NOT CALL THE SWITCH-CALL THE SWITCH-BOARD OPERATORBOARD OPERATOR. If . If

an actual emergency condition an actual emergency condition exists, the Operator will be exists, the Operator will be handling important calls handling important calls and should be interrupted and should be interrupted as little as as little as possible.possible.

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Fri. 6/4; Sat. 6/5; Sun. 6/6* 6:30 p.m.Saturday Matinee, 6/5* 1:00 p.m.Director: Lance Oppenheim.All the packaged positivity in the world can’t mask the unhappiness of some residents of the Villages, where documentarian Lance Oppen-heim trains his lens on four members of the Cen-tral Florida community dubbed the “Disneyland for Retirees.” Documentary. 2021; 1 hour, 23 minutes.Not Rated.

*Closed caption programming if available.Star ratings (4 star scale) from RogerEbert.com

Movie ReviewMovie ReviewBill Gaither’s 20 All Time Favorites

Come to the Chapel on Monday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m. to listen to 2 hours of music favorites by the Gaither’s.

Men’s Father’s Day LunchIn honor of Father’s Day all men are invited to

have lunch on Friday, June 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Hobby Room. Lunch will consist of hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, coleslaw, wa-termelon, cookies, and more. Please sign up on the bulletin board if you plan to attend. Six to seven vol-unteers are needed to serve lunch, if interested please call Ellen in the Hobby Room at ext. 1743.

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Calendar of EventsSunday, June 6, 2021 9:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 732 9:40 Sing-along Prelude - Chapel10:00 Betty Fresh Celebration of Life Video - Channel 73210:00 Worship Service - Chapel Second Sunday after Pentecost Mark 3:20-35 Doing the work of God as brothers and sisters of Christ —Pr. Bill Magee 1:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 732 2:00 Betty Fresh Celebration of Life Video - Channel 732 6:30 Village Movie - Chapel

Monday, June 7, 2021 9:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 73210:00 1st Floor Meeting - 1st Floor Lounge10:00 2nd Floor Meeting - Bishop Club Room

10:00 3rd Floor Meeting - Chapel10:00 6th Floor Meeting - 6th Floor Lounge10:00 Alterations and Sewing Services - Hobby Rm10:00 Betty Fresh Celebration of Life Video - Channel 73211:00 Exercise w/Dee VIDEO - Wellness Center 1:00 Greeting Card Corner until 3 - Library 1:00 Wellness Checks with the Resident Nurse til 2 1:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 732 1:30 Trivial Pursuit - Chapel 2:00 Betty Fresh Celebration of Life Video - Channel 732 3:30 Vespers/Prayer Group - Chapel 6:30 Bill Gaither’s Favorites - Chapel 7:00 Michigan Club - 5th Floor Lounge

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 7:00 BayCare Lab Services until 8 - 2nd FL Wellness 9:30 Cap-Tel Phones - Hobby Room 9:30 Choice Hearing Solutions - Hobby Room 9:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 73210:00 4th Floor Meeting - Chapel10:00 5th Floor Meeting - 5th Floor Lounge10:30 Needlers & Hookers until 12 - 3rd Floor Lng11:00 Exercise w/Dee VIDEO - Wellness Center 1:00 Wellness Checks with the Resident Nurse til 2 1:00 Wii Bowling - 3rd & 6th Floor Lounges

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Hurricane PreparednessHurricane PreparednessAnother Hurricane Preparedness Meet-Another Hurricane Preparedness Meet-

ing has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 8, ing has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 8, at 2:30 p.m. in the Bishop Club Room. at 2:30 p.m. in the Bishop Club Room. Please note that the information presented at this meeting will be the same information that was presented at last week’s Hurricane Pre-paredness meetings.

Monday, June 7, 2021

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Sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Betty F.

1:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 732 2:30 Hurricane Preparedness Mtg-Bishop Club Rm 6:30 Dominoes - 5th Floor Lounge 6:30 Organ Music by Dick R. - Elevator Lby

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 9:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 73211:00 Exercise w/Dee VIDEO - Wellness Center11:00 Midweek Movie Matinee - Chapel12:45 Bus leaves for Trader Joe’s 1:00 Greeting Card Corner until 3 - Library 1:00 The Sanders of SMV - Hobby Room 1:00 Wellness Checks with the Resident Nurse til 2 1:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 732 6:30 Midweek Movie - Chapel

Thursday, June 10, 2021 9:30 Catholic Communion - 4th Floor Lounge 9:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 73211:00 Exercise w/Dee VIDEO - Wellness Center12:45 Sunday Choir Chorus Practice - Chapel 1:00 Pinochle - 3rd Floor Lounge 1:00 Wellness Checks with the Resident Nurse til 2 1:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 732 7:00 Thursday Night BINGO - Bishop Club Rm

Friday, June 11, 2021 9:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 73210:00 Craft Class - Hobby Room11:00 Stretch, Strength & Restore Exercise Class w/Cheryl Graham -Wellness Center 1:00 Bible Study w/Pastor Neal Brown-4th Flr Lge 1:00 Greeting Card Corner until 3 - Library 1:00 Wellness Checks with the Resident Nurse til 2 1:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 732

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A WARM WELCOME IS EXTENDED TO:

THE PEOPLE OF ST. MARK VILLAGE

To enrich the lives of the Residents we serve by creating an environment that fulfills their every

need—body, mind, and spirit.

OUR MISSION:

Upcoming Events

Care Center: David H.Elsie L.Dorothy N. Hloy P.Sal P.Helen W.

In The Hospital:Esther G.Bernie S.

Returned to Apartment:Doris B.Phyllis M.

Transfers:Elizabeth M.

A Fond Farewell To:Ivana Z.

Harold H.; Guy M.; Anna P.; Marlene P.; William T.; and Pat V.

1:30 Live Book Review - Chapel 6:30 Village Movie - Chapel 6:30 Canasta - 5th Floor Lounge

Saturday, June 12, 2021 9:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 73210:00 Fun Chorus Practice - Chapel 1:00 Village Movie Matinee - Chapel 1:30 Move With Melanie - Channel 732 6:30 Open Bridge - Bishop Club Room 6:30 Village Movie - Chapel

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Aug. 11 2nd Trip to Trader Joe’s - 12:45pJune 14 Armchair Travel-6:30pJune 14 Royalty Fine Jewelers-10a-12pJune 15 Movie Committee Meeting-1pJune 17 International Dining DayJune 18 Men’s Father’s Day Lunch-11:30a-1:30pJune 23 Port Tampa Bay Tour-Bus 7:15aJune 25 Wii Playoff Game-1pJuly 12 Menu Chats Resume-10aAug. 11 2nd Trip to Trader Joe’sAug. 25 White Elephant Sale-10a-3p

Friday, June 11, 2021

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