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Grace, From Your GiftsGrace, From Your Gifts

Life can be a vibrant intersection of age, energy, and enthusiasm.

We are continually blessed by the energetic and caring spirit that area youths bring to St. Ann’s. They complement groups and very talented adults who share their personal or professional talents and inherent ability to entertain or inspire.

Students who visit from area elementary and high schools, or the local colleges, bring a unique and boundless energy. Their smiles, gifts, and laughter are joyous moments of pure grace.

We thank each of them for their time, inspiration, and love for our residents.

Dear Friends,

As Carmelite Sisters, we commit to a way of life in which prayer and apostolic ser-vice in the Church blend harmoniously.

I see evidence of another, grace-filledharmony every day at St. Ann’s.

Our staff, who dedicate themselves to tender and meaningful care for our resi-dents, are directly supported by the gifts you give. Your gifts work in directharmony with their dedication.

Your generous donations - whether given in memory of a loved one, to support our ministries or activities, or to bolster oper-ations - are evidence of Grace in action.

Many have said that grace arrives in sur-prising ways. Through prayer and being aware, you can learn to recognize God at work in your life. One of the surest signs of God’s grace: a feeling of gratitude and a desire to give to others.

We thank you on these pages, especial-ly those who provided us with grace through gifts last year. And we thank you for the amazing gifts you have already given this year.

We continue to pray, as Carmelite Sisters commit to do, for each of you, and that you will receive and feel God’s grace in your lives.

Sister M. Gabriela, CDCJAssistant Director

The West Cath-olic High School women’s service group is one of many who make an annual visit to St. Ann’s, do-nating time and talents.

These young women distribute Christmas gifts to every resident.

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Memory Garden Project

Total cost $155,194.00

Given or pledged to date $80,648.68

Outstanding project need $74,545.32

Garden Gift Options

Pergola shade structure $25,000.00

Fountain $5,000.00

All other landscaping: trees, shrubs, small plants, etc.

$44,545.00

St. Ann’s continues to be blessed by dedicated, generous and loving benefactors.

In fact, one donor has taken the lead role in a new Memory Garden project, allowing the Carmelite Sisters, the Advisory Board, and the Leadership Team to continue with detailed plans to create a safe outdoor space for Memory Care residents in the Nursing Unit.

The Memory Garden will be an entirely new, multi-sensory, green space with sun, shade, and plantings that will enhance the lives of our Memory Care residents.

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Construction estimates suggest site preparation and foundation work may begin in mid- to late-summer 2019. The estimate for Garden completion is late Fall 2019.

The projected cost of the Garden details are in the table above.

We suggest, if you are willing to consider a Garden donation, to think about a one-time or pledged gift at a level that will provide one or more landscaping features.

Memory Garden donors will be

recognized at these giving levels:

$10,000 and above: Garden Circle$5,000 - $10,000: Garden Club $1,000 - $5,000: Garden MemberUnder $1,000: St. Ann’s Patron

For more details about the project, or to learn about ways to give at any level, please contact Dana Prince or Sister M. Gabriela by calling St. Ann’s at 616.453.7715.

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Daily Mass: A Spiritual

FoundationYou Support

Daily Mass at St. Ann’s is more than routine.

Annually, more than 85 percent of our residents are Catholic. For each, the chance to participate in Mass, pray the Rosary, and attend seasonal liturgies is paramount and enriching.

While St. Ann’s Chapel life may appear to be like that of a neighborhood parish, it is not exactly so.

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ygathering place; a fellowship of residents, family, and guests with shared beliefs.

Dozens of you who attend - committed stewards - give countless gifts marked simply “Chapel Masses.” Similarly, scores give gifts in memory of former residents.

Quietly and without fanfare, you generously support the ongoing mission of the Car-melite Sisters and spiritual care of our residents. Thank you for your support.

Residents, their relatives, and neighborhood friends find St. Ann’s Chapelan inviting and inspiring spiritual retreat during daily Mass.

Fr. Don Lomasiewicz distributes ashes on Ash Wednesday.

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Anchoring a Vibrant Life Enrichment Program

Any day at St. Ann’s finds the Holy Family Center, the Dining Room, and the Nursing Unit Activity Room buzzing.

While the foundation of this lively monthly calendar is set by the Life En-richment Team, it is boosted by you: volunteers, family members, and donors.

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The Holy Family Center sound system upgrade has enhanced dozens of events since its 2018 installation.

Your generous gifts of time, talent and treasure provide an enthusiasm so evident in the faces of our residents.

We vow to remain good stewards of your friendship and generos-ity, evidenced by the donations and in-kind gifts that allowed us to install a state-of-the art sound system and multi-media screen in the Holy Family Center.

Thank you for helping bring mu-sic, entertainment, and daily joy to our grateful residents.

Gregg Sanborn & Leonard Kurtzsay the sound

system has enhanced their music ministry.

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Thank You, Donors!

Kathleen AlariePeter and Christine AlbertiniHelen AlexanderCarl and Deb AllenMichelle AllisonMary AltPhilip and April AltAlt Shawmut Hills ChapelLoretta ArmockJennifer BadovinacDonald and Karen BakerJohn A. BalesMary BaxterAshley BeaupiedMary Teresa BeckConnie BellowsMike and Joellen BennettC. William BerlesThomas and Elaine BertramJames BieleckiRaymond BieleckiRobert and Margaret Bieszka

Douglas and Cathy BigelowGordon and Betty BlackmerLinda BobeldykDan and Kelly BolthouseChristi BraspennixBeverly BraunDarlene J. BraunschneiderJames and Christina BraunschneiderRussell BraxmaierThomas and Patti BrownMary J BruceEdward BudnickPatricia BullisBurdick Beef FarmsTom BurdickSusan BurkeBarbara BurnsDr. Laurence and Marian Burns Matthew and Judith BurnsDonald ButcherPatricia A. Butler

Ann ByrneLeo and Helen ByrneRichard and Patricia CederholmPatricia ChicklonArlene ChiodoDorothy ColumbusLinda A. ConleyJoe CorindoCreative Dining ServicesJozef and Geraldine CzarnikTom and Jan CzerneyRobert DaneviczJanice DavisLarry DeaneDon and Jackie DebskiDorothy DejaJulie DettloffJanice DevermanMary and Steve DeVosHugh and Margery DickinsonRobert Didion

Thank You, Donors!Your gifts provide tangible, visible, andloving support to our residents. You helped:

• Remodel resident rooms• Improve transportation• Enhance activities• Support Mass and liturgies• Launch a Memory Garden project

One of the 18 rooms fully upgraded last year, due to your support.

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We strive to acknowlege all donors who gave in 2018. Please contact us with any corrections.

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Mary Jane DockerayMichael and Suzanne DohertyLawrence and Tricia DonnellyJune DownerShirley DownerThomas and Karen DrasiewskiDonald and Noreen DubaLester DuffyMsgr. William H. DuncanKathy DykstraArline DzwonkowskiThomas and Julie EastmanEnergy Conservation SystemsWil A. and Charlene EnglishVictoria EricksonGuy and Patricia EstepKenneth FeyPatricia FiebigJames and Lois FlickingerPhilip and Michelle FortierStephen and Sharon FortierFraternal Order of EaglesDan L. and Ruth FredricksLouis FreyblerRichard FritzHenry Fuhs Jr.Wayne and Margo GagnonMark GardeskiJanet GedrisWilliam and Joanne GerkeC. Marilyn GibbonsMark and Kathleen GillardJoanne GilletteAlice M. GollCharlie and Jennifer GoodeGrand Rapids Antique Car Club

Cheryl GrayTate GregaitisRichard and Margaret GrinageDandrea R. GundersonJohn HallRuth A. HarrisWilliam and Terri HegartyJohn M. HeidengaRoy and Ruth HeinRonald and Cynthia HeinbeckPeggy HelselMichael and Patricia HendrickThomas and Maureen HermanRobert and Barbara HerrBetty HevelRonald and Rosalind HillaryMartin and Mary HollebeekHoly Trinity ParishJean GalbraithSarah Elizabeth HomanGerald and Maria HomrichKenneth and Dianne HomrichMark and Laurie Hoogterp

Thomas and Mary HooverJames and Jo Anne HostJoseph HostJames and Nancy HunterTimothy and Mary HuygeIrmo Sertoma ClubPatricia IversonRobert and Christy JastiferMichael and Patricia JenningsRose JirousJane JohnstonTina JonesMicheline JuraJohn KamyszekSteve and Becky KarnesWilliam and Susan KasperlikFr. Frederick KawkaMary Ann KeelerPatrick and Catherine KennedyJoseph KintzeleLawrence and Madeline KnappHarry and Sheila KnopkeEdward and Mary KolendaMichael and Patricia KonwinskiJames KorsonMary Ellen KoziolElaine KozloskiWesley and Karen KrupiczewiczRoman and Kay KruppTom and Donna KuiperThaddeus J. KuzmaRonald and Carol La MangeLake Michigan DentalBernard LakowiczDavid and Janice LangJoel J. and Lee Anne Langlois

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Fredric and Margaret LaskowskiDaniel and Judge Jeanine LavilleWilliam and Carol LeathermanDonald E. LeclairDan LenkiewiczJohn and Jacquelyne LeppinkDorothy LewisLexicon ClubWilliam and Mary LidenBetty J. LiszewskiGerald and Linda LongneckerRosanne M. LynchGerard and Alison LyonsJoan MaginnisPatrick and Maureen MaherGerard and Bernadette MaitnerIrene MalekRobert MalekPat MalewitzRon and Pat MalikGary and Mary MancewiczStephen and Amanda MancewiczJoseph and Joyce ManningHenrietta MarkRobert and Faith MarkoLucille MarshallJoseph and Sharon MartineauJames and Kathy MatthewsDonald MaySteven and Diane MazurekDouglas McCalebJD and Kim McCourtJudy McDonaldMargaret McIntireFr. Thomas McKinneyLarry and Karen McMullenChuck and Harriet McPhilamy

Theresa MelhornMark and Christine MerrymanDale and Ruth MiedzielecPeter and Juddee MilitoDaniel and Anne MillerPaul MiltgenGary and Peggy MitchellCharles MomberGeorge MontgomeryGertrude MrozKathleen MrozTimothy and Penny MrozKenneth and Edie MuraskiJudge William B. MurphyVirginia M NashSharon Y. NaughtonCaroline and Terry NoffsingerRex and Val NortonKaren O TooleCindy Stock O’BrienRobert F. O’BrienJack and Janice O’Donnell

Thomas and Barb O’MalleyKevin and Artisha O’RourkeArlene ObettsMr. Thomas OlenJeannette OlesnavageMark and Judy OlesnavageNorma OliverRev. Michael OlsonJim and Kim OrlowskiJohn and Ellen OsterhartOur Lady’s Rosary MakersLinda and Kenneth OwenOwen Ames KimballAnna OwensMary A. OwensBrian and Pam PagePatrick and Denise PalmaDr. Rich and Mary PanekDr. William and Mary PassinaultPelak Electric Co.John and Joanne PeltonJeanne PenoyarJack and Kathleen PerkinsAnne PetachDrew and Ann Marie PetersMichael and Phyllis PetersenHarold and Jean PiccardPatricia PietrowiczAmy PischnerJoseph PopielMarty PosekanyDavid PostMarsha PotterRichard and Marcia PrengerPatrick and Rita QuinnJerry and Marybeth Rardin

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We strive to acknowlege all donors who gave in 2018. Please contact us with any corrections.

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Bob and Peggy RaschJeffrey RauserAlice ReamesRichard ReamesAidiana ReyesCharles and Eileen RiccioniPaul N. RichterRon and Denise RiewersmaGerald RigneyMartin and Christine RingelbergNicholas and Mary RizzonMary RobertsMark and Laura RobinsonMadeleine RogersMaria RosendallJames and Ann RosloniecAbraham and Anne RossiROTB, Inc.Peter DeWittNancy RothwellThomas and Joann RoysAndre RydelRichard and Linda SadowskiGregg SanbornLeonard Santarelli

Sharon SchammelRichard and Cheryl ScheerhornRoger and Christine ScheiernLynn SchindelAnnette SchmidtPhyllis Hansen-SchmidtMiles V. SchmidtThomas M. SchmidtThomas and Margaret SchmidtDavid and Marsha SchmukerRobert and Anita SchneiderChristine SchomigAmy SchuilingTom and Noreen SchultzLinda SchumacherEdna SchumakerFritz SchweitzerMartin SepanikJocelyn R. ShawGeraldine ShuartThomas SibleyWIlliam and Mary SienkoPaul and Kathy SkripkaAmethyst SmithJerome M. SmithRyan and Dawn SmithWilliam SnowdinJules W. and Connie SommerBryan and Sue SpitzleyMark and Katie SpitzleyTimothy and Emmy Jo SpitzleyRobert and Marcia SpruitJoseph and Jean StojakNoemy SuarezMichael and Paula SundAlan and Julie SwansonDonald and Dolores Swanson

Anthony and Vicki SwendroskiShirley SwitekPaul and Yvonne SydloskiJoseph and Karen SypniewskiJohn and Jo Ann SzczepaniukSusan SzumskiLynwood and Barbara TaylorRoy and Susan TaylorBarbara ThompsonLarry and Kelli TillmanJohn and Clarita ToddyFrederick TopolskiRobert TriickCraig and Lara TrottierMaureen TuckerDolorine VainaviczThomas and Tamara VitalisJane VossFred and Patricia WalengaMichael and Diane WalshDr. James and Janet WatkinsKenneth and Cornelia WatsonRobert J WeedWest Side CouncilDavid and Mary WhitsonWilcox Family ChiropracticMarge WilcoxAlana WilsonVelma G. WilsonHarry and Pat WojtasKurt WolfgangPatricia WordenLinda M. YonkersPeter and Linda ZadvinskisRosemary ZantJohn and Diane Zbikowski

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Friends and Donors,

Here at St. Ann’s, we live in a joyful intersection of life, faith and grace.

Every day we are allowed to be an integral part of the lives of those residents who choose to make St. Ann’s home.

We are supported by faith, which radiates from each of the Carmelite Sisters and which is enhanced at Mass, liturgies, bible studies, and through the support of Diocesan priests and Bishop David J. Walkowiak.

And more than anything, we are blessed by grace, which flows from those of you who support our residents by your gifts of time, talent and treasure.

Nearly 400 individuals and families gave financial gifts in 2018. Each gift was the result of an important decision to do something significant, lasting and grace-filled.

Ultimately, each gift becomes an expression of love that graces the lives of our residents. Thank you for your support, your faith, and your grace.

Dana M. PrinceExecutive Director

Bishop David J. Walkowiak (L) and past Board Chairman and currently an Emeritus Board Member Tom Wesholski (R) at a 2018 reception.10

Community Advisory Board

Dan LaVille | Chair Charlie Goode | Vice Chair Mark Davey | TreasurerLee Anne Langlois | Secretary

Jack BalesTroy Cuvelier Steve KarnesSheila Knopke Mark OlesnavageMary OwensDeacon Jerry RoersmaFr. Mark C. PrzybyszJuile Ward Sister M. Gabriela, CDCJ

Emeritus MembersChristine Albertini Jim BradyTom CzerrneyDon Duba Terri HegartyBarbara Herr Annmarie PostKen WascoTom Wesholski

Members In MemoriamBea DavisFr. Tom McKinney

ST. ANN’S GOVERNANCE

St. Ann’s is owned and operated by the Carmelite Sisters, DCJ. The Carmelite Sisters Governing Board includes:

Sr. M. Giuseppe, CDCJSr. M. Emmanuel, CDCJSr. M. Annunciata, CDCJ

2161 Leonard St. NWGrand Rapids MI

616.453.7715stannshome.com© 2019 St. Ann’s

Bishop David J. Walkowiak (L) and past Board Chairman and currently an Emeritus Board Member Tom Wesholski (R) at a 2018 reception.11

Our Mission is to provide a loving and spiritual communityfor older adults to live lives of caring and wholeness inspired by

our Carmelite Foundation of fraternity, service and prayer.

2161 LEONARD ST. NWGRAND RAPIDS,MI

616.453.7715stannshome.com

Produced by St. Ann’s and the Carmelite Sisters, CDCJ,for friends and donors, in recognition of the grace your

gifts provide our residents.

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Assisted Living | Nursing | Rehabilitation | Memory Care | Hospice Care

St. Ann’s Spring Magazine, 2019