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Bethany Manor is a community of seniors, aged 55+, living in a loving, Christian environment. Bethan

11/07/2025

A message from Jerry Letkeman, Executive Director

As has been pointed out in recent communications, loneliness, helplessness, and boredom are real enemies for seniors. These feelings aren’t just unpleasant - they can actually harm our health and happiness. Studies show that chronic loneliness is as bad for your health as smoking. Helplessness can make us feel like life is happening to us rather than with us. And boredom can drain our energy, leaving us stuck in a rut.

However, these challenges aren’t the end of the story. At Bethany, we believe that loneliness, helplessness, and boredom are not inevitable parts of aging - they are signals that we need connection, purpose, and a little spark of joy. When we take steps together to address these feelings, we open the door to a life that is healthier, happier, and more meaningful.

The heart of the solution is community. A caring, inclusive, and vibrant community helps each one of us, regardless of age or ability, to experience well-being. This kind of community doesn’t just “happen.” It’s built every day through small acts of kindness, shared laughter, and mutual respect.
Fall is a great season to think about this. The trees remind us that change is part of life, but they also put on a beautiful show before the winter. It’s a good reminder that there’s beauty and purpose in every stage of life - including right now. Whether you’re taking part in activities, volunteering, or simply sitting with a neighbour who needs company, you are helping to create the kind of community where everyone can thrive.

After all, well-being isn’t just about avoiding what hurts. It’s about leaning into what heals - friendship, purpose, and the gift of belonging. And that is something worth celebrating, in every season of life.

10/10/2025

A message from Jerry Letkeman, Executive Director:

This is the season of change – and not just in the trees. Across Canada, October 1 is National Seniors Day, a time to celebrate the wisdom and steady presence of those who’ve shaped our communities. It’s also a good reminder to care for our health and stay socially connected.

October can feel a bit lonely with shorter days and cooler weather, but here at Bethany Manor, there’s no shortage of ways to lift our spirits – coffee times, ping pong, concerts, exercise classes, university lectures, puzzling parties, and music nights that make the halls ring with joy. Join in as much as you wish or enjoy some quiet reflection – both are good for the soul.

Health-wise, this is a great time to check in on vaccinations. Saskatoon Public Health and Medicine Shoppe have been wonderful partners in offering flu and COVID clinics. A quick jab beats getting the flu any day!

Fall also invites us to remember where we’ve come from. Many of us trace our roots to the German Russian Mennonites who settled the prairies in the late 1800s. Those pioneers knew how to prepare for winter – canning, pickling, and stocking the root cellar. Their faith and resourcefulness laid the foundation we stand on today. When we smell Summa Borscht or fresh bread, we’re tasting a piece of that history.

And as we ready our homes and gardens for winter, let’s also prepare our hearts. We serve a God of grace and love – perhaps this is a good season for kindness, forgiveness, or healing.

So, breathe in that crisp fall air, enjoy the rustle of leaves and the comfort of good food and good company. October reminds us that change can be beautiful, and community is the warmest blanket of all.

Happy Thanksgiving.

09/16/2025

A message from Jerry Letkeman, Executive Director.

It’s September - when cozy sweaters, pumpkin-spiced everything, and brisk walks become part of daily life (and the thermostat discussions get serious) ... and we start thinking about hockey!

My thoughtful wife Ruth occasionally passes along items for me to consider for my monthly newsletters and the Facebook post. The poem below is one such item and I thought it would be suitable for September. It’s written by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, a Japanese novelist and playwright.

Don’t leave anything for later. Later, the coffee gets cold. Later, you lose interest. Later, the day turns into night. Later, people grow up. Later, people grow old. Later, life goes by. Later, you regret not doing something… when you had the chance.

So, here’s your friendly fall reminder: Step outside and feel that crisp breeze—maybe even admire the trees before they dump their leaves. Call that friend you’ve been meaning to hear a story from. Do it right now, before your coffee gets cold.

On September 30th, let’s join in a moment of quiet respect and connection on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It’s a journey, but let’s not veer off the trail. May God grant healing and awareness.

Life doesn’t hand out replays—but it does serve up some pretty sweet “right now” moments. So, let’s lean into them.

Enjoy September!

08/27/2025

THANK YOU to Rob & Emily & the Mean Green Ice Cream Machine who came to Bethany several times this summer to treat us to ice cream on all those hot days! Today was their last day for this year at Bethany. We look forward to seeing the Mean Green Ice Cream Machine next year 🍦🍦🍦

08/12/2025

A message from Jerry Letkeman, Executive Director

August is a month that invites us to embrace life’s transitions, celebrate abundance, and cherish the fleeting beauty of the season. August is a reminder to live fully and intentionally.

"She picked up her first paintbrush at 76… and ended up with her art on the walls of the MoMA.

My name is Anna Mary Robertson Moses — but you probably know me as Grandma Moses.

I was born in 1860, on a humble farm in New York State. As a little girl, I used to dream of painting beautiful things, but life had other plans. By the age of twelve, I was scrubbing floors in other people’s houses. By twenty-seven, I was a wife and mother.

I had ten children, though heartbreak spared me only five to raise. I spent decades cooking, washing, tending crops, and caring for my family. My world was dirt roads, hard winters, and quiet endurance.

Then, at seventy-six, I found myself widowed and my children grown and scattered. Alone at my kitchen table, my hands stiff from arthritis, I picked up a brush for the first time since childhood.
With a few coins leftover from my grocery money, I bought my first paints. I painted what I knew — snowy fields, rustic barns, wagons, Sunday picnics, the simple warmth of country life. I didn’t paint for recognition. I painted to remember, and to remind others of a world that was slipping away.

One day, a collector noticed my little paintings displayed in the corner of a local shop. He bought every one. Before long, my work was hanging in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

At eighty, I appeared in Life magazine. Between seventy-six and one hundred and one, I created over 2,000 paintings.

I always stayed a farm woman in spirit. But I learned this much: sometimes, dreams wait for us. They blossom the moment we find the courage — or the loneliness — to set them free.
It’s never too late. Not if your heart still carries a bit of color."

…from a Sunny Rosanbalm online post.

Remember, you’re never too old to learn or relearn new things. Allow August to coax you into living more intentionally and without regret.

07/31/2025

Yesterday Bethany residents stepped back in time when we visited Saskatchewan River Valley Museum in Hague. We had a great afternoon here and volunteers from the museum even treated us to homemade pie & ice cream! If you haven’t been to this top notch museum, you REALLY should go! One of the BEST pioneer museums ever!

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110 La Ronge Road
Saskatoon, SK
S7K7H8

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm

Website

https://bethany55plusliving.ca/

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