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• 141,000 people live in Abbotsford- BC Stats, 2012– 7.2% growth since 2001 – Stats Canada, 2011

– 26% of residents were born outside of Canada

• BC is the least religious province in Canada (41% of Metro Vancouver claiming no religion – Stats Canada, 2011)

• Abbotsford is 61.4% Christian, 13.4% Sikh– Known as the Bible Belt of British Columbia

ABBOTSFORD, BCCITY DEMOGRAPHICS

• Median household income (2005): $56,165 – 2006 Census, Stats Canada

• Median income for seniors (65+): $18,588 – 2006 Census, Stats Canada

• The most generous city in Canada in terms of donations for nine straight years – Statistics Canada

– Abbotsford residents gave $74 million in 2010 – Median donation of $620

ABBOTSFORD, BCIS KNOWN FOR…

• 17,310 seniors (65+) make up 14% of Abbotsford’s population – Stats Canada, 2011

• 9,570 seniors (75+) make up 7.1% of Abbotsford’s population - Stats Canada, 2011

• 5,935 seniors (80+) make up 4.45% of Abbotsford’s population – Stats Canada, 2011

• ~12% of those seniors over 80+ live at Menno Place700 residents living at Menno Place

ABBOTSFORD, BCDEMOGRAPHICS - SENIORS

• The Mennonite people fled the Russian Revolution to emigrate to Canada

• Homesteads in the Fraser Valley were offered at $1/acre

• Mennonites took the offer andsettled in the Fraser Valley

• British Columbia Mennonite Youth Organization were looking for a service opportunity

• On Sept. 1, 1953, these young people formed the Mennonite Benevolent Society

THE MENNONITE PEOPLEFOUNDED IN THE 1500’S – BROKE OFF FROM CATHOLIC CHURCH

The Yarrow Mennonite Brethren ChurchJust east of Abbotsford

• Residential Care– Home – 196 Funded Beds– Hospital – 151 Funded Beds

• Assisted Living– Terrace East

• 41 Funded AL Suites• 30 Private-Pay AL Suites

• Independent Living– Primrose Gardens – 2010 – 105 Suites– Terrace East – 2005 – 25 IL Suites– Terrace West – 1998 – 56 Suites– Pavilion – 1982 & 1992 – 59 Suites

OVERVIEW OF MENNO PLACE’S OPERATIONS663 Beds & Suites – 700 residents

DAVID DICKCHAPLAIN

INGRID SCHULTZCHAPLAIN

MENNO HOME – FAITH TRADITIONS23% OF RESIDENTS ARE MENNONITE

PROTESTANT• 23% Mennonite• 12% United Church of Canada• 7% Anglican• 7% Protestant• 5% Christian & Missionary

Alliance• 5% Christian Reformed Church• 4% Lutheran• 3% Pentecostal• 3% Presbyterian• 2% Evangelical Free• 1% Baptist• 1% Seventh Day Adventist• 1% Salvation Army

MENNO HOSPITAL – FAITH TRADITIONS19% OF RESIDENTS ARE MENNONITE

PROTESTANT• 19% Mennonite• 10% Anglican• 10% Protestant• 10% United Church of Canada• 5% Christian & Missionary

Alliance• 5% Christian Reformed Church• 4% Baptist• 4% Pentecostal• 2% Lutheran• 1% Nazarene Church• 1% Seventh Day Adventist• 1% Salvation Army• 1% Presbyterian• 1% Evangelical Free

• Pastoral Care – 43 volunteers (plus choirs)

• Pastors, Retired Missionaries, Pastoral Volunteers, Community Clergy

– 490 hours of pastoral volunteer time in 2014

– Motivated to meet the spiritual needs of residents and to bring a message of hope and comfort to those who can no longer attend their own churches

– Interview & Training for Pastoral Care

• $40,000 raised for spiritual care at the 60th Anniversary Celebration

VOLUNTEERS - PASTORAL CARE

Pastoral Volunteer Appreciation BBQSpiritual Care is the heartbeat of Menno Place

• Spiritual support is an encouraged & anticipated practice for all who work and volunteer – not just a referral service

• The underlying motivation for care and compassion for the Board, Leadership and many of the staff

• Has a challenging standard of care expressed in the words of Jesus Christ – “love your neighbor as yourself”

• Flows from a worldview that “lays down your life for a friend” and “loves your enemy” and “forgive because you have been forgiven”

FAITH EXPRESSIONIN A FAITH-BASED CARE HOME

• Careful not to proselytize – respectful of vulnerable people and families in crisis/transition

• Supportive to staff of all faiths or no faith – prayer time• Opportunity for residents, staff, families and stakeholders

to find hope and comfort in time of need• Shared understanding creates collaborative environments

that are working effectively, respectfully and sensitively• “Spiritual Bubble” – a place of refuge in times of

challenge, despair and transition

FAITH EXPRESSIONIN A FAITH-BASED CARE HOME

Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God.Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.Psalm 71:18

MENNO PLACE – A LEGACY OF CAREQUALITY CARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN A COMPASSIONATE, CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT