MENNO PLACE CAMPUS
Menno Place Campus is one of the largest senior's care campuses in British Columbia. There are 700 seniors living on 11 acres across from the Abbotsford Regional Hospital. Menno Place is governed by the Mennonite Benevolent Society which founded faith-based seniors care on this location in 1953.
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Menno Place
32945 Marshall Road
Abbotsford, BC V2S 1K1
604.859.7631
info@mennoplace.ca
More Information: 604.851.4000
Invisible Sensors Lead to Fewer Falls for Seniors – Menno Place and Esprit-AI Team Up for Pilot Project
/in Family and Friends, NewsThese sensors, which do not use cameras, provide non-invasive, real-time monitoring of residents’ sleep patterns.
Hymn Stories – December 2024
/in Family and FriendsThe origins of this carol date to medieval times. The Latin verses were discovered in the mid 1800s by an English minister named John Mason Neale, who translated and wove them together to produce “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” Neale is also the author of the carol, “Good King Wenceslas,” and the Palm Sunday hymn, “All Glory, Laud, and Honor.” Find out more about this poet, scholar, and director of a home for the elderly.
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Hymn Stories – November 2024
/in Family and FriendsOverwhelmed with God’s creative brilliance, Folliot S. Pierpoint wrote this poem, “For the Beauty of the Earth.” He intended it primarily for Communion services in the Anglican Church, but when it jumped the Atlantic, it quickly became associated with the American Thanksgiving holiday. Find out more about this hymn!
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Hymn Stories – October 2024
/in Family and Friends“My soul cried for deliverance, and God’s unlimited promises stood out like stars above me. But I wasn’t willing to pay the price.” The author of “Standing on the Promises,” Russell Kelso Carter, author was an athlete, educator, rancher, preacher, and physician. Find out more about his captivating testimony of surrender.
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Menno Place is Music Care Certified!
/in Family and FriendsWe are delighted to announce that Menno Place is the first long-term care home in Canada to be Music Care Certified!
Grandparent’s Day Was a Huge Success!
/in Events, Family and FriendsOn September 7th over a thousand people came to Menno Place to celebrate Grandparents Day!
Hymn Stories – September 2024
/in Family and FriendsCecil Frances Alexander wrote the hymn, “All Things Bright and Beautiful” as a song for children to explain the phrases and truths of the Christian faith expressed in the Apostles’ Creed. This series of hymns was published in 1848 in “Hymns for Little Children.” It became one of the most successful hymn-publishing projects in history, going through over one hundred editions.
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Hymn Stories – August 2024
/in Family and FriendsHelen H. Lemmel, the author and composer of the beloved hymn, “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus,” lived to the age of 97. Her long life was spent looking up, seeing Jesus, and reflecting His radiance to others. Find out more about the incredible woman who wrote over 500 hymns and children’s songs.
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We Love a Party! Celebrate Grandparents Day with us on Sept 7!
/in Events, Family and FriendsHymn Stories – July 2024
/in Family and FriendsAfter recovering from an injury, the author of the hymn “Sunshine in My Soul,” was overcome with joy. Returning home, she picked up her pen and immediately wrote this hymn.
Find out more about this hymn and its author, Eliza E. Hewitt.
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