Parmly Residents Help the Homeless by Transforming Plastic Bags into Beds

A group from Ecumen Parmly LifePointes transformed plastic bags into comfortable beds for the homeless.

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Ecumen Parmly Lakeview Apartment Residents Bring a Box Garden To Life

Residents at Ecumen Parmly Lakeview Apartments are now harvesting the vegetables of their labor from box gardens they planted last spring with a grant from Allina Health.

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Parmly Volunteers Support Community Free Meal Mission

Thank you to the Ecumen Parmly LifePointes staff who recently served at the Community Free Meal at Zion Lutheran Church in Chisago City.  

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Cul-de-Sac Coffee Events Bring Parmly Residents Together

Point Pleasant Heights, a townhome and apartment community on the Ecumen Parmly LifePointes campus in Chisago City, recently held its annual Cul-de-Sac Coffees.

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A Special Flag Day at Ecumen Parmly LifePointes

Flag Day this week was celebrated with enthusiasm at Point Pleasant Heights on the Ecumen Parmly LifePointes campus in Chisago City, Minn.

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The Acting Debut of 107-Year-Old Judy Johnson of Ecumen Parmly LifePointes

Judy Johnson, who was born in 1909 during the silent movie era, became an actor when she was 104, shortly after she moved to Ecumen Parmly LifePointes in Chisago City. 

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Top 10 Holiday Gifts for Seniors

If you are searching for gifts for the seniors in your life this holiday season, look no further!

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Let’s Give a Big Round of Applause for Jerry Barnhart and Archie Cobb at Point Pleasant Heights

After more than 70 years performing together, Jerry Barnhart and Archie Cobb are still making people laugh.  

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Remembering Pat Videen at Ecumen Parmly LifePointes

The staff at Ecumen Parmly LifePointes remembers how Pat Videen would push her wheelchair down the hallways always leaving a song in her wake. She was a larger-than-life personality who dedicated herself to bringing joy to others with beautiful music, excellent food and a wonderful sense of humor..

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Honoring Vern and Shirley Sunshine Mollan at Point Pleasant Heights

A couple of weeks ago, people were streaming into Ecumen’s Point Pleasant Heights in Chisago City, and Shirley Mollan was trying her best to hug them all.

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