Evening Care Special Needs Ministries

EVENING CARE WEEKLY eNEWS 

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EVENING CARE WEEKLY eNEWS December 7, 2024

 

THIS WEEK: Thursday, December 12, 2024. 6:30-8:00 pm - Make Frames for Santa Pictures and Christmas Crafts! ALSO: We celebrate December birthdays so be sure to let Ginni or Angie know if you have a December birthday so you can join the head of the line for birthday treats! AND please bring canned goods to donate to Asbury’s food pantry!

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NEXT TWO WEEKS: ​NO EVENING CARE DECEMBER 19 OR 26! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

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**This is the last eNews for 2024! Please mark your calendars that there is NO EVENING CARE December 19 or 26th!" 

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LOCATION INFORMATION: 

Evening Care meets at Asbury United Methodist Church, 5400 W. 75th St, Prairie Village, KS 66208. Asbury is located at the corner of 75th and Nall. We meet from 6:30-8:00 PM.

**Use the covered walkway/entrance to Hager Hall. Parking and this entrance are located at the rear of the church, on the northeast side. 

** We are currently requesting that group home staff stay with your clients at Evening Care, even if you dropped them off pre-Covid. Thank you for your understanding. 

 

MASK POLICY: Masks are no longer required by Asbury United Methodist Church. It is up to each individual or group to decide for themselves. As such, masks will no longer be required at Evening Care. You are always welcome to choose to wear one! Our policy remains that if anyone in your group/home has tested positive for Covid, that your entire group (or you, yourself, if you do not live in a group setting) stay home that week -- even if you have personally tested negative for Covid. We want to continue to do all that we can to keep each other safe and healthy!

 

EVENING CARE INFO LINE NUMBER:

You can call to hear information about the week's Evening Care activities and also leave a message, if you would like! The number is 913-815-6683, extension 12. 

 

You can also reach us via email at eveningcaresnm@gmail.com

Please visit https://eveningcaresnm.wixsite.com/ecsnm to check out our website! You can easily find the activity calendar and the current eNews as well as see fun photos! You also can sign up for our new mailing list at the bottom of every page on the website!  

Also - if you have signed up for the email list through the form on the website or via email, you have been added. If you aren't getting the emails, check your spam file. You may need to tell your computer that these emails are not spam before they will show up in your inbox!

Be sure to click on the Facebook icon at the top of any page on the website to see pictures of all the fun we have at Evening Care!

 

AMC Sensory Friendly Films 

AMC is proud to partner with the Autism Society to bring you unique movie showings where you can feel free to be you! We turn the lights up, and turn the sound down, so you can get up, dance, walk, shout or sing!  Our Sensory Friendly Film program is available on the second and fourth Saturday (family-friendly) at 10 am and WEDNESDAY (note change of day) evenings (mature audiences) at 7 pm of every month. 

Upcoming Screenings: Dates and films are subject to change. Check their website below for more information.  ​

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                          Wednesday, December 11      Wicked

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                          Saturday, December 14          Moana 2

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For more information: https://www.amctheatres.com/programs/sensory-friendly-films    

 

***Safe Gatherings Training Required***

 

You keep all our Special Needs Ministries safe havens for fun, learning and fellowship by completing the Safe Gatherings class which is required for all volunteers who work with any vulnerable population at any United Methodist Church. Many of you have completed this training online. THANK YOU! The fee for this certification is covered by Asbury United Methodist Church.  Once you received the email that you have been approved, please print that and give to Ginni.  

You can get started by following this link: https://safegatherings.com/app/get-started

 

(You can also use this link to check your status if you aren’t sure when yours expires.)

 

We are required to turn in this information to the church office. If you have not yet taken the online Safe Gatherings class, please do so ASAP. Your fee is immediately reimbursed as soon as you turn in your receipt to Ginni. Thank you for helping us comply with these measures meant to keep our guests safe.  (You will receive email notification when it is time to renew. If you haven't received anything, then you are still current with your certification.)

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We always welcome anyone interested in volunteering with Evening Care! We suggest coming to visit a few times to decide if this is a good fit for you. You will be paired with another volunteer so you can see how the night typically runs. If you do feel it is a fit, you can take the Safe Gatherings Training at that point. Please contact us at eveningcaresnm@gmail.com for more information or to let us know you are interested. Thank you! 

 

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Joys and Concerns

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• We loved having Santa and Mrs. Claus stop by Evening Care! 

• We also loved having Marah and Jeremiah at Evening Care last week!

• Please keep Ginni Duggan in your thoughts and prayers. She broke her arm right before Thanksgiving and had surgery to repair the bones this past Thursday morning. 

• Please keep guest, Chad Simmons, in  your thoughts and prayers as he undergoes treatment for some health challenges. 

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WE ALL LOVE YOU LOTS AND LOTS! 

 

Ginni, Maggie, and Angie

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