Bridge ~ Audrey Lyle
Bridge is on Thursday mornings at 9:30 a.m. at the Antioch Senior Center
If you have any questions call Audrey at 847-
Home Life ~ Health
Sue Lengvenis
It’s Health Survey time.
Please click here to download the health survey for 2008. Please record the hours spent on each activity. Please make sure to Include your travel time as well. Complete instructions are on the form.
Put Your Car Keys Beside Your Bed at Night
Tell your spouse, your children, your parents, your neighbors—everyone you run across.
Put your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise outside your home
or someone trying to get into your home, just press the panic button for your car
–on the key fob. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound
until either you turn it off or the car battery dies. This tip came from a neighborhood
watch coordinator. Next time you come home for the night and you start to put away
your keys away, think of this. It’s a security alarm system that you probably already
have and requires no installation. Test it. It will go off from most everywhere
inside your house and will keep honking until your battery runs down or until you
reset it with the button on the key fob chain. It works if you park in your driveway
or garage. If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break in your house,
odds are the intruder won’t stick around….after a few seconds all the neighbors will
be looking out their windows to see who is out there, and sure enough the criminal
won’t want that. And remember to carry your keys while walking to your car in the
parking lot. The alarm can work the same way there… This is something that should
really be shared with everyone. Maybe it could save a life or a sexual-
P.S. This would also be useful for any emergency, such as a heart attack, where you can’t reach a phone. A person could also carry their car keys with them, when going outside, in case the person inside can’t hear you. He can activate the car alarm to alert someone that there’s a problem. Many uses…very important!!
Card Ambassador
Maria Anderson
I have sent get well cards to Mary Pejril, Susette Lengvenis, Betty Ruffin, Carol Coker, Fran Groff, Anna Hansen, Dee Costello, Pat Goone and Jeannine Leonhart. I sent sympathy cards to Nanci Sorensen on the death of her husband Jack, to Sally Todd on the death of her mother in law, to Karen Erb on the death of her father in law Jack, to Carol Mapplethorpe on the death of her brother in law;, to the family of Helen Lee a past State Treasurer and to the family of Honorary Member Esther Jacobsen. Thank you to: Arlene Hauck, Betty Schneider, Sharon Oldenburger, Pat Forth, Diane Hawkins, Audrey Lyle, Karen Erb, Susie Lancaster, Kay Blake, Margaret Cole, Donna McKeown, Pat Rung, Mabel Lou Weber and Beverly Sorensen keeping me informed of the needs of our club family
Membership ~ Mary J. Baehler
1. Pat Carter; Sponsored by Donna McKeown
2. Susan Hahn; Sponsored by Mary J. Baehler
3. Louise Johnson; Sponsored by Edna Barr
4. Sally Rodgers; Sponsored by Mary Beth Walsh
5. Jackie Vos; Sponsored by Kay Blake
6. Marilyn J. Baeckelandt; Sponsored by Maureen Fremgen
7. Jean Gaffney; Sponsored by Yvonne Molidor
8. Kathleen Regnier;Sponsored by Dianne Suskin
9. Norma Jean Rubash; Sponsored by Mary J. Baehler
Please remember to let me know when you have a change of address, email or phone number so that the information can be relay to others by way of the newsletter.
As of October 27th our membership stands at 137 Active members
33 Active Honorary Members
25 Honorary members
195 Total Members
Mary J Baehler
Email: mjs296@sbcglobal.net
Public Affairs ~ Susan Straley
Thank you for your generous donations for Open Arms Mission and A Safe Place. Both organizations were extremely grateful for our assistance.
At the December Christmas Luncheon, our committee is requesting donations of unwrapped Christmas gifts for A Safe Place. A Wish List is attached to this newsletter to assist you in your shopping.
Thank you to Sigrid Brueggemann and Lorraine Oren for volunteering to collect and forward postage stamps to the Franciscan Sisters. Remember to leave at least ¼ inch on all four sides of the stamps. Foreign and Commemorative stamps are more valuable if there is a Postmark on them, but United States stamps do not need one.
Coupons
Remember to deliver your coupons for military families to Karen Schnur at the monthly meetings. The coupons should be sorted into five categories: (1) Baby Products, (2) Food, (3) Health and Beauty, (4) Household Goods, or (5) Pets. Please place in an envelope labeled with the appropriate category and write the number of coupons enclosed on the outside of the envelope. Include your name and the number of hours you spent on this activity. Coupons must be within 3 months of the expiration date.
Veterans
The first Monday of the month, volunteers from our club will car pool to the North Chicago Veteran’s Medical Hospital to play Bingo and serve a treat to the veterans. Please contact Betty Schneider if you are able to participate in this worthwhile activity on December1, January 5, February 2, or March 2.
New Activity
One new activity we will be kicking off in January is the collection of donations for the food pantry. We ask that members bring one food item to the meetings next year. No need to bring a bag of groceries, but grab one item from your pantry on your way out the door. Food pantry donations are down this year and the need is up. It is a great way to help those less fortunate.
Social ~ Nancy Morici
Please click here for the reservation form for our December Luncheon.. Please remember ~~ if you want to sit together send your reservations in together. Tables will be assigned as reservations are received. We will have tables of 8. Reservation deadline is December 3rd.
HOSTESS DUTIES
1. Each hostess committee has two head hostesses. It is their job to contact all the women on their committee and assign them whatever jobs are necessary. The hostess committee may pick a “theme” for the refreshment table unless the officers have a “specific” theme in mind. The hostess committee supplies refreshments, coffee, tea, sugar, cream, plastic cups, napkins, dishwashing soap, towels etc. There are some supplies i.e. table clothes and coffee carafes, if needed.
2. Chairs and head table will be set up in Senior Center. Hostesses will set up refreshment and reception tables.
3. The head hostesses assign a hostess to give the “Thought for the Day.” They are to inform the president who will be doing this. This is given at every meeting. If the meeting is a luncheon, another hostess is to give the “Blessing.” The president is to be informed of this person’s name.
4. Coffee makers are available for our use in the kitchen.
5. It is the responsibility of the Hostess Committee to clean up after the meeting.
6. The head hostesses will calculate the amount owed by each hostess for coffee, tea, plates etc. It is also expected that each hostess assigned to a certain month, attend the meeting that month to carry out her duties. If she is unable to attend she should switch duties with someone else on another month.
Thank You
Dear members of Antioch Woman’s Club
I appreciate the support from all my friends in GFWC during my illness. You are eager to spend time visiting me. Thank you for the generous gifts and cards. They continue to bring me joy during my recuperation. I hope to be back in circulation soon.
Lovingly
Fran Groff
The Twelve Days of Christmas Explained
There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me. What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans and especially the partridge who won’t come our of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?
From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.
· The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
· The Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
· The Three French hens stood for faith, hope, and love.
· The Four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
· The Five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.
· The Six geese a-
· The Seven Swans a-
· The Eight maids a-
· The Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit -
· The Ten lords a-
· The Eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.
· The Twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles’ Creed.
So there is your history for today. This knowledge was shared with me and I found it interesting and enlightening and now I know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol … so pass it on if you wish.