The Patter – November 30th 2025

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-Cottage Community Center (31D): Notice the Community Center has moved! Tuesday, 6:00pm: Game Night! Wednesday, 12:30pm: Ponytail Canasta. Thursday. 10am: 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!
-Don’t miss the Quincy Society of Model Engineers Open House on Saturday from December 6th from Noon-5pm and Sunday, December 7th from Noon-4pm! Located downstairs here at Good Sam in the train room and the town hall, these exhibits showcase the awesome creativity and passion these folks have for model trains. Free and open to the public, it’s perfect for everyone in the family!
-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

Jermey Reynolds(E) 11-30

Melba Loos 12-02

Sylvia Holzgrafe 12-02

Billie Todd 12-03

Kennady Schreacke(E) 12-03

Khloe Schreacke(E) 12-03

Vickie Lubbert 12-04

Stacy Arrowsmith(E) 12-05

Weekly Inspiration

Weekly Inspiration
“Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”
~Lucille Ball~

Verse of The Week

Verse Of The Week
Galatians 6:9
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

Puns & Jokes

This week in History, brought to you by Donnie!
1955 – The birth of the American Civil Rights Movement occurred as Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give up her seat to a white man and move to the back of the bus.
1804 – Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of France.
1492 – Haiti was discovered by Christopher Columbus.
1933 – The 18th Amendment (Prohibition) was repealed. For nearly 14 years the US had outlawed the manufacture, transportation, and distribution of alcoholic beverages.
1865 – The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified.
1901 – Walt Disney was born in Chicago. He moved to Hollywood in 1928 and produced “Steamboat Willie” starring Mickey Mouse, and then released “Snow White in 1937.

Activity Calendar

Sunday, November 30th————————————————
Salem Church Service & Our Redeemer Lutheran service available for individual viewings
9:00 Worship – Channel 3 & Chapel
10:00 Christmas Craft – Social Room
1:00 Sunday Matinee: Driving Miss Daisy – Channel 3
Monday, December 1st———————————————-
9:00 Devotions – Channel 3 & Chapel
10:00 Jeff White, Entertainer – Social Room
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
1:00 Movie: Becoming Santa – Channel 3
2:00 Spintopia – Social Room
Tuesday, December 2nd———————————————-
9:00 Devotions – Channel 3 and Chapel
10:00 Sugar Rush: Christmas – Channel 3
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
1:00 Wright Brothers National Memorial – Channel 3
2:30 Car Masters – Channel 3
6:30 Heinze Dance Academy Christmas Show – Social Room
Wednesday, December 3rd———————————————
9:00 Devotions – Channel 3 & Chapel
9:45 Bible Study with Chaplain Josh – Social Room
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
1:00 Movie: Jingle Jangle – Channel 3
1:30 Garbage Cards – Stevenson Manor
6:30 Yahtzee – Social Room
Thursday, December 4th———————————————–
9:00 Devotions w/ Marty Pressey – Channel 3 & Chapel
9:30 Rosary – Channel 3 & Chapel
10:00 Catholic Mass – Channel 3 Only
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
1:00 New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park – Channel 3
1:30 Art Class – Town Hall
1:30 Dominoes – Stevenson Manor
2:00 Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square – Channel 3
Friday, December 5th—————————————————-
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
6:30 Calvary Tabernacle Carolers – Social Room
Saturday, December 6th————————————————-
10:00 David Damm – Channel 3 & Social Room
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
12:00 Quincy Society Model Engineers Open House – Basement
1:00 Saturday Music: Pentatonix Christmas Tour – Channel 3