The Patter – November 23rd 2025
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News & Views from Campus: November 23rd – November 29th 2025
-Cottage Community Center (31D): Notice the Community Center has moved! Tuesday, 6:00pm: Game Night! Wednesday, 12:30pm: Ponytail Canasta. Thursday. 10am: NO coffee hour. Friday, 1:30pm: Scrabble, 6:00pm: Friday Night Fun & Games. Saturday, 1pm: Dominoes Train. ALSO: Cherry Lane Cottagers are still gathering the 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month at 2109 Cherry Lane Estates!
-Don’t Forget Kickin’ It With Kylie (no real kicking involved, just the name), our new cottager workout class, at 10:30am on Tuesdays and Fridays in the Social Room! Call Erica if you need a ride!
-Thanksgiving Meal will be served Thursday the 27th at lunch in the Main Dining Room. Remember, cottagers receive 20% off as well!
-Our Christmastime Memorial Service will be Tuesday, December 9th at 6pm in the Chapel. It will also be shown live on the Good Sam Facebook page. Contact Chaplain Josh at ext. 4491 with names & dates of passing of any loved ones you would like recognized during the service.
Birthdays
Cheri Ryan(E) 11-23
Loretta Goodwin 11-25
Flo Niemeyer 11-25
Charles Waters 11-26
Brenda Akins(E) 11-29
Virginia Schmidt 11-29
Joan Voit 11-29
Weekly Inspiration
“The trick is to age honestly and gracefully, and make it look great so that everyone looks forward to it.”
~Emma Thompson~
Verse of The Week
Psalm 30:5
“For his anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.”
Puns & Jokes
This week in History, brought to you by Donnie!
1874 – Joseph Glidden patented his invention of barbed wire.
1784 – the 12th US President was born in Orange County, Virginia. Zachary Taylor, nicknamed “old rough and ready”, was a hero of the Mexican War of 1846-1848.
1789 – The first American holiday occurred, proclaimed by George Washington to be Thanksgiving Day, a day of prayer and public thanksgiving for the successful new American Republic.
1928 – FBI agents killed infamous bank robber George “Baby Face” Nelson near Barrington, Illinois.
Activity Calendar
***All schedules are subject to change without notice***
Sunday, November 23rd————————————————
Salem Church Service & Our Redeemer Lutheran service available for individual viewings
9:00 Worship – Channel 3 & Chapel
10:00 Coffee Hour – Social Room
2:00 Steve Buckman – Channel 3 & Social Room
Monday, November 24th———————————————-
9:00 Devotions – Channel 3 & Chapel
9:45 Chair Zumba – Social Room
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
1:00 Movie: An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving – Channel 3
2:00 Spintopia – Stevenson Manor
6:30 Kennel Club Pet Visits – Social Room
Tuesday, November 25th———————————————-
9:00 Devotions – Channel 3 and Chapel
9:45 Pound Class – Channel 3 & Social Room
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
1:00 Francis Perkins: FDR Presidential Library & Museum – Channel 3
2:00 BookMobile – Outside Stevenson Manor
2:00 Resident Council – Social Room
3:00 Car Masters – Channel 3
6:30 Quincy History: Moorman Manufacturing – Social Room
Wednesday, November 26th———————————————
9:00 Devotions – Channel 3 & Chapel
9:45 Bible Study with Chaplain Josh – Social Room
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
1:00 Movie: 90 Minutes in Heaven – Channel 3
1:30 Garbage Cards – Stevenson Manor
6:30 Game Night with Dylan – Stevenson Manor
Thursday, November 27th———————————————–
9:00 Devotions – Channel 3 & Chapel
9:30 Rosary – Channel 3 & Chapel
10:00 Catholic Mass – Channel 3 Only
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
11:30 Thanksgiving Playlist – Channel 3
Friday, November 28th—————————————————-
9:00 Devotions – Channel 3 & Chapel
9:30 Ozzy & Rocky – Social Room
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
1:30 Murdoch Mysteries – Channel 3
2:00 Bingo – Social Room
Saturday, November 29th————————————————-
10:00 Bingo – Anna Brown
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
1:00 Saturday Musical: Dream Girls – Channel 3
2:00 Bingo – Southern Court
