COMPARISON CAN LEAD TO DESTRUCTION

Mr. C and Sal would like to wish all employees a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.

We will be closed Thursday, November 24th, and will reopen on Friday, November 25th

Enjoy your family and friends!

“Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:30-31

It’s confession time – I hate to wait! I want what I want and I want it now! Waiting makes me angry, frustrated and at times even offended.  Take traffic, for instance. Traffic feels like a very personal assault against me. Don’t all those other drivers understand how important MY schedule is? How dare all these other cars slow me down when I have such important things to do. Can you relate? Maybe for you it’s being put on hold during a phone call. Or maybe your child is still stuck on the waiting list for that magnet school she has to attend. Maybe it’s a painfully slow line at your morning coffee shop.

In our fast-paced culture, waiting means losing control. Think about it. People used to farm their own food; planting a field and waiting for the crop took months. Today, we run to the nearest drive-through. Remember pen pals? People used to write letters (by hand) and then wait several days for them to be received. Today we send a text message. What about the news? From newspapers to world headlines, everything is at the push of a button – available instantly.

So, why is waiting so hard? Waiting is a very real reminder that the world does not revolve around me. Waiting messes with my plans. Waiting forces me to see and hear things that I’d rather ignore. Simply, waiting reveals that I am not in control. God, however, tells us that waiting is important. In fact, the Bible shows us that waiting is necessary and needed in our lives.

• God uses waiting to get our attention.
• Waiting reminds us that God is in control when I am not.
• Waiting reveals God’s plans, not mine.
• Waiting allows God to speak into our lives in ways we could never hear before.
• Waiting shifts our perspective to see and experience more of God’s love and grace in our lives.

Are you hating the wait? Step back and give God your frustrations. Be honest. From the small annoyances to the heavy burdens, ask God to help you trade the hate in the wait for hope in the promises of God’s love and grace.

MANDATORY for ALL full time employees.

OPEN ENROLLMENT MEETING

Everyone must attend!!

2017 Benefits Open Enrollment Overview

The month of November is your open enrollment period for your benefits package. Effective January 1^st Regal has elected to move to a Wellness Plan with UMR for our medical coverage. We are pleased to announce that we will be keeping the same plan options with no increase in cost provided you have completed one (1) course of Whitney’s Kitchen and a biometrics screening.

 We will be keeping our dental & vision coverage with Guardian, with no changes to plan designs or the payroll deductions.

We also will be keeping the Life, Voluntary Life Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability with Sun Life Insurance with no changes to plan designs. Deductions may change based of income change or age.

We are pleased to announce that Open Enrollment will be done again this year via online enrollment through OMS HR Connection website. You will receive an email that will provide you with your login User ID and password, with instructions on how to go online to the OMS HR Connection website and complete your enrollment selections for the open enrollment period for the January 1, 2017 effective date.

Representatives will be meeting with you on November 14^{th, and} 15^th for South side and November 16^{th and17th} for North side to enroll you with Medical insurance as well as review and enroll in all other benefits.

It is MANDATORY that you see one of the representatives during the designated dates.

 In order to secure your enrollment elections for January 1^st effective date, you must have completed your online benefit enrollment selection no later than November 30^th.

What do YOU need to do during the OPEN ENROLLMENT period?

• Every benefit eligible employee will need to complete the online enrollment process to either elect or decline all lines of coverage. You will receive an email that will provide you with your login User ID and password, with instructions on how to go online to the OMS HR Connection website and complete your enrollment selections.

• If you want to add, drop or make a change to your medical, dental and/or vision coverage selection, you will be able to do so on the OMS HR Connection website.

 Come prepared with Date of Birth and Social Security# for any dependents you may want to add.

NOTE: After the Open Enrollment Period, you cannot make changes to your coverage during the year unless you experience a change in family status, such as:

• Loss or gain of coverage through your spouse
• Loss of eligibility of a covered dependent
• Death of your covered spouse or child
• Birth or adoption of a child
• Marriage, divorce, or legal separation
• Switch from part-time to full-time
• You have 30 days from a change in family status to make changes to your current coverage. 

• SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE
• We will be remaining with Colonial Life for our supplemental benefits this year.
• Your deductions will remain the same for plans that you are already enrolled in.
• If you waived these benefits in the past, you will have the opportunity to sign up for these again during open enrollment or make changes to your existing elections.
• If you are interested in getting a quote for any of these coverage’s, please let an OMS enroller know that you are “interested” and you will be contacted to schedule a one-on-one enrollment.

Congratulations to our winners!!