On December 18, Wittenberg Village’s very own, Pastor Cory Wielert, was presented with an award by Trinity Lutheran Church of Crown Point.  Pastor Cory was acknowledged for five years of ordination in the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church. “It was an honor to receive recognition for doing something that God has blessed me with which to [Read more...]

All Aboard!  On January 19, residents of the Lutheran Home shipped off on a cruise to China.  Well, sort of… Every few months, the Lutheran Home hosts a cruise to a new, exotic location without ever leaving the building.  The Chapel of St. John the Beloved is decorated to provide residents with a vacation-like experience. [Read more...]

Beginning in February, St. Pauls House will be the first private residential home in Chicago to provide pulmonary rehabilitation therapy.  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.   St. Pauls House is addressing this epidemic by becoming certified to provide pulmonary rehabilitation. All of St. Pauls House nursing [Read more...]

Lutheran Life Communities is big on celebrating major milestones, and some of the biggest celebrations are 100-year birthdays. Recently, the Lutheran Home celebrated the 100th birthday of resident, Helen Hibner.  Helen is the oldest living child from a family of 13 children – she has a 95-year-old brother, a 93 year-old sister, and an 81-year-old [Read more...]

Christmas day should be a time for togetherness, celebration and reflection with loved ones, not a time to be stuck in the hospital.  Such was the case for 38-year-old, and mother of two, Maria “Angie” Resendiz. Angie was picking up wrapping paper after a busy Christmas morning when her foot got stuck on her pajama [Read more...]