Christmas at St. Leonard: Some of Santa's Elves and Helpers!

Team Houck: Christmas with the Grandkids!

Team Houck: Getting Ready for Mass!

Team Leisure and Fun: Independent Living Christmas Party!

Team Leisure and Fun: Slim Foster Band and the Christmas Dance!

Team HCC: Christmas Party!

There is a connection to the arrival of Santa Claus and the life of the party!

Team Leisure and Fun: Kettering Senior Show Choir!

A wonderful Christmas concert for our residents at the San Domiano Residence!

Team HCC: Christmas Shopping!

Beth, Keith, and Ashley take a moment to enjoy the holiday decorations at the mall with their residents

Team Leisure and Fun: Centerville Community Band!

Centerville Community Band entertained St. Leonard residents with wonderful Christmas music along with Santa Claus and his elves. Great entertainment and a lot of fun were enjoyed by all!

Team Management: Christmas Luncheon at Champps

Team JBR Christmas: Memorial Tree Ceremony

Families help with the 14 year tradition of decorating the tree with ornaments with names of residents who have pasted.

Team JBR Christmas: Memorial Tree Ceremony!

Memorial Tree Ceremony - family of JBR residents that have pasted during the year help us remember them and place an ornament on the tree in their honor. 14 year tradition

Team Assisted Care: Christmas Fun!

Christmas Stories and Fun!

Assisted Care Christmas Party!

Fun and Function!

Daises Visit our Residents During Christmas!

Candy Canes and Christmas Wishes!

Team Primrose School: Christmas Crafts!

Primrose School teams up with St. Leonard for intergeneration fun!

~program design by Dawn Arrowood~

Team Leisure and Fun: Christmas Music and Fun!

The St. Leonard Faith Community Chapel resounded to the heavenly carols of the season!

The Quest for Emotional Health No 8: Holiday Stress Tip!

If you often feel stressed over the holidays and find yourself feeling guilty for having these emotions, then you are responding normally. Seasonally focused responsibilities and expectations can be overwhelming if your life is already full of loving kindness and sharing and giving. Instead of trying to do it all this holiday season, set some things aside for another time so that you can enjoy this season and celebrate its unique goodness and joy. All you need is your permission to do so…

Christmas Community

The sights and sounds of the Christmas season are abundant in our communities. If we were to stroll about the village square, we might observe a holiday story hour at the local library, the Nativity scene in the park, the festive community Christmas tree, and many other symbols and activities of the season. How connected are we to these happenings? Do we really take in what is before us? Can we actually smell the gingerbread as we pass by the bakery? Do we let the colorful lights of the storefronts stir our imaginations? Are we inspired by the nostalgic music at the school concert? Or are we merely going through the motions, consumed by all the season dictates? Perhaps we have been too preoccupied to notice how our communities have been transformed or to consider how we might personally be transformed by Christmas? What about our expression of faith at this time of the year? Is time for prayer and service a part of our daily routine? How connected are we to others and to the Lord? Whether we reside in a rural, an urban, or a suburban setting, Christmas makes its presence in our community. It happens whether we are ready or not, involved or not. Wherever we find ourselves this Christmas, let us strive to be touched, even changed, by the season. First, we need to pause and reflect on the various communities we are a part of – civic, work, religious, school. Then we need to consider how our presence and participation might make a difference. If we shared our gifts of self, took a genuine interest in others, and were involved in acts of compassion and service, perhaps our communities would be reborn. During this holiday time, let us encourage people to slow down, reflect, and pray. Also, by example, we might challenge others to participate in the season rather than merely witness it. Let us now engage our hearts to foster peace and celebrate life. May we become profound participants rather than seasonal spectators in our communities this Christmas. Written in 1995 by Sue E. Hannon of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Team JBR: Tree Lighting Ceremony!