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News and updates from our five communities across the state.

  • Read article 'The Importance of Thanksgiving (Year Round!)'

    The Importance of Thanksgiving (Year Round!)

    May 8, 2016

    When Billy Walsh was a youngster, his family lived near Mrs. Smithson. A widow eighty years of age, Mrs. Smithson was in constant pain and crippled by rheumatoid arthritis that ravaged her body.

  • Read article 'Dark Nights of the Soul'

    Dark Nights of the Soul

    May 1, 2016

    Let me begin by sharing with you the gospel according to Peanuts: Snoopy longs to be a writer. Snoopy begins every story he writes with those familiar words, "It was a dark and stormy night."

  • Read article 'Life at 102'

    Life at 102

    April 27, 2016

    On April 27, 102 years ago, Bill Barnett was born. A lot has changed over the last 100-plus years, but some things have stayed the same.

  • Read article 'How do you spell relief?'

    How do you spell relief?

    April 24, 2016

    I don’t know why but I was drawn to these words and what we do here today in Sell Chapel with Holy Communion: Life sometimes gets heavy for each of us and I was truly drawn to these words.

  • Read article 'Sports, Christianity, and Metaphors for the Soul'

    Sports, Christianity, and Metaphors for the Soul

    April 17, 2016

    Don’t tell me God doesn’t speak to us in different ways. But let me start as I usually do by trying to put a smile on our face.

  • Read article 'Making Musical Connections'

    Making Musical Connections

    April 11, 2016

    Masonic Village at Elizabethtown music therapists, staff, interns and students gathered in Harrisburg for the Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR) of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) Conference.

  • Read article 'Of Death and Heaven'

    Of Death and Heaven

    April 10, 2016

    The torches burned long into the night in the banquet hall. Their flickering light cast grotesque shadows across the huge table.

  • Read article '$86,000 to Benefit Young Students'

    $86,000 to Benefit Young Students

    April 8, 2016

    To give children, regardless of household income, the best educational opportunities, Masonic Villages has received $86,000 from local organizations through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program in 2016.

  • Read article 'Nature’s Pharmacy: Herbal Medicines'

    Nature’s Pharmacy: Herbal Medicines

    April 5, 2016

    Herbal medicines are the foundation of modern prescription drugs. Most medicines including valium, cholesterol medicines, digoxin and aspirin have roots in natural compounds.

  • Read article 'Back to Bethany'

    Back to Bethany

    April 3, 2016

    The passage we will be walking through today is the Gospel lesson from Saint John. This passage is traditionally known as “Jesus’ anointing at Bethany.”

  • Read article 'Top 9 Retirement Myths'

    Top 9 Retirement Myths

    April 1, 2016

    There are countless misconceptions about what it’s like to move to a retirement community. Dr. Dale Williams, a 10-year resident of Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, gave an enlightening talk to dispel many of these retirement myths.

  • Read article 'Eisenlohr Features Artworks'

    Eisenlohr Features Artworks

    March 30, 2016

    The Restaurant at Eisenlohr, a favorite fine-dining stop for Masonic Village at Elizabethtown residents, has vamped up their dining experience in a creative way.