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B6 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday Septem ber 26. 2001 Seminars for recently separated begin next week Are you recently separated? The Canadian Mental Health Association, Halton Branch, is offering Seminars for the Separated starting Thursday, October 4, at 7 p.m. This ten-week program involves lectures, small group discussion and support and social activities (option al). The topics addressed include stages of separation, communicating with your ex, legal aspects, parenting through separation and divorce, cop ing with stress and anger, and healthy relationships. The group discussions allow partic ipants to help and support one another and to develop and new network of Photo by Riziero Vertolli friends. Close bonds often form within the groups and many of the partici pants continue to meet informally long after the program finishes. Seminars for the Separated has been offered in Halton for over 15 years. `G raduates' o f the program report that the group made a difference in their ability to cope through a very difficult time. This in turn helped to minimize the impact a divorce could have on their children, their perfor mance at work and their general feel ing of well being. They found that going through the trauma of separation with others in the same situation was very helpful. For more information, or to regis ter, call the Canadian Mental Health Association at 905-693-4270. Interfaith Prayer Service at Walton United A special Interfaith Prayer Service will be held at Walton M emorial U nited Church in Bronte on Wednesday October 3 at 8 p.m., to remember the victims and their fami lies of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. The church is at 2489 Lakeshore Rd., at Bronte Road. The interior of the new St. Peter and Paul Serbian Community Banquet Centre features large windows and a hardwood floor. Banquet centre to host Serbia Pavilion in Carousel of Nations (C ontinued from p age B5) United W ay of Oakville Proudly Presents "A lot of contractors did the work at a reduced cost, or free. And, they gave their time." The Serbian Sisters Circle donated $55,000 to pay for the kitchen and the brick. The bar and banquet tables - the new hall can seat 400 people - were constructed by members of the con gregation. The hardwood floor was also donated, as was the interlocking brick around the building. "Most of the work was done by our volunteers," said Vucak. The new centre was built to accom modate a growing congregation and to hold weddings, church activities and events for Oakville's Serbian commu nity. Its first public function will be to host the Serbia Pavilion during the third annual Carousel of Nations on Oct. 20 and 21 to raise funds for the United Way of Oakville. Featured will be Serbian entertain ment and cuisine. (For more informa tion about the Carousel of Nations, visit www.carouselofnations.com.) The new centre sits near a small white church built by the congregation about 10 years ago. The small church `stands' 200 peo ple - members o f the Serbian Orthodox Church stand during ser vices. However, a few chairs are available for those who cannot stand during the hour-long services - conducted in the Serbian language by Father Mirko Skrobonja. (The priest, who hails from the former Yugoslavia, arrived here in February after a three and a half year stint in South Africa.) "Our church has standing room for only 200 people," explains M ira Prostran, president o f the Serbian Sisters Circle, "and we have 200 m em ber fam ilies which represents about 1,000 people." Her husband, Dragan Prostran, is president of the congregation. "We've grown a lot, certainly over the last 10 to 15 years, and especially since the war broke out in the former Yugoslavia. More refugees have been coming here." Serbian families first arrived here in 1956 and attended church in Hamilton. "We started holding our own ser vices at St. H ilda's Anglican Church in 1981, and w e're very thankful to them because they never charged us a cent," said Prostran. The church is named after two saints in the Serbian Orthodox Church. The congregation bought its 10acre site at 1039 Dundas St. W., for $110,000 in 1983, "before the price went up," says Vucak. Now that the new community cen tre is completed, the congregation has plans to build a new church building. A park is also planned. 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Before she left for Florida last year she decided to take a new route on her daily walk and stopped into Queens Avenue Retirem ent Residence to visit the facility. Her first impressions were memorable, and she thought of the facility throughout the w inter m onths in Florida. Two days after Betty and A1 returned from Florida last spring A 1 had a heart attack and Betty needed to make a decision on a retirem ent residence. The previous year they had also investigated several other retirem ent locations but Betty's visit to The Queens Avenue Retirem ent Residence still stuck out in her mind. Her memories of a warm com fort able greeting, and the attentive staff made their decision easy. "The staff are terrific!", exclaims Betty, "You are catered to and they make you feel very im portant." Betty noted that the staff go out of their way to ensure th at you are looked after and taken care of. Her husband A1 has to receive dialysis 3 times per week and the entire course of action is coordinated including his transportation, a process th at Betty pointed out would be very trying for her to carry out on her own. "The location is very convenient," and there is no shortage of activities and things to do. "Day to day life is w hat you make it. I am energetic and outgoing, and the options are there." There are daily activities, exercises, crafts, entertainm ent, and a beauty salon located on the main floor. Betty and A1 play bridge on Monday nights, and she has euchre on Tuesdays. Queen's Avenue Retirem ent Residence is in walking distance to Oakville Place and many other amenities including the Oakville Municipal Offices, the Trafalgar Professional Building and Argus Medical Center with doctors, therapists, dentists and a pharmacy. The GO Station, and Oakville Transit are m inutes away. The central location in Oakville is ideal and the close proximity to the highway makes for easy commutes. There is m orning coffee and afternoon tea, which prove to be a wonderful time to socialize and visit. It is very convenient as residents only have to prepare breakfast and lunch, with dinner being served in the dining room. The suites have full kitchen facilities and Betty appreciates the freedom this gives her. She can prepare her breakfast and lunch on her schedule, and not have to worry about missing meals. The interior of the facility is warm and comfortable. There is an elegant main lounge with a double-sided fireplace, activi ty and recreation facilities and a guest suite for visitors and short-term stays. The din ing area is very comfortable, accented by a large outdoor terrace w ith a southern view. The suites range in size from 370 to 775 sq. ft. (studio, one and two bedrooms). The suites have ample storage and closet space, fully equipped bathroom s with walk-in seat ed showers and spacious windows w ith ver tical blinds. "I face south, and have a won derful view.", noted Betty. The environ m ent is safe, secure and elegant with auto m atic keyless door entries, a twenty-four hour emergency response system and closed circuit m onitored entrances. "Everyone is very- friendly, both the staff and residents. The people are very very nice", said Betty. There are many services included when taking up residency at the Queen's Avenue Retirem ent Residence. For more information regarding occupancy visit them at 1056 Queen's Avenue, or call 905-815-0862. M o n .-W ed ., 10:30 - 7:00. Thurs. & Fri. 10:30 - 8:30, Sat. 10:00 - 6:00, Sunday Closed i i