Aging with Grace series: Housing Options

The All Saints’ Westboro Pastoral Care Team, led by Sally Lees and Scott Hagerman, is launching our series of sharing sessions on various topics concerning smart aging. This session includes working through a resource provided by The Council on Aging Ottawa. A light lunch will be provided. Volunteers for baked goods are welcome. Please meet in Steacy Hall.

Based on the survey conducted at the end of August, we will begin the first session of this series with Housing Options in October. This session will spark conversations about changes in housing needs as we age, paying attention to our feelings, logistics, and other factors that will impact our decisions on the future. We hope to offer community support while walking through this together, as aging brings uncertainties and challenges. None of us have to face this alone.

Our facilitator will be Donna Rouke, who coordinated the Youth Internship Program for the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa and initiated “Seniors in Conversations” at Trinity Anglican in Ottawa. She has had extensive training and experience in long-term care and navigating housing options.

Register with the Parish Office, [email protected] and contact Rev Chung Yan for more details. Other sessions include “Avoiding Isolation” on November 22 and “Services for Staying at Home” on January 31.

We hope it will provide a safer space to converse about topics that are impacting and affecting our lives, finding gentler ways to have crucial conversations, and developing resilience together as we do all things — with grace!