Wine & Chocolate Social | Feb. 12th, 2pm-4pm at Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood
When: Thursday, February 12, 2026 from 2:00 pm – 4:00pm
Where: Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood (in the Great Room) — 1670 Legacy Parkway E, Maplewood, MN 55109
SEASONS OF LOVE: WINE & CHOCOLATE SOCIAL!
Experience the warmth of our community with a relaxed early Valentine’s day celebration featuring wine, chocolate, and good company.
RSVP before February 10th as space is limited.
*For more information or to RSVP: ChristopherLarson@ecumen.org | 612-430-1412
Trunk-or-Treat | Oct. 28th, 5pm-6:30pm at Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood
When: Tuesday, October 28th from 5:00 pm - 6:30pm
Where: Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood — 1670 Legacy Parkway E, Maplewood, MN 55109
Trunk-or-Treat — Friends & Family Welcome!
Dress up and join us with your friends and family to celebrate the “Halloween season” at Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood. Weather permitting we’ll have trunk or treating outside in our parking lot and roundabout plus some festivities inside as well! Our team members and residents look forward to seeing you!
Questions? Contact Chris: ChristopherLarson@ecumen.org | 651-760-3531
Heart Healthy Presentation | TONI SWANSON
When: Thursday, September 29th at 1:00pm
Where: Theater — Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood — 1670 Legacy Parkway E
Eating for a Healthy Heart: Nutritions Tips You Can Use Today
Join Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Toni Swanson for an engaging and practical look at how food choices impact your heart health. Toni will share simple, evidence-based strategies to help you lower your risk for heart disease, boost your energy, and feel your best.
Whether you’re looking to make small changes or a full lifestyle shift, you’ll walk away with tools you can start using right away. Attendees will also enjoy heart-healthy recipe samples to inspire your next meal. We’ll wrap up by creating our own flavorful salad dressings with herbs and spices—each participant will take theirs home to enjoy.
RSVP by September 26th!
Send RSVP and questions to Christopher Larson at 612-430-1412 or christopherlarson@ecumen.org
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 100th Birthday Henry (Hank) Niemiec
Ecumen honors Henry (Hank) Niemiec, a resident of Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood, who is 100.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 100th Birthday Fern Ann Trierweiler
Ecumen honors Fern Ann Trierweiler, a resident of Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood, who is 100.
Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood Chef Bill Evanoff Gets a High-Profile Assignment at the Super Bowl
Ecumen Chef Bill Evanoff has a key role at the Taste of the NFL Party with a Purpose, a charity event held on Super Bowl eve.
Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary
Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood celebrated its five-year anniversary last Thursday with a festive casino night.
Ecumen Century Club: Happy 102nd Birthday Lorna Smith
Ecumen honors Lorna Smith, a resident of Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood, who is 102.
Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood: Chuck McKiernan Gives His Fellow Residents the Gift of Exercise
Chuck McKiernan, a resident at Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood, is done with treadmills. He stills has the scars where he fell off one. But when his good friend Millie did a treadmill face plant and sustained serious injury, that put him over the edge.
Chuck exercised his checkbook and bought a $6,500 NuStep recumbent cross trainer, which he donated to Seasons at Maplewood in honor of the McKiernan family.
“So many people going through rehab just can’t use a treadmill,” Chuck says. “They need low impact exercise.” And he should know.
While he was going through cardiac rehabilitation at a local hospital, he was walking on a treadmill and had another heart attack. When he fell, the treadmill didn’t automatically shut down, making a mess of his leg below the knee.
That’s how he first learned about the NuStep, whose inventor was specifically striving for a better, safer type of exercise for those managing heart disease. The NuStep gives a total body workout in a seated position.
This was all swirling in Chuck’s mind as the Residents Council at Seasons at Maplewood was dealing with a budget problem. They were debating priorities — a new security system versus new exercise equipment. Both were important, but the security system got the nod.
And that’s when Chuck decided to do what he could about the exercise equipment.
“This is such a generous and considerate donation,” says Hope Summers, the Housing Director at Seasons at Maplewood. “We are all so grateful to Chuck for his gift and for his concern for other residents. The NuStep meets a very real need. The residents are lining up to use it.”
“It’s about helping others,” says Chuck, a jovial guy who is enjoying telling fellow residents all about the new machine. “It’s easy-on, easy-off,” he says, showing a woman how to scoot out of her walker and on to the NuStep.
“I’m not using it as much as I should,” Chuck says. “But I’m spending a lot of time instructing others.”
To acknowledge the donation a group of grateful well-wishers assembled in the Fitness Center recently. Chuck and his cousin Dale Grambush gathered with Resident Council President Larry Bauer-Scandin, Council Secretary Betty Lundberg, Hope Summers, Ecumen Regional Manager Joe Signore, the former Housing Director here, Maintenance Manager Billy Flanagan, and Ecumen Director of Development Amy Williams.
As the group assembles, Chuck is flipping through a magazine. “Look here!” he says. “Here’s my next donation. It’s a Scrabble game with pieces that are 150 percent bigger. I know some people who have trouble reading those little pieces.”
Celebrating the new equipment in the Fitness Center, (front row, left to right) Resident Council President Larry Bauer-Scandin, Chuck McKiernan, Council Secretary Betty Lundberg and (back row, left to right) Housing Director Hope Summers, Ecumen Regional Manager Joe Signore, Maintenance Manager Billy Flanagan, and Dale Grambush, Chuck's counsin.
An Earful of Fun at Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood: Home of the Melodious ‘Maple Nuts’
A spirited group of women residents at Ecumen Seasons at Maplewood are belting out show tunes with conviction. “There’s nothing like a dame,” they sing.