Peaceful News and Thoughts

• Fall Market at Creative Gifts

  Posted by Peaceful Living on October 27, 2011, in Creative Gifts & Events

  

  Peaceful Living’s Community Center, Creative Gifts, is holding it’s very first fall market, and everyone is invited!  Not only will you have a wonderful opportunity to meet some of the creative individuals that make Creative Gifts so special, but you can say hello to the staff and see all the wonderful things that go on there.  Here is what you need to know:

  Date: November 19th, 2011
  Time: 10 AM – 3 PM
  Address: Creative Gifts, 99 Allentown Road, Souderton, PA 18964

  The talented men and women will show you all that they’ve done and give you a great… Read More!

• Job Opening: Director of Family Services

  Posted by Joe Landis on October 22, 2011, in Uncategorized

  Update: This position has been filled.  Thank you all for your interest.

  Primary Functions

  This is a very responsible position involving the intake, training, and care of children/adults with intellectual disabilities/autism with and in family homes. Activities associated with the job include coordinating all referrals and placement, tracking and compiling reports pertaining to capacity, services provided, etc. and maintaining an incident report database. Additional activities include serving as a liaison between state officials and arranging interviews with referrals, staff and service providers prior to placement.

  Relationships

  Reports to Executive Director, member of Peaceful Living’s leadership team.

  Responsibilities

  1. Leadership for

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• Solidago

  Posted by Joe Landis on October 6, 2011, in Ponderings

  The Lord is continually sending us messages through scripture, nature, the cosmos…to be totally present in our lives, minute by minute, day by day, season by season..and every fall we get this message. Are we listening?

• Autism and the Faith Community Conference

  Posted by Peaceful Living on September 19, 2011, in Events

  Greetings!  As a friend and supporter of Peaceful Living, we hope you’ll join us for our upcoming mini-conference, which is entitled Autism and the Faith Community.  We’re extremely proud to bring this conference to you and very excited to have presentations by Debra Dunn, Esq., and Gail Stein, MSW, who are representing the prestigious Center for Autism Research at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

  The Details:

  Date: Thursday, October 27th, 2011
  Time: 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Registration begins at 5:15 pm)
  Where: Maplewood Estates at the Peter Becker Community, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438
  Cost: $40, or $55 if you would like to… Read More!

• Applebee’s Fundraiser

  Posted by Peaceful Living on August 23, 2011, in Events & Friendship Connection

  

  Applebee’s in Lansdale is graciously offering their facility to Peaceful Living, and helping us host a Flapjack Fundraiser to support the Friendship Connection program. Our staff, and friends from our Friendship Connection program will be honored and privileged to serve you a wonderful pancake breakfast prepared by our friends from Applebee’s!  This meal will include all you can eat pancakes and sausage, coffee, tea and juice.

  This event will take place at Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar located at Ralph’s Corner on Saturday, November 5th, 2011 from 8:00 am – 10:00 am.  The full address is 2333 Welsh Road, Lansdale,… Read More!

• Share Your Thoughts: Residential Needs Survey

  Posted by Peaceful Living on August 20, 2011, in Residential

  Dear Friends and Families,

  As a result of numerous requests for residential services, privately and publically funded, and the possibility of opening a new privately funded residential home in January of 2012, we are conducting a residential feasibility study to better determine the needs of the families in our community. We started our services over 10 years ago with a survey to assess the need and we need your participation now in order to better plan our services for the future.

  We currently offer a variety of services including different models for community living, day activities at Creative Gifts; Peaceful… Read More!

• Stargazing Night at Living Hope Farm

  Posted by Peaceful Living on August 1, 2011, in Events

  

  Peaceful Living is very excited to bring you it’s first ever Star Gazing Night!  This is all possible thanks to the wonderful folks at Living Hope Farm and Skies Unlimited, and we are very grateful for their friendship and willingness to help us and all of our friends have a great time.  So please come by and join us for a great night of finding planets, stars, pulsars, quasars, galaxies, constellations, and as much else as we possibly can!

  Here are all the details that you need to know:
  Date: Friday, August 5th, 2011
  Time: 8:30pm
  Place: Living Hope Farm, 461… Read More!